After that banquet, Toph became silent.

Even Wendy noticed it. The house used to be full of Toph's laughter, but recently, he had been unusually quiet. He would either frown or sigh, and sometimes he'd lock himself in his room.

Zuko and Lina were conflicted after they figured out the whole story. They did not want to see him feeling down like this all the time.

Coincidentally, Renee realized she had gone too far and apologized. Toph's face lit up. The gloomy clouds cleared, and he was his radiant self again like the little sun he always was.

"Hey, Zuko." Once, Toph asked Zuko in a hushed voice, "Is it true that the more a girl picks on you unreasonably, the more it proves she can't be without you?"

Zuko frowned as he pondered. He felt it was not easy to give a definite answer to that—because Lina never treated him like that.

Lina could get jealous, angry, and argue with him. Despite that, the two of them always made up soon after and got along well. Plus, Lina was clear-headed. She would not get upset without reason.

On the other hand, Renee was somewhat extreme.

However, Zuko did not say this out loud. Instead, he patted Toph's shoulder and chuckled. "We're men and can't be as petty."

"I think I'm already laid back enough." Toph scratched his head. "Bro, what else should I do to make her happy? Should I really quit playing games? Isn't that like asking for my life? You can ask dad if he can quit smoking..."

Zuko paused as if sensing something and then smiled mysteriously. "The thing to quit isn't the games," he remarked. It was actually the person responsible for creating these games.

"Huh?" Toph looked puzzled.

Zuko sighed helplessly. "Toph, if I were Renee, I'd get irritated too, seeing you this clueless!"

Just then, a call came in from the company, and Zuko had to rush back immediately to handle some matters.

"Why can't things be stated plainly? Why must they be

into the yard, sitting on the

a keen intellect, capable of subtly revealing information in conversations. What's more, the listener could

Toph sighed.

routes, nor could he understand these glances. He would not be able to grasp what the person was trying to convey even if the person's eyes fell off from signaling

once joked that he would not last more than two episodes in a conspiracy drama. Forget two episodes—he would be killed in half

the most growing up—the Thompsons

never led him in circles, nor did Josiah talk to him with just his eyes. Both of them

was meticulous and sharp, Arya had completely inherited Josiah's disposition. She was optimistic, sunny, yearned for freedom,

was thinking this, he suddenly heard the call of the little kittens. He looked up and saw Wendy standing there with

They've been here for several days now. Should we build

them but recalled that Renee did not seem to like small animals. He would rather not keep them alone, so returning them to Arya was a better

he took the litter of kittens

Arya was in the

the digital rights were sold for a good price. The production team was seizing the momentum and preparing to release

and writing character profiles these days, her head aching

stood not far away,

outfit—a mismatched top and bottom. Her hair was hastily tied up, sticking out in all directions like an explosion, and she even used a paintbrush to hold

did not fare much better than her when he drew. He could not

She quickly sat up,

"Toph?"

sorry!" Toph apologized.

all!" Arya smiled. "Come in and have

the litter of

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