Xiao Zhong Liyi obediently opened his light brain and showed his citizen ID to Lu Wanqing.
Lu Wanqing added the little guy as a friend, her mood improved further. She couldn't help but pat the child's head again, then said with a smile, "Alright, let's go onto the star network together."
"Okay," Xiao Zhong Liyi agreed.
Lu Wanqing watched the little guy lie down in the star net pod. The indicator light next to the pod turned green. Only then did she turn her head to her own room next door.
Lu Wanqing also logged onto the star net as quickly as possible. After her virtual projection appeared on the star net, she immediately sent an invitation to Xiao Yi.
As soon as the invitation was sent, almost the next second, a white light lit up in front of her. Upon this white light, Xiao Yi's projection appeared before her.
"Can you change skins?"
"You know, the virtual skins on the star net, the kind you can sculpt yourself."
Lu Wanqing looked at Xiao Yi and asked seriously.
If it were Lan Lan, she wouldn't have to worry about these things, but Xiao Yi was too strictly managed by the Zhongli family. Lu Wanqing worried that he was already five years old but might not know how to operate the star net.
"How do I sculpt?" Xiao Yi looked at her and asked blankly.
As expected, Xiao Yi didn't understand...
Lu Wanqing felt even more distressed for Xiao Yi. She couldn't help but squat down, leveling her height with Xiao Yi's. Then she taught Xiao Yi how to open his light brain, bit by bit, teaching him how to sculpt a face and set up his virtual skin on the star net.
Xiao Yi was very clumsy with these operations, as if he had never played with them before.
"Have you been on the star net before?" Lu Wanqing couldn't help but ask as she thought of it.
"Yes, I have," Xiao Zhong Liyi said.
Xiao Zhong Liyi pursed his lips and explained, "But I've never set these up. I always followed my dad onto it, and could just walk around after logging in."
So that's how it was?
Lu Wanqing nodded and then comforted him, "It's okay, it's not too late to learn now. Once we've sculpted our faces, we'll go play on the barren planet later."
Xiao Zhong Liyi didn't seem to go out much. Lu Wanqing was a little worried he would be shy, so she explained, "You don't need to be afraid. Many grandpas and grandmas in the military family area go to the barren planet to play every day. Maybe we'll even run into someone we know later."
"I know," Xiao Zhong Liyi said. He hesitated, then added, "Many children from kindergarten have been there during this time. They log onto the star net with their families after school and go to the barren planet to play."
Lu Wanqing felt a pang of heartache again. Even the kindergarten children had their parents take them to play, but Xiao Yi hadn't. He must have felt very disappointed!
Thinking this, Lu Wanqing patted his head and said, "It's okay, from now on, wherever you want to go, Mommy will accompany you."
Xiao Zhong Liyi's whole body stiffened. He turned his head and looked at her in shock.
Really?
From now on, wherever he wanted to go, she would accompany him?
Xiao Zhong Liyi's lips moved. He wanted to say that Grandpa wouldn't agree, and Dad wouldn't agree either, but the words caught in his throat. He suddenly didn't want to say them.
What if she could really do it?
Xiao Zhong Liyi was sculpting his face for the first time, and no matter how he tried, he couldn't make it look good. The face on the screen became uglier and uglier.
Lu Wanqing found it amusing, and finally, with no other choice, she took the little guy's hand and, bit by bit, sculpted the face for him.
"It's done. Put it on and try it," Lu Wanqing said with a smile, looking down at Xiao Yi after finishing the face.
Xiao Zhong Liyi tilted his head slightly, looking at his mother's gentle gaze. The heartbeat in his chest began to speed up uncontrollably, thumping!
Seeing that the child kept looking at her, Lu Wanqing sighed inwardly. She pulled him along and looked at the screen, asking, "Do you know how to change skins?"
Xiao Zhong Liyi snapped back to attention and quickly nodded, "Yes!"
As Xiao Zhong Liyi spoke, his hand had already pressed the "Use" button below the skin. The words were so large that he could still understand them.
After the little guy changed his skin, Lu Wanqing looked at the face and was suddenly stunned. This face... looked like his dad!
"What's wrong?" Xiao Zhong Liyi asked in a puzzled voice.
Lu Wanqing quickly came back to her senses. She shook her head, "Nothing."
The next moment, Lu Wanqing smiled, but a fleeting bitterness flashed in the corner of her eyes. She reached out her hand to the child and said with a smile, "Let's go, Mommy will take you to the barren planet!"
Xiao Zhong Liyi nodded. He extended his hand and placed it into Lu Wanqing's palm. "Okay!"
Lu Wanqing looked at Xiao Yi, who was gradually opening up, and her mood also improved. Smiling, she held the child's hand and activated the teleportation.
The next second, they appeared on the barren planet!
Lu Wanqing glanced at their surroundings, then looked down at Xiao Zhong Liyi beside her.
Xiao Zhong Liyi's hand was still held by Lu Wanqing. He had almost forgotten that he disliked being held by others, maintaining that posture as he curiously looked at the environment around him.
Lu Wanqing smiled and said, "Let's go, let's explore inside."
"Okay!" Xiao Zhong Liyi's voice became cheerful, clearly happy.
Lu Wanqing led Xiao Zhong Liyi further inside. On the way, they encountered other netizens also playing on the barren planet on the star net. However, Lu Wanqing was wearing a skin, so no one recognized her, and no one paid attention to them. They walked through the forest like ordinary players.
"Mommy, it's so beautiful here," Xiao Zhong Liyi said after walking for a while.
Lu Wanqing paused. She abruptly looked down at Xiao Yi. The next moment, she excitedly squatted down, looking into Xiao Yi's eyes, her gaze leveling with the child's, "Xiao Yi, you're willing to call me Mommy?"
Xiao Yi had always been unwilling to call her Mommy. Lu Wanqing thought this day would be a long time coming, but she didn't expect the child to open his heart and accept her so soon.
Lu Wanqing extended her hands, wanting to hug the child excitedly, but her outstretched arms suddenly froze just as she was about to embrace him. After a moment's thought, she quickly looked at the child and asked, "Xiao Yi, can Mommy hug you?"
As she said this, Lu Wanqing felt her voice trembling slightly. It was so wonderful that Xiao Yi was finally willing to acknowledge her!
Xiao Zhong Liyi was a little nervous, his small body tensing up.
Lu Wanqing waited for a long time, but the child didn't answer. She belatedly realized that her actions might still be too sudden for the child and might scare him.
Lu Wanqing forced a smile, quickly pretended to be natural, withdrew her hands, and then patted the child's head, saying, "It's okay if you don't want a hug. Mommy will always love you."
The fingers of Xiao Zhong Liyi's hands at his sides twitched slightly. He actually was willing, it was just...
"Alright, shall Mommy take you to see where Mommy fell before?" Lu Wanqing quickly said, thinking of something else.
Xiao Zhong Liyi's attention was drawn, and he looked at Lu Wanqing with confusion, "Fell?"
Lu Wanqing nodded, "Yes."
"Mommy was tricked by bad guys before. When I was on the spaceship, an accident happened, and then I fell here with Brother Lan Lan."
"At that time, Mommy thought I was going to die here."