After their confessions were rejected, they regretted it for the rest of their lives.

Kurimaki Tsuruo is a person without big dreams. In her 19 years of life, she doesn't even know what she wants.

Reaching this point in just six months is indeed something to be complacent about.

After dropping out of school, she was scouted and signed by a talent agency in Shibuya.

What sustained her was not the dream of becoming an idol, but the meager signing fee that could supplement her family's income.

In the past, she may have fantasized about becoming a moderately famous idol, but as time went by, until she met Xia Weiyu, this expectation was buried by cruel reality.

Kurimaki Tsuru once asked Xia Weiyu, "What is your dream?"

The other party remained silent for a long time.

Xia Weiyu rested her chin on her hand, and the two of them sat on the steps, watching the sunset.

He had not spoken for a long time.

Even Kurimaki Tsuruo felt that "dreams" were still a vague and unattainable thing for Xia Weiyu.

Even this almost omnipotent guy probably couldn't answer that.

Indeed, someone like him has probably already achieved his dreams...

And just after the girl gave up on this pointless idea...

"You're probably my dream, Tsuruo."

"Huh?"

This sudden answer was not what Kurimaki Tsuruo had expected, and a slight change appeared on his expressionless face.

The setting sun shone on Xia Weiyu's face, bringing the girl a warmth that spread from top to bottom.

The tingling, numb sensation felt like an electric current surging through my heart.

Becoming someone else's dream...

That left her with no way to respond.

.........

Kurimaki Tsuruo never understood.

Why were the uncle and aunt the ones who cried the most at their father's funeral?

After the funeral, they tried every means to divide up the property left by their father.

Legally, the right of inheritance should belong to the mother, but even with this explicit provision, she and her mother only received a portion of the inheritance that was barely enough to live on.

Kurimaki Tsuruo also couldn't understand why her close friends from school would embellish her story and spread unfounded rumors about her behind her back.

Relationships between people seem to be an incomprehensible problem for young girls.

It's easier to close yourself off than to actively try to understand these things.

Until Xia Weiyu appeared…

Before this, Kurimaki Tsuruo never thought that there would be anyone in the world who would treat her unconditionally well, except for her parents.

But Xia Weiyu was an exception...

As a producer, he is different from everyone else.

At first, I felt like Tsuruo Kurimaki was an older brother...

In fact, Kurimaki Tsuruo only recently learned that Natsumi Yu was indeed an older brother.

Perhaps that's why Xia Weiyu naturally possesses a reassuring gentleness.

The girl in her hometown doesn't know how to cater to fans and never attends offline handshake events.

Therefore, Tsuruo Kurimaki was often reprimanded by the agency, and was even told things like "If you can't do it, get out."

But Xia Weiyu wouldn't say that. He would say that this indifferent expression is also beautiful, and that you should believe in yourself.

And as it turned out, his own expression became a distinctive feature that set him apart from his peers.

If I hadn't met Xia Weiyu,

My fate will likely be either a helpless compromise or a complete confrontation with the darkness of reality.

Kurimaki Tsuruo knew that at the beginning, besides her pretty face and pleasant voice, she was completely useless.

Why was she chosen by Xia Weiyu, who encouraged her, supported her from behind, and even pursued her?

Those perfunctory, baseless answers were not what she wanted…

But Xia Weiyu never gave the real answer.

Kurimaki Tsuruo also tried to please Xia Weiyu, like a baby learning to walk, imitating scenes from movies.

But on her, it would look ridiculous and strange, and Xia Weiyu would just smile calmly.

"This style doesn't suit you."

"..."

There was no reason why this man was so good to her.

Even yesterday, she asked Xia Weichan, Xia Weiyu's younger brother,

The response I received was the same perfunctory one.

"He saw your strengths."

When you met Xia Weiyu in Shibuya, did you have any shining qualities?

Even now, Tsuruo Kurimaki doesn't think she has anything that could attract him...

.........

Entering the washroom,

Kurimaki Tsuruo changed into a pure white gauze dress, with a lace scarf around her neck.

This is a style of dressing that the girl has never experienced before.

Kurimaki Tsuruo's aloof expression contrasted sharply with her gentle outfit.

This was a dress Xia Weiyu had once wanted the girl to wear, but ever since it was bought, it had been sitting in a corner of the closet…

Her white clothes highlighted the self-inflicted wounds on Kurimaki Tsuruo's arms.

Looking at herself in the mirror, Xia Weiyu once said that a fake smile didn't suit her, but her face was perfectly suited to a genuine smile...

Her pink lips trembled slightly, trying to smile, but the smile that appeared under these circumstances was even uglier than the fake smile she used to give on stage...

It's like crying.

Tears welled up from the corners of her eyes... one drop after another, streaming down Kurimaki Tsuruo's cheeks and dripping onto the sink.

She instinctively picked up her phone, but froze, and even the tears that were about to burst seemed to stop flowing at that moment.

No one will listen to her late-night confessions anymore.

Even after a week and a half, Kurimaki Tsuruo's body and mind still haven't accepted the fact that Xia Weiyu is gone.

Just like the spine that supports the body, if it breaks, the whole person will collapse instantly.

It's almost here...

.........

After taking a shower, Ke Yueci sat on the leather sofa in the living room, wearing a nightgown that perfectly accentuated her girlish and virtuous temperament.

Her delicate, fair feet rested directly on the plush cushion under the sofa, while the numerous documents on the table were placed aside.

I carefully categorized the bird photos I took today and put them into a beautifully bound album.

During the day, the little calico cat in the Taoist temple told her that her idea was quite good.

Essentially, it's a marriage of convenience, a binding of relationships, which is very common within families.

Binding interests together seems to be the only feasible solution.

But Ke Yueci didn't have any unmarried sisters she could use.

So she adopted a stepsister today...

The person who came up with this idea was that quirky "calico cat".

During the time Ke Yueci spent with Zhu Xuening, she trusted her completely.

That girl who believed in karma and retribution possessed people-pleasing traits at the core of her personality.

It is not self-centered, but altruistic.

Otherwise, Zhu Xuening wouldn't have only shown a troubled expression before agreeing anyway.

This calico cat... seems to rarely consider its own feelings; Ke Yueci can't sense even a hint of self-centeredness in it.

"You helped me and I owe you a debt, so I will try my best to repay you. If you need anything, please let me know."

Zhu Xuening once said that she was born to pay off debts, not only the debts of her maternal grandparents, but also many other debts on her shoulders.

That's why they are born weak and sickly, and are also cursed in their destiny.

Especially when Ke Yueci said he wanted to take her in as his sworn sister…

Zhu Xuening refused, and gave many reasons why she could not agree.

But if we don't do this, even if the girl does make Xia Weichan fall in love with her and they get married...

She also had no reasonable grounds to exchange Duan Rong's property.

Even the film studio that Ke Yuexuan cared about most couldn't be taken back.

Although it's true that Zhu Xuening's entire family died, which aligns with her statement.

But Ke Yueci did not believe in metaphysics.

In reality, she didn't truly consider Zhu Xuening to be her sister.

No good older sister would take advantage of her younger sister.

Influenced by her surroundings, Ke Yueci's thoughts increasingly gravitated towards the direction of her "uncle and uncle".

But there's nothing that can be done about it. If Zhu Xuening was born to pay off a debt...

Isn't she also paying off a debt for some man?