Their romance storyline only begins on the second playthrough

Only when she, the one who did wrong, admits it herself can she sort out her emotions.

Or rather...

Only in this way could she properly share her true thoughts with her friend.

Felicity took a deep breath, her amber eyes fixed intently on Natalie:

"Na, listen carefully to what I'm about to say."

"Yeah, yeah, go ahead and say it, we're like brothers."

"Na, I want to stay with Luo."

Natalie froze upon hearing those words.

ha?

Ah...that's what I mean.

Why bring this up separately?

shy?

Natalie smiled brightly:

"Yes, of course we should stay together forever, we can't be separated like we were in our last life."

For her, changing that dilapidated ending was also something she had to do.

In this second life, she wasn't so materialistic; she only thought about vying for the position of the main wife.

More than anything, what she wanted to do was to make everyone happy to be together, and Felicity was naturally a very important friend to her.

“No.” Felicity shook her head gently, then leaned closer to her ear, “Natalie, you like Rhodes… right?”

"Oh, yes."

"I... am sensible now."

"What, what do you mean?"

"If I had the chance, I would like to hug him and sleep with him."

"You're just being affectionate, aren't you? You've always done this before."

"No, it's not just about actions, it's about the heart, the heart pounding."

"..."

As Natalie listened to these words, the most chaotic possibilities within her gradually surfaced in her mind.

"Wait, wait, you'd better not say you've suddenly figured it out or anything..."

"Yes, I want to be with Rhodes, that's what I mean."

When Felicity uttered her last word, Natalie's expression finally froze.

Panic, fear, confusion—a whole host of emotions surged forth instantly.

As if she couldn't believe it, she quickly said:

"Love isn't that simple, Hiti..."

“Luo said the same thing to me.” Felicity shook her head. “You all have solidified my image like this.”

"I will grow, I will change. Two years of hatred, three years of imperial life, I have finally understood a lot, and I am not as foolish as I was at the beginning."

"So... I'm sorry, Na."

Chapter 137 It's okay, let's go together.

sorry?

It was quite rare to hear those three words come from Felicity's mouth.

But these are not the main points.

The inner turmoil left Natalie dizzy and disoriented.

what.

What is this?!

Felicity has fallen for Rod...?

This seemingly obvious thing, or something she often joked about, actually happened at this moment?

There's actually one very good piece of evidence that Felicity is telling the truth, and it just happened—

That is, when Felicity told her this, she had already learned to avoid other people and then pulled her into the room to talk alone.

Learning to conceal one's emotions, and even wanting her to calm down and think things through, are all genuine efforts.

The question is, when did this happen?

In her past life, Felicity showed no signs of anything and remained the same dull and foolish person.

Although Felicity herself said that she grew and understood things after experiencing those events,

The problem is that it's unrealistic for someone to reminisce about someone they liked after they die.

Because if you can't feel love when someone is by your side, it's even less likely to happen when you're apart...

Without the warmth and love of the other person, what might grow is nothing more than longing and regret.

Could it be because of rebirth?

In the time since her rebirth, in just one or two weeks, Felicity has changed?

None of these are right, none of them are right...

Natalie shook her head gently, her pupils trembling.

She shook her head, not because she was shocked that Felicity had fallen for Rhodes.

Rather, a more real possibility began to grow within her—

“That’s not how it is, is it?” Natalie was slender, her priest’s robe trailing to the ground, yet she stood upright, gazing at Felicity.

“No, it’s true.” Felicity’s pretty, fair face trembled slightly. “I really like it…”

"I'm not talking about whether it's true or false that you like Rhodes, but that you only realized it was a lie after being empress for three years."

"what."

Felicity's amber eyes trembled, and she bit her lip lightly, her heart fluttering.

"You actually knew and understood a long time ago, didn't you? It's just because of Lilith that you haven't dared to express yourself."

You're afraid of embarrassing Rhodes because of your own actions, and you're afraid that Lilith's attitude towards you will worsen after you tell the truth.

So, you've been hiding the truth all this time, right?

"Why ask these questions? These things aren't important..."

"No, it's very important."

Natalie took a step forward, leaping across the distance, and stood half a meter in front of Felicity.

Then, she reached out her hand—

Felicity's heart pounded at that moment, and she immediately lowered her head, tightly closed her eyes, and furrowed her brows, afraid that Natalie would hit her.

but……

The kind of pain she imagined didn't come, or rather, a different kind of pain appeared.

That's something Natalie loves to do—squeeze her face into a round shape like a pancake.

That's right, use both hands to pull on either side of her cheeks and then pull outwards.

As a result, her face naturally became a flat, round shape.

"It hurts... Na... Ugh." Felicity's mumbled words came out of her mouth, which sounded unclear because of the deformity of her mouth.

"If you like it, then like it." Natalie lowered her eyes, withdrew her hand, and then placed it on Felicity's head again;

"To put it bluntly, I can only feel at ease when you are by Rhodes' side, or rather, when you are by both Rhodes and me."

"This is the best place for you to stay, or rather, there is no other place for you to stay."

"So whether you're here as a friend or in a more intimate way, there's really no difference, right?"

"To be frank, Hiti, you used to be much more troublesome. Even though you weren't taking up a spot, you always managed to barge into our conversations and successfully ruin the perfect atmosphere."

"So now that you're more sensible, I actually feel a little more at ease."

Felicity's body was limp; after hearing Natalie's words, she felt completely drained.

"Na, you're not angry?"

"How could I possibly be angry?"

"They're clearly good friends, but they have to interfere..."

Weren't you worse off before?

That's actually how it is.

Although Felicity once claimed to have no concept of love, she always managed to do some incredibly naive and eccentric things.

What action?

That would be the extraordinary act of suddenly intervening between the two of them when they were about to kiss, and thoughtfully asking, 'What's the point of kissing?'

You said it was hard to hold back, and it really is.

The key is that you can't just drive Felicity away, otherwise she'll be unhappy all day with a tense look in her eyes and her eyebrows furrowed.

Ok.

These are certainly important, but the most important thing is still one fact—

The girl's long, light pink hair swayed gently in the breeze blowing in from the window behind her, drifting in the air like peach blossoms in early spring.

At the same time, her eyes, like peach blossom petals, were no longer the deep crimson. She blinked lightly and smiled: