Finally, as Sirin had hoped, a voice of farewell came from the living room.
With the sound of the door opening and closing, Sirin's heartbeat sped up. Finally, finally, it was her turn to make her move.
However, just as Sirin was happily planning how to "attack" Van after he returned to the bedroom, the lights in the bedroom suddenly turned on.
Before she could react, the closet door she was hiding behind was suddenly yanked open.
Sirin, dumbfounded, looked up to see Van standing in front of her with one hand covering his face, helplessly saying, "Sirin, what are you doing hiding here..."
"I... I was just checking if there's anything strange in Van's closet!" Sirin's face flushed red as she spoke in a flustered voice.
"Or... or checking if there's some suspicious person hiding inside!"
Van silently complained in his heart, 'The most suspicious person here is you, isn't it?'
Before Sirin could finish her excuse, Van grabbed the back of her collar and pulled her out of the closet.
At that moment, the door opened again, and Elysia, who had come back, appeared at the doorway, supporting Eden.
"Oh my~" Elysia smiled slyly, "I was just worrying about how to get Eden to her room alone. Now that Miss Sirin is here to help, that's just perfect~"
Sirin glared at Elysia viciously, stomping her feet in anger in her mind, If it weren't for this pink-haired woman getting in the way, her plan would've succeeded already.
But now that she had been caught red-handed, she could only reluctantly help support Eden and leave.
After sending the tipsy Eden back to her room, Elysia suddenly leaned closer to Sirin, teasing, "Miss Sirin, it's still early. Why don't you come sit in my room for a bit? My room is pretty spacious..."
Sirin immediately remembered the scene she saw earlier of Elysia touching Raiden Mei's horn and took a wary step back, "No way! And I don't even have horns for you to touch!"
Elysia was stunned for a moment, then revealed a playful smile.
"Seems like the me from before left quite an odd impression on you~ Of course, even though you don't have Mei's horns, the way you puff your cheeks in anger… is just like a cute little pufferfish. Makes people want to give you a little squeeze~"
As she said this, Elysia really bent down and reached out, trying to pinch Sirin's cheek.
Sirin hurriedly dodged, her entire face turning bright red.
"Who... who's a pufferfish! You... you frivolous woman!"
After shouting that, she bolted without looking back.
Watching Sirin's retreating figure as she fled in embarrassment, Elysia chuckled softly to herself, "What an interesting little girl~ Suddenly, I'm feeling a bit jealous of Van. What should I do?"
On the other side, after leaving the floor where Elysia stayed, Sirin didn't go straight to her own room.
She walked aimlessly, and before she knew it, she had wandered into the small garden behind the hotel.
The night breeze gently brushed past. Sirin tilted her head up, gazing at the starry sky, golden eyes reflecting scattered starlight.
In a daze, she thought back to that night in the Feather of Dust illusion, lying on the grass side by side with Van, watching the stars.
The starry sky back then… was just as beautiful as it was now.
"Annoying people…" Sirin subconsciously pouted and muttered softly.
"Why won't they just give me some alone time with my Van?"
"This young lady seems a bit troubled~"
A crisp female voice suddenly came from her side, startling Sirin so much that she whipped around.
Under the moonlight stood a well-dressed woman, smiling warmly at her.
Yet that smile… gave Sirin the unsettling feeling of being stared at by a fox.
"Who are you?" Sirin asked warily, eyes fixed on the woman. "What do you want?"
The woman chuckled lightly, bowing with elegance.
"Seems like Miss Sirin doesn't have a very good memory~ We just met at the cinema during the day, remember?"
Hearing this, Sirin finally recalled. This woman was the same person who had led them to the VIP screening room earlier.
Straightening up, the woman's pink pupils shimmered strangely in the moonlight.
"As for who I am… you may call me Hanabi. As for my profession… I'm a director..."
"Director? Weren't you the person in charge of the cinema?"
"Oh my~ Don't mind those little details~" Hanabi winked with a playful smile.
"As someone who runs a cinema, also being a director is perfectly reasonable, don't you think~?"
As she spoke, Hanabi stepped forward, her voice suddenly dripping with temptation.
"As for my purpose… it's simple. I want to help you achieve the deepest wish in your heart~"
"My... wish?" Sirin unconsciously repeated, her eyes slightly dazed.
"That's right~" Hanabi leaned in closer, almost brushing against Sirin's ear.
"Don't you want your relationship with your beloved Van… to take another step forward?"
Sirin snapped awake, instinctively trying to retreat, but her feet felt rooted to the ground, refusing to move.
Reason screamed at her that this woman was dangerous, yet the desire deep within her heart stopped her from rejecting outright.
"So..." Sirin's voice trembled slightly.
"What… do I need to do?"
Hanabi's smile turned meaningful, and a glint of slyness flickered in her pink eyes.
"Simple. All you have to do is..."
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