The moment Eula gripped her Song of Broken Pines,
it still shone with a dazzling brilliance even beneath the overcast sky.
The greatsword carried a crystalline, snow-white glow.
Accompanied by Eula's sharp cry,
it came crashing straight down at Lin Mo!
This woman was serious!!!
Lin Mo instantly sensed something was wrong.
In the blink of an eye, frost spread across the blade,
making it painfully clear—
Eula had even infused it with elemental power!
Without a second thought, Lin Mo grabbed Klee and dodged to the side.
"BOOM—!!"
With a thunderous roar, the fruit stall collapsed, sending dust billowing into the air.
"Laurence brat!!"
"It was just that I didn't sell you apples!"
"Was it really necessary to smash my stall?!"
"People from the Laurence family—every last one of them is rotten!!!"
The fruit vendor's furious shouts echoed through the entire street.
Combined with the massive noise of the collapse,
everyone nearby instinctively turned to look.
Even residents inside nearby houses leaned out of their windows to watch.
The moment they saw that distinctive short blue hair,
they knew it was Eula causing trouble again.
And when they remembered the surname "Laurence,"
their gazes turned cold.
"I told you—there's not a single decent person in the Laurence family."
"Sigh… Captain Jean is always telling us Eula isn't a bad person…"
"Hah, and now she's bold enough to bully civilians right in the street. Typical Laurence."
"Exactly! Typical! Still acting like some noble who can trample ordinary people whenever she wants!"
The murmurs from the crowd
only made Eula's heart grow more agitated.
Because she realized—
Lin Mo had vanished in the chaos!
"Scumbag! Come out!"
"You dare show up before me—so why don't you dare face me now?!"
Eula's furious shout rang out once more across the street.
At that very moment,
inside a narrow, shadowy alley not far away—
"Waaah… Eula姐姐 was so scary just now…"
Little Klee looked utterly shaken, clearly terrified by Eula's explosive rage.
Lin Mo didn't comfort her right away.
Because that single word Eula had shouted—
"scumbag"—
made him instantly realize something.
Eula still had memories of the dream world.
"What am I supposed to do now…"
Lin Mo frowned deeply, his head aching.
In the second lifetime's appointment quest,
his mission had been:
"Continue the Laurence bloodline and restore the glory of House Laurence."
The first step had been to become part of the Laurence family.
Then, as the Laurence family's son-in-law, he joined the Knights of Favonius.
During that quest, he achieved countless merits within the Knights.
In just five years, he rose to become the Grand Master himself.
In the end, after Eula became pregnant with his child,
the appointment quest was successfully completed.
Lin Mo didn't know how long that parallel world continued to exist after he left.
But judging from the fury in Eula's strike just now…
he had a bad feeling.
After he disappeared,
Eula might have been left alone in that mansion,
pregnant and heartbroken.
Perhaps…
she had already given birth.
Perhaps, because of his sudden disappearance,
she had even suffered from postpartum depression.
"This is bad…"
Lin Mo covered his face helplessly.
After so many years as husband and wife,
he knew Eula's personality all too well.
On the surface, the Spindrift Knight was cold and proud.
But years of rejection by Mondstadt's people
had left her deeply lonely inside.
And he—
as the only man who had truly entered her heart—
had earned her complete trust and dependence.
Yet in the end,
he had left her after she was already carrying his child.
Recalling the sheer rage in her swing just now,
Lin Mo could only think—
Maybe this was what they called love turning into hatred.
For a moment, he truly didn't know how to face her.
If he admitted his identity and tried to soothe Eula…
That was absolutely impossible.
Because in this lifetime,
the even more terrifying Alice was already his wife.
Even though…
Teyvat didn't seem to forbid polygamy.
Lin Mo knew better than anyone—
with how strong-willed these two women were,
there was no way either of them would tolerate such a situation.
But if he denied everything,
pretending he had no memories of the dream world…
That didn't seem feasible either.
As a Knight of Favonius, they would be seeing each other constantly.
If this wasn't resolved, conflicts would only pile up.
And more importantly—
Right now, Eula's icy gaze was sweeping across the crowd,
searching for his figure.
Given the chaos she had just caused,
combined with her current volatile state,
her reputation in Mondstadt would definitely sink even lower.
That was the last thing Lin Mo wanted.
Even though they had met through an appointment quest,
their feelings had been real.
Their marriage had been real.
Even now, back in the real world,
Lin Mo didn't want to see her continue to be treated with cold stares by Mondstadt's people.
So he made a decision.
"Klee, Daddy has something to take care of."
"Can you help Daddy take these daily supplies back to the dormitory?"
"I'll be back soon."
…
Klee didn't know what Lin Mo planned to do.
But she nodded obediently.
"Okay, Daddy~ But Daddy, be careful of Eula姐姐~ She's really, really strong~"
"I know."
Lin Mo smiled and gently ruffled her hair.
"Go on. I'll be back at the dorm soon."
"Okay~"
…
…
By now, Eula still couldn't find Lin Mo.
Finally, she couldn't hold back and turned her furious gaze on the vendor in front of her.
"Did you see where that man ran off to just now?!"
Her icy voice
made the vendor stumble back several steps in fright.
This only further lowered the crowd's impression of her.
"Tsk tsk~ Is this the domineering attitude of a Laurence descendant?"
At that moment,
Lin Mo's mocking voice came from somewhere within an alley.
Before Eula could rush over with her sword,
his voice continued, echoing leisurely from the shadows:
"Hmph! People from the Laurence family don't deserve to shop in Mondstadt!"
"What? Not only am I buying the apples you wanted—"
"I'm even going to grope you while I'm at it!"
"So what if I bully you like this? What can you do about it?"
"Come on—turn around and take a look yourself!"
"The people of Mondstadt all think this is your fault now!"
"They think it's you, the sinful descendant of the Laurence family, bullying innocent civilians!"
Those biting words made Eula freeze.
Because she heard it clearly—
Lin Mo was cleaning up the mess for her.
He was trying to pull her shattered reputation back together.
Sure enough, his scathing performance immediately stirred the crowd.
"That's disgusting! So there really was someone stirring trouble behind the scenes!"
"He bought the apples first and even took advantage of Eula小姐? That's revolting!"
"Looks like we misunderstood Eula小姐."
"Yes… She was so angry because she was trying to hunt down the real instigator."
…
Eula's reputation flipped in an instant.
She could feel the change in how people were looking at her.
Naturally, she understood what Lin Mo was doing—
helping her in his own way.
At that moment, her heart was a tangled mess of emotions.
"Hmph! Don't think this means I'll let you off!"
With a cold snort,
Eula took a step forward
and sprinted straight toward the direction where his voice had last echoed.
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