"..."
In the darkness, although Sakuramiya Hitomi's eyes were tightly shut at this mont, she could vaguely sense a gaze coming from beside her.
'A miscalculation!'
She had been in such a hurry to turn around, forgetting that the bed in the President's house was not very spacious. Plus, with her eyes closed, she couldn't see, so she had accidentally fallen off.
'Right now, the President and An Le are probably both staring at ?!'
'I so...'
'I so want to die...'
'Why did the situation turn out like this?!'
'My boyfriend and An Le were actually about to do that kind of thing right in front of ...'
'Ahhhhhh!!'
'If I had known, I never should have agreed to An Le staying over!'
'But...'
'But...'
"..."
Actually, regarding the matter between An Le and Yan Huan, Sakuramiya had discussed it with An Le before Yan Huan returned and had tacitly accepted it.
After all, both of them had done that kind of thing with Yan Huan, so naturally, they talked about everything.
"In other words... as long as we all give up our superpowers together, everything will return to normal?"
"Yes... that is what Xiao Huan said."
Hearing this, Sakuramiya Hitomi froze slightly and looked at An Le.
"So, you are willing to give up your ability on your own initiative, right?"
"Even though, I actually... should be thanking my ability. If it were not for this god-given superpower, if there were no Little Finger, I am afraid... I would never have mustered the courage to reunite with Xiao Huan in my entire life."
As she spoke, An Le lowered her eyes and sighed emotionally.
"This superpower has helped
a lot... but if it is for Xiao Huan's sake, I am willing to willingly give it up. What about you, Vice-President Sakuramiya?"
"...Of course, I am also willing."
Despite hearing this, Sakuramiya Hitomi did not reveal a happy or relieved expression.
She was a smart person; drawing analogies was sothing she knew how to do.
After the High Table Dinner, perhaps she could say now that she and the President did not need a superpower to act as a matchmaker, that they did not need its help...
But what about the others?
An Le was the President's childhood sweetheart, yet it was also because of the descent of the superpower that their destinies had been linked together.
For the rest of them, it was likely even more so.
Whether it was Spencer, or Bai Yi...
Even down to Ye Shiyu!
For these people, let alone not knowing whether they would give up their abilities for the President right now...
Even if they were willing right now, there was only one President!
Thinking of this, Sakuramiya Hitomi hesitated for a good while before asking.
"Then, An Le... if after giving it up, the President ultimately does not choose to be with you... aning, he ultimately does not marry you, will you... regret it?"
"...I... I actually do not expect Xiao Huan to choose
in the end. After all, compared to all of you, I simply cannot help Xiao Huan with anything at all... As long as Xiao Huan can spare so of his affection for , I will..."
"Do you an being the President's lover? Isn't that cheating?! What if even that is not allowed?! What if it ans thoroughly and completely cutting off contact with the President!"
"..."
Upon hearing those words, even soone as gentle as An Le abruptly raised her eyes to look at Sakuramiya Hitomi before her.
Her pair of eyes suddenly beca incomparably hollow.
"Thrum..."
The sense of oppression, which had seemingly vanished without a trace after Tokyo, began to spread bit by bit.
An unclean pink hue also began to spread throughout the entire room once again...
"Gulp."
Sakuramiya Hitomi swallowed a mouthful of saliva, vigilantly placing her hand on the floor.
But a second later, An Le snapped out of that imnse fear and unease.
The terrifying atmosphere around her instantly dissipated. She casually reached up with a trembling hand to smooth her black hair, remaining calm and composed as she changed the subject.
"Then... then we can talk about that when the ti cos... Oh right, are you hungry, Vice-President Sakuramiya? There are still so leftovers in the house... or, is there anything else you want to know about the Modifier?"
"..."
Although An Le had suddenly softened, Sakuramiya Hitomi was no fool.
She knew that An Le would not simply let the matter drop...
Just as she had expected.
But, if even An Le, who had already lowered her bottom line to such a degree, was unwilling...
Once she said this to the others, it would probably just add fuel to the fire!
That Piggy King who had been docile for so long would probably blacken and turn into a demon lord of chaos once again!
That Hypnosis Master who was already terrifyingly inhuman right now would probably truly completely control everyone!
If that happened, wouldn't her dream of spending her whole life as an exclusive couple with the President be forever impossible to realize?!
No wonder the optimal solution that Perfect Sakuranomiya had co up with was...
Everyone forming a big family!
'But I am not Perfect Sakuranomiya!!!'
The re thought of having to share the President with other won made Sakuramiya Hitomi grind her teeth in anger.
Moreover, the President was probably aware of this as well, which was why he had no choice but to maintain intimate relationships with these Hosts, right?
This was all...
In order to resolve the Modifier.
"..."
Thinking of this, the Sakuramiya Hitomi of that ti also had no choice but to sigh, smiling helplessly at An Le.
"Yes, let us resolve the Modifier first..."
With things having reached this point, she could only compromise and take it one step at a ti.
Sakuramiya Hitomi knew quite a few peers who played around wildly before marriage, yet once they got married, they acted like pure golden boys and jade girls.
Although she despised such behavior, right now she had no choice but to use it to comfort herself.
She would just treat it as...
The President making a few girlfriends that she knew before getting married, going to practice his skills or sothing?
As long as the President ultimately married her, it was fine!
Yes, just like An Le or the other Modifier Hosts...
Sakuramiya Hitomi also had her own bottom line on the premise of giving up the Modifier.
It was exactly because she harbored this compromising, second-best mindset that Sakuramiya Hitomi tacitly accepted the fact that An Le and Yan Huan were living together, and stayed over.
And yet, this had led to her current predicant of nearly witnessing her partner commit infidelity right before her eyes?!
"..."
In the darkness, Yan Huan looked at Sakuramiya Hitomi before him. With her eyes closed but her lips pouting slightly, he knew she was awake.
No one knew Hitomi better than Huan. He knew that Sakuramiya Hitomi wanted to stop him and An Le from doing that kind of thing, but was afraid of the awkwardness of opening her eyes, so she ca up with such a genius thod to remind them.
Helpless, Yan Huan imdiately looked at An Le and mouthed the words,
"Let's forget it for tonight, An Le. We can do it later..."
However, seeing this, An Le pondered for a mont, then once again revealed a smile. While looking at the soundly sleeping Sakuramiya, she deliberately whispered softly,
"Perfect. Vice-President Sakuramiya has gotten off the bed to make room, so we can just go up..."
"Huh?!"
At this, hearing that An Le still wanted to continue with the installation, Sakuramiya Hitomi couldn't hold back anymore and completely erupted.
The next second, her face flushed with anxiety as she finally sat up straight and glared at Yan Huan and An Le.
"Enough! An Le!! Don't push things too far! Originally, I was going to ask the President out on a date tonight! I even booked a hotel!
"It's fine that the date didn't happen; I thought as long as the President is safe, it's fine! But in the end! In the end, you still want to do... do that kind of thing right in front of ?!"
Upon hearing these words, Yan Huan froze slightly.
"A date?"
Hearing this, An Le also blinked.
"A hotel?"
And An Le's ability to precisely locate the keywords made the frustrated and angry Sakuramiya Hitomi belatedly realize she had let the truth slip.
Her face instantly turned slightly red. She averted her eyes slightly, completely unable to et Yan Huan's suddenly sharp gaze directly.
"T-That was just because I was afraid it would be too late by then, and the trip back from Kyogo Ward to the South Ward would be too far or sothing..."
"Oh, so it was because you were afraid it was too far..."
Hearing Sakuramiya Hitomi say this, An Le showed an expression of sudden realization.
After speaking, she slowly lifted her body from the bedding.
As the bedding slipped down bit by bit, the bewitching scene within, along with the mixed scent of the two people wafting into her face, caused Sakuramiya Hitomi's averted face to beco even more flushed.
"M-Mhm... S-Since you two realize your mistake, t-then... then get a good rest... Y-You hear ?"
"Oh, get a good rest."
"Can you not always just repeat what I say?!"
Both ashad and anxious, Sakuramiya Hitomi imdiately turned her head back to glare at An Le.
"Hup~"
But at so unknown point, An Le reached out from behind, gently hugging Sakuramiya Hitomi, and then whispered softly in her ear,
"What a coincidence, Vice-President Sakuramiya. Our schedules clashed tonight~ Actually, I was also going to go on a date with Xiao Huan..."
"Eh?"
Sakuramiya Hitomi's pupils contracted, but the next second, An Le abruptly leaned into her ear again, whispering,
"Earlier, Vice-President Sakuramiya said such generous~ words to ... Therefore, if we go on our date together tonight, I won't mind at all."
'I already told you!!'
'That was what Perfect Sakuranomiya said!!'
'Moreover...'
'Together...'
'If we are together...'
"..."
Sakuramiya Hitomi's gaze went blank for a mont; clearly, she had started imagining all sorts of vivid scenes again.
Imdiately, her face flushed several shades redder.
She shook her head weakly, yet at the sa ti, her voice was so incredibly delicate it was practically inviting soone to commit a cri.
"T-Then... I... I c-can't do that... I should still s-sleep... I'm s-sleepy..."
'Dammit!'
'How can she be this cute?!'
Seeing Sakuramiya Hitomi's blushing face and her soft, powerless rejection as she shook her head, Yan Huan couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.
And seeing Yan Huan with such an expression, An Le puffed out her cheeks, seemingly filled with so resentnt.
Noticing An Le's gaze, Yan Huan belatedly caught on and hurriedly glared back at her, aning:
'An Le, what are you saying?! What do you an together... Are you crazy?!'
"..."
An Le did not reply, only shifting her eyes away and pretending not to see.
In reality, it was still because of the words Sakuramiya Hitomi had spoken to An Le earlier.
Sakuramiya Hitomi's sudden statent—using the reasoning that one cannot cheat after marriage to demand that she completely cut contact with Xiao Huan in the future—had genuinely frightened her a little.
Even though...
Earlier, when they had just started living together, An Le had indeed harbored such thoughts.
If Xiao Huan grew a bit tired of her and ultimately abandoned her to marry another woman, she... she would have accepted it.
But...
The more ti she spent with Xiao Huan, the more she beca attached to this life of being with Xiao Huan.
Therefore...
She absolutely did not want to accept such an outco!
If Vice-President Sakuramiya wanted to do this, then she would just have to make her slowly accept things.
Therefore...
Tonight was actually a trap set by An Le.
Normally, no matter how hungry and thirsty she was, she still knew her limits.
She could not let it affect official business!
So, just look at these past few days when Yan Huan had been banned by Ye Shiyu; although she harbored so resentnt, she would absolutely never go seek out Ye Shiyu to settle the score and affect the bigger picture.
But why, knowing full well that Sakuramiya Hitomi was present tonight, did she still insist on doing this kind of thing?
It was all to lay the groundwork for this very mont.
She was going to make Sakuramiya Hitomi thoroughly abandon that kind of thinking!
"T-This kind of thing..."
But in her embrace, the mont Sakuramiya Hitomi thought of the stimulating scenes An Le was describing, her mind grew increasingly flustered.
In her panic, her eyes—spiraling like mosquito coils—gradually lost focus and rolled upward.
"Ugh!"
She was about to faint again!!
"Eh, Vice-President Sakuramiya?! Vice-President Sakuramiya?!"
When had An Le ever seen such a scene? Or rather, she had never expected Sakuramiya Hitomi to be such a weakling!
This was barely anything, right?
It was a bit better before when Perfect Sakuranomiya was around; at least she had passed on a ntal cultivation technique that Hitomi could practice.
Now look at this: just hearing the na of the technique, her ridians were actually broken through by the trace amounts of An Le's True Intent contained within it?!
"Ugh... I... I can't take it..."
"What do we do, Xiao Huan?"
Seeing this, Yan Huan also snapped back to reality and thought of sothing.
"I've got it!" Saying so, he imdiately leaned forward, lowered his head, and kissed Sakuramiya Hitomi.
Kiss God, activate!!
"Vmm~"
Seeing this, An Le was also stunned.
"Xiao Huan... y-you... what are you doing?"
Clearly, she had not expected Xiao Huan to be this desperately lustful.
Vice-President Sakuramiya was about to faint; at a ti like this, Xiao Huan... you're actually still kissing her?!
"..."
Facing An Le's suspicious gaze, Yan Huan's face couldn't help but darken.
'Am I that kind of person?!'
"Mmm..."
But the next second, a miracle truly happened.
Sakuramiya Hitomi, whose expression had gradually been losing focus, actually woke up. She stared blankly at Yan Huan before her, then narrowed her eyes...
...looking as if she were enjoying it very much.
"..."
'It actually worked?'
An Le had not yet experienced the upgraded Kiss God, so she was completely bewildered at this mont as well.
But...
Watching Sakuramiya Hitomi narrow her eyes and respond to Yan Huan, An Le couldn't help but purse her lips.
Sensing her direct gaze, Yan Huan also couldn't help but feel a stir in his heart.
"Smooch~"
He gently released the sowhat reluctant Sakuramiya Hitomi, then leaned over toward An Le.
"P-President..."
"Rustle... rustle..."
In the pitch-black darkness, the atmosphere gradually beca inappropriate.
Behind them, Myau-chan, sporting dead-fish eyes, had fallen into a deep state of questioning his existence as a cat.
Originally...
...he had been planning to sleep with Yan Huan today.
Well...
It seed those plans were ruined again.
"Wu... Wu... Wu..."
Curling his lip, he let out a complaining sound that resembled soone saying Old Wu.
Unable to bear looking at them any longer, Myau-chan turned his head and bit by bit, disappeared from the spot...
Yes, he ran out to the living room to avoid the crossfire.
The next morning.
Sunlight passed through the curtains that were fluttering in the gentle breeze, spreading across the floor until it finally stopped right on the face of the young man lying on the floor mattress.
The faint light illuminated the young man's features, but it did not wake him from his sweet slumber.
Perhaps it was because he had expended too much energy last night?
Last night he had even said sothing about defeating An Le head-on...
Look at how that turned out.
Just kidding, just kidding...
Hahaha...
However, perhaps it was also because this mont was simply too cozy?
At this mont, Yan Huan was lying right in the center of the floor mattress, with a young girl sleeping soundly on either side of him.
One had long hair that transitioned from black to sakura pink, with a petite and lovely figure. She was snuggled up against Yan Huan's shoulder. This was precisely Sakuramiya Hitomi.
The other had her black hair spread out, resting gently on Yan Huan's chest, her breathing steady. This was precisely An Le.
This exact scene, if one blurred out An Le's face and figure, would be exactly the sa as what Yezi AI had deduced...
...identical in every way.
It was just that it was impossible for Ye Shiyu to know about this matter for the ti being.
"Mmm..."
Not long after, Yan Huan groggily opened his eyes.
Feeling the weight and softness on both his left and right sides, he froze slightly and looked around.
"Rustle, rustle..."
But even such a slight movent woke them up, prompting a reaction from each of them.
"President... sleepy..."
Sakuramiya Hitomi muttered, as if acting coy, leaning closer to Yan Huan while burying her head deeper, going all the way under the bedding.
"Xiao Huan... sleep a little longer..."
On the other side, An Le also murmured, kissing Yan Huan's arm.
It wasn't until Yan Huan gently reached out and hugged her that she comfortably snuggled even closer to him and drifted back off to dreamland.
"..."
'Is this...'
'Heaven?'
Lying in the center, Yan Huan felt everything around him...
He even began to doubt whether he was dreaming.
"Hiss..."
He pinched his own waist, and only when a sharp pain transmitted to him did he realize:
This was not a dream!
A few days later, Golden Lion Mansion, Golden Lion Entertainnt.
The set of the variety show "Girl Group Clash" Season Two was incredibly busy at the mont.
It was simply because this variety show, currently the hottest in Linn, was filming the content for its second episode.
"Ahem..."
On the stage, a certain segnt was underway.
Today's the was "Work," and several segnts had already been completed.
Right now, standing perfectly in the center of the stage, was the exquisitely beautiful young girl holding a guitar and dressed in splendid attire—Bai Yi.
Behind her sat several guests, including Lemon, watching her converse with the host.
"So, what you are saying is, today you want to use our stage to perform your latest original song in front of the public for the first ti, Yi-Yi?"
Facing the host's question, Bai Yi's eyes sparkled with starlight as she blushed slightly and nodded.
"Yes... This song, both the lyrics and the music, are all my original work. It is the new piece I am most satisfied with."
At this mont, holding the guitar, her reaction was clearly entirely different from her previously nervous state.
When it cos to the fields they love and excel at, even the most wooden individuals will have countless words pouring straight from their hearts.
Bai Yi was exactly the sa.
Music had always been her favorite work.
"Wow, both the lyrics and the music are original? Are you that amazing?! As expected of Linn's most famous genius beautiful girl as of late!"
Normally, an average person at this ti would hurriedly decline the praise, saying things like "Not at all, not at all" or "You flatter
too much..."
Only our Bai Yi nodded her head and let out a laugh,
"Hehe~"
"..."
The host felt awkward for a second, but then she maintained her professional smile and said,
"Well then, shall we begin?"
"Okay!"
Saying so, the host yielded the stage to Bai Yi, stepping back to stand beside Lemon.
Watching Bai Yi take a deep breath on stage to prepare for her performance, Lemon revealed a sweet smile and took the lead in clapping her hands.
"Clap, clap... clap..."
"Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap!"
Seeing Lemon clapping, the other guests belatedly caught on and also began to clap.
"Phew..."
On stage, the surroundings plunged into darkness. Countless spotlights converged upon Bai Yi, framing her like a goddess of beauty.
Imdiately, she took a deep breath, showing a serious expression.
"The na of this song is 'Him'."
As she spoke, the live broadcast's AI special effects imdiately labeled the song's title.
The credits for the lyrics, composition, and instruntal arrangent below all listed Bai Yi—a continuous string of her na.
And countless comnts also drifted across the barrage on the screen:
"Him?"
"Gasp... it's a male 'Him'? Don't tell
it's written for a boyfriend?"
"Is it possible that it's written for her father?"
"Huh? 'He' can be used as a gender-neutral pronoun. I suggest you retake your grammar classes."
Bai Yi was completely unaware of the content on the barrage. At this mont, she had completely imrsed herself in the world of music.
"Strum..."
The guitar strings were plucked, and the lodious sound, carrying emotion, flowed into everyone's ears like water.
Along with it, Bai Yi gently parted her lips, and a lodious voice akin to a skylark spilled forth:
"If you knew the value of true feelings, you wouldn't face
with hypocrisy."
"Letting
halt at the couple's seat, I choose to remain inactive,"
"The dimr the lights, drawing out mountain spirits, speaking with a guilty heart,"
"You never should have given
a chance, making
queue up..."
Those short few opening lines instantly caused the barrage to flood the entire screen:
"???"
"?"
"??"
The vast majority were simply question marks.
Clearly, the audience had also been shocked.
"Wow! What a catchy voice!"
"Are you kidding ... Holy shit."
"That song she sang using the broken audio equipnt at the ani convention previously got millions of views, of course it's real."
"It's one thing to sing well, but is this song really original? She's responsible for the lyrics, music, and instrunts? Could it be that she'll even be able to do the arrangent when the ti cos?"
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At the venue, the host and the other guests couldn't help but widen their eyes.
Only Lemon narrowed her eyes, clearly not expecting her effect to be this great.
However...
"..."
The next second, Lemon withdrew her gaze and glanced offstage at her assistant.
That assistant was standing next to Zuo Jiangqin, and Zuo Jiangqin was currently watching the barrage comnts on her tablet in real-ti.
Watching so many comnts praising her daughter, Zuo Jiangqin couldn't help but reveal a smile...
...as if those comnts were praising her instead.
"..."
It was just that, amid the dense mass of comnts, she failed to notice one thing.
In the corner, an inconspicuous white comnt slowly drifted past:
"Gasp... why does this lody sound so familiar?"
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