Cheng Shi suddenly laughed.
He did not know whether he had been infected by their deep friendship, or whether he felt he had consistently underestimated the magnanimity of this Chosen of Deception. In any case, he extended his hand with a brilliant smile and grabbed the card without hesitation.
Of course, to guard against being deceived, Steady Cheng had hidden Tongue Brother in his sleeve, allowing it to touch the playing card at the same time.
When he received no response from Tongue Brother, Cheng Shi's heart settled back into his stomach.
And when the Clown pinched the Magician's playing card, a building with an intensely familiar style gradually took shape in his consciousness:
An orphanage.
Zhen Xin had not lied. She had indeed revealed her greatest secret to Cheng Shi, but there were many considerations behind it.
She had learned about this player from her younger sister's memories long ago. And when she acquired Cheng Shi's memories, she understood why her younger sister, Zhen Yi, cared so much about this obscure Clown from the former upper circles.
Because he and she had pasts that were "extremely similar," yet "completely opposite."
Cheng Shi was a "natural-born" liar, yet had been raised into a good person by a father's love.
And she... had been a good person raised in warmth, yet had become a liar out of helplessness.
Their past experiences were the point of greatest resonance between her and Cheng Shi, but they were not the only reason she dared to trust him completely.
As she had said, it was ultimately the fact that Cheng Shi had saved An Mingyu that allowed the sustenance in Zhen Xin's heart to continue. That was why she was willing to reveal her deepest secret so plainly before another person.
And what had prompted