By the time I rushed back home again, it was already past seven.

As I reached the door, I saw Yuxuan on the phone, cradling it between her head and shoulder!

Oh no—this was going to blow my cover. Yuxuan’s contacts only had my number and our parents’... so if she wasn’t calling me, she must be talking to Mom.

"Mhm~ Yes! Bro~ He’s really caring, but sometimes he’s just so hard to figure out..."

As she spoke, Yuxuan took a step back to make way for me, this half-crippled guy lugging a bag of rice and a bag of flour.

Ah well, since I’m caught... whatever. Dead either way, might as well live well today.

"Yuxuan~ Hand me the scissors. I need to open this bag."

"Okay, Bro, I’m coming right over."

Soon, I heard her rummaging around. Before long, she walked over with a pair of scissors.

"Bro~ Mom wants to say a few words to you."

Heh... Bound to happen. Might as well face it! Nothing’s insurmountable. Mom won’t fly back for days anyway—I’ve got time.

Gathering my courage, I took the phone with trembling hands. "Hello? Mom..."

"Xuan~ It’s been days since we last saw each other. Do you miss me?"

"Miss you? Yes, yes, yes! So much!"

"What trouble have you gotten into? Why so weird today?"

Weird? Oh right—Yuxuan had a soft voice even before becoming a girl, and the phone distorted it slightly. Mom didn’t recognize her! Hahaha, relief. My Superpower should recover before Mom returns.

"Mom, how can you say that? I came back for family time. Only a month, and you’re gone so long..."

"Well, my fault. But you and Yuxuan get along great. Whenever I mention you, he seems really interested."

"Ahaha~ Anyway, Mom, what’s the call about?"

"Mhm~ School texted: be there tomorrow at usual time. Just notifying you."

"So early?!"

"Knew you didn’t know. Good call... Honey, got it. Gotta go—I’m busy. Bye-bye~ my lovely son!"

"Mhm, bye."

Hearing the dial tone, I breathed a sigh of relief. Then, cooking time. But no matter how rushed, dinner wasn’t served until nine...

During dinner, Yuxuan was unusually quiet. I didn’t think much of it. Afterward, she showered and went to her room. The quiet evening suited me just fine~

Time’s magical. It drags when you wait; blinks, and it’s tomorrow.

Today was no different. Lost in thought, I looked up—almost 11 PM...

I stretched. Aches covered my body, awful. But my head hurt worse—brain feeling like it’d explode, dizziness rolling in waves.

This Superpower backlash is brutal... Never thought changing one tiny thing by will... would be so... hard...

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