Little Kirinsil!

If it were on a normal day, Ledea might have flown into a rage.

She might have pushed Lily down without hesitation, making her taste the bitterness of shame.

But this time, Ledea felt guilty, so she didn’t try to argue back.

When it came to their daughter, Ledea was never careless.

This time, she got distracted by the shameful outfit and messed things up.

Even though dragon pride was at stake, trying to defend herself with excuses would only make things worse.

So Ledea stayed silent, not even daring to look Lily in the eye.

Ledea’s attitude shocked Lily.

She had thought Ledea would twist right and wrong, push her back onto the bed, and make her experience a haze of indulgence.

Lily had braced herself for humiliation, but to her surprise, Ledea did nothing?

This made Lily change her opinion a little: so she wasn’t completely unreasonable after all.

“This was my oversight. I won’t make excuses,” Ledea said reluctantly.

“So what now? Do you want me to go to the capital again to buy children’s books?”

“No need. Auntie already gave us children’s books.”

“Auntie? You mean that passing adventurer?”

“That’s right. I didn’t take them out because I didn’t want to hurt your pride.”

Lily lowered her voice to mutter, “Though your pride isn’t really worth protecting.”

Ledea frowned.

Worried she might explode, Lily quickly ran off.

——

Karina had given Lily many infant toys.

There was a hanging crib mobile, a rabbit roly-poly, a yellow duck, and a rattle.

And lastly, a red box containing early education cards.

The cards had many pictures printed on them — things like bread, apples, and cups.

In short, all things that were easy to recognize and commonly seen in daily life.

A mother would hold up the cards and tell the child what they were.

This way, the baby could learn both the objects and their pronunciation.

“So this is what children’s books are?” Ledea asked in confusion.

“See? I knew you didn’t even know what children’s books are!”

“I thought children’s books were more like actual books.”

“That’s one kind too. What I wanted you to buy are books with all kinds of pictures inside — like these cards.”

“So these are called early education cards?”

“Heh, the all-knowing mighty dragon, is this all you’ve got?”

“You—!” Ledea clenched her fists in anger.

“Waaah! When you can’t win with words, you resort to violence? How unreasonable!”

“Hmph, I won’t lower myself to your level!”

Ledea suppressed her anger and slowly lowered her fists.

Lily secretly let out a sigh of relief.

Even though she hated Ledea, after being disciplined twice in a row, her body really couldn’t take more.

So she decided she’d wait until she had rested and regained strength before mocking Ledea again.

At that moment, Amy let out a cheerful laugh.

Lily walked over to Amy’s side.

Amy mumbled vaguely, “Lili Mama!”

Ledea also leaned close to Amy, full of expectation, hoping Amy would call her mama.

But Amy just giggled and didn’t say it.

“Why won’t you call me mama…”

“Stop flattering yourself. I still need to teach my daughter.”

“You! … Fine then, let’s see what you can do!”

Lily shot Ledea a sharp glare, then turned to her daughter with a bright smile.

“Amy~~ look over here, Mama’s here!”

“Mama!” Amy stretched out her chubby little hands.

“Not mama, but mama— clearly. Mama—”

“Mama?…”

“Mama— don’t rush, pronounce it slowly— Mama—”

“Mama!”

“Yes, good girl!”

Lily gently stroked Amy’s head.

Amy squinted her eyes happily.

Ledea looked at Lily with respect.

If nothing else, in terms of teaching their daughter, Ledea had to admit defeat.

No matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t get Amy to pronounce things correctly.

But Lily had managed in just a few tries.

Noticing Ledea’s gaze, Lily proudly puffed out her chest.

Her full figure bounced slightly.

Ledea hungrily stared at her soft curves.

Lily felt a primal sense of danger and quickly covered her chest.

“What are you doing? This is our daughter’s food, you can’t drink it!”

“Hmph, and you dare defy a dragon with such a meager offering?”

“I will defy you! I won’t let you get your way, bleh bleh bleh!”

“You—!” Ledea’s veins bulged.

“Just wait and see how I deal with you later!”

“It’s not like I haven’t been dealt with before. I’ve even worn that shameful outfit. I’ll just wait and see what other tricks you’ve got.”

“Fine. It seems you won’t cry until you see the coffin!”

At that critical moment, Amy made another vague sound.

“Mama—!”

Ledea’s anger vanished instantly, replaced with delight.

She stepped forward eagerly, standing by the crib, her face glowing as she looked at her daughter.

“Mama’s here!”

Suddenly remembering something, she picked up the rattle and shook it in front of Amy.

The rattle made a crisp sound.

“Amy, look, isn’t this fun?”

“Wahaha… fun!…”

“Yes, my daughter is so adorable…”

Ledea’s expression was as bright as a cloudless sky.

She gazed tenderly at Amy, dazed by her laughter.

Lily was surprised as she watched.

Ledea snapped back to herself, glanced awkwardly at Lily, then shifted her gaze away.

Lily leaned closer to Amy.

Amy recognized her.

“Lili Mama!”

“Not Lili, it’s Lily. Lily—”

“Lili…”

“Lily—”

“Lily Mama!” Amy stretched out her chubby hands, wanting a hug.

Of course, Lily wouldn’t refuse.

She gently picked up her daughter and softly patted her back.

“Amy, you’re amazing, so clever, you learned it right away!”

“Lily Mama, Lily Mama!”

“Yes, I’m Lily Mama!”

While Lily was bonding with her daughter, Ledea radiated faint jealousy.

It seemed she also wanted to share such closeness.

Normally, Lily wouldn’t give her the chance.

But Lily knew that Ledea truly loved their daughter, and she had the right to interact with her too.

“Ledea, do you want to hold her?”

“Really? You’d let me?” Ledea’s face lit up with joy, but she quickly tried to keep a stern look.

“No, wait. Why do I need your permission?”

“Because you’re clumsy, I’m afraid you’ll drop her!”

“How could I be so stupid!— Here, let me hold her!”

Ledea carefully took the baby from Lily’s arms.

She cradled Amy and rocked her gently.

Amy laughed happily, and Ledea felt blissful.

“Mama!” Amy called out again and again.

“Yes, yes!— Oh right, I should correct this— not Mama, but Ledea. Ledea Mama—”

“Ledea Mama!”

“Wow, you learned it in one try! Amy, you’re such a clever little one!”

“Wahaha, wahaha, hakili kui!”

“Hm? Clever little one~~”

“Kilin gwei!”

Her words were still unclear, but with one correction, Amy could already make a very close sound.

Ledea and Lily looked at each other in surprise.

Then both their faces softened with a smile of satisfaction.

But just as quickly, their smiles faded.

And they silently turned their eyes away.