Time slipped into 1987, and Ryan迎来了第二次的七岁, his sky already shrouded in dark clouds. He began searching for opportunities—waiting and being manipulated was not the fate he wanted. Although in the past seven years he had left the orphanage so few times that he could count them on one hand, he still wanted to break free from this cage. Only the vast sky outside could bear the wings he wished to spread.

Through continuous effort, the door that locked away the sky was finally unhinged by him. Seizing the moment when the Black handyman went to the restroom, he escaped from the orphanage.

When that ray of morning light fell from the sky and entered his eyes, Ryan's body trembled slightly. He understood how precious freedom was to humanity.

Chapter 2: A Mermaid Named Nicole Carter

The outside world was wonderful, but also full of helplessness. Ryan was penniless and had been locked up for more than half a month, looking every bit like a little street urchin. After being repeatedly refused by convenience store owners when he tried to use their public phones, he simply gave up on the idea of contacting a lawyer immediately.

He knew nothing about Los Angeles and could only use the sun to find his way. Lost and helpless, Ryan set out on the only road he remembered—the road to the Hollywood Walk of Fame!

No money for a phone call? No problem—he could ask the police for help.

Perhaps all his luck had been used up during his escape from the orphanage, because even after reaching the Walk of Fame, he hadn’t encountered a single American police officer.

What should I do? Standing on the Walk of Fame, Ryan hunched his shoulders. Well-dressed passersby looked at him as if he were a plague, avoiding him as much as possible.

Beneath his feet was a terrazzo pavement inlaid with brass stars. Although the names on the stars were all unfamiliar, he knew very well that these were the marks left by superstars.

For his goal, for his future, Ryan gritted his teeth and stepped in front of a beautiful woman.

“Ma’am, could you help me with something?”

Ryan bravely lifted his head, and the moment he saw the woman’s face, he couldn’t help but curse in his heart—damn, is fate playing tricks on me?

The woman was nearly six feet tall—about 180 centimeters—making her look tall and slender. Her fair skin was as fresh as the finest milk, her long curly hair a rare golden-red, and her cold, striking beauty was truly outstanding.

This woman was extremely beautiful and charming, younger and prettier than any photo shoot or movie scene Ryan had seen in his previous life. But why was Nicole Carter Kidman already in Hollywood in 1987? Could his feeble butterfly wings really have affected things all the way to Australia?

Nicole Carter Kidman had just arrived in Los Angeles. She was already quite well-known in Australia, and like most Australian actors, after achieving success at home, she came to Hollywood seeking greater opportunities.

What’s more, just last year, her mother had died of cancer, and soon after, her father passed away from overwhelming grief. Nicole Carter simply left this place of sorrow, bought a house in Beverly Hills, and planned to shift her career focus to the United States.

To Hollywood, she was still a newcomer. Although she didn’t have to start entirely from scratch, several auditions in a row hadn’t gone well. Frustrated, she went out shopping to ease her mood.

Unconsciously, she found herself on the Walk of Fame. Looking at the stars, Nicole Carter felt both envious and a little jealous. She knew her own ambition and ability, and was certain that one day, her own star would be left in a prominent spot on the Walk of Fame.

Just as Nicole Carter was lost in thought, a boy of no more than six or seven suddenly blocked her path, asking for her help.

The boy was a bit thin, with light brown long hair that looked like a messy bird’s nest on his head. His clothes were ragged, making him look like a little vagrant, but his sky-blue eyes were as bright as sapphires, staring at her intently, filled with confusion and sorrow, as if the whole world had abandoned him and she was his only hope.

Having just experienced the loss of her family, Nicole Carter was at her most tender-hearted. When her gaze met the boy’s, her heart turned to cotton, and even her soul trembled. It was as if she had come to Los Angeles and walked this Walk of Fame just for this accidental encounter between the two of them.

There was still confusion in Ryan’s eyes, but in his heart he was quickly calculating. He hadn’t expected that, by casting his net at random, he would catch a mermaid named Nicole Carter. If the information from his previous life was correct, she was a woman who loved children very much—so why not make good use of that?

Nicole Carter herself didn’t know what she was thinking. In a daze, she agreed to the boy’s request and took him into a public phone booth, watching as he dialed a number.

From the boy’s conversation, she learned that he was an orphan, that the director of his orphanage wanted to harm him, and that he had gone through great trouble to escape, now seeking help from a lawyer.