When she returned to the car parked a short distance away. The scene inside made her, the worker who had worked like a donkey, once again complain against the capitalists and the unfairness of this world.
Su Mo was leaning comfortably against the driver’s seat. His phone was in his hand while he used his thumbs to tap the screen rapidly. Gunfire sounds echoed faintly from the device.
He was playing an FPS shooting ga.
"Oh?"
Noticing her approach, Su Mo lowered the phone slightly.
"You’re back already."
Leng Shuang’s keen eyes noticed that he had been killed by another player. Now he was trying to hide it. He asked. "How did everything go?"
Leng Shuang opened the car door and slid into the seat beside him, still holding Li i.
"Just as you planned, Master," she replied calmly. "The police arrived, the hostages were rescued, and the dia captured the whole scene."
"That’s good." Su Mo smiled.
Then his attention shifted toward the girl sitting quietly in Leng Shuang’s arms.
"Well done, Little i," he said. "It seems your acting was pretty convincing."
Leng Shuang nodded in agreent. "She didn’t disappoint."
Upon hearing that, Su Mo’s smile widened slightly. "Good."
He leaned forward a little and looked at the girl seriously.
"So... what do you think, Little i?"
"Do you want to co with ?"
Li i blinked her big eyes.
"Are you serious... Uncle Brother?"
"Of course." Su Mo shrugged lightly. "But it depends on what you want."
Earlier, while talking with her, he had learned that Li i was an orphan.
She had no ho, relatives, or place to return to.
When he tried to ask about her past, she skillfully avoided giving clear answers.
That behaviour surprised Su Mo. Children usually weren’t that cautious.
And for so reason, he felt sothing unusual about this girl.
It was difficult to explain. But his instincts told him there was sothing abnormal about her.
Instead of digging deeper imdiately, Su Mo decided on a simpler solution.
He would take her in first.
Whatever secrets she carried could be discovered later.
Li i stared at him silently for a while. Then she nodded.
"Okay."
Su Mo’s smile grew brighter. "Since you agreed, there’s one condition."
Li i tilted her head slightly.
"What condition?"
"You have to call brother from now on."
Li i answered imdiately. "Uncle Brother."
Su Mo’s eyebrow twitched.
"You have two choices," he said firmly. "Either Brother Su... or Daddy Su. Now decide."
Li i thought for a mont.
"...Brother."
Su Mo nodded with satisfaction.
"Good girl."
Beside them, Leng Shuang watched the entire exchange quietly.
A faint, amused smile appeared on her face as she leaned back in her seat, silently observing the unusual pair.
***
When Su Mo and Leng Shuang returned to the villa later, they found Yang Qingxi already waiting in the living hall.
The lights were on, and she sat calmly on the sofa as if she had been expecting them.
The mont the door opened, her gaze shifted toward the entrance.
"You’re back."
Her tone was casual.
She briefly glanced at Leng Shuang, then prepared to move her attention to Su Mo. However, her eyes suddenly stopped.
There was a small figure peeking from behind him.
Yang Qingxi’s brows lifted slightly.
"...Who is she?"
Su Mo stepped aside a little and gently pushed the small girl forward.
"This is Little i," he said naturally. "I adopted her."
Li i peeked out from behind him, blinking curiously at the unfamiliar woman sitting on the sofa.
"Co on," Su Mo said, lightly nudging her shoulder. "Say hello to Miss Yang. She’s my boss."
Li i obediently stepped forward and bowed her head politely.
"Hello, brother’s boss."
Yang Qingxi blinked.
"...Huh?"
For a mont, she genuinely wondered if she had heard wrong.
’Su Mo... adopted a child?’
It wasn’t that she opposed the idea. But the decision had co completely out of nowhere.
More importantly, he hadn’t even discussed it with her beforehand.
She opened her mouth to say sothing—
When a familiar chanical voice suddenly rang in her mind.
[Ding!]
[By adopting ’???’ (Li i), You have seized the opportunity of the destiny protagonist ’???’.]
[’???’s Luck: –3000]
[You have gained 30,000 Luck Points.]
Yang Qingxi froze.
Her eyes widened as she stared at the little girl.
’What...?’
Her mind went blank for a mont.
’Thirty thousand?’
’Did I hear that right?’
For the first ti since obtaining the system, Yang Qingxi felt as if a bag of gold had fallen straight from the sky and landed in her arms.
Thirty thousand luck points.
That number was absurd.
It was more than the combined points they had squeezed out of Ye Chen and Lin Fan.
Her mind spun rapidly.
Then, almost instantly, her expression changed.
The faint dissatisfaction from earlier vanished without a trace.
In its place appeared the warst smile she could ever manage.
"Hello, Little i," Yang Qingxi said sweetly, her tone practically overflowing with kindness. "You’re so adorable."
"From now on, you can call Sister Qingxi."
Li i looked up at her curiously.
"Okay, Sister Qingxi."
Yang Qingxi’s smile widened even more.
She was so pleased that her earlier irritation had completely disappeared.
Turning her head, she spoke to Leng Shuang.
"Shuang, take Little i to pick a room she likes."
"Also inform the butler that the room decorations should be adjusted according to Little i’s preferences."
Leng Shuang raised an eyebrow slightly.
Technically, Yang Qingxi wasn’t her boss.
But after spending so ti around Su Mo, she had begun to suspect that Yang Qingxi might be a cultivator as well.
In that case, arguing over such trivial matters would be pointless.
After all, a wise person knew when to step back.
"Alright, Miss Yang," she replied calmly.
’Maybe she would also beco my backer.’
With those thoughts in mind. She took Li i’s hand and led her upstairs.
Once the two of them disappeared down the hallway, Yang Qingxi finally lost control of her composure.
She suddenly jumped up from the sofa and rushed toward Su Mo.
Before he could react, she threw her arms around him.
"Ohhhh, Su Mo!"
"You’re amazing!"
"I love you to death!"
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