The previous night passed with Lu Mu and Li Qing listening to Lu Shu’s stories from his previous lives.
Compared to the chaos of Ji Boda, Tang Ning, Lin Mo’s illnesses, Lu Xie’s relationship problems, and the various cancers he had casually exposed, those stories were surprisingly peaceful.
The Lu couple learned about his first life’s family.
His father had been a doctor in a remote mountain region while his mother taught at a small village school.
The family wasn’t rich, but they lived honestly.
During winter, his father would carry medicine across snowy roads to treat villagers.
During summer, his mother would spend her own money buying notebooks for students whose families couldn’t afford them.
They also learned about his second life’s parents.
His adopted father owned a small restaurant while his adopted mother worked there as a helper.
Although business wasn’t always good, the couple genuinely loved him.
Whenever Lu Shu wanted meat, they would quietly eat less themselves.
Whenever he got sick, both would stay awake the entire night.
Listening to those stories, Li Qing felt slightly relieved.
At least her son had been loved.
The thing that made both Lu Mu and Li Qing happiest was that Lu Shu didn’t reveal any more stories involving screwdrivers, severed fingers, gambling addicts, police officers, or thirty-minute chases or anything similar incidents.
For the remainder of the night, everything remained peaceful.
A rare miracle.
That night, Lu Shu slept between Lu Mu and Li Qing.
Li Qing held one of his hands.
Lu Mu held the other.
Neither of them let go.
The three slept soundly.
The next morning, Lu Shu slowly opened his eyes.
The room was bright.
Sunlight entered through the curtains.
He turned his head.
Li Qing was sleeping beside him.
Lu Mu was nowhere to be seen.
Lu Shu stretched his body slightly before looking at the clock.
9:06 AM.
Lu Shu’s thoughts: Damn, it’s already nine.
Looks like Father has gone to the company.
Well, I was wondering what Father would do with Sister Xie’s affair.
Will he offer a huge amount of money to Tang Ning and tell her to disappear from Sister Xie’s life?
Or will he kick Lin Mo out and make space for Tang Ning?
Rich families in dramas usually solve everything using money.
Li Qing, who had already been awake for several minutes, nearly opened her eyes.
Li Qing’s thoughts: Why are those the only two possibilities in your head?
Li Qing’s thoughts: And why does it sound like you’ve personally watched this happen hundreds of times?
Li Qing’s thoughts: More importantly, why is your first reaction after waking up to think about your sister’s love life?
After cleaning himself up, Lu Shu slowly walked downstairs.
His body still felt weak, bones still broken but compared to yesterday, he felt significantly better.
As soon as he entered the dining hall, he noticed two unfamiliar women.
She looked around twenty-four years old.
Her long black hair draped naturally over her shoulders and her appearance was beautiful enough to attract attention wherever she went.
Unlike Lu Xie, however, her temperament felt much gentler.
The other woman was inside the kitchen.
Occasionally, she poked her head out while preparing ingredients.
Her appearance resembled Li Qing far more than Lu Xie’s.
At that moment, she stuck her head out of the kitchen again.
“Sister, would you like shredded beef or diced beef?”
The woman on the couch replied without even looking up.
“Diced beef.
Also hurry up.
Little Shu’er should be awake soon.”
Lu Shu looked at both women.
Then he looked toward Li Qing’s room.
Then back at the two women.
A few seconds later, a conclusion formed in his mind.
Lu Shu’s thoughts: Hmm, judging by how familiar they are with this mansion and the fact that both of them look so much like Mother, they must be my second and third sisters.
Damn, I have five sisters, yet I only know Sister Xie’s name because Father and Mother keep calling her Xie’er.
Nobody has even introduced the others to me.
Well, whatever.
I’ll just call them Second Sister and Third Sister for now.
The two women froze.
Yesterday, after hearing about Lu Shu from the family group chat, they had rushed back overnight.
At first, neither had believed the ridiculous stories.
A reincarnator.
A former sorcerer.
Someone whose thoughts could be heard by blood relatives.
Someone who casually exposed cancers and secret relationships.
It all sounded absurd.
But now…
The childish voice appearing directly inside their heads left no room for doubt.
Their little brother was real.
And so was the voice.
Remembering Lu Mu’s warning from yesterday, both immediately entered acting mode.
The woman on the couch stood up and spread her arms.
“Oh?
So you’re Little Shu’er.
Come here, come to your Second Sister.
I brought lots of gifts for you.”
The woman in the kitchen instantly became dissatisfied.
“No, come to Third Sister.
I’ll cook many delicious dishes for you.”
The moment Lu Shu heard the words “cook” and “delicious dishes” together, his expression changed.
Shredded pork with caviar.
Fish full of parasites.
The sweetness that could cause diabetes.
The sourness that could melt teeth.
The legendary bioweapons.
Without even thinking, Lu Shu ran straight toward Second Sister and buried himself in her embrace.
Second Sister froze for a moment.
Then her face blossomed into a brilliant smile.
Third Sister stared blankly.
Lu Shu’s thoughts: Damn, Third Sister looks even more like Mother than Sister Xie.
Same eyes.
Same lips.
Same hair.
Even their expressions are similar.
She even has almost the same assets as Mother.
If appearances really inherit family talents, then Third Sister probably inherited Mother’s cooking talent too.
If she actually cooks well, then great, I can ask her to make food for me later.
But if she inherited Mother’s cooking skills completely, then I don’t need to convince her to cook for me.
I need to convince her to stay away from the kitchen forever.
The smile on Third Sister’s face disappeared.
At that exact moment, Li Qing walked downstairs and heard the final sentence.
Her face immediately darkened.
Second Sister lowered her head and desperately bit her lips.
Her shoulders trembled uncontrollably.
Li Qing’s thoughts: This unfilial son.
He really needs punishment.
Calm down Li Qing, calm down.
He is your long lost son.
He can be forgiven.
It’s final, Xie will eat two months of my hand cooked food.
Third Sister’s thoughts: I haven’t even finished cooking yet.
Why did brother insulted me?
He didn’t even tasted my cooking yet.
Second Sister’s thoughts: Little brother really has sharp instincts.
Second Sister’s thoughts: Third Sister can cook normal food.
The problem is that every once in a while she gets creative.
Last year she invented chocolate seafood soup.
Even Father pretended to answer a phone call and escaped.
Mother drank one sip and stopped talking for half an hour.
Completely unaware that he had just offended two cooks simultaneously, Lu Shu comfortably stayed inside Second Sister’s embrace.
At that moment, he unknowingly survived another possible encounter with culinary bioweapons.
Chapter End.