Evelyn, you have to endure it. You absolutely have to endure it!!

Evelyn clenched her fists tightly, constantly warning herself in her heart to stay calm.

Clearly, all of this was Mirror Image’s trick.

The problem was, she still felt incomparably furious. She even wanted to throw caution to the wind and smash this Mirror Image to death on the spot.

Just as she was about to explode, Caelan stepped forward and gently held her smooth little hand.

"Evelyn, think about your quest. Calm down!"

...

Supreme Staff Legion, Commander’s Office.

Merlin’s fingernails were nearly digging into his flesh!

That damned bastard Caelan. He actually, actually!?

"That brat Caelan must have used some kind of method!"

"But... who exactly is that girl who looks identical to Evelyn?"

At this moment, even Caesar could not help but frown.

Because according to Merlin’s earlier explanation, Evelyn should not have any relatives.

But...

That girl who looked exactly like her was standing right there. If she was not a relative, then what was she?

The two old fellows furrowed their brows and sank into deep thought.

"Do you think there’s a possibility that this girl is the illegitimate daughter of Evelyn’s father? Or perhaps, due to some special reason, she was separated from Evelyn when they were very young..."

Caesar rubbed his temples and voiced every possibility he could think of.

On the other side, Merlin’s brows had already furrowed into a deep crease.

He was also constantly thinking through every possibility.

At that moment, he suddenly noticed an extremely subtle detail in the image shown on the mist!

"Wait. There’s something wrong here!"

...

Human Capital, Underground World.

At Mirror Image’s request, Caelan and the other two once again arrived at the nightclub.

Speaking of which, although Caelan had not been to nightclubs many times, every time he came to a place like this, he felt a strange sense of familiarity, as though he had returned home.

By contrast, Evelyn beside him looked like a proper, obedient girl. She had clearly never been to a place like this before.

Feeling the darkness of the surrounding environment, Evelyn unconsciously tightened her grip on Caelan’s sleeve.

In this dark environment, only Caelan beside her could give her even the slightest sense of security.

Mirror Image, on the other hand, was especially excited.

She even followed the rhythm of the music, dancing continuously around Caelan and brushing against him...

"Let’s go have a drink!"

"My dear original elder sister, why are you so timid? We’ve already come to such an interesting place. Shouldn’t we enjoy ourselves properly?"

"Come on, let’s try the special cocktails here. I heard [Purple Sunset] is the signature drink here. We must taste it this time!"

?

How did Mirror Image know about [Purple Sunset]?

Caelan froze slightly, then glanced sideways at Evelyn beside him.

Evelyn immediately lowered her head.

Her cheeks were burning red, and the blush spread all the way to her earlobes.

"Give us ten glasses first!"

Mirror Image sat down at the bar openly and generously. At the same time, she waved in Caelan’s direction.

"Darling, over here!"

Caelan hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he still brought Evelyn over and sat down beside Mirror Image.

"I... I won’t drink."

Evelyn shook her head and pushed away the glass of [Purple Sunset] in front of her.

However, before she could push it away, Mirror Image pressed down on the rim of her glass.

"My dear original elder sister, we’re already here. Is there still any need for you to pretend? Haven’t you always wanted to taste [Purple Sunset]?"

"Haven’t you always wanted to get drunk together with the boy you love?"

"Why are you choosing to refuse now? Is it because I’m here? Hehehe!"

"You—stop talking!"

Evelyn’s face flushed red with anger. She hurriedly turned her head, wanting to explain to Caelan.

However, Caelan did not care.

Instead, he gave her a comforting hug.

"It’s fine. Follow your heart. Don’t let Mirror Image lead you astray. Drink if you want to drink. If you don’t want to drink, sparkling water is also a good choice."

Mirror Image narrowed her eyes, and the corners of her mouth rose slightly.

She did not waste any more words. Instead, she picked up the glass in front of her and extended it toward Caelan.

"Lord Caelan, my dear man, let’s drink a cross-cupped toast, shall we?"

"I believe you won’t refuse the delicious taste of [Purple Sunset], right?"

Caelan smiled faintly, then took the initiative to pick up the glass before him.

In truth, he preferred ice-cold cola.

But that did not stop him from occasionally changing his taste.

In fact, [Purple Sunset] tasted quite good.

Previously, when Caelan returned home, he would often recall the taste of that sunset.

"As you wish. [Purple Sunset] is indeed delicious!"

Caelan took the initiative to avoid the cross-cupped toast and openly clinked glasses with Mirror Image instead.

However, his move caused Mirror Image’s face to fill with dissatisfaction.

"Lord Caelan, you are not a qualified boyfriend at all."

"If you keep rejecting me, then I think there is no need for us to continue."

"I said I wanted to drink a cross-cupped toast with you!"

Caelan froze slightly, then glanced at Evelyn beside him.

"Doing that doesn’t seem very appropriate, does it?"

Although the Mirror Image in front of him was indeed very beautiful and very proactive, the problem was that her original self, Evelyn, was right beside him!

At this moment, Evelyn had already completely calmed down.

She had realized something.

The more intense her reaction was, the more excessive Mirror Image would become.

So, she only had to accept everything and make Mirror Image feel bored. Then all of this would naturally end.

After thinking this through, Evelyn took the initiative to spread her arms.

"Do as you like. There’s no need to care about my feelings. After all, it and I are essentially two completely independent individuals."

Seeing that Evelyn had actually calmed down, a trace of surprise flashed through Mirror Image’s eyes.

She did not choose to drink the cross-cupped toast with Caelan. Instead, she put down the glass and picked up a biscuit from a plate nearby.

"Darling, I suddenly don’t want to drink a cross-cupped toast anymore. I have an interesting game. Will you play with me?"

For a moment, Caelan did not know how to respond.

Although he had experienced many interesting things before, the problem was that Mirror Image’s skill level was clearly far too high.

Even Caelan felt that dealing with her was somewhat difficult.

Seeing that Caelan gave no reaction, Mirror Image’s cheeks faintly revealed a smile of triumph, as though her scheme had succeeded.

With two long, slender fingers, she gently pinched one corner of the biscuit and placed it between her rosy lips.

Then she crooked her finger at Caelan and said indistinctly,

"Darling, let me feed you a biscuit, alright?"

"This biscuit tastes very sweet. You’ll like it, won’t you?"