Qing Ye carefully sensed it. It did seem to be the case.
She reached out and began retracing what had happened.
It was only when she did that that all her confusion finally cleared up.
A comparison with half a month ago made it obvious: Junior Sister had increased the energy she released herself.
Every time Yangyang appeared, Junior Sister had secretly increased the spread of her energy.
Seeing Qing Ye busy, Yangyang didn't answer again. She looked at the warm bed and instinctively wanted to climb back in.
Being beside her mother while she incubated eggs was the warmest she had ever felt in her life. No wonder she'd slept so soundly this past month—she'd even grown quite a bit taller.
Wait. Taller...
Yangyang's little face suddenly stiffened, as if she'd just woken up with a start.
A person didn't just grow so much for no reason.
It was just like the law of conservation of energy.
Everything had to come from somewhere.
She looked at her mother, who was so weak she'd curled into a ball, and stared at her thin, frail body. Her adorable little face cracked inch by inch.
No. That couldn't be.
Had Yangyang really drained Mom dry?
While incubating the eggs, I instinctively tightened my embrace, puzzled by how things felt different from usual.
My reason was different while incubating eggs than it was normally.
I half-opened my hazy eyes, my eyelashes fluttering as I tilted my head slightly.
Then I sat up a little straighter.
My nightdress had slipped askew, and my waterfall of long hair was a little messy.
Following my confused gaze, I spotted my other little one—and someone standing in front of her...
My whole body tensed. I immediately pulled Yangyang into my arms and stared at Qing Ye with