Starry sky, I can hear their secrets.

"You must have suffered a lot in the lower classes over the years, right?"

Natasha: “?”

Oleg: "?"

Su Jinyan's words were undoubtedly explosive.

Whether it was Oleg, Natasha, or Seele who was just about to push the door open and walk in, they were all stunned and stood there dumbfounded.

Hiluva was utterly astonished: "Uh, Hiel?"

"This...this has really broadened my horizons."

"This old gentleman's name is quite cute, isn't it?"

Jepard frowned and whispered, "Sister, isn't something wrong?"

"No matter how you look at it, our father couldn't possibly have a son this old, could he?"

Bronya whispered, "Shh, Garrison Commander Jepard, don't lose your manners in front of the people of the lower districts."

"Perhaps 'Seele' is also Father's adopted son."

Jepard was getting a little nervous: "Who adopted whom here?"

March 7 covered her mouth, desperately trying to suppress her laughter: "Oh no, why is he mistaking Oleg for Seele?"

Fu Xuan: What do you think?

March 7th stuck out her little tongue: "Okay, it's my fault."

"I think we forgot to tell him that Xi'er is a girl..."

"I also forgot to tell him that Chief Oleg is actually an old man."

Seele flung open the clinic door and stormed around, demanding, "Who? Who's impersonating me?"

Oleg's expression was complicated: "Seele..."

Seele looked slightly embarrassed: "Ahem, Oleg, it's you."

"It's okay, it's okay. Call me 'Xi'er' if you want, do whatever makes you happy."

Oleg's face flushed red, and he stammered, trying to explain, "No, I, I didn't..."

Seele walked up to Oleg, patted him on the shoulder, and said casually, "It's nothing."

"Didn't I already say I don't care?"

Chief Oleg has been incredibly kind to me; without him, it's hard to say whether I would even exist.

What's wrong with calling yourself "Seele"? It's not like it'll cost you anything.

If Oleg is willing, from now on he is Seele!

Su Jinyan remained calm and did not feel embarrassed.

"Oleg, I was just joking with you earlier, you don't mind, do you?"

Oleg breathed a sigh of relief: "No problem, no problem."

Natasha frowned, puzzled, and asked, "Oleg, what's going on here...?"

Why do you call him 'father'?

Oleg said excitedly, "He was the one who saved me when I was suffering from illness."

“I was homeless when he kindly took me in. I am over fifty years old and have accomplished nothing.”

"He taught me to read and write, taught me how to manage homeless people, and gave me a large sum of money."

“His kindness to me is like a second birth; it is not an exaggeration to call him ‘father’.”

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief; they had already considered the worst-case scenario.

It seems alright now, as long as it's not what they imagined, everything is fine.

On March 7th, he started counting on his fingers: "One, two, three, four, five..."

"Goodness, will Hook call him 'father' later too?"

"I'm suddenly starting to look forward to it."

The more Xi'er looked at Su Jinyan, the more familiar he seemed, as if she had seen him somewhere before.

After comforting Oleg, Su Jinyan walked towards Seele.

Amidst Xi'er's bewildered expression, Su Jinyan gently stroked her face.

"Xier, it's been a long time. You've gotten so thin."

March 7th: "What we're saying is, can't we just use a different excuse?!"

Chapter Ninety-Nine: Fu Xuan's Way of Managing Subordinates, Back to Reality! (9K)

With a hint of reproach in her beautiful eyes, Xi'er abruptly slapped Su Jinyan's hand away.

"Get out of my way, you're not my father."

"My father died a long time ago, I don't have a father like you!"

Su Jinyan was stunned. Seele's reaction was similar to Bronya's, or even more excited than Bronya's.

Jepard and the others glared at Seele with unfriendly expressions.

Natasha tried to smooth things over: "I'm sorry, Father."

“Seele’s situation might be a bit special. Perhaps I, as her older sister, should try to persuade her.”

Bronya's expression darkened: "How...how could you speak to Father like that?"

Seele glanced at Bronya and couldn't help but sneer.

"You look like a noble young lady from the upper class."

“He’s your father, not mine. I can say whatever I want.”

"If you're not happy about it, come and fight me!"

Bronya was furious: "You—!"

The people in the lower districts are really barbaric; they start fighting at the slightest disagreement.

Oleg spoke up to advise, "Seele, you should show him some respect. After all, he is your father."

Seele said coldly, "Fine, since he is my father."

"Then I'd like to ask you, where were you when I wandered aimlessly through the streets every day?"

Su Jinyan: "..."

Seele sneered, "Father? Ha."

"I was thirsty, so I went to the orphanage's relief center to ask for water."

When they were hungry, they would exchange the scraps they found for biscuits from street vendors.

"Where were you then? What use is a father like you to me?!"

Bronya could not tolerate such slander: "Enough!"

"Do you know your father—"

Su Jinyan closed her eyes in pain and interrupted, "Bronya, stop talking."

"It's something I owe Xier. I owe her so much."

Seele and Bronya have similar experiences; in fact, in the lore, they were both orphans abandoned by him.

However, Seele and Bronya later found themselves in completely opposite situations.

Bronya was fortunate enough to be chosen by the High Guardian Cocolia because of her extraordinary talent, and became the successor of the High Guardian Beloberg.

He then returned to the upper administrative district to receive higher education, lived a noble life, acted as the commander of the Silver Mane Iron Guard, and achieved a leap in social class.

But Seele was still an orphan wandering in the lower districts, starving and cold, so it's no wonder she hated herself.

Put yourself in his shoes; if it were him, he wouldn't be able to accept this father who suddenly appeared.

To persuade Seele, her older brothers and sisters would have to step in and talk to her.

Seele glanced at him: "You know it, I don't want to see you again. Get out of my life!"

Bronya, disregarding her own image, rushed in front of Seele and questioned her:

"Do you know how much effort Father went through for Belloberg?"

Do you know how much your father sacrificed?

"Yes, he abandoned you, but I don't believe you haven't received any kindness from him."

Seele paused for a moment, then asked, "What do you mean?"

Natasha said softly, "Seele, you have many misunderstandings about Father."