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If admiring Roselle's memorial exhibition was a pleasure and a joy, then Lin Ruo's mood soured when he saw the thirty-six Yin and Yang letters between him and Roselle openly displayed, and even worse, when the guide suspected he had physical defects. After all, in some sense, this could be considered a dark history!
However, Lin Ruo was a rational person. He naturally wouldn't vent his anger on the innocent bystanders. He just silently made a mental note about a certain Great Emperor who was somewhere, definitely in the mausoleum.
When I find the Witch Card, I'll send your cross-dressing photos to Huang Beibei!
"Tsk!"
A soft chuckle came from beside him. Lin Ruo knew who it was without turning around.
He looked over with an unfriendly expression, only to see Medici slowly pull his gaze away from the letters. He was still standing with his arms crossed, looking somewhat arrogant. Seeing Lin Ruo look at him, he curled his lips and said, "Something wrong?"
Though the words were Yin and Yang, they were inexplicably mocking.
"Nothing." Lin Ruo couldn't be bothered to argue with him. Always having excellent psychological fortitude in certain areas, he quickly adjusted his slightly awkward mood and instead became interested in reading the letters. After all, Lin Ruo was also curious about the state of his communication with Roselle back then.
Although Lin Ruo had already gotten a glimpse through the diary, the diary was purely from Roselle's perspective, and the state of communication through letters would certainly be different. Through these letters, he could also roughly deduce the relationship between him and Roselle at that time.
However, it was a pity that due to the limited size of the display case, the content of the letters Lin Ruo could see was still not much. Through this limited content, Lin Ruo could roughly infer that when these letters were written, his relationship with Roselle should have been quite good, because the tone in the letters was completely that of sarcastic banter between close friends. The period was probably not long after the "Queen Mystic" Bernadette Gustav was born.
Because in one letter, he had used Roselle's daughter's recent birth as a reason to suggest Roselle write a warm, healing, family-oriented book, which Roselle then refused.
Roselle not only refused to write the book but also sarcastically stated, "You are Beibei's godfather, shouldn't you write a bedtime story suitable for Beibei as a gift? Oh, I forgot someone can't write books at all, only read them. This request is too difficult for you."
"Godfather…" Lin Ruo's gaze fell on this keyword, but there was no surprise at all, only some emotion, "I really am destined to be everyone's father!"
See, not only did he become Amon's godfather, but now he was also Huang Beibei's godfather.
He just hoped Huang Beibei wouldn't be a rebellious child like Amon.
Thinking of Amon, that "rebellious child," Lin Ruo felt a lump in his chest.
At this moment, the guide also began to lead everyone to the next exhibition hall. After all, there were many visitors, so it was impossible for them to stay in one place for too long.
Lin Ruo and Medici also followed the crowd to the next exhibition hall, which displayed Roselle's daily necessities.
Soon after Lin Ruo and the others left, a lady over 1.7 meters tall entered the exhibition hall with another guide.
She was a lady with long chestnut hair reaching her waist, with an excellent figure, neither fat nor thin. Her style of dress was somewhat peculiar—she wore a girlish yellow tiered dress but a black, old-fashioned soft hat, with fine-mesh gauze hanging down, covering her face.
The lady first walked to the display case filled with toys Roselle made for his children, gazing at the items inside for a long time.
After a good while, she then looked at another display case, the one containing the thirty-six letters between Lin Ruo and Roselle.
The lady read the contents of these letters, pausing slightly when she saw one of them.
The voice of that person seemed to echo in her ears again:
"Here, Little Bernadette, this is a collection of short stories I wrote especially for you. Have your father read them to you later!"
"Or, if you call me godfather, I can read them to you myself!"
…
By the time Lin Ruo and Medici finished touring the other exhibition halls and arrived at Roselle's study display area, the Moretti family was already there.
It was clear that out of the three, Melissa was most interested in the various books in the study, while Benson was obviously not very interested in this room full of books. As for Klein, he was the first to spot Lin Ruo and Medici.
"Over here."
Klein waved to Lin Ruo, and the few of them then converged.
"How was the tour? Did you see anything you wanted to see?" Lin Ruo asked with a smile. He had already described the disguised form of the black emperor card earlier to help them find it.
"I saw it. Emperor Roselle's whimsical ideas are very interesting." Klein nodded. Since they were still in the exhibition hall, they naturally couldn't openly discuss the bookmark and the black emperor card. They had to speak vaguely.
"He is a Great Emperor, after all!" Lin Ruo responded with a smile. Since Klein still found what appeared to be the black emperor card among Roselle's creative manuscripts, then it was most likely the real black emperor card.
It could be further confirmed, but there was no need.
After all, unlike in the original work, the information was now so clear. If this card still wasn't it, then obtaining the black emperor card would be almost impossible.
Because that would essentially mean the Black Emperor had been deliberately hidden by him or Roselle—otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence, a perfect replica, yet a fake card.
"By the way, I saw someone in another exhibition hall who looked very much like the Huang Beibei you described." Klein suddenly said in a low voice.
Lin Ruo raised an eyebrow, looked at him, and asked, "Where did you see her?"
Klein's expression suddenly became subtle, and he whispered, "In front of the display case with the 36 letters between Emperor Roselle and his good friend Lin Ruo…"
Sure enough… Lin Ruo's mouth twitched. He suddenly put a hand on Klein's shoulder and said seriously, "You didn't see anything."
Klein glanced at him. Out of his "feline instincts," he sensed a hint of danger and finally nodded, saying, "I didn't see anything."
He then changed the subject, saying, "That lady stayed in front of the display case for a long time. She seemed to be in a very complex mood."
"She didn't show any obvious hatred, did she?" Lin Ruo asked in a low voice.
"No." Klein nodded, seemingly recalling, and said, "That lady kept her emotions very well in check, but there was indeed no obvious hatred."
"That's good." Lin Ruo nodded. If Bernadette truly hated him, then this matter would be quite troublesome.
However, since Bernadette really came, he didn't know if she had left yet…
Lin Ruo pinched his chin and thought for a while, then patted Klein's shoulder and said, "You take Benson and Melissa to eat. I'm going to look for Huang Beibei, so I won't be with you."
"Alright." Klein nodded, paused, and then exhorted, "Be careful in everything."
"Don't worry, when it comes to prudence, I can compare to the Hounds of the Three Families." Lin Ruo said without any embarrassment.
He then looked at Medici, his lips curling again, and said, "Let's go, Xiao Hong, come with me to meet my goddaughter."
"Tsk." Medici raised an eyebrow, then suddenly said with unclear meaning, "You'd best not let Little Crow know about this goddaughter of yours."
"Huh?"
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