CH 14

Persistent Mom and Stubborn Sister

Liu Yue blocked Freya off at the door: “Miss Freya, you don’t need to come with us here, do you…?

Freya gave Liu Yue a smile. She looked at the four sisters, who entered the room, and pointed at herself: “Are you sure you’re not fooling me? You want to send me away and then do something, don’t you? Bear in mind that my brother just refused you. Given your personalities, I’m sure you’re planning something.”

Liu Yue “Of course we won’t! We’re obedient!! Sister Freya, you have to believe us! We’ve never disappointed Dad!”

“That’s hard to say,” chaffed Freya, giggling. She then bowed: “Since that is your request, I shall obey. In saying that, I’ll wait here. While I don’t possess the enhanced hearing of an elf, I can still hear what you’re doing inside; therefore, don’t try anything crafty, okay?”

“Okay…”

Liu Yue gently shut the door. She then sent Vera a signal. Vera waved her hand: “Done, I’ve cast the spell. Sister Freya won’t be able to hear us now. Okay, okay, let’s think about what to do now, especially what to do with him.”

Vera pointed at the exhausted youngster, who curled up by the corner of the wall with a dumbstruck look. Liu Yue sat down on Vera’s bed. She opened Vera’s cupboard and rummaged through it: “While you have lots of clothes, it doesn’t fit. I’m sure there’s one I can fit in, though.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?!”

“Accompanying Dad to Troy City, of course,” answered Liu Yue, who then turned around and forlornly exhaled. “What can we do? Dad has said ‘no’. What? Are you planning on disobeying Dad?”

“You were the one who suggested it!! If it wasn’t for you, we wouldn’t be torn over this!”

Vera was enraged. On one hand, it was because Liu Yue mocked her breasts. On the other hand, it was because Liu Yue was the one who first got involved with the youngster, yet she was the first one to jump ship.

“She might’ve been waiting for this moment all along to demonstrate that she’s a good girl to impress Dad! Wow, I never imagined this fox to be so cunning, playing the good girl, who knows how to turn a leaf, to please Dad. This fox is sinister!” thought Vera.

Vera grouched, “You have to take responsibility! You have to take responsibility! You were the first one to meet this youngster, and you were the one who blindly went to him at night, which turned the situation into what it is now. This is all your fault! So, you’re fine with seeing your mistake turn this youngster into this shape? Are you fine with that?! Look at him. Can you bear to do that?”

“Weren’t you the one who told me not to show sympathy to a stranger?!!” thundered Liu Yue. “What exactly do you want me to say? You want to go against Dad? I know I can’t do that, but Dad has spoken up. We were planning to do it for Dad, but what about now? If we don’t listen to Dad, we’ll anger him! Wouldn’t that make it all for nothing, then?!”

“What are you talking about?! What exactly are you saying?! We’re doing it to prove we’re no longer children! We can’t obey everything as we did in the past as a child would! Do you think our moms didn’t do things just because Dad said refused them?!”

“Mommy Lucia wouldn’t throw away her role as a Shadow Squad member because of Dad!! Mommy Nier still keeps her job as a Valkyrie, and Miss Liu Yue revived her entire while staying with Dad!” shouted Nona.

Nona suddenly joined sides with Vera. That was very unlike Nona. Usually, Nona made concessions to avoid trouble, yet she chose to lead the rebellion this time. Liu Yue pressed her hand on her face.

“What’s with her? Vera didn’t inherit Mommy Lucia’s body, but she’s inherited her stubbornness… I think we can say it’s a wrap, but they’ve grown braver after Dad refused. What’s this, their rebellious phase?” pondered Liu Yue.

“Daisy, what do you think?”

Liu Yue looked toward Daisy. Daisy hadn’t said a word; she just sat on the bed. It wasn’t until Liu Yue shouted that Daisy raised her head up and looked at everyone without knowing what happened. Liu Yue heaved a big breath. Daisy seemed unreliable, so Liu Yue gave up. The four sisters shared their woes and joys. As everyone wanted to chase death, Liu Yue could only join them to the bitter or sweet end. And, to be honest, deep down, Liu Yue wanted to risk it. She wanted to achieve a feat as grand as her mother but in an unknown nation and do something different. That was what the four wanted to go do. After all, their moms shone too brightly before their father.

All of their moms went through different things and accomplished great things. They experienced unforgettable events with their father. The girls gradually started to feel envious when they heard their mothers’ stories that were partially them bragging and partially them reminiscing their adventures with their father.

Daisy and Vera trained hard. They clung to their grandmas to train in order to be able to go on an adventure with their father one day. Vera was a rebellious girl to begin with. Her father’s refusal motivated her to defy him even more.

“Dad still considers us children, but Grandma Vyvyan said that I’m already an outstanding magician. I’m confident I can protect you all even without this idiot. Our moms once went through so much with Dad. They achieved so many feats, so why can’t we?! We can protect ourselves! Liu Yue, Daisy, is that not true?!!”

“Calm down, Vera. Calm down. This is my business to begin with. Why are you the one who’s riled up? Calm down first,” asserted Liu Yue, whilst thinking, “This has nothing to do with Vera. I wonder if she’s venting because I teased her. Vera is calm and prudent. It’s strange for her to be so riled up.”

Maybe Vera was always eager to prove herself.

Liu Yue stood up: “Okay, okay, I won’t say anything else. Let’s do this. Let’s have a raise of hands. We don’t have time to delay this any longer. Sister Freya is right outside. We can escape from the window. I can transform into a fox from this height. We need to decide now. We have two choices. One, go with Dad to Troy City. Two, oppose Dad for the first time to secretly follow Miss Ying and Tanya to Galaluocia. All right, let’s decide with a raise of hands. Whoever doesn’t want to go, raise your hands.”

Liu Yue began to question herself: “Do I want to go or not…? Should I go or not…? I’ve never wanted to oppose Dad. I like Dad. He hasn’t turned me down just once. He’s turned me down before, and I did as he said, so I should do the same thing this time, right? Dad will only like me if I listen to him. That’s set in stone. Nevertheless, is it a good idea for me to do nothing now?

“It’s true this doesn’t have anything to do with me and neither does this youngster or their troubles. However, since he appeared in front of me now of all times, and all these troubles arose, does it still count as having nothing to do with me? If this youngster dies for nothing in front of me, will I really have nothing to do with it?

“If Mom was in my shoes, what would she do? If Mom didn’t run into Dad when she escaped to the South back then, would she have returned to the North to revive her tribe? Would Mom have returned to the North to rescue her tribe if Dad didn’t allow her to? The tribe no longer had anything to do with Mom. She was the sole survivor. The North swarmed with danger. Everybody in the North wanted her dead.

“I don’t see a need to think about it. I know full well what sort of woman Mom is. I know how stubborn Mom is. My Mom won’t be concerned with her surroundings. All she cares about is what she wants to do. She continues down her path even if that means those around her don’t understand her or leave her. My Mom won’t care if Dad will like her or not. What Mom wants is someone who can love her for who she is.

“Dad once mentioned, ‘That’s the Ling Yue I like. Her stubbornness is part of her, and it’s her charm. I love Ling Yue, which means I also love her stubbornness.’ Dad must be so in love with Mom owing to her persistence. The two still loved and missed each other after almost twenty years together. Perhaps I need to be stubborn sometimes…”

“Raise your hands!”