The corners of Kiana's mouth lifted slightly, revealing a rare softness.
"Thanks, Seele."
"Thank you for always being on my side."
"Looks like Bronya wasn't lying."
Seele blinked. "What did Bronya say?"
Kiana deliberately kept her guessing. "That's a secret."
Her stomach chose that moment to rumble.
"Come on, let's find some food."
The scene cut to the livestream.
Sister Zhou's fingers flew across the keyboard, and a line scrolled through the chat:
[Watching Kiana get accepted little by little really makes me emotional.]
[Every time I see her suffer, I want to grit my teeth and keep streaming.]
[Life may be hard, but you've got to have something to look forward to.]
PD leaned over and teased, "Oh, please. You call that hardship?"
"Look at Boss Lin."
"Holding on while tens of millions of people curse your name? Now that's hell difficulty."
Sister Zhou immediately chimed in, a hint of urgency in her voice. "That's because people haven't seen what he's really made of. Boss Lin is genuinely outstanding."
Hanser made no attempt to hide it either, nodding vigorously. "To me, Boss Lin is the finest man there is!"
The meal ended.
Seele turned and returned to her room.
A little light shone in her eyes as she murmured, "Kiana smiled more than usual today. It's so good to see her like this."
Deep within her mind, her other personality ruthlessly dampened her enthusiasm. "Look after yourself. You still have time to worry about other people?"
Seele pressed her lips together and argued quietly, "Bronya's closest friend is my companion too. How could I just stand by?"
Veliona fell silent.
Ever since leaving the Theatre of Domination that day, she had grown increasingly withdrawn.
Seele couldn't figure out what she was thinking.
That deathly silence made her uneasy.
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