The end of the story was always abrupt. Although everyone knew that this story was still continuing, and that the story between Siegfried and Cecilia would definitely have a follow-up.
Otherwise, where did this Kiana who was telling them the story come from?
"That's it?" Sin Mal asked, waiting expectantly for a while before confirming that Kiana had no intention of continuing.
Kiana nodded. She was now leaning against the sofa, completely burned out.
It was just as she had thought; such a long story was truly a torture for her. If it weren't for the fact that she really wanted to share this story with everyone, she definitely wouldn't have spoken for so long.
After confirming that there was no follow-up, some of the people present swallowed their saliva, feeling a little unsatisfied.
"This is indeed a story that makes people yearn..." Seele said with a smile, her eyes on Bronya the whole time she spoke.
Frélle sat beside Sirin, silently looking at her.
Cecilia's fate was somewhat similar to hers, but she was not as outstanding as Cecilia. Compared to Cecilia, who was always in the spotlight, just maintaining everyone's gaze and not disappointing them already took all her strength.
And she did not have Cecilia's ability to accept life. Cecilia could control herself to accept her fate, but she could not. Yet she did not have the real courage and ability to resist.
Fortunately... Cecilia met Siegfried, and she also met these people from the Fire MOTHs...
Thinking of this, Frélle couldn't help but cast a grateful look at Sirin, who was taken aback.
"You—why are you looking at me with that kind of gaze?!"
Frélle: "..."
Forget it, I won't look at this tsundere. I'll look at my other benefactor instead.
Turning her head, Frélle felt a strong sense of speechlessness from Shu, a kind of confusion after discovering a loophole.
Wait, if there's a confusion, why not say it?
And at this time, after careful consideration, Bronya finally came to the same conclusion.
"Kiana, as a member of the younger generation, your father shouldn't have been qualified to attend this engagement ceremony... he couldn't have snuck in either, so... how did your father get into the ceremony venue?"
Rozaliya and Liliya, who had been moved to tears, stopped their crying and looked at Bronya in confusion.
"That's right, how did Kiana's dad sneak in to meet Kiana's mom?" Rozaliya pondered, repeating the question.
"Maybe Senior Kallen helped?" Seele thought for a moment and gave what she thought was the most reasonable answer.
"Could it be that the information is fake?" Liliya raised her eyelids slightly.
"How could it be fake?!" The burned-out Kiana was reignited in an instant, jumping up and eagerly wanting to explain. "What stinky old dad and mom said was exactly the same!"
"Oh" Schrodinger, on the other hand, looked like she was enjoying the show, teasing Kiana. "So they colluded their stories"
The speechlessness in Shu's eyes grew stronger. Mei, who was about to help Kiana out, noticed his gaze. "Shu, is there something you want to say?"
In an instant, everyone's eyes focused on the "mummy" in the center of the room.
Under everyone's gaze, Shu's body seemed to move. He tried to struggle for a moment, and then a wave of defeat washed over him as he gave up.
Schrodinger still had that same smile on her face. She was one of the few who knew all the inside details.
It seemed that Shu also knew something, but was unable to speak due to her "exquisite" bandaging skills.
"What Shu wants to say is probably..." Frélle had been observing Shu for a while and had a rough idea of what he wanted to say. "If he remembers correctly... Siegfried is the young master who was supposed to marry Cecilia, right?"
"..." After saying that, Frélle herself fell silent.
Everyone's eyes focused on the dejected Shu again. They saw him roll his eyes slightly and then nod at everyone.
At this moment, the entire room was silent for a full minute.
Rozaliya suddenly felt as if she had been deceived. "So this story has a happy ending from beginning to end?"
"Yay, it's a perfect ending—" Liliya's cheer was a little perfunctory, but she had always been like this. In fact, Liliya's attitude was more or less genuinely excited.
Bronya, on the other hand, looked as if her confusion had been resolved, and nodded in approval. "So that's how it is... Hmm, I didn't expect Kiana's story to be reasonable after all."
"I wouldn't just make up an unreasonable story!" Kiana didn't expect Bronya to mention her even after the misunderstanding was cleared up. She was so angry that she wanted to get up and fight Bronya for three hundred rounds.
Although she would still lose... in games.
"Big Sis Bronya..." Seele gently tugged at Bronya's sleeve. "But if Mr. Siegfried and Miss Cecilia were already betrothed, why did they have to use such a dangerous method?
"Could it be that they didn't know the other was their betrothed?"
Many people present had the same question as Seele. Schrodinger, seeing that it was about time, decided as the only one who knew the truth to explain the unique Kaslana logic to everyone.
Why was it called the unique Kaslana logic?
Because Kiana spoke first, and with a matter-of-fact tone.
"Even if my mom and dad were betrothed, my mom was still forced onto that stage by others' arrangements!"
Seele looked at Kiana, not quite understanding. Bronya smiled and gently held her hand.
"Seele, sometimes, what defines a person's life is not their experiences, but the choices and mentality they have when facing those experiences."
"The moment Miss Cecilia stepped onto the stage because of the arrangement, she had already made the decision to kill her own dreams," Mei continued Bronya's words. She looked at Kiana, who was puffing out her chest, and smiled.
"Rather than 'my betrothed happens to be the one I love,' I think Mr. Siegfried would have preferred Miss Cecilia's life to be 'the one I love is also my betrothed.'
"Rather than pinning our hopes on a once-in-a-lifetime stroke of luck, we often prefer to hold the power to choose our own lives in our own hands."
Kiana waved her fist at this moment and shouted to everyone with great passion, "This is the Kaslana family's secret—only those who can eat everything they can eat, can eat delicious food!"