The commotion wasn’t small, it was even quite loud, and for the Ruan Family boys, it seemed somewhat familiar. Their faces changed in shock as they looked up and saw countless red monkey butts.

The next second, almost without needing rehearsal, they rushed towards Ruan Jiaojiao, surrounding her and Yu Rou in the center.

More than ten years had passed, and the former little kids had all grown up, averaging over 1.80 meters tall. So when they gathered around, it was like a small mountain, protecting Ruan Jiaojiao so tightly that not even wind could get through.

"Chirp chirp chirp..." The monkeys jumped and shrieked between the gaps in the trees. Although they feared Duan Xi in the middle, their long-time yearning for Little Cutie made them unable to care less at this moment. They climbed onto branches, poking their heads out and waving at Ruan Jiaojiao.

"Why so many monkeys... Oh my gosh, you all..." Lu Zishu was utterly shocked by this scene, incredulously looking up at the densely packed monkeys above his head. His mouth was wide open about to ask what was going on, but as he turned his head, he found all the Ruan Family members standing together, forming a circle around Ruan Jiaojiao and Yu Rou.

And he stood alone, abandoned!

"You’re really going overboard! Why didn’t you pull me in or call for me?" Lu Zishu shouted, quickly rubbing his arms as he squeezed in next to the main group, finally feeling a bit of safety.

Actually, the monkeys weren’t scary, but what was frightening was that so many of them were gathered together, all staring at them.

Yu Rou had never seen such a scene before, only ever seeing monkeys at the zoo, where they didn’t care about the tourists, each doing their own thing. Unlike now, where they were all staring at them.

"What’s... wrong with them?" Yu Rou was on the verge of tears, trembling as she held Ruan Jiaojiao’s hand and asked.

"Let’s maintain this formation and move backward, remember not to leave any openings for them to slip through. Ruan Lei, keep your head up and watch the canopy, now..." Ruan Jie was the most composed, quickly devising a strategy and quietly instructing his brothers to protect Ruan Jiaojiao and Yu Rou as they exited from behind the hill.

Seeing Yu Rou about to cry and her brothers so tense, Ruan Jiaojiao quickly soothed them: "Xiaorou, brothers, it’s alright, it’s alright, these monkeys won’t hurt us, they’re just a bit excited." 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Actually, not only were the monkeys excited, but Ruan Jiaojiao was also quite thrilled. After all, they had been companions for many years, and the Ruan Family’s fruit had practically been monopolized by them each season.

After comforting her brothers and Yu Rou, Ruan Jiaojiao looked up at the monkeys, smiling and greeting them: "Hello there, be good, okay? Come down slowly, don’t scare my friends and brothers, or they won’t let me play with you."

Ruan Jiaojiao spoke earnestly, and the monkeys listened intently too, but in Yu Rou’s eyes, this was simply rather... silly. Yet she was too frightened to say anything, but if she didn’t say it, someone else would.

Lu Zishu couldn’t help but blurt out: "Ruan Jiaojiao, are you an idiot! Do you think they can actually understand you?"

Ruan Jiaojiao smiled and pointed at Lu Zishu’s forehead toward the monkeys: "This person called me silly, you can throw things at him!"

The monkeys tilted their heads upon hearing this, and those with fruits in their hands had already raised them up.