"Mu… Bing… Ling." The little girl repeated the three syllables very seriously, then the corners of her mouth lifted slightly, and she nodded at Bi Wan. "Mm."
Bi Wan lovingly stroked the little girl's head and then said, "Since fate has brought us together, I'll take you as my adopted daughter. You can call me 'Mother' just like Chen'Er. Would you like that?"
"Uhm… I… I." After a moment of silence, the little girl suddenly said softly, "Mother…"
"Hehe… I have a daughter! I, Bi Wan, have a daughter!" As if this had been her plan all along, Bi Wan's eyes crinkled with laughter after successfully coaxing the girl to call her 'Mother'. She gently lifted the little girl from the bed and said to Mu Chen, "Chen'Er, you won't be lonely anymore. From now on, Bing'Er will be your older sister!"
"Older sister?!" Mu Chen froze for a moment, then shouted, "Is she like a big brother? An older sister who will play with me and talk to me?"
"Yes, exactly that kind of older sister!"
