"Ah, ah, ah, thank goodness Wei Xingyun changed his genes, otherwise my darling Cui Cui wouldn't exist, hahaha." Wei Xingzhou burst into happy laughter again.
Wei Xingzhou scooped up Cui Cui and spun her around with excitement.
The unhappiness that had been suppressed in everyone's hearts completely vanished. Holding Cui Cui, Wei Xingzhou finally returned to his old self, overjoyed.
Cui Cui looked at Wei Xingzhou like this and her heart also gradually relaxed. After adjusting her emotions, Cui Cui slowly found her old feelings.
Cui Cui pushed Wei Xingzhou away forcefully and said with disgust, "Wei Xingzhou, don't hug me like that anymore. I'm eight years old, I'm really grown up. In a couple more years, I'll be almost as tall as you!"
"No way!" Wei Xingzhou said with a grin.
"Dad is very tall, you'll need to grow for a few more years. By the time you're thirteen, you might be as tall as me," Wei Xingzhou said proudly.
"I don't need to! I grow very fast, and soon I'll be as tall as you!" Cui Cui said loudly.
"But I'm super tall, I'm taller than many people. If you want to grow as tall as me, you need to eat more, work harder, and no matter what, you'll need to grow for a few more years, hee hee," Wei Xingzhou said happily.
Cui Cui was speechless.
Lu Wanqing found it amusing, but seeing the father and daughter finally back to their old selves, she was also uncharacteristically happy.
"Alright, you two shouldn't stay outside. Let's go home first," Lu Wanqing said with a smile.
In the afternoon, Xiao Yi came back from school and was extremely happy to see his mother.
"Mommy!"
"Sister Cui Cui!"
"Uncle Wei!"
Xiao Yi looked at the people at home and shouted with great joy.
Wei Xingzhou looked at young Zhongli Yi and was also very happy. He reached into his portable space and pulled out a toy, handing it to Xiao Yi. "Here, a toy car. Boys love playing with these!"
Beside them, Zhongli Feiyu looked at the toy car and was quite speechless.
"He's already eight years old," Zhongli Feiyu reminded him.
Wei Xingzhou huffed, "What's wrong with being eight? Even though he's eight, you haven't bought him many toys, have you?"
The Zhongli family's upbringing was evident. In the past, due to the power dynamics between the major families, people were hesitant to get too close to the Zhongli family. However, they had some idea of what the Zhongli family was like internally, or at least could imagine it.
In the past, they wouldn't dare to meddle or get involved, but now things were different. They no longer had to be wary of such things, and could visit the Zhongli family whenever they pleased.
Wei Xingzhou's spatial distortion always contained various toys, which he used to give to Cui Cui's other siblings.
Right, these past few years, Cui Cui's siblings had also been very good to her, taking good care of her. Wei Xingzhou was even happier, feeling it was very necessary to maintain good relationships with all these siblings. That way, Cui Cui would be able to walk freely in the interstellar era with people to back her up, and wouldn't be taken advantage of.
In terms of arguments, Zhongli Feiyu couldn't win against Wei Xingzhou. He looked at Wei Xingzhou, who had returned, and asked with a smile, "Are things resolved?"
Wei Xingzhou's expression became serious at the mention of this. He nodded. "Mm."
"I've already uploaded all the evidence to the court. The court officials have taken Wei Xingyun away, and he will face legal consequences," Wei Xingzhou said.
Zhongli Feiyu smiled and nodded. "That's good. If you need any help, you can come to me."
"You better keep your word!" Wei Xingzhou said, seizing the opportunity.
"I will," Zhongli Feiyu replied.
At this, everyone burst into laughter, happy.
After spending a few joyful days in the imperial capital, everyone's spirits were high. Finally, Cui Cui tugged at Wei Xingzhou, reminding him, "Wei Xingzhou, we should go back."
"Go back?" Wei Xingzhou looked at Cui Cui, feigning ignorance, but also feeling a bit nervous.
Cui Cui nodded. "Of course we have to go back. Wei Xingzhou, do you want me to not be able to study properly and become a big idiot later?"
Wei Xingzhou quickly shook his head vigorously. "I don't, I didn't! Don't slander me!"
"Then we're going back. I still have school to attend. If I don't go back to school soon, I'll fail my exams later!" Cui Cui said coldly.
Wei Xingzhou covered his face with his hand, then peeked through his fingers, looking at Cui Cui from the gaps.
"But... Sisi is over there?" Wei Xingzhou said cautiously after a long pause.
Although Wei Xingzhou had come to terms with it and no longer resented the incident of his genes being swapped years ago, after all, different genes nurtured different people. If his genes hadn't been swapped back then, the child nurtured would definitely not have been his darling Cui Cui.
However...
No matter what, there was still a little girl at the ancient Earth film city. Sisi was nurtured with his genes. What if Cui Cui didn't like that child?
"I didn't like her before," Cui Cui said.
Cui Cui looked at her mother, then at Wei Xingzhou. She hesitated, then said, "I used to be your biological daughter, but suddenly I wasn't anymore. That Sisi became your daughter, Dad..."
"Seeing Dad being nice to Sisi, I was also a little unhappy. I... I tried to control it, but I was still very sad. Clearly, before, Dad was mine, mine alone. Dad spoiled me the most."
"But I've thought it through now. If my genes hadn't been swapped back then, I wouldn't exist. And I wouldn't have lived so happily with Wei Xingzhou for so many years."
"I don't hate what happened before anymore, I've figured it out, and..."
"Even if Wei Xingzhou isn't my biological father, he still treats me very well, just like before. I'm not upset anymore," Cui Cui said.
Lu Wanqing gently hugged Cui Cui and nodded in agreement. "Mm-hmm, Cui Cui, don't be afraid. Wei Xingzhou will always be your father, and you still have your mother. We'll always be with you."
"Mm," Cui Cui nodded.
Lu Wanqing looked at Wei Xingzhou.
Wei Xingzhou hesitated for a moment, then nodded heavily. "Mm."
"But Dad has one more question." The next moment, Wei Xingzhou raised another finger and cautiously made a deal with Cui Cui.
"Can Cui Cui promise Dad a request?" Wei Xingzhou asked Cui Cui nervously.
"What request?" Cui Cui asked.
Wei Xingzhou was anxious, then, holding up a finger, he said cautiously, "It's that if Cui Cui is unhappy in the future, or doesn't like something, or wants to lose her temper, you should tell Dad, just like you did when you were little, before Sisi appeared. Don't keep it to yourself or do anything foolish."
Cui Cui and Lu Wanqing understood Wei Xingzhou's meaning almost instantly.
Lu Wanqing also belatedly realized why Wei Xingzhou had suddenly taken Cui Cui away...
Was Cui Cui having mental issues before?
"Okay," Cui Cui looked at Wei Xingzhou and agreed.