Chapter 12: Returning Home, A Joyful Family

“Thank you, Village Chief, thank you, Clan Elders.” Lin Luoxi followed Lin Wenqian, both expressing their gratitude.

Now that the situation had been resolved, everyone could finally relax. It was well-known that Lin Dayou’s family had gone through many hardships, so after exchanging pleasantries, everyone headed back to their respective homes.

“Sister, are you feeling better?” Ever since Lin Luoxi had suddenly lashed out and rushed out to beat up Old Lady Lin, Lin Wenqian had been paying close attention to her.

He had noticed her series of reactions earlier, and the words of the old fortune teller kept flashing in his mind. It seemed that the soul Lin Luoxi had lost was finally returned.

“Big brother, what are you saying? I’m so hungry…” Lin Luoxi didn’t directly answer Lin Wenqian’s question. Instead, she playfully winked at him.

Deep down, Lin Luoxi was shocked. How could this have happened? She had always been Lin Luoxi!

Or could it be that the young man in front of her had figured out that she was actually a different person now?

“Dad, I think my sister has returned. I think she’s really back…” Lin Wenqian, who had initially thought Lin Luoxi was still the same as before, now felt a sense of relief.

When he saw Lin Luoxi wink playfully at him, he was finally sure that the real Lin Luoxi had returned.

Inside the room, Lin Dayou, who had been seeking comfort, heard his eldest son’s excited words and quickly rushed out.

“What? Wenqian, what are you saying? What do you mean your sister has returned? Isn’t she right here?” Lin Dayou was still trying to figure out why his son was so worked up.

“Dad, don’t you remember what the old fortune teller said? The sister in front of us, her lost soul has finally returned…” Lin Wenqian was so excited because his sister was finally back to her true self.

“Really?” After waiting for so long and dealing with so many misfortunes, Lin Dayou wondered if he was hallucinating. He stared at Lin Luoxi intently.

Lin Luoxi was also confused by her brother’s words—what did he mean by her soul returning?

But in her heart, she had a bold guess. She was Lin Luoxi, and Lin Luoxi was her. There was no “switching” happening. It was just that before, her soul had been incomplete. Now that she had been pushed into the river, perhaps her soul had returned. That must be the explanation!

Lin Dayou, seeing Lin Luoxi’s confused expression, thought she was still the same as before. His eyes filled with disappointment, and tears welled up.

“Wenqian, you’re mistaken. Your sister, she’s still not…” Lin Dayou struggled to speak, his heart heavy with despair.

With everything he had endured recently, it felt like even the smallest issue could break him.

Seeing his daughter still acting somewhat dazed, Lin Dayou wobbled, feeling faint, and nearly collapsed.

“Dad!” Lin Luoxi, now fully aware of everything, immediately noticed her father’s unusual condition. She rushed forward and caught him before he fell.

Despite her small frame, she easily supported her father, who was over six feet tall, and helped him to the room to lie down.

Lin Wenqian stood there, stunned. He had never imagined that his sister, now fully herself, could support their father so easily without any assistance.

“Dad, you’re not well. You need to rest more…” Lin Luoxi, now fully accustomed to her new identity, spoke to her father with a natural, caring tone.

Of course, without Lin Dayou knowing, Lin Luoxi casually pressed a few acupuncture points on him, then quickly withdrew her hand, making it seem as though she was just tidying up his clothes.

“Ah!” Lin Dayou absentmindedly responded with a single word.

Once the discomfort in his chest dissipated, he finally came to his senses and stared at Lin Luoxi intently. “Big girl, you’re back?”

If anyone didn’t know the situation, they might think Lin Dayou had lost his mind.

“Dad, I don’t know if I can really say I’m back… I have two sets of memories. One is of our family being together, and the other is of me living in another world…”

According to Lin Wenqian, Lin Luoxi’s soul had returned, but from her perspective, it felt more like borrowing someone else’s body. After all, she had been in the 21st century…

No, even in the 21st century, she hadn’t technically died, because when the explosion was about to happen in the lab, she had been absorbed into a jade pendant on her chest.

“Yes, yes, my big girl really is back…” Lin Dayou, who didn’t understand Lin Luoxi’s inner thoughts, heard her words and became excited. He sat up and gently cupped her small face in his hands, inspecting her carefully.

The fortune teller had been right. His daughter had truly returned at the age of fifteen.

“Child’s mother, our Luoxi really is back…” Lin Dayou excitedly shouted to Lin Wangshi, who was lying weakly on the other side, still in a state of unconsciousness after having collapsed earlier.

He didn’t realize that Lin Wangshi was still in a coma and couldn’t respond to his excitement.

“Dad, how do you know that I’m really your Lin Luoxi? Right now, I even think I’m occupying your daughter’s body…” Lin Luoxi noticed the deep concern in Lin Dayou’s eyes and wasn’t afraid of revealing her secret.

“You are our daughter, our real daughter. Our daughter should be like this…” Lin Dayou, who had spent so many years with his seemingly foolish daughter, was now so emotionally overwhelmed that his words were a bit jumbled, and he didn’t even realize it.

“Dad, I think mom looks really weak…” Lin Luoxi took a quick glance at Lin Wangshi’s face and instantly understood her condition.

It seemed that years of suffering, combined with a poor diet, had caused Lin Wangshi to fall into a long-lasting state of weakness and unconsciousness.

Lin Luoxi also glanced at Lin Wentao, who lay motionless in the corner, and her heart ached.

The little boy who had always called her sister sweetly, who had been beaten because of her, she felt deeply responsible for his suffering.

“Dad, I can treat my brother’s injuries…” Feeling the guilt in her heart, Lin Luoxi decided to reveal her secret talent in medicine to Lin Dayou.

“Mm, then from now on, your brother will be under your care,” Lin Dayou trusted Lin Luoxi completely as he looked at her, now brimming with confidence.

“Dad, I’ve been foolish for so many years. Suddenly, I can do so many things. Don’t you doubt it? Aren’t you scared?” Lin Luoxi looked at her father’s reaction and felt that something was off.

“No, you’re not foolish. You’re very smart, a very capable child. Heaven must have sent you to learn amazing skills in another world. Now that you’ve mastered them, heaven has brought you back to us…”

Lin Dayou didn’t find Lin Luoxi strange. In fact, his heart ached for her, realizing that such a young child had learned so much in another world, likely enduring great hardship.

“Dad…” Lin Luoxi didn’t expect Lin Dayou to say such words, and it triggered a soft feeling deep in her heart. She was so moved that she ran into his embrace.