Interlude
③ Kiana - Li Mo - It's as if... everything has gone back to the way it was (9k)
A leisurely day passed. This was the first time after dealing with a supernatural event that he didn't return to the dream to experience those strange yet familiar experiences.
In the early morning, his vision sensed the daylight. Li Mo opened his sleepy eyes, rubbed them, and had a rare, peaceful sleep.
"Is it the second day? What should I do today?"
Yesterday, he had returned in a hurry, handed over the Bizarre files, secretly planned a gift to celebrate Mei's birthday, and visited an amusement park and a haunted house.
But going to a haunted house was something only Elysia could come up with. Working overtime without overtime pay, Li Mo expressed his strong protest.
In the past, he would have been very serious about asking Elysia for compensation, but now...
Although he said it, he didn't care about it in his heart anymore. It was all the same, it didn't matter.
His best state was permanently fixed at having died once.
If his complete self had 100% of his emotions;
After dying once, his emotions were only half;
After dying twice, his emotions were less than ten percent;
As for after that, it wouldn't be a big problem to count it as zero. It was just that reason and the remaining past memories supported Li Mo to do some emotional things, such as saving people.
Memory told Li Mo what kind of person he was, and reason told him what to do so as not to become depraved.
Li Mo stretched out his hands, sighed heavily, lifted the quilt, and changed his clothes.
He didn't need to go to school. The last time he went to school was the last time.
The logistics were guaranteed. He only needed to fully deal with the supernatural events observed in various worlds.
And in the spare time when there were no supernatural events to deal with, he could only stay at home and play games, or go outside to see the scenery and take a walk. Although it was a bit empty, it was indeed a rare time of peace.
"Ring ring ring..."
The simple phone rang. Li Mo was very puzzled. Only his companions like MEI and Pardofelis knew this phone number. But everyone was at home today, so there was no need to call to contact them.
Then who could it be?
Wait...
Li Mo suddenly remembered that he had exchanged contact information with Kiana. Could it be Kiana?!
Li Mo quickly rushed to the table and picked up his phone, overjoyed, thinking it was a call from Kiana.
Although he didn't know why Kiana would call him at this time, Li Mo was very happy to answer, even if it was just to hear her voice.
"Hello, this is Li Mo, Ki..."
Before Li Mo could say Kiana's name, the voice on the other end of the phone made the smile on Li Mo's face freeze instantly.
"No, I'm sorry, this is Mei. I'm calling you with Kiana's phone..."
What, so it's the Mei from this world. I was happy for nothing.
Li Mo put away his smile, but still maintained basic politeness and didn't complain like a shrew.
"Mhm, Mei, what do you need me for?"
"I... it's like this. There's a parent-teacher conference this afternoon. The teacher is forcing every student's parents to attend. If the parents really can't come, they can ask their closest relative to attend."
The Mei on the other end of the phone spoke in a low voice. Her voice was gentle and very ladylike.
The early Raiden Mei was still a dignified and elegant noble lady. Even though her family was in dire straits now, her unique temperament had never changed.
It was just that a touch of inferiority was added, which was nothing.
"Why did you think of me? Let Kiana help you..." Li Mo suddenly stopped and changed his words, "I understand. From a certain point of view, your choice is correct."
Although Li Mo loved Kiana very much, objectively speaking, it was obviously not appropriate to let Kiana, in her 'dumb tuna' state, attend Mei's parent-teacher conference.
She was too conspicuous. The first impression she might give was that she was very beautiful and stunning. But the moment she opened her mouth, her persona would instantly collapse.
But these were not the key points. The key was that Kiana would definitely cause some big trouble, which would make the situation of Mei, who was already at the bottom of the class, even worse.
She needed someone who could support her. Even if they had no status, at least they couldn't lack temperament.
Li Mo thought for a moment. He could disguise his temperament, or just restart once, and he wouldn't even have to pretend. He wouldn't even have to look at this group of materialistic ordinary people.
"Mhm..."
Mei obediently waited for Li Mo's reply. She was just simply making a request, wanting to invite Li Mo to attend, without asking for more.
The only person she could think of was Li Mo.
Only Li Mo could help her...
Li Mo also considered Mei's reservedness in his thoughts. This made his impression of her rise a lot. Li Mo hated people who used moral blackmail on him.
There's a saying, what others do is not selfish, but what you want others to do is selfish.
Back then, when he asked for Kiana's contact information, it was Mei who acted as a matchmaker, which was why he had Kiana's phone number.
It was time to return the favor.
"Okay, send me the specific time and location. I will definitely attend on time."
Li Mo gave Mei a reassuring pill.
After hearing the affirmative answer, Mei was very excited, and her voice became much louder, "Thank you, Mei will remember. Please forgive me for the trouble!"
"Beep... beep... beep..."
The phone was hung up.
Li Mo took a look. The time was 5:20 PM, and the classroom was in the second year.
If it were an ordinary person, they might just say which class it was. Mei was a more careful girl who considered the people around her, so she also drew a very clear sketch to let Li Mo know where it was.
After Li Mo finished reading, he put down his phone. The ringtone rang again.
"Is there anything to add?"
Li Mo was puzzled, thinking that Mei might have been too anxious and had forgotten some important news, so she called him back to remind him.
"Hello, what else..."
"You... you... your name is Li Mo, right? Help me with something, please, please!"
"Kiana?"
Li Mo immediately perked up, cleared his throat, and put on a smoky voice, but then felt that it was too pretentious and canceled this exaggerated behavior.
"What's the matter, just say it, I will definitely help."
Unlike with Mei, Li Mo immediately gave an affirmative reply.
On the phone, Kiana's tone was indignant, as if she were speaking with a pout.
"There's a parent-teacher conference this afternoon at 5:30. The teacher insists that we invite our own parents. If they really can't come, we can ask someone we know to attend."
"I don't dare to ask Mei to come. I'm afraid the teacher will keep saying bad things about me. After all... cough cough, I just didn't pay much attention to my studies. It's normal to make mistakes!"
"That's it. I'll send you the address. You must come!"
"Beep... beep... beep..."
The phone was hung up again.
Li Mo sat on the bed, looking at the address Kiana had sent him and fell into deep thought.
A certain class in the first year. He didn't even know the specific location. If he was unlucky, he would have to go around the teaching building once.
Mei was in the second year, and her parent-teacher conference was a little earlier. But even if the two people's parent-teacher conferences were not held at the same time, Li Mo could not complete both at the same time.
Because a parent-teacher conference would never end in ten minutes. Usually, the teacher would talk about three main points, each with seven sub-points, and each sub-point with a few examples, praising or criticizing by name... It wouldn't end in two hours.
"..."
"I've already promised Mei that I would attend, so I can't go back on my word. But Kiana also wants me to go."
"Is there no way to have the best of both worlds?"
"Bring someone with me?"
Pardofelis couldn't go out and had to stay at home.
Although Elysia was very willing to go to St. Freya High School, she would cause a great commotion and trouble if she went, so she was directly excluded.
Bizarre Mei was even more out of the question. She looked the same as the original Mei, and appearing in the public eye would easily cause the original Mei's fate to change.
The same went for MEI. It would bring many scandals and rumors to Mei.
Then only Hua was left.
Hua was indeed the most suitable candidate, quiet and calm.
It would be even better if she could show the temperament of Immortal Jingwei. According to Hua herself, she had obtained the fifty thousand years of memory of the Bizarre Hua, so it was not a difficult thing to act in her true colors.
"Okay, it's decided. I'll take Hua to attend Mei's parent-teacher conference. But since it's a parent-teacher conference at a noble academy, its nature should be different from the ordinary parent-teacher conferences in my cognition... hmm... I'll have Hua dress up a little."
Li Mo was very confident in Hua's temperament after she dressed up, especially Immortal Jingwei from the Yunmo border defense period. She was heroic and radiant. Even Li Mo thought she was very cool and handsome.
Like an invincible general guarding a territory.
Li Mo quickly walked into Hua's room and explained the ins and outs of the matter.
Hua was silent for a while and did not refuse.
"A parent-teacher conference... it's possible, but isn't it a bit too conspicuous to dress like that?"
"It's okay, it's okay. After all, I look too young. If I encounter a snobbish person, it will inevitably cause trouble for Mei. It's better to have one less thing than one more. In human society, you must first show your own value and energy to let others know what mutual respect is."
Li Mo incited. The rules of society were one aspect, and on the other hand, he also really wanted to see what Hua looked like after she changed into the border defense uniform.
"Okay, no problem," Hua agreed.
For her, it was a very satisfying thing to be able to help Li Mo.
As long as he could get happiness and feel happy, Hua didn't mind doing some tedious and meaningless things.
Both the reserved her and she were the same.
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St. Freya High School, 5:10 PM.
A large number of gorgeously dressed middle-aged couples flooded into Mei's classroom, taking their seats next to their children.
The classroom was very large. Even with three seats at each table, it didn't feel crowded. However, the empty seats were more easily noticed, thus attracting some unwarranted cold words.
Mei sat in her seat, her head bowed, staring at the door. Every time someone crossed the threshold, she hoped it was Li Mo, eagerly anticipating his appearance.
Only in this way could she temporarily alleviate the embarrassment of her situation.
Her father was still in prison. If there were no other breaking news, the news would repeatedly report the bombshell news of Raiden Ryoma's imprisonment for suspected economic fraud to attract traffic.
Therefore, in this class, almost no classmates and their parents would look at Raiden Mei in the eye.
But there are always exceptions.
"Mei Mei! Hello!"
An Xiaoran ran to Mei's side and greeted her enthusiastically, not caring about the cold eyes and doubts of her former friends.
"Hello, Xiaoran," Mei showed a kind smile on her face and greeted her politely.
This was the only classmate besides Kiana who was willing to get close to her.
Kiana was in the first year of high school and couldn't be with her all the time. An Xiaoran became her lifesaver in the class, preventing her from being completely isolated.
Although Mei knew that the other party was so close to her because of Li Mo.
"Xiaoran, this is Raiden Mei."
An Xiaoran's parents next to her intentionally reminded her not to get too close to Raiden Mei. Strictly speaking, they were not considered a noble class. Sending their daughter to St. Freya High School was already a matter of pulling strings and finding help, and they had given a large sum of money to let Xiaoran study at St. Freya High School.
They had originally thought of making a few friends, so that they would have some connections when they entered society in the future.
But Raiden Mei... even they had seen it in the news no less than five times. The fallen miss of ME Corp, the president of ME Corp had been sent to prison and sentenced to decades. In the eyes of ordinary people, Raiden Ryoma had no chance of making a comeback.
Raiden Mei naturally lost her value as a friend.
Because Raiden Mei's halo was too dazzling before, it suffocated the other girls at St. Freya High School. Now that Raiden Mei had fallen to the bottom, there were a lot of people who wanted to trample on her to gain a sense of superiority.
Making friends with her at this stage would, at best, mean losing all her friends, and at worst, being bullied and isolated along with Raiden Mei, leaving an indelible shadow.
They were just ordinary people, and ordinary families had no cost for trial and error.
"I know, Mom and Dad, you guys sit down first. I'll ask Mei some questions."
"Sigh, okay."
An Xiaoran's parents were helpless. They sat in their seats at a loss, discussing in a low voice.
An Xiaoran, on the other hand, moved closer to Mei and asked with great curiosity, "Mei, is anyone coming to your parent-teacher conference this time? I don't mean any harm, I'm just asking."
Mei nodded, her eyes shifting away guiltily, "Yes, he promised me he would definitely come."
Hasn't he come yet...
Mei glanced at the door, but still didn't see Li Mo's figure. It was already 5:15 PM. In another five minutes, if Li Mo hadn't arrived, the new teacher would undoubtedly criticize her harshly in front of all the students' parents.
Just like when she didn't answer correctly in class...
An Xiaoran didn't see the disappointment in Mei's eyes, but instead asked more excitedly, "Is it him, is it him? That super awesome and mysterious big shot!"
"I didn't believe in ghosts before, but now I really do. But it's a good thing there are people who secretly eliminate ghosts! Aren't you curious?"
Mei smiled helplessly. This personality was quite similar to Kiana's.
"A little, but I don't have the extra energy to be curious about this right now. Did you tell anyone else about this?"
"Uh... I told my boyfriend, but he didn't believe it at all. We even had a big fight over it."
"And then?"
"We broke up. We were just playing around anyway. It's not a big loss to break up. When I was trapped in the dormitory, I didn't see him come to save me!"
"An ordinary person wouldn't be able to save you even if they wanted to..."
"Who says? Isn't that friend of yours a hidden big shot who saved us and eliminated the Bizarre?"
"A friend... we just know each other..."
"Oh~ just know each other~ but that day he repeatedly emphasized that I should save you. He's so concerned about you. Don't try to fool me. I have to hug the big shot's thigh. Mei, can you introduce me..."
An Xiaoran said casually, without any hesitation, she revealed her true thoughts.
Mei didn't dare to agree, because she couldn't figure out Li Mo's personality either.
She only knew that Li Mo seemed to like Kiana very much. She was also basking in Kiana's glory, which was why Li Mo's gaze had lingered on her for a while.
But this gaze would sooner or later return to where it should go. To have expectations now would only lead to greater disappointment in the future.
Just as Mei was thinking about how to answer Xiaoran, Li Mo suddenly patted both of their shoulders from behind.
"Introduce what? What thigh?"
"Hey, hey, hey? B-b-b-big shot! You actually came! Do you still remember me? My name is..."
"Stop! I'm not interested in your name, but I haven't forgotten. You're number three, right? The girl who said to her boyfriend with a bad attitude, 'Not dead yet, but soon!' I accidentally heard you after I went out. I think you're quite interesting."
Li Mo teased her in a serious manner, a faint smile on his face.
"Huh? Did I say that? But it seems like something I would say..."
An Xiaoran lowered her head shyly.
Finally, Mei found a chance to ask a question.
"Wait, when did you come in?"
Li Mo turned around and faced the window, "Why don't you ask me where I came up from."
"Alright, I'll stop keeping you in suspense. I climbed up from the window. I ran into some trouble on the way and got delayed, so I jumped up directly. But it's a good thing I made it."
Li Mo took out his phone. It showed exactly 5:20 PM, and the parent-teacher conference was officially starting.
An Xiaoran was dragged back to her seat by her parents, looking at Li Mo's side from time to time.
Li Mo, on the other hand, sat in the seat one place higher than Mei. This seat was specially reserved for parents.
Although it was a parent-teacher conference, the content of the discussion was not the child's grades and future plans, but more about the parents getting to know each other, and the teacher currying favor with the social celebrities among the parents.
In this atmosphere, Li Mo and Mei were naturally left alone.
The noise continued for a few minutes before it stopped. With the teacher walking up to Li Mo and looking him up and down as a signal, all the parents and students turned their heads to watch this good show.
"You're not a parent. Why are you sitting in Raiden Mei's parent's seat."
The teacher's tone was impolite, as if it were a professional habit. This tone made Li Mo feel very uncomfortable. He had experienced big and small life-and-death events, but he had never been pointed at and interrogated like this.
Are all Asian teachers like this? Or did I just happen to meet another one?
Li Mo did not show any fear, and said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "Naturally, it's because I'm here for Raiden Mei's parent-teacher conference. Is there a problem?"
The teacher said with a serious face, "You alone? You're too young. This seat can only be sat in by parents. You're not allowed to sit here."
Li Mo smiled calmly and stared at the teacher with interest. His eyes were bright. Although he was sitting, he felt as if he were looking down at the other party.
"Hey, you're quite an interesting person. If I don't sit here, where should I sit? The podium? Hmm... it's not impossible. If you're willing to wipe the podium clean, I don't mind sitting on it."
"Mei, is this the 'parent' you invited? Who is it? You didn't invite a cousin of the same age, did you?" Seeing that Li Mo was not easy to deal with, the teacher turned to put pressure on Mei.
Li Mo stood up and walked between Mei and the teacher, blocking their line of sight.
"Although my education level may not be as high as yours, you don't seem to respect me at all. I'm right in front of you, but you ask someone else instead of me. Do you want to know the answer? Or do you simply not want to know the answer and have other intentions?"
"You... misunderstood. I just see that you're too young. With your experience, you may not be qualified to communicate with me on behalf of Raiden Mei's parents." The teacher put on the air of an elder.
"Experience? Who knows, maybe I just look younger. Besides, I really shouldn't be here," Li Mo admitted generously.
"If you know, then..."
"Because you're not yet qualified to know my name, my identity, and what I'm going to do. I suggest you call your principal first and ask him who I am. If you can't even get through to him, I can do it for you."
Li Mo took out his phone and swiped to the page with the St. Freya Principal's private phone number.
"...I'm sorry, I was being presumptuous." The teacher immediately chickened out after seeing the phone number, because the number on it was something the principal never gave out. She had only accidentally glimpsed it from the principal's children.
But what surprised her even more was, why did this young man in front of her have the St. Freya Principal's private number?
"She's here."
Li Mo smiled and looked at the door. Suddenly, a beautiful figure was pushed in by the glorious afterglow of the setting sun. Her green hair was like a waterfall, her makeup exquisite, like a dream bubble. Her heroic costume swayed with the wind, like willow catkins being blown by the gentle breeze.
Hua was wearing a gorgeous ancient robe in an ink wash style. She had taken off her border defense armor, looking light and dashing.
Putting aside her meager chest, the rest of her body was perfect, not an exaggeration. Compared to the fat-headed and big-eared rich men present, she was completely in a different style.
"So beautiful..."
"Whose mother is this?"
Everyone's gaze was like a spotlight, all focused on Hua. But as Hua continued to walk in, a terrible thought arose in their hearts.
Until Hua sat next to Li Mo and was held by his hand, the terrible thought came true.
"You're a little late."
"I'm sorry, I didn't expect the clothes to be so hard to wear. I haven't worn them for a long time, so my hands are clumsy," Hua quickly explained.
"It's not a big problem, as long as you're here," Li Mo said lightly.
Soon, it was the award ceremony. Although there was no substantial prize money, it was more about honor and vanity.
"Congratulations to classmate Mei for winning the second place in the whole school in this monthly exam. Let's applaud her. Please have classmate Mei's parents come on stage to receive the award!"
After a phone call with the St. Freya Principal, the teacher's address for Mei also changed, immediately changing from Raiden Mei to Mei.
The reason was also very simple. The principal said frankly that no one here could afford to provoke the seemingly least threatening Li Mo.
The teacher could only try her best to be diligent to make up for her previous contempt.
Li Mo took out his phone. It was now 5:28 PM. There were only two minutes left before Kiana's parent-teacher conference.
Looking at Mei, he said to Hua, "I have other things to do. You can attend the parent-teacher conference for me."
"Aren't you going to receive the award?" Hua asked.
"No, I'm afraid the gap will be too big later," Li Mo had a premonition. Kiana's parent-teacher conference would definitely not be anything good...
With that, Li Mo found an excuse to slip away, avoiding everyone's sight, and quietly slipped into Kiana's classroom from the window.
"Wow, how did you get up here? This is the fifth floor!" Kiana's expression was stunned as she looked at Li Mo coming in from the window in disbelief.
"So, did I make it or not? By the way, where's the chair? Hmm? Why don't you have a chair here? You don't have one either?"
Li Mo had a string of four question marks appear above his head. All the surrounding classmates and parents had chairs, so how come Kiana didn't?
"Uh... hehe, you'll find out later. Just say you're my distant cousin, okay? That's what I told the teacher."
Kiana scratched the back of her head in embarrassment, a stiff and awkward smile on her face.
Li Mo suddenly had a bad premonition.
Suddenly, the middle-aged woman on the podium, like a landlady, said word by word, her words clear and round... no, she roared:
"Kiana Kaslana! During school hours, she has repeatedly sneaked into a certain female dormitory at noon and slept in Raiden Mei's bed; entered the chemistry lab and took 50 times the experimental amount of sodium, causing an explosion in the girls' toilet; repeatedly slept in class, played with her phone, read manga, and ate snacks; ate hot pot in the music classroom during evening self-study, causing an accident that led to a power outage in the next door; changed the background music to 'Mommy, where are we going?' in the broadcasting room during the big break; set off fireworks under the teaching building and opened three fire extinguishers in an attempt to put out the fire; took the food from the cafeteria with the bowl and chopsticks at breakfast, leading to a shortage of bowls and chopsticks at some windows; repeatedly jumped from the second floor during breaks, inducing classmates to imitate, resulting in twenty-seven classmates with calf fractures, thirteen classmates with minor sprains, and three classmates hospitalized for observation... repeatedly violated school rules and regulations! Seriously violated school rules and regulations!"
"In order to strictly enforce school rules and regulations, educate the individual, and warn others, according to the 'St. Freya High School Student Handbook...', she will be disciplined. In view of her good attitude in admitting her mistakes, after discussion by the majority of teachers and leaders, it has been decided to cancel the punishment."
"Kiana Kaslana will be publicly criticized during the morning exercises next Monday."
"In addition, there will be no chairs for the entire parent-teacher conference, and she will be forced to stand. The parents will be punished together!"
The teacher's voice was very loud, sonorous and powerful, every sentence piercing the heart!
Even Li Mo, who prided himself on being thick-skinned, couldn't keep a straight face. He really didn't deserve to be punished by standing. Li Mo even felt that the punishment was too light.
If he had done these things in the past, he would have been grateful to not be expelled, thanking his ancestors for their good fortune.
Kiana was only simply publicly criticized. The people behind her must have worried a lot.
"The parents come forward to take the punishment slip!"
Li Mo held his forehead. A strong sense of shame welled up in his heart. But who asked her to be his family's ultimate, invincible, super f***ing cute Kiana?
Forgive, must forgive!
All sins, all evil karma, I will bear them all!
Li Mo recited the chuunibyou lines in his heart, endured the humiliation, and walked up to the podium. Under the teacher's murderous gaze, he took the punishment slip.
Returning to his seat, Kiana still had an absent-minded, indifferent look.
"Thanks for this time. By the way, don't tell Mei! Otherwise, I will definitely... bite you!" Kiana threatened.
"Don't worry, as long as it's your request, I will do it," Li Mo looked at Kiana gently, his smile like a fire butterfly that had not yet burned out.
After the parent-teacher conference, as Li Mo had instructed, Hua escorted Mei home.
Li Mo, on the other hand, escorted Kiana home.
It was just that a little accident happened.
"Aiya, I already said don't follow me. I'm not a child... wait, you're not trying to do something bad to me, are you? You want to find my temporary rented apartment, and then sneak in and do bad things while I'm at school!"
Kiana crossed her arms over her chest, took a few steps back, and stared at Li Mo vigilantly.
Rented apartment...
Li Mo was a little dazed, but he quickly reacted.
That was not his and her home, but just a temporary place for Kiana to stay.
"No, I just want to see how you're living now..."
"What does it have to do with you? I won't let a strange boy into my room."
"I can help you clean up the trash in your house."
"Ngh..."
Kiana's face showed some hesitation.
"No!"
"I can cook a meal for you, better than Raiden Mei's."
"Ngh..."
Kiana's face was still a little hesitant, and the hesitation time was longer than before.
"Still no, no matter what... this is my bottom line!"
Kiana was very resolute.
There was no other way. Li Mo had to use his trump card.
"I can tell you where Siegfried is."
"!?"
Kiana was stunned in place, her eyes becoming sharp, and her body posture was also adjusted to be ready for battle at any time.
This guy knows Dad, so he must also know about Honkai and Schicksal. He's not an ordinary person. But, I can't feel any Honkai energy fluctuations on him at all...
Is it a secret weapon developed by Schicksal that conceals Honkai energy?
Enemy or friend?
"Hmph, you said it, don't go back on your word. But I'm hungry now, go to the school gate and buy me a sweet potato."
Kiana thought of a reason to send Li Mo away. She needed to calm down and think.
"Okay," Li Mo agreed decisively and immediately turned around and ran towards the school gate of St. Freya High School.
At this moment, Kiana was lost in thought, unable to come up with an answer.
"Who is he? Why does he want to enter my room so badly? He's even willing to expose his own identity. Is there anything in my room that he cares about?"
"Hmm... this guy is Mei's lifesaver. Did I think too badly of him?"
"No, no, I can't trust a stranger so easily. I'll send Mei a message now and ask her about his background."
Kiana opened her phone and chatted with Mei, directly asking for all the information about Li Mo.
When she came back to her senses, she found that Li Mo was already standing behind her. Kiana reflexively hid her phone behind her back.
"You, you, you, when did you come back? Where's the sweet potato? Did you forget?"
Kiana quickly thought of a clumsy reason to try to muddle through.
Li Mo stretched out his burned red hands, with two sweet potatoes on them.
"Here, it's still hot."
Kiana was stunned. She was dazed for a long time, then raised her head in disbelief and asked, "Are you... an idiot? Why did you hold the roasted sweet potatoes with your hands all the time!"
Let alone a normal person, even she herself could hardly bear the scorching heat of a freshly baked roasted sweet potato in her hand. It was no different from having boiling water poured on her hand.
"I forgot," Li Mo replied blankly.
"You... hmph, I've never seen such a stupid idiot. Mei even said that I'm the stupidest person in the world. As expected, there's someone even stupider!" Kiana quickly took a roasted sweet potato. It was still very hot and she couldn't hold it. She could only hold it on her arm, letting her clothes resist most of the high temperature.
"What are you standing there for? Your hands are all red from the heat, and you still don't learn from me, idiot!" Kiana said coquettishly.
But what Li Mo said next made her freeze for a long, long time.
"The other one is also yours."
The autumn wind was slightly cool, blowing on the thin body, like a scraper, scraping away the hard shell layer by layer, revealing the soft heart.
Li Mo was not stupid. He handled Bizarre worlds with ease, not letting go of any seemingly insignificant detail. Analysis, judgment, synthesis, decision-making... Li Mo could complete them all without any flaws.
But just buying a sweet potato made him covered in scars. His palms were covered with dense blisters. Both hands, the back of his hands, his wrists, the red color even spread to his arms.
It wasn't that he couldn't feel the pain. The thought of making Kiana happy, of her eating until she was full and burping, and then smiling innocently at him like before, made Li Mo forget everything.
He forgot his purpose, forgot his promise, forgot his mission.
He only knew that he had to deliver the sweet potatoes in his hand to Kiana, and then watch her show a happy smile.
Perhaps he had come to this world just for this moment.
Living, just for these few moments.
"You..."
Kiana pursed her lips, and for a moment, she couldn't think of any words of criticism.
Ngh...
It hurts...
Kiana subconsciously clutched her right chest. The sound of her heartbeat was clear, chaotic, like a boulder falling from the top of a mountain, becoming more and more rapid. Her heart was in a mess.
The intense pain after being burned by the high temperature seemed to appear on her hands as well.
A-Mo...
Kiana stretched out her trembling hands, took the sweet potato from Li Mo's other hand, and turned around.
Her back was like a flower falling in the rain, swaying non-stop.
"Next time... don't do this..."
Kiana's tone suddenly became gentle. She puffed up her pink cheeks, angry like a pufferfish.
The feeling in her heart was very strange. She clearly didn't want to be angry. She couldn't find any reason to be angry at all.
But why...
It was so uncomfortable...
Kiana lost her appetite. She held the two sweet potatoes, her teeth tightly biting her lip, and let a few drops of red blood seep out from the bite marks.
After returning to the rented apartment, Li Mo was like in another world. He looked around blankly, then sat down and didn't move, as if he were lost in thought.
Kiana, on the other hand, took out the medical kit that had not been opened for a long time, took out alcohol and bandages, and cleaned Li Mo's wounds, then bandaged them...
Just like a long, long time ago.
So long that she was no longer the Kiana of the past, and he was no longer the Li Mo of the past. But instinct still drew the two of them back to the place where the dream began.
It was as if—
Everything had gone back to the way it was.