Ju Huang missed class once again.
However, the seat next to Willy was not left empty; someone took advantage of the situation to fill it.
Unlike the young master who was punished by standing, he sat upright during class and only turned to look at his deskmate with a smile when the bell rang.
"Do you need my help?"
With just that one sentence, he stopped the boy from leaving.
How can you help me?
Willie sat back down and tilted his head when he met Willie's gaze.
"Do you want to invest in Asami's business?"
Willy didn't witness everything that happened in the dormitory corridor during the day, but he had a very capable little assistant who was excellent at gathering information—
The system was dragged out by Shan Ying for a night, but before going into hibernation, it still checked the network backend and happened to see the bloody storm on the school forum. After piecing together the complete story, it immediately reported it to its host.
In fact, on his way to the classroom, Willy noticed that there were many more people looking at him than usual, and most of them were looking at him with a complex mix of sympathy and schadenfreude.
The Asami family's poverty and discord were common knowledge. In the eyes of everyone at the academy, Vili had become a "Cinderella" figure, bullied by her arrogant and domineering younger brother. Fortunately, Tachibana appeared in time to "rescue the beauty".
In just one morning, dozens of fanfictions about him and Ju Huang as a couple had already appeared on the forum.
Even Sakura Yama, who originally favored Kanade Kii, was almost bewitched by these words, wavering and scribbling in her little notebook.
Upon hearing Vili's words, Kii Kanade's gentle smile deepened.
"Asami family..."
His voice was soft, almost drowned out by the noise of the students during the break.
"You don't actually acknowledge Asami Miri's identity, do you?"
The seemingly casual words carried a tremendous weight, striking Vili directly in front of him and causing the previously absent-minded boy's pupils to constrict slightly.
If the system were here, it would have screamed. However, Vili simply sat up straight, looked up at Kii Kanade, and saw the latter's figure reflected in his clear eyes.
A sweet, electric-like pleasure climbed up his spine. Wei licked his sharp canine teeth with the tip of his tongue, but the pain only made him more excited.
He felt his heartbeat and laughed.
Why do you say that?
first.
Kii Kanade thought to herself.
No longer just a reflection in a mirror or a flower in the water, this was the first time he felt the distance between himself and the boy finally shrinking, as if he could reach out and touch the real thing.
Sincerity for sincerity...
Recalling his conversation with Masashi Yukimura that day, he smiled self-deprecatingly.
He was so arrogant that he could see through people's hearts... but in the end, he didn't even understand his own heart.
"If I had to say, I'd say it's my intuition."
He said things that his past self would never have believed.
Intuition? He's not a single-celled organism like Ju Huang.
Kii Kanade unfolded a blank folding fan, his fingertips lightly tracing its surface, avoiding eye contact with Vili.
Actually, you and I are somewhat similar.
"We are all people who are detached from the world."
Vili recalled the comic book page he had glimpsed when he first came into this world.
Even the simplest black lines reveal glimpses of the refined and elegant young man before us—his appearance, family background, and talent... he is almost a darling of the gods.
However, this is merely "Kii Kanade" in the eyes of others, a smiling mask, a name shimmering on the list, and a leading actor bowing on the stage.
Strip away the glitz and glamour, and what's revealed is...
The family photo fell from the shoe cabinet due to the violent impact, the glass surface shattered, and a ray of light slanted in from outside the door, the reflection making the faces in the photo blurry.
The elementary school student stood silently at the door, his perfect test paper, clenched tightly in his hand, was soaked with sweat and tattered.
"Young Master..."
Hearing the arguing coming from inside the door, the maid turned pale. She tried to grab Kii Kanade's shoulder and take him away, but was pushed away violently.
The reaction force caused the slender boy to fall to the ground, crashing into a shoe cabinet. It was still the height of summer, and he was wearing shorts that only reached his knees. Tiny shards of glass pierced his skin, drawing blood instantly.
However, the noise did not attract the attention of the people inside the door.
"How could you bring someone into your home?"
The man's voice was filled with rage, so much so that he forgot to control his volume, and it exploded like thunder.
"I just wanted to find some excitement."
On the contrary, the woman's voice was very calm, and she even had the mind to slowly exhale a smoke ring.
"At least it's better than you getting horny all the time and grabbing the maid into your room without a care in the world, right?"
A slight smile played on her lips, and her beautiful features hinted at a resemblance to Kanade Kii.
"We've already spent a fortune just on hush money. If this continues, no one will dare to apply for a job at the Kii family."
Instead of blaming me, you should reflect on your own actions.
"There are still six months until the next family elders' meeting. If I hadn't given you a good son, do you think you would still be able to hold onto your position as head of the family so securely, given your actions?"
"..."
Another loud noise followed, probably just like when he bumped into the cabinet before entering the room. The man once again vented his rage on an inanimate object.
waste.
These two words were murmured between the woman's lips.
"Young Master! Are you alright!?"
A maid's scream broke the brief silence outside the door, finally attracting the attention of the "parents".
The man turned and walked out of the room first, looking down at the boy with his head down, and frowned.
"What happened?"
He glanced at her briefly, then looked away and questioned the maid.
"How are you taking care of the young master?"
The woman slowly followed him out. When she saw the scene before her, she casually stubbed out her cigarette and squatted down to check on Kii Kanade's wound.
She didn't notice Kii Kanade's trembling eyes, and after confirming it, she let go of her hand with a sigh of relief.
"Fortunately, it only punctured the skin."
"However, just to be on the safe side, it's best to have 'Qiluo' heal it; it wouldn't be good to have a scar left."
"Meixiang, take the young master downstairs."
"Mother……"
Kii Kanade avoided the maid's hand, grabbed the woman's arm, and looked up at her. Her pure black pupils seemed to be covered with a light veil, making them hazy.
The woman stopped in her tracks as she stood up. She looked down at her son, her face expressionless.
"Don't cry."
"..."
She raised her hand and pressed it against the corner of the boy's eye, ignoring the sound of the man's footsteps as he left, her voice deep and resonant.
"Kii Kanade."
“You are my son, the next head of the Kii family, and you bear the bloodline of the most powerful Yumishi. You must not show such a weak expression.”
Don't let me down.
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