Mom is a bit strange.

After a good sleep, most of Xu Youyou’s energy returned. She was half-leaning on the bed, tilting her head to look at the scenery outside the window.

Because she hadn’t fully recovered yet, the doctor advised her not to overexert herself. Today, resting was the priority.

Xu Youyou was a child who could stay alone by herself. Without waiting for Xu Wenyin to speak, she sensibly told Aunt Qin and the others to go play first and not to accompany her anymore.

“Youyou and Mom will take good care of ourselves~”

Xu Youyou flashed a brilliant smile, instantly dispelling the lingering traces of illness.

Qin Yiren and the others also understood that if they stayed with Xu Youyou and didn’t go anywhere, this sensible and kind-hearted little girl would feel guilty.

Plus, with Xu Wenyin by her side, and the doctor on standby, there wasn’t too much to worry about.

So even though Lu Chenjun was unwilling to leave, he was still carried away by Qin Yiren.

Liu Miaomiao and the other children earnestly promised to bring back delicious food and fun things.

“Tomorrow! Tomorrow when Youyou’s feeling better, we can all play together~”

“Uh-huh! That’s right.”

The comforting words from her friends made Xu Youyou nod her head determinedly.

That’s right, she needed to get better quickly so they could all play together.

Moreover, her mother wouldn’t have to work so hard to accompany her anymore!

Soon only Xu Youyou and Xu Wenyin were left in the room.

Watching her mother lock the door and vanish instantly, Xu Youyou didn’t show any surprise. She simply turned on the TV and started watching cartoons.

However, not long after, Xu Wenyin’s hesitant voice echoed in Xu Youyou’s mind, 〖Youyou, have you noticed anything strange about Mom recently? Like, something off? Something different from before.〗

Xu Wenyin’s inquiry was very tactful; she wanted to confirm when exactly things started to feel off.

The virus must have been lurking for a long time, maybe she could find some clues from the timeline.

The person who had spent the most time with Xu Wenyin was of course Xu Youyou.

However, Xu Youyou was still young, so whether she could notice these subtle changes was also a question. After all, Xu Wenyin had only recently realized it herself. In the end, she still asked the question out loud with a glimmer of hope.

Unfortunately, Xu Youyou just shook her head in confusion.

Was there anything strange about Mom?

Not at all!

Xu Wenyin persisted, 〖For example, are there times when Mom doesn’t seem like herself?〗

“Mom has always been Mom ah.”

The seemingly tongue-twisting words not only confused Xu Youyou but also left Xu Wenyin baffled.

After a moment of silence, Xu Wenyin thought that she should write a will first, just in case something unexpected happens and there’s no time.

Fortunately, the properties she bought for Xu Youyou were all registered in the child’s name. If something happened and another system came along, they shouldn’t have too much difficulty starting out.

“Mom?”

Perhaps Xu Wenyin’s silence made Xu Youyou feel uneasy. Unable to resist, she sat up straight and lowered the volume of the TV. “Are you worried about Youyou? Youyou will get better soon~”

Thinking Xu Wenyin was worried about her illness, Xu Youyou quickly patted her chest and extended her right hand in a fist, as if to demonstrate her strength.

The gesture instantly amused Xu Wenyin, but she had indeed been pondering a question just now.

Should she tell Xu Youyou about the possibility of something happening to herself?

Without hesitation, Xu Wenyin decided not to say anything.

It wouldn’t help anyway, and it would only upset Xu Youyou.

She decided to try to solve the problem herself first. Who knows, maybe tomorrow she could eradicate the virus and recover her health.

〖Mmmhmm, I know.〗 Her tone lightened again. 〖I was just asking casually. You don’t need to worry too much, Youyou. Rest well. After lunch, would you like to go for a walk outside?〗

Staying in the room all the time wasn’t good either. The doctor also said it’s fine to get some fresh air.

Coincidentally, there’s a small park not far from the villa where she could take Youyou to see.

Although Xu Wenyin’s cover-up was good, and deceiving an ordinary four or five-year-old child would be no problem at all, when it came to Xu Youyou, who was sensitive and precocious, her acting skills seemed a bit lacking.

The little one even knew how to conceal her emotions. While she didn’t say anything on the surface, there was definitely something weighing on her mind.

What’s wrong with Mom? She seems strange.

I’ll have to find a chance to ask Juanjuan tonight. He’s so smart, he’ll definitely know the reason!

By noon, Qin Yiren and the others still hadn’t returned. After all, they were there for sightseeing. They didn’t leave until around ten in the morning, heading to the famous ice park in Mo City. It was estimated that they wouldn’t be back until dinner time.

As Xu Wenyin fed Xu Youyou, she comforted her, “When Youyou gets a little older, Mom will bring you here to play again. Don’t be sad, okay~”

The book says that children are fragile and sensitive creatures, especially when they see other children have something they don’t, they’re more likely to get hurt.

With Xu Youyou’s current health condition, she definitely couldn’t go to the ice park this time. So Xu Wenyin felt she had to console her and also write this matter into the will.

In case she didn’t get the chance to take Xu Youyou to play before something happened to her, she had to ensure the next system wouldn’t forget.

After lunch, Xu Wenyin kept her promise and took the child out for a walk, using the child-sized stroller prepared by the butler.

After placing Xu Youyou in the stroller, she realized it was just the right size for the child. She thought that when Xu Youyou grew a little bigger, she probably wouldn’t be able to enjoy this anymore.

This thing is great! Xu Youyou didn’t have to walk, and it saved the child’s energy too.

Before, although Xu Wenyin had seen people using strollers on the street, they were usually for babies. She hadn’t realized there were larger versions like this one.

She would buy one when they got back.

“Mom! This is amazing!”

It was also the first time Xu Youyou had ever lain in such a children’s stroller. With curious wide eyes, she looked around at the confined space. But before she could examine it carefully, she fell backward due to the inertia.

“Wow, Youyou, here we go!” Xu Wenyin’s voice was filled with excitement.

This little stroller was as convenient as the ones in supermarkets. However, in crowded places like supermarkets, Xu Wenyin couldn’t speed up. But in this area, with few people and wide roads, it instantly fulfilled Xu Wenyin’s long-held desire to move swiftly.

She wasn’t sure what it was, but every time she touched a stroller like this, she felt the urge to rush forward. Was this some kind of human instinct?

Of course, Xu Wenyin also remembered to pull down half of the windshield on the stroller, preventing the wind from blowing too strongly on Xu Youyou, who had just recovered not long ago, due to the increased speed.

“Hahaha, Mom, go faster!”

Xu Youyou was also very happy.

Perhaps children were naturally drawn to this kind of activity, even if they seemed relatively quiet, like Xu Youyou.

So, what would have been a fifteen-minute leisurely stroll to the park was completed by the mother and daughter in just five minutes.

“Huff, huff——”

As an ordinary human who didn’t exercise regularly, Xu Wenyin quickly felt the consequences after the fun.

Just after running for five minutes, she felt short of breath, her head pounding uncomfortably, and her legs slightly weak. Could this be a side effect of the virus? Otherwise, her body wouldn’t be this weak, right?

This virus was really powerful!

“Mom? Are you tired? Let’s go sit down for a while~”

Peeking out from the stroller, Xu Youyou saw Xu Wenyin’s flushed cheeks and remembered what the instructor had said. “No, no, we can’t sit down right away. It’s not good. Mom, let’s switch positions. Mom get in, Youyou will push you!”

Baby, your idea is great, but it might be a bit difficult to put into practice.

Xu Wenyin took a deep breath and managed to speak after a while before slowly pushing the stroller again. “It’s okay, Mom is a fairy, this is just a small issue.”

Despite her current breathless appearance, the reality was that even if she ran for another five minutes— well, maybe five minutes was too much— another minute of running should be fine.

Fortunately, as her breathing gradually stabilized, her lost energy began to return bit by bit.

At Xu Youyou’s strong insistence, Xu Wenyin lifted her out of the stroller. With one hand holding the child’s hand and the other pushing the stroller, they enjoyed the scenery of the park together.

Perhaps because it was after lunch and it was summer vacation, there were quite a few children in the park.

Unlike in Jiang City, many vendors were selling all kinds of toys and snacks.

Xu Youyou quickly got a small yellow duck balloon, which was tied to her wrist, bouncing and swaying along with her movements. The cute sight made Xu Wenyin unable to help but take out her phone and snap several photos.

“Mom~”

Xu Youyou suddenly pointed excitedly at a spot surrounded by adults and children. With her excellent eyesight and height, Xu Wenyin accurately spotted the activity in the crowd.

It was a ring toss game.

It cost ten yuan for ten rings, and if someone successfully hoops one, they’d win whatever it was. It was a simple rule.

As for the prizes on the ground, there were small porcelain items as well as larger decorations. At a glance, there seemed to be quite a variety.

“Want to play?”

Xu Youyou nodded.

“Let’s go!”

It’s just throwing a ring, Xu Wenyin would show her skills!

She lifted Xu Youyou with one hand and showcased her agility as she skillfully maneuvered into the crowd. Then, she shouted to the vendor, “Mister, give us fifty rings!”

In case she missed with ten, she didn’t believe she would miss with fifty.

That’s what people call winning by quantity.

Hearing the voice of a potential big customer, the vendor, who had been facing away while retrieving the rings thrown out, quickly turned around with a smile. “Sure, I—”

The vendor’s voice abruptly stopped as his gaze landed on Xu Wenyin’s face.

Xu Wenyin also witnessed firsthand how a pair of eyes went from squinting to widening in surprise.

In the next second!

“Ghost!!!”

The vendor yelled in fear and quickly backed away.

But because the ground was littered with items, the panicked vendor quickly stumbled over them, and his buttocks hit the ground hard. It looked painful.

Ghost? With her looking so beautiful, how could she resemble a ghost?

Wait a minute!

Amid the inquiries from other tourists, Xu Wenyin took a closer look at the vendor.

There were more wrinkles, and he had lost some hair, but upon closer inspection, wasn’t this ‘Xu Wenyin’s’ uncle^[1]father’s elder brother?

After becoming Xu Wenyin, the system also acquired Xu Wenyin’s memories.

However, only the important content was preserved by her, while the unimportant memories were all packed into the recycle bin, waiting to be cleaned up at a later time.

As for the memories regarding Xu Wenyin’s relatives, the system skimmed through them once and immediately deemed them useless. From then on, she never looked at them again.

Now being able to recognize this Eldest Uncle Xu smoothly, it was probably thanks to the system’s innate photographic memory.

“Y-y-you—!”

As Xu Wenyin recalled the things Eldest Uncle Xu had done to ‘her’ in the past, Uncle Xu’s face began to pale.

Was it possible that there were people who looked exactly the same in the world?

Even though the current Xu Wenyin looked more refined and elegant, Eldest Uncle Xu didn’t think he could mistake that face.

B-but! Wasn’t Xu Wenyin dead?

The police called to inform them about it, and they were aware of the earthquake in Yu County at that time. At most, they muttered that she was indeed an unlucky star, without any other thoughts.

Oh, there were some!

Since Xu Wenyin was already dead, shouldn’t the house left by her parents naturally be inherited by them?

In recent years, due to the tourism industry, property prices in Mo City have been rising rapidly. Xu Wenyin’s parents’ 80-square-meter house, because of its good location, was now worth at least a million.

Taking advantage of Xu Wenyin’s death and considering themselves her closest relatives, Eldest Uncle Xu and Youngest Uncle Xu’s family unceremoniously took over the house. They rented it out directly, splitting the rent equally between the two families, just enough to cover some living expenses.

Consider it compensation for not being able to make a fortune due to the unlucky star.

As for the daughter who should have rightfully inherited Xu Wenyin’s property, sorry, they didn’t know her. If she’s capable, she could come back to Mo City and fight for it.

A little baby, who knows if she would even grow up or not? Coming to fight for the house? Dream on!

So, they comfortably took over the house for several years and Eldest Uncle Xu was almost forgetting about Xu Wenyin, but suddenly, he saw her again today.

In broad daylight, he couldn’t possibly be seeing a ghost, could he?

“Bad luck.”

In response, Xu Wenyin simply left two words behind with Xu Youyou, intending to leave.

Her time was so precious; she didn’t want to waste it on scum.

But such a reaction also confirmed to Elest Uncle Xu that this was indeed Xu Wenyin. Otherwise, most people, even if they didn’t know him, wouldn’t react so calmly to what he just said.

She came back to life?

Uncle Xu immediately denied that idea.

This wasn’t a TV drama. If Xu Wenyin could really come back to life, would she appear so openly like this?

Looking at the little girl next to Xu Wenyin, who bore at least seventy percent resemblance to her, Eldest Uncle Xu instantly had a speculation.

Xu Wenyin must have been taken care of by someone all these years!

The previous phone call might have been a prank, or someone intentionally said that to prevent them from looking for Xu Wenyin. Now, thinking carefully, who can be sure that the person on the other end of the phone was really a police officer?

His niece doesn’t have any other advantages except her pretty face.

She had the kind of look that big bosses like.

The more Uncle Xu thought about it, the more he felt it was correct. As for why she reappeared in Mo City after several years, he speculated that she was either abandoned by the big boss or wanted to clean up her image and marry an honest man.

A woman like her, weren’t they all like that?

Eldest Uncle Xu didn’t care about what Xu Wenyin was thinking. He was only thinking about the house.

If Xu Wenyin didn’t die, then technically the house still belongs to her. Due to incomplete paperwork, the two brothers have been unable to transfer ownership despite seeking help from many people over the years.

That’s also the real reason why they chose to rent it out.

It’s highly likely that Xu Wenyin’s sudden appearance in Mo City after several years was to claim the house!

No, they absolutely couldn’t let her take it. They’ve been using that house for so many years, it already belongs to them!

After all, that was a house they were talking about! And it’s even worth around a million yuan! It’s not just some random table or chair at home that someone could just take away.

It’s a house with unlimited potential for the future! Who wouldn’t be tempted by that?

Eldest Uncle Xu didn’t call out to Xu Wenyin, who quickly disappeared into the crowd. He was alone right now, and he hadn’t figured out a way to win the house yet. What’s the point of calling out to her?

This matter still needed to be discussed with Ah Ming, also known as Youngest Uncle Xu; that guy has a lot of cunning ideas.

Anyway, it’s absolutely impossible for them to give up on the house. If Xu Wenyin dared to come and take it, they would move in it and refuse to leave!

“Mom, who’s that uncle?” After breaking away from the crowd, Xu Youyou couldn’t help but ask the question.

Could he be the reason why her mother was acting strangely?

Because things happened so suddenly, Xu Youyou didn’t get a clear look at Eldest Uncle Xu’s appearance. She only remembered he was an older man.

“That guy is Mom’s Dad’s older brother.”

Mom, Dad, Older Brother?

The song about family relationships that Teacher Xu taught suddenly echoed in Xu Youyou’s mind, but these relationships were really confusing. After thinking for a while, she still couldn’t figure out what it was.

But he should be related to her mother.

Without thinking further, Xu Wenyin quickly added, “He’s a bad person just like Miaomiao’s grandma, and used to bully Mom!”

Xu Wenyin didn’t see anything wrong with telling these things to a child. Keeping everything hidden would be too much. Xu Youyou would have to face many things in the future, so she needed to be nurtured from a young age to handle various situations.

What?!

Upon hearing that the person bullied her mother, just like Miaomiao’s grandmother, Xu Youyou clenched her small fists instantly, her face filled with indignation. “Don’t be afraid, Mom, Youyou will protect you.”

She had already learned a lot of skills from the instructor and was no longer the same Xu Youyou as before!

Nobody can bully her mother!

Listening to Xu Youyou say that with her childish voice, Xu Wenyin couldn’t help but laugh. “Alright, then Mom will rely on Youyou for protection.”

Xu Wenyin didn’t care about Eldest Uncle Xu or any other relatives from the Xu family. If they dared to cause trouble, she would show them why roses were so red in no time!

As the mother and daughter happily approached the villa gate, Xu Youyou, who had been carried all the way by Xu Wenyin, suddenly tugged at her mother’s collar.

“What’s wrong, Youyou? We’re almost there.” Xu Wenyin glanced down and suggested, “How about going back for a nap?”

But Xu Youyou furrowed her brows, her chubby face bulged slightly. “Mom, Youyou feels like we forgot something?”

Forgot what? Xu Wenyin stopped in her tracks.

Xu Youyou had already taken her medicine at noon, and Xu Wenyin still had about an hour left of her free time for the day. She decided to see if she could make an effort today to avoid using points as much as possible.

Xu Wenyin’s thoughts began to wander, and suddenly she locked eyes with Xu Youyou.

Two pairs of big eyes blinked rapidly as if they had remembered the thing they had forgotten.

What about the stroller they brought out with them?