Something bad happened. The moment she was reminded, Su Ziling finally sensed something off about her own body.
She had already been overflowing with “maternal radiance” on a normal day, but now she was radiating… the scent of a woman from head to toe.
Instead of mourning her brother’s passing for even a second, Su Ziling first needed to figure out the identity of the magical girl clinging to her thigh.
“Hold on a second.”
Su Ziling rubbed her throbbing temples.
According to Su Xiaomeng, Su Ziling had always been a steady, emotionally stable person who knew how to care for others’ feelings.
So even though she was confused about the situation, she didn’t push the girl away immediately. Instead, she asked patiently.
“First, tell me your name. Can we take this slow?”
“Su Lili.”
“How come your surname is the same as mine?”
Logically, if she really was the mother, the child should have the father’s surname.
While talking to the little girl, Su Ziling also kept an eye on her surroundings.
She couldn’t rule out the possibility that this was some new type of scam or kidnapping.
Whether you’re a boy or a girl, you need to protect yourself when you’re out.
“Because Mom and Dad discussed it. If it’s a son, he takes Dad’s surname; if it’s a daughter, she takes Mom’s surname. My name was even personally chosen by Mom!”
It was clear that Su Lili was extremely excited. The joy of reuniting with family was overwhelming for Su Ziling.
“Stop, stop!”
But the important thing now was to correct the little girl’s address.
“Don’t call me Mom yet. Maybe it’s PTSD, but I feel like the next second you’ll pick up a gun and charge onto a bridge like my group of idiot friends.”
“Huh?” Su Lili froze for a moment, then her eyes showed fear, and she whispered timidly, “Does Mom not recognize me as her daughter?”
“It’s not that I don’t recognize you…”
Su Ziling sighed. As mentioned before, she was emotionally stable and considerate of others’ feelings, so seeing the girl’s frightened expression—and considering she was only a ten-year-old child—she instinctively comforted her.
“Look, I’m 22 years old, a college student with clear eyes. And Lili, you should be 10, right?”
“I’m twelve!”
“In that case, if you call me Mom… what would people think of your dad? What would they do to your dad?”
Besides, Su Ziling couldn’t be sure this was really her daughter! She was just going along with the comfort because the girl looked pitiful.
Although Su Lili was very young, she was quite clever and immediately understood what Su Ziling meant.
“They’ll give Dad a whole lot of electricity?”
“Right.”
“Roger, Mom!”
Su Lili even made a serious salute, but her reply made the corners of Su Ziling’s mouth twitch.
“…Fine.”
She decided not to argue. After rubbing her temples, she continued asking.
“Lili, where did you come from? Where’s your home?”
Su Ziling asked this partly to probe the girl. If she really was her daughter, she should know the address of their home.
“I came from the future by making a wish as a magical girl! As for Mom’s home address, hehehe~” Su Lili, wise beyond her years, rested her chin on her finger and said carefully, “Mom, you used to test me on this all the time when I was little. I remember it clearly!”
Then, striking a gun pose, she pointed southeast.
“42-2 Maple Leaf Street!”
“Right answer, clever girl.”
Su Ziling smiled and patted her head, but internally she started calculating.
If she came back via a magical girl’s wish, that was a possible scenario, and the address was correct.
But now the question was, what reason did Su Lili have for coming back from the future to find her?
Based on a child’s mentality, there’s no way she’d make such a wish.
Unless something major had happened.
Su Ziling wanted to continue questioning, but since the battle barrier had disappeared and the surrounding pedestrians were increasing, she decided to take the little girl home first and interrogate her slowly.
After all, out in public, with Lili calling her “Mom” every other word, it would easily lead to misunderstandings. People’s imaginations were way too vivid these days.
“Let’s head home first and talk there.”
“Yay!” Su Lili nearly jumped for joy. “Mom, I want braised chicken with potatoes!”
“Okay~”
Luckily, there was leftover potatoes in the fridge, so she didn’t need to go to the market.
——
“Ahhh!!”
Su Lili was like a starving wolf, trying to bury her face in the bowl as she devoured the food. Clearly, she was really hungry.
“Eat slowly.” Su Ziling said patiently. “Nobody’s going to steal it from you.”
“Because… because I haven’t had Mom’s cooking for so long…” Su Lili mumbled while chewing. “It’s still so good, way better than the swill Dad makes.”
She swallowed the food, with a few grains of rice still stuck to the corner of her mouth, so Su Ziling couldn’t help wiping her mouth for her.
The little girl didn’t resist; instead, she seemed to enjoy the service.
“Hehe~ Mom is as gentle as always.”
“…”
Su Ziling had been through time travel before, so she had seen all sorts of crazy things. Within 0.1 seconds, she had accepted having a daughter.
But honestly… the feeling was really subtle. She wanted to say that she was actually a man.
But the changes in her body clearly told her that she had gotten lucky.
“Are you full?”
“Full!”
“Alright then…”
Su Ziling organized her thoughts. She had many doubts and questions, so she had to ask them one by one.
“Before everything else, can I first ask what your irresponsible father’s name is?”
“Lin Yizhou! That’s Dad’s name!”
Hearing this name, Su Ziling thought for a moment.
She felt like she had heard that name somewhere before, but she couldn’t recall it at the moment.
Meanwhile, at the entrance.
Su Xiaomeng, who had just finished class, pushed open the door. A rich, tempting aroma of food filled her nostrils.
“Huh? Big Bro is back and made dinner?”
Already hungry, she happily kicked off her shoes and followed the smell straight to the kitchen.
But the moment she opened the door, she froze on the spot.
A cute little girl was clinging to her big brother, calling him “Mom” affectionately.
And the brother responded with a gentle, maternal radiance, wiping a grain of rice off the little girl’s lips.
This scene completely stunned Su Xiaomeng. Her eyes wide, she took a deep breath and shouted toward the living room.
“Mom! Your spirit in heaven, look! Big Bro had a baby!!”
“?”