She had a full-blown war with her daughter.
Luo Zining transformed into a war goddess, fury blazing as she launched her assault.
But ever since Luo You had adopted her, she’d never won a single round.
Like always, within moments, she was pinned to the floor, neck firmly held down, her legs flailing wildly behind her—each kick landing in vain.
“You’ve got nothing to say for yourself?” Luo You asked, voice low and firm.
“What do you think?”
Luo Zining glared at him coldly, not going through her usual routine of “Daddy, daddy, I love you!” to “Like hell I do.”
No, this time, she was locked in a battle to the death.
Luo You, who knew her well, realized she was dead serious this time.
Not that it mattered.
He’d already anticipated this day would come.
“…Forget it.”
He let go of her, pulled out his phone, and transferred the money.
“Sold your junk for six… hundred yuan. Use it however you like.”
Truly a villain to the bone—even capitalists would cry at his level of stinginess.
“Wha—?!”
Hearing that her merchandise, worth over thirty thousand, was sold for a mere six hundred, Luo Zining snapped.
Fury turned into a mocking laugh, her words laced with venom.
“You’ve done nothing but hit the gym these past few years, barely even looked after me. And now you wanna play the role of a ‘responsible father’?”
“I’m not playing a role. I am your father.”
“Father? You probably know more about gym equipment than you do about me. And you call that being a father?”
Luo You calmly straightened his wrinkled collar.
“You went too far. If you hadn’t been spreading lies about me everywhere, I wouldn’t have had to interfere.”
“Oh, sure. Like it’s my fault you have the face of a damn twink!”
“You say that again, and we’re gonna have a real talk, got it?!”
Luo You’s brief stint as a doting dad collapsed instantly as he pointed at her nose and bellowed, “Even if I turn a blind eye to how rotten your tastes are, explain this—why are all your BL stories about fathers?! What kind of twisted kink is that?!”
“Wha—!”
Secret exposed.
Luo Zining flushed red and wheezed in disbelief.
“I-It’s because all the people around you are either hot young guys or rugged older men! There’s not a single woman! What else am I supposed to think?!”
“I work in a damn gym. Who else would be around me if not men?!”
“And your phone’s full of beefcake pics!”
“Because I use them as reference! I’m a personal trainer!”
“Three years ago, you were built like a damn noodle! Now you’re a muscle tank—must be all that gay energy rubbing off!”
“I’m telling you, I work in a gym! Getting ripped is part of the job! And I’m not some muscle-bound monster—this is peak athlete physique! I don’t look like some meat truck!”
Luo You firmly believed his body fell into the “handsome guy” category.
Maybe some passerby would go, “Wow, what a man,” but that was it.
Definitely not enough to attract any guys.
But Luo Zining just smirked more smugly.
“With all that muscle, you could have girls lining up to throw themselves at you. But no, you’re still single. And you still claim you’re not gay?”
“I—! I have my reasons,” Luo You replied, suddenly lacking confidence.
“If you just found me a mom, I’d stop projecting you into my fantasies. I mean, I wouldn’t even mind if she were a man-mom, you know?”
“You little brat! Stop using me in your twisted fantasies… oh~?”
Luo You’s angry scolding trailed off into a noise of sudden realization—like a cartoon bear hit in the head with a frying pan.
So that’s why she’s so into BL.
She just wanted him to find her a mom?
The single-parent life always raised questions about “finding someone.”
It wasn’t unusual for kids to feel insecure when others asked about it at school.
Rookie mistake.
Luo You’s expression softened.
Heh.
What a tsundere daughter.
If she wanted a mom, she should’ve just said so.
Not that he was going to listen, of course.
Find a woman?
No thanks.
That ship sailed long ago, back when he was hunting magical girls… If he ever did find a partner, it’d have to be one of them.
Regular women didn’t even register anymore.
“Ahem. We’ll talk about this later. Like I said before, I take a hands-off approach. I hope you can understand… I became a father after the whole ‘marriage and children’ phase. Don’t expect me to be good at it.”
With that, Luo You turned to leave, wanting to give her time to cool off.
“Be home tonight.”
The soft, almost pleading words reached his ears.
Luo You smiled warmly.
Heh. What a stubborn girl.
“I will.”
…………….
Once he was out the door and long gone, Luo Zining’s face twisted into a grimace.
“Ha! You damn bastard, tomorrow’s your reckoning!”
All that stuff about craving a mother?
Just a clever ruse to get him to lower his guard.
This grudge would not be forgiven.
She didn’t know if her old man had worked out so much that he’d achieved muscle-based enlightenment, but every magical duel ended with her face shoved into the floor.
She was a magical girl, dammit!
Even without transforming, she was still physically strong!
If brute force didn’t work… time to get sneaky.
From her bag, she took out a container holding divine particles.
“Just a little of this and you can gain two cup sizes overnight. In theory, it should work on men and women alike…”
Hehehehe… You love those muscles so much?
Wait till tomorrow morning, when those pecs turn into flat nothing. Won’t that break your little gym-rat heart?
But just as she was about to go through with it, hesitation set in.
This wasn’t a joke.
Divine particles were unknown territory.
One mistake could have unpredictable consequences.
She just wanted to teach the bastard a lesson—not cause real damage.
…Better not—
Knock knock.
“Mr. Luo You? It’s me, the delivery guy. I forgot to mention—since you spent over five thousand, you get a raffle ticket. You can enter the code ‘9527’ on the mobile site to draw a prize. If you win, please leave a good review!”
“…….”
Whatever that guy said next, Luo Zining didn’t hear a word.
She stared at the divine particle container, eyes gleaming with a dangerous light.
“Just a tiny bit…”
7:16 p.m. — Luo You returns.
“Zining should’ve cooled off by now, right?”
Even he didn’t believe that.
That grudge-holding gremlin was probably hatching some ridiculous plan as he spoke.
“Zin… went out?”
He noticed her slippers scattered across the hallway—so far apart they could’ve been enemies.
He could picture her angrily kicking them off one by one.
“Oh? She even made dinner?”
On the table was a full spread of dishes, covered with lids.
It had clearly been sitting there for a while.
A note was stuck to the rice cover.
If you’ve got the guts, eat it.
I-It’s not like I want to make up with you or anything!
“Ugh! Forced tsundere is disgusting.”
Luo You cringed reading it, but still quietly reheated the food, grabbed chopsticks, and sat down in the living room to eat.
He knew full well the meal probably had laxatives or something in it.
But if a bout of diarrhea was enough to settle the fight… so be it.
He’d eat it.
Tomorrow, they’d go back to pretending nothing ever happened.
A few days of stomach pain?
He could handle it.
After all, he was a gym trainer + real man combo package.
······ After dinner ······
Luo You sat quietly in the living room for over two hours.
No signs of drowsiness or drugs.
He figured it was safe to sleep.
“She probably won’t be back until midnight.”
He glanced at the clock—10 p.m.—then showered, entered his room, locked the door, blocked it with furniture, and set up a bell-trap.
All in the name of preventive defense.
Once prepped, he dove under the covers.
Out like a light.
***
The Next Morning
“Mm… Mmm… kinda cold… Did I lower the AC too much…?”
From under the blanket, a silver-haired figure stirred.
A pale, delicate hand reached for the remote, turned off the AC, and pulled the blanket tighter before sitting up.
“Ugh… My head feels weird…”
She opened the door and casually walked toward the bathroom, oblivious to the daughter at the table, whose face now looked like she’d swallowed three hardboiled eggs whole.
“D-Dad?”
“Hm? What is it? Don’t dawdle—go to school—”
“You really are Dad?!”
“What are you talking about? Stayed up too late playing BL games again and—…huh?”
It took a moment, but Luo You finally noticed the dramatic shift in her own voice.
She slowly looked down.
What met her gaze were soft, delicate hands that couldn’t even open a bottle cap.
Strands of silver-white hair cascaded over her arm, smoother than the finest silk.
Luo Zining was staring at her profile—those exquisite features could’ve only come from an anime.
Especially those crimson eyes, like blood droplets on snow.
Seductive, yet distant.
The cold elegance somehow balanced perfectly with their otherworldly allure.
Looking further down, beneath the oversized shirt, a pair of dainty legs peeked out.
Bare feet as beautiful as sculpted art rested on the floor—Luo Zining couldn’t help but associate them with delicacies… Wait, no!
“Isn’t this de-muscled a bit too much?”
Luo Zining couldn’t help but mutter.
She’d only used less than 1% of the divine particles!
How did her jacked, macho dad end up fully feminized?!
Even his bone structure had shrunk!
“Uhh…”
Luo You was at a complete loss for words.
What the hell just happened?!
She rushed into the bathroom, whipped out a blade, and neatly sliced across her wrist—
The cut opened, but no blood came out. It was being held back by some mysterious force.
“Damn it! It’s like I’ve been reset to factory settings!”
…………
A moment later, Luo You walked out of the bathroom and declared with a deadpan face, “I’m not your dad. I’m your dad’s girlfriend. You buying it?”
“Please,” Luo Zining scoffed. “If my dad got himself a girlfriend this tiny, I’d personally report him and have him jailed for statutory romance.”
