"..." Tan Xing said dimly, "I've heard of the store you mentioned, and I've actually seen it before, but I really don't have the courage to go in. Although it's okay to just look and not buy, it would be embarrassing. Besides, I don't have strong self-control, and I'm afraid I won't be able to help but spend money recklessly after seeing it—"
The plight of Tan Xing's family situation was clearly apparent.
Chu Shangli thought of what the Cheshire Cat said before -
Chu Shangli didn’t even know that there were “slums” in the empire before, and of course he didn’t believe that there were so-called “poor people” in the empire——
In fact, it is not uncommon. If they can appear in the central metropolitan area of the empire, even if they were once "poor people", because they used hallucinations to cleanse their memories, there should be no traces left on their bodies.
Moreover, those who actually came to the Imperial Central Metropolitan Area were selected, and were able to obtain quite special subsidies. Combined with the illusion that had been previously input into the brain, there was actually no awareness of being different from others - or, if there was, it was more of a sense of superiority -
Even if it is imaginary, it probably won't have such a clear self-awareness as Tan Xing——
Besides, the special selection of the slums is to ascend the spiral staircase to the upper level, and there is no chance of that happening in a place like Mae Sot.
So, what happened to Tan Xing?
"Why do you seem to be living in such a tight spot? If you've always lived in Class (A), the special subsidy should have given you a little more comfort, right?"
"..." Tan Xing's expression showed that he really didn't want others to expose his scars.
Chu Shangli and the others were not so ignorant - but there was one exception -
Qiu Feishuang slid her fingers twice on the phone she carried with her and nodded.
"I see. It really is not easy for you then."
"W-what do you mean?" Tan Xing's expression became a little unnatural.
"You seem to have fifteen or sixteen sisters in your family? And a whole bunch of pets—you yourself aren't that person's biological child. After the big incident at the Imperial Orphanage, even though they announced that they had dealt with it, there are still many people who can't believe them—"
"..." Tan Xing's eyes turned into those of a dead fish——
Although it seemed to have touched a sore spot for him, he did not intend to deny all the facts.
"You don't deny it?"
“…”
"Well, that's alright. It seems like your life is difficult, but you don't seem to consider it anything to be ashamed of. All you're embarrassed about is not having enough money to spend when you want to eat delicious food or wear clothes that suit your style—"
It is precisely because of this that I can more easily search for everything about you——"
Qiu Feishuang turned the phone towards Tan Xing.
"Wearing a Misot school uniform on weekends is pretty conspicuous—especially while working a part-time job in a Misot school uniform... Speaking of which, Misot does place a lot of emphasis on practical skills after arriving, so if you say you want to experience life, it doesn't seem likely that many people would be suspicious. However, if you keep following this line, you'll be completely exposed."
Qiu Feishuang's red lips curled up in a charming smile.
"Ah la la, this is really—" Qiu Feishuang said something that sounded like both sarcasm and praise: "The Internet is really convenient—"
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