"滴滴...嗒嗒..."

The rain at Linmen kept pouring down, soaking the wind and causing the white cloth hanging at the funeral to sway gently.

In the vast hall, many students and teachers from Yuanyue Academy sat with gloomy expressions, holding a white flower, on the chairs prepared under the funeral altar.

At the center of the end of the funeral altar, there was a temporary storage area resembling a coffin where Yan Huan's tidied-up corpse rested peacefully amidst a cluster of fresh flowers.

Around the coffin, there were also several photos provided by Yuanyue Academy of Yan Huan participating in activities.

And in the very front, there was a large photo frame containing the black and white version of Yan Huan's admission photo as the portrait of the deceased.

"President... how could this be..."

Below, Yuanlina covered her face and cried sorrowfully.

Beside her, Ashley gently reached out and embraced her, comforting her.

Patting Yuanlina's slightly trembling back, she glanced back at Yahashiki.

Yahashiki held a white flower and shook his head, looking sorrowfully at Yan Huan lying motionless in the coffin above.

And just in front of him, a girl dressed in a pure black suit was dragging her weary body back and forth busily.

"Let's help too. Vice President Sakuragi said not to post on Moments or the like, and it's best not to spread photos or mention this in the group... Let's walk around and remind everyone."

"Mmm... okay..."

Unlike the custom of wearing white in Dragon Country, funerals in Ying Country generally involve wearing pure black suits to show solemnity.

"Thank you for coming to bid farewell to the President, Principal Hermes, and Director Alice..." 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

"My condolences, Sakuragi."

Sakuragi Hitomi slightly bowed, watching Principal Hermes and the director turn to leave, her eyes involuntarily drooped.

And beside her, Ye Lan came over and said to her,

"Take a break, Sakuragi."

"It's okay, Aunt... I'm not tired..."

"..."

Ye Lan looked at the girl in front of her, whose face was filled with exhaustion and sorrow, feeling quite unsettled inside.

When Ye Lan was about to prepare for Xiao Huan's funeral arrangements, she found that the girl in front of her had already silently arranged everything properly.

Death certificate, transportation, farewell ceremony, cremation...

Such a girl should have originally been with Xiao Huan.

But now...

"...Shiyu is really so inconsiderate. At a time like this, as a sister, she actually..."

Ye Lan didn't know what to say, so she could only change the subject.

But upon hearing this, Sakuragi Hitomi could only smile wryly.

She glanced at An Le who was standing next to Yan Huan's coffin, staring at Yan Huan with hollow eyes, and outside the door, Tong Yingying, who was smoking one cigarette after another under the eaves...

At this moment, they both seemed to be like suppressed volcanoes.

And when the funeral ended and the cremation of the President took place, it would be their time to completely erupt.

So, it's better if Ye Shiyu doesn't come for now.

"..."

"Ding..."

At this moment, the phone in Sakuragi Hitomi's pocket suddenly rang.

She apologized with her eyes to Ye Lan, then turned around and took out the phone... or rather, Yan Huan's phone.

Inside, Aria sent another message.

"Yan Huan, I got hold of a phone again! Sakuragi Hitomi said she helped you escape from Ye Shiyu, is it true?!"

"..."

Looking at the message, Sakuragi Hitomi's eyes darkened a bit more.

She couldn't help but recall her encounter with Heather last night...

At that time, she told Heather about having Yan Huan's phone and expressed that she could cooperate with Heather in concealing the news of Yan Huan's death.

Just now, she didn't allow people present to post on Moments or discuss in groups for this reason.

Sakuragi Hitomi remembered the shock on Heather's face last night...

But Sakuragi Hitomi could no longer explain, outsiders could not possibly intervene in the matter of the modifier.

The problem now is...

Can one hide it for a while, but can it be hidden forever?

"Yes, everything's fine with Ye Shiyu, don't worry."

Thinking this, Sakuragi Hitomi remained silent for a long time and still chose to conceal the truth for Yan Huan.

"Great! When will you come to see me? During this time, Heather has given me so much homework, I wouldn't know how to do it without you..."

"Sorry, Aria, I have to go on a business trip for a while and might not be able to come back for some time."

"Ah?"

On the other side, Aria, secretly holding her phone while perched on a closet, pouted.

To prevent information from leaking to Aria, Heather not only confiscated her phone and gave her assignments but also cut off all possible outside contacts like the internet, TV, and such.

But Aria was not an ordinary person.

She longed to chat with Yan Huan, and one night, inexplicably, someone else's phone flew all the way from the bottom of the Golden Lion Building to the top floor over a hundred stories high for her to use.

And without WIFI, she could only sit in various places in the room, trying to find a spot with a decent signal to connect to the office WIFI of someone else on another floor.

Although she didn't know the password, this time as well, she willed it, and the phone began automatically entering passwords for someone else's WIFI, connecting her...

Thus, after much effort, Aria finally connected with Yan Huan.

Yet she received such a response.

"Hmm..."

She felt a little unhappy, but after blinking her clear eyes, she still clumsily typed,

"Alright then... but can we go out for a day before you go on a business trip? Although Heather doesn't allow me to go out, I can sneak out!"

Even though she couldn't contact him before, she could at least get in touch with Yan Huan now, so it's alright!

"But I've already set off... sorry."

However, the response remained the same.

Aria finally showed a sad expression, holding her phone and sending a message, feeling quite aggrieved,