LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 234 - Parents
“You’re lying to us! You clearly want to be with a woman and don’t care about me and my sister. Have you forgotten about Mom?” Mai Zixuan’s voice trembled.
After hearing that their father didn’t want to see them and had gone to Water Blue Star with a woman, Mai Zixuan found it hard to accept and fell into an emotional state of “I don’t want to listen, I don’t want to listen,” like a teenager going through a rebellious phase.
His version of events was different from Mai Dongzi’s, and he didn’t have such delicate thoughts. He hadn’t considered that there might be some reason behind his father’s actions, and instead, he just wanted to express his eagerness to see his father after being reborn.
Although their father didn’t appear very refined and often dealt with criminals at work, he always maintained the image of a kind father toward them, while their mother played the strict role.
Because of this, Mai Zixuan never had the usual tension or conflicts that other father-son relationships might have. In front of their father, Mai Zixuan was like a spoiled little princess.
Mai Zixuan’s reaction made his father feel awkward. After a deep sigh, Mai’s father spoke: “I didn’t want to tell you this, but… you need to listen to me first. I wasn’t reborn into this world after I died. I have always been Atom.”
What?! The Mai siblings were struck by this revelation like a bolt of lightning, and they thought they must have heard wrong.
“You’re saying, you’re not my dad?” Mai Zixuan struggled to accept this outcome.
How could he not be his dad? The tone of voice and his attitude towards him clearly showed it was his father.
“I am. Zixuan, listen to me first, don’t interrupt,” Mai’s father said patiently.
This was something their father often said to Zixuan. The siblings’ hearts, which had just risen with hope, now sank. As long as it was their father, it didn’t matter whether he was from another world or had been reincarnated.
“Three years ago, I was severely injured and almost died. Then it felt like I crossed over to another world. There, I got married, had a daughter, and lived a smooth life until the apocalypse arrived. After the apocalypse came, your mother and I shared our past with each other. That’s when I discovered that your mother was also a traveler, and she is actually my wife in this world, Zhuang Yuelan,” Atom said.
Mai Dongzi nearly jumped up in shock. With a slightly anxious tone, she asked, “So the woman you’ve been with is Zhuang Yuelan?”
“Yes. Three years ago, when I regained consciousness, I realized I had lost my memory. Over a decade ago, I was being chased by assassins and severely injured. I was saved by the Wu family, and I forgot who I was. They gave me a new identity, and for the past ten years, I stayed on the peripheral planets. It wasn’t until three years ago, after I was injured again, that my memories returned. I immediately started investigating Zhuang Yuelan and eventually found your mother. But for some reason, your mother has been in a coma for over ten years and has never woken up.”
This was terrible news. Zhuang Yuelan had been in a coma for far too long.
Moreover, she had passed away earlier than all of them in the previous life, and it was strange that she hadn’t woken up by now. The three of them were deeply worried that something had gone wrong, preventing her from waking up.
And with the apocalypse approaching, if their mother didn’t wake up, it would be a dead end.
In their past life, their mother wasn’t weak. Before anything happened to her, she had already reached the late stage of a Level 6 Wood-type Ability User.
And in this world, Zhuang Yuelan was also a talented practitioner with dual abilities in both martial arts and cultivation. When she went missing, her Wood-type ability was at Level 5, and her martial arts rank was at Level 4.
However, Mai Dongzi finally understood why Mai’s father had gone to Water Blue Star at this time.
If Mai’s father had always retained memories of this world, then he would have noticed the oddities of that book when he read it.
Given Mai Father’s personality, he would definitely have thoroughly studied the book. Mai Zixuan mentioned that his father had been flipping through it for several days.
So, Mai Father must have also been pondering over that small detail. That’s why he took their mother to Water Blue Star. It was likely part of his plan, just like what Mai Mother had arranged for Uncle Zhuang, to take her to a satellite planet of Water Blue Star to survive the apocalypse.
This would mean that Mai Father had given up on his future prospects, choosing instead to face life or death with Mai Mother.
“Dad, I can’t leave Imperial Capital Star right now. Please bring Mom back to Imperial Capital Star so I can see her. I’m now an eighth-level Psychic Ability user, and I’m also a seventh-level Sound Healer. If you act quickly, it might still be in time,” Mai Dongzi said urgently.
After being targeted three times for assassination due to being listed on the Dark Market’s bounty board, Mai Dongzi’s information, especially her cultivation level, was kept under strict confidentiality by Imperial Capital University. The outside world didn’t know her true capabilities.
Mai Father had been on the peripheral planets for the past few years, so it was likely that he hadn’t heard about Mai Dongzi’s current psychic level.
“I didn’t want to contact you now because I was worried it would cause you to worry about me and your mother and affect you both,” Mai Father sighed.
“Now that we know, if you don’t come back soon, we’ll worry ourselves sick,” Mai Zixuan immediately said. “Dad, you have no idea how powerful Sister is now. Hurry up and bring Mom back.”
After repeated urging from their son and daughter, and with Mai Dongzi confidently saying she could cure their mother, Mai Father finally agreed to immediately bring Mai Mother back to Imperial Capital Star.
After hanging up with Mai Father, Mai Zixuan kept staring at Mai Dongzi, wanting to say something but hesitating.
“Just say it already,” Mai Dongzi said, unable to take it anymore.
“Atom and his wife were our parents in the previous life, but Sister, the original body of yours was also their daughter. You were reincarnated into Lucy’s body. What do you think our parents would feel about that?” Mai Zixuan said.
This was truly a difficult choice, where no matter what, someone would be hurt.
Mai Dongzi was silent for a moment before saying, “Have you considered that maybe we didn’t just cross over or reincarnate once?”
“Huh? What does that mean?” Mai Zixuan didn’t quite understand.
“I have a feeling that I might have originally been Lucy. On my way to participate in the survival livestream game, I took some enhanced fake ability cultivation drugs. When I couldn’t handle the side effects, I fainted and then crossed over to our previous life,” Mai Dongzi said quietly.
“What?” Mai Zixuan widened his eyes in disbelief.
Then he seemed to realize something, looking at Mai Dongzi with panic and disappointment. “You and Dad are a family, but what about me? What do I count as?”
“Don’t worry, you still have a connection with Dad in this world. Dad and your mother are cousins,” Mai Dongzi said, not really putting much thought into the reassurance.
Mai Dongzi’s words didn’t comfort Mai Zixuan at all. In fact, it only made him feel even colder. “Sister, I…”
“You’re stupid! Didn’t you hear what Dad meant? Who cares if there’s no blood relation? If there’s no blood relation, does that mean you’re not Dad’s son? You’re not my dumb little brother?” Mai Dongzi nearly lost her patience, wanting to smack her foolish brother.