chapter 258 - Little Ai(Xiao Ai)
Compared to Adele, who was completely stunned, Wofoo’s reaction was even more amusing.
Like a wolf whose tail had been stepped on, her fur stood on end.
Literally, Wofoo’s silver-gray hair puffed up.
Normally, Adele would find this very interesting and wouldn’t hesitate to touch it.
But now, she had a bigger crisis.
It was also the reason why Wofoo was so shocked.
That was – so Adele really did have an illegitimate daughter!?
Actually, Adele was equally surprised. So I really have an illegitimate daughter?!
No, no, whether judging from Adele’s experiences after transmigrating…
Or from the original “Adele’s” experiences…
Neither “she” nor Adele had ever had the opportunity, let alone the partner, to have a child.
Moreover, the little girl in front of her, besides having Adele’s features, didn’t seem to have any traces of other girls.
If she was Celeste’s child, Adele hoped she would inherit her mother’s blonde hair and voluptuous figure.
If she was Hermione’s child, Adele hoped she would inherit her mother’s cold temperament and elegance.
If she was Sharon’s child, Adele didn’t want her to inherit her mother’s original weakness, it would be better for her to be lively, but also well-behaved and sensible.
If…
But the girl in front of her didn’t have any characteristics of other girls, which made Adele suspicious.
While hugging the little girl, Adele suddenly turned to Wofoo, who was looking at “Little Adele” with a concerned and gentle gaze, and said,
“I suspect she’s a mimic!”
“Don’t… don’t say such things in front of the child!”
Wofoo looked slightly angry.
“Eh!?”
Adele thought, Have I already fallen out of favor so quickly!?
Just because of a child’s appearance!?
But she was seriously analyzing the situation!
Anyway, the little girl in front of her couldn’t understand.
The so-called mimic was a creature similar to a “slime.”
They usually didn’t have a fixed form and could change according to the environment and the creatures they encountered.
So Adele’s conclusion was that she was the first creature the little girl saw, so she might be a mimic who had imitated Adele’s appearance, mimicking Adele’s childhood appearance!
Thinking of this, Adele started to poke and prod the little girl’s cheeks, which were inexplicably attached to Adele’s.
“Waa… mmm!”
The little girl’s cheeks were sometimes squeezed round, sometimes pulled long, the soft feeling making Adele reluctant to stop.
But it also gradually made Adele realize that her guess… might not be reliable.
Because no matter how Adele tested her, the little girl’s physical state remained stable.
In other words, she was a living human being!
And Adele’s actions also made Wofoo worry.
“Adele!”
“D-don’t do that, you’ll hurt her…”
Although Adele understood that Wofoo’s worry was normal…
She still pouted, feeling a little aggrieved.
It felt like this little girl’s appearance had taken away half of the love that originally belonged to Adele.
Forget it, she wouldn’t argue with a little girl, let alone a little girl who looked almost exactly like her.
“Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing.”
“This is also a necessary test.”
“And look, she thinks I’m playing with her!”
Adele tried to find a justifiable reason for her actions.
But the clever-looking little girl seemed to understand something, her beautiful big eyes darting around.
Then, she suddenly started to fake cry.
This immediately aroused Wofoo’s concern and dissatisfaction.
“I told you you’re hurting her… it’s okay, baby, it’s okay!”
Wofoo tentatively reached out her hand, and seeing that “Little Adele” didn’t refuse, /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ she happily stroked the little girl’s hair.
“What the-!”
Adele’s mind exploded at this moment, but not because the little girl was acting pitiful.
But because this girl even looked exactly like her when pretending to be pitiful and seeking sympathy.
Was she really Adele’s illegitimate daughter?
It was one thing for her facial features to be similar, there were many such coincidences in the world, but the key was that even her personality and temper were similar…
Then it couldn’t be simply explained by coincidence.
So Adele, a seasoned reader of webnovels, started to think, could this girl be the child she left behind in the Blood Secret Realm in her past life?
Webnovels loved to use settings like past lives and future selves.
But Adele usually didn’t like this.
She was herself, not a tool for some powerful being from her past life.
Otherwise, if she had a past life, did her past life also have a past life, and did that past life also have a past life…?
She didn’t care about these things, she was herself in this life.
Since this little girl had a connection with her, it wouldn’t be a problem to keep her by her side, it was just one more mouth to feed.
Seemingly sensing that Adele’s resolve was wavering…
The little girl’s eyes sparkled, and she once again called out to Adele with that irresistible word,
“Mama~!”
“Who… who’s your mom…”
Adele’s tsundere expression wasn’t convincing at all.
She was actually quite happy in her heart.
She reached out and messed up the little girl’s hair, which Wofoo had just smoothed out.
Then she smiled mischievously.
“Heehee~”
This was enough to show that Adele wouldn’t become a traditional, virtuous wife and mother in the future.
She was the type who would treat children as “fun little toys,” she wouldn’t be too serious or spoil them, but her love for them wouldn’t be any less.
If anyone wanted to hurt Adele’s children, she would fight for them!
Bullying them was also not allowed!
Because the only ones who could bully her children were Adele and her wives!
The little girl wasn’t unhappy that Adele messed up her hair.
On the contrary, seeing Adele’s smiling face, she also showed a very similar smile.
It seemed that the little girl’s personality was indeed like Adele’s, she liked acting pitiful and coquettish, but she also liked making Adele, whom she recognized as “Mama,” happy.
Wofoo looked at this harmonious “mother-daughter” scene with envy.
And she couldn’t help but have some overly premature fantasies.
If she used the “Blood Cocoon” method in the future to give birth to Adele’s child…
What would the child look like?
If it was a boy, Wofoo hoped that he would be like her,
or rather, as majestic as a real wolf, cold and cool, protecting his two mothers.
If it was a girl, Wofoo hoped that she would be like Adele, delicate and cute, growing up surrounded by love and affection.
As she thought about this, Wofoo blushed and quickly looked away, coughing.
And Adele was currently crouching down, asking the little girl she had just met,
“Little idiot, besides ‘Mama,’ can you say anything else?”
The little girl’s nose wrinkled, she seemed to understand that Adele was calling her a bad word.
“Oh, you’re not stupid, I don’t even know your name…”
“Since you look so much like me, why don’t I call you Xiao Ai?”
Fortunately, there were no Xiaomi phones in this world, so calling out “Xiao Ai” wouldn’t trigger a robotic female voice saying “I’m here.”
“Little Adele” thought for a moment, she seemed to like the name “Xiao Ai,” so she readily accepted it.
“Xiao… Ai!” The little girl’s expression as she tried to say her name was so cute that it almost melted Adele’s heart.
“So smart, you learned it so quickly.”
“My name is Adele, you can call me big sister.”
Although the child looked almost exactly like her, Adele still couldn’t quite accept being called “Mama.”
So she taught her another name.
But Xiao Ai was quite stubborn.
She puffed up her cheeks, a faint pink blush on her face, and shouted in dissatisfaction,
“Ma—ma!”
She clearly couldn’t speak much, but she could understand what people were saying.
This made Adele wonder if this little girl had the ability to read people’s minds through their mental fluctuations.
In short, telepathy.
It was actually very simple to test this.
Adele immediately thought about putting the little girl in a sack and selling her to Principal Winona.
Xiao Ai instantly showed a terrified expression and clutched Adele’s skirt tightly.
“Mama… Mama!”
Xiao Ai’s pitiful appearance made Adele’s heart soften.
“Okay, okay, I won’t sell you, I won’t sell you.”
Adele couldn’t help but hug the little girl, gently stroking her back, it took her a long time to calm Xiao Ai down.
Wofoo tilted her head in confusion, not understanding how it was related to “selling.”
Also, Adele’s testing method…
If Xiao Ai left this Secret Realm and followed Adele back to Cromwell Academy…
If Xiao Ai had the chance to meet Principal Winona, it would be hard for Winona not to be seen as a “human trafficker” by Xiao Ai.
Winona would probably just want to say: First of all, I don’t think I’ve ever offended you, Adele!
But at this moment, Adele didn’t care about any of this. Being able to confirm that the little girl had the ability to read minds was already an unexpected harvest.
But the thoughtful Adele immediately wondered, did Xiao Ai really have the ability to read minds…
Or could she… only read her mind?
It was also very simple to test this.
“Come on, Xiao Ai, show her your magic!” Adele suddenly pointed at Wofoo beside her and said to Xiao Ai.
Xiao Ai tilted her head.
Wofoo tilted her head.
Why were these two suddenly so synchronized!?
But the reason was simple.
Adele was just too unreliable.
It made Xiao Ai confused.
“Ahem, I mean, try to see if you can read what Wofoo is thinking.”
Wofoo was shocked.
W-what – did this little girl have the ability to read minds!?
She gulped, some indescribable images flashing through her mind uncontrollably.
The more nervous a person was, the more likely they were to think about what was in their heart.
To think about those fantasies that were only kept in the deepest darkness, where they wandered alone.
Beads of sweat trickled down Wofoo’s cheeks.
And Xiao Ai’s innocent gaze towards her…
Was like a spear of judgment, pinning her to the pillar of shame.
It had only been a second…
But it felt like a century to Wofoo.
The next moment, Xiao Ai turned to Adele, who was looking at her expectantly.
She shook her head, still adorably cute.
Adele almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
You’re killing me!
Besides your “Mama’s” thoughts…
You can’t read anyone else’s mind, can you!?
Then what was the use of this ability!?
Adele was a little disappointed, she sighed and crossed her arms.
Wofoo, on the other hand, let out a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, Xiao Ai hadn’t read her mind, otherwise, those images were not suitable for a child her age.
Wofoo’s heart was filled with wild fantasies.
For example, taking revenge on everyone who had bullied her, which would naturally be a bloody scene.
For example, wanting to… with the person she liked, that is, with Adele, which was also indescribable.
It was great that Xiao Ai didn’t really have the ability to read minds.
And telepathy wasn’t as good as most people imagined.
It would make a simple soul complicated, taint purity with filth.
Because the world would have no secrets before her.
And without secrets, what she would face directly would often be the darkness of human nature itself.
It was great that Xiao Ai didn’t have this double-edged sword ability.
Or rather, it was great that she could only read Adele’s mind.
Because Adele was a pure and warm girl, she wouldn’t have one thing in her heart, another on her face, and another up her sleeve.
She was so sincere, and by reading Adele’s mind…
Xiao Ai would also grow up to be a kind and lovely girl in the future.
Wofoo thought optimistically.
Although reality might be very different from what she imagined.
If Xiao Ai could always read Adele’s mind… it was hard to guarantee that she wouldn’t become as cunning as a fox!
And Adele’s wish for Xiao Ai to read other people’s minds was completely dashed.
It was such a powerful cheat.
Xiao Ai seemed to sense “Mama’s” disappointment, her small, cherry-red lips trembling, looking very pitiful.
At the same time, she tightly clutched Adele’s skirt, as if she didn’t want to be abandoned, her eyes filled with a cautious desire to please.
“Mama…” she called out timidly.
As if saying, “I’m sorry… Xiao Ai is useless, but don’t abandon Xiao Ai…”
At this moment, all other thoughts in Adele’s mind vanished.
Replaced by a surge of guilt.
She – she was truly hopeless!
Always thinking about herself, selfish and greedy.
But she had let down the little girl’s pure and innocent heart.
It was undeniable that before this, Adele hadn’t completely let go of her wariness towards this unfamiliar little girl.
But looking at the purity and vulnerability in Xiao Ai’s eyes, all of Adele’s distrust instantly shattered like glass.
Even though Xiao Ai’s existence and appearance were full of mysteries…
And these mysteries couldn’t be solved by anyone…
Adele didn’t care.
She couldn’t let down Xiao Ai’s eyes, she couldn’t let down the little girl who was completely attached to her.
Otherwise, even Adele would look down on herself.
So she hugged Xiao Ai tightly, letting the little girl’s chin rest on her soft shoulder, nuzzling her soft little face.
“Silly girl… how could Mama abandon you?”
“You are Mama’s greatest harvest in this Secret Realm.”
“You’re my… little baby.”
“Mama…”
Tears shimmered in Xiao Ai’s eyes.
But it was from unprecedented emotion.
Finally… since she was born into this world in a daze…
After who knew how many centuries, how many years…
Xiao Ai finally found a place to belong.
She called Adele “Mama,” not necessarily because Adele was really her mother.
But because for most human children, when they learned to speak, the first word they usually learned was “mama,” a loving cry.
Although Wofoo didn’t quite understand what was happening…
She was almost moved to tears by this touching scene.
Because the atmosphere was infectious.
Moreover, she herself was a little wolf raised by her mother.
She knew the greatness of a mother all too well.
With Xiao Ai’s company, Adele would definitely become more mature in the future.
At least become a less unreliable adult~
Looking at the tears in Xiao Ai’s eyes, although they sparkled with happiness, Adele still found them an eyesore.
So she reached out and gently wiped them away with her fingertip.
The little girl who looked just like her.
The little girl who called her “Mama.”
She didn’t want you to cry.
And she wouldn’t let anyone make you cry!
Otherwise, she would definitely make them pay a heavy price.
Even if Adele couldn’t do it herself, she could call for help, call for many, many beautiful older sisters whom Xiao Ai didn’t know to vent her anger for Xiao Ai!
If Xiao Ai could leave this Secret Realm…
Adele could already foresee her being pampered by everyone in the future.
But in that case… wouldn’t Adele, who was originally the pampered one, be at a disadvantage?
Adele quickly shook her head, she shouldn’t be selfish.
Moreover, Adele also understood that being pampered and “being pampered” were different.
The pampering for Xiao Ai was more about care.
And the pampering for Adele was more about love and affection.
They were on different tracks, how could they compete?
Adele comforted Xiao Ai, took her little hand, and looked at the Gryphon monster that was still waiting outside the cave.
Adele then remembered that she had something to ask Xiao Ai.
And it was something very important!
“Xiao Ai, that monster outside… can you really control it?”
Xiao Ai, immersed in the warmth of “Mama’s” hand, had a sweet smile on her face.
Hearing “Mama” ask her, she blinked her beautiful big eyes and thought for a moment.
Then she nodded.
Adele and Wofoo’s eyes widened in shock.
And Xiao Ai seemed to realize that this was a very useful ability for “Mama.”
Wanting to show off in front of Adele, the little girl excitedly pulled Adele’s finger, trying to lead her outside the cave.
Adele relaxed her body and followed the cute little figure.
It was a dangerous move, who knew if Xiao Ai was telling the truth, what if the Gryphon outside suddenly attacked?
But for some reason, Adele felt an inexplicable trust in the little girl.
And even if the Gryphon did attack…
She would protect Xiao Ai!
Otherwise, what was the point of her working so hard to learn magic!?
Besides self-preservation, hadn’t Adele also had the thought of “You protect me now, and one day, I will protect you”!
Her selfishness always melted away in the face of “love”!