Era of Breakdown

"Well, Emily, I made some money, let's go out and play on the weekend?"

Siasin looked at Emily expectantly, wanting to make up for the time he didn't spend with her these days.

"No." Emily said nonchalantly, "I have something to do over the weekend."

"Oh, okay, Emily's matter is important." Siasin added: "If you need my help anywhere, just say it, I will do my best..."

Before he finished speaking, Emily interrupted, "Help me? What can you do to help me? Go out and look in the mirror. Apart from your cute face, what else is special about you Siasin?"

"Hahaha, even if you still want to help Miss Emily, you don't even look at yourself!"

"Hahahaha~"

"I don't even think about how much I weigh."

Siasin's pretty face turned red when the girls around her laughed. She never expected that Emily would say these words.

"I...I...I'm really of no use." Siasin looked downcast, then cheered up, "But if Emily needs me, I will definitely come!"

"Everyone can say nice things, but even if they come, they will be a hindrance!"

"Would you like to hire a nanny to take care of you?"

"Shut up!" Emily glanced at the two girls. They were like little quails being watched by eagles, hiding in their nests and shivering.

"Going home." Emily ignored Siasin and turned to leave. The group of girls behind her followed closely, and the classroom was almost half empty.

The remaining boys looked around, eager to know the secret.

Normally Emily would like Siasin to follow her, but why is this abnormal?

Best friends quarreling? Or did Thea Sin offend Emily?

There’s something good to watch~

The boys remained silent. After Theo simply signaled to Siasin with his eyes, he quickly packed up his things and left the classroom.

Siasin was a little confused and returned to her seat to pack her things. Recalling what Emily had just said to her, she felt a sense of grievance and her eyes were moist.

‘Is it because I haven’t been with Emily these days that I made her unhappy? Or...'

Siasin left school absent-mindedly and went to the music restaurant with Theo.

Looking at Thea Xin's distracted look along the way, Theo wanted to ask several times, but couldn't find a suitable point to cut into it.

One of the only friends in school suddenly became indifferent to her. Siasin couldn't figure it out and could only attribute the reason to herself.

Ding~

The moment he pressed the keys, Siasin was still struggling with the matter. Halfway through the play, he was pulled down by Theo.

"Sia Xin! You are not in the right state today. Go home and rest." Theo frowned. Siasin was not in the state at all when he played the piano today. The guests below frowned one by one. Some people understood that the pianist was not in good condition and was also irritable. The person called the waiter to express his dissatisfaction.

"Sorry." Siasin apologized, "I will make up for the time tomorrow weekend. I'm really sorry! Today..."

"What happened today?" Theo asked carefully: "I think Emily is treating you..."

"Maybe it's because I've been rejecting her these past few days?" Thea smiled hard.

"Then she can't say too much!" Theo was indignant about this. Suddenly he slapped his forehead and said: "I remembered, Siasin! Emily's father, Deputy Speaker Sorel, will be here soon. I want to run for the new federal speaker. Isn’t it mentioned on the Internet recently? Maybe Emily is also worried about this matter."

"Speaker?" Siasin blinked, always feeling that this word was out of reach for her, "Is that so? What should I do?"

"When Emily calms down, she..." Theo seemed to have thought of something and frowned: "It's not certain, just take it one step at a time."

Siasin was a little disappointed, but thanked Theo.

On the weekend of the next day, Siasin sacrificed her own time, adjusted herself, and worked in Theo's music restaurant for a day, charging only the most basic hourly rate.

That night, she found that many people in Emily's small group were talking about Emily's family dinner yesterday... There were also people @her in the group, and they were sarcastically using language overtly or covertly...

This never happened before.

"Emily didn't invite me, she didn't even tell me." Siasin was even more disappointed. She went to social media to see Emily, who was being admired by all the stars, and silently saved the picture.

"Go and ask mom how they are doing first." Siasin put down the phone.

. . .

Office lobby.

Fina had a day off today, and the director of the senior consulting room last time was not here either, so Siasin had to silently take a number and queue up.

More than an hour later, Siasin finally came to the window.

"Well, I would like to inquire about the military control camps in West Plinia. My mother and..."

"Miss," the staff member interrupted Siasin's narration rudely, "we do not have this information, and we will not expand our work in this area."

"How could it be?" Siasin said slightly anxiously: "Last time I came here, I could still ask, and I even talked to them on the phone."

"You talked on the phone?" The staff member was puzzled, "Are you sure you are here? In the office hall on Third Avenue of the Federal Central State?"

"Yeah! Sister Fina and Uncle Mal were helping me at that time, and I even went to that room." Siasin pointed to the senior consulting room not far away.

The staff member became serious, "Miss, you are talking about Director Mal, right?"

"Yeah! It's him."

"Director Mar is off duty today. I can notify another supervisor for you. Do you think this is appropriate? Or you can contact Director Mar privately. With him, you will be able to get the call request."

Siasin thought about it and found that the other party did not give her contact information, so she said: "Please help me notify another supervisor."

"Okay, please wait a moment." The staff member picked up the phone.

Through the glass, Siasin could hear the staff talking to the supervisor "Frank" again. After a few words, the staff held down the phone and turned to Siasin:

"Miss, your name."

"Thea Sin!"

"OK, just a second."

When the staff reported to the other end of the phone, there was a moment of silence on the other side.

"Tell that little girl that we will no longer handle matters in this area. Everything must be done according to rules and regulations. At most, give her a zip code and let her write a letter and send it by herself."

Siasin, who had enhanced hearing, could clearly hear what the supervisor opposite said. She was very disappointed.

The staff member hung up the phone, Siasin asked him for his zip code and silently left the office lobby.

The crowds on Third Street came and went in a hurry, and the photographers who used to take pictures here were nowhere to be seen. Everyone seemed to be driven and whipped by invisible whips, and all kinds of eyes stayed on her for only a moment.

"Hoo~"

Siasin exhaled a breath of hot breath, and the mist condensed and drifted away.

"It's getting colder."

Siasin wrote down Director Mal's duty hours and walked away from Third Street.

Far away in the military control camp in Ciprini State, Garland was disappointed, waiting for a call from his daughter. They last arranged to talk on the weekend, but now the call from Siasin still has not come, and Colonel Darrow has not been here for several days. , in the past, it was almost impossible to happen.

Wednesday.

Emily was no longer in school, and Siasin, who had left quietly alone, came to the music restaurant. This time Ed and Theo did not let her play on stage immediately.

"Siasin, look at this." Theo took out his phone and clicked on a video.

A balding middle-aged man is criticizing the federation's high level of entertainment, describing the national idol as an assembly line product, and demanding a thorough planning of the entertainment industry...

One of the examples used is Thea Sin, who has become popular on the Internet in recent days.

"There are clowns who appear in every election." Theo explained: He will come up with some new tricks every election. Although they are unsuccessful, they have also attracted a lot of attention. What Ed and I mean these days, I just want you to try not to go on stage and come back after this wave of heat has passed. Otherwise, too many reporters will come over. Those reporters are all traps. If you don't pay attention, you will fall into the other party's trap. It will be difficult to clear your name by then. ! "

Siasin felt that Theo made a lot of little moves today, and his tone and posture were not right.

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Siasin gave the other party great trust.

"You're going back today? I'll let you know when I can come?"

"Yeah! Thank you." Siasin said.

"By the way, Theo, Emily's father...how is he?"

Theo scratched his head, "Although it has long been rumored that the big shot is going to participate in this session's speaker election, there has been no movement until now. I don't know what's going on."

"Okay...thank you." Siasin thanked him again and left.

The two of them watched Siasin go until the girl's back was completely invisible.

"Master," Ed reminded: "The boss means to completely draw a clear line with Siasin, you..."

"You know a hammer!" Theo snorted coldly: "Isn't it normal for two best friends to quarrel? Maybe they will reconcile one day."

"But boss..."

"Stop talking, I'll be responsible for anything that happens!" Theo left the corridor in a irritable mood.

He heard that Emily complained about Siasin in public, drew a clear line with her, and made harsh words. His father was afraid of being affected, so he quickly asked him to drive Siasin away.

"Emily is not such a person. What's going on?" Theo was puzzled. Siasin was even more soft and weak. How could it be possible to provoke Emily to say such cruel words?

Because of Siasin, their music restaurant had three fire inspections in three days, which made the business a mess.

‘You don’t need to be so cruel to a little girl, right? ’ Theo cursed Emily, ‘It’s okay if we break up, but give me a chance to do something. I don’t know how to cherish such a good partner. ’

On the other side, when Siasin returned home early today, she was shocked again by everything at home.

People were coming and going, carrying things, and there were two seals on the door. Uncle Kevin, who used to be well-dressed in the past, now looked a little bleak. He also lit a cigarette that he didn't usually smoke and puffed away.

"W-what's going on?" Siasin was particularly puzzled and stepped forward to hold Kevin's sleeve.

"Ahem~" Siasin coughed a few times as the smell of cigarette smoke stung her. She saw a lot of bloodshot eyes in Kevin's eyes.

"Siasin?" Kevin took another puff of cigarette, "Uncle, I'm bankrupt."

Siasin's eyes widened, "Isn't it fine yesterday? How could..."

"Starting from about last Friday, there were problems with the previously approved documents, internal corruption, various investors and banks' arrears, plus pressure from competitors, and the company disappeared."

Kevin said it lightly, but Siasin was stunned.

Wasn't it last Friday when she was rejected by Emily?

‘It can’t be such a coincidence, right? ’ Siasin couldn’t believe it, ‘It’s Emily? Why? Impossible! It makes no sense at all...'

"You guessed it right." The big hand full of cigarette smell covered Siasin's head and rubbed it vigorously, messing up the smooth long light blond hair.

"Is it really her?" Siasin's tone was trembling.

"I don't blame you. It was caused by some small frictions between me and Emily in the past, as well as some recent events." Kevin deliberately patted Siasin, "Relax, don't blame yourself."

'Is it really my fault? What did I do?' Thea Sin began to doubt herself, 'I rejected Emily for a few days, and she...she can do this? Is it my fault? Is it really me? is it wrong? ’

Seeing Uncle Kevin's house in this state, Siasin's guilt grew. She couldn't understand it, but the guilt in her heart was rising rapidly.

"Don't look like you can't accept it." Kevin kicked the only cardboard box placed in front of them. "These are all our belongings. We may have to start all over again."

Siasin squatted down and opened the carton. His consciousness swept through it, and it was all her clothes!

"Your favorite little bear is also in there, I took it out for you." Kevin gestured.

Siasin hugged the brown bear, then looked up at the slightly sloppy Kevin, her eyes couldn't help but become red and moist.

First, Emily ignored her and allowed others to ridicule her, then the office lobby refused to accept her, and she couldn't call her mother to ask about the situation, then the matter at the music restaurant, and finally...Uncle Kevin went bankrupt... .

One thing after another made Siasin almost breathless.

Obviously, it was fine a few days ago, why, why did it suddenly become like this?

By the time all the workers carrying things had evacuated, it was already sunset.

"Where are we staying today?" Siasin looked up at Kevin.

"You can live anywhere, under bridges, in sewers, on deck chairs in parks, in front of banks, I've tried them all."

Siasin's face turned pale, the weather had just turned cold, and you would definitely catch a cold if you slept in that kind of place.

"You're kidding," Kevin said with a smile, "I still have a little money, let's deal with it overnight and look for a house tomorrow."

"Money!" Siasin's eyes lit up, "Uncle, I still have money from my part-time job, can you use it?"

"Keep your own pocket money, how many can you have." With that said, Kevin moved the cardboard box containing clothes.

"There are about more than 40,000 federal coins!" Siasin shouted.

"Keep it to yourself...how much?" Kevin raised his eyebrows.

"It's 45,100 federal coins to be precise." Siasin said seriously.

"You haven't been working part-time for half a month, right?" Kevin said excitedly: "How can you make so much? What are you doing?!"

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