IF Line: Returning to Youth

For the first five years of his life, Gu Qi lived a peaceful and prosperous life with a happy family.

Perhaps God couldn't bear to see him so happy, so He wanted to create some trouble for him.

So one day, not long after he turned five, while celebrating a classmate's birthday at his classmate's house, he accidentally fell into the classmate's swimming pool and drowned.

He and his friend were the only ones there when he drowned; there were no adults watching over them, and neither of them could swim.

At that moment, Gu Qi thought he was doomed.

He was clutching the cell phone his father had bought him, trying to call his father for help, but he eventually passed out.

When he woke up again, the surroundings had changed completely.

It wasn't at a classmate's house, nor at a hospital, but on a bustling street.

He recognized this as the central intersection of Xiguang Road in City A, but for some reason, he felt that the decorations of these stores seemed to have changed quite a bit.

With a large flow of people and vehicles, everyone who passed by looked at him with curiosity.

Gu Qi could sense that they were looking at his horns and tail.

But what's there to scrutinize?

The high-ranking succubi have now fully integrated into human life, and their numbers are increasing; you can see them everywhere on the streets with horns and tails sticking out...

wrong!

Gu Qi blinked and began to look around at the crowd.

Not one of them showed its horns or tail.

Normally, at least three or four out of ten people will encounter succubi.

But now there are none.

One older girl even asked him curiously as she passed by, "Little brother, where did you buy those horns and tail? They're so realistic and cute!"

Even though Gu Qi explained that it wasn't bought, but because he was a succubus.

But the other party looked puzzled and asked him what a succubus was.

Something's not right, something's really not right!

And wasn't he drowning just now? How come he suddenly appeared here as soon as he opened his eyes?

Gu Qi didn't understand.

The agonizing feeling of suffocation from drowning still lingers.

Gu Qi felt wronged and almost cried, so she immediately took out her phone and called her mother.

To his surprise, only a cold female voice came from the phone:

Sorry, the number you dialed is not in service.

Is the number invalid?

Why is it an invalid number?

Gu Qi confirmed that she hadn't dialed the wrong number; it was her mother's number.

Undeterred, he immediately called his father again.

"Buzz~"

This time, a dial tone sounded, and the call was answered shortly afterward.

Then a clear, youthful voice came from behind: "Hello, who is this?"

Gu Qi was stunned when he heard the voice.

He recognized his father's voice.

But it wasn't as somber; it felt much more youthful.

There was no time to think about why her father's voice had changed so much, and she even asked him who he was, knowing the answer to her question.

He cried out in a wronged tone, "Dad~"

"I just fell into the water and I'm at the intersection of Xiguang Road and Zhongxin Road. Please come and pick me up."

As he spoke, his childish voice turned into a sob.

But instead of hearing her father's anxious or concerned voice on the phone, there was a silence for several seconds.

Then……

"Little brother, did you dial the wrong number?"

"I'm not your dad. Did you fall into the water? Are you alright? Do you want me to call the police for you?"

The clear and clean voice of a young man undoubtedly belonged to a younger father, but his tone suggested he didn't recognize him.

Gu Qi felt even more aggrieved: "Daddy, what are you saying? I'm your baby Qi Qi, boohoo~"

In the end, he couldn't hold back anymore and burst into tears.

He was already drowning, and now his father says he doesn't recognize him.

He knew his cunning father always liked to tease him, but to make a joke like this now was really going too far.

"Hey, don't cry, don't cry."

The father on the other end of the phone sighed, somewhat helplessly, and said, "Alright, you're at the intersection of Xiguang Road and Zhongxin Road, right? Could you be more specific?"

"For example, what are some landmarks around you? What color clothes are you wearing?"

Doesn't Dad know what color clothes and pants he wears?

Is Dad having a bout of dementia today?

Gu Qi puffed out her cheeks and explained dejectedly, "At the entrance of Wanhui Shopping Mall, I was wearing blue..."

Twenty-five minutes later.

"Little one, was that you who called me?"

Gu Qi, who was squatting on the ground waiting for her father in frustration, suddenly heard this voice.

It's Dad.

His ears twitched, and he immediately looked up, saying, "Dad..."

Before he could finish speaking, he stared wide-eyed in disbelief at the boy walking towards him...

Unlike his mature and tall father before, although he is also a father, he is definitely not 192cm tall anymore. He looks only a little over 180cm.

His face is still handsome, but...

Gu Qi's eyes widened: "Dad, why have you grown so small?"

Gu Zhao: ...

"Hasn't this handsome 14-year-old always been like this?"

Gu Zhao strode over, squatted down in front of Gu Qi, and examined his cute and adorable face.

"Tsk, he's quite handsome."

"You know what, he does look a bit like me."

He smiled and gently rubbed Gu Qi's head. "Didn't you say you fell into the water? You seem pretty dry."

"Did you get separated from your parents and accidentally say you fell into the water instead?"

"And your horns and little tail are quite cute, are you a succubus?"

"Aren't you brave enough to expose your features like this? Aren't you afraid of being kidnapped by bad guys and experimented on?"

...

Gu Qi didn't speak, his clear black and white eyes wide open, as if he was still in shock and hadn't recovered yet.

how so?

How did Dad become 14 years old?

Did he time travel?

ah?

What about Mom?

"What's wrong?"

Seeing that the little guy hadn't spoken for a while, Gu Zhao gently pinched the tip of his nose: "Are you scared stiff?"

"Alright, I'll go all the way and take you to the police station. Let's go."

"Oh right, it's not safe for you to show your succubus features. I'll find you a public restroom first, and you can put your horns and tail back in."

She then took his little hand.

Although Gu Qi's IQ often drops when he's clinging to his parents, he's still quite clever when he wants to think.

At this moment, he had to admit a fact.

That is: it seems that he really traveled back in time to when his parents were still young!

During this period, the number of succubi was not as large as it would be in the next decade or so, so they were still a very special existence.

At this time, Mom and Dad were still young and had not yet met, let alone fallen in love. In the end, they had Gu Qiqi!

So, his parents don't know yet that he is their baby.

In fact, Gu Qi is currently an unregistered resident!

The sky has fallen!

"I won't go to the police station, Dad. You believe me, I really am your baby!"

Gu Qi panicked, her little tail drooped sadly, and she stretched out her paws to hug Gu Zhao's leg tightly.

Gu Zhao raised an eyebrow: "Hey little brat, don't try to scam me. I'm only 14 years old, how could I have given birth to a son like you?"

It's true!

Gu Qi was so anxious that her baby voice rose to a much higher pitch.

Then, as if struck by a sudden thought, his eyes lit up, and he immediately opened his phone's photo album, pulled out a family photo of himself, his parents, and the three of them, and shoved it in front of his father.

"You won't believe me, just look!"

Gu Zhao's gaze was forced to meet that photograph.

Then, she stared wide-eyed in disbelief.