Transform into a magical girl after getting off work-Chapter 408 - 71 Emotional Negotiation_2

This point was evident from how she would occasionally blurt out, "Aren’t you the director?"

If it had been an ordinary family, with a close parent-child relationship, then this would not have been a problem at all, and the child would not change their view of their parents over such a sense of unfamiliarity. But the relationship between Lin Yun and Lin Xiaolu was hardly an exemplary one, and this only served to increase the distance between them.

Under the influence of these dual factors, Lin Yun and Lin Xiaolu were still in a mutual probing state, trying to find a more comfortable way of interacting with each other through repeated interactions.

This was one of the reasons why Lin Yun, under his dual identity, encouraged and even pushed Lin Xiaolu to go to the Magical Girl stronghold for a camp—distance makes the heart grow fonder. Reducing the frequency of father-daughter meetings might gradually dilute the negative impressions in the daughter’s mind.

At the moment, the father-daughter relationship clearly had not improved enough to take precedence over the Fangting City squad, to the extent that the daughter would skip the squad’s gathering just to celebrate the festival with her family.

Given the current situation, even Lin Yun himself would not suggest such a thing, as in his mind, it would only add to his daughter’s burden of choice and hold no substantial meaning.

Therefore, there really was no reason for Lin Xiaolu to propose such a plan either.

If she was truly considering her father’s feelings in the context of the New Year and wanted to use the opportunity to bridge the distance between them, she definitely would not have chosen such a direct approach.

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In other words, if Lin Xiaolu could speak about something so openly, it certainly was not what she cared about the most.

The most likely possibility was that Lin Xiaolu had not considered the idea of "this can bring the father and daughter closer" at all. She had simply chosen this method subconsciously for some other purpose.

But why?

Lin Yun remained silent, but his inquiring gaze made Lin Xiaolu feel uneasy, prompting her to ask defensively, "What’s the matter? Why do you keep staring at me... "

"Have you encountered any problems with the squad?"

After some thought, Lin Yun decided to be direct, "Did you have a fight with someone? Or are you feeling pressured? So you want to take a break and cool off for a while?"

His first thought was Bai Ji of the Bai An City squad, since Lin Xiaolu had been previously downcast due to conflicts with Bai Ji. However, after reflecting on it, he dismissed the idea, as Bai Ji had lost to Lin Xiaolu in a subsequent contest and seemed to reconcile after a good cry, unlikely to be bothering Lin Xiaolu still.

Then who could it be? Xia Liang? Bai Jingxuan? Or Asou Haruka? It couldn’t be because he said something wrong when acting as Emerald Sparrow, could it?

"...Nothing like that."

Confronted with Lin Yun’s probing, Lin Xiaolu visibly wavered but shook her head in denial, unwilling to communicate: "I just want to change environments, that’s all."

"If it’s for the school exams, I remember Emerald Sparrow said she’s been tutoring you," Lin Yun continued with a softer tone to reduce the pressure his questioning might cause, "Even with the final exams last semester, and this semester’s too, if it’s just for exams, it would actually be more convenient to stay at your squad’s base, wouldn’t it?"

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Naturally, there was a basis for his remark; after all, he had prepared review materials and practice problems for the end-of-semester exams, ready to give Lin Xiaolu and Xia Liang a crash course after the holiday.

He did not think there was anything wrong with pointing out this fact, as it was something that had already objectively occurred without any judgment attached.

But unexpectedly, Lin Xiaolu’s expression changed dramatically after he finished speaking, becoming considerably more complex.

Was there anything in what he just said that could cause such conflict? It was just a mention of the final exams; could she really hate taking exams that much?

Lin Yun was puzzled once again.

Indeed, compared to the beginning of the term, Lin Xiaolu’s grades had shown no significant improvement but had not regressed much either. Although being a Magical Girl made it difficult to concentrate on academics, with Emerald Sparrow’s tutoring, scoring around the lower middle range was still manageable.

"Lower middle range" might not sound flattering, but compared to Lin Xiaolu’s previous academic performance, it was a huge improvement. Even the school teachers were satisfied with this outcome and occasionally gave her extra praise.

"...Convenience aside, that’s not the issue I’m considering," Lin Xiaolu responded to Lin Yun’s skepticism, "In short, I’m just going to move back home for a while; don’t overthink it."

"It’s really not because of a conflict with someone?" Lin Yun doubted.

"It’s really not!" Lin Xiaolu puffed out her cheeks.

"Then what is it about? Since we’re not doing anything else, why not talk about it and let me help you analyze it?"

Resting his chopsticks on the edge of his bowl, Lin Yun watched his daughter leisurely, "You don’t have to worry about whether I’m right or wrong. Even if I am incorrect, what if it gives you some inspiration?"

"I’m not free; I have to do homework after eating. I don’t have time to idle away here chatting about trivial things," Lin Xiaolu replied.

"You really don’t want to talk about it?"

"...I don’t."

"Even if I’m the only one who hears it?" Lin Yun persisted calmly.

Just as Lin Yun couldn’t resolve the conflict between them through his identity and only Emerald Sparrow could subtly understand his daughter’s feelings to find a solution, if Lin Xiaolu’s current worries stemmed from the Magical Girl squad, perhaps he was indeed the only informed person who could act as a "strategist."