A Mother's Hard Work

Although it's not what you imagine an all-nighter to be like.

Sigh, what a homebody.

"... Liu Bai, your gaze is very uncomfortable, it feels like you're living the high life."

"Illusion."

"Thinking about it carefully, Liu Bai, aren't you a social butterfly?"

"... Undeniably." It seems that's true; even without what happened in Acheron last night, I'd still be a fulfilled person.

Sigh, have I already become a traitor?

"Tsk, go to hell."

"Hello!"

"It's just otaku etiquette, please don't take it to heart."

"Oh, then I'll go tell Su Mei on this."

"Just kidding!"

Qin Suyi quickly locked Liu Bai from behind.

Hmm, this size is big enough to sink your finger in... cough cough.

Liu Bai's mind was inexplicably wandering.

"Anyway, Liu Bai, you probably haven't eaten yet, right? Master and the others have all eaten, how about the two of us make ourselves something delicious?"

Qin Suyi was a little flustered. Although she could tell that Liu Bai was joking, Qin Suyi didn't want to try it at all—especially since her second senior sister was still teaching.

There's already Fu Shi and Li Sushang sitting inside, so Qin Suyi won't be an exception!

No, what if the eldest and second eldest sisters are happy to throw her in and teach her together?

Just woke up

I messed up my sleep schedule playing games yesterday, so the update was after midnight.

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Chapter 221 A Mother's Heart Is Full of Worries

Qin Suyi was somewhat aware of her place in the family.

She was well aware of her seniors' attitudes.

Well, Lin Zhaoyu and Su Mei, though called senior sisters, are actually like "parents" to their junior brothers and sisters. They raised them.

Fu Hua?

Well... although Qin Suyi has a bit of a master-servant complex, it has to be said that Fu Hua is a hands-off manager, the kind who picks up the animals but doesn't raise them—or rather, he only raised Lin Zhaoyu.

Among her junior brothers and sisters, Qin Suyi guessed that the eldest and second eldest sisters disliked Ma Yanqing the most, but Ma Yanqing was doing quite well down the mountain, so there was no need to interfere too much.

The second thing I dislike is myself, this internet-addicted girl.

I remember that my senior classmates were cultivating themselves into literary girls—well, literary girls and internet addicts aren't mutually exclusive.

In short, if you get caught on some pretext, you're doomed.

"What's good to eat?"

After Qin Suyi's words, Liu Bai had to admit that he was indeed hungry and needed to eat something, otherwise it would not be good for him to recover his strength.

"Instant noodles!"

"..."

He shouldn't have had any expectations of a homebody's recipes.

Liu Bai made no attempt to hide the disappointment on his face.

However, Qin Suyi herself seemed oblivious. "That's right, if we get caught in the kitchen, our senior sisters will definitely nag us about 'not getting up' and 'not eating properly,' right?"

"..."

Wow, that makes sense.

"Let's go, I'll add two more sausages and two more eggs for you!" Qin Suyi said, as if it was a done deal, and pulled Liu Bai back to her room.

"You have absolutely no inhibitions..."

Inside Qin Suyi's "e-sports room," Liu Bai slurped noodles while complaining.

"...?" Qin Suyi tilted her head, biting off a piece of noodle in her mouth. "You can't beat me anyway, so what are you afraid of?"

"..."

Damn! The truth is the fastest way to cut through all obstacles!

Liu Bailing suddenly remembered a dream he had made before, where Qi Kafu-Ka Tiaolin had told him he "didn't learn his lesson" and that he and a woman stronger than himself were alone together in a room.

Looking at it now... well, it seems I still haven't learned my lesson.

Well, Qin Suyi is actually quite safe.

"Oh, right." Qin Suyi suddenly thought of something, "Liu Bai, how did you meet Second Senior Sister? I think her attitude towards you is quite unusual."

This is what Qin Suyi is most curious about. She is an internet addict, but she is not blind. She can see that Su Mei actually has a kind of "favoritism" towards Liu Bai. Fu Shi the matter of Fu Shi, Su Mei can be said to have taken the initiative to hand over the control of the situation to Liu Bai.

The fact that their second senior sister was biased towards outsiders shocked them to the point that it was like the end of the world.

"I don't know either."

Liu Bai shrugged; Su Mei's thoughts were truly hard to fathom.

"To put it in a more cliché way, maybe Su Mei fell in love with me at first sight?"

"Why don't you just fly to the sky..."

Qin Suyi rolled her eyes, but then fell into deep thought again.

"But I have to admit, this reason is subtly somewhat convincing?"

It's more convincing than the idea that Liu Bai is Su Mei's illegitimate son.

Liu Bai immediately rolled his eyes at Qin Suyi.

Convincing?

"Perhaps Su Mei is dissatisfied with the current state of Mount Taixu and is preparing me to dismantle the Taixu Sword School? I see that your senior sister is also supporting me."

"Hmm... that's quite convincing too."

After pondering for a moment, Qin Suyi showed an expression of conviction.

"But if we're talking about conspiracy theories, you kidnapped your second senior sister and corrupted her, and then..."

Has this shut-in girl ruined her brain from playing games?

"I'll notify your senior sister to come and check your computer in a bit."

"Huh—!?"

"La Signora. Su Mei, could you give me some time?"

Pellervy knocked on the study door, speaking politely.

"I have some things I'd like to discuss with Ms. Fu Shi."

"Hmm...? I have time."

Su Mei stared at Pellervy for a moment, seemingly not expecting this person to come, then nodded with a light laugh.

"Miss Peilu, please make yourself at home. Sushang, come out."

"..."

Her name is Pellervy Schneitzvna, not Peruveli.

It's all because of that bastard "father" of his who made up these random names.

Pellervy's expression darkened, and she silently made a mental note of Liu Bai's name—although she didn't seem to mind much when Liu Bai called her that.

While Pellervy angrily cursing "Father" in her heart, Su Mei had already left with Li Sushang — Su Mei actually knew what Pellervy wanted to ask.

"Ah—liberation, liberation."

Shi Bao watched Su Mei leave, then stretched and breathed a sigh of relief. Although it wasn't the end of school, at least he could slack off for a while.

Then, Shi Bao looked at Pellervy.

"Um... Peluru, right? What do you want to ask me?"

Shi Bao looked at Pellervy with a hint of gratitude in his eyes.

"About when you first arrived."

Pellervy sat down opposite Shi Bao and asked.

She really didn't believe that her "father" was so innocent.

As for why I'm so fixated on this matter... it's naturally my sense of responsibility as a "daughter."

"I just arrived?" Shi Bao scratched his head, somewhat confused. "What happened when I first arrived?"

"When you first arrived, what was my father... Liu Bai doing?"

Pellervy didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point.

"Liu Bai?" Shi Bao tilted his head, revealing a hint of thought.

Through practice, Shi Bao has learned to think about the purpose of other people's questions—like "What emotions did the author express?"

But... Liu Bai was having a quirky episode at that time.

Shi Bao scratched his face, thinking of Liu Bai's performance yesterday.

It seems Liu Bai really doesn't want others to know that he has a strange quirk?

Shi Bao has mixed feelings about Liu Bai. She hates him for dragging her into the "school hell," but on the other hand, she has to admit that Liu Bai is doing it for her own good.

Although these people would occasionally quote Daiyu, she could still tell whether they were truly dedicated. Even Qin Suyi could be described as quite dedicated, not to mention the others.

Besides... isn't this someone else's family matter?

If I speak up directly, will it cause any conflict? And after the other person makes a scene, will it end up being her fault?

No, we need to be careful!

"He... he's looking at the stars."

Shi Bao hesitated for a moment, then decided to use the "white lie" he had seen in the textbook.

Anyway, Liu Bai and Yelan were probably lying together in that position at the beginning?

"Look at the Star Lord Star?" Yang Peilu was stunned for a moment and couldn't understand the answer, but when Lu looked at Shi Bao's expression, he suddenly understood something.

(Did the "father" even take care of Fu Shi? As expected of the "father"... It's a pity that Fu Shi's lying skills are too poor.)

Pellervy surprisingly not too angry about Fu Shi's lie; in fact, she even felt that it was to be expected.

This is more like the ruthless tactics used to subdue the Northernmost Branch back then. Liu Bai usually acts too cute and cuddly—well, although Liu Bai did a lot of work to make Fu Shi become like this.

However, Fu Shi was a terrible teammate, completely incapable of lying—let alone asking you something as trivial as what Liu Bai was doing, you would have to think for a while, it was practically an open declaration of "I'll make up another reason."

If Fu Shi had said without thinking that Liu Bai was looking at the stars, she might have taken it as a simple date.

"What about Yelan?" Pellervy's tone became serious.

"Yelan... is also looking at the stars."

"Looking at the same star?"

"Um... cough cough, there are so many stars, how would I know which one they're looking at?"

"Hmm..." Pellervy for a moment, "Are you sure?"

"I'm sure!"