After transmigrating, I became a stepmother.

Lin Hao spoke blankly, completely unaware of what she had done.

"what did you just say?"

"Hmm?" Lin Hao thought for a moment and then gave his answer: "I heard you laughing at me."

"Not this sentence, but the next sentence."

"My name is Lin Holmes, hahaha! Pretty cool, huh!" Lin Hao laughed at herself, clinging to his back and laughing nonstop.

Sherlock Holmes, Gu Liunian murmured the name to himself a few times. It didn't sound like a name from Sheng Guo, but rather like the names of Westerners in books.

Who is Sherlock Holmes?

"Sherlock Holmes is a famous detective! You don't even know that? How stupid!" Lin Hao, who was laughing happily, heard Gu Liunian's question and immediately expressed her disdain.

"Detective?" This was yet another unfamiliar word, and Gu Liunian's confusion deepened.

"Yes, he's solved so many cases, he's amazing!" Lin Hao said with admiration and a hint of pride, as if she had some connection with this person.

"You know him?"

"Hahaha, are you stupid? That's a fictional character, how would I know him?" As she spoke, she peeked out, trying to read something from Gu Liunian's face.

Ignoring Lin Hao's strange behavior, Gu Liunian realized that this Sherlock Holmes was just a character in a novel, and Lin Hao just happened to have read this novel.

He also confirmed that Lin Hao was indeed not from this world, because, as far as Lin Hao could see, there was not a single book that mentioned such a strange and unfamiliar word.

The person on my back gradually quieted down, with only soft breathing swirling around my ears, carrying a hint of warmth that dispelled the chill of the night.

He thought, this is fine too!

"Madam, wake up! It's time to go and wish the old lady a Happy New Year!"

Lin Hao was groggily woken up, and as her consciousness gradually returned, a wave of discomfort washed over her. She covered her head and groaned in pain, "Ah, my head is so dizzy!"

"Who told Madam to drink so much wine yesterday!" Fu Cui's voice was tinged with a hint of complaint.

As her thoughts returned, Lin Hao recalled what happened last night. The plum wine was so delicious that she accidentally drank too much. She didn't expect the wine to have such a strong aftereffect!

Suddenly, Lin Hao's eyes widened. What had she done to Gu Liunian last night?! She had actually made Gu Liunian carry her on his back and even told him about Sherlock Holmes...

Lin Hao, Lin Hao, you are truly a talented person!

Lin Hao painfully grabbed the blanket and covered his head, lying on the bed writhing in agony, as if it were some kind of large-scale alienation scene.

"Madam?" Fu Cui was so shocked by her actions that she couldn't speak.

"You go out first, I'll get up in a bit," Lin Hao's muffled voice came from under the covers.

Just as Fu Cui was about to get down, Lin Hao suddenly threw off the covers: "Wait, where's the master?"

"After staying up all night to welcome the New Year, Master only slept for two hours before getting up. He should be in his study now!"

"Alright, you can go outside and wait!" Lin Hao's voice was no longer as relaxed as before.

Thinking of how Gu Liunian remembered to stay up late last night, Lin Hao also thought of her own parents. Staying up late to pray for her elders on New Year's Eve was something she had known since she was a child.

In this day and age, to be unable to be by one's parents' side is already unfilial; to be unable to even do something as simple as keeping vigil on New Year's Eve is truly unworthy of being a daughter!

Lin Hao's mood plummeted uncontrollably.