Shadow trail of the beautiful world

Chapter 336 17. "Family" Reunion - Thanks to the Silver League of the Xinshou Village Chief Taipal Brothers 【1010】

2 days later, New York, Hell's Kitchen.

Merlin, who had been busy all night in the alchemy laboratory and didn't sleep, had just finished his breakfast when he heard a knock on the door.

He looked at the time, then opened the door, and saw Zalvin Johnson and his daughter Daisy standing at the door.The doctor was full of smiles, holding a bouquet of flowers in his hand, while Daisy was carrying some snacks and gadgets in his hand. After seeing Merlin open the door, the girl shouted happily:

"Uncle Merlin, Uncle Merlin, when is my mother coming?"

"I guess it will take a while."

Merlin stretched out his hand with a smile, and patted Daisy on the head. He said:

"Your mother is far away, and she still needs to prepare."

"Is this bouquet of flowers for Jiaying?"

Merlin glanced at the large bouquet of roses in Zalvin's hand, and said:

"Did a rough guy like you actually play romance?"

"No, it's just a courtesy, Merlin."

Zarvin replied solemnly:

"Daisy wants to see her mother, and I haven't seen her for more than ten years. This sudden meeting will definitely be awkward, so it is necessary to bring a gift. Speaking of which, I haven't officially thanked you yet, but you helped me find her. My baby girl."

"this is nothing."

Merlin turned his body sideways and let the father and daughter in front of him enter the living room. While closing the door, he said:

"It's just my job."

He looked back at Zarvin and Daisy. A few days of getting along with each other was not enough to make the relationship between the strange father and daughter suddenly become good. It took time for people to get along and the growth and development of feelings.

There is still a slight stranger between Daisy and Zalvin, but Zarvin, who has recalibrated his memory and personality, now has enough patience to wait until his daughter fully accepts his existence.

In the past few days, he brought Daisy to live near his house in Brooklyn. He heard that his old house had started internal renovations. Maybe after a while, Daisy would have her own real home in New York.

Judging from the expression on the little girl's sneaky glances at Zarvin from time to time, she seemed to be looking forward to this matter.

The first 10 years of Daisy's life were spent in orphanages and constant ups and downs. Like other orphans, she longed to see her parents, and grew up with her parents like an ordinary child. She now Finally got this chance.

"Zarvin, can you help me buy ingredients?"

Merlin suddenly said to Daisy's father:

"Jiaying will come over later, I hope I can keep you at home for a meal, I want to tidy up the room, and you should be very familiar with Jiaying's taste, so it's okay to leave it to you, right?"

"Okay, you take care of my baby girl."

Zarvin stood up, told Merlin, waved goodbye to Daisy with a smile on his face, opened the door and walked out.

Merlin sat on the sofa and didn't start to clean up the room. He turned his head to look at Daisy, and Daisy looked at him.

"Do you like Zalvin?"

Daisy bit her lip when Merlin asked, and the kid thought for a few seconds before nodding.

"My dad, he... he's a bit weird, he often forgets things, but he's very kind to me, very patient, and always makes me happy in different ways. I'm still a little uncomfortable, being with him, with me It was different in other foster families before, but I should like him because he is my dad after all."

"That's fine."

Merlin nodded, looked at Daisy, and said:

"As I said earlier, I have something to tell you, Daisy, about your mother."

"Your mother is not an ordinary person, Daisy, she is more like a... wizard, the witch described in those stories you have heard, she has some magical powers."

Merlin considered his words, and he said to 11-year-old Daisy:

"I want you to prepare ahead of time."

"Witch?"

Daisy's eyes widened, she looked at Merlin:

"so cool!"

"Yeah, pretty cool."

Merlin smiled, he was silent for a moment, and then said to the little girl:

"But if she was going to take you away, take you out of New York, away from your father, would you go with her?"

"Why did she leave?"

Daisy tilted her head and said to Merlin:

"Shouldn't Mom and Dad be together? We can live together in New York... Dad's house is very big. I have seen it, and it can accommodate 3 people."

"Not that question, Daisy."

Merlin explained:

"There are some things between adults that are difficult for you to understand. Your mother has a group of other people to take care of. She is their leader. She is also very busy every day. She has her own job. She can't leave those. Of course, you can also Persuade her to stay here."

Merlin winked at Daisy:

"But if your mother is going to let you choose between her and your father, I'd rather you stay with your father."

"why?"

Daisy asked:

"Maybe I can go live with my father at my mother's."

"Uh, didn't you notice that?"

Merlin whispered:

"Your father is sick, and he is not in good health."

"Well, I see it."

Daisy said worriedly:

"My father would have nosebleeds, he would have nightmares at night, he would cough a lot, and his eyes... when they were taken off, were yellow... just like the guy who was chasing me."

"Your father's eyes were caused by a failed experiment. He was not the one who hunted you down."

Merlin says:

"I can assure you of that."

"And I am also a doctor, Daisy. Your father's health is not optimistic. In the past 10 years, he has paid a lot to find you, and he is exhausted. As his friend, I hope he You can have your own daughter by your side. I mean, your mother has a special ability, she can live a long time."

Merlin said gently to little Daisy in front of him:

"You can go to her after you grow up. She has time to wait for you, but your father is just an ordinary person, and the time you can spend with him is always limited."

"Then...then I'll stay here."

Daisy is a kind child, she said to Merlin:

"I'll tell mom, if she can't stay and take care of dad, then I'll stay. She won't blame me, will she?"

"Of course she won't, she just feels happy because her daughter is so kind."

A gleam flashed in Merlin's eyes. He reached out and stroked Daisy's hair. He said:

"Your mother will understand you."

The next moment, Merlin felt a weak energy fluctuation coming from the side of the house, he turned his head to look at the closed door, and said:

"She is coming."

"bang, bang"

There was a knock on the door the next moment, and Daisy subconsciously jumped off the sofa. She looked at Merlin nervously, who smiled at her, then stepped forward and opened the door.

Outside the door, Jiaying was standing there.

She was going to meet her daughter, so she dressed up today.

A blue dress embroidered with flowers made Jiaying look very young. Her long black hair was scattered on her shoulders, making her look very gentle.She wore a mask decorated with flowers on her face, probably to prevent her face from frightening her daughter.

There was a look of anticipation and anxiety in her eyes, and when Merlin opened the door, she asked in a low voice:

"Daisy, is she...here?"

Merlin didn't speak, but turned sideways, and the next second, mother and daughter alternated.

Jiaying saw Daisy standing by the sofa, an 11-year-old girl with braids and a face of mixed race, she inherited her big eyes, near her ears, and her family-inherited beauty mole.

The child crossed her hands in front of her body, and there was a hint of nervousness and curiosity in her eyes, especially when she saw Jiaying wearing a mask step by step into the room, Daisy looked at the mask, and she didn't know what to do. How to talk to your own mother.

But there is no need to speak.

The next moment, Daisy was hugged into her arms.

Jiaying squatted down and hugged her daughter into her arms. Her body was trembling, and a crying voice came from under the mask.

"Daisy... my Daisy, my daughter, mother finally... finally found you."

Although they had never met each other before, the feeling of blood connection made Daisy put her hand on her mother's shoulder subconsciously, and patted it gently, as if comforting a crying mother.

This scene made Merlin feel a little warm. He turned his head and saw the eyeless man Gordon standing quietly in the alley across the street, as if he was also watching this scene.

Uh, he has no eyes, so he should be perceiving all this in other ways.

"Why are you wearing a mask... Mom?"

A few seconds later, Jiaying let go of her daughter, and Daisy looked curiously at the mask on Jiaying's face, and she said:

"I want to see your face."

"No, Daisy."

Jiaying seemed a little flustered at this moment, she said:

"Mom's face is a bit ugly, it will scare you."

"I want to see, I'm not afraid."

Daisy said stubbornly:

"Papa said you were beautiful, the most beautiful person in the world."

"Your father?"

At this moment, Jiaying suddenly turned her head and stared at Merlin. Merlin shrugged and didn't explain anything.

A moment later, under Daisy's urging, Jiaying took off the mask hesitantly. Her face with intertwined scars was really scary. After Daisy saw it, the girl subconsciously took a step back, like It's like being frightened.

But before Jiaying could say anything, Daisy stretched out her hand and gently touched the scar on Jiaying's face, she said:

"It must hurt, Mom, are you still in pain?"

"Swish"

Hearing her daughter's words of concern, tears flowed from Jiaying's eyes. She hastily reached out to wipe them off, and said to her daughter with a smile on her face:

"No, it doesn't hurt anymore, after seeing my baby girl, it doesn't hurt anymore."

"Meilin, I'm back, I bought Jiaying's favorite eggplant, and some peppers, but I don't know how to make these dishes, maybe you can..."

Zarvin's voice also sounded at the door. Hearing this voice, Jiaying put on the mask subconsciously. She took Daisy's hand, stood up, and looked at the figure standing at the door, carrying a vegetable basket.

Zarvin also saw Jiaying in a blue dress, and he was also stunned. After a while, he said in a complicated tone:

"Jiaying... Long time no see."

"Why is he here?"

Jiaying's tone was very bad, she stared at Meilin, she said:

"This is different from what we agreed on!"

"Things you didn't tell me, things you hid, things that weren't very pleasant..."

Merlin folded his arms, with a calm face, and with a faint warning, he said to Jiaying:

"I know everything from Zarvin, you don't need to worry, I treated Zarvin, and he has changed back to the original him... As for the matter between us, we can talk about it later, I think , now time belongs to your family."

While talking, Merlin yawned and walked towards the stairs. He waved his hand without looking back, and said:

"I think you two adults should be able to handle your own conflicts. You shouldn't quarrel in front of Daisy and settle old scores, right? She definitely doesn't want to see her parents quarreling... Also, For the sake of the child and me, Jiaying, you'd better restrain yourself."

"Come find me after you finish eating, I'll go to sleep for a while."

"Staying up late...is really not a good habit."

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Merlin returned to the bedroom on the second floor. He pushed open the door and saw Gordon, the eyeless man, sitting on a chair in the bedroom. Since he had no eyes, it was difficult for Merlin to judge Gordon's expression, but the Judging from his breath, this guy should be angry now.

Merlin knew why he was angry.

"You shouldn't have brought that lunatic here, let alone let him come into contact with Daisy."

Gordon said in a bad tone:

"He can't control his behavior, he will hurt Jiaying's daughter. What's more, our original agreement was not like this! You broke the agreement, Mr. Meilin."

"You didn't tell me that Zalvin was Daisy's father."

Merlin closed the door and said expressionlessly:

"You are trying to use my hands to get rid of Zarvin. If it weren't for my special abilities, Daisy might not be able to see her father now. I am even more curious about what is the reason why Jiaying can Are you determined to hire a murderer to kill your ex-husband?”

"You're hiding a lot from me, Gordon."

Merlin waved his hand, and another chair was pulled behind him. He sat on the chair and said to the alien Gordon in front of him:

"What the hell are you planning?"

"We don't have any secrets from you, and we don't mean to let you kill Zarvin, we just don't want the crazy him to appear in Daisy's life."

Gordon retorted:

"Jiaying wants to find her daughter, and I want to find the obelisk lost by our ancestors. We are avoiding a disaster and crisis, and we are doing good deeds!"

"But that's not what I know!"

Merlin said sharply:

"Gordon, some people seem to be born with a talent for lying, while some people will fidget when they tell a lie. You belong to the latter type! I know all about Jiaying's death and resurrection. I know that after her resurrection Her temperament has changed drastically, maybe she was indeed a kind person before, but now it's hard to say."

"What else do you know?"

asked Gordon.

"I know a lot."

Merlin replied:

"I know that Jiaying's daughter has a terrifying talent. She is qualified to become the 'royal lady' of the Inhuman Dynasty and may even become the 'empress' in the future. A fully grown Daisy has the ability to destroy the world."

"To be honest, I doubt Jiaying's purpose in looking for her daughter... Does she really regard Daisy as her daughter? Or is she using that child as a weapon?"

"She loves her daughter, she misses her more than anything."

Gordon clenched his fists and said:

"You can't slander her like that!"

"boom"

Something was thrown on the table in front of Gordon. It was a broken black round-rimmed glasses. Merlin leaned on the chair and said:

"Whitehall is dead, I killed him."

"Bring this thing to Jiaying. The source of her hatred for this world has disappeared. No matter what she plans to do or what she is planning, I hope she can calm down."

"As for Daisy, I won't let her take the girl, at least not yet."

(End of this chapter)