At the dining table, Rozaliya and Liliya sat on either side of Bronya.
Fortunately, they weren't too late.
And with Little Ancestor, Mei and Fu Hua would cook more food.
Now, the entire dining table was completely full.
"Sister Bronya, this is so delicious." As Rozaliya ate, she picked some of what she found delicious for Bronya.
Bronya just nodded, then reached out and ruffled Rozaliya's hair.
The corners of her mouth also curved slightly upward.
Then she picked some of Rozaliya's favorite dishes for her, and then some for Liliya.
After they finished eating, Bronya looked at the two lying on the sofa, walked over, and sat across from them.
"Liliya, Rozaliya, did you tell your mother you were coming out?" Bronya asked Liliya, because if she asked Rozaliya, she definitely wouldn't answer properly.
"I'm sorry, Sister Bronya, Liliya and Rozaliya ran away on their own." Liliya didn't dare to look at Bronya as she answered.
"If you act like this, your mother will worry."
"It's Sister Bronya who isn't coming home! Everyone misses you very much," Rozaliya retorted.
"Bronya still has something that must be completed."
"But Sister Bronya hasn't been back for a long time!" Rozaliya glared at Bronya.
"Bronya... has other things, she can't go back," Bronya said softly, turning her head away.
"Mom is the same, she doesn't tell us about Sister Bronya's situation, and Sister Bronya is the same, she never tells us when she has something going on." Rozaliya lowered her head, feeling a bit lost after hearing that.
"..." Bronya didn't refute after hearing that.
After a while, Bronya stood up, walked over to Rozaliya's side, and stroked Rozaliya's head.
"I'm sorry, but Bronya has something that must be completed. Let's go, Bronya will take you to rest." With that, Bronya took Rozaliya's and Liliya's hands.
"Elysia, Bronya is taking them up to rest first." After saying that, without waiting for Aili's response, Bronya led the A-Lin sisters upstairs.
Looking at Bronya going upstairs.
"Is Bronya having a conflict with her family?" Kiana said, scratching her head.
"Kiana, even if you figure it out, don't say it out loud, you have to believe Bronya will solve it herself ♬ ~" Aili said with a smile.
"But what they just said, Bronya hasn't been home for a long time. I thought she was like us..."
"Oh, Kiana, you've lived with Bronya for so long, don't you trust her yet ♬ ~" Aili threw a candy at Kiana.
After Kiana caught the candy, she immediately popped it into her mouth, "It's not that I don't trust her, it's just, I don't know how to say it!"
"Haha, Kiana, everyone has their own secrets, so not digging too deep is the best choice ♬ ~" Aili stood up and stretched.
"That's right, who doesn't have a little secret?" Himeko also said.
She looked at Aili, then at Himeko, "How should I put it, I just feel... envious? I also want such cute little sisters!" Kiana said loudly.
After hearing Kiana's words, Aili and Himeko exchanged glances. They had overthought it; they had thought Kiana was missing her father.
"You'd better take care of yourself first," Himeko said grumpily.
Then Himeko and Aili both went upstairs.
Kiana looked at their backs, "Huh? Did I say something wrong? They are very cute, is it wrong to want a little sister?"
"Kiana," Mei said with a sigh.
"Mei, is there something wrong with my thinking?" Kiana looked at Mei.
"There's nothing wrong, let's go, let's go upstairs and rest." With that, Mei took Kiana's hand.
By the time Fu Hua arrived in the living room, there was no one left.
As for Theresa? She was still working overtime.
Then Fu Hua took Xiao Xuan back to her room.
In Bronya's room.
Bronya found pajamas for the A-Lin sisters that they could wear, then took out a communicator she hadn't used in a long time.
Looking at the only contact on the communicator.
Bronya hesitated for a long time before standing by the window and dialing that contact.
Shortly after Bronya pressed the contact, it was already connected.
A woman with golden curly hair and a hint of fatigue in her eyes appeared as a projection on the communicator.
"Bronya, is there something urgent?" Bronya's mother, Cocolia, asked somewhat tiredly.
"Mom, Rozaliya and Liliya are here with Bronya." With that, Bronya moved aside a bit, letting Rozaliya and Liliya, who were hiding behind her, stand in front of the projection.
After revealing themselves, the two shyly said to the projection, "Mom..." x2
"Wait, you two, how are you next to Bronya!" In the projection, Cocolia, who had been sitting, immediately stood up.
"Um, we came to find Sister Bronya," Rozaliya said, raising her hand.
"What I mean is, never mind how you knew Bronya's location, how did you get there?" Cocolia said with a sigh.
Since the A-Lin sisters went missing at noon, Cocolia had already mobilized her subordinates to search.
She didn't expect to get the news from Bronya.
And, the two of them had even reached Bronya's side.
What were her subordinates even doing!
"Um, Mom, we saw it in your office. On the map, Sister Bronya's name was marked, so we came looking for her," Rozaliya explained softly, with Liliya nodding behind her.
Cocolia was silent for a long time, then sighed and said, "Bronya, you take care of them for now. I'll come pick them up tomorrow morning."
After all, they were her daughters.
"Okay, Mom," Bronya nodded.
"And..." Cocolia looked at Bronya for a while, "Tomorrow, let's talk."
Cocolia said this with exhaustion.
"Finally, take good care of yourself and the two of them."
After speaking, Cocolia directly hung up the call.
"Sister Bronya, is Mom angry?" Rozaliya said, lowering her head.
"Mom is just worried about you, she's not really angry." After putting away the communicator, Bronya ruffled Rozaliya's and Liliya's hair.
"Let's go, Bronya will take you to wash up." Bronya picked up her toiletries, then took their changed clothes.
She took them to wash up.
Watching the two playing in the bathtub, Bronya felt like she was back at the orphanage.
Only a few people were missing.
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