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058. At least, he understands me.
The atmosphere became tense for a moment.
Dali couldn't control his emotions, and his voice suddenly rose, drawing the attention of the surrounding guests.
His face instantly turned dark purple as he glared at Eve, both angry and furious.
"I advise you to kneel down now and pick up those gold coins." He lowered his voice, his tone laced with threat. "I don't want to embarrass Lord Kobok."
Eve remained impassive, her fingertips subtly drawing out a wisp of water element, which quietly seeped from the red wine in her glass and silently climbed up Dali's shoes along the ground.
"You made the mistake yourself, but you expect me to bear the consequences?"
Her gaze turned cold, and a barely perceptible hint of cruelty flashed across her eyes.
The stream of water flowed upwards and quietly disappeared into Dali's groin.
"You bitch..."
Dali caught a glimpse of the figure on the second floor out of the corner of his eye; Kobok was looking in their direction.
Seemingly intimidated by some terrifying pressure, he gritted his teeth and muttered in a low voice, "You just wait."
After saying that, he turned around, covered his face, and hurriedly left.
Eve stood there, disgustedly setting aside the glass of red wine she had touched, and asked the maid for a handkerchief, repeatedly wiping her wrist where Dali had touched her.
After wiping herself, she casually tossed the handkerchief aside and, under the watchful eyes of everyone, walked away with dignified and composed steps.
Xinlai observed Eve's every expression and movement, and the arrogance and coldness between her brows made him nod involuntarily.
That's right, this is what a girl who can stand on her own is like.
The little Eve who used to whimper and blush all the time has really grown up.
Xinlai felt a mixture of fatherly relief and a subtle sense of pride in her "successful training"...
He sighed with emotion as he drifted away with Eve.
Eve walked out of the castle, with Sinley following at a distance.
Just now, he noticed that Dali glanced in a certain direction, so he followed his gaze.
On the second-floor wall, a huge, lifelike reindeer statue stands, the emblem of the Tansten family.
Beneath the reindeer stood a man in a purple tuxedo, with white hair and beard, and black glasses covering his eyes, smiling as he responded to the guests' greetings.
But the sinister look in his eyes and the imposing aura he exuded made Xin Lai recognize him instantly:
Tanstin Fesare Kobok, head of the Fesare clan.
A ruthless and cruel man.
Sinley saw that Kobock was staring at Eve, his face expressionless, but his brows were slightly furrowed, as if he was thinking about something.
No way...
A sense of unease welled up in Xinlai's heart. The little noise just now shouldn't have made Kobok realize that Eve was acting strangely, right?
Hesitantly drifted closer to Kobok, wanting to hear what he would say.
But as he floated along, he turned his head and saw that Eve had disappeared.
? ?
Xin Lai froze. Wait, how could she lose track of him?!
He quickly floated back, but Eve was nowhere to be found at the crossroads, the tea room...
……
Xin Lai was stunned. In the blink of an eye, where did he go?
He steadied himself and realized that since the system hadn't exited the simulation or forcibly possessed him, Eve must still be nearby.
So he began a thorough search.
As an "observer," he can pass through walls and floors and reach anywhere he wants, but he can't get too far away from Eve.
As he wandered around, he sensed the distance between himself and Eve, and roughly narrowed down the area.
After floating around for a while, I finally spotted Eve in a washroom stall, and...
Lorenz?!
What is he doing here?!
Xinlai drifted closer quietly and observed silently.
The two had clearly just come in, as if they were hiding from something.
Eve's face was a mixture of surprise, panic, and indescribable bewilderment.
Lorenz, overwhelmed with the joy of finding her again, gripped Eve's hand tightly, his voice trembling, "I've finally found you, Eve!"
"I knew you weren't dead!"
Eve blushed slightly, looked at him, hesitated for a moment, and then gently withdrew her hand from his palm.
"I...I'm so happy to finally meet you..."
Her eyes darted around as she spoke, whether she didn't know how to face him or how to explain everything that had happened during the time they hadn't seen each other.
Lorenz nodded and pulled her into his arms. "I missed you so much, I..."
"No, please don't do this!"
Perhaps still shaken by Dali's earlier offense, Eve almost instinctively pushed him away and took two steps back.
Lorenz's arms hung limply in mid-air, his eyes filled with confusion: "What's wrong with you, Eve...didn't you promise to be with me?"
Eve shook her head frantically, "I, I..."
Lorenz seemed to realize something, and the light in his eyes dimmed.
"Have...something happened to you during this time?"
For some reason, Eve cautiously raised her hand in front of her, her eyes darting around, and she didn't answer.
In that instant, Lorenz's heart felt like it was being clenched tightly.
"Eve." His voice was gentle yet bitter, trembling slightly as he asked, "If I take you away, will you... be willing?"
Xinlai watched with great satisfaction; Eve's reaction was truly delightful...
In a daze, he even had the illusion that he was the one with the blond hair.
The victim is currently being cheated on by the cuckold...
"I'm sorry, Lorenz," Eve said apologetically, yet with unusual firmness. "I can't leave yet."
"Why?!"
Like long-suppressed expectations shattering in an instant, Lorenz finally broke down.
His face contorted in an unusual grimace, and he gripped Eve's shoulders, shaking her violently. "Why?! Tell me why?!"
He pointed towards the bathroom door, his voice hoarse with rage: "Which man makes you linger like this?! What he can give, can't I give too?"
"Smack."
A crisp slap landed on his face.
Eve, with tears in her eyes and her eyes filled with disappointment, broke free from his grasp and took a few steps back.
"Lorenz, you have disappointed me greatly."
Lorenz was stunned for a moment after being hit, seemingly bewildered by Eve's attack.
Why, why did she hit me...?
Lorenz then burst into laughter, a laugh filled with desolation and mockery:
"Did I disappoint you? Yesterday, we brushed past each other on the street, and you ignored me."
"I'm standing right in front of you today, and you're telling me you don't want to leave?!"
"Who disappointed whom, really?!"
Angry roars echoed in the bathroom.
The guest who was about to enter was so startled that he clenched his legs together and silently turned away.
Eve looked at him, and then remembered Dali, who had touched her inappropriately earlier. Finally, she couldn't help but sob softly.
"I thought...you were someone who understood me," she choked back tears, "but all you see is that kind of romantic love..."
"What do I not understand about you?" Lorenz leaned against the sink, like a heartbroken teenager, utterly devastated.
"I know you like tulips, I know you like blueberry chocolate pudding, I—"
"Is that all?"
Eve was utterly desperate, tears streaming down her face, her voice trembling with sobs and suppressed anger: "You said you could give me what another man could give me..."
She thought of Xinlai.
She recalled that although he was occasionally frivolous, he always touched her only when he had no other choice;
He remembered how he almost lost his own life trying to save her;
Thinking of how he had been running around tirelessly these past few days, trying to help her get revenge and reclaim everything that belonged to her...
She raised her tearful eyes and passed by Lorenz.
"To be honest," her voice was soft, yet sharp as a knife, "he can give me what you can't."
She paused, but didn't turn around.
"At least, he understands me."