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Chapter 565 The Children

Because this is an orphanage, a special place, the children learn early on how to use their good behavior to obtain the food and warm clothing they need to survive.

Although there is a quota for each child, there will still be preferences among them.

Every child understands that only by behaving well and obediently can they receive more attention and care from adults.

Therefore, they all carefully restrained their natural instincts and dared not indulge in the slightest.

Meros stood in the center of the courtyard, his gaze slowly sweeping over each child.

He noticed that these children were all exceptionally well-behaved, even overly so, which made those who saw them feel pity.

However, this does not include Meros.

However, when he looked around, he found that a small figure was not there.

It was Lin Xiyue. She hadn't been brought here, but he had just noticed her secretly watching him.

Are all the children here?

Meros frowned slightly, turned to look at the dean beside him, and asked.

His voice revealed deep dissatisfaction; clearly, he was somewhat bothered by Lin Xiyue's absence.

The dean stood in front of a group of children, looking around, but he wasn't sure if every child was present.

"Um... Have all the children arrived? Are there any sleeping children you forgot? Please bring them all, no matter their age, so the master can take a look."

He hesitated for a moment, then asked the dormitory supervisor who had gone to call for help earlier.

"Hmm...the vast majority have arrived."

The dormitory supervisor stood beside the dean, head bowed, her voice low, seemingly hesitant.

"But there's still one missing."

The dormitory supervisor finally told the truth, her voice even softer than before.

The dean frowned, clearly dissatisfied with the situation.

"Huh? Why didn't you call them over? Didn't we say everyone had to be here?"

Although his voice wasn't loud, you could still hear the dissatisfaction and blame in it.

"That little girl is very cute, but she's notoriously weird."

The dormitory supervisor seemed a little embarrassed. He glanced at the dean, then looked away and continued to explain in a low voice.

"Many dormitory supervisors have complained that the child looks terrifying. What if we bring him here..."

The dormitory supervisor didn't finish his sentence, but the dean already understood what he meant.

"Huh? Her?"

The dean's voice was slightly hesitant, as if he was trying to recall something.

Suddenly, as if he remembered who the dorm supervisor was talking about, his expression became somewhat complicated.

Upon seeing this, Meros frowned slightly; he had clearly noticed the dean's unusual behavior.

"what happened?"

His tone revealed a hint of impatience.

"Hmm... I remember now."

The dean hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided to tell the truth.

Meros's face grew increasingly grim. He stared coldly at the dean, waiting for him to continue.

"We thought everyone was here, but actually there was one child who wasn't here."

The dean took a deep breath and explained.

"Huh? You didn't even check the headcount correctly?"

Meros's brows furrowed tightly, and his voice carried obvious displeasure.

"This...this was an accident. We will find the child as soon as possible."

A bead of sweat appeared on the dean's forehead, and he quickly explained.

"Can you still find her? If you can't, I'll question whether your management here is compliant with regulations. How can a child get lost like that?"

Meros's gaze grew sharper, and his voice was filled with oppressive force.

"Uh... definitely, you'll definitely find it. Don't worry, we're legal and compliant here, and the children will be very safe."

The dean was intimidated by Meros's imposing manner and stammered in response.

"Go and find that child."

Seeing that Meros's face had turned extremely ugly, he turned around, glared at the dormitory supervisor beside him, and then said.

"Yes, yes. I'll go right away."

The dormitory supervisor's voice trembled slightly, clearly indicating that he was quite frightened. Sweat poured down his forehead like beads from a broken string. He quickly agreed.

After agreeing, the life teacher didn't dare to delay at all. She immediately turned around and called over a few people. Then, the group hurriedly headed to other places and began to search for Xiao Xiao Lin Xiyue, who was nowhere to be found.

As the dean watched their departing figures, his unease eased slightly, but he still couldn't help but take out a handkerchief and wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.

"We'll find her soon, very soon. That little girl probably just accidentally fell asleep somewhere. After all, she's a child; sometimes when she's tired from playing, she'll find a place to take a nap."

He took a deep breath, composed himself, and then spoke to Meros.

Sure enough, not long after, guided by a young life skills teacher who had just arrived, they successfully found little Lin Xiyue hiding in a corner, peeking at them.

The caregiver seemed to pay special attention to little Lin Xiyue. Since she came to the orphanage, little Lin Xiyue has received her meticulous care.

Under her meticulous care, little Lin Xiyue was finally freed from bullying in the orphanage, and no new wounds or scars appeared on her body.

All of this was because this life teacher was sent by Moros specifically to take care of little Lin Xiyue.

Meros originally intended to take her away directly from the beginning, but was stopped.

The reason was that the people at the psychic center told him that without a series of necessary documents, even if little Lin Xiyue grew up, she would not be able to go to school to receive an education, and might even become an undocumented person without legal status.

Left with no other choice, Melos had to resort to this expedient measure: he would first send someone to take care of little Lin Xiyue, and he himself would visit her from time to time.

And he instructed people to obtain those troublesome documents so that he could legally take little Lin Xiyue away.

Although having people from the psionic center to help can speed things up a lot, some things still require a certain amount of time to investigate.

Just then, in a secluded corner, little Lin Xiyue was quietly hiding.

Her clothes looked similar to those of the other children, but if someone looked closely, they would find that her clothes were actually more sophisticated than some of the adults present, and she was completely different from the other children in their orphanage.

Moreover, because she had been sneaking around in the shadows and secretly observing him during her visit to Meros, her clothes and hair became disheveled, making her look rather disheveled and even a little pitiful.

Fortunately, the entire orphanage underwent a thorough cleaning in preparation for Meros's arrival, which prevented little Lin Xiyue from getting too dusty. Otherwise, she might have really turned into a dirty little kitten.

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