As Yu Chengze ran towards his hovercar as usual, expecting his mother to be in the driver's seat, he never imagined a man would be there.
The man's appearance was incomparably handsome, his crimson eyes holding a hint of doting within their depth, and his smile was incredibly approachable.
The man's features gave him a feeling of both unfamiliarity and familiarity.
Immediately, a figure he had long yearned for, one he had only seen online, began to merge with the man before his eyes.
Yu Chengze's eyes grew brighter and brighter.
Although, due to Yu Zhibo's reputation, none of the other children had ever mocked the three siblings for not having a father, Yu Chengze couldn't deny envying classmates who were picked up by their fathers.
When he was in kindergarten, Yu Chengze and Yu Shuya would ask their mother or grandfather almost every day when their father would return. Their eldest brother, Yu Chengsong, though more mature, often secretly watched recordings of Yu Zhibo's battles.
The solitary figure had left a deep impression on Yu Chengze.
Coupled with his mother Bai Chanyi's constant praise of their father's greatness, this meant that even though Yu Zhibo hadn't been present in their lives, he had accompanied and influenced them in another way.
As they grew older, the three children's dispositions matured, and they even suspected Yu Zhibo might be dead, as they had seen Bai Chanyi murmuring Yu Zhibo's name with tears streaming down her face while asleep.
It wasn't until a few days ago that their grandfather Wang Shouyi said their father would be back soon, but after two days with no news, the children's anticipation turned to disappointment.
Now, with the father they longed for suddenly appearing before him, Yu Chengze felt his heart leap with joy.
"You're my Daddy!" Yu Chengze shouted, his small chest heaving with rapid breaths, a wide smile on his face revealing a set of small teeth with a missing front one.
Yu Zhibo's emotions were complex at this moment.
When Yu Zhibo used to play with Chen Bo, they always wanted to be each other's fathers.
Even if they had occasionally called each other that, it was always in jest and fundamentally different from being a real father.
But now, he, Yu Zhibo, was filled with a sense of accomplishment, stemming from the adorable child before him calling him Daddy.
"Son!" Yu Zhibo, infected by Yu Chengze's pure smile, also beamed. Just as he was about to get out of the car, the latter pushed off with his short legs and bounded towards him like a cannonball.
Due to his extraordinary talent, Yu Chengze, though young, was already an E-class awakened one, capable of easily jumping over thirty meters. Now, in his extreme excitement, he hadn't controlled his strength.
If not stopped, he might even flip the hovercar.
Although Yu Zhibo was a level ninety-nine expert, he couldn't help but be startled as the little guy flew towards him like a young bull.
The next second, he directly waved his hand, dissipating the force the little guy carried, and embraced him with a gentle grip, examining the child's face, which bore an eight or nine-tenths resemblance to his own.
The little one was fair and handsome, exuding a pleasant milky scent, but he possessed considerable strength. He squirmed playfully in Yu Zhibo's arms, like a mischievous young beast cub.
"Hehe, Daddy, I missed you so much!" Yu Chengze's small shoes rested on Yu Zhibo's thighs as he hugged his neck, his face beaming with happiness.
Yu Zhibo gently patted his back, an involuntary "auntie smile" appearing on his face.
They say boys become unbearable after the age of three, but his son was quite adorable. Even though they had never met, there was no sense of unfamiliarity between them.
Suddenly sensing something, Yu Zhibo lowered the child who was buried in his neck and met the latter's pure gaze.
Yu Chengze's pupils, which originally contained only two tomoe, were pushed to the side, and then a new tomoe emerged from the blank space on the other side.
Under the immense emotional surge, Yu Chengze had actually awakened the three-tomoe Sharingan!
Yu Zhibo exclaimed inwardly, "Good heavens!" An eight-year-old with three tomoe, what terrifying talent!
After all, Itachi Uchiha also awakened his three-tomoe Sharingan at over eight years old, and Yu Chengze was even a few months younger.
Truly, my family's prodigious child!
"It seems Little Ze has very high talent!" Bai Chanyi, sitting in the passenger seat, glanced at Yu Chengze, her rosy lips curving upwards involuntarily.
Looking at Yu Zhibo happily playing with the child, she felt satisfied but also a little jealous.
It seemed her beloved husband's eyes were filled only with their child.
Meanwhile, Yu Chengze's shout also caught Yu Chengsong's attention.
"Daddy?"
Yu Chengsong, holding Yu Shuya's small hand, his face etched with confusion, seemed to realize something, and his heart began to pound violently.
Then, he pulled the somewhat bewildered Yu Shuya through the crowd and ran towards the hovercar.
Reaching the driver's side door, he stopped abruptly and stared blankly at Yu Zhibo, who was playing with Yu Chengze in the driver's seat.
"Father..."
Yu Chengsong murmured.
While he appeared calm on the surface, his heart was churning like a stormy sea. Under the intense emotional fluctuation, the two-tomoe Sharingan in his eyes, just like Yu Chengze's, began to spin wildly, transforming into three tomoe.
After the three tomoe, his surging aura did not stop.
A chilling energy flowed from his mind into his pupils. Yu Chengsong's expression trembled, and then his pupils suddenly dilated and contracted.
Subsequently, the Sharingan pattern in his pupils began to change.
From the original three tomoe, it transformed into a pattern with a black center extending six equilateral triangles to the edge of the pupil.
The moment the pattern formed.
A terrifying pupil power emanated from it.
Yu Zhibo was utterly astonished!
He had initially thought Yu Chengze's eight-year-old three-tomoe was already a prodigy, but he hadn't expected this seemingly calm and quiet elder to be even more remarkable.
An eight-year-old Mangekyo Sharingan user, directly surpassing Itachi Uchiha by eighteen streets!
The change in pupil power triggered changes in his body. Stimulated by the overwhelmingly enhanced mental power, Yu Chengsong let out a muffled groan, his slender right hand splaying its five fingers and covering his eyes.
He was too young. Even though he had lacked no resources since childhood and his physical strength was like that of a beast cub, he still couldn't endure this sudden surge of immense power.
His mental power, physical strength, and pupil power all surged simultaneously, and this growth would continue for some time.
Agony coursed through his body and soul. Yu Chengsong released Yu Shuya's hand, fearing he might lose control of his power and injure her. Veins bulged on his forehead as he silently endured the immense pain.
Just as he was about to cry out in pain, a gentle breeze swept past, and he felt himself being embraced in a warm hug.
Unlike his mother's embrace, this one was strong and unfamiliar, yet it gave him an unprecedented sense of security.
Then, a gentle voice reached his ears, "Daddy is here, Little Song, don't be afraid!"
"Is this what it feels like to have a father?"
Yu Chengsong couldn't help but have this thought, and then he felt a warm, large hand cover his head. A cool energy flowed from the palm, directly injecting into his mind.
Instantly, all the pain receded like flowing water.
"Father..."
Yu Chengsong whispered, and then he completely lost consciousness.