[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-off-the-clock-then-a-magical-girl":3,"chapter-off-the-clock-then-a-magical-girl-off-the-clock-then-a-magical-girl-chapter-31":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Off the Clock, Then a Magical Girl",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2349951,4594,"Chapter 31: Morning Trifles","off-the-clock-then-a-magical-girl-chapter-31",31,"\u003Cp>\"That has nothing to do with you, does it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xiaolu turned her face away, seemingly resistant to Lin Yun's inquiry, but a moment later, she shifted her gaze back to him: \"And speaking of being late, aren't you the same?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This time was just an accident.\" Lin Yun fastened his tie and picked up the briefcase he had placed to the side. \"I was busy with work until the early hours of the morning, so I returned late. I wouldn't be like this otherwise.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I'm an accident too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xiaolu muttered: \"I was already late getting home and still had to practice... I mean, do my homework, so I just slept too late.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yun looked at Lin Xiaolu, and Lin Xiaolu squinted back at Lin Yun. The father and daughter stared at each other in a rather awkward state for a long while, until the father finally gave in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go back and brush your hair first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yun looked helpless, carrying his briefcase as he turned and walked toward the kitchen: \"What do you want for breakfast? Instant noodles or bread? Or should I boil two eggs?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh? Breakfast?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raising an eyebrow, Lin Xiaolu was first surprised, then puzzled: \"It's already this late?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll drive you later.\" Lin Yun took off his suit jacket and draped it over the back of the chair next to the dining table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't want that, you can just go on your own.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What will you do if you're late?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...If I'm late, I'm late.\" Lin Xiaolu felt a bit guilty, but remained stubborn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This child isn't planning to fly to school, is she? Does she know that the magical disturbance she creates when flying is comparable to setting off fireworks?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Placing the things in his hands onto the chair, he watched his daughter for a moment, then Lin Yun shrugged expressionlessly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, but go brush your hair first, and I'll boil two eggs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I already said there's no need...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xiaolu wanted to continue refusing, but as if she suddenly realized something, her eyes widened. She gripped the door frame a little tighter, and her tone softened: \"Oh, I see. I'll just go, okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she walked toward the bathroom, looking quite reluctant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Lin Yun's perspective, Moke had suddenly flown from the doorway to her ear and whispered something. Lin Xiaolu's attitude had softened instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems Moke knows better than she does. He thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guess was correct; that was indeed the case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moke, what did you mean by what you just said? What do you mean 'frivolous girls can fly to school, but I can't'?\" After entering the bathroom, Lin Xiaolu lowered her voice, looking at Moke, who was floating to the side, with an unfriendly expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing her magical girl lessons last night, Lin Xiaolu's tasks hadn't actually ended, because she still had homework to rush through when she got home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Usually, this was just her own business, but ever since she met Xia Liang, there had been an idle figure by her side while she did her homework, who would occasionally try to persuade her to stop and go play games instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since that day she claimed to have run away from home and stayed over at Lin Xiaolu's place, Xia Liang had frequently come over to mooch dinner. In her own words, it was because the meals made by the hourly worker, Mrs. Liu, were better than the ones at her own home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by her attitude, if she weren't worried about leaving a bad impression on Lin Xiaolu's parents, she would probably still be trying to mooch a place to sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Lin Xiaolu didn't like studying, she was even more resistant to associating with the \"frivolous girl\" she perceived Xia Liang to be. So, the more Xia Liang bothered her, the more determined she was to finish her homework. After finishing her homework, she even took out the review questions she hadn't touched at all, as if out of spite, and began preparing for the upcoming final exams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Setting aside the results, she ended up studying until the early hours of the morning; her spirit was commendable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the result was that Lin Xiaolu had also overslept in the morning, bumped into Lin Yun by chance, and was now yawning while brushing her hair in the bathroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who told you not to have learned how to use magical power for physical protection by now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Lin Xiaolu's slightly dissatisfied inquiry, Moke's cat face vividly displayed a mocking expression: \"Things that Xia Liang mastered in two days, some people haven't even learned in two weeks!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xia Liang...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hand holding the comb tightened instinctively, and Lin Xiaolu looked at Moke with a subtle expression: \"You two have certainly gotten close lately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Meow-haha, after all, Xia Liang is a gentle, cute, and genius child; we met too late.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moke clutched its chest, intoxicated: \"She even praised me for being smart and reliable!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why do I feel like you've been carried away by her sweet talk?\" Lin Xiaolu drooped her eyelids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was no wonder she thought so; after all, Xia Liang seemed to like Moke's cute appearance, often holding it like a pet and saying many nice things to make Moke happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Lin Xiaolu had spent more time with Moke, ever since that night when Moke admitted under Cui Que's interrogation that it had lied to Lin Xiaolu, it had never received a good look from her again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This missing love was satisfied by Xia Liang, and even exceeded it, so it was no wonder Moke was now talking about \"Xia Liang\" at every turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's jealousy and prejudice! As a Sower, building a good relationship with the magical girl you signed a contract with is a required course!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moke shook its head to correct Lin Xiaolu, then added triumphantly: \"Xiaolu, are you jealous? Are you feeling a sense of crisis because Xia Liang is so excellent? Do you want me to have a change of heart?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jealous of who? Jealous of a clueless idiot fairy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xiaolu curled her lip, turned her gaze back to the mirror, stared at the hair sticking up on her head, and continued moving her hands: \"And you talk about a Sower's required course, yet you didn't teach me any of the basic common sense of a magical girl, and in the end, I had to trouble Cui Que.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-idiot fairy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moke shuddered at these words, flew behind Lin Xiaolu, and gave her a hard swat with its paw: \"I can't let such an excessive statement go unheard! Besides, I have told you plenty of knowledge; I just don't understand how magical girls cultivate and fight!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Would a normal Sower not understand?\" Lin Xiaolu glanced at it again and asked lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course they would... well, I do understand, but my situation is a bit special...\" Moke looked away and changed the subject.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because you're a fraud who was forced into this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you not use such a vicious way of putting it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then you're a refugee who smuggled yourself in from the Magic Kingdom.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This evaluation is getting lower and lower!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You were the one who made me a magical girl and said I was a genius, and now you mock me for being stupid every day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intimidated by the thick resentment in Lin Xiaolu's words, Moke's attitude had to soften, and it honestly admitted: \"Alright, alright, it's my fault. I shouldn't have said that. Can you stop being angry?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A perverted fairy who rubs his face against a girl's chest when held.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're still saying it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A suspect who is suspected of corruption and fleeing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That is pure slander! Xiaolu is a science idiot who failed math!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wha—you fairy liar who tricks little girls!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You stunted, flat-chested midget!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the nearby dining room, Lin Yun took the boiled eggs out of the pot, used a strainer to put them into cold water, and shook his hands. He then took out a glass and fished a carton of milk from the refrigerator. Carrying the prepared breakfast to the dining table, he couldn't help but turn his head toward the bathroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to the somewhat muffled arguing coming from inside, he raised an eyebrow in confusion:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What's going on?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1387,"2026-06-21T02:45:47.620Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","c365537ae2be1ea177d187c30c1ab39ab2656676d320407594c24c21505abbaf","off-the-clock-then-a-magical-girl-chapter-32","off-the-clock-then-a-magical-girl-chapter-30",364,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Foff-the-clock-then-a-magical-girl-cover.jpg"]