"Qiu'er, you're being a little willful. Your sister Gu Yuena is still injured. If her treatment is delayed, that could be a serious problem." Although Mo Lin's words seemed to be criticizing Qiu'er, his tone was not particularly harsh.
As the "attending physician," Mo Lin knew very well that delaying Gu Yuena's treatment by a month would not actually make much difference. She could slowly heal herself while staying at the Lake of Life; at most, her recovery would be a month later than expected.
However, Qiu'er had once been the little princess of the Star Dou Great Forest and had grown accustomed to being overbearing over the years. If she were going to remain in the Star Dou Great Forest forever, Mo Lin would not have needed to remind her to rein herself in.
But that was clearly impossible. Given what he intended to do in the future and how attached Qiu'er was to him, entering human society was a certainty. At the very least, he had to say something to her now, lest she later pull the whole "Big Brother, you never told me, so how was I supposed to know I couldn't?" routine.
Qiu'er glanced at Gu Yuena, then turned and stared at Mo Lin as she said:
"But Sister Gu Yuena said she didn't mind?"
Mo Lin smiled and shook his head.
"Qiu'er, your sister Gu Yuena said that because she dotes on you and is thinking of you. Tell me, your sister Gu Yuena and Di Tian have been looking out for you for over five thousand years. Now that you've even learned how to take human form, shouldn't you start thinking more about them too?"
"Mhm, okay. I'll think more about Sister Gu Yuena, Uncle Di Tian, and the others from now on." Qiu'er's