Chapter 24: Bondage 😋 Game

A bang sounded.

Asteris and Delucia both fell to the ground.
They fainted.

That’s right.
What Asteris meant was to pretend to faint while Liang Lai didn’t react.
As long as the two of them pretended to faint and fell to the ground.
Then hugged Liang Lai’s waist and cried after waking up.
Saying that they had no idea what happened at the time.
Then the kind-hearted Saint Mother would definitely not doubt it.
And would even caress their heads lovingly.

As expected.
After the two children fainted.
Liang Lai immediately widened his eyes.
And rushed to their side.

“Asteris!”
“Delucia!”

She lifted the two children up like chicks.
One in each hand.
And tucked them around her waist.
Luckily.
The twins were both short and thin.
So Liang Lai easily carried them upstairs to her room.

She gently placed the two of them on her bed.
And called in a nun to check on them.

After checking.
The nun told Liang Lai that the two men were not seriously injured.
And seemed to have fainted because they were just stimulated and frightened by something.

Liang Lai nodded thoughtfully.
Expressing his understanding.

It’s normal for children to be afraid when encountering such a terrifying thing.
So the crazy state of the two at that time was definitely not their intention.
Either someone was behind it.
Or they were just scared silly.

“Alas~”

Liang Lai breathed a sigh of relief.
She sat down on the edge of the bed.
And gently touched Astris’s smooth face on the outside with her fingers.

“I’m sorry.
It turns out I’m too incompetent.”

She is always like this.
Taking all the blame on herself.

Astris and Delucia’s eyelashes trembled slightly.
This sentence was unexpected to them.
Liang Lai’s kindness made them feel a little sad.

Can such a responsible and compassionate person really live well in this world?

When the morning light once again filtered through the curtains.
Astris’s fingers began to twitch.
She slowly opened her eyes.
The cracks in her pale green pupils were no longer visible.
Replaced by an innocent look filled with tears.

“Mom.
Mom?”

She called weakly.
Her voice as thin as a mosquito.

Liang Lai had already jumped up from the chair.
And rushed to the bed.

“I am here!”

She reached out and touched Astris’s forehead.
And the warmth from her fingertips had returned to normal.

Delucia also “woke up” at the right moment.
Her hexagram pupils misted over.
More direct than her sister.
She threw herself into Liang Lai’s arms.
Shoulders shaking.

“Mom!
What have we done?!”

Her voice was muffled in Liang Lai’s chest.
With a real crying tone.
This was not acting.
But the fear of being almost exposed.

“Those horrible words weren’t mine.
They weren’t mine…!”

Astris also struggled to get up.
But “accidentally” fell off the bed.
And knelt at Liang Lai’s feet.

She raised her little face.
Tears rolling down her cheeks.
“In this way.
We…
Did we hurt Mom?”

Liang Lai’s heart softened instantly.
She squatted down.
And hugged the twins in her arms.
One in each hand.

“No.
You did nothing wrong.”

She patted both of them gently on the back.

“It’s those bad guys who control you.”

Unable to see Liang Lai.
Delucia’s lips curled up in a triumphant smile.
Her fingers crept up Liang Lai’s neck.
And gently stroked the black lines there.

“But we said such terrible things…”
She deliberately made her voice even more choked.
“We even said we wanted to lock Mom up…”

Astris shuddered in agreement.

“I.
I even bit Mom’s finger…”

She grabbed Liang Lai’s hand.
And found a tiny tooth mark on the index finger.

Liang Lai thought it was just a child’s pampering.
And ruffled the other’s hair with a smile on her face.

“Aww.
Baby.
You are such an amazing baby!”

No.
Liang Lai smiled again.

She wanted to praise her.
Kids loved praise.
It encouraged them.
Lacking experience.
Liang Lai recalled a comment from Xiaohongshu.

“Aww.
Baby.
You’re such an amazing baby!”

But Liang Lai was still worried about leaving the two alone.
So she dragged a small stool to the bed.
She sat with her back to them.

“Go ahead and sleep.
Call me when you wake.”

The twins silently watched Liang Lai’s back.
After ensuring no danger.
They slowly closed their eyes.

A strange birthmark marked their bodies.
If Liang Lai saw it.
She’d find it eerily familiar.

“Hmm~”

The twins soaked in the warm dream.
Stretching comfortably.

The Underground Sanctuary had no such warmth.
The water there was freezing.
They’d grown used to it.
But now.
The warmth felt unfamiliar.
It made them uneasy.

But the twins didn’t keep her waiting long.
Twenty minutes later.
Liang Lai heard stirring behind her.
Then the sound of soft breathing.

“I’m awake.
You can come over.”

Liang Lai turned.
And froze for a second.

The twins had “recovered.”
Their small faces.
Once hidden.
Now revealed.
Their big.
Wet eyes gleamed.
Fully exposed to Liang Lai.
They reminded her of a ragdoll cat she’d once raised.

Such adorable children.

Liang Lai felt a surge of maternal love.

She stood.
Smiling.
And wrapped her arms around their shoulders with familiarity.
Words she’d only imagined spilled out:

“Asteris.
Delucia.
I’m your family now.”
“How about you call me Mom?”

‘Huh?’

‘Huh?!’