Lin Yun drove him back to his apartment in the car of Hong Sihe, and then took the tram back to his home, and when he walked into the entrance, the scale on the clock had already pointed to ten o'clock.

Subconsciously glanced at the shoe cabinet by the door, and found that his daughter's shoes were randomly taken off on the ground, Lin Yun straightened them with his hand, and then walked to the living room.

If Hong Sihe is right, there should be an interview report on the new magical girl on the TV station tonight.

turned on the TV, glanced at the content of the city channel, saw that it was a cheap idol drama in the night file, and realized that the news time might have long passed, Lin Yun turned on the communicator again, and searched the Internet for the content of the city channel tonight.

Soon, he found a replay of the evening news on the official website.

One of them is the news of the beast attacking the downtown area in the morning.

The news reported the damage and casualties caused by the remnant beast to that neighborhood, and then changed the conversation, indicating that the person who knocked down the remnant beast in this incident was already a new magical girl, although she was a novice, but she had already made outstanding contributions to maintaining public safety.

Then, the scene shifted to the scene, and the reporter said that he had met the new magical girl and would interview her on the spot.

Not long after, this magical girl, who was quite mysterious before, showed her debut in a news interview.

It catches my eye with a girl who gives people the impression of a fairy tale.

A golden double ponytail, a pale blue dress, a bright yellow corset around the waist, an exaggerated bow tied at the back, a round gemstone pinned to the chest, and a small top hat.

"Hello everyone, uh, I'm a new magical girl called White Rose ......"

Judging from the costume alone, it does not give the impression of a "combatant" at all, but only makes people wonder which little girl ran out of the ball.

However, such costumes are the norm for magical girls.

Most magical girls fight in this costume, and what is even more counterintuitive is that no matter how restrictive the clothes on their bodies may seem, their posture is completely unaffected by such gorgeous outfits.

Of course, the first impression of such a magical girl is not "powerful", but "cute".

can look at the magical girl in the news video, Lin Yun always feels that something is wrong.

There was no source for this sense of "not quite right" disobedience, but it was so strong that he soon realized the essence of this feeling - it was a sense of familiarity.

He felt familiar with the magical girl on the screen.

Have you seen this girl yourself? With such a thought in his heart, he subconsciously compared the magical girl in front of him with his own memory.

In fact, he had already felt it in his heart, but he had been reluctant to associate it in the direction he was most unwilling to accept.

It's just that if you don't think in that direction, this familiarity can't be explained, and there is no answer.

Therefore, when he really hesitated to put the most unwanted answer on the table, Lin Yun froze.

Because he can't accept it.

How could it be her? Why her? How could it be her?

Countless doubts arise in the mind, and the doubts turn into confusion, and the confusion turns into agitation, which then turns into anger.

As the years approached, Lin Yun rarely felt such a strong anger in his life, gushing out as if he was about to burst through his chest, burning his brain to a blank.

He couldn't understand it.

Why is this magical girl Lin Xiaolu? His daughter?

Not in the mood to continue watching the news, Lin Yun put down the communicator in his hand, only to feel that his thoughts were chaotic and his emotions were difficult to calm down.

- I need to talk to her.

Such a thought crossed his mind.

Even if he and his daughter Lin Xiaolu have been in a cold war for a long time, and the two can't speak a few words on weekdays, he also needs to fulfill his duties as a father and talk to her well.

If she's volunteering to become a magical girl, you'll have to tell her the pros and cons and let her weigh it again.

If she had been tricked into becoming a magical girl, he would not forgive her for doing such a thing anyway.

With such a thought, Lin Yun stood up and walked straight to his daughter's room.

[Knock on the door first].

There was a note like this on the door.

Familiar words, when did this note start to be posted on the door of my daughter's room?

In the two years since his wife's death, there have been too many conflicts between father and daughter, and he is always not good at expressing them, so that the relationship has finally come to this point.

The two of them are obviously relatives who depend on each other in the world, but they can't say a few words all day. Even if there were, it was just the most basic daily arrangement, and there was no heart-to-heart conversation.

Lin Yun pressed his finger against the door and paused slightly, then took a deep breath and tapped forward:

"Slept? Lulu? ”

There was no response in the room.

With a slight sinking heart, Lin Yun waited for a while, quickly calmed down and knocked on the door again.

However, there was still no response.

A soft knock on the door vanished like a stone sinking into a deep pool.

Lin Yun lowered his head and looked slightly gloomy.

If it was a normal day, he would probably have planned to give up now. He will feel that things are irreparable, and that he should leave enough distance between them and allow time to bridge the gap.

Only, not this time. Even if the relationship between himself and his child deteriorates even more, he must convey what he wants to say.

So he won't stop.

Click.

Just as he was about to knock for the third time, the door in front of him was suddenly opened.

A young girl in pajamas stared at him angrily, and when they met, she said:

"Wake up, what's the matter?"

A vigilant look, like a fried cat.

Seeing that his daughter was uncooperative again, and thinking that he had come to talk to her out of concern, Lin Yun felt bored and annoyed. I just think that this girl is so annoying, and I should really reprimand her a few words.

But when the words came to his lips, he stopped again.

He suddenly didn't know what to say.

Directly asked my daughter if she was going to be a magical girl? And then reprimand her for this kind of behavior that is a good deed in anyone's eyes?

Or tell her about the dangers of magical girls when they meet, and tell her to give up quickly?

Not to mention how he can come up with arguments to support his claims, will it touch the child's fragile and sensitive nerves if he finds out everything so directly?

Take 10,000 steps back, have a long-lost conversation, and make a negative statement to the child when you meet, as a father, is such a statement really appropriate? He wants to know what his daughter really thinks in her heart, but is she really willing to confide in him? Is it really possible to achieve the goal through such a harsh dialogue?

How can I make my children believe in themselves?

No matter how you think about it, the answer is no.

Lin Yun couldn't help but start thinking, what exactly was the words he really wanted to tell her? Putting aside these external contradictions, not to mention the estrangement accumulated before, I want to know my daughter's true thoughts, so what about his sincerity?

He thought about it in the center of his daughter's gaze, only to feel that in the end all his thoughts had turned into nothingness, and only one voice remained:

"I haven't seen you in a few days, and Dad kind of wants to see you."

This is the only true heart left after putting aside the superfluous feelings of anger, anxiety, worry, and guilt.

He may not be able to make his daughter happy and may not be able to resolve the issues between the two parties, but at least for now, he wants to see her.

Knowing that his daughter has become a magical girl, he now wants to see if the child is okay, whether he is afraid, and whether he is emotionally stable.

When the girl standing at the door heard this, her originally frowning eyebrows were raised, and then they loosened, and even the expression on her face became complicated.

"Now? Just for this kind of thing? ”

"Well, because I'm afraid you'll be angry when I call you in the morning."

Lin Yun pulled a smile on his somewhat wooden face: "Now that I see it, I feel much more relieved." ”

The black-haired girl raised her nose and sniffed, pursed her lips, and after a while, she snorted and said:

"Are you drunk?"

"Maybe? After all, I really drank a lot tonight. ”

Lin Yun conformed to his inner feelings and said frankly: "You are willing to open the door, Dad, I am really happy." ”

“…… So you see me now, and then what? The daughter was still frowning.

"It's nothing, I want to ask you how you've been doing lately, and if you're not happy at school."

Lin Yun stood in place and waved his hand: "I won't ask you what to study, you can do it yourself, and I am not qualified to talk about you." ”

The conversation between the two stopped again.

As if surprised that her father would ask such a question, the daughter looked at him a little strangely, and after a while, replied with an understatement:

"Oh, it's ordinary, nothing"

"There seems to be a dangerous incident near your school, is it okay?"

"Dangerous...... Nothing, I can handle it well. ”

"Do you need me to pick you up?"

"You just have to do your job."

"How about the phone you bought for your birthday last month?"

"Very good."

"It's okay to have dinner on an hourly basis, right?"

"No problem, Aunt Liu is very good at cooking."

"Has anything good happened lately?"

"A good thing?"

The daughter raised her eyebrows when she heard this, and seemed to be a little puzzled, but soon, as if she had thought of something, her expression became a little hesitant.

"I don't know, but it's nothing bad anyway."

Nothing bad......

Lin Yun's heart moved slightly.

"yes, then I don't have anything to ask."

Listening to his daughter's somewhat meaningless answer, he seemed to be relieved and took a step back: "Lulu, Dad is sorry for you." ”

This sentence was exchanged for a brief silence.

“…… It was too late to say these things now. ”

The girl behind the door whispered, glanced at him again, lowered her eyebrows and began to push the door:

"Go to sleep, stop arguing with me."

Click.

The door in front of me was shut.

Lin Yun, who was standing outside the door, didn't know what he was thinking, and stopped for a long time before walking to his bedroom.

After all, he still couldn't pick up the topic of "magical girl".

He couldn't speak, he couldn't ask, and as long as he wanted to mention the word, his throat would become extremely dry.

However, not saying it now does not mean that he has given up.

Between the conversations just now, Lin Yun had already thought of another way in his heart. Perhaps, in that way, he can tell his daughter some information about magical girls, and be sure enough to make her pay attention to these words.

Opening the door to his bedroom, he untied his formal clothes, put down his briefcase, and walked to the wardrobe in the corner of the room.

There are two wardrobes in the master bedroom, one for the clothes of the two masters, one of which is large and placed on the side of the wall, and the other is small and tucked into the corner.

Lin Yun doesn't have many clothes, except for a few sets of casual men's clothes that are often worn, there are only formal clothes worn in office scenes.

He opened one of the drawers, which was filled with old clothes, many of which he had worn when he was younger, and whose style was no longer as old as his age and trends.

Removing the clothes that were pressed on top, he slowly reached out and pulled out a palm-sized gift box from inside.

“…… It's been 19 years. ”

He sighed in a trance.

He once hid this box despite his wife's objections, and never imagined that he would take it out again one day. At that time, he only felt that life was already very happy, everything was settled, and there was no reason for him to take out the contents of the box again.

It's just that after so many years, it wasn't until today that he learned that his daughter had become a magical girl that he understood that escaping would never solve the problem.

Gently opening the clasp of the box and lifting the somewhat tight lid, he looked at the contents and was speechless for a long time.

It was a broken gemstone flower.

A jewel covered in fine textures, already stained with dust.

It has another name, and people will always refer to it as the "flower of the heart".

And in this world, there is only one kind of person who can possess such a strange treasure.

- Magical Girl.