The Gemini Princess wants me to confess my feelings!

This argument was far too sharp.

Caught between the two, Asahi and Kanade were in a terrible predicament.

She couldn't remember when she last saw the two sisters arguing.

It seems, Moyo, it seems to have been a few years ago.

That argument was just like now, starting with the second young lady's joking remark and escalating to an almost out-of-control exchange of grievances.

Sen Qingye took a deep breath, trying her best to suppress her anger. Her pretty face wrinkled and smoothed out, and she finally said, "You ungrateful woman."

This mild retort, given the current situation and Mori Kiyoha's temperament, even contained a hint of appeasement and concession.

"You betrayed our agreement," Mori Shizue said. "We each have our own things to do, and you overstepped your bounds."

"A promise?" Mori Kiyoha said sarcastically, "We only had one promise back then, and that was to make each other happy."

As soon as the words left his mouth, Mori Kiyoha paused for a moment, as did Mori Shizue opposite him.

Both of them blushed at the same time. Mori Shizue scoffed and said, "You're such a grown-up, yet you still say such shameless things. I wonder where you learned that from."

"It was taught by Kirihara Akira," Mori Kiyoha said without hesitation, lowering her eyelashes.

Mentioning Kirihara Akira, Mori Shizue's emotions, which had just calmed down, stirred again. She said, "We are twins, but don't think we are the same in every way."

"Are you saying that you don't feel happy at all when you're with Kirihara Akira?" Mori Kiyoha stared at her and asked the most crucial question.

Mori Shizue scoffed, not falling for the trap: "Don't try to set me up with your words. It's natural that I feel better after talking to Kirihara-kun, but that doesn't prove anything."

He was a learned man, a quick-witted fellow, but that was all.

"Is that so?" Mori Kiyoha said noncommittally, raising her head.

"That's right." Mori Shizue didn't back down and tilted her head back at the same angle, making Asahi Kasane feel like she was back in her childhood, seeing the two young ladies who even insisted on matching the length of their hair.

Upon receiving a definite reply, Mori Kiyoha chuckled coldly, stepped forward, took out her phone, and showed her something.

Mori Shizue frowned and said impatiently, "What are you up to now... huh?"

The young lady's voice stopped abruptly. She saw a photo on Mori Kiyoha's phone. In the photo, she was sitting side by side with Kirihara Akira, reading a book and talking about its contents.

She even saw her own smile.

A smile? Mori Shizue felt that she smiled a lot, so what could this photo prove? She wanted to explain it that way, but looking at the smile of the "stranger" in the photo, Mori Shizue completely lost the confidence to refute it.

"I know what you're trying to say, but you don't need to explain to anyone." Sen Qingye put away his phone and said, "Anyway, he's in this house, he's a part of this family. Whether you like him or hate him, he'll stay in this house. You can't avoid him, you can't escape him."

Mori Shizue reached out and gently pushed her younger sister back, her face cold as she threw the question back at her, saying, "That's why he's causing you so much distress."

Mori Kiyoha's expression turned somewhat awkward.

Mori Shizue regained the upper hand and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, gradually gaining control of the conversation. She said, "Mind your own business. You can't even be honest with yourself."

Silence fell over the room for a moment.

Arguing is like reopening old wounds and exposing each other's shortcomings, which is really undignified and results in mutual harm.

They were all aware of this.

Ultimately, it was just youthful impetuosity.

Asahi Kasano, who had been standing to the side, suddenly found himself in the middle of the downpour, a mere spectator, and felt a mix of emotions.

Between these two sisters, who will ultimately be able to deceive whom?

Needless to say, the second young lady would never admit it, but she is definitely trapped in it, unable to extricate herself, and no one else can extricate themselves either.

What about the young lady? She seems even more complicated; Asahi Kasane feels she can't figure her out.

Asahi and Kanade had even less contact with the young lady, and the young lady kept her feelings hidden even deeper. She couldn't see what the foundation was for the young lady's willingness to maintain a relationship with Kirihara Akira.

Is it because of liking it? Is it for a purpose? Or is it simply because you found like-minded book lovers?

To Asahi and Kanade, everything about Mori Shizue was a mystery, and the way to solve the mystery was too complicated. In his opinion, the simplest way was to just rush in and attack her without any reason, like the second young lady did.

The feedback received after the attack was quite intriguing.

Thinking of this, Asahi Kazusa coughed twice and said, "Ladies, isn't it a bit tiring and undignified for us to stand and talk like this? Why don't we sit down and chat? I'll go make you some tea and prepare some snacks."

"Say less, you're the most clueless one here." Mori Shizue glared at her, then turned and said, "There's no need to prepare any tea or snacks. I've made myself clear enough. I don't need anyone's charity."

"Give alms?" Mori Kiyoha's eyes widened as she stared in disbelief at her sister's back.

Mori Shizue's body trembled almost imperceptibly, and she bit her lip and said firmly, "We made things very clear back then. You go and enjoy your freedom, and I will inherit everything in this family. No one will suffer a loss, and no one will owe anyone anything."

Don't keep pushing and shoving; you'll only create some unnecessary debt.

Mori Kiyoha lowered her eyelashes, sadness overflowing from the depths of her heart.

Mori Shizue bit her lip, hardened her heart, and turned to leave.

Just as she reached for the doorknob, Mori Kiyoha suddenly spoke up from behind her: "I like Kirihara Akira."

"..."

"..."

"what?"

That "ah" was the sound made by Asahi and Kanade. She opened her mouth into an "O" shape, her expression filled with shock.

Even Shizue Mori turned around and looked at her younger sister, with whom she spent every day, in astonishment.

Wait, who is she? Is she Mori Kiyoha? Mori Kiyoha isn't that kind of straightforward person!

"You..." Mori Shizue's expression shifted, her emotions complex and varied.

Mori Kiyoha, however, looked refreshed, as if a huge weight had been lifted from her shoulders, and she felt more relaxed than ever before.

She thought: Ah, I finally said it.

"Yes, I like him. As for what to do next? How to get along with him? Where our relationship will lead, who knows? Anyway, I've said it." Mori Kiyoha stretched lazily, then looked at Mori Shizue provocatively and said:

"Now that I've been honest enough, don't make me look down on you."

After saying this, Mori Kiyoha turned and left.

She left behind her poor, loyal maid, and her petrified sister.

This is Mori Kiyoha; she struggles with her own dilemmas, but those dilemmas can also vanish in a sudden, explosive moment.

The person who provoked her to explode stood there, as if he had died on the spot.

After observing for a long time, Asahi Kasano finally said softly and with mixed feelings, "I'm not sure if this is the result you wanted."

Mori Shizue turned her head, her expression equally complex.

It felt like liberation, joy, and anger.

I seem satisfied, but I also seem to regret it?