After leaving the hospital, Wen Chunhan went to a restaurant for a meal with the brother and sister, then took them home first; she still had work to take care of.
Although Wen Chunhan also wanted to spend the whole day with Chu Yin and Yan Lingqi, important matters in the lab couldn’t be postponed—she had to check the progress.
Chu Yin returned home after a long summer break, and even the doormat at the entrance stirred up a feeling of warmth and familiarity.
With practiced ease, Chu Yin slipped off his shoes with a quick shuffle of his feet.
Just as he was about to head toward the living room, the young girl wrapped her arms around him, intending to use him as support to take off her own shoes.
“Can’t you hold onto the shoe cabinet or the wall? Why do you always have to cling to me just to take your shoes off~” Chu Yin said helplessly, stopping to let his sister use him as a handrail.
“I just want to hold onto you!”
Yan Lingqi never had the best sense of balance.
When she was younger, she once tripped herself at the entrance while taking off her shoes, and ever since then, her shoe-removal ritual had become exceptionally cautious—she never skipped a single step.
Just like now, she grabbed her brother’s arm, squatted down, took off her shoes and socks, changed into slippers, and then pulled herself up with his hand.
Only then was it finally done.
Yan Lingqi noticed a pair of high heels in the shoe cabinet and said,
“Mom’s back from her business trip, right? Is she upstairs fighting jet lag?”
This “Mom” obviously wasn’t referring to Wen Chunhan, but to her biological mother, Yan Dongnuan, who had been away on a business trip recently.
A few days ago, when Yan Lingqi went to urge Chu Yin to come home, Yan Dongnuan still hadn’t returned—she must have just arrived today.
Chu Yin glanced into the living room and immediately spotted Auntie’s suit jacket tossed casually onto the sofa, and a pair of black stockings hanging off her small suitcase.
Apparently, Auntie had been exhausted when she got home; she had tossed aside all the “burdensome gear” and gone straight upstairs to sleep.
Chu Yin and Yan Lingqi didn’t disturb her.
They turned on the TV and settled into the living room together.
The TV was just background noise—no one was actually watching.
Chu Yin leaned back on the sofa with his eyes closed, resting.
Though there was plenty of space, the girl still scooted up right next to him, resting her head on her brother’s lap while she scrolled through her phone.
In his mind, he replayed the events of the morning:
“The dream not only gave me power, but my mentality has changed a lot. It was my first time killing someone in reality, and I didn’t even feel a ripple inside…”
Actually, last night in the hospital was the first time he fought back and killed someone, but that had been pure self-defense. This morning, dealing with that natural-born A-rank psychic, he had acted with true killing intent.
And he’d only been learning the [Da Liu Ren] for a few days, but was already becoming reliant on it.
He’d cast two divinations just cleaning up traces, otherwise he never would have felt at ease.
He wondered if all these subtle changes were a good thing or not.
But for him, the most important thing was to be able to eliminate threats to his family. Any changes in his mentality were trivial by comparison.
“Am I going to fall into another dream tonight? Can’t I just get a break?”
“In reality, I sleep for one night, but in the dream, months pass. If this keeps up, my perception of reality is bound to go haywire.”
Grumbling was one thing—Chu Yin wasn’t about to forget his roots. All his power came from those dreams.
If you can’t endure the pain of dreaming, then you have to suffer the hardships of real life.
Who knows what kind of danger lies ahead? Having strength is the key!
“Ge, look at this news! The hospital attack last night was actually orchestrated behind the scenes by a staff member from the Psychic Association!”
The girl exclaimed, shoving her phone in front of Chu Yin’s face.
The news mentioned a woman named Wang Yi, who had used despicable methods to frame others for her own gain at work. She had already been caught and brought to justice.
Chu Yin thought it was a pity. He had specially used divination to track this woman’s whereabouts, planning to deal with her himself. He hadn’t expected that she’d avoid his hand, only to be captured so soon.
He wondered if this woman’s sentence would be reduced, and if she got out early, he could “see her off” then…
“Ge, why don’t you look surprised? Are you spacing out again? Don’t tell me you’re having another mild fever?”
Under Wen Chunhan’s influence, the girl had developed a habit of caring for family. A soft, delicate hand instantly pressed to Chu Yin’s forehead.
Chu Yin explained, “No fever. I was just thinking, the Association’s insiders really do as they please—there’s nothing they won’t do!”
“Isn’t that so? The Association is supposed to manage psychics, but there are still people like that inside! But, if she wanted a promotion, why would she stir up trouble at the hospital? How’s that related?”
Yan Lingqi pursed her rosy lips, trying to piece together the cause and effect. Her figure was already developing curves, but her face still held a bit of baby fat. When she pursed her lips in thought, that baby fat became even more obvious—so innocent and adorable.
Chu Yin couldn’t help himself; he gently pinched his sister’s cheek. The girl glanced up at him, so he quickly put on a look of explanation:
“You just don’t get it, do you? This is called ‘entrapment for merit.’ If there’s no credit to claim, you create an opportunity for yourself.”
“That’s allowed?” The girl only half-understood.
By four in the afternoon, footsteps came from the stairs. A beautiful, alluring woman walked down. At first glance, it might seem like Auntie Wen had teleported into the bedroom, but it was actually Auntie Yan Dongnuan.
She looked nearly identical to Wen Chunhan; the few differences lay in their beauty marks. Wen Chunhan had a beauty mark beneath the left corner of her red lips, adding a gentle, mature elegance; Yan Dongnuan had a tear mole at the corner of her left eye, lending her frosty aura an extra touch of mysterious allure.
Yan Dongnuan must have been truly exhausted during her nap. She hadn’t even changed into a nightgown, just fell asleep in her shirt, only undoing a few buttons at the collar, revealing a high, full, snow-white chest.
As she descended the stairs, every step made her open collar sway enticingly.
“Mom, you’re awake?” The girl ran over to the staircase and hugged her mother. “Ge’s home.”
Auntie Yan Dongnuan always gave off a cold and distant vibe, not easy to approach, but it wasn’t as if she had a problem with Chu Yin—she was like that with everyone.
Chu Yin was long used to it. He went over for a family hug too, and handed Auntie a glass of warm water.
Yan Dongnuan happened to be thirsty. After drinking, she said calmly,
“Good that you’re back, but I still have to say—no matter how much you work part-time for experience, you can’t neglect keeping in touch with family. Your sister spent nearly every night last month worrying about how you were doing before bed.”
Chu Yin translated this in his mind: Because you don’t keep in touch, your sister’s always complaining to me.
He admitted honestly, “That was my fault. It’s just that living outside isn’t comfortable for me. I worry that if I chat too much with Auntie Wen, I’ll lose my resolve and want to come home early.”
“In that case, it can’t be helped.” Auntie stopped nagging.
“Mom, were you really that tired~? Didn’t even have time to change into your nightgown?” Yan Lingqi giggled as she went to the balcony to get her mother a nightgown.
“I really was tired. I’d planned to nap on the plane to adjust to the time difference, but ended up dreaming instead. When I woke up, I was even more exhausted—worse than staying up all night.”
“What a coincidence! Mom Chunhan was also having frequent dreams a few days ago—she even got dark circles under her eyes!” Yan Lingqi blinked.
“……”
Chu Yin fell silent. Could that really have something to do with him?
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