After get off work, I become a magical girl

Xia Liang discovered the truth that "Lin Yun and Cuiqiao are the same person". This matter is already a fait accompli, so she can confess it to Xia Liang without any burden, because she doesn't need to hide anything.

However, the issue that Xia Liang is discussing now is no longer within its scope.

"Why do you think so?"

She interrupted Xia Liang and asked softly, "Instead of other possibilities? For example, I am originally a man?"

"Young senior, you are trying to trick me with something impossible."

Xia Liang raised his head slightly: "It is impossible for a man to become a magical girl. Even I know such a thing."

"Maybe I'm a special case." Delphinium asked indifferently.

"If you, young senior, are an exception..."

Hearing this, Xia Liang imagined a little, thinking about the intimate interactions between him and Cuique these days. If Cuique was really a man...

"Young senior, will you be taken away by the police for questioning?" she said uncertainly.

Seeing that Delphinium's eyelids were drooping, and she was about to roll her eyes, she hurriedly laughed and said, "I'm just kidding, I'm just kidding. After all, we all know that this is impossible."

"Because the true form of our magical girls should not be the appearance of our own souls?"

"From the moment we transform into a magical girl, our image is formed according to our original appearance. As we advance to the bud level, our body as a magical girl will become more stable and will never change over time."

"So, no matter what your appearance becomes, young senior, your initial appearance, and your appearance when you became a magical girl, is the girl in front of me now, right?"

Her reasoning was well-founded and logical, and if an uninformed passerby were to judge, they would also think that what she said made a lot of sense. And if she was not the person involved, Delphinium would also admit that what she said was very good.

But, that’s “if”.

"A good child's curiosity should be kept within limits."

She raised her eyes slightly and looked at Xia Liang expressionlessly: "You are a smart and sensitive child, so you know that it's time to stop."

When she said "stop", she was referring not only to the problem at hand.

At this moment, Xia Liang also understood the meaning of her words.

The eyes that were originally filled with inquiring desire slowly dimmed at this moment. She knew what Delphinium was really conveying to her, so her lips opened and closed slightly, and in the end she did not ask for anything.

"…It seems that I was indeed a little too excited today."

Lowering her eyes slightly, she gave an apologetic smile: "Sorry."

Delphinium just looked at her like this, and after a while, it slowly stood up, holding onto the table.

"Let's go back."

she said.

When she said this, it was actually almost evening. After a busy afternoon, the sun's rays had gradually turned dim, dyeing the sky a touch of orange.

The atmosphere between the two changed from the previous lively and frivolous atmosphere to a little awkward and silent. Kuija walked in front with crisp steps, and Xia Liang followed silently behind him. The two said goodbye to the owner of the cafe, returned to the parking lot in the direction they came from, and then got back in the car.

Delphinium reached out and found the raised pedals on the unfamiliar driver's seat, then skillfully pulled out the seat belt beside it and buckled it in front of her.

Then, as the car started, she said, "I'm not actually blaming you."

"I've told you before that I'm an adult compared to you. I've also promised you that in order to show my concern for you, I can allow you to be a little willful and I won't be angry with you."

"You don't need to apologize to me, because I'm not angry with your behavior today. In fact, I'm very happy that you can have fun."

"Before I came out today, I was actually a little unsure. After all, we are not of the same generation. I can be your senior and teach you in matters of magical girls and study with a serious attitude; but if you need a friend, a relative, and want to have fun when you go out with me, I don't have such confidence."

"So all I can think of is taking you to places that I loved when I was young, places that I had fun and enjoyed my youth, so I hope that these places can also make you feel fun."

"Now it seems that although the process was a bit tortuous, the effect is quite good."

When she said these words, her tone was as calm and cold as always, but the meaning expressed in it was sincere enough. This made Xia Liang, who was curled up in the back seat, raise his head and look at Cuique through the rearview mirror.

"…Young senior, you have done well enough."

She spoke slowly, trying to look like she didn't mind, "I know everything. You've been trying to appease me all day. It's better to say that although I was the one who suggested this 'date', you're the one who cared the most."

"When we encountered a rainstorm in the morning and I couldn't come up with a plan, you didn't mind this forced agreement, changed the original itinerary, and dragged me out with you."

"I met those old... friends of mine this morning. When I didn't want to deal with them, you accepted my somewhat unreasonable request and drove them away."

"I was just having fun with all these activities this afternoon. I could tell you weren't really interested, but you were still playing with me."

"So today I am actually really happy, and I am very grateful to you, young senior, for doing this."

"The reason why I feel a little frustrated right now is not because you said 'know when to stop', but because I realized that I really haven't grown or changed at all."

This made Delphinium frown slightly. She tilted her head and asked, "Sure enough, we should report the children's affairs to the Youth Guidance Center? This would be fair to you and would ensure that they would at least not continue to go astray."

"No, not that! This is enough for now!"

Xia Liang raised his voice, waved his hands repeatedly, and then said a little dejectedly: "What I want to talk about is actually myself."

"Because I found that I am still the same as always, always liking to indulge in self-satisfaction."

"In the past, I was immersed in the fantasy of playing the role of a 'good kid'. I didn't want to change anything. I just wanted to solve everything by being 'good' and used 'I am a good kid' to escape reality and evade my responsibilities."

"Now, I feel that I can ask for something because you said 'you can be willful' and I discovered some of your secrets. I use 'willfulness' as an excuse for 'making trouble'."

"Sure enough, I screwed up again."

"I obviously wanted to take this opportunity to get closer to the young senior, but when I thought about it, I lost my sense of propriety and couldn't control my distracting thoughts. I unknowingly went too far."

"I am always like this. As long as I get happiness from doing something and feel satisfied, I will repeat this behavior without limit."

"Isn't it people like me who are treated as if chicken feathers are their authority?"

After she said these words, she looked in the direction of Delphinium hesitantly, like a child waiting for criticism from her teacher.

Obviously, she hoped that this self-examination could serve as an "active admission of fault" and restore her image in Delphinium's mind.

But she didn't know that Cuique didn't make any comment on Xia Liang's somewhat ridiculous behavior today.

In fact, she didn't feel the need to judge.

No one is perfect. Everyone in the world has their own character flaws. Even Delphinium herself has countless regrets and self-blame. How can she ask a child not to make mistakes?

Even a true saint cannot become one overnight, there will always be a process of growth and self-reflection. Xia Liang's self-awareness is clear enough, which has surpassed countless peers.

At least, my daughter can't do that now.

At this time, what she should do is not to criticize or even judge, because this is what Xia Liang herself has already done, and she did it right, so there is no need for her to repeat it.

When children know their mistakes but still continue to blame and complain, this is a sign of incompetence on the part of the elders.

Delphinium didn't want to be the incompetent person, so there was still only one thing she should do - guide.

She had to tell Xia Liang what was right.

"…You always talk about love, but what kind of love are you pursuing?"

Delphinium spoke softly: "Or, when you said this word, have you ever thought about its meaning?"

"Love, what is it?"

Xia Liang looked up with some doubt: "Isn't love just love?"

“There are different kinds of love.”

Barely passing the vehicles on the side in the narrow road, Kuija steered the car while calmly adding: "Love, affection, friendship, fraternity, love is a very complicated thing. When you are craving for 'love', have you really thought about what you want?"

"I didn't think about it."

Xia Liang shook his head: "Young senior, I told you before. For me, the distinction between love is actually very small. As long as it is love, it is fine for me."

"Any kind of love is fine, as long as it belongs to me, I don't mind what it is or why it is for."

"Because I am a child who lacks love. If I were to be picky about the things I already lack, I might end up with nothing."

What Xia Liang said did not exceed Cuiqiao's expectations.

As early as that late summer night, when Xia Liang discovered the truth about herself and confessed to herself on the balcony, Cuique had already vaguely guessed her thoughts.

Xia Liang doesn't mind the type of love, what she lacks is the source of love, so when she finds someone who is willing to give her love, she will endlessly dig for possible "love" from the other person.

The reason Xia Liang has developed her current personality is not because of a lack of self-control, but because she is "afraid of being poor."

This kind of "poverty" is not a material shortage, but a spiritual one, a lack of what she calls "love".

It is like a person who was once branded by a poor life, will always be restless even if his life becomes rich, and will want more money; a person who once did not have enough to eat, will always subconsciously be frugal and not want to waste any food even if he is in a situation where there is no shortage of food.

Xia Liang has a similar mentality, but what she hoards is not material things, but "love".

Everything she did was actually an extension of this "lack of love mentality." Whether it was her unconditional obedience to her parents, her excessive indulgence of those bad "friends," or even her unlimited intimacy with Delphinium, it all stemmed from the same pursuit.

"It's not your fault that you long for love and fear losing it."

So Delphinium said: "Your parents failed in this matter. They failed to give enough care to their children when they needed love. This is their mistake."

"Those bad kids are also very bad in this matter: they may approach you under the banner of 'friendship', but because of immature jealousy or various other reasons, they only bring you harm in the end. I also hope that you can distinguish this clearly and keep it in mind."

"You will feel that love is something that is lacking. It is not your fault that you have not received enough love. It is just that your past environment was not good enough, and the people you met all had their own problems."

Driving the SUV back to the villa area and parking it underground, Cuique took Xia Liang out of the garage. As she walked towards the gate of the villa, she continued, "Do you remember what I taught you when you first came to talk to me?"

"...Don't suppress yourself blindly. Learn to be willful?" Xia Liang said uncertainly.

"Yes, you can take it as the first lesson I teach you."

Walking into the courtyard of the villa area and standing in front of the entrance door, Kuiqi took out her key: "And now, you can regard all this as the second lesson I teach you."

"What?" Xia Liang asked confusedly.

“The content of this lesson can be summarized in a few words.”

Insert the key into the lock, turn the lock, open the door, and turn toward Xia Liang. Her voice is cold but subtly warm:

— "It's called 'Love is Not Lacked.'"

Behind the entrance door are glittering decorations, colorful flags hanging from the living room to the entrance, and a huge banner that can be seen at a glance.

At this moment, Lin Xiaolu and Bai Jingxuan suddenly came out from behind the door with a smile, holding a string salute in their hands, and squeezed next to Cuique. Then, the three of them looked at Xia Liang at the same time.

"Snapped"!

As the cannons were fired, the three girls spoke together and said in unison:

"Happy birthday!"