The Time-Limited Baby Doctor Doesn’t Hide The Fact That She’s A Genius - Chapter 178

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The Terminal Baby Physician Doesn’t Hide Being a Genius

Chapter 178

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The conversation with the Family Head was over.

‘Phew, I feel drained.’

No, it wasn’t just feeling drained—I was actually drained. Do you think it was easy for me to say those things to the Family Head?

I had even considered the possibility that the Family Head might get angry and send fierce winds at me.

“You’re back?”

The person who escorted me to the Family Head’s Palace today was Little Uncle. Hei Birang grinned mischievously.

“You said there might be a fight, but nothing happened? How disappointing.”

“The conversation went well.”

Not fighting is always the best outcome.

“By the way, your dad was sulking. What are you going to do about that? I find it amusing though.”

“Well…”

Actually, Dad had wanted to escort me, but I refused and called Little Uncle instead.

It made sense since I now knew what kind of things Hei Haran had done. I didn’t particularly want to let him see the Family Head, who was practically complicit.

Besides, if the Family Head got angry at my words and a fight broke out, it wouldn’t just be a simple quarrel—it would become a major battle.

‘It’s okay, I have a cheat key.’

I glanced to the side.

Mother had been by my side the entire time.

She had remained quietly silent during the conversation with the Family Head.

‘Bold little thing, already acting like she’s become the Family Head.’

The Family Head had laughed as if amused until the very end, then gave a bitter smile. That must have been her way of accepting.

‘Family Head, huh.’

I shook my head back and forth.

I’ll raise our Ayan well and put her in that position. Now that I’m finally saying it… I’m absolutely not a people person.

Let our Ayan do it—she did so well even in the book. You should let the capable one do it! I’m going to live only as a physician.

“Go see Ayan quickly.”

When we arrived near home, I parted ways with Little Uncle.

Instead of going to the house where Dad would be waiting, I changed direction. It was a quiet garden.

I surveyed the surroundings.

I drew water from the water bottle I now carried like part of my body and spread it around me.

“Mother.”

– My baby.

Mother, who had been floating, slowly descended to my side.

“Would you like to talk for a moment?”

– Sure.

Mother smiled brightly.

– I actually had something to tell my baby too.

Baby—it was an embarrassing term of endearment, but I couldn’t help but love it.

Once, I asked Mother if it would be okay to hear it now that I was bigger, since I never got to hear such terms when I was actually little.

She said I would always be her baby even when I became an adult. My heart felt warm.

– I was really surprised by the conversation in the Family Head’s Room. My goodness, whose daughter could be so adorable and bold? I used to talk back to Brother and Father like that too.

“I take after Mother.”

– Of course you do. Bihu would have picked up a sword rather than words.

…Isn’t that even scarier? I tilted my head and chuckled softly.

– Now that the urgent matters seem to be over… I have something to tell you.

Mother hesitated before speaking.

– It’s about your Dad’s illness.

I nodded.

That conversation was exactly the topic I wanted to discuss with Mother.

However.

“Actually Mother, I also have something to say first. It shouldn’t take too long, so may I go first?”

Mother nodded, saying of course it was fine.

“There’s someone I want to show you.”

– …A boyfriend?

…What?

I blinked my eyes wide.

“Uh… no?”

Well, since the person I’m introducing is male, I guess he is a male ‘friend’? I was a bit confused but shook my head.

“He is a boy, but it’s not what you’re thinking.”

I was trying to bring up Raon.

– Oh my, I see. Now I understand what it feels like to have your heart skip a beat.

“…I’m still eight years old.”

– But you became eight years old in the blink of an eye.

At her whining voice, I couldn’t help but burst into giggles.

“Anyway, about the fox painting we saw in the shrine before. You said it was someone your family worships? The Divine Priestess?”

– That’s right.

“And you said she passed away in the Western Continent.”

From here, I hesitated a bit. Since this seemed like it would be a sensitive topic, I used my Diagnostic Ability to make sure my voice couldn’t be heard.

“By any chance… did she have any children?”

– Hmm?

Mother looked very puzzled but slowly shook her head.

– No, she never married in her entire life… To say she had children in the Western Continent, hmm, even giving birth would be temporally impossible.

At those words, I pondered.

If it wasn’t that Divine Priestess, then Raon’s identity with ears and tail couldn’t be explained.

“By any chance… didn’t the Divine Priestess have any family? Even members of the same clan would be fine.”

– You wouldn’t see them on the Western Continent. Ah…!

Mother covered her mouth.

– Th-the Divine Priestess had a little sister. It’s coming back to me as we talk. Come to think of it, I wondered why she went to the Western Continent… Now I understand.

It seemed this conversation had given Mother a new realization.

Mother soon told me that the Divine Priestess had a little sister who had always shown great interest in the Western Continent.

– But why are you asking about this?

“Well… so that person might be settled and living here?”

Mother nodded innocently.

‘Doesn’t seem like she lived peacefully though.’

I recalled the story about his mother that Raon had told me, then pushed it away.

“It seems that person has a son.”

– Aha… wh-what?!

I smiled awkwardly.

“You can probably guess who I want to show you, right Mother?”

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A moment later.

I witnessed the most awkward and silent meeting in the world.

“Well, you heard all the explanation, right? This is our Mother.”

Around the time I was trapped in the Northern Mountain, Raon had temporarily left with Brother Gyewon for training.

After returning, the Family Estate was so chaotic and the Eight Families’ spies were running rampant, so I deliberately hid this child until the situation ended.

Since he was the Emperor’s child, I was worried the Eight Families might recognize him, so I kept him thoroughly hidden.

Because of this, the formal introduction with Mother was only happening now.

But unexpectedly, Raon had a dejected expression.

‘Huh, huh, why?’

He was looking at me with teary eyes as if he might cry at any moment, and I was flustered not knowing why.

Nevertheless, Raon straightened his posture and politely greeted Mother.

“Hello, it’s nice to… meet you for the first time. I’m Raon…!”

– Oh my goodness…

Mother covered her mouth and was speechless. Her pretty, large eyes were wide open in shock like a startled rabbit.

Mother hurriedly came down to the floor and knelt on one knee.

– I see a member of the Divine Priestess’s clan.

“Huh…?”

Raon looked at me in surprise, his tears seeming to have dried up.

I smiled awkwardly and shrugged my shoulders.

‘I expected it, but it was really true?’

Raon’s mother really was someone who had come from the Eastern Continent.

And a very precious person at that.

– Oh my, oh my! Have you heard the story from the Divine Priestess? No, have you met her?

“Y-yes?”

– My, how you look exactly like the Divine Priestess, so cute and lovely.

“Th-thank you…?”

Mother, you’re going to give the child a fright. But Mother seemed very happy to meet someone from her hometown.

The Divine Priestess’s clan was truly important people to Mother’s family.

She was rejoicing like a child.

– How did you come to know my daughter? Are you close? Oh, perhaps you’ve already made an engagement?

“Mother, why are you bringing up engagement…”

Isn’t that what lovers use here?

When I didn’t rescue him, Raon looked flustered and then suddenly.

Pop!

His ears and tail burst out with a poof. Raon made a tearful face.

Mother’s sparkling gaze seemed to be burdensome for him.

Well, it’s fine because she’s my mother, but I think I’d be a little startled too if a ghost stared at me with bright eyes.

“B-Biyu…”

Raon scurried over to me and hid behind my back.

Mother blinked her eyes wide.

Looking at me once, then at the pretty and handsome Raon once.

– Oh my goodness.

Mother placed her hand on her cheek.

– …Am I going to become in-laws with the Divine Priestess?

…Would that happen?!

I shook my head vigorously.

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