The three women and one bunny all turned to Zhao Ling with puzzled expressions. They couldn't understand why he suddenly reacted so strongly.
At that moment, Zhao Ling had already summoned his diary panel and was complaining to it:
[Damn, is the system really this efficient? It said I'd meet Tang Wutong within a week, but it's only been a day or two and I've already run into her.]
[With that pink-blue long hair and such an exquisitely beautiful face, if she's not Tang Wutong, I'll write my name backward.]
[This is absurd. I was just randomly looking for a house and bumped right into her.]
After venting a bit, he glanced mischievously at Xiao Wu, who was nestled in Xiao Rou's arms, and resumed typing:
[Hehe, if I told Xiao Wu right now that this pink-blue-haired girl in front of her is actually her daughter from 10,000 years in the future, how would she react?]
[Or if I told Ah Yin that this girl is her granddaughter, or Xiao Rou that this is her granddaughter too—what would their reactions be?]
[Oh my god, the system is finally being generous! I might actually get to live the 'super family reunion' dream I've always had—just imagining it is thrilling.]
[Too bad Xiao Wu hasn't transformed yet, and even if she did, it'd still be years before she's grown. What a buzzkill...]
[But this could get really fun. Imagine when Xiao Wu transforms into a little human girl and finds her "daughter" is taller and looks older than her. Wouldn't she just mentally crash?]
[Hahahaha... just thinking about it cracks me up.]
After his internal monologue, Zhao Ling uploaded the diary and received a B- rating, along with a white, fragrant pill as a reward.
Curious, he opened the system panel to read the item description:
[Transformation Pill: A soul beast on the verge of transformation can consume this to immediately take human form. Upon transformation, the beast will skip infant stages and directly become a sixteen-year-old girl, retaining at least Level 30 spirit power.]
"W-What the hell??" Zhao Ling stared at the pill in shock, eyes wide. He now wanted to slap himself twice.
He had previously thought the system was a jerk and didn't care about him, but clearly it was very in tune with what he wanted.
He almost rushed over to snatch Xiao Wu from Xiao Rou's arms and give her the pill—but stopped himself.
After all, they were still in the middle of a busy street. If Xiao Wu transformed right there into a sixteen-year-old girl—completely naked—she'd be ogled by all the nearby men.
No way. That absolutely couldn't happen. Zhao Ling decided to wait until they returned to the estate before giving Xiao Wu the pill. Thinking of her soon becoming human, he couldn't help feeling excited—how pretty would she look?
Xiao Wu, unsettled by Zhao Ling's look, nervously buried herself deeper into her mother's arms. But then, the diary updated again.
Of course, Xiao Rou, Ah Yin, and Liu Erlong also noticed the update and opened their own diary copies out of curiosity.
After reading the latest entry, the three women turned their attention toward the pink-blue-haired girl sitting on the ground, staring intently at Xiao Wu.
Especially Xiao Rou—she sized up the girl. This girl was supposed to be Xiao Wu's future daughter? Her own granddaughter?
She looked around eleven or twelve years old. How could she have come back to this time? It made no sense.
But Xiao Rou could feel a strong, intimate blood connection from the girl—something stronger than logic.
Ah Yin was just as shocked. If this child was truly her granddaughter, that meant Xiao Wu was her daughter. Looking more closely, the girl shared five or six facial features with her.
Yet, strangely, the girl looked at her with unfamiliar eyes, while seeming stunned by Xiao Rou and Xiao Wu instead.
Xiao Wu herself also read the diary and, upon seeing the part about the "daughter," her rabbit eyes widened in disbelief.
"This... this human girl is my daughter? Who's the father? Could it be Zhao Ling?"
She glanced sideways at Zhao Ling.
"That scumbag! Even a bunny like me isn't safe from him?"
But... the girl really did stir a strong sense of kinship within her, something from the bloodline. She couldn't deny it.
Meanwhile, Tang Wutong had also seen a mysterious floating window appear before her—titled "Zhao Ling's Diary Copy." She froze, confused.
What is this strange book? Why did it just show up out of nowhere?
Curious, she opened it—and immediately heard a smooth but slightly irritating male voice narrating the entries.
As she read along, she grew more and more stunned.
What the heck?! This guy knows who I am? He knows I'm from the future?!
Even she had no idea how she'd ended up 10,000 years in the past. How could the diary author possibly know?
Then, a thought struck her.
Wait… is it possible that my time-traveling has something to do with this diary author? Otherwise, how else could he know so much?
She looked over at the handsome man who had just gotten off the carriage.
And the moment her eyes met his, her heart skipped a beat. Her eyes felt glued to him, unable to look away.
Because of a Character Summon Card effect, Tang Wutong had a preset favorability of at least 60 toward Zhao Ling. Combined with the passive skill "Lady Killer Lv.1," her starting favorability soared above 80.
With such a high favorability score, her face immediately turned crimson upon seeing Zhao Ling. Her heart pounded violently, and even her breathing became rapid.
She herself had no idea what was happening. Why was this man affecting her so much?
Xiao Wu, watching all this, grew more and more irritated.
"Why is my mom a lovestruck fool who can't stop staring at Zhao Ling? And now this 'mysterious daughter' from the future is also going gaga over him?"
"Seriously, what's so great about this guy???"