The cat boss was dumbfounded.

No way, Teacher Dalan, you weaseled your way out of it again?

It couldn't understand what these three people were thinking, but it felt that the atmosphere was starting to twist.

But how long were these three going to keep writhing on the ground?

The cat boss felt its face turning red.

Not far away.

"By the way, could you two get off me first? It's really heavy."

Lan Qi's voice sounded like he was about to suffocate.

"!"

Hyperion's face turned even redder. She wanted to get up, but found herself stuck between Lan Qi and Talia, making it awkward to move in any direction, and she felt even more ashamed.

Lan Qi quickly glanced at Hyperion, as if to comfort her, "It's not you who's heavy."

"?"

Talia's previously unchanging, icy face finally began to flush. She stared at Lan Qi in disbelief, her trembling hand itching to slap him, but she restrained herself and quickly stood up.

If they continued to be entangled like this, and the door was opened again later, she felt like she would rather die together with Lan Qi.

Talia subconsciously looked at her lower abdomen. She clearly didn't have a belly, so how could she be heavy?

Because Hyperion was lying on Lan Qi's upper body, with only a small portion of her weight on him, while she was sitting on Lan Qi, with almost all of her weight on him, so Lan Qi would feel that she was heavier.

That must be it.

"..."

After Hyperion got up, her eyes were lowered, and she reached out to pull Lan Qi up. Once they were completely separated, Hyperion took a few steps back, stood by the wall, and turned her face away, no longer looking at the other two.

Her pursed lips trembled slightly. Recalling what had just happened, she felt tears welling up in her eyes.

Hyperion didn't understand why Lan Qi and Tata had such strong mental fortitude.

They could act as if nothing had happened, making her feel even more embarrassed.

At this moment, Hyperion suddenly noticed something.

There was a strange gaze in the room.

Following the gaze, she saw the cat boss still staring at them in astonishment.

Being watched by the cat boss, not only Hyperion, but even Lan Qi and Tata were starting to realize how long they had been observed.

So now, the three of them looked at the cat.

The cat continued to look at the three of them.

The cat boss started sweating.

It felt like it was in danger.

The atmosphere in the room seemed to be gradually turning into—a black cat had seen too much it shouldn't have.

"Woof! Woof woof!"

It barked a few times, pretending to not understand anything.

It scratched the carpet a few times and sped away in a puff of smoke.

The room was quiet again for a long time.

The cat boss wasn't really the point.

The point was that none of the three knew how to start talking.

Once they spoke, it would be like reviewing what had just happened, which would only make them even more awkward.

The sun outside the window rose a little higher, and the beige curtains in the bedroom seemed to be coated with a layer of light gold by the rising sun, and the singing of canaries came from the branches outside the window.

"Forget it, it's good that we came back safe. Let's go home."

Talia finally said.

This was all she could say at this point.

The three briefly exchanged glances, then avoided each other's eyes again.

If they continued to stay in the room together, the Wilford family would probably misunderstand even more.

"Now that we're here, let's stay in South Wantina Territory for a few days before going back."

Lan Qi sat weakly on the edge of the bed and sighed.

He had just returned from a long trip to the Northern Continent and only wanted to rest.

If he had to travel back and forth between South Wantina Territory and the royal capital overnight, he would practically become a special forces soldier.

Having finally returned to South Wantina Territory, he was even less inclined to go to Yikelit Academy.

"I have no problem..."

Hyperion's mind was in a mess right now. Recalling what had just happened, she couldn't get over it.

She had never been in such close contact with a boy before.

Although she was only acting to save Lan Qi just now, the more she thought about it, the more she felt that she had improvised too much.

There must not be a next time.

They were best friends, and there were some things that best friends couldn't do, unless it was to save him and became unavoidable.

"I'm going to a hotel."

Talia resumed her usual monotonous tone.

Then she looked at Hyperion, asking whether Hyperion would stay with him or with her tonight.

"..."

Hyperion would have originally chosen to stay at a hotel with Talia.

But she felt that it would be awkward to be alone with either Lan Qi or Talia at this time.

"I'll stay at Lan Qi's house."

Hyperion replied.

At least if she stayed at Lan Qi's house, she could stay quietly in the guest room without having to face anyone.

"Understood."

Talia's voice became a little softer. After saying that, she prepared to leave Lan Qi's bedroom, and of course, leave the Wilford family.

She had no reason to disturb Lan Qi and Hyperion.

Since Hyperion liked being with Lan Qi, she wouldn't have any more transgressive contact with Lan Qi.

Even so, she didn't know why, but she felt a sense of frustration and unwillingness in her heart, even though these were emotions she shouldn't have.

When she arrived at the Wilford family.

The butler Hans told her that Lan Qi had gone through a very self-destructive period.

It was because he met her and became interested in her that he began to change and become better day by day.

Every day that Lan Qi spent with her also became happier, and he seemed to have whimsical ideas in his mind every day.

Talia didn't understand what welled up in her heart besides anger when she learned about this and then saw the painting in Lan Qi's room.

She was the one who hurt Lan Qi, and Hyperion was the one who protected Lan Qi. She didn't want this, but she couldn't forgive Lan Qi. She regretted it and hated him for not living up to her expectations, but she couldn't figure out what the emotions in her heart were.

Her footsteps were slow, as if she were walking in mud.

Talia didn't want to compete with Hyperion for anything, but she realized that she had always mistakenly thought that Lan Qi belonged only to her.

She always felt that the human world was too fast, even emotions were no exception, even though she tried very hard to keep up with Lan Qi's rhythm.

She slowly understood that what she thought was meticulous treatment was simply not in line with the times.

Lan Qi would never slowly wait for her to figure out the answer.

"Actually, we've already prepared a room for you at home, Tata. If you have time, you should teach me new magic and protect Hyperion."

Lan Qi suddenly said from behind Talia.

Of course.

When they returned to the Cat Boss Restaurant, there were even more surprises waiting for Tata. He wanted to see Tata's surprised expression with his own eyes, so he couldn't just let Tata leave like this.

"..."

Hyperion glanced at Lan Qi.

She had no evidence, but she had a strange feeling that Lan Qi, who had just survived a catastrophe, was starting to court death again.

Hyperion sometimes guessed that Lan Qi enjoyed this kind of thrill of surviving a catastrophe. Perhaps only Tata could bring him a bit of a heartbeat.

Lan Qi, who never had any emotional fluctuations, might become addicted to the thrill that came with Tata, and he might not even realize it himself.

According to something called a "car" that Lan Qi had introduced to Professor Bolaao of the Magic Engineering Institute, in addition to the brakes used to decelerate and the accelerator used to accelerate, there was also something called a clutch. Although the car could be driven without the clutch, the essence of the car would change, and it would evolve into another kind of car.

Hyperion now felt that Tata was like a clutch to Lan Qi.

However.

Tata was both a good medicine to bring back Lan Qi's humanity and a dangerous poison.

Hyperion was certain that every time Lan Qi didn't get either himself or Tata killed, he would only dare to play even more.

The more Hyperion thought about it, the more frightened she became.

If Tata was really driven crazy by Lan Qi, she didn't know what she would have to do to save Lan Qi from Tata!

"..."

Talia paused, but didn't turn around.

"We have the best chef in this town at our mansion."

"He specializes in the unique flavors of this South Wantina border territory and will make them with the best selected ingredients."

"I guarantee they're hard to taste in other city-states."

"And the most upscale mille-feuille mango crepe cake, mocha hazelnut crispy egg tart, platinum strawberry mousse cake..."

Lan Qi counted his fingers behind Talia and told her about them.

Although it didn't sound like he was trying to persuade Talia to stay at all, the meaning was a bit clear.

"..."

Listening to Lan Qi's rambling words.

The corner of Talia's eye seemed to twitch imperceptibly, and then her brow furrowed.

"Didn't you say something like this to me before?"

Talia finally turned around and asked him.

"You actually remember."

Lan Qi said in surprise.

Talia stared at Lan Qi without replying.

It was only a year ago, how could she not remember?

For humans, a year was indeed relatively long, but in her eyes, first meeting Lan Qi was like something that had just happened last week.

"Then I'll stay for the time being."

Talia replied as if she had compromised.

If it were herself from a year ago, she might have thought she was crazy to accept Lan Qi's kindness.

However, she couldn't judge based on her own senses, she had to learn the speed of humans.

Maybe it would be awkward for the three of them to stay together at the Wilford family next.

But she didn't want to avoid anything anymore.

Besides.

The people at Lan Qi's house were very tight-lipped, and no one else would know about what happened today, so let's just end it here.

(End of this chapter)