Just as Vill-V was starting to break out in a cold sweat, Gwen suddenly spoke again:
"You can put down the Jade Omen in your hand. Alicia is with Ruan Mei right now, so she won't notice anything unusual over here."
"..."
Caught red-handed in the middle of her little move, cold sweat instantly streamed down Vill-V's forehead, and her hand froze in place.
"Ha...
Don't worry, she didn't cause any trouble or do anything wrong. I just want to know what happened."
Looking at Vill-V's stiff expression, Gwen lowered his hands and revealed a gentle smile.
"Strictly speaking, I'm actually the one benefiting here.
But since this concerns your personal interests, I still want to ask for your opinion."
As he spoke, Gwen paused. To Vill-V, his smile took on a hint of malice.
"After all, Vill-V, you wouldn't want to open your eyes and find yourself studying human reproduction with me for some unknown reason, would you?"
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"Cough..."
Hearing Gwen's blunt words, which had practically torn away the last layer of pretense, even Vill-V—who had already somewhat anticipated what that version of herself had done—couldn't help coughing strategically.
"Um..."
Seeing that Gwen was still staring at her without blinking, the corner of Vill-V's mouth twitched behind her fist. In the end, her tense expression relaxed, and she looked as though she had surrendered. Still, she tried to lower her voice as much as possible and asked cautiously:
"Can I ask what she actually did first?"
Watching Vill-V hunch over the table, looking up at him with a face full of caution as though she might shrink back at any moment, Gwen gently shook his head. He stopped teasing her and extended a finger toward her forehead.
"You should see for yourself."
"I surrender! You said confession earns