With a quick scan of countless faces, Su Xin's appearance was easy to spot.

With white hair and golden eyes, Su Xin was the only one in the entire square with these features. Why? Why hadn't they been found?

Alicia's eyes were swollen and red, glistening with tears. She bit her lip and forced herself to continue searching until she found Su Xin.

"Xin, where are you? If you don't come out soon, I'm going to eat all your food when we get home and make you go hungry! I'll keep you awake all night!"

Alicia said fiercely, but her trembling, petite body held no power.

Before I knew it, the foggy sky finally started to rain heavily.

Rain poured down, seeping through the dust and mud.

People gradually left the square, the stage lights grew dimmer, dappled shadows moved back and forth, and the sound of raindrops was chaotic and noisy.

"Alice, it's raining, go back inside first. We'll take you home at midnight."

Staff members brought out umbrellas to prevent Alicia from getting wet in the rain.

Alicia clutched her clothes tightly. Her hair, soaked by the rain before the staff arrived, clung to her skin, obscuring most of her face.

"Xin didn't come." There was no sparkle in Alicia's eyes. She was like a monotonous robot, a lost and dejected doll, coldly reciting lines without any emotion.

Seeing Alicia's vacant gaze and dazed expression, the staff were completely bewildered.

He comforted her, saying, "I guess something came up. It would be good to call when you get home. There might be an opportunity next month; can we arrange it in advance?"

"No, no, Xin should be inside. He might not be with me?"

Alicia murmured blankly.

The staff couldn't understand Alicia. Was she really obligated to come? They had made plans, but she didn't show up.

"Go home first."

The staff arranged a car to escort Alicia to the Anding District.

Anding District is not far from the square, only a ten-minute drive away. Plus, it's early morning now, so the roads aren't as congested as during the day.

"Alishia, don't take it to heart. Maybe the other person really has an urgent matter. Let's go back and clear up the misunderstanding."

""

"Alicia?"

The staff member called out unexpectedly, and for the first time, Alicia did not respond to anyone's words, even though she always answered every question.

Is she watching?

The staff only saw Alicia's pupils dilated as she stared at the raindrops slowly sliding down the car window.

"Sizzle!!"

The car braked suddenly, making a screeching sound.

"Another person who treats the street like their own living room?"

The staff member asked, somewhat indignantly.

"Uh, sorry, I just glanced at the rearview mirror and didn't notice the child around the corner."

The driver breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, he was still conscious. The road was slippery, and turning the steering wheel carelessly could have caused an accident.

"A ghost appearing out of nowhere?"

"No, that child couldn't stand up. He should have seen me earlier and wanted to wait for me to go first before leaving," the driver answered frankly.

As long as no accidents occur, it's fine, but we should be more careful in the future.

Hearing the word "children," Alicia snapped back to reality.

"Didn't you look at him before?"

"Come on, it's so late now, the streetlights aren't very good, and that kid was dressed all in black, wasn't carrying an umbrella, and had black hair like us, so he was hard to spot."

"Did that child run away from home with luggage? He looks about ten years old."

"Alright, alright, since nothing happened, let's go. It's none of your business how other people behave. Maybe he's just standing there waiting for his family?"

The staff urged him on, so the driver had no choice but to give up and lightly press the accelerator again.

The wise way to conduct oneself in the world is to mind one's own business.

Hearing the black-haired man's voice, Alicia lost all interest.

Su Xin is beautiful; no one would fail to recognize her.

The air seemed to have changed; a strange smell seemed to be mixed in with the coolness.

Olfactory memories never fade. The faces we love may gradually fade with time, and we may forget their voices, but scents will never be forgotten.

The warm aura helped Alicia regain focus in her eyes.

As the car drove past, Alicia suddenly saw a very familiar reflection in the car window.

Alicia turned around in horror, focusing all her attention on that slightly haggard figure under the dim streetlights.

"Stop! Stop the car!" Alicia didn't care about being elegant or ladylike anymore; she didn't care if her voice was soft or gentle.

"Huh? Why?"

The driver didn't stop immediately, wanting to know Alicia's reason.

Adults are used to stopping their cars first and then asking why when they encounter someone their own age, because they know that the person must have a compelling reason.

They always treat children's requests with a condescending attitude, thinking that the children's reasons are not important and that their feelings are irrelevant.

They don't bother to make amends afterward; they just give a perfunctory response.

When Alicia saw that the car hadn't stopped, she opened the car door.

The child's action startled the driver, who immediately slammed on the brakes. Although the car was not going fast, a child jumping out of the car would definitely cause an accident. Moreover, Alicia had been reported on in the news many times, and he could not bear the responsibility.

Alicia quickly jumped out of the car and ran towards that familiar figure.

The torrential rain poured down on his weak body, his legs covered in dark mud and grime.

Alicia ran desperately uphill.

Once, it was Alicia's turn to look up from below.

She ran to him, as if she dared not look at him too much as if she were facing the sun, yet she could see him even if she didn't look at him.

"Xinxin!" Alicia shouted.

Su Xin didn't listen; the noisy rain completely drowned out Alicia's crying.

It was as if fate had deliberately arranged a drama, causing the two to brush past each other and lose each other forever.

A taxi stopped in front of Su Xin. The driver leaned out and nodded to Su Xin, who then took a few steps forward.

Alicia's vision was obscured by rain and tears, making it too blurry to see the specifics. She only saw Su Xin seemingly get into a car and disappear from sight.

With a honk of the horn, the taxi driver put down the car that was flashing green lights and quickly disappeared from sight.

In an instant, Alicia collapsed to the ground, staring at the departing taxi as if something inside her had shattered.

The torrential rain relentlessly poured down on Alicia's head, leaving her soaking wet and utterly disheveled.

Just then, a familiar voice rang in Alicia's ear.

"Ellie? What are you doing here?"

Su Xin was quite surprised, but without thinking much, she immediately took off her clothes and draped them over Alicia.

Alicia, like a cat seeing its owner, rushed into Su Xin's arms and hugged him tightly.

"Waaaaah, you liar! You big liar!"

Alicia burst into tears, leaving Su Xin in a real bind.

"Don't cry, why?" Su Xin said guiltily.

He harbored a侥幸心理 (a sense of wishful thinking), believing that Alicia hadn't checked the suitcase and was only discovered because she hadn't shown up.

In that case, there will be a chance to leave later.

"Hmph, sob sob!" Alicia sobbed, pouting coquettishly: "You didn't wait for me, you wanted to leave alone, you were supposed to travel the world with me, but you abandoned me to go to a farther place? Do you hate me? Don't you want to be with me? Answer me!"

"I don't"

"You're lying! You don't even dare admit it now!"

Alicia angrily pointed at the suitcase behind Su Xin, saying that she was no longer an ignorant child.

Su Xin was in a dilemma. If she didn't leave, would she have to wait until all the tragedies happened in the future before she regretted it?

Now tell Alicia that she shouldn't have had any connection with her, and shouldn't have had any connection with her at all.

From birth, their identities and levels of achievement were destined to be different.

Su Xin didn't understand why Alicia was able to quickly see through the intentions and recognize the current situation.

He would never have known that the girl was so sensitive.

Chapter 117 "We Will Be Together Forever"

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Chapter 118 The person who loves you will naturally understand everything about you.

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Chapter 119 Why can birds fly?

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Chapter 120: Yoomiya-neechan in Hero Form Appears!

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Chapter 121 Su Xin, Unbound by Discipline

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Chapter 122 Daughter of the World

Unknowable and imperceptible threads tightly bind the fates of all people.

It guides life, born amidst cries; it gently guides the soul, returning it to silence.

She still remembers that moment.

It was composed of light, like threads of silk. They traced distinct marks above people's heads. Sometimes they intersected and coiled together; then they scattered and stretched towards their respective ends, or they abruptly ended at some untraceable place.

Feeling an indescribable sense of constraint, she turned to those surrounding her—

“Wait, Aponia, I’m not a child.” Su Xin pushed Aponia’s hand away from her cheek.

At the same time, does Aponia now have the ability to predict the future? Shouldn't it be able to predict the future only after fusing with a Honkai Beast?

"Su Xin, where are you?" Aponia repeated the question from before.

"Ordinary, nothing special, just an average person." Su Xin answered without hesitation. He himself admitted to being mediocre, but Aponia held onto...?

Su Xin guessed it was because of Alicia, since anyone who could travel with Alicia wouldn't be an ordinary person.

Unfortunately, there was that exception.

Su Xin wanted to be honest with all those who thought she was amazing: Unfortunately, I'm not as amazing as you all imagine.

"I'll go back first." Su Xin felt uncomfortable with Aponia's gaze. She couldn't help it, as if she was being watched, even though she was openly meeting Aponia's eyes.

Aponia made no real attempt to persuade Su Xin to stay. Just as Su Xin turned and took her first step, Aponia spoke again:

"Su Xin, have you ever seen a truly free person?"

"Such people don't exist, right?" Su Xin turned around. He was interested in this topic and had wanted to know the answer to a question since he was a child—true freedom?

One person's freedom is always built on trampling on the freedom of others; when one only has freedom in their eyes, they also lose their freedom.

"I see."

"He attempted to manipulate everything in the world at will based on his desires, ultimately leading to his inevitable destruction."

"Before this, he thought he was free, but he also knew very well that he had never been favored by freedom and had always been pulled by the invisible threads of fate."

"Those who can foresee the future but cannot change it, and those who cannot accept the bleak future, become even more desperate under the drive of the desire for freedom."

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