Combining the information Buddha Boy gathered, the diary, the words left by the deceased during the spiritual medium's channeling, and the unusual case records, Nael Clayton didn't seem to be the abuser in the so-called domestic violence case.

"If Martha really is the problem, aren't we wrongly accusing someone today?"

After a moment of silence, Lu Xiaoyao spoke, "We're always presumptuous, always thinking the weak are the ones being bullied."

"Yeah, weakness might just be their protective coloring," Yuan Fang and the other boys said, feeling the same way. "If it were us, we'd probably be like Mete, assuming Martha was the victim."

But now it seemed that Martha was a masochist and enjoyed it.

On the other hand, Nael seemed to have argued with Martha about it.

"Even if Martha likes it, who says Nael is definitely innocent? Maybe they both like it, but Martha might be playing it even more extremely than Nael."

While everyone else was chattering, Mingmei just watched the grandfather clock. It had already chimed midnight, and she checked the players' purchase countdowns. It was almost time to start the second round of bento sales.

"Sardines in tomato sauce, do you guys still want them?"

"Yes, yes, yes, yes! She said earlier we had to buy them!" Zhen Hu quickly responded when he heard Mingmei say the bento boxes were available, and he mentioned Lu Xiaoyao in passing.

Lu Xiaoyao turned to look at Zhen Hu, her head full of question marks.

Why are you talking about me when you're buying bento boxes?

However, everyone's attention was now focused on the bento boxes about to go on sale, and no one was going to answer Lu Xiaoyao's questions. But vaguely, Lu Xiaoyao seemed to feel that she should also buy a sardines-in-tomato-sauce bento box.

As for the other two who had already bought them, their effects were about to expire, so they had to buy another one.

Who told them to stare at Mu Chen all the time with their Yin-Yang Eyes?

Even with a break in the middle, it had still used up most of the time.

And at this moment, Mu Chen, whom they had been staring at, finally moved from his position behind Mingmei and quietly left the room alone.

"Hey?" Zhen Po couldn't help but exclaim, attracting everyone's attention. They saw Zhen Po reaching out towards Mingmei's direction, as if greeting the air.

Mingmei: ...

Everyone: ...

Was this guy trying to cut in line?

"What are you doing? Go stand in line!"

Lu Xiaoyao, who had been distracted and was now standing at the back of the line, saw Zhen Po standing next to her—well, half a foot ahead of her.

Seeing him reaching out like that, she felt something was off!

So Lu Xiaoyao spoke her mind directly, grunting and pushing him behind her.

Zhen Po: ...?

Receiving scornful glances from others, Zhen Po felt very innocent, but he obediently stood behind Lu Xiaoyao, pitifully turning his gaze back to the door.

What was the boss going to do? =.=

{What is he looking at?}

Mingmei felt Zhen Po's gaze even more clearly. While selling bento boxes to the others, she discussed it with Guigui.

{I'm not sure, but you'll know when you eat it later, Host~}

{Yeah, that's the only way. I still have to eat it in the end, but at least this thing is controllable. I don't have to keep it on all the time and get scared.}

{So, Host, you're not that brave after all.}

{It has nothing to do with being brave or not. It's like, I'm not afraid of death, but I also know it's better to live than to die, right?}

Guigui: What a talent for metaphors!

Guigui didn't know what to say to the host for a moment and just said, {You won't die, Host.}

{I know, I have such a strong backing, I can't die!}

Guigui: {…}

Well, it seemed like what she said was nonsense again.

Soon, everyone, including Mingmei, was squatting down and eating their bento boxes. The sweet and sour sardines in tomato sauce were very appetizing.

Mingmei could hear everyone chewing, and she was also engrossed in eating. The melt-in-your-mouth sardine meat was full of flavor, and the slightly sour tomato sauce made it more and more appetizing. She wanted to keep eating until the last grain of rice was gone, and then a slightly cool feeling welled up in her eyes.

Mingmei closed her eyes, following the feeling, and felt the cool air flowing over her eyes. She seemed to feel a breeze again, and she subconsciously opened her eyes and turned her head. A face was enlarged in front of her—

In those dark eyes that seemed like a deep pool, there was a hint of concern. Maybe it was her imagination, but Mingmei felt a slight coolness on her lips.

It was like a soft snowflake falling on the corner of her lips, cool and gentle, disappearing in an instant...

Mingmei: !!!

Not only was Mingmei shocked, but Mingmei saw that the dark color in the other person's pupils seemed to be suddenly torn open by light...

"Holy crap!!!"

A sudden scream startled Mingmei, and she leaned back in a hurry, almost falling.

Seeing this, Mu Chen's slightly transparent body reached out and grabbed Mingmei's wrist, instantly materializing a solid hand and pulling her back to steady her.

Then, in the next second, Mu Chen turned his head with impatience and annoyance and looked at Lu Xiaoyao, who had just screamed.

"Holy crap! My ship has sailed?"

Lu Xiaoyao covered her mouth and looked at Mingmei and Mu Chen in surprise. The scream in her heart was much louder than the decibels she shouted out!

After the game ended, she didn't know which of her thoughtful little darlings had sent her a clip. In just a few minutes, Lu Xiaoyao fell into the pit!

Although many of her memories were suppressed when she entered the game, the CP-supporting genes in her soul still made her feel a little disappointed when she saw that her CP wasn't all there.

Heaven knows how much of a shock it was to her when she opened her eyes after eating the bento box and saw a handsome figure kneeling on one knee beside the merchant girl who was squatting there eating!

At that moment, he was like a devout knight looking at…the princess squatting by the roadside (Lu Xiaoyao's OS: That's not important!). More importantly, the merchant girl suddenly turned her head as if she had a premonition...

Wahhhhh!

Suddenly seeing such a scene, Lu Xiaoyao felt that her memories of supporting CPs and Sun Jian were recovering, and like a werewolf at midnight, she wanted to shout out.

Awoo!

If not now, when?!

Heaven knows, from her angle, it looked like they were kissing!

I'm going!

Isn't this practically kissing?!

Was this something she could see without paying?!

No, wait, it seemed like she paid for it with a bento box =, =