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n“Is he alright?” Leng Mei asked with concern.

nZhang Wei snapped out of his reverie, “Oh no, I’m not alright at all. Seeing a beautiful woman like you made me forget everything else around me,” he said with a smile and a wink. Leng Mei blushed slightly and turned away, attempting to conceal her smile.

n‘This boy! Where does he get the nerve to tease an old lady!’ Leng Yan panicked at the sight of her mother blushing.

nInstantly, Leng Mei regained her composure and laughed, “You certainly have a silver tongue.”

nZhang Wei then remembered his original purpose; he had planned to pretend to be an ignorant master and cause trouble for this old lady, Guo Jian.

nHowever, with Leng Yan nearby, that appeared impossible.

nHe got straight to the point, “Miss Guo, I want to take her home. Do you have any problem with that?”

nGuo Jian was angered again and prepared to scold him, but suddenly Leng Mei interjected, “You’re adopting a child!”

nHer hands clasped together in excitement. A man who cares for and loves children was just what she wanted for her daughter.

nZhang Wei casually nodded, “Yes.”

nInitially, he had thought to leave the little girl alone, but now he was determined to take her home at any cost.

nShe must have some connection to him; otherwise, the system wouldn’t be so dramatic.

nInterestingly, neither Leng Mei nor Leng Yan had noticed the small girl until now. It was as if they glanced at her for a second, were surprised by her beauty, and then forgot her the next minute.

nHost, are you serious?

n“Yes, I am,” Zhang Wei confirmed.

nThe system sighed, realizing that stopping the host from doing something had the complete opposite effect.

nGuo Jian and Leng Yan were left stunned by the sudden revelation.

nThe latter didn’t care much, but the former was unwilling to accept it. She snorted, “You need to be married first. We don’t hand over a girl child to a single male parent.”

nZhang Wei shook his head, “Didn’t you hear our conversation? I am married!”

nGuo Jian was taken aback, as she had indeed heard about it but had soon forgotten.

nStill, she couldn’t help but complain, “You need to be married for at least two years before you can apply for adoption.”

nZhang Wei shrugged, “It’s already been two years.”

nHis response left the women around him suspicious. He hardly looked 23-25 years old. Did he get married right after university or during university itself?

nRegardless, it wasn’t something they should inquire about.

nLeng Yan grew frustrated, “What is your problem? Why are you purposefully making trouble for him?”

nShe directed her question at Guo Jian.

nZhang Wei raised an eyebrow; he never thought a woman like her would speak up for him.

nGuo Jian panicked, realizing that she was deliberately causing trouble for him.

n“I will call the owner right now,” she said as she rushed to the backside.

nUpon seeing Zhang Wei’s strange gaze, Leng Yan became flustered. “Don’t look at me like that! I just don’t like that woman,” she said.

nLeng Mei added, “She’s lying! Yan loves children, and that lady purposely causing trouble in the adoption process must have angered her!”

nLeng Yan narrowed her gaze, wondering why she had to tell everything to him.

nZhang Wei didn’t care either way.

n“By the way, which child are you applying for?” asked Leng Yan curiously.

nAfter seeing Zhang Wei pointing to the girl in the corner, she couldn’t help but feel weird. “Isn’t she too old for you two?” Should they adopt a two- or three-year-old?

nLeng Mei shared similar feelings, but she felt that Zhang Wei had other reasons for it.

nHe indeed had his reasons.

nZhang Wei felt a bit confused, ‘Can’t they see her beautiful face?’

nThe reactions of Leng Mei and Leng Yan were too normal, further confirming his suspicion that the girl was unusual.

nThey can see her, host. But the girl has a strange spell surrounding her that makes people ignore her existence. It’s like a defense mechanism cast by her.

nHearing the system’s explanation, Zhang Wei wasn’t too surprised.

nThe girl had been strange from the beginning.

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nStatus

nName: Feng Xinyue (Celestial Princess)

nAge: One billion

nOther status: Inaccessible Host’s strength is too weak to access it.

nRemarks: Powers sealed by the will of the world.

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n‘What the heck is this?’ Zhang Wei thought.

nI told you, she’s trouble!

nZhang Wei couldn’t help but agree with the system’s words; she indeed looked like trouble from every angle.

n‘What does it mean that her power is sealed?’

nThe system contemplated whether it should tell Zhang Wei about it or not, but in the end, it briefly explained.

n… She comes from a higher world. Her power must be too great for this world to endure, so the will of the world forcefully sealed her powers. Normally, there are no side effects, but she must have tried resisting the will of the world and ended up in her current state due to the backlash.

nThere were many words that caught Zhang Wei’s attention, but he knew the system wouldn’t elaborate now, so he asked what he could. ‘So she’s not a kid?’

n… She isn’t. She’s probably older than everyone here. Her body is like this due to the backlash from resisting the will of the world.

nZhang Wei found the situation amusing.

nSo he was going to adopt a “child” even older than him?

nWhat kind of fate was this?

nLittle did Zhang Wei know, his surprises weren’t going to end here.

nIn the future, he would laugh, remembering this day for ages to come.

nToday was the day when a close relative of his was transformed into his daughter.

n‘Why are others ignoring her?’ he asked.

nShe has a defensive spell cast on her that makes anyone forget her existence if they don’t explicitly focus on her. She must have cast this on herself right before her body was reduced to this state. As for the host, it won’t work on you due to the system’s existence.

nZhang Wei nodded.

nThis explanation was sufficient.

nSeeing the unchanged look on Zhang Wei’s face, the system couldn’t help but show worry. You aren’t going to change your decision even after this much information, host? She might not be alone. Your strength is too weak to fight celestial beings, and even the system might not be able to protect you.

nZhang Wei shrugged. ‘Since I’m going to start a harem, isn’t a Celestial Princess the best candidate for it?’

n… Host, you’re joking, right?

nThe system couldn’t fathom how Zhang Wei’s thought process worked.

nEven if he wanted a harem, why start with a celestial being?

nIf that woman happened to regain her powers, she could obliterate him to ashes with just a glance.

nThere was one more thing that Zhang Wei didn’t tell the system: he felt something familiar with this woman, a connection that continually drew him to her.

nHe suspected that even the system vaguely knew of it, but wouldn’t tell him about it.

nThus, he decided to take a gamble.

nNot to mention, he still didn’t know how he had acquired the system. 𝚘𝔳𝓵xt.𝗇𝓔t

nSystems shouldn’t normally appear out of nowhere, should they?

nHe didn’t consider it a coincidence or luck.

nThere was more mystery to it than what appeared on the surface.

nThis girl might be the key to it all; how could he leave her alone here in this vulnerable state?

nZhang Wei was not someone who liked being controlled.

nHe loved controlling others.

nAfter exchanging some pleasantries, Leng Mei and Leng Yan left in another direction.

nThe former began handing out gifts to the kids in the orphanage. Zhang Wei only glanced at them once and put them out of his mind for the time being.

nHe sent a message to Yu Lei before approaching the young girl again.

nHer eyes showed a hint of panic, but she didn’t run away.

nEven though she had lost her memories and power, she felt a sense of familiarity with Zhang Wei and chose not to flee.

n…….

nYu Lei stepped out of the car and looked around.

n“What is he doing here?” she wondered to herself.

nZhang Wei was not the type of person to visit these kinds of places. After receiving his text message, she had come straight from work, but to her surprise, he had called her to an orphanage. As she approached him, she could see that he was talking to a little girl.

nA smile bloomed on her face, but when she heard their conversation, she was frozen in her tracks.

nZhang Wei picked up a small rock and showed it to Feng Xinyue, who looked at him with curious eyes.

n“Do you know what the difference is between a rock and you?” he asked.

nFeng Xinyue blinked her eyes in confusion.

n“The rock has a purpose, but you don’t,” Zhang Wei spoke seriously, causing the little girl to flinch and look downcast.

nAs if this wasn’t enough, Zhang Wei added, “Where are your parents?”

nYu Lei couldn’t believe what she was hearing. She rushed over to Zhang Wei and scolded him. “What are you saying to her? She’s just a child!”

nZhang Wei shrugged his shoulders, “I’m just telling her the truth.”

nYu Lei couldn’t understand why Zhang Wei would be so harsh with a child, but before she could say anything else, Feng Xinyue spoke up.

n“I don’t have any parents,” she said softly, indifferent about it.

nYu Lei’s heart broke for the little girl, and she pulled her into a hug. “Don’t worry, we’re here for you,” she whispered.

nZhang Wei might be the only person who goes to orphanage and ask random kids, ‘where are your parents?’

nYu Lei felt he had some kind of grudge against this girl.

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