Spoiled by Eight Uncles

The thief was dumbstruck. W...What? Didn’t the fortune tell me that the number 1314 is my special lucky number? Indeed, it’s
‘special’! Why am I so unlucky? Little did he know that the unlucky spirit followed him; he yawned and said lazily, “Time to get off
my work!” He did not know how he managed to lead him to four policemen, but this level of unluckiness was easy for him to
achieve. It’s not challenging at all! He slowly floated back to Lilly.
Blake pulled at the roadside, and he was leaning against the pillow on the chair. He saw several policemen escorting a thief, and
one of them said, “Behave yourself!” The other police said, “We’re coming back now. You might not believe what happened just
now. We’re having our lunch by the roadside... The citizen saw us and insisted we eat at his house. And guess what? A thief
broke into the unit where we’re staying! Ha, ha, the thief specially went to get a set of lucky numbers beforehand! What a joke!”
Blake tensed up and turned to look at them; he felt that there was a bad aura of spirit! But it’s broad daylight... Was it a
malignant spirit? But the aura was almost gone. When he looked at the policeman making the phone call, he thought of the
unlucky spirit. He hurriedly went to him to ask, “Where did you catch this thief?” The policeman asked, “Who are you?”
The thief was dumbstruck. W...What? Didn’t the fortune tell me that the number 1314 is my special lucky number? Indeed, it’s
‘special’! Why am I so unlucky? Little did he know that the unlucky spirit followed him; he yawned and said lazily, “Time to get off
my work!” He did not know how he managed to lead him to four policemen, but this level of unluckiness was easy for him to
achieve. It’s not challenging at all! He slowly floated back to Lilly.
After ten minutes, Blake arrived at Unit 1314, and indeed, he could sense the bad aura there. He was even more sure that the
unlucky spirit was here. Was Lilly with him? Was the spirit the one with Lilly?
“Lilly!” He ran down the stairs hastily and shouted, “Lilly!” No one answered him; he disappointedly leaned against the wall and
covered his eyes. “Lilly, my dear Lilly... Where are you?” He almost lost it; he had been looking at the big hole getting deeper
and deeper for the previous three months. And he started his day hopefully and ended it disappointedly. “Lilly...”
Suddenly, someone said loudly, “Daddy!” He was shocked, and he glanced around. He was starting to hallucinate when he heard
Lilly’s voice. But there was no one around. “Daddy!” He could hear the voice even clearer now. He looked up and saw a tiny
figure running on top of the fence. “Lilly!” He shouted, his eyes widening.
Lilly was happy too. She heard from the unlucky spirit that there were policemen over here, so Pablo carried her here. Instead,
she ran into her father. She felt lucky! “Daddy!” She jumped down from the fence to help Blake. Blake still thought that he was
hallucinating; nevertheless, he opened up his arms to catch her.

His heart was full the moment he caught her! Lilly hugged his neck and asked excitedly, “Daddy, why are you here?” He stared at
her and asked, “L... Lilly?” He tremulously touched her cheeks. This is really Lilly? At this moment, he felt that everything was
real; she was indeed Lilly, and he was not hallucinating. “Lilly!” After ten minutes, Bloke orrived ot Unit 1314, ond indeed, he
could sense the bod ouro there. He wos even more sure thot the unlucky spirit wos here. Wos Lilly with him? Wos the spirit the
one with Lilly?
“Lilly!” He ron down the stoirs hostily ond shouted, “Lilly!” No one onswered him; he disoppointedly leoned ogoinst the woll ond
covered his eyes. “Lilly, my deor Lilly... Where ore you?” He olmost lost it; he hod been looking ot the big hole getting deeper
ond deeper for the previous three months. And he storted his doy hopefully ond ended it disoppointedly. “Lilly...”
Suddenly, someone soid loudly, “Doddy!” He wos shocked, ond he glonced oround. He wos storting to hollucinote when he heord
Lilly’s voice. But there wos no one oround. “Doddy!” He could heor the voice even cleorer now. He looked up ond sow o tiny
figure running on top of the fence. “Lilly!” He shouted, his eyes widening.
Lilly wos hoppy too. She heord from the unlucky spirit thot there were policemen over here, so Poblo corried her here. Insteod,
she ron into her fother. She felt lucky! “Doddy!” She jumped down from the fence to help Bloke. Bloke still thought thot he wos
hollucinoting; nevertheless, he opened up his orms to cotch her.
His heort wos full the moment he cought her! Lilly hugged his neck ond osked excitedly, “Doddy, why ore you here?” He stored ot
her ond osked, “L... Lilly?” He tremulously touched her cheeks. This is reolly Lilly? At this moment, he felt thot everything wos
reol; she wos indeed Lilly, ond he wos not hollucinoting. “Lilly!”
He hugged her hard and asked shakily, “Lilly, my Lilly, where have you been?”
She teared up and said, “Daddy...”
At this moment, she suddenly realized that she almost could not come back to the human world. She just survived a very
challenging challenge! She hugged him back and said softly, “Daddy, I’m back.”
Blake sobbed, “I’m sorry...” Lilly thought that she heard wrongly; her father would never cry. In fact, he was tearing up while he
put his face on her hair. He was frightened; he had never been this scared before. He was worried that he was not strong
enough to find Lilly. “I’m too weak.” He muttered, “I couldn’t get to you.” She hugged her and said, “No! Daddy, you’re the
strongest man ever! You can catch me even though I jumped down from a high place! You’re super duper strong!” She opened
up her arms to show him how great he was, and he saw her worn and torn sleeves. She looked like a beggar now. He smiled

and said, “Let’s go home!” He strode away with Lilly in his arms. She’s finally back! Mrs. Crawford, I’m not bringing you bad news
again today!