“Look on the bright side. Our Superintendent Department has finished the investigation, and we’ve determined you have nothing to do with the Zerg. You can leave soon.”
“The government will compensate you for your losses. Most importantly, we’re launching a crackdown on crime in the Lower City soon. It’s very likely your family’s high-interest loans will be wiped clean,” Shao Hua couldn’t help but speak up.
She put herself in Su Ling’s position.
Her sister, who she lived with day and night, was a Zerg, and she had been taken away by her mother, a traitor to the Witches.
Shao Hua asked herself if she could remain as calm as Su Ling was right now.
“That is good news.”
Su Ling smiled.
“What about my mother?”
“Your mother is waiting for you outside.”
Shao Hua gave Su Ling a deep look.
She led Su Ling to the hall, where Su Yao was sitting on a bench, looking dazed.
“Ling Ling…”
The moment Su Yao saw Su Ling, she could no longer hold back.
She pulled Su Ling into her arms and sobbed quietly.
She couldn’t understand why, in just one morning, her home was gone, her younger daughter had turned into an insect, and her missing wife had suddenly appeared as a traitor colluding with the Zerg, only to take their daughter away.
In an instant, only Su Ling was left to her.
Su Ling leaned into Su Yao’s embrace.
She felt the coldness of Su Yao’s tears dripping onto her cheek, and her lips thinned slightly.
She patted Su Yao’s shoulder and comforted her softly, “Don’t worry, you still have me.”
“Besides, the officer said our family’s debt will be canceled soon, and our home has even been renovated…”
Su Ling spoke of these so-called “good news,” but as she spoke, she fell into an unspeakable silence.
After a long while, she wiped away Su Yao’s tears, turned around, and bowed deeply to Shao Hua.
“Officer, thank you very much. If it weren’t for you, we would still be kept in the dark by that Zerg.”
Shao Hua’s gaze was complicated.
‘Is this really gratitude?’
She couldn’t quite describe the feeling, but she felt that the current Su Ling seemed to have changed a lot compared to before.
Yet upon closer inspection, she didn’t seem to have changed at all.
“Mhm, go home. Without the debt, don’t do that kind of work anymore. The College Entrance Examination is in half a month. Strive for a good result.”
Su Ling pulled Su Yao along and nodded gently.
Watching the mother and daughter walk away, Shao Hua sighed.
Sure enough, the entrance of the Superintendent Department was surrounded by many self-media outlets.
Azure Star had suddenly entered a wartime state, the Galaxy Supervisor had arrived unexpectedly, a Great Witch had appeared in the Lower City, and the Planetary Defense Engineering had supposedly struck a Zerg…
Although the government tried its best to block the news, the media had still keenly sniffed it out.
For a while, panic spread online, and there were many different opinions.
People even completely forgot about the previous scandal regarding the Director’s Wife having an affair.
The internet has no memory.
Su Ling and Su Yao exited the gate and squeezed through the crowd under the cover of other officers.
To their surprise, someone had been waiting for them for a long time.
“Hello, Miss Su Ling.”
It was actually Ji Lingyuan’s Mechanical Maid S.
“You…”
“Master has gone home. She specifically asked me to come and bid you farewell.”
S wore a standard smile, but Su Ling sensed a faint sadness.
She knew that Ji Lingyuan’s “home” was likely not in the Upper City.
“Master wants to tell you that she will resolve everything, and she will come to find you afterward.”
Su Ling opened her mouth but found no words.
Her feelings toward Ji Lingyuan were complicated.
Ji Lingyuan had helped her so much that she already owed the other woman too many favors—so many that she didn’t know how to repay them.
But no matter what, Ji Lingyuan had already left an indelible mark on her heart.
Having finished her task, S felt a sense of relief.
She bowed slightly, and just as she was about to leave, Su Ling grabbed her wrist.
“Was she… taken away by her family?”
“…”
S was somewhat surprised, but she still nodded.
“Yes. Master’s elder sister just arrived and took her away.”
However, there was one thing S didn’t mention.
Ji Lingyuan’s sister was extremely dissatisfied upon learning about Su Ling’s identity.
She had forcibly taken Ji Lingyuan away and was even pressuring her to marry Hua Feihua.
“Then, can you help me pass a message to her as well?”
“Please say it.”
“Boss, the time you bought from me isn’t over yet,” Su Ling said with a smile.
It was true.
Ji Lingyuan had bought fifty days of time as her girlfriend, and only a few days had passed.
S froze.
She gave Su Ling a deep look.
“I will pass it on to Master. Please rest easy.”
S left.
Su Ling watched the direction she departed, feeling a sense of loss.
Although S hadn’t said much, Su Ling had realized that her own identity might have caused dissatisfaction among Ji Lingyuan’s family.
It made sense.
What was she?
A Fuli Ji with a split personality, a Zerg sister, and a Witch traitor for a mother.
As long as someone was a normal person, they wouldn’t want to be associated with her.
But Su Ling just smiled.
Ha, it didn’t matter.
Life had to go on.
She couldn’t help but tighten her grip on Su Yao’s hand.
‘At least… at least I still have Mom…’
She glanced at Su Yao.
Currently, Su Yao was lost in thought, looking like an exquisite doll.
She at least still had family…
‘But… but why does my heart hurt so much? It really hurts…’
Su Ling bit her lip hard.
She pulled Su Yao along through the noisy crowd, but her heart ached so intensely she could barely breathe.
“Sister!”
Suddenly, a young voice came from behind.
Su Ling froze on the spot.
“You little glutton. I told you not to eat so many sweets. What if you get cavities?”
It turned out to be a pair of sisters shopping.
The gentle elder sister doted on the younger sister, rubbing her head, while the younger sister held a stick of cotton candy and revealed a sweet smile.
Su Ling turned her head, her eyes already completely red.
However, she forced herself to hold back the tears.
‘Don’t cry… at least Miao Miao is safe now. Miao Miao is a Zerg. Staying with me would certainly be a dead end.’
She had witnessed the Witches’ attitude toward the Zerg and the miserable state of that Zerg this morning.
At least with Bai Wei, Miao Miao had a guarantee of safety.
At least… she would still have a chance to see Miao Miao again in the future…
“Ling Ling…”
Su Yao snapped out of it and noticed Su Ling’s abnormal state.
But Su Ling squeezed out a smile.
“It’s nothing, Mom. Let’s go home.”
***
The technology of the Witches was truly advanced.
In less than half a day, the building that had been a pile of ruins had already been successfully renovated.
It was even a blessing in disguise, as it was brand new inside and out, becoming the most beautiful building in the neighborhood.
The government compensation had also arrived—a full 500,000.
Clearly, these were all good things, but as Su Ling listened to the silence of the hallway, an indescribable feeling welled up in her heart.
Usually, at this time, there would be quite a few arguments from upstairs and downstairs, and the *creak, creak* of a bed shaking would come from next door.
But now, it was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
“Ling Ling, can we… together?”
Su Yao looked at her imploringly.
Su Ling was preparing to take a bath.
However, with one person missing from the house, it felt much colder and lonelier.
Su Ling nodded gently.
In the bathroom, mist swirled in the air.
Su Ling and Su Yao stood face to face.
They were mother and daughter, but they looked more like a pair of sisters.
They had identical looks and similar figures, with only their temperaments being different.
Su Yao caressed Su Ling’s collarbone, her pink eyes full of tenderness.
“I didn’t realize Ling Ling had already grown so big. In my memory, you were still that little girl who was always pestering me for candy.”
“Haven’t I said it before? I’m a Transmigrator. I only have memories from this past month. I have no recollection of what you’re talking about,” Su Ling pouted.
But in the next moment, Su Yao suddenly pulled her closer.
In the misty bathroom, they embraced each other.
“What are you doing?”
Su Ling raised her head with some dissatisfaction, only to meet Su Yao’s tender gaze.
“No matter who you are, you are my daughter.”
“You will always be my daughter.”
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