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What does it matter if the core focus of emotions captured is different?
The current situation, the current emotions stemming from her heart, the suppression and worry within her, were already enough for the girl to initially realize the development of events.
Or rather, anyone who saw this would have already realized something unusual.
Let alone someone who could completely feel the emotions and mood.
Then... let's resolve everything as quickly as possible.
Aili Xiya extended her slender fingers and, in stark contrast to her flawless nature, gently tapped the third and most impatient option.
"Go see Jiang Cheng!"
"Go see Jiang Cheng!!!"
"This is already the only thought in your heart."
"The emotions that had been suppressed countless times by various rational choices in the past finally found a space to vent, finally had an opportunity to act."
"You actually never didn't value Jiang Cheng; it's just that your time was always occupied and squeezed by various matters, caught in eternal action."
"—It doesn't matter anymore."
"—Nothing matters anymore."
"You must go."
"You have to go!"
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25. At this moment, Aili Xiya couldn't understand.
"Perhaps there are many other choices; perhaps the other party is just chatting."
"If you were rational, such a reckless act would definitely be the worst possible choice. Unfortunately, your rationality cannot overcome your sensibility."
"Or rather, not only that, but even among countless individuals, you are the one who values sensibility the most."
"Perhaps those with empty hearts yearn for a heart even more."
"From the very beginning, you realized that you were by no means an ordinary person, and thus you yearned even more to live like a human."
"You possess a human appearance, human qualities, breathe like a human, live like a human; at times joyful, at times sorrowful, at times lost, at times resolute, and naturally, you would also be swayed by human emotions."
"You cast aside the things around you, picked up your skirt with both hands, moved your full thighs wrapped in white stockings, and rushed to the boy and Vil-V's side."
"Jiang Cheng seemed very surprised that you would come to find him; you could almost only accompany him for a dozen minutes at regular birthday parties."
"Yet, he still smiled at you, waving his hand warmly. Beside him, Vil-V, who habitually disliked you—a fact even you could clearly sense—also showed a smile that was completely out of character for her usual demeanor."
"A smile that made you feel a little uneasy."
"Strange..."
"Truly strange."
"This doesn't seem to be a problem at all; it's just a normal conversation at a birthday party. You're just overthinking things in a messy way."
"But no matter what, this long-suppressed emotion has found a space to vent. So even if the conversation with Vil-V was just an unintentional illusion, you must vent this emotion in another way."
"You must make up for the past neglect and shortcomings towards the boy, compensate for your past disregard."
"Ah..."
"How should I put it?"
"—Arrogant."
"Still indulging in arrogant fantasies."
"Because you had made too many mistakes, even you couldn't face them, not even daring to open your eyes and tear off the veil covering your vision."
"Until your beautiful dream was completely shattered..."
"—Aili Xiya, for the upcoming journey, I'm sorry, but I can't accompany you anymore."
Watching the boy, who held a distinct card between two fingers, smiling with curved eyebrows, his eyes like the night sky meeting her dazzling pink eyes like cherry blossoms, speaking with a lighthearted joy as if breaking free from shackles.
"For the time to come, I will accompany Vil-V to fully utilize her genius."
..."Wh-what... huh?"
Her emotions suddenly cut off, her thoughts a chaotic mess. Aili Xiya, a flawless girl, acted like a third party in a love triangle, the touch of pink in her blue eyes revealing her unmanaged emotions.
Her mind was no longer capable of processing the chaotic feelings within her, even for someone as powerful as the Flame-Chasers of the later generations, the Herrscher of Origin who rewrote predetermined fate.
—She was powerless to deal with such confusing and complex emotions.
Her mind completely froze, without even the slightest ability to process; all her thoughts at this moment had been poured over with petroleum concrete.
She merely looked at the boy in front of her, bewildered and at a loss, her splendid pink-blue starry eyes, like flying petals, showing a blank expression for the first time.
"Didn't you hear clearly?"
"Perhaps I spoke a bit too fast."
Jiang Cheng's index and middle fingers rotated slightly, turning the card in his hand to face forward. The four large characters "Spiral Workshop" were clearly displayed to the world.
Looking at the flawless girl's somewhat confused eyes, he slightly curved his lips.
"Next, I will accompany Vil-V to her Spiral Workshop as a participant. As for traveling, there's no need to visit the entire world in one go. I'm actually not someone who craves freedom and wandering."
"Freedom has a different definition for everyone, and the way one travels is also different for each person. I've walked for too long."
"From seventeen to now, having traveled half the world, I'm a bit tired. I'm really sorry, Aili Xiya ~ ?"
The boy's clear voice, with a lighthearted tone.
Happiness, joy... a happiness Aili Xiya had almost never witnessed in Jiang Cheng before. The only memory of his smile she retained was from their first meeting.
While he said he wasn't someone who craved freedom and wandering, his demeanor was like a bird flying out of a cage for the first time, feeling the caress of the wind, accompanied by a melodious tune, touching the azure sky for the first time.
This was a kind of ease that any intelligent life could experience, surpassing all other pleasures.
Except... Aili Xiya... huh?
?
?
???
????
Seeing the boy's pure, unadulterated eyes, her beautiful face, which usually wore a perfect smile, finally lost its color. Her voice, which was originally playful and sweet like honey, finally couldn't maintain its composure.
"You said..."
"You want to..."
"Do what?"
Why did Jiang Cheng want to stop traveling?
Why did Jiang Cheng want to leave here?
Was it really... not that I misheard?!
...Looking at the girl who was clearly flustered, gently biting her rosy lower lip, with a few glistening tears in her pink eyes, yet still feigning composure and gentleness, the boy had not a single thought of anything else.
"Ah..."
"Even if you're being supportive, there's no need to repeat it so many times. I know you mean well."
Jiang Cheng seemed completely oblivious to the girl's feelings, his lips still curved in a relaxed smile, waving the golden invitation card he held.
After such a long period of being ignored and overlooked, he no longer believed he held any significant position in Aili Xiya's eyes.
The girl treated everyone with the same kindness, so if he didn't even get much of her time, how was he any different from a stranger?
Although he wouldn't dislike anything about this truly lovely girl merely because of these things.
Given the opportunity,
the boy also wanted to do other things.
He didn't dislike Aili Xiya, but he was somewhat tired of traveling... "That's right, that's right."
"Jiang Cheng has decided to reside in my Spiral Workshop."
Even Vil-V would not continue to helplessly evade from behind. Stepping forward half a step, she stood on the same level as the boy beside her, her silver-gray eyes, lit by the light, met Aili Xiya's gaze without hesitation.
Even though she faced that almost absolutely popular girl, who, from a female perspective, was undoubtedly full of charm, perfect and flawless.
—What if ten more Aili Xiyas came?
The girl who had taken the first step had already experienced what greed was. She would hold Jiang Cheng tightly and not let go, even if a god tried to take him away.
But the perceived enemy, who considered himself insignificant, and who, due to greed, had to fight against the perfect and flawless, yet could never win.
At this moment, it had fallen apart.
In that instant, Aili Xiya couldn't understand his words.
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26. Aili Xiya couldn't give her blessing.
It was as if everything around her suddenly receded, her ears buzzing incessantly. The girl lowered her head and released her grip on her skirt, yet her hands felt empty, and she merely, indifferently, sought a clear focus for her eyes.
Her distinctly jointed fingers felt illusory, like a deceptive reflection in a mirror.
Pressing the edge of the table, the smooth and distinct angle prevented her from exerting force, and her pink-blue eyes reflected an act akin to Sisyphus.
—Why did it turn out this way?
—Why did this happen?