Off Work, Then Transform into a Magical Girl-Chapter 56 – A farce

"Sorry, Uncle, I was wrong."

Xia Liang's reaction was the fastest. She immediately acted like a good child and said innocently, "I didn't mean to, I was just curious."

"Who's acting suspicious? I'm standing here openly!"

Lin Xiaolu's attitude was not as friendly anymore, especially after hitting her head just now. She put her hand on the back of her head and scolded, "Can't you do anything right?"

"Then why are you here?" Lin Yun stared into her eyes.

Lin Xiaolu could only remain silent and look away.

She shouldn't, but as always, she was not good at hiding her emotions. Her guilty expression was evident, so Lin Yun understood and asked again, "Did you follow me?"

"I was just curious," Lin Xiaolu muttered.

"You're curious too?"

Lin Yun suddenly found it funny. "You two made such a big fuss and watched for so long just because of that?"

"Is it not allowed? You're the one who went out alone dressed like this on a day off."

Lin Xiaolu, who was exposed, admitted somewhat self-deprecatingly, "I thought you were, you know, planning something..."

Only then did Lin Yun understand why she was here.

He glanced at Xia Liang, who smiled awkwardly and lowered her head with some apology. Obviously, she also knew that following others was not a good thing to do.

Well, why was he arguing with a child?

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He mocked himself in his heart, wiped away the remaining dissatisfaction, and looked at Lin Xiaolu to confirm, "Do you think I'm trying to find you a stepmother?"

"Otherwise?" Lin Xiaolu looked at him, a little puzzled.

"How is that possible? Even if I want to find one, I have to ask for your opinion first."

Lin Yun shook his head and sighed, "You, I guess you really can't remember. Today is the anniversary of your mother and my marriage."

Lin Xiaolu couldn't help but widen her eyes.

"Anniversary?"

She repeated the word, and for a moment, she stuttered, "But... but... there was no anniversary last year or the year before..."

"Because this year is the fifteenth anniversary. The last time your mother and I celebrated this day was the tenth anniversary, when you were only nine years old."

Lin Yun continued to explain, "Besides, you also know that we will go see your mother in a week, so I have to prepare a gift for her."

"Haha..." Lin Xiaolu exhaled a breath, feeling a little dazed.

She let go of her hand covering the back of her head and looked at Lin Yun in a daze. Then, she lowered her head again and repeated, "So it's like this... I thought..."

For a moment, she didn't even know why she felt relieved.

Her father didn't come out to date other women. He was just commemorating her mother.

Although it didn't mean that he had nothing to do with the woman named Hong Siyu or that he didn't know Cui Que, at least it meant that the wild thoughts in her mind when she came here...

Lin Xiaolu felt her cheeks burning.

Xia Liang laughed softly beside her and lightly tapped her arm. "I told you, maybe it's not what you think. But you didn't believe me."

Lin Xiaolu glanced at her and knew that she had made a big fool of herself. But she wasn't the type to keep quiet and suffer losses. She subconsciously wanted to retort.

But before she could say anything, she suddenly saw the nostalgic expression on Lin Yun's face. It was like being splashed with cold water, and the words on the tip of her tongue were swallowed back.

"...I understand, I was wrong."

She honestly admitted her mistake and murmured softly, "Since that's the case, I'll go home later."

"Now that it's like this, why talk about going home?"

Lin Yun sighed and tried to put on a smile. "Since you followed me, why don't you help me choose a gift for your mother? Let's consider it as choosing a gift together."

"I..." Lin Xiaolu hesitated and looked at him. After realizing her mistake, she didn't know what to say.

"Let's go." Lin Yun patted the railing and pointed to the courtyard below. "Or are you not planning to go to the cemetery next week?"

"How is that possible?"

As soon as this topic came up, Lin Xiaolu became energetic again and muttered, "If you're not going, I'll go."

"Then what are we waiting for?"Lin Yun took a couple of steps towards the elevator, then turned back to look at her, "Or would you prefer to continue standing here, playing the marshal on the command deck?"

"Do you think I want to?"

"Then let's get going." Lin Yun urged.

"Alright, I got it."

"Is there anything you'd like to eat for lunch?"

"...Ice cream."

On the other side, Xia Liang, who had been observing the whole process, saw the increasingly harmonious atmosphere between the father and daughter and smiled with some relief.

Perhaps there was a bit of envy, even jealousy, in her heart, but these feelings were secondary. More importantly, Lin Xiaolu was her friend. If she could get along well with her parents, she could feel genuinely happy for her.

"Well, Uncle, Little Lu."

She waved at the two of them, her face full of smiles, "In that case, I'll head back first?"

"You..." Lin Xiaolu frowned, wanting to say something.

But she had barely uttered a word when Xia Liang interrupted her, "Little Lu, you should focus on the gift matter too. Your mom will definitely be happy."

She didn't give Lin Xiaolu a chance to finish her sentence, even though they both knew that it might have been a plea for her to stay.

But in her view, this was a rare opportunity for the father and daughter to communicate well. There was no need for her to stand there like a third wheel, making everyone uncomfortable.

So, after saying that, she turned around, quickened her pace, and walked towards the crowd as if trying to escape. But before she could blend into the crowd, she was stopped by a voice from behind.

"The student over there."

The man behind her said, "If you have nothing else to do, why don't you come with Little Lu?"

"...No need, thank you, Uncle. It's very convenient for me to go back by myself." So she turned around and declined with a smile.

"Why be so polite? You're Little Lu's classmate, Xia Liang, right?"

Lin Yun tried to make his face and tone as gentle as possible, "Thank you for putting up with her antics. So, I should thank you."

He didn't know what Xia Liang was thinking at the moment, but that didn't stop him from remembering what she had said to Cui Que on that night when she had shown her vulnerable side, "Don't be biased."

Although he wasn't Cui Que now, and she wouldn't realize this, it wasn't an excuse for him to leave this girl behind.

"Come with us. I'll treat you to lunch and then drive you home."

He looked at Xia Liang and said somewhat seriously.

Xia Liang looked at him, opened her mouth slightly, but didn't know how to refuse again.

"Stop dawdling."

Lin Xiaolu, who was standing by, finally got a chance to finish her sentence. She crossed her arms and looked away, "Didn't you say before that you hoped I would treat you like family? Now you're putting on airs?"

Xia Liang looked at Lin Yun, then at Lin Xiaolu, and found that they were both looking at her with some concern.

Reason told her that she was just an outsider here, and seeing others' intimate family relationships was just a torment to her inner self.

But emotionally, she yearned for this kind of relationship that she couldn't have.

Should she get close to them? She would ask herself this question, trying to stop herself.

But at this moment, the concern and invitation from the father and daughter in front of her broke through the barrier she had set for herself, making her feel a warm current flowing through her heart.

Forget it, let's be a little willful this time.

Remembering someone's teachings, she nodded and showed a somewhat helpless, but heartfelt smile:

"Well, I won't be polite then."