You Truly Are My Real Mother

"Oh! Next time you come home, bring him with you," Clarissa Summers said.

"Why?"

"No reason, I just want to see him! He really is easy on the eyes!"

Lily Bai: "..."

"Is it really him or not?"

"Mother, why do you keep asking about him?"

"Because... you look at him differently than you look at anyone else," Clarissa said. "It's just my intuition."

Lily Bai rolled her eyes: "What kind of look do I give him?"

Empress Clarissa Summers: "It's like... the way you looked at your favorite fairy fruit when you were little. The moment you saw him, your eyes just stuck to him."

Lily Bai: "..."

"I'm telling you, you need to hurry up and bring him home so we can get the wedding done! Otherwise, the longer you wait, the more likely something will go wrong. He's so handsome—if you like him, others will too! Who knows when some pig might snatch him away? You'll regret it!"

"Get married for what? He doesn't even like me!" Lily Bai replied, totally deflated.

"Nonsense! My daughter is so beautiful—how could he not like you!"

Lily Bai: "...Maybe he likes me a little. But he refuses to be with me."

Empress Clarissa Summers raised an eyebrow: "As long as there's a little bit of interest, it's easy! Next time you bring him home, I'll handle it for you."

"How will you handle it?"

"I'll drug him, make sure the rice is cooked—then your Father Emperor and I will burst in and catch you two in the act! He'll have no choice but to marry you. What do you think?"

Lily Bai: "You really are my biological mother."

......

The Phoenix Lord arrived to see Lily Bai as promised.

Then she handed over several golden hairs with black stripes, saying they had fallen from Lord Noctis.

Lily Bai recalled that Ryan Lu once said Lord Noctis was kept as a pet by Divine Lord Tanya Quinn when she was young.

Could these be from his pet days?

Of course, she was too embarrassed to ask, so she just quietly raised her Rune Staff, sat cross-legged on a cloud, and cast a spell on the hairs.

Just then, a tiny head poked out from the cloud, looked at Lily Bai, then at Divine Lord Tanya Quinn.

Seeing her surprised face, Bobby Bai flashed the cutest, sweetest smile and called out, "Big Sister, can I go adventuring with you two?"

Tanya Quinn was both amused and exasperated: "Where did this little thing pop out from?"

"I'm Bobby Bai, Crown Prince of Eastern Luo." He stuck out his tiny finger, pointing at Lily Bai in deep meditation. "That's Lily Bai—my big sister."

"Lily Bai, Bobby Bai..." Tanya Quinn laughed even harder. "You two are royalty, but your names are way too casual!"

"It's all my sister's fault."

"Oh? How did she drag you into it?"

"After my sister was born, a Rune Master said she was hard to raise and needed a humble name to balance her fate." The little guy spoke with surprising clarity for his age. "So they named her Lily Bai, and then I got stuck with a silly name too."

"Oh! So that's why?"

"Yeah. Sis, who are you? You're so pretty—are you from the Divine Race?"

Tanya Quinn laughed, "I am."

"What's your name?"

"Tanya."

"Hmm... Sister Tanya, I heard from my sister you're going to look for someone. Can I go with you guys? I promise I'll be super well-behaved—no crying, no fussing, and I won't complain about strange beds."

"Well... you'll have to ask your sister." Tanya pointed at Lily Bai.

Bobby Bai nodded, turned, and sat down beside Tanya Quinn, waiting for Lily Bai.

Lily Bai finally found a clue, opened her eyes, and saw Bobby Bai sitting there.