"Luna, you've finally come all this way to visit me, so don't read anymore. Otherwise, a pretty girl like you will turn into a bookworm." In a pavilion in a garden, a girl in a long blue dress snatched the book from Luna's hands as she sat on a bench, smiling broadly. "Tell me, has anything interesting happened lately? I'm so bored staying in the city lord's mansion everyday."
The girl looked to be seventeen or eighteen years old, with an oval face and delicate features. Her slender eyebrows were slightly arched, and her hair was tied back in a ponytail, revealing her smooth forehead. Although she was wearing a long dress, but she had an aura that made people subconsciously want to lower their heads.
"Vivian, give me back the book. There are only two pages left." Luna looked up at the girl in the blue dress and smiled helplessly.
"No, save those two pages for next time. Otherwise, who knows when you'll come to see me again." Vivian put her hands behind her back and shook her head.
"Let me finish reading it, and I promise I'll come visit you again on my next day off." Luna said earnestly, extending her hand.
"I'd be a fool to believe you. You said the same thing last time, and you only came to see me after half a month." Vivian gently slapped Luna's outstretched hand, placed the book on the stool, and sat down. The pavilion was a square pavilion with a dome, surrounded by benches, with a stone table and four stone stools in the middle. There were two fruit platters on the table, with some seasonal fruits on them.
"A child was sick last weekend, and I took care of her for two days, so I had to cancel our appointment. I'm sorry." Luna glanced at the book Vivian was sitting on and said with a hint of helplessness.
"Is the child alright?" Vivian casually picked up an orange, peeled it, handed half to Luna, and broke off a piece for herself and put it in her mouth.
"It was too late when I found out. She passed away peacefully." Luna shook her head, her eyelids slightly lowered, her expression somewhat somber.
Vivian, who had just put the orange in her mouth, froze. Looking at Luna, who was staring at the orange in her hand with her eyes downcast, she felt a pang of heartache. She broke off a piece and put it in front of Luna's mouth, smiling and comforting her, "For her, this might be a kind of relief. Leaving in your arms, she should feel warm in the end."
"It's alright, I'm used to it." Luna smiled freely, her smile as pure as the lilies on the silk scarf on her shoulder. She opened her mouth, took a bite of the orange segment Vivian offered, chewed it, and nodded with a smile, saying, "So sweet, this year's oranges seem to be quite good."
"You, a young lady who should be enjoying a life of luxury in Luo Du, have come to Chaos City to take care of so many children. You can't even afford to buy yourself oranges. You need to take better care of yourself, or I'll write to the old man to complain." Vivian looked at Luna angrily. Oranges had been available for sale for half a month, but Luna, who usually loves oranges, hadn't had any. She must have spent all her money on things for the children again.
"Grandpa's over seventy and so busy, don't go complaining about an orange." Luna couldn't help but laugh when she heard this, flicking Vivian's forehead with her slender fingers. Her mood improved considerably. After thinking for a moment, she smiled and said, "The money sent from home arrived yesterday. I asked for a little more this month, and I'll take good care of myself. Speaking of fun things, there is one, or rather, an interesting person."
"Ouch." Vivian clutched her forehead and leaned back. Hearing Luna's words, a detective's gleam immediately appeared in her eyes. "An interesting person? Could it be a man? Could it be that you've already met someone you like?"
"What are you thinking about?" Luna glared at Vivian reproachfully, a blush creeping onto her face. Although she thought Mai Ge was a mysterious and special person, but she absolutely did not have any feelings for him. After all, he was Amy's father. May be Amy's mother was just temporarily absent. She must be a very beautiful elf to have given birth to such a lovely little girl like Amy.
"Tsk tsk, you're blushing? It must be a man!" Vivian said decisively, leaning forward and staring intently into Luna's eyes for a moment. "Luna, you haven't really fallen for him, have you?"
"Falling for what? Not the kind you're thinking of. He's a restaurant owner, and his daughter is my student." Luna reached out and pushed Vivian's head back a little, saying irritably.
"A student's parent?" Vivian leaned back with a disappointed look, then looked at Luna and warned her seriously, "You absolutely mustn't fall for him. Whether you can become the main wife is still uncertain, but if Chaos Academy finds out about this, they definitely won't let you continue as a teacher."
"Don't worry, I'm ready to dedicate my life to education." Luna said with a smile.
"That won't do. It would be so pitiful to be all alone when you're old." Vivian shook her head, then asked with some curiosity, "But what's so interesting about a student's parent?"
"His cooking is exceptionally delicious." Luna nodded earnestly.
"Really?" Vivian's eyes lit up instantly, full of anticipation. "How delicious is it? Is it as good as the roast pig at Freyr Tavern?"
"This… is a bit difficult to compare." Luna thought for a moment and decided to leave some suspense. She smiled and said, "If our City Lord allows you to go out someday, you can try it. It's the restaurant at the very end of Aden Square, the one in the far corner, Restaurant Mai Mi. I plan to go there again tonight."
"Aaaaah!!! Luna, you're so mean! You know I'm going to a banquet today, and after I caused trouble last time, my Dad won't let me go out, yet you still try to lure me with food!" Vivian jumped up from her stool and said angrily.
"Yes, I know." Luna nodded, suppressing a laugh.
A girl's silvery laughter echoed from the garden.
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"Dad, are you saying you're taking us to the restaurant where you buy us delicious food everyday tonight?" In a horse farm on the outskirts of the city, Palmer, dressed in a black top and brown trousers riding outfit, sat on the back of a small white horse, wearing a pair of shiny black riding boots, and asked Jergi standing beside the horse with great surprise.
On another white horse next to them sat a little boy with a mushroom-shaped haircut, about three years old. He gripped the buckles on the saddle tightly with both hands, sitting quite steadily. After a three seconds pause, he suddenly realized what was happening and happily raised his little hand, calling out in a childish voice, "Rainbow fried rice! Rainbow fried rice!"
"Yes, that's the restaurant. And the owner has a super pretty and adorable daughter. Palmer, don't you like little sisters the most, and Pabor, don't you like big sisters the most? I'll take you there in a bit." Jergi nodded with a smile, looking at his two sons with eyes full of affection.
"Big sister! Big sister!" Pabor, sitting on the white horse next to them froze for three seconds before raising his little hand and calling out in a cute, dazed manner.