My First Meeting with Ruan Mei.

Kiana's favorite person is her, and no matter what Kiana thinks in the end, she will never be eliminated.

She needs to calm down now.

Don't do anything unnecessary that could undermine your position in Kiana's heart.

"Really?"

Kiana looked up at Yomi in astonishment.

"Um."

Yomi patted her head and said gently, "I believe in your choice."

Believe...

Kiana felt a little embarrassed. She knew that what she had done and said had completely betrayed Yomi's trust.

"I like you, Kiana."

Yomi solemnly confessed his feelings.

"From the very first moment I saw you, I was deeply attracted to you."

"I want to be close to you, I want to be with you forever. As long as you're by my side, I'm not afraid of anything."

I'm sorry it took me so long to tell you my thoughts.

Yomi reached out and touched her cheek, recalling the past, and said in a deep voice, "I shouldn't have kept my feelings hidden because of those concerns. I should... have told you sooner that I've always loved you."

Kiana, you are more important to me than anything else.

If only she had said that sooner.

When Ruan Mei realized that Kiana treated her differently, and after discovering that she was attracted to Kiana at their first meeting, she took the initiative to pursue Kiana. Perhaps Ruan Mei wouldn't be in the picture now.

Yomi felt a pang of regret.

She was only seventeen at the time, too young and overthinking things, unaware of the importance of seizing opportunities.

If you don't want to wait until everything is settled before considering things with Kiana.

Perhaps now...

I must never make the same mistake again!

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Chapter 106 First Meeting with Ruan Mei.

"So Mei in love with me at first sight too?"

Kiana looked at her in surprise.

It really is...

Somewhat unexpected.

She always believed that it was her strategy that won Mei, which is why she gained Mei's affection.

Surprisingly, she also fell in love at first sight.

That's true. If it weren't for love at first sight, and without a foundation of mutual affection, how could Mei have let herself get ahead of her so easily?

Damn it!

If she had known earlier that Mei had such a high initial impression of her, she wouldn't have been so secretive.

"Love at first sight? I guess so."

Yomi recalled some of his few remaining Remembrance and said, "Back then, I didn't really understand these things, but that feeling was undoubtedly one of liking."

Fortunately, she retained the Remembrance of being with Kiana; otherwise, she wouldn't even have anything to reminisce about.

About the past...

Yomi's eyes dimmed slightly.

"Come here, let me apply the medicine for you."

Kiana was startled and covered her mouth, shaking her head and saying, "Don't worry about me, I'm perfectly fine, the pain will go away in a bit."

I just scared Kiana.

Hopefully, it didn't leave a lasting negative impression on her.

Yomi's gaze lingered on her lips for a moment, but he didn't press the matter. Instead, he focused his attention on the photo wall.

"Could you tell me about your hiatus? I'd like to know more about you."

"That period of inactivity?"

Kiana lowered her hand from her mouth and followed her gaze to the photo wall, where she saw a picture of herself and Ruan Mei.

It dawned on me instantly.

"Of course! Why don't you sit down, Mei, and I'll talk to you slowly?"

"Then..."

Kiana remembers it clearly; it was a day two years ago when she woke up in Ruan Mei's laboratory, her mind blank.

Two years ago.

"Yes, everything is fine."

Ruan Mei withdrew her hand from the examination and looked with satisfaction at the white-haired girl sitting in front of her, whose face still showed a look of confusion.

"The two powers within you are now in balance. You are special; apart from your Remembrance, you are almost entirely unaffected by the void."

"... Thanks?"

Unable to recall anything and filled with unease, the white-haired girl tentatively thanked the elegant and gentle stranger in front of her.

Shouldn't she be grateful at this point?

"I have already received my payment."

Have you already... received payment?

Emerging from the darkness, the woman was the first thing I saw when I opened my eyes, yet the fragmented images in my mind were completely disconnected.

She didn't know why she was there.

He didn't recognize this strange woman either.

Do you remember your name?

"... Kiana."

The white-haired girl, who remembered nothing, subconsciously blurted out her own name.

Do you remember the others?

Kiana hesitated and shook her head. Her blank mind contained only fragmented images that couldn't be connected, and she could vaguely make out the faces of some people.

But she didn't know who those people were, or what their relationship was with her.

"You only remember your own name?"

Kiana nodded and then shook her head.

An extremely unique Self-Annihilator.

Special life, special individual.

Her presence aroused Ruan Mei's curiosity, particularly regarding the power she possessed that could contend with nothingness but did not belong to any Aeon.

--Ruan Mei.

An expert in the field of life sciences, and also member number 81 of the Genius Club, a genius who has been observed by the Aeon of Intellect, The Erudition.

For some reason, she ventured into the area where the Dormant Uncarved resided some time ago.

And there he met the girl in front of him.

Her existence is unique.

It was so unusual that it aroused Ruan Mei's curiosity, leading her to risk bringing the person back from afar.

She discovered many interesting phenomena in the girl, but further research required the girl's cooperation.

So she spent some time figuring out how to balance the girl's extremely unstable state. After stabilizing the unstable energy in her body, the girl woke up as she had expected.

"I hope you can cooperate with me on some experiments."

Ruan Mei didn't hide anything, looking at Kiana and slowly saying, "I can give you some compensation."

"Experiment?"

Kiana didn't quite understand what she meant.

However, the word 'experiment' made her instinctively feel uncomfortable and worried, and a hint of resistance appeared on her face.

"I want you to cooperate with me in investigating the power within you that can contend with nothingness."

The unknown always arouses curiosity and fascination; interest doesn't wane until it's thoroughly understood.

The unknown energy and the unusual girl before her were both things that warranted her spending some time on.

How should we cooperate?

Kiana hesitated. Even though the person in front of her was the savior who had rescued her from that darkness, she did not immediately agree.

Seemingly noticing her hesitation, Ruan Mei said, "Please rest assured, it's just some routine experiments. I won't force you to do anything; the decision is yours."

This is what Kiana wanted to hear.

She lowered her guard slightly towards Ruan Mei and curiously looked at the beautiful woman standing in front of her.

I've been living in a daze.

It's her.

It was this person who pulled her out of the darkness and brought her back to her senses.

Will it hurt?

Kiana asked softly, a little afraid of pain. If it would hurt a lot, she would definitely refuse the woman in front of her.

Even though she is very beautiful.

And he was also his benefactor.

But there are many ways to repay a debt of gratitude; there's no need to sacrifice yourself.

Will it hurt?

This was the first time Ruan Mei had heard of such a question. Without giving it much thought, she seriously considered what she wanted to do to Kiana.

"It shouldn't hurt."

After saying that, she added, "If it hurts, we can try another method."

Kiana thought for a moment and cautiously said, "If it won't hurt, then I'm willing to cooperate with you."

"Come this way with me."

Before waking her up, Ruan Mei had already made the next arrangements. Now that Kiana has agreed, she can move directly to the next step.

"So fast?"

Aren't you going to say anything else?

Kiana panicked when she saw her turn to leave, and quickly got up to chase after her, following closely behind, afraid of being left behind.

"Please wait for me!"

Everything here is completely unfamiliar.

The laboratory environment also frightened her somewhat.

Kiana, who doesn't remember her past and only remembers her name, feels completely insecure and is surrounded by unease.