Facing the blonde girl's suspicious and indignant gaze, Chen Xi could not help but laugh inwardly, though her expression remained calm.
"Because your future is simply too vague, Lin Yue. Unfortunately, you don't meet the requirements."
"I..." Lin Yue hesitated, then could only lower her head dejectedly.
"Or, to put it another way, your future is simply too vast. Even this card cannot contain the power within it."
Chen Xi always knew how to whet Lin Yue's appetite. She leaned close to her ear and moved a card bearing a rose toward Lin Yue's chest.
"Here. This one's exclusively for you—Rose Lover."
"Hmm?!" Lin Yue abruptly raised her head, her eyes widening as delight flooded her face.
She tucked the rose-patterned card away, touching and pressing it against herself over and over, just short of taking a bite out of it.
"What does it do?" Once her initial excitement cooled, Lin Yue could not help asking, "Don't tell me it's just a keepsake."
Chen Xi laughed. "How could it be? Do I look like that much of a jerk? I might as well not give it to you, then."
"This Rose Lover can forcibly raise your Rank for a short period of time. Before using it, you only need to silently call out the card's name in your heart."
"Huh? So I don't have to shout it out loud?" Lin Yue's eager expression froze.
"What exactly are you disappointed about?" Chen Xi shook her head with a smile.
Lin Yue disagreed. "Don't you think it's cool? Shouting out lines in public and stuff."
Perhaps she would have found it embarrassing back in middle or high school, but now, Lin Yue no longer cared about that sort of shame.
After resolving Lin Yue's issue, Chen Xi turned back to the others,