Their commission was suspicious.

While Chen Luo was chatting with the deliveryman and didn't answer the girl who sat up from the box, the girl stood up on her own.

The girl glanced at Chen Luo, who wasn't answering her but talking to the deliveryman, with some confusion, as if comparing something.

The sounds of laughter and conversation coming from Chen Luo's still-open door suddenly caught the girl's attention. She looked at the light shining through the door, her bare feet wanting to step out of the cardboard box, but then, as if remembering something, she withdrew her feet.

Then, for reasons unknown, the girl curled up again in the small cardboard box that could hold her whole body, hugged her legs and lay inside, quietly watching Chen Luo say his final goodbye to the deliveryman.

Under the girl's gaze and overwhelmed by a deep sense of guilt (could his parents really have fallen so low as to traffic people?), Chen Luo's words to the deliveryman caught in his throat.

What was I about to say?

"...Goodbye." Although I forgot what I wanted to say to the delivery guy, these two words were definitely the most fitting for the current situation.

"Oh, goodbye." The deliveryman nodded blankly and then turned and left.

After the deliveryman left, Chen Luo looked at the girl again.

"you……"

Before Chen Luo could say anything, the girl asked again, "Are you... called Chen Luo?"

“Yes, that’s me.” Chen Luo nodded.

"Can you squat down?" the girl asked, huddled inside the cardboard box.

"What are you doing?" Chen Luo asked, somewhat curious.

To satisfy his curiosity, Chen Luo squatted down.

The girl sat up in the box again, and then, to Chen Luo's somewhat confused look, reached out and tugged at Chen Luo's cheek.

"???"

"As expected, you're not angry. Hello, brother. Let me introduce myself again. My name is Abigail." After realizing that Chen Luo's face had indeed been pulled and that he wasn't angry, Abigail extended her hand to him.

"Who taught you that weird verification method?"

"Aunt Luo."

"Shh, don't call her 'Auntie,' it'll kill someone," Chen Luo quickly said.

Only you know how ruthless your mother is.

"Oh." The girl nodded blankly.

"Oh, right, I remember now, this time it's cash on delivery." Before Chen Luo could ask anything more, the deliveryman who had just left returned and reached out to ask Chen Luo for money.

"Huh? Really? Wait a minute, let me find my money." Chen Luo patted his clothes, trying to find some cash.

But who in their right mind still carries cash these days? Isn't it all mobile payment?

The problem is that Xiao Shi is using his phone, so Chen Luo doesn't have a phone.

Fortunately, Chen Luo still had some cash in his backpack.

Just as Chen Luo was paying, Abigail, who was sitting in the box, stood up again. Looking at the open door radiating warm light, Abigail took the step she hadn't taken before.

Don't leave the box before you see Chen Luo, then you can leave after you see him, right?

Barefoot, Abby slowly walked to the open door and peeked out slightly.

"Hmm?" The Herrscher of Knowledge curiously peeked out from the room.

Chen Luo was far too slow this time, so slow that even the Lawbringers of Knowledge were getting impatient.

Since the Herrscher of Consciousness, as Chen Luo's inner demon, was allowed to appear openly in this world, it hasn't returned to Chen Luo's sea of ​​consciousness much today.

The reason why the Lawbringer came to find Chen Luo this time was mainly because they were short one player for a mahjong game.

However, the sudden appearance of the Herrscher of Knowledge did startle Abigail, who wanted to see what was happening inside the room.

Startled, Abigail ran over and grabbed Chen Luo's hand as he was paying the deliveryman.

"Hmm?" Chen Luo noticed Abigail's cautious demeanor. Not knowing what was wrong with her, Chen Luo could only pat Abigail's head to comfort her.

Then they kept spending money.

Wow, international cash-on-delivery shipping is a bit expensive.

……

After seeing the deliveryman off, amidst the curious gazes of everyone, Chen Luo closed his front door and locked himself out.

Everyone sitting in Chen Luo's house right now is at least an A-level talent user; that's right, Ye Yunshang is that minimum, and the others are all S-level talent users. Therefore, they can clearly know what's happening outside the door.

To calm himself down and sort out the current situation, Chen Luo decided to ask the girl who called herself Abigail a question alone.

"Can you let go of my hand now?" Chen Luo asked, trying to be as gentle as possible.

Chen Luo knew his parents quite well. Although they could be a little unreliable at times, they were definitely not human traffickers. There must be a deeper reason behind their actions.

Perhaps the girl in front of you is a girl with a very pitiful background.

The girl shook her head at Chen Luo's request, then gripped Chen Luo's hand even tighter.

“Aunt Luo said that the tighter she holds your hand, the better. So, could you please hold my hand? Even if it hurts, it’s fine,” Abigail said, looking up at Chen Luo.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

"It's possible..."

Wow, this little girl is really valuable.

Even a simple handshake request can be worth 100 Primogems.

It's clear this little girl is very afraid of being alone. Perhaps...

"Ring ring ring!" Just as Chen Luo was thinking about how to continue the conversation, a series of incoming calls rang.

If Chen Luo remembered correctly, this should be the ringtone of his own phone.

The source of the sound was very close, so close that it seemed to be right behind the door next door.

Before Chen Luo could say anything, the door was opened and a hand reached out from inside.

After Chen Luo took the phone from the Herrscher of Knowledge, whose arm was only partially visible, he saw that it was a call from his mother.

Chen Luo was not surprised at all by this.

That's how cash-on-delivery courier services work. They have a special policy: once the item has been signed for and payment has been made, they will notify the sender.

I suppose my mother should explain to me why she sent me a cute little girl via express delivery.

"Hello, is this my dear mother?" Chen Luo tightened his grip on Abigail's small hand.

[Ding! Mission complete]

"My darling son, you should have received the package by now, right?"

"received."

"I doubt my Luo Luo would be foolish enough to open a package in front of the delivery guy, otherwise the police would be on the phone right now. So, you see the child in the package now, right? Are you satisfied with this gift?"

"Well, I think Mom, you should explain to me what's going on. Why did you send me a little girl who looks underage? Luckily, I was quick-witted enough, otherwise you might get a call from the police tomorrow asking you to come to the station to bail me out on charges of human trafficking." Chen Luo's voice carried a hint of resentment.

I hate it so much.

"Wait a minute, shouldn't a boy your age, after encountering such a comic book-level amazing encounter, think of himself as some kind of chosen one and then take extra care of the girl? Why are you so resentful? Lolo, can't you have some youthful energy?"

"...You'll understand when you get to my age."

"Well, alright then. It seems you're lacking the vigor that young people should have. Your little sister can help you reminisce about your youth."

"younger sister?"

"Yes, from now on, Abby will be your temporary sister. Please take good care of her during this time. And try not to leave her too far away or for too long. We've finally given you the only spot we trust, and if you can't keep an eye on her, I have a feeling Abby will cause some trouble," Chen Luo's mother muttered softly.

"Hmm? Why do I feel like something's not right? Who's Abby?" Chen Luo was taken aback.

"What's her background... She's the daughter of an acquaintance of mine. This acquaintance of mine has been a bit busy lately. To prevent him from leading his daughter astray, I took her in. But I don't have time to take care of Abi, so I have no choice but to give her to you." Chen Luo's mother's voice revealed a hint of helplessness.

"Then your acquaintance is quite unlucky. At the same time, I have reason to suspect that you entrusted Abby to me because you didn't want Abby to disturb your time with my dad."

"The two of you...you guessed it! But that's not the point. The point is that Abby is quite afraid of being alone. Her birth environment is a little different from most people, so she's afraid of being alone. If possible, spend more time with her."

"Uh, but I already have a cousin, Xiao Yuan."

Why did I suddenly have two more younger sisters after just one summer vacation?

Chen Luo was completely baffled by this.

"Xiao Yuan is almost an adult now, so you don't need to worry about her much. Just focus your energy on Abi."

"Isn't that a rather hasty reason? And what about a temporary trial version of the little sister...?"

"In short, just treat Abby like a little sister for a while. If you really can't handle it after a while, I'll take her back next time you go back."

"Well... okay, I'll try my best."

Chen Luo is not good at refusing his parents' requests.

"I'll send you the care instructions for Abby in a bit."

"Raising..." Chen Luo's tone was somewhat strange.

"Alright, that's enough. Because I stole Abby, his dad is a little angry, so your dad and I played hide-and-seek with Abby's dad. I should go back to my game now." Chen Luo's mother's voice seemed to carry a hint of anxiety.

"Mom, I don't think you're avoiding the topic," Chen Luo said uncertainly.

"My dear son, what nonsense are you talking about? I'm the one who arrested him. Honey, where did Yog go? Can you find him?"

"..."

Chen Luo didn't quite understand why his parents, who had taken someone else's daughter, would go looking for the other person.

"Alright, my dear son, try to have fun with Abby. Your dad has found Abby's father's trail, I have to go check on him right away. We can't let Abby's father get away again. By the way, Xiao Luo, what kind of present do you want for the end of summer vacation?"

"I don't really want any gifts, I'm just glad you two are back safe and sound. Abby's gift is already a pleasant surprise enough," Chen Luo said irritably.

"Mom is so touched. Forget about the summer vacation gift, but Mom will definitely prepare a perfect coming-of-age gift for you! Originally, I thought it would be fine to give Abby as your birthday present, like a child bride or something, but your dad said that's illegal." There was a hint of regret in Chen Luo's mother's tone.

“…I think my dad is right,” Chen Luo said sincerely.

Mom, you've broken the law, do you know that?

Chapter 940 Abby? SS-level talent? Really?

After hanging up the phone, Chen Luo couldn't help but marvel at his mother's amazing thought process, but he wasn't too surprised by it anymore.

It's always been like this; my mother has an extremely weak sense of law, so weak that I and my father have to remind her occasionally before she remembers that there is such a thing as law.

Fortunately, it was me; my mother had never broken the law.

At least I haven't broken the law in front of myself.

But that was in the past; whether it's illegal now is unknown.

The question Chen Luo hadn't had a chance to ask was about Abigail being delivered to his doorstep by courier. What exactly happened?

Let's not even talk about how to send a living person via international courier without being detected by customs; maybe my parents have some special channels.

We won't say how long poor little Abby was in that box; maybe the international delivery was very fast, or maybe it was only packed up when it went through customs. At least Abby doesn't seem to have any major problems and looks pretty good, so there's no need to worry about that.

The problem is that my mom just said she snatched him away from Abby's father, right?

The use of the word "rob" here is quite subtle.

What did Abby's father do to get his mother and father to take the child away from him?

Amazing

Magical in every sense of the word.

And it's too much trouble.

Trouble in every sense of the word.

Did my mom just tell me to keep a close eye on little Abby?

But how can I manage if I'm never home?

The only time he'd be home was probably when he slept at night, but Chen Luo couldn't possibly be so heartless as to let Xiao Abi sleep next to him, could he?

It's troublesome, but not entirely troublesome.