"Mom? Who's this big sister?" Sirin asked nervously, eyeing the gray-haired girl with a low ponytail who had suddenly appeared in their home.
She distinctly recalled spending the entire morning in the living room watching TV, with her mother not opening the door once. How did this guest manage to enter?
Who could it be?
For Luo Lin?
Definitely not Fu Hua.
Most likely a Herrscher whose mind had been clouded by fifty thousand years of memories, our dear Senti.
The purple-haired girl instinctively hid behind Luo Lin, who chuckled awkwardly and tried to reassure Sirin. "I haven't introduced you yet, Sirin. This is Mom's good friend..."
"Yes, that's right, Sirin. You can call me Fu Hua!"
Fu Hua gave Sirin a smile, seemingly attempting to ease the tension for the purple-haired girl.
However, her smile was too bright, too... Joyful, causing Sirin to retreat further behind Luo Lin.
Fu Hua's expression stiffened, and she nervously squeezed her hand, feeling somewhat disappointed.
Luo Lin subtly patted Sirin, sensing that her nervousness might not only stem from not knowing "Fu Hua" at the moment but also from being attacked by the one with this face during the Second Eruption. If it weren't for the Honkai Will protecting her, Sirin would have been down already.
This was too harsh. Even if Sirin's mind was foggy, regressed to that of a child, and lost her previous memories, she still subconsciously felt fear, wanting to stay away from this face as much as possible, even making the Herrscher's power inside the purple-haired girl surge in fright.
What to do now?
Luo Lin immediately stuffed a piece of candy into Sirin's mouth, the perfectly balanced sweetness causing her to squint her eyes. At the same time, Luo Lin held Fu Hua's hand, using physical gestures to provide psychological support to Sirin.
With this combination, Sirin's condition improved significantly.
Next, it was time to soothe Senti.
Luo Lin's brain quickly calculated. If she wanted to build a good relationship with Senti, she needed to...
Say more good things, trust the other party, and, most importantly, not plan to deceive her.
After sorting out her thoughts, Luo Lin said, "Fu Hua, tone down your smile a bit. The child seems to feel you're too enthusiastic."
"Oh... all right."
Fu Hua rubbed her cheeks, toning down her exaggerated smile. Just a little, but at least it returned to the realm of a normal smile, making Senti's "Fu Hua" face look particularly gentle and attractive.
Sirin swallowed the candy water obediently and apologized to Herrscher, "I'm sorry, big sister."
"It's okay..."
Senti became happy again, her smile becoming even softer.
Soft smile, Fu Hua's face. These two things combined unexpectedly produced an unprecedented charm, even leaving Luo Lin somewhat stunned.
The girl could be sure that Senti hadn't used any abilities. Just with this slight smile, all of Sirin's hostility disappeared, and she even came out to apologize...
A few minutes later, Senti hugged Sirin, and the two of them collapsed onto the sofa together, eagerly watching TV shows.
Before, Fu Hua always had a stern face, either frowning or wrinkling her brows. The most exaggerated was during battles when her eyebrows would furrow, as if she could kill enemies with her gaze... Usually, when people saw Fu Hua, the first thing they felt was her strong martial aura, and their impression immediately leaned towards Fu Hua's warrior side.
It's like she hasn't developed her own beauty at all.
Luo Lin started to imagine Fu Hua with a smile on her face, radiant and charming walking through the crowd at a grand event and chatted effortlessly with all the dignitaries, cleverly meeting everyone's expectations...
No, my brain is convulsing!
Watching Luo Lin's face change repeatedly beside her, Senti asked with concern, "Luo Lin, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
"No, I just remembered something sad."
"What sad thing?"
"I forgot I was still baking bread."
"Oh, that..."
...
With a pale face, Luo Lin pulled out bread from the system's warehouse for the third time, preparing a quite sumptuous dinner for Sirin and Senti.
During her cooking time, she realized that the two children in front of her had already become familiar with each other, and they seemed to be playing well, with various toys strewn all over the coffee table, and even a game console that seemed to have been pulled out from nowhere. The two were now running around the room, shouting and playing.
Although it seemed like Sirin was shouting the loudest, Luo Lin couldn't help but feel that Senti seemed to be having even more fun than Sirin.
"Fu Hua, you..."
"Mom! Fu Hua is amazing!"
Sirin laughed happily, dancing around, "I haven't met someone who plays so well in a long time!"
"Humph, that's natural. I'm very good at playing!"
After quickly finishing lunch, Sirin, feeling somewhat reluctant, glanced at the toys scattered around before finally succumbing to the longing for her relatives. The purple-haired girl tugged on Luo Lin's clothes, saying she wanted to go find her dad and sister.
Luo Lin glanced at Senti, speaking seriously, "Yes, finding your dad and sister is the most important thing!"
Why do I feel like you haven't had enough fun yet?
"Finding them is fine, no problem."
While Sirin went back to change clothes, Luo Lin asked Herrscher, "Fu Hua, how's Fenghuang Down's situation?"
The Herrscher's smile froze for a moment. She seemed to have completely forgotten about it, so she hurriedly took out the quantum-infused feather and showed it to Luo Lin.
"The situation is still not very good... but I seem to be able to control some of the power now."
"Thank you, Fu Hua. I suggest you not to rush, after all, last time we caused so much trouble because we forcibly activated the Divine Key under interference."
"But now, I have a way to solve this problem."
Luo Lin rubbed her chin, pondering, "Five... one quantum interference dissipated... What did I do last time? Who was happier?"
It couldn't be Siegfried, right? This guy always senses when something's not right here...
It should be Kiana.
"Mom! I've changed my clothes!"
Luo Lin patted her head, "Oh, coming!"
So the three of them set off mightily, with Sirin sandwiched between Luo Lin and Senti, holding hands happily.
They first went to the barbecue stall, but unfortunately, they didn't see Siegfried, and even Pardofelis was nowhere to be found. It seemed that these two had already left.
Luo Lin wasn't discouraged. Turning around, she headed towards the Fire Moth Institute of Technology.
Anyway, Siegfried's goal was to find Kiana Kaslana, so as long as she stayed by Kiana's side, she would definitely meet Siegfried who came looking for her.
Oh, where did Raiden Mei from the previous cycle go? Wasn't she supposed to be in the institute too...
As Luo Lin walked, she fell into contemplation.
This question, Kiana should be able to answer it, right?
...
Indeed, she could answer it because the white haired girl was currently having an "intimate stare-off" with Raiden Mei through the door!
Raiden Mei looked a bit awkward as she tugged at her collar, then turned to the pink-haired masked girl standing beside her with a question, "Why was she locked up?"
"Because she was running around in the institute with two handguns and causing chaos..."