Do you think this world is serious?

"Cecilia, I'm back."

"Yes—welcome home, dear."

Cecilia suddenly broke into a radiant smile, her eyes conveying a deep longing for Chen Xiuming.

55. The first meeting of the three Shaniat sisters and the final encounter with Kiana.

Cecilia quickly stepped forward, wrapped her arms around Chen Xiuming's neck, and poured all her longing into a simple embrace.

Chen Xiuming released Xilin and hugged Cecilia tightly, responding to Cecilia's longing with his actions.

Maria took the opportunity to take Celine's hand, signaling her not to disturb Chen Xiuming and Cecilia, and then led her into the flower shop.

When Angela saw that Chen Xiuming and Cecilia were touching foreheads and expressing their longing in an ambiguous and intimate way, she carried the beautifully packaged cake into the flower shop, selectively ignoring Chen Xiuming and Cecilia who were embracing each other.

Anila jumped down from Sirin's arms and walked with elegant, light cat steps, inspecting the flower shop as if she were familiarizing herself with its layout and decorations, yet also like a "monarch" surveying her territory.

Maria glanced at Anila, and seeing that Anila showed no sign of damaging the flowers, she stopped paying attention to Anila and gently stroked Sirin's hair.

"Cirin, eat your cake quickly," Maria said with affection. "Otherwise, it won't taste good if it melts."

"Uh-huh."

Celine responded expectantly, then carefully examined the cake's exquisite packaging, gently unpacking it to avoid damaging it.

By this time, Angelia had already expertly unpacked the cake and was enjoying it immensely.

“Little Sirin, these packages are cheap; they’re not valuable items.”

"Well……"

Celine looked troubled, and seemed a little nervous and uneasy. She dared not continue unwrapping the cake, her fingers fidgeting with the hem of her skirt, and whispered, "This is a gift from Sister Angelia to Celine. Celine wants to keep it..."

Upon hearing this, Angelia was speechless, overwhelmed with guilt, and even her favorite cake tasted bland.

Maria glared at Angelia, then took the initiative to unwrap the cake for Celine without damaging the cake box.

"Cirin, come and try the cake."

"Mmm! Thank you, Maria!"

Celine happily thanked Maria, first carefully putting away the cake box, and then picking up the plastic fork and spoon to enjoy the cake with utmost care and tenderness.

When the first bite of cake entered her mouth, the sweet and rich flavor exploded on her tongue, causing Celine, who had never eaten such food before, to suddenly open her eyes wide.

"Hohoho!"

Xilin's speech was unclear, but a joyful and satisfied smile was evident on her face.

Maria's gaze was gentle. Although she was also enjoying her cake, she did so very slowly, as if she was waiting for Celine to finish before giving Celine her cake.

Angelia, biting her plastic fork and spoon, asked curiously, "Has little Sirin never eaten cake before?"

"No. Celine's life was very poor growing up, but she had a loving mother by her side, and she was happy every day."

"Huh? So how did you meet your brother-in-law?"

Upon hearing this, Xilin did not immediately reply, but subconsciously glanced at Chen Xiuming.

Seeing Chen Xiuming and Cecilia still cuddling, she hesitated for a moment, then began to recount her experiences.

Upon learning that Celine had been blind before but later regained her sight, resulting in the loss of her mother and being relentlessly hunted, Angelia felt an increasingly intense sense of guilt. She might even wake up in the middle of the night and curse herself for being so wicked.

"Cirin, this will be your new home from now on—if anyone bullies you, tell Sister Maria, and I'll teach them a lesson!"

"That's right, that's right, me too!"

Angelia immediately agreed.

Maria glanced at Angelia, causing Angelia to shrink back, her gaze shifting, unable to look Maria directly in the eye.

"Mmm! Thank you, Maria and Angelia!"

Sirin beamed with joy; her innocent smile seemed to possess a healing power, making Maria and Angelia like her even more.

Before long, Chen Xiuming and Cecilia finished their tender moment and sat down next to Xilin.

Chen Xiuming pinched Xilin's tender cheeks, then took the initiative to tell her about his experiences.

Anila had finished "inspecting" the first floor of the flower shop and jumped into Xilin's arms, peeking out at Chen Xiuming and the three Shaniat sisters.

Upon hearing Chen Xiuming recount his experience, the three Shaniat sisters found it all very novel and were worried about whether Chen Xiuming was injured. Angelia even wanted to lift up Chen Xiuming's clothes to check him carefully.

As for whether she had ulterior motives, only Angela herself knows the truth.

"Honey, where is Kiana you mentioned?"

Cecilia felt heartache and pity for both Kiana's and Sirin's experiences.

Without Chen Xiuming pointing out the location of Kiana, she had already revealed herself and stood behind him.

Seeing Kiana appear out of nowhere, the three Shaniat sisters were somewhat surprised and simultaneously scrutinized her closely.

Then, Maria and Angelia seemed to have discovered something and couldn't help but look at each other, as if trying to confirm whether the other had made the same discovery.

Kiana remained oblivious to the scrutiny of the three Shaniat sisters, maintaining a cold and indifferent demeanor as if nothing could stir her emotions.

Although her mother is "Cecilia", the endless cycle of reincarnation has caused her to forget many of her memories as a "human".

Furthermore, her mother died in battle when she was two or three years old, so it was impossible for her to know Cecilia.

"Brother-in-law, Cecilia, I feel Kiana..."

Angelia hesitated, unsure whether she should express her feelings after seeing Kiana of the End.

Although Kiana of the End has a cold demeanor, Cecilia, who is very familiar with her, can still tell that Kiana of the End looks a lot like Cecilia.

"what happened?"

Cecilia looked puzzled, turning her gaze away from Kiana and towards Angelia.

Angelia hesitated, then looked at Maria as if seeking her opinion.

Maria hesitated for a second or two, then uttered the second half of Angela's sentence.

“Sister Cecilia, I feel that Kiana looks a lot like you, and Angelia probably feels the same way.”

"Hey?"

Cecilia was somewhat surprised and couldn't help but take a closer look at Kiana.

After Maria and Angelia reminded her, she realized that the End Kiana did indeed look like her, but she didn't pay much attention to it.

"Kiana, you don't need to hide in the flower shop anymore. After all, this will be your 'home' from now on."

Chen Xiuming conjured a Honkai energy chair and gestured for Kiana to sit down and chat.

Kiana remained silent for about three seconds before quietly sitting down on the Honkai energy chair sculpted by Chen Xiuming, leaving only her calm voice echoing softly.

"...Okay, I'll listen to you."

Cecilia rested her chin on her hand, smiling as she watched Kiana of the End and Sirin, who was taking small bites of cake. Her eyes were filled with joy and affection.

The house is becoming more and more lively, which is a good thing.

However, this would not allow Cecilia to let Chen Xiuming off the hook, and she was determined to "exploit" Chen Xiuming for the first time in a long time tonight.

Having not seen each other for over a week, and without any intimacy, Cecilia was already restless. If it weren't for the early hour, she might have already dragged Chen Xiuming back to the room for some intimate moments.

Perhaps we could make an exception and allow Maria and Angelia to be together...

Cecilia pondered to herself, glancing discreetly at Maria and Angelia, whose eyes were practically glued to Chen Xiuming.

56. Cecilia: "Darling, you don't want to either..."

Although Chen Xiuming mentioned Gana and Alaya-vijnana in his narration, he did not let the three Shaniat sisters meet them.

Gana was still asleep, while Alaya-vijnana was waiting for Chen Xiuming to find a place to place the Stigmata Terminal.

As for Anila...

Rather than transforming into human form, she prefers to live as a cat, so Chen Xiuming didn't make her transform into human form, but simply mentioned that Anila could speak human language and transform into a human.

Maria and Angela were both somewhat interested in Anila; the former wanted to see the "talking cat," while the latter wanted to see what Anila would look like in human form.

Cecilia, as always, affectionately fed Chen Xiuming.

After everyone finished eating the cake, they unanimously decided to go shopping to buy some suitable clothes for Chen Xiuming and Xilin, as well as some cat food for Anila.

Anila not only didn't resist the suggestion to buy cat food, but was also very curious about the taste of the cat food.

Under the selection of the three Shaniat sisters, Celine tried on one lovely dress after another, while Chen Xiuming carried more and more shopping bags.

She said she was buying clothes that fit Chen Xiuming and Xilin, but in reality she only bought a few outfits for Chen Xiuming and then focused on picking out clothes for Xilin.

The bags Chen Xiuming was carrying were mostly Xilin's clothes; he only had a pitiful three sets of clothes that belonged to him.

"Brother-in-law, would you like some ice cream?"

Angela moved closer to Chen Xiuming and held the ice cream, which had already been bitten twice, to his mouth.

Without any hesitation, Chen Xiuming took a big bite out of the ice cream, leaving Angelia staring wide-eyed in disbelief.

"Brother-in-law, how could you bite off so much?!"

"Didn't you tell me to eat ice cream?"

Chen Xiuming glanced at Angelia and asked her a question in a joking manner.

Angelia stomped her foot in annoyance, then snorted and distanced herself from Chen Xiuming, though eating ice cream had now become "having ice cream in her mouth".

Chen Xiuming glanced at it a few times before turning his attention back to Cecilia and Maria picking out clothes for Celine.

To be precise, Cecilia was the one picking out clothes for Celine, while Maria was taking pictures of Celine's adorable appearance with her phone.

The lovely Celine looks great in anything she wears, but the three Shaniat sisters don't have enough money to buy all of Celine's beautiful clothes. So they can only buy a few of the best outfits and take photos of Celine wearing different clothes.

Celine seemed to really enjoy this, or rather, she really enjoyed Cecilia's care, her face beaming with a joyful and satisfied smile.

Seeing this heartwarming scene, Chen Xiuming couldn't help but smile. Even Kiana was lost in thought, seemingly pondering something.

A moment later, Chen Xiuming felt someone tugging at his clothes and assumed it was Angela.

"Angelia, what's wrong?"