"Ran'er, you don't need to blame yourself. I'm the one who caused this trouble, so how could I avoid it?" I patted her arm, signaling that she shouldn't worry too much. Lan Ran looked at me and asked seriously, "It's obvious Junior Sister Qili likes you. She's actually quite good too. If she married you, she'd be a great help to you..."
"Ran'er, are you jealous?" I asked.
Lan Ran shook her head. "What right do I have to be jealous? My parents' great vengeance remains unavenged. How could I talk about romantic feelings...? If you marry her, I have no reason to blame you..."
I knew Lan Ran was very fragile right now. After all, each successive event had confirmed that she was gradually losing ground, and the blow to her had been immense. If I didn't warm her spirits properly, this might be the beginning of her downfall.
Although my goal was to dismantle Heaven Mysterious Earth Yellow, I wasn't trying to make the entire Heaven Mysterious Earth Yellow derail and turn into a headless train charging into Sky City. That would do Sky City no good at all.
My goal now was to have her lead this train to slowly extinguish its fire and stop, returning it to the proper tracks.
"You don't have to be like this. Are you going to forget the bigger picture over a single Qingyang Qili? You're the leader of Heaven Mysterious Earth Yellow, while I'm a member of Earth Yellow. I'll ask you this: what is our objective now?" I reached out and lifted her lowered head.
Lan Ran's face flushed, and she could only say, "I know what you mean... but I... Who told you to insist on entering her boudoir..."
I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Even