The next morning, the alarm clock rang right on time.
Lin Liuxia groggily reached out, fumbled around on the nightstand, and turned off that damn alarm.
He had set it an hour earlier the previous night, so he’d barely gotten any sleep.
He rolled over, planning to stay in bed for a few more minutes.
His mind was still in a daze, but his body moved instinctively as he raised a hand to tuck his somewhat messy hair behind his ear.
But the sensation at his fingertips…
And this length…?
‘No!’
Lin Liuxia suddenly woke up, his sleepiness vanishing in an instant.
He sat up and grabbed a strand of hair, bringing it in front of his eyes.
Silky silver hair slipped through his fingers.
Lin Liuxia slowly lowered his gaze. The collar of his men’s pajamas stretched into a beautiful curve, revealing a large expanse of snow-white skin and a deep cleavage.
Then, almost instinctively, he reached out and touched his chest.
This soft, springy sensation…
‘Holy shit!’
‘How did I turn into a Magical Girl again?!’
Lin Liuxia’s mind went completely blank.
‘I clearly changed back last night, so how did I transform again after waking up?’
No wonder he’d wanted to stay in bed just now. Liuli Xin was influencing him again.
Lin Liuxia carefully opened the door. To avoid waking his daughter, he didn’t even bother putting on slippers, stepping barefoot across the cold tiles as he crept toward the bathroom mirror.
In the mirror, a petite silver-haired girl with red eyes stared back at him blankly, her stunning face looking somewhat dazed.
It was undoubtedly Liuli Xin’s appearance.
He had transformed again.
But something was wrong.
Normally, whenever he transformed into a Magical Girl, that gorgeous magical outfit would automatically appear on his body.
But now, he was still wearing his old men’s plaid pajamas, faded from countless washes.
The pajamas hung loosely on his petite frame, with the collar slipping to one side and revealing a large expanse of snow-white skin and delicate collarbones.
Worse still, every movement caused the rough cotton fabric to rub against his tender skin.
The fabric was particularly uncomfortable against his chest.
Lin Liuxia’s little face flushed red. He quickly grabbed the collar and pulled it tighter around himself.
‘Calm down, calm down.’
He took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and silently recited the spell to cancel his transformation.
Once.
Twice.
……
Ten times.
Lin Liuxia opened his eyes, but the figure in the mirror hadn’t changed in the slightest.
‘How could this happen?’
‘I clearly managed to change back last night!’
‘Could it be Gong Yuedai?’
He recalled Gong Yuedai placing her hand on his shoulder the previous night, along with that black energy that had coursed through his body.
That power had helped him cancel his transformation, but it had also left him feeling extremely uncomfortable.
‘Could something have gone wrong back then?’
Lin Liuxia quietly returned to his bedroom.
‘No, I can’t just sit around and wait for things to get worse.’
While his daughter was still asleep, he had to find a solution.
And the first person who came to mind was Gong Yuedai.
Although he was extremely reluctant to contact her, the only clue he had was that black energy that had burrowed into his body the previous day.
Lin Liuxia gritted his teeth, reached for his phone beside the bed, unlocked it, and tapped on the little demon’s profile picture.
Their chat history still showed the message from last night that had nearly sent his blood pressure through the roof.
“Don’t forget our promise❤️”
His fingers flew across the keyboard as he explained his current situation.
Finally, he added one more sentence.
[Did you do something to me yesterday?]
He sent the message.
It was 5:10 AM.
At this hour, the other person should still have been asleep.
However, just as he had that thought, a notification popped up in the chat window.
“The other party is typing…”
The next second, a message appeared.
[?]
[Senior, how could I possibly do something like that to you? You’ve misunderstood me so badly. I’m heartbroken.]
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Even through the screen, Lin Liuxia could imagine the expression on her face as she typed those words.
Before he could reply, another message appeared.
[Wait!]
[Senior, do you mean that you transformed into a Magical Girl while sleeping and now can’t change back? You don’t even have your magical outfit?]
[Something like this… I’ve honestly never encountered it before.]
At the other end of the city, inside a luxuriously decorated bedroom, Gong Yuedai sat up in bed and leaned against the headboard, showing no trace of sleepiness.
She really hadn’t done anything to Lin Liuxia.
To her, this aloof Senior was already a turtle in a jar.
Slowly luring him into depravity and savoring every moment was the greatest pleasure.
Using such crude methods would not only be beneath her, but would also make Senior more wary of her.
Besides, she absolutely refused to let Senior become Liuli Xin somewhere she couldn’t see him.
Senior belonged to her.
He could only belong to her.
But now, an unexpected development had disrupted her plans, and she couldn’t allow the situation to continue.
Gong Yuedai lightly tapped the screen with her fingertips.
She had to bring Senior to her side. Only when she could keep an eye on him herself would she feel at ease.
But Senior was already suspicious of her, so directly inviting him over definitely wouldn’t work.
She needed to find a way to make him come to her willingly.
Gong Yuedai thought back to Senior’s behavior the previous day.
‘Mm-hmm, I’ve got it!’
[Ah, Senior, I think I remember something.]
[I once saw a similar case in the association’s top-secret files. It seems to be a form fixation caused by mana disorder.]
[If it isn’t treated properly, Senior’s current appearance might become permanent.]
‘Permanent?!’
Lin Liuxia stared at the message from the little demon, suddenly feeling anxious.
If he had to spend the rest of his life in Liuli Xin’s form, how could he possibly continue being a father?!
Just as his mind was descending into chaos, Gong Yuedai sent another message.
[How about this, Senior? Come to my house.]
[I have specialized equipment here that can detect the problem. Maybe it can help you change back.]
[The address is Star Bay No. 1 Mansion.]
?
‘Go to her house?’
For some reason, Lin Liuxia suddenly calmed down when he saw that message.
It was like arranging to meet an online girlfriend in person.
You might be incredibly excited at first, only to discover that the address she gave you was somewhere in Cambodia.
‘What kind of joke is this?’
Going to her house right now would be like walking straight into a lion’s den, wouldn’t it?
If he actually went, he probably wouldn’t even be able to get out of bed afterward.
Besides, now that he’d calmed down, he noticed a flaw in her explanation.
He had never seen any similar top-secret files in the Magical Girl Association.
The other party was most likely trying to trick him into visiting.
‘Hmph, Gong Yuedai really is a schemer!’
[No need. I was just joking with you earlier. I’ve already changed back.]
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To make his lie more convincing, he specifically added a smiling emoji at the end.
Message sent successfully.
After temporarily muting Gong Yuedai’s notifications, Lin Liuxia tossed his phone aside, fell back onto the bed, and stared up at the ceiling.
He had managed to lie his way out of the conversation, but the problem remained completely unsolved.
He was still stuck in Liuli Xin’s form.
‘What should I do?’
‘What on earth am I supposed to do?’
‘Is this really the only way forward?’