Jandis obediently held the hem of her princess dress and saluted the kind old man in front of her. Then she took the gift from him with both hands and carefully put it into her personal satchel.
Behind her, there were more beautifully packaged gift boxes, large and small, stacked on top of each other, just like a hill.
Today is December 16th, the little saint’s 8th birthday.
As a saint of the Spiritual Church and one of the highest nominal leaders of the church, Jandis still received many birthday gifts even though her identity was still kept secret.
There are precious diamond princess crowns sent by Archbishop Flamingo, precious children's jewelry sent by other bishops, luxury dolls, children's backpacks, picture albums, books, children's bicycles sent by the director of the orphanage, teachers, and others.
A small gift from the girl's attendant.
But the girl who seemed to be full of happiness was not as happy as she showed in her heart.
Her past hardships have given her a maturity beyond the average of her peers.
Even after this period of careful analysis and thinking, Jandis has been able to skillfully maneuver between different groups of people, showing her extraordinary intelligence and communicative talent.
But no matter how precocious she is, in essence, she is still just a young child, an eight-year-old child.
On this special day, facing the big cake and the playing of the birthday song, the little guy fell into a trance and couldn't help but start to miss his parents.
"It would be great if..."
Jandis knew that her depressed mood at the moment should not appear, but the longing for her loved ones and the longing for family affection were things that could not be replaced no matter how lively and noisy they were.
So, after a whole day of laughter and laughter, I lay on my soft big bed and stared at the ceiling blankly.
The precocious little saint Jandis suddenly shed a drop of crystal tears from the corner of her eyes.
The warm water droplets crossed the cheeks, dripped gently on the ears, and then were swallowed up by the soft pillow, as if they had never appeared...
However, this was her only outlet.
In order to maintain her strong, cute, and well-behaved image in front of a group of adults, and to establish her absolute authority among eleven girls of the same age, Jandis knew very well that she could not expose her vulnerability in front of anyone.
She will represent joy, bravery, cuteness and strength.
As for sadness, the most I can do is shed a tear silently, and then hide everything back in my heart.
"It's very hard..."
A voice suddenly sounded in the girl's mind.
Jandis was stunned for a moment, then suddenly turned her head and looked to her side.
She saw her own god - "Yeah", who had quietly appeared beside her at some point.
"Happy birthday..."
He stretched out his bone-white palm and touched the girl's long, lustrous black hair.
Alvin, who was controlling Held's body, felt the girl's vitality that was far stronger than her peers, nodded secretly, and said to the girl with a surprised look on her face.
"Make a wish...as my birthday gift to you..."
"My God, your arrival is my biggest surprise."
The girl rubbed the cold palm on her head vigorously, with a well-behaved look on her face, but Alvin obviously didn't take this trick.
"Little slippery man... tell me."
"Then...can you let me meet my parents?"
Jandis looked at the "god" in front of her with longing eyes, but the other party just shook his head.
"The boundary between life and death is the absolute law of the world..."
"That's it..."
Although Jandis was a little disappointed, she was mentally prepared for this answer as she had already read the "Sacred Scripture of the Spiritual Church" well, so she didn't get too entangled and immediately changed her words:
"Then...can I be a star?"
Ivan was stunned for a moment when he heard this completely unexpected answer.
He thought that his precocious little saint would long for things like power, knowledge, and rights, but he never expected that she would actually make such a wish.
"Why... quite a celebrity?"
"Because I heard from Archbishop Flomingo that the church has established a new entertainment company and is recruiting actors from believers. I...I just want to give it a try..."
When the girl said this, she actually started to feel uneasy.
Jandis knew very well that her choice was actually completely contrary to the path that a saint should take, and even violated the expectations of the gods for her.
but…
She just can't control it.
My mother's biggest regret during her lifetime was that she failed to become a star. She married her husband early and left the entertainment industry to become a full-time housewife.
Even before the car accident that changed the girl's fate, her mother, who was about to go out, hugged her and said,
"My baby is so cute. When you get older and pass your eighth birthday, my mother will definitely train you to become a star.
Let people all over the country and the world know you!"
Impulsively, Jandis couldn't help blurting out her truest thoughts, but she immediately regretted it.
The girl is afraid that the happy life she finally achieved will disappear.
So after struggling, she carefully tried to remedy the situation.
"That, my God, I..."
"No need to be afraid... Jandis, my child..."
Ivan manipulated Held to touch the girl's long hair again, and at the same time interrupted her panicked defense.
This is really not a big deal.
He only saved the girl out of temporary pity and pity for her talent, so he didn't really expect Jandis to be of much help to him in the future.
The original intention of sending her to the church was mainly because of Aiwen's current status, which was really inconvenient for her to raise a child on her own, and she could also receive better care at the church.
However, judging from the situation during this period, Jandis, who was too precocious, was obviously not as happy as expected.
In other words, after a girl has experienced those hardships, it is no longer possible for her to grow up happily and purely like an ordinary girl.
Pain is like a raging flame, forging spirituality beyond ordinary people, but the price is the destruction of the entire childhood.
Therefore, after seeing that rare bright color in Jandis's eyes, Alvin pondered for a moment and decided to fulfill his little wish of "cloud-adopted daughter".
And...he suddenly had an idea. If the opportunity was right, it wouldn't be impossible to make arrangements.
You know, he still has a [Devil Statue] in his hand...
"Sleep peacefully...tomorrow, you will get what you want, and...happy birthday..."
the next day.
The morning prayer time had just ended when a strange nun from the Spiritual Church came to the orphanage accompanied by two guards from the Death Guard Corps.
Dean Alpova, who had already received a call from Archbishop Flomingo in advance, watched the nun struggle for a long time, and finally asked someone to call Jandis.
"Hello, Saint Jandis, I am Sister Fox, and I have been ordered to take you to visit the Hell Gospel Culture and Entertainment Company. Please give me some advice~"
Foxx, who had already agreed to be the heroine of "The Exorcist", smiled and extended his hand to the girl.
After a brief moment of sluggishness, Jandis hurriedly smiled and stretched out her hand, shaking it with hers...