Mom, Dad, You've Worried Enough Over Me These Years

"Thud!"

Wang Pan had barely taken a step, with no time to feel excited, when he lost his balance and crashed face-first onto the floor.

"Hmph, hmph!"

Even sprawled on the ground, Wang Pan did not lose heart. He slowly wriggled his body.

He looked like an oversized caterpillar, squirming and arching across the floor in a laughable sight.

By the end of the afternoon, Wang Pan was already able to move freely.

"There are still many hidden injuries in my body. I can't engage in strenuous activity, but simply walking is no longer a problem."

"At this rate, as long as I go through another two or three Life Simulations, I should recover completely."

This made Wang Pan somewhat unable to resist the urge to immediately begin his next Life Simulation.

But after thinking it over carefully, Wang Pan still abandoned that idea.

After all, he had only just gone through a long Life Simulation. Although having the experiences of that Life Simulation stripped away had left little impact on Wang Pan, mental exhaustion was still unavoidable.

Ordinary Simulators only had one chance at a Life Simulation per month.

To gain additional chances at Life Simulations, one either had to receive a high rating in a Life Simulation or spend five hundred thousand Simulation Points to purchase an additional Life Simulation opportunity from the store.

Wang Pan decided to wait until his mind had recovered before beginning the next Life Simulation.

"Xiangxiang, go call your brother out. Dinner's ready."

Zhang Yao's voice drifted into Wang Pan's ears from outside the room.

"Wait a moment, I'm packing my luggage."

Wang Xiangxiang arrived outside Wang Pan's room and knocked on the door. "Big Brother, can I come in?"

"Come in."

Wang Pan took two quick steps to the wheelchair, plopped down, and put on an act as though he were at death's door.

No one would have guessed that just moments ago, Wang Pan had been striding briskly around the room.

"Xiangxiang has grown up. She even knows to knock before coming in now."

Wang Pan could not help sighing with feeling.

Before this, apart from his right hand, Wang Pan had been unable to move at all. His food, clothing, shelter, and travel had all depended on Xiangxiang and his parents.

It could be said that Xiangxiang had already seen everything there was to see of Wang Pan.

This did not mean Wang Pan and Wang Xiangxiang had grown distant.

Knocking before entering was a form of respect for another person's privacy.

Everyone had their own space.

After dinner, Wang Xiangxiang lifted Wang Pan out of his wheelchair and placed him on the sofa.

The family watched a TV drama together in warm harmony.

"Xiangxiang, you're leaving for Chu Prefecture tomorrow. Your brother prepared a gift for you."

"Go get it yourself. It's in my bedside table."

Wang Pan leaned close to Wang Xiangxiang's ear and spoke softly.

Wang Xiangxiang felt the breath he exhaled brush against her ear, making it tickle. She could not help reaching up to touch it.

"Really? When did you prepare a gift for me, Big Brother?"

Wang Xiangxiang's attention was immediately captured by Wang Pan's words. It was as if light sparkled in her eyes.

Twinkle, twinkle.

Wang Pan reached out with his right hand and gently stroked Wang Xiangxiang's hair.

"Of course it's true. Go on, hurry up."

"Tap, tap, tap!"

With a cheer, Wang Xiangxiang hopped off the sofa and ran barefoot into Wang Pan's room, her feet going tap tap tap.

Crash, bang, clatter...

The sound of Wang Xiangxiang rummaging through boxes and cabinets came from the room.

It made Wang Pan worry for his room.

"That brat, is she tearing the house apart with all that noise?"

Zhang Yao and Wang Jun exchanged glances, the veins on their foreheads throbbing.

Hold it in. Don't get angry. She's our own flesh and blood!

"Xiangxiang is an Eighth-Rank Simulator now. Her strength far exceeds that of ordinary people, so it's perfectly reasonable for her to make a little more noise."

Wang Jun gave an awkward laugh and forcibly offered an explanation.

"Strange. Big Brother said my gift was in the bedside table. Why can't I find it?"

Wang Xiangxiang bent over and rummaged through everything, but found nothing.

Having become an Eighth-Rank Simulator in one leap, she still did not have a good grasp over her own strength.

In her excitement, she used just a tiny, tiny bit more strength than intended.

As a result, the bedside table was torn apart under that tiny, tiny bit of force.

"Stinky Big Brother, you lied to me!"

Wang Xiangxiang pouted, her face plainly saying that Baby was unhappy.

She bared her teeth and claws at Wang Pan.

However, Wang Xiangxiang still knew her limits and did not dare truly pounce on Wang Pan.

She also knew that her strength now far surpassed that of ordinary people, and that her control over it was insufficient.

If she lost control even slightly, they would probably be attending a funeral banquet.

"I like Xiangxiang the most. Why would I lie to Xiangxiang? I really did put the gift in the bedside table."

"You must have been careless and failed to notice it."

"Go search carefully again."

Wang Pan spoke with a perfectly straight face.

"Fine. Then I'll believe you one more time."

Seeing the serious expression on Wang Pan's face, Wang Xiangxiang believed him.

She felt that she simply had not searched carefully enough.

Turning around, she ran back into Wang Pan's room.

"Though I haven't achieved much in this life, having both a son and a daughter is still a wonderful kind of happiness. If only my son's body could recover, then everything would be perfect."

Watching this scene, Wang Jun's lips curved upward.

"Ahhh! I'm furious! You big liar!"

A moment later, Wang Xiangxiang emerged from the room looking frantic.

"Big Brother~, where exactly did you put it?"

Her eyes darted around, and Wang Xiangxiang instantly changed her expression. She leaned close to Wang Pan, acting cute with a pitiful look on her face.

"I really put it in the bedside table."

Wang Pan held back his laughter and put on a surprised expression.

"You must have remembered wrong, Big Brother. I already tore apart the bedside table, and there was nothing in it."

When Wang Xiangxiang mentioned tearing apart the bedside table, her voice involuntarily dropped several notches, and she looked a little guilty.

"Impossible. Absolutely impossible!"

"Wait here. I'll go look!"

Wang Pan's tone was firm. In one smooth Carp Flip, he sprang to his feet and strode back into his room.

"See? I told you I put the gift in the bedside table!"

Wang Pan walked up to Wang Xiangxiang and opened his palm.

A card the size of a bank card lay in his hand, radiating a faint white glow.

"Hmph, Big Brother is a big bad guy. You must have hidden it somewhere else and deliberately kept me from finding it, finding it, finding it..."

Quick-eyed and quick-handed, Wang Xiangxiang snatched the card. Yet as she kept chattering on, her words suddenly caught in her throat.

As though she had seen something unbelievable, she could not help rubbing her eyes.

Seeing Wang Xiangxiang's adorable appearance, Wang Pan reached out and pinched her little cheek, teasing, "Caught on now?"

"Mom! Dad!"

Having finally realized it, Wang Xiangxiang let out a shrill and powerful cry.

Wang Jun, who had been happily cracking sunflower seeds and watching the show, heard his daughter's shout and said helplessly, "Alright, alright. You're the older brother, so you should give way to your little sister. Don't bully her all day long."

The couple was still enjoying the spectacle between the siblings and had not realized what had happened at all.

"Not that!"

"Didn't you see it? My brother just did a Carp Flip, got up, and walked back to his room!"

Wang Xiangxiang was beside herself with urgency.

Is whether he bullies me really the important part?!

"I saw it. He has quite a bit of my style from when I was young."

Wang Jun smugly lifted his chin.

"Son, you can stand up? Your body is better?!"

Zhang Yao, beside him, finally reacted. She looked at Wang Pan with utter disbelief.

Her voice was filled with anticipation and unease.

"Mom, Dad, you've worried enough over me these years."

"This afternoon, I passed the assessment and became an Official Simulator."

"My rating was S+. I'm a Sixth Rank Simulator now."

"Although my body hasn't fully recovered yet, returning to normal walking is no problem."

Wang Pan did not hide it from them. There was no need to keep anything from Wang Jun and Zhang Yao.

After learning this news, they would only be happier than he was.