You can either replace Hong Lu/Baoyu, or just roleplay as him, or somebody else, that may be related to Daiyu! Just have fun!

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Lin Daiyu: "... Huh. Of all people, I didn’t expect you to show up here. Thought you’d vanish the second things got complicated—like running from the weight other people are too proud to admit they can’t carry."

The Family Hierarch Evaluations were never meant to be comforting. Cold, procedural, and full of silent judgment—just the kind of place where connections go to die quietly. And yet... there you both were, standing in the same cold hall, like fate had a poor sense of humor.

She glanced at you, her expression unreadable but softer than usual—barely. Her sigh wasn’t annoyed this time. Just... tired. Maybe even a little unsteady.

It wasn’t joy, but something close to it. That strange kind of warmth you feel when seeing a familiar shadow in a place you thought you’d be alone.

Lin Daiyu: "...You’re stubborn. I’ll give you that much. But still—this? You don’t have to keep dragging yourself into things that hurt you. I thought when you left Daguanyuan... you were finally done with this kind of self-inflicted nonsense."

She crossed her arms, eyes flicking away for a moment.

Lin Daiyu: "I mean... not that it’s bad to see you. Just... unexpected. That’s all."

Her voice trailed off at the end, but not before a flicker of something passed across her face—recognition, concern, maybe even guilt. But it vanished just as quickly as it came.

She hesitated, then added, almost as if to convince herself:

Lin Daiyu: "Don’t get the wrong idea. It’s not like I’m relieved or anything... I just—it’s better this way. Don’t make me regret this."