When Mama Thought of Daddy

"Sweetie, stop right there! You still haven't finished your soup. Come back!"

"Mommy's going to get mad if you don't!"

In the back garden.

A graceful, curvaceous figure in black wandered among the flowers. Bent over with a bowl in hand, she chased the little butterfly ahead of her, who was shaking a rattle drum.

"Na-na-na!"

The little butterfly kept right on running.

She turned around and stuck out her tongue at the beautiful woman chasing after her, then chanted in her sweet little voice,

"Not listening, not listening! Mommy's nagging!"

"Mommy won't tell Linger stories about Daddy. Linger's going to find the aunties and play with them, and keep listening to stories about Daddy."

"Ah—!"

Before she could finish speaking,

Ye Linger stumbled and nearly fell flat on her face. She turned to look at the floor right in front of her, panic all over her face.

"Ye'er!"

Soul Power surged around Liu Erlong as she prepared to toss away the hot soup in her hands. But before she could move, a few vines sprouted from the flower beds and formed a soft cushion, catching the dainty little girl without a scratch.

Thump!

"Ow!"

Ye Linger landed on the hollow cushion woven from vines and couldn't help grimacing. Her little face had gone pale, and she was still shaken.

"Ye'er."

The elegance Liu Erlong had learned at Moonlight Pavilion seemed to have become second nature. Even in such an urgent situation, even as she hurried over, she still moved with grace. She quickly reached Ye Linger's side, carefully checking her little body as she asked with concern,

"Sweetie, are you hurt?"

"Mommy, I'm okay."

Ye Linger had already recovered. She'd always been tougher than other children. It wasn't because of the life force Ah Yin had given her; that