But Li Xian couldn't really imagine his own father looking "panic-stricken," either, so perhaps this difference simply came down to everyone having different parents?
As they shared these clues, everyone pretended to be calm while describing their discoveries, but a closer look revealed that they weren't nearly as composed as they appeared.
Some players even had redness around the corners of their eyes. Clearly, they had cried while they were in their rooms.
Li Xian quietly studied everyone's expressions. Perhaps because crying was so obvious on a child's face, a close look showed that every player had at least a little redness around their eyes.
Song Qingzhang in particular had not only red eyes, but a red face, too...
No, wait.
Li Xian's gaze lingered on Song Qingzhang, who was unusually quiet. The faint redness on his face didn't look like something caused by holding back tears. On closer inspection, it had fairly distinct edges and was confined to one side of his face.
"Who hit you?"
Li Xian was stunned, then quickly realized that there was no need to ask.
The answer was already obvious.
Looking a little embarrassed, Song Qingzhang raised a hand to cover half his face. "Ah... I thought it had pretty much faded by now."
"My dad hit me before he left."
Li Xian fell silent. Without asking anything more, he reached out and patted Song Qingzhang on the back.
There really were parents like that...
It seemed the system had simulated every parent's personality with remarkable accuracy. Song Qingzhang hadn't sounded surprised at all when he mentioned it. Instead, he had explained quite naturally that the red mark on his face came from "his dad." Apparently, his father had done this plenty of times before.
By now, the other players' discussion had shifted to