In a staff lounge, Bing Qing looked at the mouth-watering delicacies on the coffee table. Even if she wanted to complain, she couldn't care less. She picked up her chopsticks and put a piece of meat into her mouth. She was so hungry that she was going to kick the bucket after running around for the whole morning.

Compared to Bing Qing, who was wolfing down her food, Ayano was more dignified and elegant. She held a small European-style teacup and blew on it a few times before taking a sip. Ayano looked at her daughter who didn't have any table manners. She felt helpless. She looked like a reincarnated starving ghost. It was as if she hadn't eaten for eight lifetimes.

However, Xiaoqing was also very cute when she was focused on eating.

Ayano said gently, "Ching'er, eat slowly. Don't choke. Also, don't eat too much. We only have an hour for lunch. We still have to compete later."

Bing Qing didn't even raise her head as she replied, "Okay!"

Ayano put down her teacup and rubbed her forehead. She sighed and said slowly, "By the way, are you still fighting with Scorching And Freezing?

You didn't interact with each other on the way here. I think you're pretty close with that yellow-haired kid. "She smiled playfully and looked at Bing Qing with a gossipy gaze.

"Cough cough cough!"

Bing Qing choked on the rice and almost couldn't catch her breath. She felt like she was about to cough her lungs out. Ling Nai quickly placed her teacup next to Bing Qing's mouth. Bing Qing almost died from the scalding when she took a sip of the tea. However, she managed to swallow the rice that was stuck in her throat. She felt like her esophagus was about to be damaged.

Mom, it's so hot. Forget it. She's a thick-skinned person.

After she felt a little better, Bing Qing said impatiently, "Mom, it's not as easy as you think. Also!

Explode and I are just normal classmates. No!

He's my good brother!

Don't make up weird things in your head! "

"What? So that's not the case …" Ayano said dejectedly.

Bing Qing was speechless. "What do you mean by that expression?"

Ayano shrugged and raised her eyebrows. "That's what I meant."

Bing Qing couldn't help but roll her eyes. She smacked her lips and said, "Don't worry. I'm different from you. I won't fall in love early."

"Hey hey hey!

What do you mean by that!

If I hadn't fallen in love at such a young age, would I have given birth to such a lively little brat? "

Ayano's tone was very childish, like a child who had done a good deed but was not praised.

Bing Qing looked at her mother helplessly. She was already in her forties, but she didn't look like an adult at all.

Bing Qing said in a coaxing tone, "Okay, I know. Thank you for raising me, mom."

Ayano snorted arrogantly. Then, as if she had thought of something, she suddenly said seriously, "But Ching'er, do you plan on continuing to be like Scorching And Freezing?"

Bing Qing lowered her head. Her face was full of sorrow and helplessness. After a while, she said, "Sigh, what can I do? I'm in despair too."

Ayano sighed and said, "Sigh … if you force yourself too much, happiness will run away."

"I'm not forcing myself …" She said without confidence.

Ayano reached out and tapped Bing Qing's forehead. "You're still denying it. You're just afraid that he won't appreciate it. What's the big deal? If the first time doesn't work, do it a second time. Keep doing it until he pays attention to you. Even if you're trying to be nice to him, it'll get warm after a while."

"Mom!

Can you not be so vulgar?

Women should be more reserved! "Bing Qing loudly expressed her dissatisfaction.

Ayano said disapprovingly, "Tsk, you should save that for rice. Let me tell you, Scorching And Freezing is such a good boy. If you don't act quickly, he might be snatched away by someone else. Then, you'll regret it to death, you 'reserved' little girl."

When Ayano mentioned Scorching And Freezing, it was as if she was pouring beans out of a bamboo tube. She rambled on and on to Bing Qing for about ten minutes. Well, in short, it was all kinds of praise, and there was no repetition.

Bing Qing went in one ear and out the other. If it wasn't for the delicious lunch, she really wanted to leave.

This was too much. She was clearly doing well, but why didn't her mom mention her at all? Instead, she kept praising Bombardment Scorch. She felt very, very very wronged!

"Mom!

Why do you like Scorching And Freezing so much? It's almost surpassing me, your biological daughter. "

Ayano said seriously, "He's actually my long-lost biological son, and you're just a gift from me when I bought him a lighter."

"I don't want to talk to you anymore." Bing Qing turned her head away from her mother.

Ayano said with a smile, "Don't. I'm bored if you don't talk to me. Come on, give me a smile, little Ye Bingqing."

"Hahaha." Ayano responded with a fake smile.

Ayano didn't argue with her. She said seriously, "Show some courage. There's always someone who has to take the first step. Don't you care about him?

Then let's talk about it. As long as you tell him what's in your heart, even if he can't understand it for the time being, he can at least feel that you want to save him. That's enough. "

"Is that true …?

But he hasn't replied to my letters for so many years. I don't think it's going to help even if I look for him. "Bing Qing looked troubled.

Ayano reached out and patted her head. "Maybe … we were wrong from the beginning. It's not that he doesn't want to reply, but that he can't."

Bing Qing looked at her mother in disbelief. "Huh?

He's not illiterate. What's there to be helpless about? "

"… That's not what I meant. It's just that we seem to have forgotten that there's a big shot in his family."

Ayano felt that based on her understanding of Scorching And Freezing, he wasn't a cold-hearted person. Even though they had only met once, she intuitively judged that Scorching And Freezing was a good kid. That was why she stood up for his useless father. Moreover, from Bing Qing's description, she could tell that Scorching And Freezing was a soft-hearted person, so it was unlikely that he would do such a heartless thing.

Of course, she couldn't rule out the possibility that he was blown away by Bing Qing. She left Scorching And Freezing when he was at his weakest. Under such circumstances, it was inevitable that he would resent her.

However, it had been a long time since the incident. Plus, Bing Qing had persevered in writing a lot of letters. No matter how angry he was, he should have calmed down. Why didn't he reply to her letters?

Previously, Ayano couldn't figure it out. Until she saw Andwar standing in the audience during the sports festival, she seemed to have understood something in an instant and came to this conclusion.

If this conclusion was true, then everything could be explained.

Even if she thought that Andwar wouldn't do such a childish and immoral thing, she couldn't convince herself. After all, she couldn't understand the high hopes that the uncle had for his youngest son. It was understandable that he would do such a thing.

However, how did the uncle manage to "confiscate" every letter for so many years?

After all, Bing Qing's letter frequency was quite high. One or two letters a week. There should be some that slipped through the net.

Bing Qing also knew who her mother was referring to. However, many things didn't make sense. She opened her mouth and asked, "But mom, Uncle Bearded doesn't have that much free time …"

"Then … what if it's true?"

Ayano didn't answer directly because she didn't know. She wasn't Sherlock Holmes. Her reasoning ability was limited. It wasn't easy for her to come to this conclusion.

In fact, she had thought of this hypothesis before. However, there were too many loopholes in her mother's logic. Therefore, she didn't want to lie to herself. However …

"If it's true, of course I'd be happy. However, the probability of this happening is too small. It's even smaller than one quark. I'd rather believe that Scorching And Freezing isn't replying because he's still mad at me …"

Ayano leaned on the sofa and stared blankly at the ceiling. "Then you should ask him. I want to know too …"

Should I really ask him?

Actually … Mom was right. This stalemate couldn't go on forever. I have to face it eventually.

However … Scorching And Freezing was no longer the same person as before. Just by looking into his eyes, she felt like she would be scared into swallowing her words.

I'll talk about it after the sports festival. Right now, I should eat properly. If I don't eat, how can I have the strength to compete?

Bing Qing raised her hand and picked up her chopsticks to continue enjoying today's sumptuous lunch. Then, she suddenly remembered that she forgot to mention something very important. "Mom, my 'personality' awakened last night. However, I don't know how to use it at all. As a Water Master, do you have any secret books that you can share with me?"

Ayano was shocked. "What???" It was too strange for her to awaken at this time. What kind of magic was this?

Bing Qing proudly snorted a few times and said, "Yes. At the age of 15, my 'personality' awakened again. Are you surprised?

Are you surprised?

Isn't it exciting?

By the way, didn't dad tell you? "

"Ah … I rushed over as soon as I got off the plane. I didn't look at my phone at all …" Ayano said weakly.

Bing Qing was angry when she heard this. When her mother appeared and exposed her family background, she became the center of attention. "Mom!

You didn't even tell me before suddenly attacking me!

Dad colluded with you, right?!

When he called me last night, he lied and said that you went shopping. In fact, you were on the plane at that time!!! "

Ayano put her hands together and stuck out her tongue embarrassedly. "Sorry … I wanted to give you a surprise."

Bing Qing saw that her mother was not in a position to say anything. She could only complain in a low voice, "Surprise my ass. It's more like a shock …"

Ayano hugged her neck and said, "Don't say that, little beauty. After the sports festival, when you see the 'Professional Hero Recruitment Applications' all over the sky, you'll thank your mom for today's feat."

"Aren't they here because of you …" Bing Qing lowered her head and sighed as she said faintly.

Ayano smacked her lips and raised her hand to rub her daughter's little head. "But your performance was also very good. People should know how to be flexible. Why are you so inflexible at such a young age? You had the chance to stand on the shoulders of giants, but you rejected it and chose to crawl on the ground to be happy."

"Okay, okay, I know … The adult world is really complicated …" Bing Qing could only compromise. Anyway, what was done could not be undone. She could not resist.

"Oh right, I mentioned 'personality' just now … Just use it based on your feelings …" Ayano felt that even if she taught her the so-called "secret book" at this time, it would be useless, so she just let it be.

Bing Qing heard this and did not ask any more questions. Even her mother could not do anything, what else could she do?

It seemed that she could only rely on her feelings …

"… You can do it this afternoon. Don't lose in the first round."

"I know, I won't embarrass Lord Thetis." Bing Qing nodded and said very seriously.

Ayano smiled gently and said dotingly, "What's there to be embarrassed about? You're not participating in the competition for me. No matter if you're first or last, you're still a good daughter that I'm proud of."

Bing Qing was confused by Ayano's words. "Mom, didn't you say that if I didn't make it to the top four, you would throw me into the pressure cooker to make soup?"

Ayano almost forgot if she did not mention it. "That?

I said that because I was afraid that you would be too lazy to give up halfway. "

Bing Qing felt insulted. She pouted and said sadly, "Mom, am I that kind of person in your eyes?"

"Yes!"