"How long has she been like this?"
"Uh... probably a day or two. Sister Himeko, what should we do?"
"Hmm... let me think—cold salad..."
March 7th: "..."
Just as Himeko and Little March were whispering to each other, suddenly, a creaking sound of a door opening came through. A familiar figure walked in from outside.
"Welcome back, Yun Fan... hm? We have a guest?"
Seeing that the arrival was their Mr. Yun Fan, Himeko instinctively greeted him. However, what she hadn't expected was that behind Yun Fan followed a sweet-looking girl.
"Hahaha, everyone really is here—looks like I came to the right place."
Yun Fan laughed heartily, his gaze sweeping over the people in the room: the curious Himeko, March 7th whose face was practically screaming 'I'm very unhappy', and Stelle sitting by the window in full depressive mode.
Mm, aside from Conductor Pom-Pom, the stoic little azure dragon Dan Heng, and 'Yang Sit-ups', their Nameless team could be considered fully assembled.
"What's wrong with Stelle?"
Seeing Stelle looking so dejected, like a salted fish that had lost its dreams, Yun Fan slightly furrowed his brows.
"We don't know either. She suddenly turned like this."
Himeko helplessly spread her hands, indicating she had no idea what was going on with Stelle right now.
"Yun Fan, aren't you going to introduce her? Who's the girl beside you?"
March 7th glared fiercely at Yun Fan, pouting in dissatisfaction, practically about to write the words 'this old lady is very upset' across her face.
"Uh, let me introduce everyone—this is Firefly, she's..."
"Firefly—!!!"
Before Yun Fan could finish the introduction, a very excited voice suddenly rang out. The next moment, Stelle—who had been leaning dejectedly by the window—suddenly erupted with the power of the prehistoric era. With a whoosh, she vanished from her spot.
When the girl reappeared, she was already in front of Firefly, her eyes sparkling as she cupped the girl's hands in hers.
Yun Fan: '...'
March 7th: '...…??'
Himeko: '...'
This sudden scene left everyone—including Firefly—completely stunned. Even our Mr. Yun Fan was no exception.
He had just started to introduce Firefly's identity to everyone, but before he could finish speaking, how had Stelle suddenly rushed over like she was on drugs?
"Um... um, Stelle, long time no see... hahaha..."
Seeing Stelle's eyes shining as she held her hands, our Miss Firefly immediately felt awkward. Today's Stelle seemed far too enthusiastic, leaving Firefly momentarily at a loss for how to respond.
"Stelle, could this Miss Firefly be your true... uh, do you know Miss Firefly?"
Himeko's gaze swept oddly between Stelle and Firefly. Judging from Stelle's earlier actions, could this Miss Firefly be the 'true destined woman' Stelle had mentioned?
"Mm, I met Firefly at the Penacony Park. At that time, she was being chased by people from the Hound Family..."
Stelle recounted in detail everything that had happened that day at Penacony Park—including how she had met Firefly and how she had heroically rescued her from the Hound Family members.
"I see..."
Himeko looked thoughtfully at Firefly, suddenly understanding something. No wonder that day she had felt Stelle was hiding something—it turned out to be related to this Miss Firefly.
Seeing Himeko lost in thought, Stelle didn't say anything more. She simply continued holding Firefly's small hand happily and asked.
"Firefly, did you come here specifically to find me? I haven't received any messages from you these past few days—I was worried you had been targeted by those Hounds again."
"Sorry, Stelle, for making you worry. I had some things to take care of these past few days, so I couldn't reply to your messages in time. I'm really sorry."
Hearing Stelle's words, Firefly embarrassedly tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and replied apologetically.
These past two days, her mind had been filled with thoughts of Yun Fan, and even in her dreams, it was the boy's figure—so she had completely forgotten to reply to Stelle's messages.
"Stelle, is Miss Firefly the true destined woman you were talking about?"
Just as everyone was chatting back and forth, March 7th—who had been overloaded from processing too much information at once—finally snapped back to reality. She pointed dazedly at Firefly and asked.
Himeko: 'Little March...'
At those words, Himeko couldn't help but cover her face. She had been afraid that bringing up this question would make Miss Firefly feel awkward, which was why she hadn't said anything—but Little March had gone straight for it and poked the hornet's nest.
Now...
"Huh?! I-I... true destined woman?"
Sure enough, just as Himeko had feared, upon hearing the words 'true destined woman', our Miss Firefly first froze, then her voice rose several octaves. She immediately looked at Stelle with a shocked expression.
Her eyes seemed to be saying: 'I treated you like a close sister, and you actually covet my body?'
"Ah? I... I didn't mean to..."
Hearing Firefly's somewhat shrill outburst, March 7th finally realized she had said something wrong and apologized in a panic.
"Firefly, don't misunderstand—I just... I just really like you!"
Seeing that the layer of window paper had unexpectedly been pierced by March 7th, Stelle simply stopped hiding anything. She went all in and openly confessed her true feelings to Firefly right then and there.
However...
"Hey hey, Stelle, what are you doing? Confessing to my girlfriend right in front of me—isn't this digging at my wall right in my face? I advise you not to have any ideas about my Firefly."
Yun Fan narrowed his eyes slightly, then pulled Firefly into his arms with one motion, seriously warning Stelle.
"Firefly, your girlfriend?"
Stelle's mouth fell open in disbelief. Seeing that even when suddenly embraced by Yun Fan, Firefly showed no sign of resistance on her face.
Thud—!
The girl felt as if her heart had been struck hard by a heavy hammer. Her entire being turned ashen gray.
"Firefly, is this true?"
Stelle's gaze darted back and forth between Yun Fan and Firefly. After a long while, she took a step back, opened her mouth, and asked in a trembling voice—like making one final struggle.
However, what broke the girl's heart was that, under everyone's gaze, our Miss Firefly ultimately nodded, her face flushed with shyness as she acknowledged Yun Fan's words.