Miss Lin is a hunky VTuber today?

Sal nodded. That's more like it; that's in line with his calculations.

But what exactly is it?

Was it an accidental kiss? Or is there some special bond between them? Or perhaps...

Sal thought for a long time, writing down various guesses in his notebook and crossing them out one by one. He really enjoyed the feeling of unraveling the mystery bit by bit to find out the truth. He was a mystery enthusiast, so he didn't rush to ask Lin Mu for the truth.

In the end, he listed all the possible scenarios, analyzed them bit by bit based on the available intelligence and the personalities of the two people, and finally only kept two points.

'A childhood sweetheart appears out of nowhere' 'Unexplained cohabitation'

These are common tropes in various film and television works today, but they are also the best way to explain the subtle relationship between the two.

etc...

There should be one more.

Sal looked at it for a long time, then bent down and wrote down a line.

"Phew~ I almost forgot about such an important factor as my senior sister, what a sin."

"The coincidence of the green plum falling from the sky is too great to be considered out of the question, so..."

Even if the answer is outrageous after eliminating all possibilities, it is still the truth. Sal still bit his pen, frowned, and sent a message to Lin Mu in disbelief.

"Those seniors, they can't be that outrageous, can they?"

. . . . . .

Leaving aside how Sal, who had clearly reached a conclusion but dared not believe it, managed to extract information from Lin Mu, Xueyue and Yuanchu were also watching the live stream.

It's quite a coincidence that tonight is a collaboration between these four people, so everyone is pretty free right now. But they can't start playing games in case they get carried away and miss the time. In this situation, everyone is basically lurking in the live stream of their colleague who is streaming.

"A fledgling kite?"

Xueyue nudged Yuanchu, who had been silent since earlier.

Under Xueyue's supervision, she finally dressed properly today and thoroughly cleaned the house, making it much less messy than when Xueyue last visited.

"Hmm... I'm listening."

Yuan Chu nodded softly, her gaze fixed on the screen, but her eyes were somewhat unfocused. She rarely had moments like this; she was usually full of energy.

"what happened to you?"

Xueyue asked with some concern, having prepared herself mentally.

Whenever Yuan Chu exhibits unusual behavior, it usually means she's about to make headlines, so we have to be on guard.

Unexpectedly, the girl with the purest face who always did the most perverted things and drove the car at breakneck speed, Tobi, surprisingly, fit her temperament this time.

"Hey, Xueyue."

The kite turned around, its face calm, but its lips were pale, and its voice was trembling.

"The young lady and the seniors."

She spoke slowly and deliberately, but halfway through her sentence, she could no longer suppress the overwhelming sadness that surged within her. She touched the corner of her eye, but there wasn't a single tear; her skin was dry, just like her heart.

"Do you like each other?"

Some facts cannot be ignored just because you want to. No matter how hard the young lady tried to hide it, the joy in her voice seemed to overflow the screen. How could Iris, who was already extremely sensitive to emotions, not feel it?

"A fledgling kite..."

Xueyue looked at Yuanchu and wanted to tell her some lies to comfort her, just like before.

But then she felt it wouldn't work; this time, she probably couldn't get away with it.

How can you possibly fool a girl who has seen the truth about relationships?

Her question was so tactful, as if she wanted to leave a last oasis for her parched heart, but despair was already emanating from every pore of her body.

The hardest thing in the world is to deceive yourself.

"sorry."

Xueyue put her arm around Yuanchu's shoulder, feeling guilty and remorseful.

She shouldn't have presumptuously taken pity on Yuzu and kept it a secret from her. She shouldn't have, she really shouldn't have. She clearly loved Wakaba so much, and was so eager to get closer to her, yet at what should have been the happiest and most joyful stage of a girl's love life, she suddenly realized that she had never had a single chance from the very beginning.

It was truly heartbreaking, but Xueyue had already shed her tears of sorrow for her.

So what can she do?

The kite chick's trembling sorrow suddenly subsided.

She suddenly realized that this was actually quite good.

So what if I lost from the very beginning? So what if my seniors think my liking for them is inexplicable?

It's nothing, really.

Tobi thought to herself, "Anyway, I never thought someone like me was worthy of my senior from the very beginning, from the moment I fell in love with him."

"Xueyue, I have a question for you."

Iris raised her hand and smoothed Snow Moon's hair.

Her expression was gentle and calm, without a trace of sadness or grief, but only a hint of doubt.

Why wasn't I a first-generation member?

Chapter 23, Section 139: Mourning

Why wasn't I a first-generation member?

Xueyue was stunned when she heard this. She opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say.

Yeah, why?

Why didn't Yuanchu meet Xu Lin first?

Why aren't Yuan Chu and Xu Lin living in the same city?

There aren't so many whys; it's just the most ordinary yet most complex word.

It's all because of fate.

Iris's question seemed like a pointless question, but Snow Moon felt that the girl had poured all her resentment into those ten words, making her feel unbearably sad.

Xueyue believed that if Yuanchu were a first-generation student, and if Yuanchu could take the place of the young lady, she would definitely be able to get to know Xu Lin much faster than the young lady, and she wouldn't be as cautious and afraid to confess as the young lady.

But what can be done?

Iris Chu lost from the very beginning.

He lost to three months without her, lost to the simple word "fate".

On the computer screen, Xu Youyue's voice kept playing, as if she were the female lead in a TV series, completely unrelated to the people outside the screen.

"However, Wakaba is also quite thoughtful. She still remembers what I said at the first group dinner for the first generation: no drinking."

Xu Youyue interacted happily with the comments, her muttered sarcastic remarks sounding like a mockery of Yuan Chu.

But she's just a character in a TV series, so how could she possibly mock people in real life?

"Actually, I was just kidding her www"

The young lady playfully stuck out her tongue, taking the opportunity to confess to Xu Lin.

She didn't want to have any secrets from Xu Lin anymore, not even one.

"I wouldn't lie to my senior."

Suddenly, Yuzuki uttered a sentence, firm yet sorrowful.

The atmosphere between the two was extremely tense. Xueyue, who was usually very talkative, could no longer think of any words to comfort the girl in front of her.

At this moment, she was no longer the carefree Yuan Chu that Xue Yue knew, who was either racing cars or on her way to race cars.

She was a quiet and sad girl.

A girl who suffered a heartbreak due to the most helpless fate, who wanted to cry but couldn't shed a tear.

Just like her real name.

My condolences.

A girl who lost a piece of herself at the very beginning of her life.

With her last bit of tenderness, her mother named her An'ai.

An'ai means love that brings peace of mind.

But after her mother passed away, Iris went to the police station and changed her name to An'ai.

When the fruit of their love became a mockery of her own poor judgment of character, the woman, who had been frail and sickly since childhood, did not give up on the young life. She raised her with great care and hardship, and in the final moments of her life, she revealed her last secret and her final warning.

"Xiao Ai, when you date in the future, you must find a reliable man. Don't be as foolish as your mother, who carried a child for ten months only to have that jerk run off with another woman."

"Xiao Ai, it doesn't really matter whether it's a man or a woman. Anyway, your old lady's ashes are going to be scattered in the sea soon, so I won't be able to see it and won't be bothered. But you have to find a reliable person, you know?"

"Xiao Ai, Mommy is leaving now. Be happy on your own."

An Ai didn't cry that day, just like she does today. After personally sending her mother's ashes into the sea, An Ai changed her name to An Ai.

What used to be a reassuring love has now turned into the sorrow of being alone in this vast world.

Actually, this senior is truly someone you can entrust your life to. After two years of drifting aimlessly, I met him while idly scrolling through my live stream list. He was talking about the philosophy of life.

Yuanchu still remembers how Xu Lin answered her questions.

Iris: "Does love really exist in this world?"

Ruoye: "Yes, but very rarely. Love is a rare commodity, and its shelf life varies from person to person. Most people end up settling or letting all passion fade away amidst the daily grind and the crying of children. But it is precisely because it is rare that it is precious, and it is because it is scarce that we yearn for it."

Iris: "Can someone who has been hurt by love still wholeheartedly love someone else?"

Ruoye: "Personally, I think it's very difficult. It's like every man has a first love in his heart. The deeper the love, the deeper the hurt. Even if a deep wound heals, it will still leave a scar."

Iris: "So what's your view on love?"