Sang Ye left, filled with regret.
Kant returned to the hall and looked at Angel. "Just as Sanders said, you really did refuse."
"Heart House is of no use to me. I don't want to consider it for now."
Seeing Angel's solemn answer, Kant believed him. He failed to notice the flicker of amusement in Sanders's eyes nearby.
"I'd originally planned that if you traded for Heart House, I'd borrow it and let Qili give it a try. Looks like there's no chance now," Kant said regretfully.
"I don't need it." Qili immediately retorted, "Something like that is useless to me too."
Kant believed Angel when he said Heart House was useless to him. But when Qili said the same, Kant could not help saying, "You have too many obsessions. Don't keep pressing them down in your heart. You have to face them."
"I'm facing them right now."
"So stirring up a city-wide uproar with Jiebo is how you face them?" Kant snapped. Yet Qili merely turned her head away and remained coldly silent. The sight made Kant faintly see the shadow of her mother, Heidi, in her.
The dissatisfaction in his heart suddenly softened at that moment.
"It isn't a bad thing to have obsessions in your heart. But those obsessions should become the driving force that pushes you forward, not inner demons that bar your path. I only hope you can understand that."
Kant's gentler tone calmed Qili considerably. She also understood that he was right.
Qili did not know what to say. In the end, she only managed to force out one sentence: "Anyway, Heart House wasn't traded for, so stop thinking about it."
"Not being able to experience it now doesn't mean you won't be able to in the future." Angel suddenly said, "Perhaps you'll get