Starting from a Magical Girl, Dominating Eternity-Chapter 77 - 32: Date A Live (6,000 Words) (Part 2)

"Huh?" Keke was a bit surprised, "Really? I thought everyone seemed to follow your orders."

"Of course, I’ve been working hard to grow. In the Disaster Strategy Bureau’s records, I’m the fastest Magical Girl to become a New Seedling. Although I’ve never beaten Dandelion, I’ve defeated other Magical Girls in the Cyan Cloud Sect. As long as you work hard enough and become stronger, people will naturally recognize you."

Li Yi spoke confidently, "With Senior Hyacinth leading the way, even I wouldn’t easily accept a new leader. To be recognized, you have to work hard on your own."

Keke immediately sat up straight, applauded earnestly, and praised, "That’s why you’re the captain. If it were me, I’d definitely feel left out and secretly be sad."

"Heh, that’s why I’m a very mature adult."

Li Yi chuckled smugly and then whispered, "Actually, when I found Keke, I was really happy. Finally, there’s someone younger than me, a junior. So, I thought, I must become good friends with Keke so that I’m not just a captain at the Disaster Strategy Bureau."

"Yes, Captain!"

"I told you, don’t call me Captain!"

Li Yi went over to tug at Keke’s soft little cheeks. Keke giggled and pleaded for mercy. After the two little girls played around for a while, Keke said, "I also want to know about Yiyi and your sister. It’s not fair if only I do the talking. I want to know about Yiyi too."

"There’s nothing much to say about me. My sister’s name is Li Ke. The Disaster Strategy Bureau calls Yin Luo her childhood Magical Girl codename, and the name Yin Lian was given to me by my sister."

Li Yi leaned against the sofa and glanced at her phone.

There was still plenty of time, so she spoke slowly, "Then I’ll start from when we were little. Don’t get annoyed, okay?"

"Mm-hmm."

Seeing Keke’s expectant eyes, Li Yi began to reminisce, "My sister and I always got along well ever since we were little. My sister took good care of me. Our parents didn’t really like me because I was born during the toughest financial period for our family, making things even harder. Plus, I was sickly and often needed hospital treatment. There was a time when our family was so poor we could barely put food on the table."

When Keke heard that Li Yi had a good relationship with her sister since childhood, she looked envious. But hearing that her parents disliked her made Keke feel sorry for her.

"There was a very wealthy family back then. Oh, do you know Senior Sister Bingtang?"

Keke was startled, "Never heard of her."

"Wow..." Li Yi seemed a bit incredulous, "Senior Sister Bingtang was Jiang Si’s deskmate for two years."

"He wouldn’t talk about such things."

"Alright." After coughing, Li Yi continued, "Anyway, Senior Sister Bingtang’s family had a big company. The company’s manager used to stroll in a park near our home. My dad, I don’t know how, found out and often went to make acquaintances, have chats, and sometimes my sister and I would be taken to play."

"That manager uncle was very wealthy but had no children and always wanted one. He immediately took a liking to me and wanted to take me home as his child." Li Yi boasted shamelessly, "Because I was super cute when I was little."

"Captain Yiyi is super cute now too."

"I’m mature now!" 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

After a quick retort, Li Yi continued, "Although I don’t know how much they offered, my sister said it was enough for the family to buy a house in the city center, which was a huge amount at the time. Both my mom and dad were very tempted and kept wanting me to go to the uncle’s house."

At this point, Li Yi’s usually bright eyes dimmed a bit, "The money was just too much. They didn’t want me, but I didn’t want to leave home to be someone else’s daughter. I cried and cried, and then when the uncle was about to take me away, my sister suddenly rushed over, grabbed me, and ran out of the house."

"Although we were eventually caught and brought back, my sister never let go of me, no matter how much they hit her. She even bit the uncle. In the end, that uncle felt it was a bit of a pity to forcibly separate us sisters and gave up. My sister was just in middle school at that time, but to me, she was like a mountain. As long as I leaned on her, I feared nothing."

Keke softly said from the side, "That’s wonderful."

"Mm, I’ve always adored my sister." Li Yi said this with a touch of pride, "My parents were furious for not selling me and missing out on a big fortune. They always saw me as an obstacle to their get-rich-quick plans and treated me like an enemy."

"But whenever they wanted to hit me, my sister would stand in front of me. Although our parents didn’t like me, they valued my sister highly. After she got into high school, they even seemed a bit afraid of her. So as long as she stood by my side, they didn’t dare to hit me. As long as I hid behind her, I was safe."

Cradling her face with her hands, recalling the past, Li Yi squinted her eyes with a faint smile, as if being disliked by her parents wasn’t painful at all. "I was never as good as my sister in everything – studying, cooking, running, even height later on. While hiding behind her gave me comfort, I always hoped I could catch up to her, to stand by her side, because I was always being left far behind, always scared I’d lose sight of her one day."