Qin Heng looked at her with disdain. "The way you put that, it sounds like you're some empress surrounded by men."
Dong Huaiyue grinned broadly. "Why can't I be? Come, come, you're both my little brothers. Let big sis hug you!"
Then, without giving them any say in the matter, she dragged both Qin Heng and Xiao Feng to her side.
Although Xiao Feng was enormous, he indulged her little whim at this moment and satisfied the tiny pride in her heart.
Chen Li watched from the side with a chuckle. "Now that Jie has come this far, she should be able to let go of all her obsessions."
Dong Huaiyue turned to him and said, "If you call me Dad once, my life will be complete."
Chen Li's smile froze.
Dong Huaiyue gave a sly laugh. "Forget it, I won't force you. You, the Supreme, refuse to say it, but the Chen Li in my universe calls me that a thousand times every day!"
Qin Heng rubbed his temple, feeling that she was like a spoiled child right now.
In truth... that seemed to be exactly the case.
Compared to the heroic woman from Earth in the Homeland Universe, Dong Huaiyue had not become more mature and steady. Instead, she had become even more youthful and lively.
Qin Heng understood that this was the side of her that emerged only around family. Her talk of severing all ties with her past life had merely been stubborn words in the heat of the moment. In the end, she still could not bear to part with those once closest to her.
But that was good too. Having family and elders in the Sacred Realm to look after her was a very happy thing.
The four of them sat together and chatted