"Uh... alright, then it's still Artie's fault. Let's put it this way, Summer has always lived in Scotland." Artie changed his wording: "Even though Summer does have an Asian face, it's really hard to say that she's Chinese."
After a moment of confusion, Sean Lowell returned to his calm demeanor: "Why don't you go ahead and explain?"
"Summer certainly bears the surname Diwu without a doubt, but even with an Asian appearance, Diwu could be from any Asian country I'm not familiar with."
"This is originally something that needed verification."
"In any case, in order to trick Summer into coming to Celestar, I told her, 'There's a Diwu surname in Celestar, so the Diwu in your surname must be the same as Fifth.'"
"Summer heard this and didn't seem happy at all."
"Actually, I've never asked about Summer's family matters, and she has always been quite reserved about them. She never mentioned them to me."
Artie paused, perhaps worried that Sean Lowell wouldn't believe her, so she thought of providing an example:
"I can tell you another detail I've observed."
"It's when the school requires parent participation, like for a graduation ceremony or similar events."
"Summer would be upset for an entire day, not eating or drinking."
"After it happened twice, I lost even the desire to ask."
Artie genuinely never imagined that the name she casually translated could spark so many stories, or even incidents.
"Understood." Sean Lowell's 'understood' was half to himself.
Just imagining a girl named Summer Fairmont growing up in Scotland as his sister was exaggerated enough.
If there isn't even a name connection, then he'd be relying solely on intuition to believe a girl named Sommer Diwu is his sister.
That kind of excessive obsession would really turn into the punchline of Gordon Sterling's jokes.
Sean Lowell believes he will eventually find his sister, just as he believes he can brew a Summer Sip that satisfies him enough.
"Is that 'understood'? Can 'understood' be interpreted as 'forgiven'? If forgiven, does that mean the Master really doesn't blame the Ambassador?" The Pouting Siren, overjoyed, started to "show her true colors."
Seeing the serene look on Sean Lowell's face, absent of any blame, Artie decided to push her luck:
"Many of my friends from back home thought Summer was quiet, but that's not true! Summer is just not good at Chinese!"
"Back then, I was thinking after graduation, I definitely want to return home and manage Winters Spirits with my brother."
"To achieve the personal goal of tricking Summer back home."
"I forced Summer to speak Chinese with me every day."
"Whenever Summer switched to English, I pretended not to understand."
"Ah, Summer truly had no way to deal with Artie!"
"If Summer stayed in Scotland and Artie returned home alone, Artie would surely die of loneliness."
"For her own selfish gain, Artie secretly plotted ways to trick Summer back every day!"
Artie is the kind of The Devilish Lolita who would express concern for Summer being lonely as fear of herself 'dying of loneliness.'
Apart from the year when Winters Spirits first ran into trouble and everything remained uncertain, her childhood friends were advised by their families to not get too close to Artie.
Once back home, Artie is absolutely the center of attention like a queen surrounded by stars.
Just looking at how much the Nation's Gentleman is adored shows a glimpse of this.
Sean Lowell opened his eyes and turned to look at Artie without speaking.
Artie, with a proud expression while discussing her 'selfish gain,' made Sean Lowell instantly have a new interpretation of 'selfish gain.'
Once, someone also explained 'selfish gain' to him.
Only, what that person wanted Sean Lowell to believe was a completely different version of 'selfish gain.'
That girl told Sean Lowell, people shouldn't let a good flower hang on a single tree for it alone.
Even if it's a plot for growing wine ingredients, it requires frequent rotation of crops for good growth.
The boy, once trapped by Stockholm Syndrome, surprisingly found this metaphor quite reasonable.
Sometimes, clouds drifting in the sky can block sunlight's glow.