Rebirth in the Spirit World, the Goddess's Brilliant Counterattack

"What's going on between the two of them lately?" Lilia widened her eyes, watching her father and Aunt Karin pretending to look at each other casually from time to time. Even a fool could see the surge of emotions.

She was only away from home for three or two days. What happened?

"Uh..." Karin hesitated, not knowing how to start, "It was the day before yesterday... Fang Qizhi appeared outside the store."

In the past few days, there were many people looking for Lilia, so the number of customers patronizing the store increased. Li Dayuan was worried about Karin and her daughter, so he closed the store on Libei Street and has been looking after the old store these days.

Lilia's face darkened. "Why is he here? What happened? Why didn't anyone tell me?"

"Don't worry, Lily, calm down first." Karin comforted her, "It's nothing serious, he just looked at us from a distance, and Mom was frightened, so Uncle Li went out to warn him, and then he left without doing anything. It was Uncle Li who asked us not to tell you, so as not to distract you outside."

What Karin didn’t mention was that, although Fang Qizhi hadn’t taken any action and didn’t have the same arrogance as before, his presence made people extremely uneasy, as if the gloomy aura around him was about to materialize.

"What happened next?" Lilia's face still didn't look good.

Fang Qizhi hadn't shown up for such a long time, it definitely wasn't just for a quick look.

"Then I don't know what Uncle Li and Mom talked about, they started like this. I asked Mom, but she denied it and pretended nothing happened."

"Aunt Karin is a woman after all, and she's very sensitive about her reputation. No, I have to ask Dad about Fang Qizhi's matter again." Lilya frowned and thought deeply.

"Okay." Karin was also a little uneasy. She was not afraid that Fang Qizhi would do something to her, but now that she had entered college, she could not go home every day. She was worried that Fang Qizhi would do something crazy to her mother. If her mother encountered misfortune, she would definitely lose control and she would do anything.

The two continued to observe the subtle interactions between Karin and Li Dayuan, only to find that there were too many little movements between them.

For example, now in the hot summer, Li Dayuan was sweating profusely after standing next to the brine pot for a while. Karin seemed to walk by unintentionally and handed Li Dayuan a tissue, and then Lilia covered her face and looked at her father's naive smile...

For example, when the giant dragon Li Dajun picked a watermelon from the magic field, he would always use his sharp claws to cut it into several sharp triangles so that everyone could eat it with their hands. But now he would carefully peel the melon skin and divide it into small crystal cubes. He would string each piece together with a magic wooden stick and personally deliver it to Qing Lian. He would even hand the stick to her personally. Qing Yu caught a glimpse of the shyness on her mother's face and couldn't help but have a strange light flashing in her eyes.

Li Li and Qing Yu exchanged glances. They were sure that this strange combination must have some secrets!

After dinner, Li Ting returned to his study to study the magic scroll. Li Li told him to keep any difficult questions and she would answer them for him later.

"Dad, let's talk." Seeing that Li Dajun had finished tidying up the tableware and was about to relax in front of the magic crystal ball, Li Li quickly suggested.

"What to talk about?" Li Dajun sat on the magic sofa, light and shadow dancing on his face.

"As mentioned before, regarding the subtle matter between you and Aunt Qing, do you have any thoughts?" Li Li narrowed her eyes and stared at him, not missing any changes in his expression.

Li Dajun's body instantly became stiff, as if touched by invisible ice. Then he pretended to be calm and said, "That's it. Don't we need to take it slow? Who would still think about these trivial matters in the river now?"

He held an apple in his hand and began to peel it with magic, trying to hide his panic.

However, Li Li was very sensitive and immediately saw through her father's cover-up. "Really? Do you think Aunt Qing is not suitable, or did Aunt Qing reject you?"

"How could she reject me!" Li Dajun blurts out.

"Oh?" Li Li's voice dragged out, "So you didn't refuse?"

Li Dajun realized that he had fallen into a trap. "Are you testing me?"

"Do we still need to test it?" Li Li smiled helplessly. "Dad, don't you really know that the relationship between you and Aunt Qing is so obvious? She wipes the sweat off your face, and you carve fruits for her. It seems that the two of you are just short of having the word 'problem' engraved on your faces."

Li Dajun blushed slightly at his daughter's words, "Is it really that obvious?"

"Yes!" Li Li said firmly.

She then asked, "So how far have you and Aunt Qing progressed? Also, what happened to Fang Qizhi? Why are you hiding it from me?"

"That day he just stood at the corner of the street and watched silently, which frightened Aunt Qing so much that she was shaking all over. I couldn't bear to watch it, so I asked him what his intention was. He didn't say much, just that he felt he owed her and her daughter, and wanted to see how they were doing."

"Nothing else?"

"No, maybe he really feels that he was wrong and wants to make amends."

Li Li frowned. Her father had lived in the quiet Xiushui Town all his life. The people there were simple-minded and could not understand the complexity of human hearts. But she would not believe that people like Fang Qizhi would repent. He would only resent those who put him in trouble even more.

"In short, you all need to be careful, especially tell Aunt Qing to avoid going out alone as much as possible."

"Well, I see."

Li Dajun noticed that his daughter was still looking at him. He realized that he had missed something. He hesitated for a moment and said, "That day, when Aunt Qing was frightened, I felt very upset. Although she and her daughter seem to be living well now, the shadow in her heart was revealed when Fang Qizhi appeared. I was impulsive and mentioned some things to Aunt Qing."

"And then?" Li Li's eyes sparkled with anticipation.

"Afterwards, she didn't agree, but she didn't explicitly refuse either. She just said she would think about it carefully. The next day, she told me that she was willing to give it a try, but on the condition that you and Xiaoting wouldn't know about it. She was worried that you would have a grudge, and Xiaoting's memory of the past was still shallow."

"Why would I mind? I am so happy. As for Xiaoting, he has no memory of the time when his mother died, and he gets along well with Aunt Qing, so he won't have any doubts. You don't have to worry about the two of us."

Li Dajun sighed softly: "You two have been sensible since childhood, I am not too worried, but Xiaoyu... Aunt Qing is worried that she will find it difficult to accept. After all, she has a deep relationship with her biological father, and later encountered a stepfather like Fang Qizhi. Aunt Qing is worried about Xiaoyu's psychological condition..."

Li Li smiled in response, she thought it was a big deal. No wonder Aunt Qing insisted that everything was normal in front of Xiao Yu, but the true feelings of the world cannot be easily concealed.

"Father, you and Aunt Qing are really worrying too much. Even I noticed it, how could Xiaoyu not know it? She won't have any resistance. I think Aunt Qing should open her heart to Xiaoyu and understand each other's thoughts. I believe they are both thinking about each other."

Li Dajun nodded thoughtfully, "Okay, I will communicate with Aunt Qing. It would be great to get your understanding and blessings."

"That's right." Li Li nodded in agreement with satisfaction.

Li Dajun suddenly stared at her, with a hint of vigilance in his tone, "Something is wrong, how can you understand things between men and women so thoroughly, you wouldn't..."

"Father, what are you talking about?" Li Li stroked her forehead. "I'm not stupid, how can I not see it? Besides, I'm seventeen years old, am I still a child?"

"That's better." Li Dajun was still uneasy and continued, "Anyway, you have to remember what I said, you have to at least graduate from college before you can get involved in emotional matters, do you understand?" When the word "love" was mentioned, Li Dajun almost clenched his teeth.

"I'll remember that." Li Li thought of someone, nodded guiltily, and passed it off perfunctorily.

The next day, she relayed her father's words to Qing Yu, encouraging her to have a sincere conversation with Aunt Qing. Qing Yu was silent for a moment, and finally agreed.

"Xiao Yu, are you hungry? Mommy will make you something to eat?"

Qing Yu was packing his luggage at home, preparing to return to the college. Qing Lian returned home with a tired but satisfied smile.

Qing Yu put down what he was doing and looked at his mother, "Mom, I'm not hungry, let's chat."

"What shall we talk about?" Qing Lian felt a little flustered when she thought of her daughter's increasingly strange look in recent times.

"Talk about you and Uncle Li."

"No, Xiaoyu, there's really nothing going on between your Uncle Li and me! You know, he's a kind person and only wants to help us, mother and daughter. Don't think too much." Qing Lian's face turned pale as she quickly clarified.

"Mom!" Qing Yu interrupted her, "Do you really think I can't see it? Do you think Lili can't see it either?"

Qing Lian was speechless. Under her daughter's clear gaze, she didn't know how to refute...

"Mother, can you think about yourself?" Qing Yu's voice softened. "You don't have to worry about me for everything. I have entered adulthood and don't have to bear all the worries on myself. I also hope that you can live a comfortable life and find happiness. Do you understand what I mean?"

"How could I not consider you?" Qing Lian's eyes welled up with tears. Thinking back to the past, she thought her concession was a way to protect Xiao Yu, but it unexpectedly led to that tragedy. She knew she was not a competent mother.

She was once bitten by a poisonous snake and was afraid of trees and grass for ten years. Even though she knew that Li Dajun was an upright person, she still did not dare to act rashly, not wanting Xiaoyu to feel any distress or to feel that she had lost her mother. Her daughter was always the top priority in her heart.

"Mother, Uncle Li is very kind and I like him very much, you know? For a long time, I have envied Lili for having such a wonderful father. How happy I would be if I also had such a father." Qing Yu tried his best to free his mother from the shackles in her heart.

"Besides, I like Lili very much. It would be wonderful if we could become real sisters. Xiaoting is also very lovable. I am also very happy to be able to experience the love between siblings."

Previously, she was worried that she and her mother would become a burden to Lili's family, but now, she no longer thinks so. Since her mother and Uncle Li are destined to be together, and both of them can be happy, why should she hinder them?