Girls' Frontline: My Apocalypse with Dolls

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Her words were filled with joy, but the environment still made her deliberately lower her voice.

"Shh, it's me. Keep your voice down, your sisters are sleeping."

"understood."

There wasn't enough space on the bed, so Luo Fan sat on the edge of the bed for the time being.

I actually wanted to talk to Jiaen again, but everyone's resting, so it doesn't seem appropriate...

Luo Fan reached out and touched Ying Que's face; it was very warm, as if she were having a sweet dream.

Like herself, she was completely unguarded and unpretentious; her most beautiful features were always so clearly visible.

She didn't react at all when touched, like a child who was fast asleep.

Get some rest...

Then he placed his hand on Jia En's forehead, and this time the fever had clearly subsided.

"Does your head still hurt?"

Her complexion improved, and her gentle smile no longer carried any discomfort.

Jia En shook her head: "It doesn't hurt anymore."

"That's good. Get a good rest tonight, and you can eat something delicious tomorrow."

The skills of profit and loss, agents, and then SAT8 are indeed something this poor girl should experience.

But Jia'en's behavior wasn't how a child should act when yearning for wonderful things...

"Delicious...? I'm sorry, sir, I only know what's edible. Delicious... I haven't thought about that..."

She was neither happy nor sad, and that's precisely why she didn't seem like a girl.

Rosalia also referred to her as a gift...

"It's okay, you just need to look forward to it."

"They told me this is delusion, not expectation, and that I should face reality, or they'd break my legs..."

This time, Luo Fan didn't know how to answer her either, so he could only keep stroking her head. The sharper her answer was, the stronger Luo Fan's grip became.

Lies to children usually don't work very well for her either...

"Jia'en, let me hold you while we sleep, the bed is too small."

There's no point in saying more; we should let her experience life here for herself.

Jia En just got out of bed: "Yes, that's what I was just about to say to you."

"Looks like we're on the same page, haha."

When Luo Fan climbed into bed, Jia En snuggled into his arms and nuzzled him tightly.

Her hair was already white and long, and after the agent's meticulous grooming, it became even more pleasing. Luo Fan smoothed it out, held it between his five fingers as if he were fiddling with a weaver's hand, and couldn't bear to put it down.

Do you like my hair?

Suddenly, Jia En in his arms whispered, and Luo Fan could even feel her faint breathing.

Luo Fan certainly wouldn't hold back his praise: "Of course, if there's anything precious about Jia En, it's definitely her hair."

"Then touch it a little more, Jia En... I won't cut my hair anymore."

"Oh no, that won't do. It still needs to be cut, just keep it at this length."

......

"Jia'en, are you scared?"

"Don't worry, I can feel that you genuinely care for me, it's just... we haven't known each other long enough, and I don't understand you well enough yet..."

Her breathing gradually became steady, and her eyes grew calmer. She had never felt so at ease.

"If possible, I hope to learn more about you, sir."

"I also hope to understand you better, Jia'en, so that your wounds might not hurt too much, right?"

"...Sir, there's no need to comfort me like that. These wounds have already scabbed over."

"Scabbing is one thing, but when you move your limbs again, it will still hurt a little, won't it?"

Luo Fan had no idea what this child meant to Rosalia...?

“You’re right, sir.”

Will it be used as leverage in future power struggles, or merely as a usable tool?

"I will work with you to slowly heal it."

He didn't know, but if he really kept Jiaen because of the importance of her role, she should be sleeping in a sewage-filled back alley right now, instead of his warm bed.

Ultimately, he saw some similarities and was overcome with sympathy, so Lovan didn't think he had done anything wrong.

The girls wouldn't think that way either; at most, they'd just be curious about where the child came from...

"Go to sleep."

"Ah."

As long as it's explained clearly, that's fine...

......

The next morning, for some unknown reason, Luo Fan experienced a stress reaction and his whole body trembled as if he had been electrocuted.

This also brought Jia'en, who was fast asleep, back to consciousness. She was a rather sensitive girl to begin with.

However, before she could ask why, her eyes gave her the answer...

She and Mr. Luo were surrounded...

......

Mr. Luo lay awkwardly beside her, looking at his sisters on the bed who were giving him all sorts of strange looks.

......

"Luo Fan, where did this child come from?"

Yingque reached out and poked Jiaen's cheek, expecting a further reaction, but Jiaen remained motionless as if facing a flood or a ferocious beast.

"Hmm, Commander, I don't recall having a child here."

AK12 crossed her arms, and judging from her expression, she seemed to have sensed a hint of danger...

AN94 whispered, "Could it be...?"

"No, absolutely not! I don't even have kids yet! And she's already 16, which means I became a father when I was 5?!"

Luo Fan became inexplicably excited, partly because he was afraid of being misunderstood by Ying Que.

Having a child is no small matter, and Yingque certainly hasn't thought about that yet... right?

But Jiaen couldn't understand what the adults were saying. She only felt that they were being noisy and disturbing her and Mr. Luo's rest.

"Oh, that's good. I thought the Commander was doing something bad behind our backs..."

AK12 flung her arms and lay back down on the pillow, as if from that moment on, nothing else mattered to her.

So you guys actually thought about it that way!

"Sigh, this child is called Jiaen. I picked him up last night. He's not in very good condition and may have to stay with us for a while."

Luo Fan could only give a brief explanation of Jia En's situation.

It's clear that no one seemed prepared for the arrival of a child... Who could have predicted it?

"That's great. At least it can prepare us for having children in the future. We can try to get used to it beforehand."

Yingque said this.

......

"Well, she's already 16, and..."

Jiaen is different from other children; she is much smarter than her peers and has endured much more hardship...

P.S.: I'm in the top 100 of my grade, but I'm afraid next semester will be tough...

I promised to update more frequently, but I just can't bring myself to do it. I want to take a break. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get me to focus on writing?

400 Jia En is stickier than AN94?

"Why didn't you guys react at all when I came back? And why are you all in my room?"

I was hoping to see some different expressions from AK12 and the others, but now it seems like they already knew I'd be back tonight...

You could have used this as a legitimate excuse to ask for a hug, but now it seems that's not so easy.

"Commander, the situation is much better tonight. A few nights ago, this place was packed with people, just like the night before you left."

AK12 hugged the pillow and pressed it hard against his face twice, then lay down on the ground like a piece of jelly.

Her legs were still dangling over the edge of the bed, and judging from her expression, she seemed to be enjoying it.

"This way of sleeping is very comfortable. When there are too many people and no room in the bed, I use this method to solve the problem."

...Well, it seems the girls are usually too restrained, and they let loose a lot during the holidays.

Luo Fan glanced at Ying Que and AN94 as if seeking confirmation, and judging from their helpless shaking of their heads, it seemed to be true...

"So I've been quite busy these past few days. Besides preparing for the restaurant's opening, I also have to make the bed every night."

Yingque didn't seem as tired as her tone suggested; on the contrary, she seemed to be enjoying the feeling.

"It reminded me of when I used to travel with friends back in college. We loved having a big group of people squeezed into one room, except they always made me sleep in the bed..."

...Luo Fan now felt that he should adapt to this environment where many people are crammed into one room as soon as possible, otherwise his future days might not be easy. However, he didn't have much of a problem with being squeezed together with the girls.

AN94 asked again, "So, Commander, what do you plan to do with this child?"

"Keep it. It's not a hassle, is it? I can support idiots like executioners and MDRs, so how could I not support a girl?"

Luo Fan had always wanted to complain about this. Despite being in human form, it could eat even more than him. Perhaps the charging settings had been changed to solve the problem of eating.

Fortunately, Yingque doesn't know about this...

"Don't say that. Eating a lot is a good thing, my mom always tells me that. It's just that I've always had a small appetite... Whenever we set up a table in front of our house and the neighbors come over to eat, I always finish quickly and then run to the roof of the pigsty to look at the stars. If I had been a little heavier, the roof of the pigsty might have collapsed..."

Ying laughed out loud; memories of the past always made her happy.

This environment is so nice; perhaps it will make Jiaen less reserved towards them, except for the AK12...

"Go, Jia'en, go to your sister's."

Luo Fan helped Jia En up and gently pushed her into AN94's arms.

"Eh?"

Clearly, neither of them had realized what was happening; one hadn't expected to hug the girl, and the other hadn't expected to switch arms.

Neither of them were particularly eloquent, so at first they could only sit awkwardly face to face, as if exchanging some kind of solemn etiquette.

"Hmm... Jia En?"

"I'm here! Uh..."

Jia En's reaction was inexplicably intense, leaving everyone puzzled, except for Luo Fan, who understood why she reacted this way.

She couldn't adapt to AN94 as well as she had to herself; this was a self-protective mechanism instilled in her by her past environment...

As she said, disobedient children would have their legs broken...

AN94 awkwardly extended her hand, and although she wasn't good at smiling, she tried her best to appear friendly.

Jia En's slow approach also proves that this is very effective; it is not difficult for AN94 to appear more approachable.

She has a beautiful smile; she should smile more...

Jia En leaned against AN94's chest and sat down. AN94 then pulled his arms around Jia En, keeping his hands a few centimeters away from her body.

It was as if some great feat had been accomplished. If it weren't for AK12 and Yingque, Luo Fan might have applauded for it.

AN94 thought that was good enough; at least the commander's wish had been fulfilled, and she had embraced Jia'en, but...

Jia En raised her hands and very carefully placed them on 94's arms...