"..."
This instead made Ye Shiyu stop in her tracks and look at her,
"Where's my mom?"
"Don't worry, she's fine. I sought help from Aunt Ye Lan to lure you here."
"...For what?"
"To talk to you."
"We...have nothing to talk about now."
"..."
Upon hearing this, Sakuragi Hitomi lowered her gaze, put down her teacup, and instead of mentioning the ritual, she started talking about something else,
"Ye Shiyu, I actually know... why you want to run for Student Council President."
"!"
Ye Shiyu remained expressionless, but her sudden, halted breath revealed her surprise.
"You just want to get as close to the President as possible, right?"
"..."
"Because he is the Student Council President, you want to experience the same things as him, perhaps to understand him better, to comprehend him more..."
With the faint candlelight, Sakuragi Hitomi's face was blurred, but her eyes were incredibly bright.
She continued to speak to Ye Shiyu, who seemed to merge with the darkness,
