Outside the restaurant at that moment, a beautiful figure arrived late, her stunning face beneath light blue hair carrying a chill.
It was Luofulei.
She carefully searched for a figure inside the restaurant.
Her gaze, falling upon the two figures inside, went blank for a moment, and her heart grew inexplicably tense.
“Why are you helping her so much?”
Li An bit her lip angrily.
“Why are you so angry with Miss Luofulei?”
Ailundun asked curiously.
“Because she’s a heartless, ungrateful person who can casually discard even her own family members.”
“Were you the one who was discarded? Otherwise, why would you be so angry?”
Ailundun asked with a smile.
“Uh…”
Li An’s words were instantly choked back in her throat, her cheeks flushing slightly.
It was as if something in her heart that even she was unwilling to admit had been bluntly stated by the other party.
For some reason.
She felt a bit exposed.
Fine.
Luofulei’s friend here doesn’t seem easy to deal with.
“Hah, since you insist on staying by her side, I have nothing more to say. When problems arise, don’t blame me for not warning you…”
Li An took a deep breath and gave Ailundun an unhappy, cold laugh.
“I still think it would be best if you and Miss Luofulei talked things out properly.”
Ailundun chuckled lightly.
Li An’s expression darkened, her jet-black hair swaying slightly.
“I already told you, she can abandon her own family. What’s there to talk about?”
She stood up, placing her hands back on the table.
Her tone seemed a bit defensive, anxious and rapid, her eyes filled with even more disgust, as if looking at a dandy who couldn’t understand human speech.
There was no point talking to this kind of person.
Hah, probably just another dandy fooled by Luofulei’s beauty.
And here she was, trying to warn him.
The day he gets discarded by Luofulei, he’ll know the pain.
Then, ignoring Ailundun, she left on her own.
As she was leaving, Ailundun glanced at the tea on the table, a look of concern on his face.
He kindly reminded her.
“Miss Li An, you haven’t paid for your tea yet.”
As soon as these words were spoken, many people in the restaurant immediately turned their gazes to Li An.
The waiter also grew tense.
Li An, halfway to the door, stopped in her tracks.
Noticing many people staring at her, her face flushed red from the remark.
She turned back, returned to her seat, called the waiter, and paid for the tea.
Finally, she glared fiercely at Ailundun once more.
Her face, which normally looked cute, now appeared even more charming due to her flustered anger.
This time, she really left.
However, she didn’t notice Luofulei, who was near the back door.
Not far away, Luofulei’s face grew colder.
She watched Li An leave, her eyes carrying a sharpness.
She hesitated for a moment but still walked forward to the other side of the restaurant.
Passing through the aisle, she arrived in front of Ailundun.
Tucking a strand of hair behind her ear, she slowly sat down.
“Sorry I’m late. I got held up by some things.”
Luofulei’s voice unconsciously carried a trace of gentleness, something Ailundun had never heard from her before.
Her face looked clear, cold, and elegant.
She neatly arranged her hair behind her, the sapphire blue pupils beneath her eyebrows exceptionally beautiful.
Wearing her academy uniform, a silver academy emblem was pinned to her chest, shimmering in the sunlight.
The uniform’s unique open design made it look particularly stunning on her.
Looks like Lei Lei is in a good mood today.
Ailundun thought to himself.
“It’s fine. I just arrived myself.”
Ailundun nodded with a light laugh.
“…”
“She… is my sister. I apologize for the trouble.”
Luofulei said after a moment of silence.
“Your hair colors look completely different.”
Ailundun expressed some surprise.
“Mhm… After all, we don’t even share the same parents.”
Luofulei lowered her head, a hint of mockery curling at the corner of her mouth.
“I see. No wonder Miss Li An’s personality is so different from yours.”
Ailundun nodded, chuckling softly, mentally noting a certain number.
“She seems a bit foolish, not clever like you at all.”
Luofulei was slightly taken aback.
She lowered her eyes and brows, her earlobes unconsciously turning a little red, though she hid it well.
“Why do you think that?”
“Because Miss Li An seems too naive, the type easily fooled at first glance. For a mage’s cultivation, temperament is also very important.”
Luofulei stared blankly at Ailundun.
She never expected him to say something like that.
It was completely different from what those in the family said.
After all, in their eyes, talent equated to everything.
Being praised like this… was a first for her.
She quickly called the waiter and ordered a cup of black tea, wanting to calm her mood.
Then, she lowered her head, silently taking a sip of tea, lost in thought.
Just then, the time on the panel began its final countdown.
Ailundun stared intently at the panel, joy evident in his eyes.
[Current Settlement Cycle Countdown: 0 days 0 hours 0 minutes 9 seconds]
“…”
[Current Settlement Cycle Countdown: 0 days 0 hours 0 minutes 1 second]
[Current Task Settlement Cycle Officially Concluded]
[Judging Ailundun’s Influence Level]
[Judging Ailundun’s Influence on the World]
“…”
[Current Comprehensive Judgment Rating: World-Level]
Seeing this, the joy in Ailundun’s eyes grew even stronger as he stared fixedly at the panel.
This time’s reward level directly reached the fourth tier, about what he had expected.
Hope it’s a good item.
[Judgment Basis: Ripples have formed in Fate’s Long River. This is both the future and the present. This seems to be of great help to your own fate. Please continue your efforts]
[Settling Task Reward]
[Task Reward Distributing…]
“…”
[Task Reward: Hanged Villain]
[Reward Grade: Pink Rare]
“…”
“Next time, let’s go to the restaurant in the southern part of the academy. I heard… the black tea there is better than here.”
After saying this, Luofulei unconsciously looked up at Ailundun, a trace of barely noticeable tension in her voice.
“That’s great.”
After seeing the grade, Ailundun couldn’t help but let out a sigh of admiration.
Although he didn’t know what it was yet, judging by the grade.
This was definitely an item with extremely strong practical utility.
He’d read the description when he got back.
A reward appearing out of thin air would make people think he was a monster.
“…That’s great?”
Luofulei was slightly stunned.
Her blue-purple eyes blinked, as if she hadn’t heard clearly, gazing directly at Ailundun.
The next second, a faint blush crept from her neck up to her earlobes.
She instinctively wanted to turn her face away but forcefully held back—her sapphire blue hair fell just right, completely concealing that flush of red.
She could only lower her eyelashes, purse her lips, and pretend to focus on the tea in her hands.
Her blue eyes lowered again, gazing at the ripples in the cup, lost in thought.