After get off work, I become a magical girl

Usually this was just her business, but since she met Xia Liang, there was an idle figure beside her when she was busy doing her homework, who would often persuade her not to do her homework and to play games together.

Since she claimed to have run away from home and stayed at Lin Xiaolu's house that day, Xia Liang often went to have dinner with a smug look on her face. In her words, it was because the food cooked by the hourly worker Aunt Liu was better than that at home.

Judging from her attitude, if she wasn’t worried about leaving a bad impression on Lin Xiaolu’s parents, she would probably continue to sleep there.

Although Lin Xiaolu didn't like studying, she was more resistant to being associated with the "frivolous girl" she thought of, so the more Xia Liang harassed her, the more she insisted on finishing her homework. After finishing her homework, she even took out the review questions that she had not touched before, and started preparing for the upcoming final exam.

Regardless of the result, she studied until the early morning, which is commendable.

But the result was that Lin Xiaolu overslept in the morning and happened to meet Lin Yun. Now she was yawning and combing her hair in the bathroom.

"Who told you that you haven't learned how to receive magic power yet?"

Hearing Lin Xiaolu's slightly dissatisfied questioning, Moko's cat face vividly revealed a teasing expression: "Xiaoliang mastered the things in two days, but some people can't learn it in two weeks!"

"Xiaoliang..."

The hand holding the comb subconsciously exerted force, and Lin Xiaolu looked at Mo Ke with a subtle look: "You two seem to be getting along quite well recently."

"Meow, haha. After all, Xiaoliang is a gentle, cute, and talented kid. It's a shame that we met too late."

Mo Ke covered his chest in ecstasy: "She praised me for being smart and reliable!"

"Why do I feel like you're flattered by her sweet words?" Lin Xiaolu drooped her eyelids.

It's no wonder she thought so. After all, Xia Liang seemed to like Moko's cute appearance. He often held it like a pet and said a lot of nice things to make Moko happy.

Although Lin Xiaolu has been with Mo Ke for a longer time, ever since that night when Mo Ke admitted that he had lied to Lin Xiaolu under Delphinium's questioning, he has never received a good look from Lin Xiaolu again.

This missing love was satisfied by Xia Liang, even more than that. No wonder Mo Ke now calls her "Xiao Liang" all the time.

"This is jealousy and prejudice! As a sower, it is a must to have a good relationship with the magical girls you sign!"

Mo Ke shook his head and pointed at Lin Xiaolu, then said smugly: "Xiaolu, are you jealous? Do you feel a sense of crisis because Xiaoliang is so outstanding? Do you want me to change my mind?"

"Who are you jealous of? Are you jealous of an idiot goblin who knows nothing?"

Lin Xiaolu curled her lips and turned her gaze back to the mirror, staring at the sticking hair on her head in the mirror, her hands moving non-stop: "What's the compulsory course for sowers? They didn't teach me the basic common sense of magical girls at all, and in the end I have to trouble Delphinium."

"B-idiot goblin?"

Mo Ke shuddered upon hearing that, flew to Lin Xiaolu's back and slapped her hard with his claws: "I can't pretend I didn't hear such an outrageous statement! Besides, I have also told you a lot of knowledge, but you just don't know how magical girls practice and fight!"

"Wouldn't ordinary sowers understand?" Lin Xiaolu glanced at it sideways and asked lightly.

"Of course... Well, I understand, but my situation is rather special..." Mo Ke avoided the question.

"Because you are a fake?"

"Could you please not use such vicious words?"

"Those are the refugees who stowed away from the magical kingdom."

"Isn't this evaluation getting lower and lower?"

"When I was allowed to be a magical girl, you said I was a genius, and now you mock me for being stupid every day."

"Well……"

Shocked by the strong resentment in Lin Xiaolu's words, Mo Ke's attitude had to soften, and he honestly admitted: "Okay, okay, it's my fault. I shouldn't say such things. Don't be angry, okay?"

"A filthy goblin who rubs his face against a girl's chest when she holds him."

"You're still talking!"

"A suspected corrupt fugitive."

"This is pure slander! Xiaolu is a science idiot who failed math!"

"What the--a goblin liar who deceived a little girl!"

"A stunted, utterly shorty!"

……

In the restaurant not far away, Lin Yun took the boiled eggs out of the pot and put them into cold water with a colander. He shook his hands, took out a glass, and took out a box of milk from the refrigerator. He took the prepared breakfast and walked to the dining table. He couldn't help but turn his head to look in the direction of the bathroom.

Listening to the vague quarrel coming from inside, he raised his eyebrows in confusion:

"……what's the situation?"

Chapter 32 After the Traffic Jam

2023-04-30

After a quarrel, by the time Lin Xiaolu had combed her hair and moved to the dining table in slippers to finish her breakfast, it was already seven twenty-five.

During this period, probably because she thought that Lin Yun, as an ordinary person, could not see the goblin, she and Mo Ke glared at each other from time to time, extending the cold war from the bathroom to the restaurant.

Lin Yun used his acting skills to the fullest, pretending to be ignorant and turning a blind eye. He quietly put away the dishes, rinsed them briefly and put them in the disinfection cabinet, then picked up his things and looked at Lin Xiaolu.

Although he didn't say anything, what he wanted to express was very clear: Do you want me to drive you there?

Lin Xiaolu remained silent.

Lin Yun chose to drive her to school at this time, which meant that he was prepared to be late. She just didn't want to accept his kindness, not that she didn't understand it.

Every time she accepted her father's kindness, she lost a reason to hate him. She didn't want their relationship to improve so easily, so that she wouldn't be able to hate him in the end. Otherwise, who would remember her mother's grievances?

So she lowered her head and avoided Lin Yun's sight.

This is probably a silent rejection.

"If you really want to go by yourself, don't blame me if you're late."

Lin Yun was used to this and his emotions were not very up and down. After all, Lin Xiaolu had been at odds with him for more than a day or two, so it would be strange if she really agreed. If she didn't want to go with him, then there was no need to force her.

After packing his luggage and changing into his leather shoes, he pushed the door open, stepped into the corridor of the apartment, and headed towards the elevator.

"Squeak!"

However, before he had walked ten meters, the door behind him was opened again.

He turned around and saw Lin Xiaolu sticking half of her body out from the crack in the door, her head still tilted and her eyes lowered, her lips moving as if she was whispering something.

"The sound is too soft to be heard," he said.

Lin Xiaolu stopped.

Her eyes wandered, looking at the ground, then at the wall, passing over the smirking Moko, and then stole a glance at her father.

Finally, she took a deep breath, turned her head towards Lin Yun, closed her eyes and shouted:

"I told you to wait until I get my schoolbag back!"

……

……

Luoming District, Xidian Road, under the viaduct.

Lin Yun looked at the stagnant traffic ahead and tapped his fingers on the steering wheel.

Fortunately, he had anticipated the traffic jam, so he was not anxious at the moment. Anyway, he was destined to be late, so he just made sure his daughter arrived at school on time before eight o'clock.

Sitting in the back seat, Lin Xiaolu stared out the window without saying a word, and no one knew what she was thinking. Mo Ke was looking at the two people in the car from his school bag.

After taking a look at his daughter's condition through the rearview mirror, Lin Yun thought about it and felt that there were some topics that he still had to talk about, so he simply said, "Lulu, do you have final exams next week?"

Talking about exams at this time is of course irrelevant to children.

"Yeah." So Lin Xiaolu's reaction was indifferent, and she obviously didn't want to discuss this topic in depth.

"How are your preparations going?" Lin Yun tried to keep his tone calm to avoid putting pressure on his daughter.

"Just so-so."

"I remember you said you were in the middle at the end of last semester?"

"almost."

"So what's your target ranking this time? If you achieve it, Dad can buy you a small gift."

"……unnecessary."

Lin Xiaolu paused and said in a dull voice: "You have already bought it for your birthday before."

She was talking about something that happened in May. To be exact, her birthday was May 5. At that time, Lin Xiaolu had not yet met Moko, nor had she become a magical girl. She was just an ordinary junior high school student who was troubled by youth and life.

On her birthday, she resolutely rejected Lin Yun's proposal to spend it together, saying that she had other plans and wanted to go out with friends, and asked him to mind his own business.

Unable to persuade his daughter, Lin Yun had to attend the company's social event, but he left halfway because he couldn't concentrate. He returned home early with the birthday gift he bought for Lin Xiaolu - a new mobile phone.

It was not until he got home that he discovered that Lin Xiaolu had no "other plans" that night. She did not go out with her friends, but stayed at home alone, sang a birthday song to herself, and finally blew out the birthday candles alone.

Lin Yun happened to see this scene, and he felt distressed and angry. He asked his daughter why she hurt herself like this, but Lin Xiaolu was angry and refused to answer. The relationship between father and daughter cooled down again, and they didn't say a word for a long time.

It was not until many days later that Lin Yun saw Lin Xiaolu, who had become a magical girl, on a TV report, and the stagnant relationship between the two began to move forward again.

"I'm sorry, Lulu."

Looking at the traffic that was starting to move in front of him, Lin Yun suddenly said, "I should have insisted on staying with you on your birthday."

"Now for this?"

Lin Xiaolu opened her eyes wide in surprise, but after glancing at Moko in the schoolbag beside her, she acted nonchalant and said, "It doesn't matter. It's been so long anyway."

“It doesn’t matter how long it’s been.”

Lin Yun then shifted the gear, stepped on the accelerator, and the car started slowly: "Because I will remember, and I will feel uneasy."

"……Remember?"

Lin Xiaolu repeated this word.

She was expressionless at first, then she showed a half-smile, and finally her eyebrows stood up, like a small animal with its fur standing up, and she choked, "You can still say this word? Remember? Have you forgotten what you said when your mother died?"

She would never forget what this man had said to her before her mother's funeral, because he said he would "forget her". But now he said he would "remember" and would be "uneasy", so how could she trust him?

"I'm sorry about your mother."

Facing Lin Xiaolu's anger, Lin Yun remained calm. He held the steering wheel and looked at the road ahead: "I really didn't know how to tell you at the time, so I could only use such vague words."

"Because I remember her, I will feel sad and painful, so I hope that you, young as you are, can forget her, forget the pain as time goes by, and grow up happily."