[The Next Day]
Van was leaning on the sofa, brushing his phone boredly.
With the increasing number of exposed videos, Van could clearly feel the Curse of Forgetting on his body gradually weakening.
Good news, as the curse weakens, his power is also gradually returning.
Bad news, the speed of recovering power probably can't keep up with the speed of getting hit by firewood knives.
Thinking of this, Van sighed to the sky in his heart.
'I really just want to be an ordinary high school student! Damn Ai-chan, afraid that I won't live long enough, right!'
At this moment, Van suddenly felt a sinking sensation from the back of the sofa.
Turning his head to look, Ivana was lying on the back of the sofa, grinning as she looked at him.
"What's wrong, old man? Looking like life has no meaning, is it that being alone is too lonely and you want someone to accompany you?"
'Accompany you, my ass!'
Van glanced at her, "Wherever is cool, go stay there, brat."
Seeing Van's troubled appearance, how could Ivana not know what he was struggling with, and she instantly giggled.
"Getting anxious?" Ivana said while holding back a laugh, "I know you're anxious, but don't be. Even if you rush, there's no use in this kind of thing."
As the brat rambled endlessly beside him with her nonsense literature, Van silently stood up and walked to the kitchen.
In the kitchen, Fu Hua was preparing the ingredients for lunch.
After hearing Van's footsteps, Fu Hua's hand paused, and she turned around to say, "Hungry? Lunch will take a bit longer."
Van shook his head with a smile, "Let me help you."
Hearing this, Fu Hua was stunned at first, then said, "Is Ivana being too noisy again?"
Alright alright, as expected of the brat. Even her own mom already knows her nature.
"No, just seeing you working alone is too tiring, so helping out is easier."
Van shrugged and took the vegetable basin from Fu Hua's hand.
Sunlight poured in through the window, just right, casting a faint golden glow over the two in the kitchen.
Feeling the faint breathing and heartbeat beside him, Fu Hua's brows softened, and she pursed her lips into a smile.
On the other side, Ivana looked at the two in the kitchen cooperating so well, smiled and shook her head, and didn't go disturb them.
After all, looking for fun is something you can do anytime.
But beautiful moments are rare and hard to find.
'Forget it, who told me to be the kind-hearted Miss Ivana?'
Saying that, Ivana returned to the living room and flopped onto the sofa.
Very quickly, the living room was filled with curses and shouts from getting defeated in a game.
———
[At Noon, at the Dining Table]
Ivana casually poked around in her rice with her chopsticks, while her eyes darted back and forth between Van and Fu Hua.
"Speaking of which, have you two prepared for the resort trip?" Ivana suddenly asked, deliberately stretching her tone, "I heard the fireworks festival at night is beautiful~"
To this, Van didn't answer, just picked up a piece of meat and put it in her bowl.
"Eat some meat, nourish your body."
Ivana pouted, put the meat in her mouth, and didn't stop.
"I'm telling you, I'm super familiar with this kind of plot! In anime, the male and female leads' feelings always heat up during these group trips..."
Saying this, Ivana started counting on her fingers, "Like mixed bathing in hot springs... test of courage events... confessions and kisses under the fireworks..."
Hearing this, Van's eating action paused slightly.
Then, he quietly glanced at Fu Hua beside him out of the corner of his eye.
The other party was still quietly eating, her expression also appeared completely normal, but the fingers holding the chopsticks were faintly turning white.
At the same time, Ivana naturally also noticed Fu Hua's oddity.
So she continued to fan the flames, "Especially those characters who usually look all serious, they're often the boldest in these situations! Might just go for an A move and then an...."
Smack!
Van lightly chopped her forehead with his hand, "Still talking? Can't even block your mouth with food?"
Ivana exaggeratedly cried out "Oww, what are you doing" and covered her forehead.
"I'm kindly reminding you! If someone misses their chance and ends up crying under the covers, don't blame me! After all, the people going on the trip aren't just one, you know~"
Van immediately raised his hand again and looked at Ivana.
The meaning was self-evident.
Seeing this, Ivana wisely shut up, picked up her rice bowl and scooped two mouthfuls of rice.
Even so, under the cover of the porcelain bowl, that highly raised corner of her mouth clearly showed she was very satisfied with her "battle achievement."
Fu Hua didn't speak the entire time, but just as Ivana was almost done eating, she silently placed a chopstick of greens into her bowl.
"Eat more vegetables, so you can grow taller."
Ivana, "..."
Van sneakily glanced at Fu Hua and sighed inwardly.
'It's over, the brat's words were definitely heard by her.... Hope there won't be any strange incidents during the trip.....'
After the meal, after cleaning up the mess, Fu Hua got up and walked toward the kitchen.
Her back was still upright like bamboo, but Van felt like her steps were a lot lighter than usual.
Just at this time, Ivana leaned over and whispered, "Old man, what are you panicking about?"
Van expressionlessly glanced at the brat.
"When did I panic?"
Ivana pointed at his slightly red earlobe, "Your ears are red and you're saying you're not panicking?"
Van, "That's because the weather's too hot..."
Ivana "pfft" laughed out loud.
"I was lying to you just now, your ears weren't red at all."
The brat's teasing was, of course, met with Van's merciless suppression.
"Laugh what! Go wash the dishes!"
Ivana rubbed her reddened forehead, glared fiercely at Van who was lying on the sofa.
"Hmph~ Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river! Don't bully a poor young girl!"
In the kitchen, Fu Hua stood by the window, holding the plate that was just washed and shaking off the water droplets.
Outside the window, tree shadows swayed, and mottled sunlight sprinkled over her face.
She lowered her head, looked at the water's surface, and suddenly exhaled lightly.
'Fireworks festival, huh...'
———
Bianca stood at the doorway of her house, her hand hovering in front of the doorbell, not pressing it for a long time.
That's right, she had regained her memory.
She remembered those buried pasts, and that most important person she once forgot...
After a while, Bianca took a deep breath and finally pressed the doorbell.
After the bell rang, Bianca clearly heard the sound of "thump thump thump" footsteps from the other side of the door.
Right after, a lively voice called out from the distance.
"Please wait a second, coming right away~"
Hearing the familiar voice, Bianca's expression instantly softened.
All the frustrating worries from before were temporarily put aside.
The door was quickly opened, and Kiana poked her head out.
"May I ask..."
Before the sentence was finished, Kiana's voice abruptly stopped.
Looking at the person in front of her, Kiana instinctively widened her eyes.
"Bianca... sis?!"
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