Actually, An Le has seen the fragment before. Don't forget, Bai Yi's fragment had once made her and Little Thumb suffer.

The only thing she didn't know was the mechanism of how the fragment falls.

But at this moment, when she learned in the bookstore that Yan Huan had secretly read all her works in Ying Country, and Teacher Miyake in Tokyo wanted her to start painting again, she couldn't help but feel regret.

Because at that time, she had been using the modifier, wallowing in self-pity.

Later, when she saw Spencer chasing after her and saying those words, she could also feel Spencer's genuine feelings.

It's hard to say if her betrayal was because she had feelings for Yan Huan, or because of the modifier, or perhaps both.

But An Le wants to believe that the modifier must have played a role in it.

Thus, both past and present have made An Le regret using the modifier and blame it...

Unfortunately, it was tough on our gossip-loving Little Thumb.

"I'm dying... I'm going to die..."

An Le pressed her lips together and gently raised her hand to catch Little Thumb as it fell from her shoulder.

Once she confirmed it was no longer hurting, An Le looked up at Spencer and opened her mouth to say,

"Spencer..."

Upon hearing An Le willingly speak to her for the first time in a long while, Spencer's eyes lit up, and she hurried over to her,

"You... You agree to reconcile with me?"

But then, An Le slightly smiled and asked her,

"Then... does what you promised me before still count?"

"Huh?"

Spencer blinked, her face turning into a confused state, as if she was rebooting.

Anyone familiar with her would know that she's now engaging her brain to think and recollect.

After a few seconds, she recalled that An Le was probably talking about helping her pursue Yan Huan.

Immediately, her little face turned bitter, as if she had eaten a whole head of Brussels sprouts or broccoli,

"This... this..."

On one hand, she had the Yan Huan she liked; on the other, she had An Le, whom she wanted to reconcile with, making her particularly conflicted.

Um...

If she agrees with An Le, then later...

Can she still be with Yan Huan and eat snacks together?

Should be okay, right?

Then...

Should she agree with An Le?

It's better to first ask An Le; whether she allows herself to be together with Yan Huan eating snacks and such...

"I... I..."

"Haha..."

Seeing Spencer clenching her fists, on the verge of tears, An Le couldn't help but laugh silently.

Spencer couldn't comprehend her laughter and could only look at her pitifully as she quietly said,

"I was just joking... I don't need Spencer's help anymore..."

"..."

Spencer blinked her eyes, watching An Le who covered her belly, her face turning slightly red, but her expression was increasingly distressed.

Because she utterly couldn't understand what An Le was talking about nor grasp her intentions.

She just wants to know whether An Le wants to reconcile with her.

"So... Can we reconcile now? Or..."

"Yes, let's make up, Spencer."

An Le nodded, pressed her lips, and gently reached out to grasp Spencer's wrist.

"Yay!"

Getting a positive answer, Spencer almost danced with joy.

In the next moment, she excitedly hugged An Le and began to mumble,

"Oh, you don't know, when you left just now, I thought I failed again...

"For today, I read so many things you said were well-painted, and Yan Huan, Miyake, and even Sakuragi Hitomi helped make a lot of preparations!"

Did Vice President Sakuragi help too?

An Le gently patted Spencer's back and also showed a thoughtful expression.

Wait...

Where's Xiao Huan?!

But then, she thought of something, her expression slightly changed, and she quickly grasped Spencer's shoulders.

"Spencer, Xiao..."

But before she could speak, she seemed to feel something and turned her head to look beside her.

Then she saw Bai Yi and Ye Shiyu, carrying milk tea and just coming up from the escalator, looking at them in shock,

"You... You..."

"..."

Bai Yi was still drifting in surprise and confusion as to why these two who previously didn't get along now appeared to be close friends... 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Thinking about it might even make her less skeptical.

After all, Ye Shiyu and she, who used to curse each other, could now drink milk tea and go shopping together.

But Ye Shiyu was much smarter than her.

Seeing them, she immediately squinted her eyes and instinctively searched for Yan Huan's presence around.

At the same time, the darkness suppressed by her discipline began to stir again, growing her expressionless intensity.

"..."

After scanning around, discovering Xiao Huan was not present, her eyes slightly darkened.

Seeing this, An Le instantly became aware of it, and her brain began working rapidly.

No, Xiao Huan isn't here now, she must handle everything herself.

Can't let it be that they promised to tackle the modifier together, yet as soon as Xiao Huan left for a while, Ye Shiyu and Bai Yi smashed the whole house...

Thinking this way, she pondered for a few seconds, then voluntarily turned her head to ask Spencer,

"Spencer, apart from Vice President Sakuragi, did Xiao Huan ask them to help secretly?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Yi and Ye Shiyu's expressions slightly changed, showing thoughtful looks.

...

...

Meanwhile, Yan Huan ran all the way to the door of the nursery downstairs.

He reached out and grasped the door handle, anxiously considering his next step.