Li Mu Yang stayed up late chatting with Luo Qi and Li Sinian. Luo Qi asked him about every detail of his life after leaving Jiangnan City. Li Mu Yang answered patiently, without the slightest trace of irritation.
Being able to sit and talk with his parents and family had been what he yearned for most while studying at Starry Sky Academy. When the illusion collapsed and there was no way to escape, that longing had soared to its peak.
Forget talking like this at this very moment—even getting to look at them from afar would have been enough.
Luo Qi had not fully recovered from her serious illness, but her spirits were excellent. Even after Li Mu Yang and Li Sinian urged her again and again, she still refused to sleep.
Li Mu Yang gave her a massage, forcing the dampness in her body and the pent-up gloom in her heart out of her.
After Li Mu Yang's true qi completed one Lesser Celestial Circuit through Luo Qi's body, she finally began to grow drowsy.
Li Mu Yang tucked her in, put out the lamp, and the two siblings tiptoed outside.
In the living room, Li Sinian stared at Li Mu Yang with her big eyes without blinking.
"Big Brother." Li Sinian called out in a sweet, cloying voice.
Li Mu Yang knew something was wrong and said, "Go on. What do you want?"
Li Sinian hugged Snowball with an adoring expression and said, "Can you give it to me? It's so cute! I want to keep it as a pet."
Li Mu Yang's eyebrows twitched. He lowered his voice and said, "That might not be very appropriate. This..."
"Big Brother, you don't want to?" Li Sinian bit her lower lip with her sharp little teeth and said, "It's