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"Thanks()."

"I'm so hungry!"

Kiana is about to die here.

She was already dressed entirely in white from head to toe, with long, silvery-white hair, skin as delicate and white as milk, and a white shirt and shorts. Now, it's as if even the last trace of color has been wiped away.

Her open mouth seemed to be spitting out her very soul. She looked like a cute girl, like a cat, but her rosy tongue was like that of a dog.

"Idiot Kiana should have saved her time for Lord Jiangcheng and Sister Mei. It's only been less than a day since the last meal. Has Kiana used all her brainpower to digest?"

Bronya, who was sitting upright to the side, couldn't help but roll her eyes at the girl's endless wails and uttered words that were below zero in a full thirty-six-degree voice.

"How could you, a little kid, understand the energy consumption of adults!" Kiana was furious, her body, which had already lost energy, suddenly became so angry that she jumped up and down.

……

PS: You can think of Jiangcheng as someone who frequently watches the news, like the recent 7 minutes and 20 seconds segment about a man crying and a woman laughing, and Yan Dongping.

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"A 163cm adult?" Bronya scoffed at such an adult. "Even Mei from the Far East, who is on the shorter side, is a full 172cm, a head taller than you."

"That's still much taller than you, little one!"

Kiana pointed to the man who was barely above her chin, her lips curling into a mocking smile.

Such stupid mockery—

Meaningless.

"Bronya is 147.7cm tall, and she is only fourteen years old and still growing."

The girl didn't care from the beginning. She didn't care about the height comparison at first, and she doesn't care about the harmless mockery now. Her slightly turned face and the coldness in her peripheral vision made Kiana feel like a clown on a stage.

Just as the circus clown was about to muster his courage for a big move, a creaking sound indicated that the door had opened.

The door opened.

Mei came out.

They followed closely behind Jiang Cheng.

Bronya, who subconsciously turned her head to observe the situation, paused for a moment. The posture of the girl reflected in those silvery-gray eyes, like those of a snowfield, was just like the one she had seen from the building before. That leisurely happiness seemed to have abandoned everything, forgotten everything. All the unease and the hurt she had suffered were nothing more than shadows of the past, a damp nightmare. All she needed to do was simply enjoy this moment of sweet time, like cherry blossoms falling in the wind.

This gentleness even made Bronya forget the lightning and the dark clouds, and recall and step into that orphanage that creaked under the winter snow, yet seemed so sturdy.

In the year that Xing, Lilia, Rosalia, and Seele were all there, everyone gathered together by the fire. Snow was falling outside, and even the windows were covered in frost.

But no matter what, it wouldn't be cold, because everyone was gathered together, because the fire in front of them was so warm—the bright flames flickered, and the shadows cast on the wall behind them were distorted and irregular, while the whistling wind could never truly penetrate the range of the firelight.

If it's for this kind of thing, for the sake of recreating this scene, then anything is worthwhile...

Thinking this, Bronya turned her head, her mouth slightly open, ready to reprimand her.

Kiana, you big idiot, you'll definitely be hungry.

We can't let her disturb us...

Disturbance...

The words that were about to be spoken were stopped.

They were stopped by a scene they had never seen before.

Kiana, who had been acting incredibly clumsy ever since the third day of their cohabitation, wore a strange expression on her face—

It's as if you've mixed together all sorts of complex emotions—envy, sadness, anger, loss, pain—that you can recognize and those you can't, and then applied them to your face in a haphazard way.

You could see that those light blue eyes seemed to truly contain water at this moment, no longer just a literal description. From the side, you could even see the reflection of the water and the misty vapor.

The image reflected in this small, solitary pool seems to be Raiden Mei walking together, stepping out of the door, her face radiating happiness.

She was looking at her.

Look at happiness.

It looks satisfying.

Just like that, standing there blankly, lost in thought, like an adult struggling to make a living or facing unavoidable circumstances, looking up and seeing children playing and laughing happily on the dirt road at noon, their bodies covered in mud, their foreheads dripping with sweat, which they simply wiped away with their dirty hands.

As Raiden Mei arrived step by step, she smiled and asked a question that seemed to come naturally—

Is there anything you'd like to eat today?

"You can choose from a wide variety of styles."

"what……"

The girl, who was usually so impatient, seemed to suddenly come to her senses, stammering in response and lowering her head, as if she didn't want anyone to see her eyes.

Bronya felt that Kiana at this moment was like a child, not a carefree child, but a child who had not grown up in the true sense.

Because when children from poor families see other children holding up precious gifts and toys bought by their parents, they don't even dare to cast envious glances, for fear of being ridiculed or asked why they don't ask their parents to buy them if they like them so much. At this time, they can only lower their heads and stammer an explanation, saying that they were not looking and that they didn't actually like them, but that their families would definitely buy them for them if they wanted them.

But what's the point of saying all this now? Trying to hide your inferiority complex is like covering your face with a tennis racket. It may seem like you're hiding it, but your expression, actions, and demeanor are all exposed. You'll only lower your head further amidst the laughter of others, wishing you could bury your head in the ground.

What hurt the child most might not have been the lack of gifts, but rather the feeling of inferiority that came from not being laughed at.

Even though I know it's wrong to do this.

Even though we know perfectly well that people are different.

You shouldn't envy what others have, nor should you feel inferior because of what others have... but these emotions will inevitably arise in your heart no matter what.

Even the girl herself was asking herself – why did this happen? Jiang Cheng was the one who urged her, because she didn't want to see Mei-senpai like that.

But why do I feel so uncomfortable now because I see the radiance on their faces?

Am I not a member of the Kaslana family? Shouldn't I always stand firmly as the shield of the people?

how……

Why do I only think of my stinky old man...?

Thinking about that guy who disappeared in a flash when I was only a teenager and I haven't been able to find him all these years, my eyes are so sore and tired.

……

"What's wrong, Kiana..." Raiden Mei arrived a little late and saw the girl's sadness.

But she didn't know how to comfort him.

She's just another little kid.

Hesitating and hesitating... in the end, he couldn't say anything comforting.

So all I could do was watch Kiana continue to pretend to be nonchalant, saying she was fine, but actually her eyes were starting to blur.

How could it be okay?

Tears almost welled up in my eyes.

Jiang Cheng had said he wanted to build a good relationship with Kiana, but now he was hampered by his own lack of ability—the girl trembled just thinking about it.

"Hamburger patties, fried chicken, and a slightly charred pizza," Jiang Cheng said almost without hesitation. "Kiana should feel much better after eating these."

"------"

The girl, her eyes brimming with tears, raised her head. The misty air reflected the light perfectly, and her slightly parted lips were incomprehensible.

It seems she never imagined that her hobby would be known by others, especially this boy who seemed to have nothing to do with her and didn't interact with her much.

……

The boy remained unchanged, turning away, unable to meet the gaze of those disappointed eyes, only daring to utter a clumsy lie—

"Don't be surprised, this is actually what I like too."

"When you're feeling sad, it's always good to eat delicious food, right?"

"I noticed you usually enjoy eating, so I thought I'd let you eat more to make you happier. Don't worry, I wasn't spying on you or anything. I'll just... help with the dishes after dinner, really..."

Kiana felt that the tears she had been holding back suddenly started flowing like pearls that had broken from their string.

Even though she was trying her best to open her eyes, tears still couldn't help but fall from the edges.

Why……

Why can't I hold back now?

"I really didn't spy on you."

"I just have a strong observational ability."

The more a boy tries to justify and explain himself, the more clumsy and ridiculous his previous lies seem. In the end, he's so anxious that he's sweating profusely and has no choice but to shut up.

As expected, an ordinary person like me is not suitable to travel to this kind of world—he realized more deeply the truth that ordinary people are ordinary people no matter where they are.

But the seemingly sad girl, who was shedding tears, actually laughed when she saw this scene. Her lips, which were soaked with sweat, curved into a smile.

"I know, you definitely weren't spying on me."

"You can't even lie, how could you possibly be spying on me?"

……

……

……

Perhaps the overhead light was too bright, because even the blue, round pupils shimmered with a white glow, like the misty fog in a valley at dawn, suddenly filling the entire pair of eyes.

That moment truly felt like it was glowing, like the vertical pupils of your pet kitten opening at you in the night—it was so bright that Jiang Cheng's eyes were almost blurry.

"To be honest, I'm really bad at comforting people. I guess it's because I'm aware that to comfort someone, you first need to be able to empathize. And empathy that can't be based on experiencing the same thing is mostly illusory. Those comforting words will only become stones thrown at you."

"The suffering of one person cannot be compared with that of another, because the suffering of one person is completely different in its impact on the heart of another. The same thing will have different effects on different people. Just because others can endure it does not mean that you must endure it, or that you can definitely endure it. If you can't endure it, it means you can't do it... Of course, this is disgusting nonsense."

"But I feel that you definitely need to communicate with Raiden Mei and Bronya, because compared to me, the three of you have common experiences."

His voice was as soft and gentle as possible.

However, he started promoting his product halfway through his sentence.

Compared to him, an outsider and audience member—someone who cannot truly empathize—it's a better story for the three main families to comfort and save each other.

Today's teenagers are no longer capable of choosing to plunge themselves into the abyss because of a momentary impulse.

His impulsive act last time cost him the chance to immediately leave Changkong City by plane.

If Jiang Cheng couldn't resist revealing Siegfried's affairs this time, he would be completely dragged into a chaotic storyline, having to worry about Kevin's power, Otto's treachery, and the power of good to exert its influence once again, all while teetering on the edge of life and death.

—For myself.

This was the only time that Raiden Mei didn't dislike this act of shirking responsibility. She stepped forward without hesitation and filled the girl's eyes with her own presence.

It concealed the boy's figure and blocked the boy's reflection in those blue eyes, allowing only things other than the boy to be seen in those eyes.

It's probably because of double standards.

They don't allow themselves to be pushed aside, but they want others to be pushed aside.

In fact, Raiden Mei had already reached her limit. Her heart was pounding so fast it felt like it was about to explode. If nothing happened, she might not be able to stand it and would have to go up and stop it. If that happened, Jiang Cheng, who had just been comforting her, would definitely treat her differently.