Asura's mom suddenly remembered something while they were eating dinner and said, "Asura, Ling'er has a surprise for you."
Asura asked with curiosity, "What surprise?" Then he looked at Xie Ling and asked her, "What is the surprise?"
Xie Ling replied with a mischievous smile, "Big brother, you'll have to wait until tomorrow to find out."
Asura had no choice but to control his curiosity and wait for the next day. After they finished dinner, Asura wanted to show the guest room to Su Lin. However, Xie Ling interjected and said, "Big sister Su Lin can sleep with me," and she gazed at Su Lin with puppy eyes. Su Lin couldn't resist her offer, so she agreed.
Asura's mom suggested, "Su Lin, why don't you chat with me for a while before going to Xie Ling's bedroom?"
Su Lin felt a bit nervous when she heard that Asura's mother wanted to talk to her in private. However, she calmed her mind and replied, "Yes, sure Aunty"
Asura's mother nodded and added, "Also, you don't have to call me 'Aunty' anymore. Since you let Lin'er call you 'big sister,' I'll allow you to call me 'mother' if you don't mind."
Asura and Xie Ling were surprised by their mother's actions. As for Su Lin, she felt like she was in a dream. How could a mother be so direct? She was very happy but controlled her emotions and said, "Okay, mother."
Asura's mother smiled upon hearing the word 'mother' from Su Lin's mouth. She then turned to Asura and Xie Ling, saying, "Both of you, go to your respective rooms. I have something to discuss with Su Lin."
They were not allowed to hear their conversation. More specifically, Asura's mother said, "We're going to have some women's talk, so leave us alone." Xie Ling wanted to stay as she was also a young woman, but her mother persuaded her to go to bed. Xie Ling could only follow her mother's command, so she left them alone.
Asura and Xie Ling walked side by side. She was pouting because she eagerly wanted to participate in that conversation but couldn't. Then she looked at her big brother and asked, "Big brother, why does mother want Su Lin to call her 'mother'?"
Asura replied, "Maybe she guessed my relationship with Su Lin."
Xie Ling murmured, "Guessed about your relationship? Wait... what?" She was shocked by the information she had just received and asked, "Big sister Su Lin is just your good friend, right? How can you be in a relationship with her?"
Asura looked at her and thought, "Didn't she want me to find a woman who can be my side? Why is she so surprised now?" He calmly answered her question, "Because she confessed her feelings to me, and I accepted her confession."
Xie Ling was both shocked and suspicious, "She confessed to you? Big brother, are you joking with me? How could the number one beauty of the Xiao Sect confess to you? Everyone knows that others confess to her, but she never accepts their confessions. I can't believe she confessed to you."
Xie Ling suddenly thought of something and punched Asura lightly. Although her punch didn't have any martial energy, it surprised Asura, and he asked, "Why did you punch me?"
Xie Ling replied with a slightly angry expression, "She confessed to you, and you accepted. That means you had feelings for big sister Su Lin!"
Asura responded, "So what?"
Xie Ling continued, "It means you lied to me that time when I asked if you had any interest in any woman, and you said you didn't have any interest in any woman."
Asura then spoke with a gentle tone, "I didn't lie to you at that time. I genuinely didn't have feelings for Su Lin back then. My feelings for her only started about half a year ago when her behavior towards me began to change, and she became more approachable."
Asura thought this way, but in reality, Su Lin had feelings for him from the moment she met him. It was just that she began to show her feelings a little bit about half a year ago.
Xie Ling sighed, "I didn't believe you, big brother. You must have had feelings for her from the beginning, but you never told me about it. Big brother, I've never hidden anything from you, but it seems like you've started to hide things from your younger sister, and it makes me feel sad." Her expression turned somewhat melancholic.
Asura couldn't quite grasp the current situation, and he found it amusing. He had told Xie Ling the truth back then, except for the fact that he remembered the time when Princess Moon had saved him inside the Dark Forest. However, that was the extent of his feelings for her – just a crush, which was normal for a teenager to have. This crush didn't signify that he loved her. This was especially true for Su Lin because, during that time, she was just a friend to Asura. Nevertheless, things had since changed between them.
Asura wanted to change the topic, so he asked, "Are you really not going to tell me what the surprise you're going to show me is?"
Xie Ling's mood changed as if she was already imagining the shocked expression on her big brother's face when she gave him the surprise. She smiled sweetly and replied, "When I said 'tomorrow,' I meant 'tomorrow.' You have to be patient, big brother." After saying this, she quickly walked to her bedroom, fearing that her big brother would ask about the surprise again.
Asura also proceeded towards his bedroom.
On the other side, Asura's mother was having a conversation with Su Lin. Su Lin was nervous at first, but she gradually calmed down. She was surprised to see that Asura's mother didn't start by asking about her relationship with Asura. Instead, she inquired about her family, her cultivation journey, and her master. Asura's mother then began to share stories about Asura and Xie Ling's childhood, and Su Lin listened with full concentration.
After an hour of gossip, Asura's mother led her to Xie Ling's bedroom, where Xie Ling was eagerly waiting for her.