'Holy cow! Is this S+ rank Star Energy control? Able to counter-kill even while asleep!'
'Green-Haired Hedgehog: Who am I? Where am I? Why did I fall asleep?'
'Hahaha, all the onlookers ran away! Afraid of being dragged into Liuli's slacker domain.'
Watching the scene where Jing Liuli forcibly dragged others into her slacking session, Liuli's fans on Site 13 couldn't help but laugh.
At the same time, they also noticed a very interesting phenomenon.
No matter how far the plot of The Constellations developed, whenever Liuli appeared, she seemed to always steer things to an amusing place, bringing them joy.
But as the dimensional audience laughed, the scene cut to the sleeping Jing Liuli.
She hugged her pillow, a shallow smile on her lips, and mumbled unconsciously.
"Dad, stop putting food on my plate, stop it. Liuli really can't eat anymore."
Liuli's voice was soft and sounded like a spoilt child, utterly adorable.
However, watching this scene, Liuli's fans on Site 13 instantly stopped laughing.
Because, combined with the earlier abandoned, empty room, Liuli curled up in the quilt, and the hideous shadow of a Star Beast outside the window, they were very clear that the current Liuli... was most likely all alone.
Thinking of this, they suddenly realized.
Perhaps Liuli's love for sleeping was never because she simply loved to slack off.
Rather, some things and some warmth were only accessible to her when she was asleep.
After all, 'dreams' and 'reality' were always the opposite.
In her reality, there was no sound of her father putting food on her plate, no hot meals, only endless loneliness.
But in her dreams, she could have all of it.
Therefore, in a sense, the world in her dreams was the true world in Jing Liuli's eyes.
At dusk, the sunset dyed the clouds orange-red, and the people at the training ground gradually dispersed.
Among the departing Children of the Constellations, however, no one dared to wake up the still-sleeping Jing Liuli.
After all, the cautionary tale of 'Sak' was still lying on the ground. They might end up dragging themselves down if they went over.
But one person was the exception—
Tendo, who was originally about to leave, noticed the sleeping Jing Liuli out of the corner of his eye. After a moment's thought, he walked over, crouched down, and gently tapped her pillow.
"Hey, wake up, it's time to eat."
Tendo's words seemed to flip a crucial switch. Jing Liuli suddenly opened her eyes, still blurry from sleep, and immediately sat up, clutching her pillow with her small hand.
"Food? Where? Where is it!"
Looking at Jing Liuli, who only thought about eating when she woke up and sleeping when she finished eating,
Tendo in the scene helplessly rubbed his forehead.
"I have to ask, besides eating and sleeping, is there anything else you care about?"
Regarding the silver-haired little boy who had appeared with Yun Meng and brought her out of the 'nightmare,'
Jing Liuli rubbed her sleepy eyes, then suddenly put her hands on her hips and refuted seriously: "Of course there is!"
Hearing this, Tendo couldn't help but ask curiously: "What is it?"
"Making money!"
"..."
Tendo thought Jing Liuli had some grand dream, but he never expected it to be this.
And how did a child get so obsessed with money so quickly?
"Are you very short on money?"
Jing Liuli nodded vigorously, her small face full of certainty.
"Mhm mhm mhm, because my dad said that most things in this world can be bought with money."
"I'm going to earn lots and lots of money to buy the biggest and best house in the world, so the monsters can't get in."
"I also want to buy Dad the softest bed, so he doesn't have to wake up early every day and can spend more time with me..."
As she spoke, Jing Liuli held her precious pillow with one small hand, while the other hand gestured widely to show 'very, very big,' her eyes shining.
It was as if the large house and large bed she spoke of were right before her eyes.
But looking at the innocent Jing Liuli, Tendo's brows subtly furrowed.
Because he still remembered the scene he saw outside the abandoned room, the broken window, and the fact that Jing Liuli's father would never come back.
Thinking of this, Tendo was silent for a few seconds, then couldn't help but ask: "What if your dad doesn't come back for a very long time?"
Hearing this, Jing Liuli was like a paused video, the smile on her face instantly frozen.
She stared blankly at Tendo, her eyes slowly turning red.
"Then... then I'll cry for him to see. B-because whenever I cried before, he would always come out."
Jing Liuli's voice became smaller and smaller, finally carrying a sob. Tears welled up in her eyes, but she stubbornly refused to let them fall.
Seeing this, Tendo suddenly felt that he had spoken too much. Why did he have to bring this up?
Seeing that Jing Liuli seemed about to burst into tears, Tendo hurriedly pulled out an orange-flavored candy from his pocket and offered it to her.
"Don't cry, don't cry, I was just saying."
However, Jing Liuli, who could usually be comforted with a piece of candy, did not take the candy he offered this time.
She lowered her head, picking at the corner of her pillow with her fingers, her shoulders gently trembling...
It was clear that she wasn't completely ignorant of certain facts; she had simply chosen not to believe them in her innocence.
But this only made Tendo feel even more guilty.
He generally didn't care much about what others thought, but he never intended to deliberately bully the harmless Jing Liuli.
Thinking of this, Tendo considered for a moment and said, "Um, actually, I feel that besides crying, you have other ways to make your dad come out."
"Really?!"
Jing Liuli suddenly raised her head, her eyes still teary but visibly brightening.
"Mhm."
Tendo nodded and tried to make his tone sound more convincing.
"Did you like watching TV before?"
Although Jing Liuli didn't understand why Tendo asked this, she still nodded vigorously: "I did."
Getting this answer, Tendo immediately smiled and said: "Since you liked watching TV before, you must have seen those big stars on TV, right?"
Jing Liuli nodded blankly, her small face full of confusion, clearly unsure why Tendo was saying this.
Tendo didn't keep her guessing and immediately gave the answer.
"Look, your dad is probably still somewhere very, very far away right now, and you can't find him yet."
"Since that's the case, you can totally find a way to make him come find you."
"If you become a big star, everyone will know your name and where you are. Then your dad will surely find out and come to you on his own, right?"
"Besides, becoming a big star also earns a lot of money. That way, your house and bed can both be realized."
Hearing this, Jing Liuli's eyes instantly lit up.
"That's right!"
She jumped up happily, then suddenly hugged the unprepared Tendo, cheering joyfully: "Big star! From now on, Liuli is going to be the biggest, most famous big star in the whole world! That way, Dad can find Liuli!"
The afterglow of the sunset fell upon them. Tendo looked at the excited Jing Liuli and secretly sighed in relief.
Although it bordered on lying to a child, sometimes a lie is indeed more beautiful than the truth.
After all, while the words might be false, the kindness hidden within them was genuine.
Seeing this scene, Liuli's fans finally understood why Liuli said in the first season that she wanted to be the richest woman.
And why she was now becoming a big star.
It turns out it was all thanks to Tendo, the 'Success Coach,' who tricked her.
However, regarding this trick, they enthusiastically declared: Well done!
Clap your hands if you understood!
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