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"I originally thought my relationship with you wasn't very good, but now it seems, perhaps it's quite the opposite."
Hearing Lin Ruo's words, Bernadette Gustav instinctively pursed her lips. She looked at Lin Ruo in front of her and asked in a low voice, "Do you really not remember anything?"
"I can't say I've forgotten everything, only that most of my memories are in a lost state." Lin Ruo answered frankly. He smiled again and said, "But it doesn't matter, I believe these memories will eventually return one day. And even if I have amnesia, my instincts will still tell me what kind of attitude to take when facing you."
He looked towards the cafe and said, "Let's go, don't just stand here. When discussing things, we should go to a place for discussing things."
After speaking, he took the lead and walked towards the cafe. Medici, who was beside him, glanced at Bernadette, chuckled as if thinking of something, and followed.
"..." Bernadette Gustav looked at their backs and then stepped forward.
The three of them, led by Lin Ruo, arrived at a nearby cafe. After asking for a private room and ordering drinks, Lin Ruo looked at Bernadette after the drinks were served and asked in a gentle voice:
"I think the relationship between us might be very complicated."
Complicated was for sure, because Bernadette Gustav's reaction already showed this. The emotion she revealed when she saw Lin Ruo was not simply the joy of a long-awaited reunion, or hatred, but rather joy mixed with guilt and a hint of avoidance.
Lin Ruo saw all of this, so he looked into Bernadette's eyes and continued, "Can you tell me what exactly happened? About my past with you."
If Lin Ruo's desire to see Bernadette Gustav before meeting her was simply to understand Roselle's situation, then now, after realizing that his relationship with Bernadette Gustav might be very complicated, Lin Ruo's priority focus undoubtedly shifted to this aspect.
Bernadette Gustav almost subconsciously avoided Lin Ruo's gaze. At this moment, Lin Ruo could see that she was a little at a loss, a little bewildered. At this moment, she didn't look like a big shot in the mystic world, but more like a little girl who had made a mistake and didn't know how to make amends in front of her parents.
She was silent for a long time before saying, "I'm very sorry, Godfather."
"I'm very sorry for venting my anger on you because of Father's matter. You were clearly not at fault, but I…"
Bernadette Gustav's voice trembled a little. She finally looked at Lin Ruo and said:
"But I said such excessive things to you, and even hurt you."
"I'm sorry."
Her words were disjointed, but Lin Ruo understood.
So that's how it is, he thought.
Through Bernadette Gustav's reaction and words, Lin Ruo had roughly guessed what was going on.
Once, his relationship with Bernadette Gustav was probably really good, even the kind of close relationship between a godfather and a goddaughter.
Until later, something happened to Roselle, most likely he was polluted after going to the moon, which led to a drastic change in his temperament or something. Then, this incident caused some misunderstandings, causing Bernadette to fall out with him.
Perhaps there were still some details involved, such as how good his relationship with Bernadette Gustav was, and what role he played in the matter of Roselle being polluted, and why he was blamed. But these would have to be explored later.
At this moment, Lin Ruo just sighed. He suddenly reached out and patted Bernadette Gustav's head, and said in a gentle voice like an elder, "So this is why you didn't want to see me before?"
"I…" Bernadette Gustav pursed her lips and said, "I don't know how to face you… Although you don't remember, I know how, how terrible things I've done."
"So how terrible?" Lin Ruo asked abruptly.
Bernadette Gustav stuttered for a moment, and then said a little awkwardly, "I insulted you, hated you, and hurt you with the things you gave me…"
"It seems very terrible." Lin Ruo nodded solemnly. When Bernadette Gustav's expression became even more embarrassed because of his words, he said, "Like a sulky child."
Bernadette Gustav was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting Lin Ruo to say that.
Lin Ruo continued, "To be honest, I'm not qualified to forgive you on behalf of the past me, after all, I don't remember anything. I also don't know what my mood was like when facing those terrible things you did at that time. But I think even if I was a little sad at that time, I didn't really hate you, dislike you…"
He looked at Bernadette Gustav and said seriously, "Because the current me doesn't hate you."
"…But you don't remember anything." Hearing Lin Ruo's words, Bernadette Gustav breathed a sigh of relief, but then remembered something and said.
"I said, even if I have amnesia, my instincts will still tell me what kind of attitude to take when facing you." After Lin Ruo said this, he smiled and asked:
"Bernadette, do you know what my instincts define you as?"
"What?" Bernadette Gustav asked subconsciously.
"It's daughter, oh!" Lin Ruo smiled brightly and said, "Although Roselle definitely doesn't want me to see you like this, I do treat you as a daughter, little Bernadette."
This was not a lie. Just like Lin Ruo instinctively trusted Medici while also teasing him, completely subconsciously treating Medici like a close friend, when facing Bernadette Gustav, Lin Ruo did have the feeling of facing a child.
And when facing his own child, Lin Ruo was always tolerant.
So he continued:
"Because you are my daughter, no matter how excessive things you do, as your old father, I will eventually forgive you."
Bernadette Gustav was stunned. She was silent for a while, then suddenly raised her hand to wipe the corner of her eye, and said in a muffled voice, "You just said that you are not qualified to forgive me on behalf of the past you…"
"So I said eventually ah…" Lin Ruo said this, and suddenly winked at Bernadette Gustav, saying:
"Little Bernadette, if you really want to be forgiven, then work hard to help me recover my memories!"
"…I will." Bernadette Gustav nodded solemnly.
"Oh, right," Lin Ruo thought of something again and said, "Don't tell your dad about me treating you as a daughter, otherwise I'm afraid I'll fight with him."
"Pfft…" Bernadette Gustav probably thought of something, and suddenly laughed out loud, saying, "But Godfather, you used to fight with Father a lot because of this!"
Lin Ruo blinked, not surprised.
Medici, who had been watching the whole time, picked up the cocktail in front of him and took a sip. The scene of Lin Ruo fooling Amon a long time ago appeared in his mind, and he couldn't help but "tsk".
Sometimes Medici really felt that Lin Ruo's most powerful aspect was not his magical ability to simulate all pathways, but his control over people's hearts.
Over the years, as long as it was someone Lin Ruo wanted to befriend, no one could refuse him.
So Lin Ruo always had many friends, and would always… get himself into trouble because of those friends.
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