Good morning, Master.

The next morning, Pan Ling, who had been waiting all night, rushed over as soon as she saw Xu Shi. "Breakfast is ready. Would you like to eat now?"

It just so happens that her junior sister is right next to him... She was preoccupied with her own affairs and didn't pay much attention to Xia Ke'an's strange expression. She was only thinking about how coincidental it was and how she should find an opportunity to ask him about it later.

My junior sister should be reliable... right?

"OK."

Xu Shi nodded. "It's rare to see you so attentive. Is there something you want to tell me?"

"……No."

Pan Ling began to play dumb, blinking her big, watery eyes with a sincere expression, "Isn't it natural for an apprentice to be filial to his master?"

I can't tell Master about my private dealings with my junior sister... let alone about things I'm doing to be lazy. And if I have to ask, I can't ask you.

The foolish apprentice, of course, had no idea that Xu Shi had seen right through his little schemes. Even if he hadn't, the old lady had already seen through them...

"Well, my apprentice is so thoughtful."

Xu Shi knew what was going on, but he was too lazy to point it out. He just smiled and said, "Since you're alright, then call your master's wife and Sister Shen Qin over. I have something to tell you."

"……yes."

What could Pan Ling say? She could only run off to call for help.

In fact, Xu Shi's family rarely sits down together for a formal meal, especially breakfast.

Ultimately, he's just a laid-back person who's too lazy to bother with all that high-sounding stuff... There's no time when you can't talk about things, just eat properly.

Over time, others stopped caring so much... Now that it's suddenly so formal, everyone is still a little unaccustomed to it.

What's going on?

With sleepy eyes, Xie Qingyan pouted and complained, "Can't we wait until we're fully awake to talk about something so important? You just know how to make things difficult for people."

She was exhausted last night, her body was practically falling apart...

"It's not that I have something to say, it's that our dear daughter has something to tell everyone."

Xu Shi put down his teacup and gestured to the silent white-haired loli, "Hurry up, aren't you going to confess?"

"……oh."

Xia Ke'an then snapped out of her daze, gave him a resentful look, and reluctantly stood up.

Then everyone noticed that her outfit today was a bit strange; it was a large robe that almost buried her whole body in.

What kind of outfit is this... But before everyone could react, they saw the hazy light suddenly shift.

Before long, she also displayed her adult form in public for the first time.

There's no need for Xia Ke'an to say anything about this scene; this whole process is the best explanation.

"you……"

The woman was now fully awake, pointing at her in disbelief, "So you are..."

She didn't have much of an impression of the white-haired loli, but this appearance was a different story—Xia Yuanqi, the young lady of "Zheguang" in the past, was the face and spokesperson of their conglomerate. As someone who was in the industry, even if she was young at the time, she couldn't possibly have no memory of her.

She even had been a fan of hers for a while... Not to mention that Xu Shi regarded the old lady as his childhood goddess, her popularity was incredibly high back then. She was not weak in either appearance or ability, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that she appealed to both men and women.

However, after the destruction of "Refractive," the people and things related to the Xia family naturally faded from the public eye... But now that Xia Ke'an is standing so openly in front of everyone, it would be strange if Xie Qingyan couldn't remember her.

But this is the most ridiculous thing, okay?! Because it wasn't until now that she realized that the other person had been following Xu Shi all along!

To be honest, when she was the attending physician for the old lady, the dog woman was not without curiosity about the other party's identity, after all, the other party's abilities and complications were very rare... However, at that time, her mind was more on Xu Shi, so she let it go.

The private investigation also yielded no results... It's a bit far-fetched to assume that just because someone's surname is Xia, it means "refractive light".

"Daddy's sweet daughter? You still call me Aunt Xie?"

But she still had a bit of a grudge against Bengbu, and made a sarcastic remark with a cold laugh.

No wonder her clothes looked so strange today; now that she's an adult, they fit her perfectly...

"Yes, it's me..."

Xia Ke'an nodded, her face flushed. She was a far cry from her former high spirits; she was lucky she hadn't disappeared into the ground...

Honestly, this is probably the hardest thing for her to get over. Acting like an adult in front of everyone is really embarrassing, especially since she's always maintained the image of an innocent little girl...

Compared to Xie Qingyan's sudden realization, Ye Shanshan and Shen Qin were more surprised.

One of them came from humble beginnings, and the other had his mind manipulated, so naturally they didn't know much about the past between large conglomerates. But this matter, once it came to their attention, certainly made for a good show.

However, being born in the City of Night Sin, they accepted it quite quickly after confirming with Xu Shi and Xie Qingyan separately.

But some people are not so quick to accept it; Pan Ling's mouth is still agape.

What did I see?

I just asked you, junior sister, to help me get some information out of Master. How did you suddenly grow so big overnight?!

ah? !

What exactly did you do?!

However, the shock was only temporary. She wasn't stupid, and after a while, she slowly accepted the fact.

It's not hard to figure out; it's obvious that the father-daughter relationship between the junior sister and the master was fake.

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