Where Sakurajima Mai wanted to go, Yan Xi could probably guess.
It was most likely that she had made an appointment with her mother and was going to give her a face-to-face mockery before returning to the entertainment industry.
It’s like trash-talking before the match, it’s common.
“If nothing unexpected happens, something unexpected will probably happen.” Yan Xi said out of the blue.
“What are you talking about all of a sudden?” Sakurajima Mai asked puzzled.
Yan Xi said, “You made an appointment with your parents?”
Sakurajima Mai asked in surprise, “How do you know?”
“I’m guessing.” Yan Xi shrugged and said, “According to the general development of the storyline, there will definitely be something unexpected when you meet later.”
Sakurajima Mai calmly said, “I just want to make things clear with that woman. No matter what she says, I won’t argue with her.”
“No, you misunderstood.” Yan Xi shook his head and said, “I mean, there will be a more dramatic development.”
Sakurajima Mai frowned, “What exactly do you mean?”
Get out of here, Mr. Riddler!
“Do you think I am a riddle-man because I like it!” Yan Xi said righteously.
Sakurajima Mai nodded in confirmation. She had already experienced Yan Xi’s mischievous nature.
“It’s just that I have been reading comics for many years. It would be embarrassing if I guessed wrong.” Yan Xi said.
The original is the original, and now is now.
With Yan Xi's intervention, if Sakurajima Mai successfully confronted her mother and said something superfluous, wouldn’t she be slapped in the face?
She would definitely be ruthlessly mocked by this slightly dark-bellied senior.
“No one would bring a comic plot into reality.” Sakurajima Mai said angrily.
“Believe me, reality will be more bizarre than comics.” Yan Xi said, “Works need logic, but reality doesn’t.”
Sakurajima Mai: “…”
This… makes sense.
Sakurajima Mai took Yan Xi to the agreed-upon location. Not long after, a woman who resembled Sakurajima Mai appeared.
Sakurajima Mai's mother was in a professional outfit, looking capable and had a strong aura of a strong woman.
Well, she’s a young wife.
Sakurajima Mai’s mother is a professional agent, who has been in contact with many artists. She naturally belongs to the type who knows how to maintain her beauty.
Sakurajima Mai stepped forward and was about to speak, but her mother directly bypassed her and walked towards Yan Xi.
Sakurajima Mai's pupils widened, and she understood what Yan Xi meant by the accident earlier.
Mrs. Sakurajima came to Yan Xi and asked, “Did you call me out?”
“Ah, me?”
Yan Xi looked around. There was no one.
Apart from the invisible Sakurajima Mai, he was indeed the only suspect.
“I don’t know.” Yan Xi shook his head in denial.
“What a strange thing.” Mrs. Sakurajima muttered.
Sakurajima Mai behind her kept her head down and didn't say anything.
She said she hated her mother, but when she saw that she really forgot about her, she still felt sad.
Everyone has a few special people in their hearts, the kind who they imagine will stand by them even if they are at odds with the world.
However, reality often gives people a lesson.
“Mrs., do you know Sakurajima Mai?” Yan Xi asked.
“Sakurajima... the same surname as me, who are you?” Mrs. Sakurajima asked vigilantly.
“I was just asking casually. It’s fine if you don’t know.”
Mrs. Sakurajima labeled Yan Xi as “weird” and frowned, saying, “My time is precious, don't play such boring pranks!”
After speaking, Mrs. Sakurajima turned around and left with a twist of her waist.
She has the flavor of a mature woman, but Sakurajima Mai was right next to him, so Yan Xi didn’t dare to look at her.
Sakurajima Mai's face was filled with disappointment. This was the first time Yan Xi had seen her with this expression, although this was only their second meeting.
“Are you very proud of yourself?” Sakurajima Mai said fiercely.
“No way, can you even relate this to me?” Yan Xi was speechless and was stepped on by Sakurajima Mai again.
… Can’t she really treat this as a reward?
Yan Xi said, “Actually, I don’t quite understand this emotion, but if you need a shoulder to cry on, I can still lend you one.”
“Little A Xi…”
Sakurajima Mai muttered, then Yan Xi felt a weight on his shoulder.
Sakurajima Mai was leaning against him, her senior showed him her vulnerable side.
Yan Xi softly said, “The temperature and smell are coming over. I clearly know that the girl named 'Sakurajima Mai' is by my side.”
Part of Sakurajima Mai's emotion stems from the insecurity of “disappearing.”
Even her closest relatives can’t see her, who else in the world can she trust.
At this moment, there were no more reassuring words than Yan Xi’s affirmation.
“Your words are wrong, you are the one who smells!” Sakurajima Mai said arrogantly.
Sakurajima Mai’s state has recovered a bit, she feels more secure when she’s by Yan Xi’s side.
“The situation is deteriorating faster than I thought.” Yan Xi said.
Sakurajima Mai asked, “What should we do now?”
If the situation deteriorates to the point where only Yan Xi can see Sakurajima Mai, the previous solution will be invalid.
She wanted to reappear in the public eye, but even her manager and other staff members couldn’t see her.
It’s too absurd!
“Don’t worry, I have a way.”
A simple sentence reassured Sakurajima Mai.
Yan Xi always had a calm and composed look, as if everything was under his control.
“With my ability, the power of ‘Heaven’s Gate’.”
The lines are a bit pretentious, but Yan Xi has been wanting to try it for a long time. It’s really embarrassing!
He may be special because even when he saw Sakurajima Mai, he couldn’t be sure of her existence, so he could only find other people to confirm it.
Heaven’s Gate’s ability involves the law of causality.
The development law of things has cause and effect, while causality ability is to extend the cause from the effect.
For example, Yan Xi writes a command for himself, “can understand Russian”, and he really can understand Russian.
The command is the effect, and understanding the language is the cause.
So, as long as he randomly writes a command for a passerby, “can see Sakurajima Mai”, so that he can confirm Sakurajima Mai’s existence, the problem can be solved.
Yan Xi explained it to Sakurajima Mai. These terms that frequently appear in supernatural anime in the industry, professionals will understand it immediately, but Sakurajima Mai needs some time.
“Wait, I have a question.” Sakurajima Mai asked.
“If your ability really works, why didn’t you use it when my mother was there?”
“What are you talking about.” Yan Xi said seriously, “Of course it was because I didn’t think about it at that time.”
“…”
Sakurajima Mai was speechless.
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