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She gently bit her lip, her face showing guilt and unease.

"I'm sorry, Ayan, Axing, I am indeed an illegal immigrant."

Su Jinyan smiled faintly and said, "We already knew."

Xing was stunned for a moment: "What? You really are a stowaway?!"

Su Jinyan: "...Okay, I already knew."

Liu Ying gazed at the distant night sky, resting her chin on her hand: "As expected, I couldn't hide it from you."

"My homeland was destroyed a long time ago, perhaps by the Legion, or perhaps by the Zerg."

“I am an interplanetary refugee, just like many locals in Pinocchio.”

Su Jinyan didn't speak, but gently held Liu Ying's soft little hand and warmed her slightly cold hand with his warm palm.

"Harmony encompasses all people, including those who have traveled from afar to wander."

"The family accepted them, but they... ultimately don't belong here."

"In this magnificent metropolis, some people dream of Pinocchio, while others' dreams are no different from reality."

"Although every ordinary person who comes here initially has the same purpose."

Liu Ying's beautiful eyes dimmed: "Me too, in reality I have desires that I can't have."

"It was too intense, so I resorted to dreams..."

Xing couldn't help but ask, "What is your wish?"

After a moment's hesitation, Liu Ying slowly said, "Have you ever heard of entropy disorder?"

"This is a strange phenomenon. People suffering from this condition experience an irreversible, chronic disintegration of their physical structure."

"This means you are slowly disappearing, and this 'disappearance' is so subtle that it's barely noticeable to others—"

"You can still run, jump, and communicate with others. Everything seems normal, except you're always just a little bit slower than everyone else..."

"Then it got slower and slower, until the outlines of myself and the whole world became blurred."

"You can't distinguish between reality and dreams because they've both become equally fragmented."

Su Jinyan: "Fireflies..."

Liu Ying's beautiful eyes shone brightly: "So, how can I refuse? Can you imagine?"

"In this dream, I was actually able to... I didn't have to stay in the cold 'medical pod'..."

"I can ignore what the doctor said and use my own body to listen, see, touch, think, and understand as I please."

"Even though this world is not real, this feeling is incredibly precious, just like right now."

Liu Ying looked at Su Jinyan nervously.

She deceived their sincerity; can she earn their forgiveness?

"I'm sorry, for some reasons, there are some things... I can't tell you all about them right now."

"But there are some things I should be honest with you about."

"The watchmaker's legacy is certainly something I desire, but we don't necessarily have to part ways and become adversaries. At least... I don't want that to happen."

Su Jinyan remained silent for a moment, his eyes somewhat stern, which made Liu Ying feel uneasy.

"The watchmaker's legacy..."

"To be honest, I'm not interested in the watchmaker's legacy."

“But I want to get it and give the watchmaker’s legacy to Xingbao.”

"No matter who wants to take it, I will not back down an inch, not even you, Firefly."

This was the first time Liu Ying had ever seen Su Jinyan with such a serious expression.

Xing's lips parted slightly, wanting to ease the tense atmosphere between them, but she didn't know where to begin.

Is there anything I can do?

Although the fireflies concealed something from us and deceived us.

But at least during the time she spent with us, the happiness and other emotions she expressed were genuine.

Liu Ying said softly, "I know, it's okay."

“I dreamt of a scorched earth, and a new bud breaking through the soil, blooming in the morning sun, whispering to me.”

"Remember the question on the invitation letter - Why does life fall asleep?"

“You see, in this land of dreams, everything is allowed, everything is possible.”

"The unbearable past dissipates like bubbles, and the tomorrow we don't want to face will never come."

Why do people choose to sleep? I think... it's because they're afraid of waking up from their dreams.

Su Jinyan remained silent.

Xing frowned her beautiful brows and pondered for a while before taking Liu Ying's and Su Jinyan's hands respectively.

"Ayan, don't be so serious."

"At least I don't want us to part ways and become adversaries."

"Firefly's identity is fake, but our friendship is real, isn't it?"

The girl awkwardly let the two hold each other's hands, hoping they could shake hands and make peace.

Su Jinyan sighed and reached out to ruffle the stray gray hairs: "You idiot."

"When did I say I wanted to be at odds with Liu Ying?"

Liu Ying whispered, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done that, it's all my fault."

Su Jinyan pondered for a moment and said, "Entropy loss... I've never heard of such a disease before..."

"But for the sake of our friendship, I will do everything I can to cure your entropy disorder."

"As you should know, I am an Envoy of Abundance."

Liu Ying's heart tightened, and she hurriedly explained, "Ayan, I didn't mean to get close to you on purpose."

The girl was fragile and sensitive at this moment, and she was worried that Su Jinyan had ulterior motives for approaching them.

The girl wouldn't react if others misunderstood her, but she especially didn't want to be misunderstood by them.

She didn't want to be seen as a despicable person who tried to gain sympathy by playing the victim in Ayan's eyes.

Su Jinyan could feel that Liu Ying's slender white hands had become somewhat cold.

Seeing Liu Ying's uneasy expression, Su Jinyan took her cold little hand, lifted Xing's clothes, and pressed it against her warm and flawless lower abdomen.

Firefly: "Huh?"

Xing: "Hmm?"

Su Jinyan, who was taking advantage of both girls at the same time, said seriously, "Liu Ying, your hands look a little cold."

"I originally wanted to warm your cold little hands with my chest."

"But in order to avoid suspicion in front of Xingbao, I can only use Xingbao's little belly to warm you."

As he said this, Su Jinyan didn't forget to gently rub Xing's snow-white belly.

Xing's lips twitched slightly as she grasped Su Jinyan's hand and slowly moved it downwards: "Ayan, you want to cover your hands too, don't you?"

"It's warmer here..."

Su Jinyan: "..."

Liu Ying stared blankly at the two of them, her beautiful eyes suddenly welling up with tears, then she smiled through her tears: "Really, really."

"How can you guys be having fun in such a serious setting? At least consider my feelings..."

Su Jinyan gently put his arms around the two girls' slender waists: "No matter what happens in the future."

"I hope we will always be best friends."

With tears welling in her eyes, Liu Ying nodded vigorously: "Yes, we'll be best friends for life."

Xing's heart skipped a beat: "This is a rare opportunity, why don't we take a picture together?"

"How about this as a commemorative photo of the three of us?"

After saying that, before the two could refuse, Xing took out her phone, selected selfie mode, and made sure that the three of them could be captured in the viewfinder.

Su Jinyan stood on the left, Liu Ying stood in the middle, and Xing stood on the right.

The three of them pressed their cheeks together intimately, making a cheese gesture.

click-

Group photo complete.

Looking at the photo of the three of them, Liu Ying felt content.

Star: "Firefly, what's your UID? I'll send you the photo."

As if she had thought of something, Liu Ying hesitated and said, "I'm sorry, Xing."