Do you think this world is serious?

Maria Shaniat let out a smug hum, then replied confidently, "It's a telepathic connection between my sister Cecilia and me."

Before he could finish speaking, a slightly quieter voice rang out.

“There’s another nest, another nest! Cecilia and I are on the same wavelength.”

"Angelia, eat your cake quietly!"

"Sister Maria, be careful, or no one will want you later."

Angela Shaniat muttered something in dissatisfaction, which earned her a glare from Maria Shaniat.

Hearing Maria and Angela Schariac bickering from the phone, Cecilia Schariac smiled sweetly but did not stop the two girls from arguing.

Once the two girls finished bickering, Cecilia Shaniat took the initiative to ask, "Maria, Angelia, do you have some time lately?"

“We always have time. Cecilia, how have you been lately?”

"Don't worry about me, my life has been very fulfilling and happy lately."

"That's good."

Maria Shaniat breathed a sigh of relief, then asked in confusion, "Sister Cecilia, why did you suddenly ask me if Angelia and I have any free time lately?"

"About this..."

Cecilia Schariacs paused to ask Maria Schariacs, not immediately answering her, but instead asking, "Are you sure you can go out without your family knowing?"

"Yes, I'm confident."

Although she didn't know what Cecilia Shaniat was planning, Maria Shaniat gave an affirmative answer.

Upon hearing this, Cecilia Shaniat's smile grew even brighter.

"Can you and Angelia come to my wedding in a few days?"

"what?!"

Maria Shaniat's voice suddenly rose several octaves, "Sister Cecilia, you're not kidding, are you? Why, why are you getting married all of a sudden?"

"Ha ha……"

Cecilia Shaniat smiled somewhat awkwardly, unsure how to respond.

"I understand—Sister Cecilia, has some man been deceiving you? Tell me his address right now, I'll go and castrate him!"

“Maria, stop messing around. This is my own choice.”

"call……"

Seemingly aware that she would find it difficult to persuade Cecilia Schariac, Maria Schariac took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing her anger and trying her best to keep her tone calm.

"So... Cecilia, where are you planning to hold your wedding?"

"The wedding location hasn't been decided yet, but you and Angelia can come to the city where I live now."

"it is good."

Maria Shaniat responded calmly, then listened silently as Cecilia Shaniat gave her current address.

After Cecilia Shaniat hung up the phone, she looked at Chen Xiuming sitting next to her, her expression somewhat embarrassed.

In order to let Chen Xiuming know about Maria Shaniat and Angela Shaniat in advance, she put the phone on speakerphone when she made the call, which meant that Chen Xiuming could hear Maria Shaniat's surprising words clearly.

"Don't worry about it, that's just Maria's personality."

Cecilia Shaniat was worried that Chen Xiuming would be frightened by Maria Shaniat, so she took Chen Xiuming's hand and continued to explain: "Maria and Angelia have been attached to me since they were little, so they might say irrational things when they are excited."

"I can understand."

Chen Xiuming tried his best to remain calm.

That being said, if Maria Schariac is really the Maria from Honkai Impact 2, then she really will keep her word.

“I will handle Maria and Angelia’s situation. You don’t need to worry about them stopping us from getting married.”

"Yes, I believe you, Cecilia."

Now that things have come to this, Chen Xiuming can only give Cecilia Shaniat absolute trust.

After all, the only person who could persuade Maria Schariac was Cecilia Schariac.

"Let's decide on the wedding location now!"

Cecilia Shaniat quickly changed the subject, snuggling into Chen Xiuming's arms as she used her phone to search for churches suitable for a wedding venue, and then enthusiastically and expectantly discussed them with Chen Xiuming.

……

Meanwhile, Maria Shaniat, who was at her hotel, put down her phone.

"Sister Maria, you're not really going to do that kind of thing, are you?"

Angela Shaniat stopped eating her cake, looking at Maria Shaniat with a mixture of worry and anxiety.

Upon hearing this, Maria Shaniat took a few deep breaths and said, "That was just something I said in anger. I would never do such a thing, but..."

Maria Shaniat's voice grew increasingly somber, "If you want to marry Cecilia, you'll have to get past me first!"

“That’s right, that’s right!” Angelia Shaniat nodded vigorously. “We also have to get past Angelia first!”

"Angelia, we should go."

"Hey? Where are we going?"

"Go find Cecilia."

"Could you let me finish my cake first?"

"No! We need to go find Cecilia first!"

"Woo..."

Ignoring Angela Shaniat's tearful appearance, Maria Shaniat pulled her away from the room and hurriedly headed to Cecilia Shaniat's current address.

7. Maria: I do not agree to this marriage!

Before the "World Bubble" was reset, Chen Xiuming had quite a few acquaintances. However, since the "World Bubble" has been reset twice, Chen Xiuming's previous network of relationships has also been reset, so naturally he can no longer find any acquaintances.

Cecilia Shaniat spent every day with Chen Xiuming, so naturally she couldn't have any acquaintances with her.

So, Chen Xiuming and Cecilia Shaniat discussed it for a while and decided that the wedding didn't need to be a big affair, so they decided to keep everything simple.

"Let's tentatively set our wedding date for now, and we'll go ask the church about it tomorrow."

Cecilia Shaniat made the decision to record the wedding arrangements she had just discussed and finalized with Chen Xiuming in her phone's memo app.

Ding dong——!

The doorbell suddenly rang, immediately putting Chen Xiuming and Cecilia Shaniat on alert.

It's late at night now, and most people who visit at this hour are up to no good. It's necessary to assume the worst.

"Cecilia, I'll go open the door."

Before he finished speaking, Chen Xiuming pointed to the kitchen without elaborating, but the astute Cecilia Shaniat instantly understood what he meant.

Cecilia Shaniat nodded silently and walked lightly into the kitchen, her footsteps almost imperceptible.

Seeing Cecilia Shaniat hide in the kitchen, Chen Xiuming then headed towards the entrance.

Perhaps because there was no response, the uninvited guest rang the doorbell again late at night, causing Chen Xiuming to hold his breath, grip the doorknob tightly, but not open the door directly.

"Who?"

Chen Xiuming lowered his voice, trying to make it as deep as possible.

The "uninvited guest" outside the door seemed to be deep in thought or silent, and did not respond to Chen Xiuming's inquiry immediately.

About three or four seconds later, the girl's clear voice rang out.

"Excuse me, Cecilia... does Cecilia Shaniat live here?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiuming was slightly taken aback and began to speculate about the true identity of the person outside the door.

Cecilia Shaniat also heard the voices outside the door. Although she was surprised by the speed at which Maria Shaniat and Angela Shaniat had traveled, she didn't think much of it and peeked out from the kitchen to look at Chen Xiuming.

"That's Maria's voice, you can open the door without worry."

As she spoke, Cecilia Shaniat left the kitchen and headed towards the entryway.

Recalling the astonishing words he had heard not long ago, Chen Xiuming did not open the door directly as Cecilia Shaniat had suggested. Instead, he whispered, "Please wait a moment," and prepared to let Cecilia Shaniat open the door.

The people outside the door are Cecilia Shaniat's two cousins; it would be more appropriate for Cecilia Shaniat to open the door.

With the sound of turning the doorknob, the door slowly opened a crack.

The light from inside peeked through the crack in the door, illuminating the darkness outside and also highlighting Maria Shaniat's delicate face.

“It really is you, Maria.”

Only after confirming that the person outside the door was indeed Maria Shaniat did Cecilia Shaniat open the door with peace of mind.

When Maria Shaniat saw that the person who opened the door was Cecilia Shaniat, her stern face instantly melted away, and a joyful smile appeared on her face.

"Sister Cecilia, it's been a long time!"

"Yes, it's been about a month since I last saw you and Angelia."

Cecilia Shaniat released the doorknob, giving Maria Shaniat and Angela Shaniat enough space to pass.

After confirming that the people outside the door were Maria Shaniat and Angela Shaniat, Chen Xiuming left the entrance hall and went into the kitchen to prepare fruit for the two girls.

Maria Shaniat passed through the entrance hall, gave a cursory glance at the layout of the house, and upon seeing that the house was clean and tidy, let out a slightly dissatisfied hum.

Although she didn't know what had happened between Cecilia Shaniat and Chen Xiuming, she could infer from the clean and tidy living environment that Cecilia Shaniat's living conditions were at least not bad.

"Maria, Angela, have you been in this city all along?"

"Ah."

Maria Shaniat made a soft nasal sound, then explained, "Because you ran away from home, Cecilia and I used the excuse of finding you to come home to leave that place."

Maria and Angela, like Cecilia, loathed the family atmosphere they had lived in for so long.

If Chen Xiuming hadn't intervened, the two girls could have found Cecilia Shaniat, who had fainted from hunger, that night, and then lived with her in the city, never returning to that oppressive and dreary family.

"Sister Cecilia, what have you been through all this time? Why, why are you suddenly getting married?"