Chapter 34: Congratulations, Host! The Child of Destiny’s Inner World Is on the Verge of Shattering
“Bro, she… who is she…?”
Bai Yu Mo forced a smile on her face, pointing at Little Qi in Bai Feng’s arms and asking.
“Oh, let me introduce her!” Bai Feng gently patted Little Qi’s head and grinned. “This is Little Qi, one of the top students at the orphanage I founded!”
“Orphanage?”
Bai Yu Mo’s eyes widened in utter confusion.
She had never heard of it… oh wait, she’d avoided all news about Bai Feng before. Didn’t want to see or hear about him at all.
Ugh~~
Her aura instantly weakened. She even looked away, feeling guilty.
Bai Feng didn’t notice her change in expression. He kept chatting as if nothing happened. “Yep, the biggest orphanage in Blue Rainbow City is mine. Though I don’t manage it much now, back then, I personally raised all the orphans in the city!”
Thinking about it now, he really was quite the hero! Well, the real goal was to catch the luckiest Child of Destiny and send her away, of course.
Bai Yu Mo nodded, her aura still faint but curiosity bubbling up. “So, are you guys…?”
“Oh, that’s a complicated story,” Bai Feng waved his finger at her, signaling to hold on and ask later.
He then gently patted Little Qi’s head again and carefully lifted her off his lap. “Little Qi, I want you to meet my sister, Bai Yu Mo.”
Little Qi stood next to Bai Feng, a bit scared and shy, nodding quietly. “Miss… hello.”
“Ah… yeah,” Bai Yu Mo responded instinctively.
“Okay, Little Qi, can you help me deliver some stuff? You can find me after you’re back. I’ll give you a little gift.”
“Okay, brother. Goodbye.”
Little Qi waved at Bai Feng and hurried out the door.
When Bai Yu Mo heard Little Qi call Bai Feng ‘brother,’ her fragile smile finally broke. That supposed ‘sister’ position that should have belonged only to her—was it about to be taken away?
And they looked so close, so intimate…
Suddenly, she recalled a novel that Master Sister Yao Yao mentioned—something like a replacement or doppelgänger plot. Was she being replaced?
But she’d already done everything she could. What more could she do? How should she handle this?
【Ding! Detected host’s fatal blow—Child of Destiny’s inner world is on the verge of collapsing, reward: 300 Luck Points, Yin Yang Pattern · Damaged.】
Bai Feng’s expression froze. He stared at the system notification, slightly opening his mouth.
“System, what the hell are you saying?!”
“Who said the inner world is collapsing? Explain clearly!”
He first thought of Luo Chen—the Luck Vane Deity’s loyal puppy. But then he reconsidered; that was unlikely. It’s been a day since he last cursed Luo Chen, so why would the damage suddenly appear now?
And the only Child of Destiny currently in contact with him was his sister, Bai Yu Mo.
Bai Feng looked up carefully. Bai Yu Mo seemed a little downcast.
Why? He hadn’t said anything strange just now!
Could it be the orphanage thing?
The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed. Bai Yu Mo always cared about their cold relationship from a few years ago. Maybe her being reminded of that time through the orphanage had hit a nerve.
“Yu Mo.”
“Ah… yes!”
Bai Yu Mo quickly looked up, though her expression was still guarded.
“Sit,” Bai Feng ordered, voice even a bit commanding.
But Bai Yu Mo didn’t feel resentful. She even felt a little relieved. She sat in the chair next to Bai Feng, secretly watching him.
“You’re curious about Little Qi’s background, aren’t you?”
Bai Feng skipped the orphanage talk and went straight into Little Qi’s story.
Bai Yu Mo immediately lifted her head but then lowered it again, cautiously shaking her head. “N-no…”
Bai Feng didn’t mind her response. Instead, he continued, “Do you know what I saw when I first met her?”
“She was pulling at her hair, strand by strand, nonstop. The floor was covered in her hair, and her head was bald, ugly as hell.”
With Bai Feng’s description, Bai Yu Mo imagined the scene, shivering. Her scalp actually hurt just thinking about it.
“And the reason? Because of her white hair. She was abandoned by her parents at a young age. They thought she was a monster, kicking and beating her. When I found her, she was covered in wounds, her face all swollen.”
Bai Yu Mo clenched her lips, unable to imagine more.
“So I decided to open an orphanage!” Bai Feng suddenly sounded cheerful. “Since I had the ability, I should help them in Blue Rainbow City at least.”
Of course, that was just him fooling Bai Yu Mo. He wasn’t that noble. The real goal was to ensure the Child of Destiny could be sent to another city in time. But Little Qi’s situation was genuine.
Bai Yu Mo stared blankly at Bai Feng, her chaotic thoughts suddenly quieted.
A faint smile appeared again. “You’re still… the same as before.”
Back when she first entered the Bai family, she felt the same way. Because of her loneliness, Bai Feng took her around to play, helping her step out of her shell… it was because of him she started to come back to life.
Bai Feng: “?”
He had no idea why Bai Yu Mo said that, but since it worked, he kept going:
“Little Qi’s situation is bad—not physically, but psychologically. She still pulls at her hair or even cuts herself with scissors in the orphanage. So I said I liked her white hair. To prove it, I touch her hair every time I see her. Maybe that makes me a bit of a perv, huh?”
“Not at all! Bro, you’re amazing!” Bai Yu Mo shook her head, affirming. “If it were me, I’d be super happy!”
“Not just her. Others in the orphanage also have some psychological issues. Luckily, I’m only a few years older, so I told them to call me ‘big brother,’ and I let them treat the orphanage as their home. I’m the dependable older bro for them.”
After speaking, Bai Feng took a sip of tea, checked the system, and confirmed no new notifications before finally relaxing.
Bai Yu Mo, after hearing all this, no longer minded Little Qi’s way of calling Bai Feng ‘brother.’
True to herself, she felt a bit ashamed of her previous thoughts.
Compared to Bai Feng, she was just a petty person.
But…
Bai Yu Mo straightened up and made a quiet vow in her heart: In this world, noble people don’t live long. So, she, the petty person, would protect her brother and pave the way for him.
