Collapse? No, this is just everyday life.

"Stop teasing us, Ellie. Don't you have any suggestions for us?"

Unlike facing Sirin, it was already embarrassing to say it to Ellie. Hearing Ellie's laughter made Kiana feel like she wanted to dig a hole and crawl into it. Didn't you see that Sirin had already covered her head with a pillow?

As for opinions, let's just let things take their course.

"what?"

What kind of opinion is "let nature take its course"?

Resting her chin on her hand, Airi looked at Kiana with a smile: "After this afternoon, Kiana, will you still treat Ayu the same way you used to?"

"It shouldn't be like that."

"Then there's no problem! From now on, don't resist your heart. Do what you want to do, and don't let yourself regret it!"

"Is that so?"

Suddenly, the four plans that I had painstakingly written out flashed into my mind. Did I really have to follow them?

Thinking this, Kiana's face grew increasingly red.

"As for Xi Erlin, it looks like you'll need four people to give you a push from behind~"

"Push, give it a push?"

Hearing her name called, Celine quietly pulled down her pillow a little, revealing her long purple hair and her golden eyes that were glistening with moisture. When she met Ellie's gaze, she immediately flinched like a frightened little animal, which made Ellie unable to resist going over and hugging her tightly.

"Oh, Celine is so cute! Let me give her a hug!"

"Um, Ai, Sister Ali..."

She quickly pushed away the chest that had almost suffocated her. Xilin glanced at it enviously at first, and then asked softly, "How... how do I push him away?"

"Hmm, just like Kiana said. Mei forced her to study before, which is why she passed the exam. So, at times like this, you need someone to give you a push!"

"Is that right?"

Clutching her chest, Xilin looked somewhat bewildered.

Seeing this, Ellie opened her arms and gently hugged her: "Don't worry, Sirin, the reason you're nervous is because you know you can do this, right?"

"I can do it..."

Muttering to herself, Sirin fell into deep thought.

Click.

Just then, the living room door opened.

The sound of the door opening naturally attracted the attention of the three people in the living room. Before Kiana and Sirin could move, Ellie immediately jumped off the sofa, put on her slippers, and ran over excitedly.

"Ah Yu, welcome home~"

At the entrance, Nangong Yu, who was carrying a large plastic bag, had just put the bag down and was about to change her shoes when she heard Ai Li's voice and noticed her little eyes constantly glancing into the bag.

He immediately laughed and retorted, "Are you welcoming me or the ice cream?"

"Hehe, of course you're welcome to both! I want ice cream, and I want Ah Yu too!"

Holding hands, she made a "I want them all" gesture, and her adorable appearance made Nangong Yu unable to resist going over and hugging her, and biting the corner of her lips.

"That's great~"

Kiana bit her lip, feeling a little envious at the natural and intimate way Ai Li and A Yu acted.

"Eating too much ice cream at night can cause stomach aches."

Behind her, Mei appeared, smiling as she spoke.

Kiana was stunned when she saw Mei returning with Ayu.

Wait, no, wait a minute?

She rubbed her eyes and looked at it intently again.

No problem, it's Mei. It looks like the two of them definitely came back together.

Thinking about what Mei had said to her at noon, and then looking at the scene of the three people chatting intimately not far away, with Mei standing so close to Ayu...

The alarm bells have been rung!

Mei, have you betrayed me too?!

I've been betrayed three times... Oh wait, wrong movie.

"Kiana, Sirin, what brings you to the living room today?"

Upon entering the living room and seeing Kiana and Sirin sitting together, Mei immediately smiled and asked.

Normally, this should be the time for the two of them to play games.

"No, it's nothing, it's just that Mei, you..."

Kiana, who was already imagining a final battle with Mei in the Valley of the End, was abruptly interrupted. Coming back to her senses, she looked at Mei with some wariness and cautiously asked, "Mei, did you go out with Ayu just now?"

After speaking, Kiana stared intently at Mei's expression, only to find that she showed no reaction whatsoever, nodding as usual: "Yeah, after dinner, Yu and I both wanted to go for a walk, so we went together. We could also chat while walking. Is there something wrong?"

"It's nothing, it's nothing, hehe, I was just asking~"

Hearing this, Kiana, who hadn't noticed Mei's hands suddenly clenching behind her back, breathed a sigh of relief. She knew it! Mei was her best friend; how could she possibly betray her?

Thinking about it carefully, Mei is definitely not the type to deliberately stop her friends and then find an opportunity to run away. She was probably overthinking it.

"Why are you asking these questions? Oh, by the way, Yu just bought some ice cream. Kiana, do you want some?"

"I want~"

"Where's Celine?"

"Me too."

You can only eat one!

Nangong Yu slapped away Ai Li's little paw as it reached for the second ice cream, then carried the bag to the living room so that Kiana and Sirin could each choose one.

He didn't pay much attention to Kiana and Sirin's silence when they faced him today, because his heart had already flown to the second floor.

On his way back just now, he received a photo from Bronya.

She, Kaguya, and Seele lay side by side on the bed, wearing only thin gauze dresses, their exquisite bodies faintly visible in the dim light.

Moreover, Bronya was a master of using camera angles, always concealing important parts with her arms or shadows, which piqued his curiosity and made him want to tear open that thin veil and explore inside.

After hastily putting the ice cream in the refrigerator, Nangong Yu said hello and rushed upstairs to the bathroom, where she showered in just a few minutes.

I can't wait any longer, let's fight!

"Oh dear, looks like Ah Yu's going to be busy tonight~"

Kiana watched as her pink tongue gently licked the ice cream. She watched as her sister Ellie flicked the ice cream with her tongue and then took the tip into her mouth. She felt a strange sensation, but was it just her imagination?

"Busy? Busy with what? Do you need my help?"

Upon hearing Ellie's voice, Sirin asked in confusion.

Upon hearing this, Ellie's lips immediately curled into a smile: "Of course it's an adult's job! Sirin, do you want to go? I can talk to Ayu for you~"

Sirin: "?...!!!"

She quickly realized what was happening and immediately lowered her head, not daring to speak.

"Sister Ellie."

Mei had already taken an ice cream and gone back to her bedroom. Kiana, oblivious to the conversation between Airi and Sirin, was lost in thought.

"what's wrong?"

"If I invite Ayu out on a date this Saturday, will he agree?"

After much thought, she decided to take the initiative; being passive was simply not in Kiana's nature!

"No~"

"Hey? Why?"

Kiana was stunned, and Sirin also quietly raised her head.

"Because Ayu and I made a promise that she would go out with me that day. Sorry, I beat her to it."

With a chuckle, Airi gave Kiana a peace sign.

"This, this is it."

Since I had already made plans to accompany Sister Aili, there's no way around it. We also made plans to meet up on Sunday, but it looks like that's not going to happen this week.

Touching her chin, Kiana asked again, "Can I ask Ayu out next Saturday?"

"This is it."

Ellie blinked, took out her phone and tapped a few times, then quickly shook her head regretfully: "It still won't work, that day is Bronya's time."

What about Sunday?

"It belongs to Seele."

After saying that, Ellie's mouth didn't stop: "Not only next week, but the week after that, Ayu is going to Italy and will naturally be busy. The week after that, Kaguya has already booked Saturday, and Gretchen is also pestering Ayu to spend Sunday with her. Then it's next month..."

Hearing about the almost fully booked schedule, Kiana's face immediately twisted in distress.

"No, is he that busy?"

"There's nothing I can do, that's just how Yu is. Even I can't cut in line."

Seeing Kiana's dejected look, Airi suggested, "Why don't you wait until the Pokémon competitions are over in the second half of the year, Kiana? Yu should be on vacation for at least two months by then."

"Isn't that still six months away?!"

"But this is really the only way."

Ellie also had her own selfish motives; of course, it was impossible for her to give up her date time.

"I... I'll think about it some more."

Kiana scratched her head and said with a troubled expression, while Sirin beside her was already staring blankly, her mind wandering.

late at night.

The sheer dress, which couldn't cover anything, was scattered haphazardly on the floor. The warm-colored nightlight emitted a hazy light, which fell on the spacious bed and cast several shadows on it.