"Inherently Evil Little Dora", from Miss Tang's Elbow Strike Through the Stars

Let's rewind the clock a bit.

Tang Yuyao heard an inexplicably familiar voice coming from inside the hospital room. She leaned against the door, trying to see what was going on inside, but then... Bang!

In the instant she got close, Ye Cheng kicked the door open. Tang Yuyao took the full brunt of the hit and fell to the ground, a bit dazed. It took a few seconds before she covered her forehead and nose, shedding tears.

Waaah... it hurts so much.

Who fired that shot? Oh, wait... who closed the door!!!

Although her eavesdropping was somewhat unethical, was it right for them to leave the door open and make noises for her to hear?

Tang Yuyao planned to flip the script, storm in, and argue with them, while also checking if the person speaking was a certain annoying brat.

Who would have thought they were so fated that they would actually bump into each other in a hospital!

Originally, Tang Yuyao was still angry this morning because Ye Cheng hadn't replied to her messages all night. But now, that anger had almost completely dissipated—referring to her previous anger, of course.

The kick from just now was a separate score to settle.

If she found out that the person who kicked the door was that certain annoying brat, then they couldn't blame her for what would happen next!!!

Suddenly, Tang Yuyao felt her teeth getting a bit itchy, wanting to bite down on something. Oh my, how hard to guess, whatever could it be?

Of course, Tang Yuyao couldn't be quite like Ye Cheng, acting self-righteous even when in the wrong and barging into someone's room to argue about a door. Instead, she brewed up some emotions, preparing to pretend she had accidentally walked into the wrong room...

Mommy, over here...

Just as Tang Yuyao was getting into character, a little girl with short hair appeared in front of her, pointing at the hospital room and calling for her mommy in a soft voice.

A woman who looked to be around thirty walked over, took the little short-haired girl's hand, checked the room number, and after confirming it was correct, hurriedly pushed the door open and went in.

The moment the door opened, Tang Yuyao craned her neck, eyes wide and round, peering at the scene inside.

She saw it.

Ye Cheng had his head down, holding his phone as if looking for something. In his other hand, he held a remote control, seemingly talking to a rather frail-looking older man on the hospital bed.

Alright, you little punk, it really is you! Tang Yuyao gritted her teeth.

Her forehead was still throbbing. She didn't even need to think to know who had kicked the door. There were only two people in the room, and it obviously couldn't have been the guy lying in the bed, right?

Silently, Tang Yuyao made a mark against Ye Cheng in her little notebook of revenge... or rather, marked him down for a bite.

After the woman led the little girl inside, she closed the door. Looking like a total sneak, Tang Yuyao pressed herself against the door to eavesdrop. Only when someone walked by did she stand up straight, holding her phone and pretending to look at something. Once they were gone, she went right back to eavesdropping...

She looked inexplicably comical, but Tang Yuyao was beautiful, tall, and gave off a strong mature-woman vibe, which made up for it.

Duoduo, here is five bucks, later treat...

The conversation inside was wrapping up, and someone was about to come out. Tang Yuyao hurriedly hugged the wall, lightened her footsteps, and quickly ducked away, hiding around the corner with only her head peeking out to spy on the door.

Click.

The door opened, and Ye Cheng came out holding the hand of the short-haired little girl who had just gone inside. They headed toward the nearest vending machine.

The two stood in front of the vending machine. Ye Cheng picked out his favorite flavor of popsicle, and the little girl paid for it. Neither of them felt there was anything wrong with this arrangement...

That is not right, is it?

Not far away, Tang Yuyao, hiding behind a potted plant, was dumbfounded by the sight. She muttered to herself in disbelief.

Logically speaking, shouldn't the little girl pick her favorite flavor, and Ye Cheng pay for it?

How did it turn into Ye Cheng picking the flavor and the little girl paying?

Was this right?

Tang Yuyao continued to squat by the potted plant, looking incredibly sneaky as she watched the adult and child by the vending machine. The previous sequence of events was a bit weird and totally backward, but she could barely accept it; it was within her limits.

Thank you, Uncle, mwa~ After getting her popsicle, Duoduo launched a sneak attack and kissed Ye Cheng on the cheek.

Tang Yuyao: !!!

Is he yours to kiss?!

This kiss was definitely not within Tang Yuyao's acceptable limits!

Swish! Tang Yuyao stood straight up from behind the potted plant. Clack, clack, clack. In her high heels, she marched aggressively straight toward the two of them, and then... walked right up to the vending machine and bought a popsicle for herself too.

Tang Yuyao deliberately pretended not to see Ye Cheng, waiting for him to notice her and call out to her. Then she would casually realize that he was there.

A perfect plan!

Tang Yuyao stood there holding her popsicle for ages, pretending to be deciding on something else to buy, but... absolutely nothing happened.

Tang Yuyao: ???

Off to the side, the large and small duo had their heads together, looking at Ye Cheng's heavily modified cheap smartphone. The sound was playing out loud as they sat on the rest bench opposite the vending machine.

Uncle, this donkey is so ugly... Duoduo blinked, her voice full of innocence.

Who told you to look at the donkey? The focus is the hooves. Trimming donkey hooves. Ye Cheng slurped his popsicle, correcting Duoduo on the video's main point.

Oh... this hoof is so ugly... Duoduo rested her little head on Ye Cheng's shoulder, watched the video very seriously again, and after a few seconds of thought, came to the exact same conclusion as before.

Whether it was the donkey or the hoof, neither looked good. Both were ugly.

Just deal with it. Your uncle likes watching cultured videos like this. Watching them makes your brain smarter.

Ye Cheng chuckled happily while eating his popsicle and watching the satisfying donkey hoof trimming video. He didn't forget to add: Duoduo, you are still young. You will understand when you get to my age.

Duoduo nodded thoughtfully: Mm, okay. Uncle, I still think you are good-looking...

Tang Yuyao: ???

Still standing in front of the vending machine pretending, waiting for Ye Cheng to accidentally discover her, Tang Yuyao suddenly lost her cool. She didn't know why, but how come she suddenly felt like she was being cheated on?

Besides, aren't kids these days a bit too mature for their age?

You are five or six years old, go obediently have a crush on some little brat in your class!

Tang Yuyao's hand gripping the popsicle tightened continuously. She squeezed so hard that the popsicle let out cracking sounds, as if it were about to snap in half. Ye Cheng and Duoduo's conversation continued.

Is that so? I think I am good-looking too. If good looks could put food on the table, your uncle would just lie at home doing no work, freeloading and waiting to die for the rest of his life... Ye Cheng didn't even look up, casually responding to Duoduo before going back to watching the hoof-trimming video on his heavily modified cheap smartphone.

The speaker had no such intention, but the listener took it to heart. Tang Yuyao, who was standing in front of the vending machine, got a little excited!

Isn't this just living off a woman? That's great!

It just so happens that she has money...

Before Tang Yuyao could start calculating her own little scheme, a much bigger scheme began to unfold nearby, the kind that made a loud racket.

Duoduo excitedly tugged at Ye Cheng's clothes with both hands: "Uncle, I will study hard!"

"Yeah, when the time comes, Uncle will go online and buy you a couple of pounds of certificates wholesale, and we'll stick them all over your house..." Ye Cheng said casually.

"Uncle, I'm going to make a lot of money in the future!" Duoduo didn't lose heart, but continued to talk about her future plans and determination.

"Yeah, when the time comes..."

Hmm?

Something didn't seem right.

Ye Cheng stopped his constant chewing, paused the donkey hoof trimming video he had just liked on his phone, and looked at the Dora in front of him with a slightly confused look.

The nickname Duoduo was actually given by Ye Cheng in the past. For no other reason than Ye Cheng was watching Dora at the time, and now the little girl's hair was cut just like Dora's, which looked pretty amusing.

However, unlike the negative social connotations online, Ye Cheng genuinely thought she was quite cute—fair-skinned, with baby fat on her face and chubby little hands.

She was much better than that African mushroom-head on TV who spent all day staging "ultimate battle of wits" episodes with a monkey.

Faced with Ye Cheng's confused "what just happened?" stare, the pint-sized Duoduo, who had just been speaking so earnestly, turned red in the face. With a hint of evasion, her two chubby little hands suddenly had nowhere to rest...

Ye Cheng: "..."

Wow!

So you've been waiting for me here all this time, huh?

It was true that he wanted to eat the state's rice, but maybe not this kind of state's rice. When editing his life's video, he hoped the background music would be an uplifting song, not "Tears Behind Bars"...

For the sake of the healthy development of children and teenagers, Ye Cheng felt it was necessary to give the Little Dora in front of him some proper psychological guidance.

"I like them older than me, the older the better. I absolutely dislike those younger than me," Ye Cheng blinked and said.

High-end educational methods often employ the simplest and most direct "elbow strike" approach.

The sentence "I like them older than me" completely shut down Little Dora's fantasy space. Duoduo froze for a few seconds, softly let out an "oh," and put on an "I'm fine" expression, but her tears still flowed out disappointingly.

"The world isolates me, let them mock me~~~"

If a powerful BGM appeared here, the effect would be even better.

The young girl's... oh wait, the little kid's youth had ended before it even began, and the first "elbow strike" of her life was delivered by her dear uncle.

The world is not made of fairy tales; you are not a princess, you don't have glass slippers, and there certainly won't be a prince. There are only endless elbow strikes and being treated like a beast of burden, finally dragging an exhausted body to sleep, only to repeat it all over again.

Ye Cheng figured he was helping the Little Dora in front of him enter society a bit earlier to experience the sinister nature of humanity.

"Waaah hoo hoo ahhh..." Unable to hold it in, Little Dora burst into tears right there. Of course, she cried in Ye Cheng's arms, continuously burying herself into his embrace.

Tang Yuyao: "..."

Watching the drama unfold from the sidelines, Tang Yuyao, who had been grinning from ear to ear, instantly lost her smile. She quietly tucked away her grin, left the vending machine with a dark face, and finally stopped pretending. She planned to drag away a certain evil Little Dora from Ye Cheng's arms.

Is he yours to hug?!

Just a little brat. If you want to cry, go back and cry honestly in your own mother's arms. What's the big idea running into someone else's arms to cry?

At this moment, Tang Yuyao looked incredibly hideous, ready to elbow the sobbing evil Little Dora in Ye Cheng's arms with a very bitter and mean tone.

Click clack click...

The crisp and hurried sound of high heels suddenly rang out, then quickly disappeared, stopping abruptly. When Ye Cheng looked over, he only found a pair of silver-white high-heeled sandals and a pair of long legs appearing in front of him.

The black nail polish on her toes sparkled under the sunlight, looking almost too beautiful.

Tang Yuyao was full of imposing presence, acting like the main squeeze, with a gentle smile on her face as she looked at Duoduo in front of her: "What a cute little kid. Darling, is this your friend's child?"

Ye Cheng: "???"

Duoduo: "Waaah hoo hoo ahhh!!!"