Chapter 855

Looking at the crystal-clear dots and mottled traces on Franca's face, Lu Mian suddenly recalled his sister Aurora, recalling the loneliness that appeared every time she looked at the starry sky on the roof.

He also thought of the life he and Aurora had lived together in Cordu Village, thought of the pain that pierced into his bones and soul when his sister died and Cordu Village was destroyed, thought of himself full of self-destructive impulses when he first arrived in Trier, thought of how he overcame his resistance and rebuilt social relationships step by step, starting from Franca, from Jenna, from Charlie, and from many tenants of the Golden Rooster Hotel.

In this world, there aren't many people I value left either... Lu Mian sighed long and hard.

He hadn't sighed as many times in these two days as he had when he and Morora, Julie, Albus Medici, and others were plotting against each other, playing conspiracies, and encountering various dangers.

He would occasionally be so annoyed that he wanted to burn the whole world down.

Franca's words just now completely struck his heart; he already knew what kind of answer he would give, but he still wanted to struggle a bit more.

He looked at Franca and said with a bitter smile:

"Valuing someone doesn't need to be reflected in that matter.

"Except for Aurora, you and Jenna are the two people I value most."

Franca shook her head without hesitation:

"No! I will feel unwilling; I will feel like I've become an outsider!

"You already agreed to Jenna, so you must also agree to me. Once this start is made, don't think about taking it back! When you made the decision at that time, you should have realized this matter; if a bowl filled with water isn't held level, the water inside will definitely spill out!

"As the leader of a team, you must remember three things when treating every member:

"Fairness! Fairness! And still fucking fairness!"

"But this kind of thing..." Lu Mian responded subconsciously, "It's not like if Anthony wants to sleep, I have to agree, right?"

"You must agree!" Franca walked to the bed, looked down at Lu Mian sitting there, and said viciously, "Who told you to sleep with Jenna first? Unless Anthony doesn't want to himself, or you think he's a team member who can be discarded or replaced!"

Lu Mian rubbed his forehead with a headache:

What kind of strange logic is this...

Why does Franca always have so much strange logic...

Lu Mian looked at Franca and smiled bitterly:

"Is this how you digest the 'Instigator' potion?"

Without waiting for Franca to respond, he sighed again:

"I agree to you."

He then added:

"But I only represent myself; you have to talk to Jenna about that part yourself."

This referred to the joining part.

Franca's body suddenly swayed, as if she had briefly lost her strength.

Her expression slowly relaxed, and she said with a "hehe":

"We'll talk about that later; all I want now is your agreement."

"Besides, Jenna and I..." Lu Mian originally wanted to say that he and Jenna only agreed until the 'Pleasure' potion was digested, but felt that this scene at this time wasn't suitable for saying it.

Franca looked at him, her face showing a bit of exhaustion as she revealed that teasing expression again:

"You haven't said which choice you agreed to; I'm looking forward more to you becoming a 'Despair Witch', or me fucking you."

"The remaining choice." Lu Mian answered helplessly.

Franca let out a long breath:

"That works too."

She seemed to have lost the hard shell that supported her, and her whole person looked very powerless.

She waved her hand and said:

"Then I'll go back to rest first."

"I thought..." Lu Mian felt slightly surprised.

Franca rolled her eyes at him:

"What did you think? I suffered such great stimulation and blows, was sad for so long, and my emotions and state aren't right; what mood would I be in to do that kind of thing? Anyway, you've already agreed; just put it on the tab, and we'll talk once I've recovered."

My spirit and heart also need a break... Lu Mian sighed silently.

Watching Franca jump out the window and disappear into the night outside, Lu Mian walked to the bedroom door and opened it.

Jenna was sitting quietly in the darkness of the living room area.

Lu Mian wasn't surprised by Jenna's appearance; she had been guarding outside Franca's door, and Franca's emotions were quite intense, so it was hard not to be discovered and followed when she went out.

"I didn't expect it to turn out like this." Lu Mian sighed to Jenna.

Jenna stood up and said with a smile:

"Although I didn't expect it either, I thought about it for a while just now and felt that it seems, seems acceptable; mm, only referring to you and her, this is much better than the worst result I anticipated."

"What was the worst result you anticipated?" Lu Mian breathed a sigh of relief quietly.

Jenna said with a bit of sadness, guilt, and pain in her eyes:

"Franca losing her mind and wanting to kill us.

"I would agree, but I would also hide for a period of time first, waiting until I've arranged Julian's future before seeing her."

Lu Mian looked at Jenna for a few seconds and sighed:

"Ever since your mother passed away, you've actually had quite a few self-destructive tendencies; we thought we had helped you completely resolve them, but I didn't expect a little bit to still be hidden."

Jenna looked at Lu Mian with brimming eyes:

"Aren't you the same?"

Lu Mian met her gaze, and after two seconds, laughed at himself:

"Is this a patient support group meeting now?"

"Yes." Jenna pointed to the main door, "I'll go talk to Franca; we'll discuss our conditions in a couple of days."

"Okay." Lu Mian nodded gently.

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9 Orosay Street, Apartment 702.

Franca lay on the recliner with her eyes open, swaying gently as the chair rocked.

Knock knock knock!

She heard the knocking and only then realized someone was outside.

It's easy to be assassinated in this state... Franca reflected on herself, stood up, and walked toward the door.

She could guess who was outside.

Sure enough, she saw Jenna wearing vampire makeup.

She opened her mouth, not knowing what to say, just moving aside to let Jenna in.

After Jenna sat on the single sofa, she smiled at Franca, who had returned to the recliner, and said:

"I heard your conversation with Lu Mian just now."

"..." Franca's face, which had been slightly pale, flushed red rapidly.

Embarrassing!

Too embarrassing!

So embarrassing that one wanted to crawl into a crack in the ground!

Jenna laughed in a low voice:

"Actually, I'm also more looking forward to those other two choices."

Franca could only give a "hehe" laugh.

Jenna gazed at her face and said seriously:

"I can hear that there are other thoughts hidden under that last choice; can you tell me what they are?"

Franca was silent for a few seconds before saying:

"That bastard Lu Mian must have told you it was until the 'Pleasure' potion was digested; I know him!"

As she spoke, Franca felt a bit indignant for Jenna.

Then, she sighed and said:

"If I join, in my current state, Lu Mian would definitely be embarrassed and wouldn't propose a deadline; at that time, for the sake of fairness, he shouldn't propose one to you either."

Jenna closed her eyes, as if blown by the wind.

She looked at Franca with exceptionally gentle eyes and said with a bitter smile:

"But this is just a false realization; I can't lie to myself."

"False is better than nothing; if it's false for a long time, it might become real." Franca revealed a self-deprecating smile, "For a long time, being a bit fake is also good; knowing it's fake is even better, which helps us digest the potion."

Looking at Jenna, she suddenly felt an upsurge of emotion and had many things she wanted to say:

"I might be a cowardly person; I liked you a long time ago, but I never dared to truly pursue you or express my feelings. On this matter, I have always been hesitant, retreating every day."

In the current atmosphere, Franca suddenly found that saying the words "I like you" wasn't difficult.

Such lack of difficulty made her even sadder.

Jenna looked at Franca without any anger, nor did she speak.

She could feel that what Franca really wanted to say was coming next.

After a few seconds, Franca gritted her teeth and said:

"I have some things I've been hiding from you.

"I, I was originally a man."

"I know." Jenna answered very calmly, with a bit of encouragement in her gaze, "'Witch' potion, right."

"You really knew." Franca wasn't surprised either; she gathered her courage and continued, "There's one more thing; I, I am not from this world; I traveled here from another world. I, I occupied this body."

Jenna blurted out in astonishment:

"Another world?"

She suddenly felt a stir in her heart:

"The world of 'Daoist Ming' and 'Celestial Master'?"

Having acted together for so long, Franca often forgot whether she had told Jenna about related matters and would accidentally let it slip from time to time. Therefore, Jenna had long known these terms, but didn't know what they specifically represented, just treating them as powerful high-ranking beings.

"Yes, and that Resurrection Island." After Franca revealed this secret, she felt much more relaxed.

Jenna revealed an expression of sudden realization:

"No wonder you were so excited after getting Harrison's intelligence..."

"So, you understand why I've always wanted to summon the armor shadow, right?" Franca asked with a bit of trepidation, "You, you don't mind that I'm just someone who snatched someone else's body, right?"

"Why would I mind? Unless the Franca I knew was replaced by someone else." Jenna responded with amusement, clearly expressing her attitude.

Franca relaxed completely, nearly collapsing on the recliner.

Jenna thought for a moment and tried to ask:

"Lu Mian's sister, and those occult club members with strange code names, are they also from your world?"

"Yes, but I can't tell you the rest; I can only tell you my part." Franca sighed, "I used to dream of going home, of returning to my own world, so every time I had the impulse to take a step toward you, I couldn't help but ask in my heart: Can you bear her future? When there's a chance to go home, will you stay for her? Would it be too cruel to let her follow you to an unfamiliar world? Would she be willing to follow, can she follow...

"Every time I finished asking these, I retreated...

"I've always been so conflicted, never having any actual action."

Jenna listened with gentle eyes, and only after Franca finished speaking did she smile and say:

"You are one of the most gentle-hearted people I have ever met; I am very happy to have you accompany me through that most difficult period of time."

She looked at Franca and hesitated before saying:

"Do you still think about going home now?"

Franca was silent; the crimson moonlight outside the window had become dim at some point.

After a few seconds, Franca answered in a low voice:

"Yes..."

PS: Thanks to 37 Great Demon King for the Silver Alliance.

PS2: Updating early to ask for base monthly votes~

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