Collapse? No, this is just everyday life.

After a while, Kiana finally couldn't hold back any longer and suddenly asked, "Sirin, how far have things progressed between you and Ayu?"

"Huh? This, this, that..."

Sirin's voice suddenly stopped, which made Kiana's expression turn suspicious. Combining what Sirin had just said, she tentatively asked, "You don't mean you haven't officially started dating Ayu yet, do you?"

"..."

"Where's the kiss?"

"..."

Kiana also fell silent at this moment, and the two looked at each other silently, speechless.

Seeing Sirin fidgeting, Kiana asked in confusion, "Sirin, your plan is to kiss on your tenth date, right?"

"Um......"

Kiana nodded reluctantly, but she was even more confused.

"That's not right. Didn't you brag to me last year that you had gone on seven dates with Ayu? It's been almost half a year now, are you still saying it's only seven dates?"

Celine lowered her head even further and said weakly, "Eight, eight times."

"Only once in the last six months?!?"

"......Um."

That time, it was even Yu who took the initiative to invite her.

Kiana's hand, which was holding the pen to take notes, froze. For a moment, she didn't know what to say. She thought he was a king, but it turns out he's just a bronze.

Was Celine really this embarrassing?

"No, no, why?"

After the voice faded, another long silence followed.

Just when Kiana thought Sirin wasn't going to say anything, she suddenly heard a soft voice: "I want to too."

"what?"

Her voice was too soft for her to hear clearly, but as she leaned closer, she saw Celine suddenly raise her head, her face filled with resentment: "I want to too!!! Do you know how envious I am when I see Rain and Bronya being so close every day?"

"Then why..."

"I'm too scared! Is there a problem?!"

Like someone who's given up entirely, Xilin roared with her eyes closed.

I have a fever, please take a sick day.

I was so frustrated watching the game yesterday that I forgot to close the window before going to sleep. As a result, the temperature suddenly dropped today and I caught a cold. I'm taking a day off to recover. I had promised to update more today, so I'll just say I owe three updates totaling 6000 words. I'll make up for it next week. I'm also planning to aim for the semi-annual prize this month, so I won't be slow in updating. Sorry!

Chapter 199 Black Xi: What Xi'er has, I want too!

Sirin's sudden breakdown stunned Kiana. She looked at her best friend, whose face was flushed and who was trembling, and didn't know what to say for a moment.

After thinking for a moment, she tentatively reached out and patted Celine on the shoulder.

"What are you doing?!"

Sirin regretted her words as soon as she finished speaking, and seeing Kiana trying to comfort her, Sirin blurted out something.

"No, it's nothing, it's just... why am I afraid?"

"I......"

Upon hearing this, Xilin opened her mouth, wanting to refute something, but quickly lowered her head with a bitter face. After a moment, a somewhat dejected voice rang out: "I don't know either."

“Cirin…”

She leaned over and gently hugged Sirin's arm. This time, Sirin didn't refuse; instead, she moved closer to Kiana.

Silence enveloped the room until Celine's voice broke the stillness once again.

"Actually, I've wanted to invite Yu many times."

"Then why didn't you go in the end?"

Although she didn't understand why she was the one who came to consult with Xilin, it didn't stop her from being a good listener.

After a pause, Xilin's gaze became somewhat blank for a moment: "The thought of having to confess my feelings to Ayu in just two more times makes me feel extremely irritable. I can't even concentrate on playing games, and I always end up making excuses to do other things, so I haven't been able to go on any dates."

"Pfft~"

The sudden laughter made Sirin look up in displeasure. She glared at Kiana, who immediately waved her hand with a smile: "No, I didn't mean to make fun of you. It's just that your description sounds familiar, like it did before every final exam back in high school."

Kiana suppressed her laughter and continued, "I know I should be studying, but I just can't seem to concentrate. I can't even read two pages before my attention gets distracted by other things. As a result, I neither play well nor study well. It's all thanks to Mei forcing me to tutor me that I was able to graduate."

"Isn't that because you're lazy?"

He made a sarcastic remark, which immediately made Kiana pout: "You're the lazy one. Besides, at least I passed the exam properly. You don't even dare to ask Ayu out now."

"..."

Well, Celine couldn't argue with that.

After a moment, Sirin looked at Kiana with a hint of hope on her face: "Then Kiana, what do you think I should do?"

"What about that random command voucher? Shall we use that one?"

"Huh? Doesn't it feel like a waste to use it here?"

Upon hearing this, Kiana looked at her suspiciously, frowning and asking in confusion, "Then where do you plan to use it?"

"This, this is my own business."

With a slightly flushed face, she turned her head away. That wish was too shameful for Sirin to utter; she would never say it aloud.

"Okay, okay, you've already given me the coupon, so I can use it however I want!"

Seeing that Kiana was still staring at her, Sirin quickly nudged her shoulder and said.

"Tsk, okay, okay."

That wretched Celine, she even kept it from her best friend, not even satisfying her curiosity.

After silently criticizing Celine for a moment, he heard her continue, "So, besides that coupon, are there any other options?"

"How could I have known I'd be coming to see you today?"

Once again, the two girls sitting on the bed stared at each other.

After a while, realizing that they were both equally clever in matters of the heart, the two naturally stopped asking each other for help. After thinking for a moment, Kiana suggested, "Since neither of us can think of anything, why don't we ask someone else?"

"Who are you asking? You're not thinking of looking for Bronya, are you? She really will beat you up!"

"No, no, I meant Sister Ellie."

Celine paused for a moment, then frowned and said, "Sister Ellie, when did you two become so close?"

"Sister Aili is indeed Sister Aili! Oh, Sirin, don't worry about these things. I feel like Sister Aili should know a lot about these things. Why don't we go ask her?"

“Sister Aili… if it’s her…”

Clearly, after hearing Kiana's suggestion, Sirin was also somewhat tempted. The two exchanged a glance and instantly understood each other's meaning. They immediately jumped out of bed and headed towards the living room.

Coincidentally, Ellie, who had just returned from Eden's house next door, was sitting on the sofa, holding a phone in her hand and happily talking to herself.

"Sister Aili... Sister..."

Upon seeing Ellie, Kiana wanted to greet her excitedly, but noticing the phone in Ellie's hand, she quickly lowered her voice, pulled Sirin to sit opposite her, and waited quietly.

A smile appeared on Kiana's face as Airi continued into the phone, "I want strawberry flavor, thanks darling~"

"Okay, I know, love you, mua~"

At the end, Ellie even adorably blew a kiss into the microphone, leaving Sirin speechless.

To be able to say something so embarrassing so easily, as expected of you, Pink Fairy.

After hanging up the call, Ellie put her sparkling phone, adorned with jewelry, aside and looked at Kiana and Sirin on the other end of the line, her face bearing the same sweet smile as always.

"Is there something you two lovely girls want with me so late?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she clasped her hands in delight: "Could it be that you want to spend a wonderful evening with Alicia? That's great!"

"What?! What are you saying?!"

Faced with Ellie's outburst, Sirin immediately shrank back, causing a look of regret to appear on Ellie's face.

"Huh? So that's not how it is? I thought tonight I'd have a long talk with two lovely girls, and that we'd get closer~"

"Ahem, Sister Ellie."

Realizing that she had just been joking, Kiana coughed twice and said somewhat embarrassedly, "I... Sirin and I have something we'd like to ask you about."

"Hmm~"

The look of regret vanished instantly. Airi rested her chin on her hand, a mysterious smile on her face: "Let me guess, is it... related to romance?"

"You, how did you know?"

"You can't hide anything from Ellie-neechan, haha..."

Seeing the two girls instantly become shy, Ellie's lips curled up, and a sense of pleasure rose in her heart.

In her heart, besides her favorite Ah Yu, the second most popular girl is a cute girl, especially a cute girl in love. Her pure and beautiful feelings are irresistible!

Kiana and Sirin exchanged a glance, both hesitant, and whispered to each other with their heads close together.

Sirin: "What should I say?"

Kiana: "I can say so too."

Sirin: "Then you can speak."

Kiana: "?"

Kiana's lips twitched involuntarily as she watched Sirin retreat to the back.

Turning her head, Kiana met Ellie's pink, curious gaze. Her crystal-clear eyes seemed to see right through her. Helpless, Kiana could only brace herself and slowly recount what had happened that evening.

As she listened, Ellie's eyes grew brighter and brighter, and when Kiana finished speaking, she couldn't help but laugh.

"You two are so cute~"