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Chapter 207: Lanchi Will Never Back Down Easily
Chapter 207: Lanchi Will Never Back Down Easily
The parlor fell silent in the afternoon, just past two o'clock.
Bright autumn sunlight streamed through the windows, casting golden beams that meandered like fish across the dark floorboards.
However.
Not a single person felt sleepy during this Friday nap time.
Lanchi had just barely escaped the crematorium.
If the Great Lover so wished, all it would take was a few words to anger Talia, and Lanchi would be done for.
But today, the Great Lover was in a good mood and decided to spare him.
"Never mind. If I keep arguing with you, I'd be the one in the wrong."
Seeing that Talia still had a tight grip on Lanchi, the Great Lover's voice held a hint of helplessness as she spoke.
Soon after, she dismissed her own summoning, turning back into two magic cards—one orange and one purple—and vanishing from Lanchi and Talia's sight.
Out of sight, out of mind, as they say. Having said her piece, it was best if Talia didn't lay eyes on her anymore.
"..."
Hyberian was left speechless.
She really wanted to tell the Great Lover, "If you want to learn from humans, don't learn from Lanchi..."
At that moment, by the wall.
With the disappearance of the Great Lover, the parlor fell into an even deeper silence.
"Lanchi..."
Just as Talia continued to stare at Lanchi, expecting him to wriggle out of this or make some sort of statement.
Lanchi didn't say much.
He merely smiled and closed his eyes.
As if to say, do as you please, Talia, as long as you no longer misunderstand me.
Or perhaps he was gambling on her softening.
Finally, time resumed its synchronized march.
Talia was flustered.
She was quite certain that Lanchi wasn't afraid at all, and he even seemed calm, which didn't seem like he was toying with her heart.
She carefully thought about what the Great Lover had said. According to her—
Lanchi had always felt indifferent towards the Great Lover and could distinguish between the Great Lover and herself.
Additionally, if he had any feelings for the Great Lover, he would have been devoured by that dangerous magic card a long time ago. So, in reality, it was impossible for Lanchi to have any ulterior motives towards the Great Lover...
"..."
Within Talia's golden irises, emotions swirled, gradually becoming more complex, but it was evident that she had softened significantly.
She felt that perhaps she had misunderstood Lanchi.
He had always been loyal to her.
Perhaps, she should be gentler with him as well.
Even though she didn't know how to be gentle for the time being.
Talia released Lanchi and turned her face away, no longer looking at him.
"Phew..."
Hyberian, who had been watching Talia and Lanchi's argument, breathed a sigh of relief.
Although Miss Talia remained silent as always, her usually cold exterior couldn't hide the fact that she was no longer angry.
Hyberian knew that with Lanchi's skills, it was unlikely for him to end up in a love triangle unless he continued to push his luck and dug his own grave.
And if he did somehow end up in one, she dared not imagine how badly it would turn out.
But then, Hyberian thought again. Perhaps that day would never come.
Probably...
After all, Lanchi was a master of walking the tightrope.
"I'll take Mr. Meow back. I'll pick up Hyberian from school tonight."
Talia picked up the little black cat from the floor and turned to Lanchi and Hyberian to say this.
Mr. Meow had been eating his fill of the melon on the floor and had shut down again.
He didn't understand why this young man wasn't afraid of the love turmoil unfolding before him.
"Okay, thank you, Miss Talia."
Hyberian expressed her gratitude and bid them farewell.
Until Talia left, closing the door behind her, neither Lanchi nor Hyberian relaxed and sat down on the sofa in the parlor.
This was Hyberian's first time in Lanchi's dorm room.
Yet, being in the same room with Lanchi felt natural.
There was no sense of restraint between them.
It felt like being at home.
Perhaps it was because they usually spent so much time together and had become too familiar with each other, and they had also spent time together at Talia's place.
"How come she feels like your mom?"
Lanchi scratched his head, confused.
Even though Talia and Hyberian had only known each other for a few days, their relationship was visibly growing stronger by the day, and there was a noticeable sense of caring between them.
While Talia's age certainly qualified her to be Hyberian's mother, one had to consider Talia's situation as well; being several hundred years old and still having a child would make it even harder for her to get married.
"Don't say that. Miss Talia is still young. She's more like an older sister; how could she be a mother...?"
Hyberian denied the notion, her voice trailing off towards the end.
In truth, she often fantasized about Talia's warm care as a mother's love.
But merely thinking like that felt impolite and made her feel inferior.
"Yeah, I can't imagine her as a gentle, virtuous, and motherly figure either, haha."
Lanchi couldn't associate Talia with words like "gentleness," "virtue," or "motherly."
At that moment, the door to Lanchi's dorm room opened once more.
Lanchi's laughter abruptly stopped, and he sat up straight.
Talia stood silently, her eyes fixed on Lanchi for a moment before shifting to Hyberian.
"Hyberian, are you going to have dinner with him, or are you coming home?" Talia asked, holding Mr. Meow.
"I'll come home," Hyberian replied after a moment's thought.
The days she could stay at Talia's place were not infinite, and she knew that she would soon feel too guilty to continue imposing on Talia's hospitality.
So, for the next two weeks, Hyberian wanted to cherish the time she had left living with Talia.
"Then I'll pick you up at five." Talia nodded, and the door to Lanchi's room closed once more.
"..."
Lanchi fell silent, as if pondering the origins of the universe.
Could it be that Talia's maternal instincts had naturally awakened due to her age?
But that didn't seem right either; demon mothers shouldn't be this gentle when raising their children...
Hyberian, too, was staring at Lanchi at that moment.
She had finally realized something.
Perhaps it wasn't entirely Talia's fault that Lanchi often claimed she was harsh with him.
It was more that this guy would unconsciously say things that sounded mocking!
It was as if he was always thinking of something extremely rude but was trying his best not to say it out loud!
"Lanchi, please stop teasing Miss Talia in the future, okay? I'm worried something might happen to you..." Hyberian's palms began to sweat as she anxiously looked at Lanchi, who was sitting on the other sofa, and pleaded with him.
She didn't know if Lanchi was being sincere and honest or if he found his life too dull and was seeking some extreme thrill by provoking Talia.
"How could I ever tease my teacher? Besides, I'm always doing good deeds and accumulating virtue. The Goddess of Fate will surely bless me." Lanchi smiled naturally, leaning on the sofa and turning his head to look at Hyberian.
"..."
Hyberian didn't know what to say.
In her heart, she silently confessed to the Goddess.
She had tried her best to stop Lanchi.
She hoped that if, by some chance, a major accident were to happen one day, it wouldn't involve her...
(End of Chapter)
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