I Love Mom A Lot

That handsome big brother likes you!

Lilian Mo was thinking quietly while also listening to Zhang Youji.

"Big sister Mo, actually... I don't like my ability. It's so scary. I don't want to know people's thoughts and memories. Mom told me that it's wrong to eavesdrop and this ability is somewhat similar to that..."

Lilian Mo's standards for beauty were really nonexistent since all people are different but hearing the 'handsome big brother' from Zhang Youji's statement, she only thought of one person.

"...but no matter what I do, it won't stop. Big sister Mo, I can't turn it off." Then Zhang Youji stared at her worriedly.

"But Big sister Mo, actually... I don't like him. That handsome big brother is also scary. He's really strong but he.." The little child's face scrunched up as if thinking of what to say.

"He's coldblooded?" Lilian Mo supplied.

"Uh... Coldblooded?" He didn't seem to understand what it meant and Lilian Mo did not want to explain. "...But that big brother is really so strange. He is so quiet!"

Quiet. Yes, a very good choice of word to describe Lu Jingren who was introverted.

"Big sister Mo, when I touched that handsome big brother, I was very confused. I couldn't hear anything from him! Big sister, I've never seen someone like that big brother. Not only is his mind so silent but it is also a bit confusing! I don't know if I was seeing dreams or memories. You are so close with him, Big sister Mo, and that big brother only talks to you. He..."

Lilian Mo doubted the child's words. It seemed impossible for Lu Jingren to like her when they barely interacted in this life. She would have believed it if Zhang Youji said that Lu Jingren hated her to the core since he was the type who holds grudges like no other.

It puzzled her why he was pretending to act amicably towards her when it was not his style.

For some reason, she felt that this Lu Jingren was a stranger since she could not read him.

Meanwhile, everyone was engrossed with each other, talking and socializing. It seemed that in this short amount of time, everyone had bonded and was closer than before.

The strange atmosphere had vanished and it can be said that they were more outgoing and understanding towards the other since they have a pretty good idea of what the others' personality was like.

Lilian Mo was also quite engrossed in talking with Zhang Youji. She would have never expected to find herself having a proper conversation with this child when it was this child who made her live the life of a puppet under Sister Xi.

Does this mean that she managed to overcome her trauma? It felt so effortless.

"Big sister Mo, are you and that big brother married?"

Lilian Mo was pulled back from her thoughts.

Kids were very simple. They would say whatever was on their mind. Zhang Youji might have seen a lot but in reality, he was still a child and did not know how to filter his words.

"You.. what do you mean?"

"Big sister Mo, don't deny it. I saw from a movie that when people are married they would kiss each other and hug and also.. also.. do that adult stuff!" Zhang Youji told her, feeling proud to share his knowledge that he learned from a movie drama.

Lilian Mo saw that Zhang Youji puffed up his small chest. This little child is actually a peeping tom...

She covered her face with her hands as she breathed in and out.

What the hell! Lu! Jing! Ren!

She glanced in his direction with malice in her eyes, grinding her teeth together as if she wanted to chew him out. Smoke and steam were rising from her arms and feet. She also unconsciously released her bloodlust, which attracted the others' attention.

Lu Jingren stopped what he was doing. He stood up and then walked away farther from them before resuming his actions.

The others found this quite strange as they looked between the Boss and Lilian Mo.

Zhang Youji quickly noticed Lilian Mo's expression and was stunned. Why did this big sister become angry? Was he not supposed to say those things? He instantly became guilty. He shrank down, lowering his eyes.

He decided to change the topic.

"Big sister Mo, are you strong?"

Lilian Mo was shaking from anger but her attention was pulled away by Zhang Youji who repeated the question.

"Strong...? uh... I think so..."

"Big sister Mo, since you're strong, then please free my Mom. I love Mom a lot but I want her to stop... I don't want to see Mom hurt other people any longer."

Lilian Mo could detect the sorrow in the child's words and the anger in her heart dissipated a little.

"To free your Mom, I have to kill her. Are you prepared for that?" She asked very slowly.

Zhang Youji was also slow to nod as a sad smile appeared on his face. "My Mom is a kind person but ever since she fell asleep and went into a coma, she woke up as a different person. Big sister Mo, my Mom was like those scary monsters that I saw outside but she still looks like us... Ummm.. like a human being. But, I know now that she isn't human anymore."

Lilian Mo listened attentively.

Zhang Youji probably found this out from other people's memories. The world was no longer the same and the monsters that appeared on the streets and turned the world upside down were people and animals that had mutated due to the arrival of the meteor.

"Big sister Mo, my Mom has always supported me and..." Zhang Youji was interrupted when he sobbed, a tear flowing down his cheek.

"...Mom worked hard to raise me. She loves me so much." He continued. "I also love Mom. That's why... I don't want Mom to do those things anymore. I want her to be free!"

"Don't worry. I will do my best to free your Mom." Lilian Mo tried her best to comfort him but it seemed that her people skills were really trash so she had to resort to food to make the child stop crying.

'This is so nerve-wracking... Children are so sensitive.' She thought as she heaved a sigh of relief when Zhang Youji finally calmed down.

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