After that, Song Xia never saw Xie Yuan again, nor did she hear any news about him. Instead, Xie Tianci went to the media and claimed that the genius girl Song Lingling was his sister, and that he wanted to force Song Lingling to give him money.
Lingling ignored her and coldly replied that her mother only gave birth to her.
Online, people are laughing and joking, saying things like, "There are all sorts of birds in a big forest. Don't you even know who you are? How dare you say Song Lingling is your sister?"
There are indeed people who know the inside story from back then. After all, news reports at the time revealed that Song Xia's ex-husband, Xie Yuan, had an illegitimate child. However, so many years have passed, and the news has vanished without a trace. Why bother revealing it and causing people distress? You must know that the Song family now holds a prominent position. They are not those unscrupulous media outlets that would report anything for petty gains.
Song Xia was quite surprised that Xie Yuan didn't step forward to ask Lingling to take care of him in his old age, but since he didn't come, she and her daughter naturally wouldn't go looking for trouble.
In this lifetime, she truly experienced what it means to enjoy a comfortable retirement. She had enough money to squander, her daughter Lingling didn't need her to worry about her, and her work was managed by professionals. All she had to do every day was figure out how to spend her money and live a carefree life. Sometimes she even slept so soundly that she felt dizzy.
When the mood strikes, one can fly abroad to shop; if a food vlog makes one's mouth water, one can immediately set off to eat it. Once one has money, many things are no longer considered troublesome.
Lingling, who grew up pampered, lived a very happy and fulfilling life every day. When Song Xia got old, she turned around and treated her like a daughter, coaxing her in every way.
"Is Mom being particularly willful now?" Song Xia turned the soil with her hands. She had seen some beautiful little gardens online a couple of days ago and decided to make one just like them.
Song Lingling helped hand over the tools: "Of course not. What's a garden? You can rebuild the house if you want. Isn't the point of life to be happy?"
Song Xia smiled broadly: "It seems you've learned from your mother's wisdom. Do you know what the best thing your mother has ever done in her life is?"
"Did she give birth to me?" Song Lingling smiled narcissistically.
Song Xia chuckled and nodded earnestly, "That's a very correct answer."
What do you want to eat tonight?
"Mom wants to eat the noodles you make."
"Okay, egg and vegetable noodles, still?"
"Um."
Song Xia watched her daughter busy in the kitchen, thinking to the system Xiao Ling, "It's so good. I'm glad I agreed to sign the contract with you back then, otherwise I wouldn't have such a lovely and outstanding daughter, and I wouldn't be able to enjoy life so freely."
Xiao Ling is still the same pink and tender little dumpling as before, bouncing around in Song Xia's mind: "I was really afraid you would refuse back then, I'm glad you don't regret it now."
"If I regretted it, I wouldn't have chosen you."
Honestly, Song Xia felt like she had made a profit. Even at the beginning, she didn't feel resentful. When she encountered something she didn't like, she directly confronted Zhang Yuefen and the others.
Thinking of this family feels so distant; I've almost forgotten what they looked like.
Song Xia passed away peacefully after finishing the bowl of noodles cooked by Song Lingling. She was already ninety years old at the time.
After a period of grief, Song Lingling remembered her mother's words that life is about enjoyment and not dwelling on sadness, and slowly she came out of it.
She decorated Song Xia's tomb into the shape of a small garden, which blooms with flowers every spring, as if she were still in this world.
In the years that followed, people continued to come to pay their respects to her, because in addition to raising her daughter Song Lingling, she did many good deeds, especially in her assistance to orphans. The most basic assistance included funding the medical expenses of disabled orphans, and helping these children with their studies and job search, which changed the fate of many people. She was affectionately called Mother Song.
Although Song Lingling never married, she continued Song Xia's philanthropy and later continued Song Xia's name. When she grew old, she did not die a miserable and lonely death as Xie Tianci had cursed her to. Instead, she was supported by many people, and the children she sponsored came to keep her company every day.
Back in the system space, Song Xia's specific memories of Song Lingling were extracted and placed in a bubble. Only a vague shadow remained in her mind, but she knew that she had deeply loved this child, and that the child had lived a good life afterward.
"Xiaxia, we have energy!" Xiaoling transformed into a fluffy kitten and rolled around between Song Xia's legs.
Seeing how excited he was, Song Xia couldn't help but smile.
"So, can I open the system shop now?"
“Sure.” He said, showing Song Xia the shop, and even listing options on the far left and at the top, just like Song Xia’s habits. The left option allowed you to choose products from various worlds, while the top option was sorted by their effects.
Song Xia's eyes lit up. She didn't have much energy right now, so she chose to sort by the amount of energy she could buy. The first page mainly featured food and clothing, but further down the page, there were rare spiritual items and medicines. On the last page, there was even an entire planet for sale, but the amount of energy required made her hesitate.
She took a fancy to a portable house, somewhat like a modern courtyard house, which could be resized at will and even had temperature regulation and basic defense systems. She thought that if she went to a world similar to ancient times or primitive times, this house would be the ideal home, but she couldn't afford it.
Xiao Ling comforted her, "It's okay, Xia Xia. After clearing two more worlds, you'll be almost done."
Song Xia rubbed his little belly: "I think you've been playing too many games. You even beat the game. What will you do when you go to a world without games?"
"There's always other fun to be had, Xiaxia, are you ready?"
Song Xia stood up, looking at the stubborn and resilient little face in the bubble: "Ready."
This is a typical Xianxia world where cultivators will stop at nothing to achieve immortality and ascension. The law of the jungle is the most basic rule, and the human and demon races are irreconcilable enemies.
Song Xia is a vine spirit here, living off the giant tree in Sunset Forest, and her child is the child of her and the Sword Master of the cultivation world.
Because of the hostile relationship between humans and demons, and because children born to humans and demons are generally not very talented, half-demons have never been welcomed by either world. They even lack protectors and may be killed by both races at the same time, becoming materials or nutrients for refining weapons.
Song Xia's child was not born of her own will, nor of her biological father, Sword Master, so she was very unwelcome and suffered all kinds of humiliation while being raised in the Tianyuan Sect where Sword Master resided.
No matter how hard he tries or how much he proves he will become stronger, he still can't get a second glance from the Sword Master.
Because of the Sword Master's attitude, even though he was the son of the strongest cultivator in the cultivation world, he would not receive any preferential treatment. In fact, the Sword Master even considered his existence a stain on his reputation and targeted him even more.
In such a distorted environment, her child grew up, and naturally, his personality became gloomy and vicious, regarding everything as worthless.
He was different after all. He broke the shackles of half-demon cultivation, became a fearsome figure in the cultivation world, and trampled those who had bullied him underfoot.
However, he was not the protagonist after all. He was eventually killed by his biological father's disciple, who then ascended to immortality as he wished.
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