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Sophia said with a smile, "Miya, you seem very shy. Just make yourself at home. Here, would you like some chicken soup?" She passed the plate of salad to Miya.

"I'm ok. Thanks." Miya said plainly.

"Aha. This is Xenon's favorite dish, so you two don't have the same taste, I suppose. That's not fun living together then." Sophia commented with sarcasm.

"Why? The difference makes it even more fun. It creates diversity." Again, plainly Miya replied.

A few times, Sophia tried to bring up a topic, but Miya responded without any enthusiasm as she

had to avoid falling into any of Sophia's tricks. However, her lack of response and enthusiasm

displeased Sue even more. Benjamin didn't say anything either, nor did he try any of the food except a small bite of salad.

Sue nudged Sophia gently, and Sophia scoopeda small bowl of curry for Xenon. "Thịs is for you, Xenon." She said with a bright smile. Xenon nodded, but he didn't touch the food at all.

Miya noticed and thought it's obvious that Xenon do