Hearing Chen Li's words, Kongming fell silent.
The air was quiet for several seconds.
No one wanted to disturb the unfortunate girl's self-reflection.
"Uh... how about I take Weiling back? These futures you've obtained are all futures that arose after you gained Weiling. But if I use Minor Refund to take Weiling back, the effects of these cards should change accordingly. At the very least, you won't have to get cakes smeared all over you."
Looking at Kongming's little face, utterly devoid of hope, Chen Li rarely felt a touch of sympathy.
"It's fine. If the price of gaining power is merely having cake smeared on my face... I can accept that. Or rather, that's already a very cheap price." Kongming lowered the hand she had been using to wipe her cheeks and gently shook her head, her tone unusually calm.
"But... other people don't need to pay any price at all to gain power." Fu Xuan suddenly added from the side.
Fu Xuan's single remark plunged Kongming into silence.
"..." Kongming said nothing further. Expressionlessly, she summoned her fourth character card.
It was another blue card: [Dean · Kongming].
The description said that the academy was called "Origami University."
Although Kongming had no idea whether it was a university or an academy, she no longer cared.
When the character card finished loading and that familiar cake appeared in her hand again, Kongming did not trouble Yingying this time, nor did she attempt to dodge. Instead, she directly raised the cake and slapped it onto her own face.
"Smack."
Cream and cake crumbs scattered across the floor, splashing into tiny white blossoms.
"Hey, hey, hey! Kongming! It doesn't have to come to this!" Chen Li was startled by her action and hurriedly stepped forward.
Chen Li was genuinely concerned about