Starry sky, I can hear their secrets.

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If Bronya saw this, her image in Bronya's mind would be completely ruined.

Su Jinyan nodded slightly: "Put it on your desk. I'll tell Cocolia when she gets back."

Bronya, unaware of anything amiss, placed the stack of intelligence documents on her desk.

A storybook, which was mixed in with intelligence materials, was also left behind.

Just as Bronya was about to turn and leave, she stopped and turned back to ask.

"Father, do you smell anything strange?"

The closer Bronya got to Su Jinyan, the stronger the scent became.

Su Jinyan calmly picked up her coffee cup.

"It might be because I added honey, berries, and milk to my coffee."

Bronya shook her head slightly, no longer doubting: "...You have excellent taste."

After Bronya left, Su Jinyan and Cocolia both breathed a sigh of relief.

Cocolia suddenly stood up and glared fiercely at Su Jinyan:

"Are you crazy?"

Bronya almost found out about our relationship just now.

Su Jinyan wrapped his arm around Cocolia's soft waist and smiled maliciously:

"We just haven't found it yet, and besides..."

"So what if we find out?"

Cocolia blushed and let out a gasp she could hardly contain.

She was actually picked up by Su Jinyan.

"Su Jinyan, put me down right now, you bastard!"

Cocolia struggled in shame and anger, but her struggles were somewhat weak and feeble.

Just at this time.

The door was pushed open again.

It's still Bronya.

Bronya pushed open the door and said apologetically:

"I'm so sorry, Father, I've forgotten a book—"

The air seemed to freeze at that moment.

Bronya's pupils contracted sharply, and her mind seemed to freeze.

"Mother? Father? You—"

In the past, Bronya would always politely knock on the door before entering her office and wait for a response before coming in.

But what's wrong with Bronya today?

Just because I'm not here, you've relaxed the etiquette I taught you?

Cocolia's cheeks burned; her embarrassing state was now fully displayed before her heir, Bronya.

She truly couldn't imagine how she would ever be able to face Bronya again.

Perhaps only by obeying the Star Core, embracing destruction, and allowing everyone to be reborn can Bronya forget all of this.

Even so, Su Jinyan still did not let go.

He had used illusion magic to conceal everything the moment Bronya pushed the door open and entered.

"Am I seeing things?" Bronya rubbed her beautiful eyes and muttered softly.

What Bronya actually saw was simply a neatly dressed Cocolia chatting happily with Su Jinyan.

"Let go right now!"

Cocolia's beautiful eyes were filled with tears as she whispered resentfully in his ear.

Su Jinyan readily agreed: "Okay, Lady Cocolia, then I'll let go."

Cocolia's pupils constricted sharply: "No—"

However, Su Jinyan had already released his hands from her waist.

Caught off guard, this caused Cocolia's delicate body to lose its balance and plummet.

At that moment, a series of flashbacks even appeared in Cocolia's mind.

This was a humiliation that Cocolia had never experienced before in her life.

......

Bronya remained calm, walked to the desk, and took the storybook.

"Really, why would Mother team up with Father to play tricks on me?"

Bronya chided.

She could hardly imagine that her mother, Cocolia, was the always dignified and majestic Great Guardian.

He would even act like a child, hiding under the office and deliberately teasing her.

If Bronya hadn't come back to retrieve the storybook, she would have been fooled by Cocolia.

"Your Excellency, I have something to report to you."

The noble young woman adopted a serious expression and said in a deep voice:

"Our army's morale has plummeted due to consecutive days of defeats and heavy casualties."

"There are already many complaints in various battalions of the army."

"I must point out that every instance of major casualties is due to Mother's overstepping of authority in giving orders."

"Although I fully understand your eagerness to win, our army must not leave the pass to engage in direct combat with the Rift creatures under any circumstances."

"This not only contradicts the calculation results of Ochepolov's combat dynamic equations, but also negates our army's long-standing combat experience."

"In order to quell the grievances in the army, and in order to reduce casualties and preserve our army's strength as much as possible, could you please stop interfering with the command of the Silver Mane Iron Guard?"

[Please, at least don't let her give ridiculous orders like "Silvermane Archer Squad, move forward twenty meters" again.]

She recalled the pretty face of Pella, the Silvermane Iron Guard intelligence officer, which was clearly filled with resentment.

Bronya couldn't help but complain in her heart.

Such a sacrifice is meaningless.

Since Father and Mother are old acquaintances and classmates from elementary school, you could at least try to persuade Mother.

Cocolia's pale purple eyes were lost in thought for a long time, as if she were floating on clouds.

She didn't hear a single word of Bronya's long speech.

After failing to get a response from Cocolia for a long time, Bronya couldn't help but frown: "Mother?"

Su Jinyan smiled and said, "That's true."

"Lady Cocolia must have her own considerations."

"You may step back now, Bronya. I also think she was wrong in this matter, and I will discuss it with her properly."

"Thank you for your understanding, Father. Please also try to persuade Mother."

"Then I'll take my leave."

Bronya slightly bent her knees, and at the same time, lifted the sides of her skirt with both hands, nodding in greeting.

......

After this incident, despite Su Jinyan's repeated explanations to Cocolia that he had used illusion magic to conceal Bronya's senses,

But a woman who gets angry and embarrassed is unreasonable.

Cocolia forcefully summoned the Silvermane Iron Guards and drove him out of Cripple Castle.

At least until Cocolia has completely calmed down, Su Jinyan shouldn't expect to see her again.

Not long after Su Jinyan left.

A floor-length mirror in Cripper Castle suddenly shattered, startling Cocolia.

Just as she was about to step forward to check the situation, a mysterious girl whose face was covered by a sky-blue multifaceted crystal slowly walked out from the full-length mirror.

Cocolia asked warily, "Who are you?"

The mysterious girl said softly, "I am a messenger from the Flowing Light Memory Court."

"Lady Cocolia, please remember your past and don't be deceived by that man."

Cocolia sneered, "The Radiant Memory Garden? A messenger? Never heard of it!"

"You told me not to be deceived by him. Do you think I should believe him or you?"

As she spoke, a magnificent ice-blue spear materialized in Cocolia's fair and soft palm, signaling her to enter a state of combat readiness.