Time Travel: Did My Sister-in-Law Get Slapped in the Face Today?

Li Lan was overwhelmed with thoughts, but could only sigh softly.

His current worry is whether his parents will fall into "their" hands.

If they hadn't been targeted by people like "them," their parents would have been just ordinary people, so why would a powerful cultivator have come to their rescue?

"Right, let's go to my aunt's house and ask for some clues first!"

Suddenly, Li Lan thought of something.

His family lived in the southern part of the city, and he had a relative there, his aunt, Du Meiping.

The two families have always been very close, so perhaps my aunt knows some other information.

……

The next morning.

Li Lan relied on his memory to enter a residential complex. He remembered that his aunt lived on the seventeenth floor. Soon the elevator arrived, and he stood outside the door.

Even without using his divine sense, Li Lan had already heard the familiar voice, and he immediately reached out and knocked on the door.

"Who is it, Zixuan? Go open the door!"

Aunt's voice rang out, and soon the door opened, revealing a girl in cute bear pajamas standing before Li Lan. She looked at Li Lan with a puzzled expression and asked, "Is there something you need?"

Li Lan was taken aback for a moment, but quickly remembered and said, "Oh...you're Zixuan?"

"I am Li Lan."

Wu Zixuan froze, then, as if she had seen a ghost, said, "Mom...it's...it's Li Lan?"

Du Meiping ran out of the kitchen wearing an apron. Upon seeing Li Lan, the spatula in her hand clattered to the floor. She stared at Li Lan and exclaimed, "Xiao Lan? Is it really you? Xiao Lan?!"

"Auntie, it's me. I've woken up. I just woke up yesterday... I'm no longer in a vegetative state."

Li Lan had anticipated Du Meiping's reaction and said with a smile.

"It's really you!"

Aunt rushed over, reached out and touched Li Lan's face, seemingly in disbelief, but her eyes quickly reddened as she said, "It really is Xiao Lan, that's wonderful, wonderful! You're awake, your parents will be relieved to know!"

"Come in quickly, come in! Haven't eaten yet? Let's have lunch first!"

Du Meiping went to the kitchen to cook, and asked Wu Zixuan to sit and chat with Li Lan. Wu Zixuan looked curious and shocked, asking all sorts of questions:

"Lan, Brother Lan, it really is you! How did you wake up?"

What is it like to be in a vegetative state?

Do you still remember things from before?

She was like a curious child, and Li Lan just smiled and answered casually.

"Come and eat!"

Auntie called out. She had prepared a table full of dishes and said, "Lanlan, do you remember? You used to love my Lao Gan Ma potato chips, braised pork, and steamed sea bass... It's a pity I didn't buy any fish today. Let's eat the braised pork and potato chips first, and I'll go buy some fish for you tonight."

"Mom, you're biased. You made so many delicious things for my cousin when he came to visit."

Wu Zixuan muttered.

"You brat, hurry up and serve your cousin some rice!"

Li Lan smiled too. Back on Earth, he felt a sense of warmth, like being at home, for the first time.

In fact, when he was a child, his parents were busy with work, so Li Lan was often taken care of by his aunt. He also had a deep relationship with Du Meiping.

"Thank you, Auntie."

Li Lan enjoyed the meal.

"Lanlan, where have you been all these years? Your parents couldn't find you back then, they were so worried..."

Du Meiping said.

Li Lan said, "A research institution used me as a sample. Because it was a classified study, even my parents didn't know about it."

Li Lan made up a story about the Li family, but it was best not to let her aunt know about it.

"Great!"

Aunt was very happy.

"Auntie, where are my parents? Where did they go?"

Li Lan asked the question calmly.

"Sigh, not long after you fell ill, your neighborhood was demolished. They took a sum of money to pay for your hospital fees, but then you disappeared. They searched everywhere for you, and later, they even encountered danger..."

My aunt still felt lingering fear when she talked about what happened back then: "The last time I saw your parents, they handed me a card and said it was all the money for me. I asked them where I was going, but they didn't answer and just left... I haven't seen them once in all these years, and I don't know where they went..."