The next morning, Shehe heard footsteps in the valley from afar. She got out of bed and saw Mu Bai and Bai Weishuang under the tree.
"Time's up, don't sleep."
Shekh turned around and shoved the person twice, but there was no response; it was as if the person was dead.
She took the phrase "You have to give up something to gain something" from Shi Jinzhe's body, then opened the door and walked out alone.
Bai Weishuang, still wearing Madam Mo's face, stopped going upstairs when she saw Shehe.
A few seconds later, she laughed, ignoring the strange and subtle feeling brought about by the change in identity, thinking that she would just treat him the way she treated him before.
"haven't seen you for a long time."
Before Shekh could even speak, he had already delivered the skill.
The fact that she returned a day earlier than them but was still using Madam Mo's body must mean that the system was too deeply bound to her, and her soul couldn't return to its original form for some reason. It's perfect for Bai Weishuang to use this card; she can decide how to use it.
"Let's get a new body first."
"How is he feeling?"
Shekh didn't try to hide anything from Shi Jinzhe, "The injury was severe, but it's healed; he just hasn't woken up yet."
"Then I'll come back after I've changed." Bai Weishuang helped Shehe straighten the hair that was hanging on his clothes, her voice gentle, "Thank you for taking care of him."
"I've never taken care of her."
Sher blurted out what he thought was the absolute truth, only to be met with Bai Weishuang's reply, "You're still so adorable."
She took the card. "I'll come back when he wakes up. I'm still alive, and I don't want my child to call someone else 'Mom'."
Mu Bai waited for her on the stairs below. "He'll wake up soon. It's perfect to go back now and change the time."
Bai Weishuang responded with a good word. Mu Bai said that his life force had been completely drained and he needed to rest. If he had come to talk to him yesterday, it would have dragged on until who knows how long. It would be best to postpone it for a day.
She only came over today because she couldn't wait, but she really hasn't woken up yet.
Shekh stood on the outer staircase watching them leave, his eyes filled with longing as he saw Mu Bai.
Over the years, they had a lot to say, but Bai Weishuang must have said most of what they talked about yesterday. Just like she had nothing to say about the twenty-six years she spent in the stone statue, Mu Bai would certainly not tell Bai Weishuang that he had lived in that form for twenty-six years.
...
On the way back to the valley, Bai Weishuang asked Mu Bai with a mixture of disbelief and doubt, "Will he really wake up after I leave?"
"able."
"Did his blood return to normal?"
"no."
"What is that?"
“Because you went, Shekh got up.”
"..."
Bai Weishuang sighed dryly, "I can't keep her, I can't keep her. If Shehe hadn't turned herself into a petrified man, wouldn't I have given birth to a child husband for her?"
"I think she would stay far away, not to eliminate the possibility, but simply because she finds the children noisy."
"Don't slander my son. He never cried when he was born."
“After all, being born is not far from death.” Mu Bai stated this in a flat tone, but it was the truth. “I’m just thankful that he can grow up safely outside.”
Hearing him say that, Bai Weishuang lowered her voice immediately, "I'm very afraid he'll resent me."
Seeing that Mu Bai was about to speak, she gestured for him to stop and listen to her finish.
“I know you’ll definitely say no, but when he was being bullied, he must have thought about why his parents didn’t want him. If he doesn’t resent it, it’s only because he’s sensible and has learned to weigh the pros and cons as he’s grown up, so he’s come to the conclusion that his parents have had a hard time and he shouldn’t resent them. So I’m afraid he might have resentment, especially since I know what the future holds and I still sent him away.”
Mu Bai: "He can tell who he should blame. There are many unpleasant things in life. If he blames you but not the people who bullied him, then we can get rid of this child."
Bai Weishuang: "That sounds nice, but I wonder who it is that cries in his arms every day, and cries much more often than him."
"...Everything cries more frequently than Shi Jinzhe did when he was a child."
"Has no one spoken to you all these years? Have you become unable to speak normally?"
"The people who have spoken to me the most over the years are the system, not people."
"You talk as if you're the one doing it."
Mu Bai ignored such words and comforted him, "Don't worry, he will only praise his great mother for tying up a wife for him. He is even capable of doing things like using the leaf that I used to block the black mist to turn Shekh into a heart."
"...That's a bit excessive."
What's the difference between this and using your own father's coffin as a bedside table?
These words were relayed by Sher to Shi Jinzhe, who had just woken up. He pulled the blanket over his face and mumbled through the blanket, "This matter will be recorded in classics and will likely accompany me for the rest of my life."
"Is this the first time you've felt that life is so long?"
"You're the woman in this story, don't you feel anything?"
"They're not laughing at me."
Shi Jin tucked himself in the blanket and rolled over, saying, "So I'm at the bottom of the social ladder in this family."
"Just accept your fate." Shekh pulled at his blanket. "You should get up. You really wanted to see them yesterday, why are you dawdling like this today?"
"Because it's shameful."
"Get up quickly."
Give me a kiss.
"Stop talking nonsense." Shekh pulled back the corner of the blanket, facing the sunlight, and noticed that Shi Jinzhao's pupils seemed to have lightened in color.
"Your eyes have changed color." She leaned closer to examine them and noticed that the lightening wasn't particularly noticeable. "Is it related to the skill separation?"
"Maybe." Shi Jinzhe pressed down on the back of her neck, then kissed her before letting go.
"Can we get up now?"
"rise."
What must be faced must be faced. After getting everything sorted out, Shi Jinzhe and Sheh headed to the valley.
Bai Weishuang has regained her body and is walking on the ground, getting used to her original body.
Hearing the sound of footsteps on the grass, she turned around eagerly.
When you actually meet someone, all your mental preparation will fail. All your clever words and good intentions will be reset in a daze. The words you want to say are on the tip of your tongue, but when you open your mouth, no sound comes out. You only feel a tightness in your throat.
"Mother."
Bai Weishuang's tears almost immediately rolled down her cheeks. When Shi Jinzhe called out the word "Mom," the word felt so unfamiliar to her.
Despite being her own child, she hadn't been involved in his upbringing at all.
Even with Shi Jinzhe's name on her lips, she still felt a strange sense of disconnect, as if calling his name to his face would be odd.
The awkward atmosphere of the family reunion was finally broken when Shekh spoke.
She called out to Bai Weishuang in a calm and even tone, "Sister."
Shi Jinzhe turned to look at her, a look of confusion on his face: You call her sister? What am I supposed to do then?
Shekh looked over: Am I supposed to call Bai Weishuang "Mom"?
"So from now on, we'll each do our own thing?" he asked directly.
"You can call me 'sister' if you want."
"..."
“She can’t call me sister.” Shekh said bluntly, “If we’re really going by age, you could call me ancestor and it wouldn’t be out of place.”
"That's not appropriate. I might as well call you 'sister'."
"You call her 'sister'? What about me?"
Bai Weishuang's three seconds of sadness were broken. She glanced at Mu Bai, who didn't care about seniority, and then at Shehe. She closed her eyes and said, "Let's call each other whatever we want. You can even call your own father 'brother'."
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