Let's rewind to a few moments earlier, when Anby had just posed her question to the three girls in front of her.
"Who are you? When did you get here?" Ruby asked, her expression a bit strange.
Anby glanced at her briefly before her gaze locked onto Ellen in the distance. Being stared at like that would make anyone feel uneasy, let alone Ellen. She immediately turned and met Anby's gaze.
Just like Anby, Ellen recognized her instantly. It's that girl from Wise's house. The one who held Wise in his Bangboo form in the Hollow. Why is she here? Is she trying to ruin my date with Wise?
As these thoughts raced through her mind, Ellen walked briskly towards them. Ruby and her friends panicked slightly. However, Ellen only glanced at them without a word. The three immediately realized she had known they were there all along and had simply chosen not to say anything. Embarrassed, the trio fell silent. Ellen then turned to Anby, her delicate brows knitting together.
"I remember your name is Anby, correct?"
"Yes. I didn't expect to see you here, Miss Ellen."
Though they had only exchanged a single sentence, the air crackled with a palpable tension. The subtle hostility made the onlooking friend group huddle together.
After a tense staredown, Ellen was the first to break the silence. "Did you come to the Carnival alone, Miss Anby?"
"No, I came with my boyfriend."
"Oh? What a coincidence, so did I. I wonder what your boyfriend's name is, Miss Anby. Perhaps... I know him too?"
Ellen's eyes sharpened. Wise's behavior today had been strange. It was supposed to be their date, yet he kept leaving frequently. She hadn't thought much of it at first, assuming he just wasn't feeling well and planning to end the date early. But now, it seemed that wouldn't be necessary.
Noticing the change in Ellen's expression, Anby had no intention of hiding anything and spoke openly. "Miss Ellen does indeed know him..."
"Is that so? Then let me guess. It's Wise, isn't it?"
"Yes."
With everything out in the open, the two fell into a tacit silence. The gossiping trio of friends standing by stared with wide eyes, having just heard the news. They never thought that by simply following... no, accompanying their friend, they would stumble upon such a huge scoop! That handsome guy, Wise, was a scumbag?!
At some point, Lynn had taken out her phone. She wasn't taking pictures—doing so in front of them would be incredibly rude. She had been lost in the shock of the moment, but her phone had been buzzing with notifications nonstop.
She opened it to find a flood of private messages from the post she had made earlier. There were over a dozen, all from the same person. Lynn immediately sensed something was wrong. The questions were all the same, and they were all about Wise.
Where is he? What's his name?
She subconsciously pushed up her glasses, glanced at her phone, and then at the two girls still locked in their standoff. Lynn couldn't help but swallow hard.
Good heavens. I thought he was two-timing. Turns out the guy is a three-winged angel!
And who was the person sending these messages? None other than Rina, who, right after Wise had left her, had opened her tablet and happened upon Lynn's post.
She had hesitantly compared the photo in the post with a picture of Wise she had secretly taken earlier. The clothes, the hair color, the posture—Rina was absolutely certain the man with that girl in the photo was Wise.
And the girl? Coincidentally, she recognized her too. It was Miss Ellen, who had helped rescue her before. Back then, Rina's feminine intuition had told her that the other girl had special feelings for Wise. Unfortunately for Ellen, despite getting there first, her tsundere nature had prevented her from taking the next step. In fact, Rina had already surpassed her. Based on her judgment, Ellen had definitely not kissed Wise. It seemed she was the winner.
Hmph. This explains why Wise was running around all day. But so what? With my guide's help, I'll be the one to claim the 'grand prize' first!
As Rina plotted, she used her hacking skills to pinpoint the poster's location and began heading in that direction.
Now, let's see what the three who had already claimed the 'grand prize' were up to.
After receiving Qingyi's photos, Belle's eye twitched. She gritted her teeth as she stared at the images on her phone. Corin and Nekomata, she could accept; she already knew about them. But who was this Rina? Did this happen last night? His efficiency was a little too high!
Fuming, Belle first sent a thank-you message to Qingyi, then immediately tried to video call her brother. The call went unanswered.
Heh. It seems my dear brother is very busy right now. I knew something was strange about him today. Ditching his own adorable little sister to go on dates with other girls! Hmph. A brother who is neither honest nor obedient must be taught a proper lesson. Hehehe...
Belle's smile turned dark and sinister. She didn't mind her brother having a few girls around him, but she couldn't stand being kept in the dark.
Meanwhile, in the construction machinery exhibition hall, Corin was distracted. Her thoughts were entirely on Wise, who had left and hadn't returned for a long time. Come to think of it, he had already made several trips to the restroom today. Maybe she should go check on him.
With that thought, Corin went to look for Wise. Unfortunately for her, even if she turned the entire exhibition hall upside down, she wouldn't find him now. Feeling that something was odd, she left the hall to search outside. By a stroke of luck, Nekomata, having finished her tour of the aquarium, was also coming out.
Unable to find Wise, she simply climbed a nearby utility pole to get a better view, only to be called down by a nearby security officer. Defeated, Nekomata sat on a nearby bench and decided to send Wise a message.
"Wise, I'm out of the aquarium now. Where are you, meow?"
As she sent the voice message, her words were overheard by another person.
"Excuse me, did you just mention Wise?"
"Meow?" Nekomata looked up at the red-haired girl in front of her. It was, of course, Corin, who was also looking for Wise.
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