"Mr. Winnie, long time no see, how have you been lately?" The silver-haired fairy in front of him greeted with a smiling face, her tone seemingly friendly. However, only Winnie knew that beneath this seemingly friendly tone, there lay a heart that wished to flay him alive on the spot.
"Good, very good." Although it was impolite not to look at someone while speaking, Winnie still slightly averted his gaze, cursing in his mind about how he could bump into this harbinger of doom just by stepping out.
"So, Mr. Winnie, are you planning to attend Princess Mirecia's birthday celebration tomorrow?" Aeciphysis asked with a charming smile, every grin and frown seeming to carry a bewitching power that made one lament the vexation of dealing with such a siren.
Wow, Princess Mirecia? That’s quite familiar. It's only been a few days, and their relationship has progressed this far?
Despite her charming smile since their encounter, any other man might have been ensnared by Aeciphysis by now, at the very least growing more fond of her and hoping to further their relationship. However, Winnie felt nothing inside, even a bit afraid.
Because he knew too well what Aeciphysis was thinking at the moment.
Last time at the banquet, he had splashed a glass of red wine on her dress, and she acted as if it didn't matter at all, as if she had completely forgotten about it.
Alright, if it's said that she's magnanimous and didn't mind the wine splashing, then what about the last life when Winnie had tried to take her life? Would she mind that?
Who could be magnanimous to not mind such things? It's not possible to be that thick-skinned, right?
And from what Winnie knew about Aeciphysis, she was not a forgiving person. Like many novel protagonists, she was always one to retaliate.
One had to admire the aura and poise of a protagonist; even when facing someone she deeply loathed, she could put on such a smile, as if her face and heart were completely separate, unaffected by each other.
With this thought, Winnie took a sharp intake of cold air.
It's easy to dodge an open spear but hard to guard against a hidden arrow. Such people are often the most terrifying.
In the original story, Aeciphysis was exactly this kind of character setup; you could never guess what she was really thinking. One second she could be laughing happily with you as if a good friend, and the next, she could seize an opportunity to show her fangs and go for your life.
"Uh, no, I'm actually busy tomorrow, can't make it," Winnie avoided Aeciphysis's gaze. "Please give my regards to the princess."
"Eh, you're not going?" Aeciphysis seemed surprised.
"Yeah, I'm busy." If it weren’t for the fact that she wouldn’t understand, Winnie really wanted to drop a 'my phone is about to die, let’s talk some other time,' and then make a run for it.
He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he always felt that talking to Aeciphysis brought a low-pressure system around him, making the air feel stagnant.
"If I may ask, Mr. Winnie, what are you doing here?" Aeciphysis asked with a smile.
"Just had my fill and nothing to do, just strolling around." Winnie did not want her to know what he was doing.
"Sorry, I just remembered I left the water heating on at home, I need to go, see you later." Saying this, he didn't give Aeciphysis a chance to continue and quickly walked away, almost running.
As Winnie's figure receded into the distance, Aeciphysis's smile gradually faded.
She had not just arrived and was clueless; in fact, she had noticed him as soon as Winnie arrived at the orphanage with Pete, and she had heard the conversation between him and the orphanage director.
She was initially surprised by the significant changes in Winnie's appearance over just a dozen days, then calmed down, as even a great increase in a male's attractiveness could not pique her interest.
Tomorrow was Mirecia's birthday party, and all the nobles big and small within the kingdom who met the threshold would rush to attend.
In the past, this person would certainly not have missed it, yet he had just clearly indicated to her that he was busy and couldn't come?
Aeciphysis knew this was just an excuse.
And during their conversation just now, his gaze kept dodging to the side, not daring to meet her eyes, as if he was always looking for an excuse to leave.
Thinking about what mischief that bad seed was up to again.
Unintentionally, Aeciphysis smelled a lingering fragrance in the air. # Nоvеlight # Although it was faint and hard to distinguish the original scent, it still delighted her, leaving her spellbound for a long moment.
For some reason, this lingering fragrance was very attractive to her.
After a moment, Aeciphysis came back to her senses, thinking she was crazy.
She was actually finding a man’s scent attractive? And a man who had been a sworn enemy with blood debts in a past life??
"Miss Aeciphysis," the director had noticed Aeciphysis early on and was quite surprised to see her acquaintance with Winnie. "You know that gentleman?"
"Yes, I know him." How could she not?
"That makes sense then, that gentleman, he's a great guy," the old director remarked. "Just like Miss Aeciphysis."
Just like her?
Aeciphysis chuckled inwardly, finding it ironic that she would one day be compared to that person.
Without saying much, she bent down and smiled as she asked Pete.
"Pete, the illness you had a few days ago, is it better?"
"Yes, it's better," Pete nodded his little head, looking up at the silver-haired beauty.
"Was it that big brother who cured you just now?"
"No, not that big brother, he had his friend cure me."
"His, friend?" Aeciphysis was puzzled.
Winnie, that bad seed, had friends? She didn’t know about that.
But it's also not impossible; after all, she hadn't thoroughly investigated Winnie's life, perhaps he did have friends.
"Yes! It was a very pretty big sister, very pretty!" Pete's tone rose a few notches when he mentioned this topic.
"Pretty?" Aeciphysis, not knowing why, her beautiful eyes curving into crescents, her playful nature emerging, she teasingly asked, "Then, compared to Miss Aeciphysis, who is prettier~?"
"Um..." Pete stared at Aeciphysis, frowning, and after a long while, shook his head. "I can't tell."
Indeed, if it came down to personal preference, the pink-haired sister seemed more beautiful to Pete.
The full maternal glow and gentleness that young girl possessed was something Aeciphysis did not have.
Although Aeciphysis had her own considerable allure, compared to Vanessa, it seemed quite youthful.
"Oh? Can't tell?" This surprised Aeciphysis a bit; not that she was narcissistic, but she was confident in her own attractiveness, after all, it was an objective fact, and until now, she hadn't met anyone who could match her in terms of beauty.
In the past, whenever she joked with Pete about other young ladies, Pete would unhesitantly say she was the prettiest, but this time, the child hesitated.
The innocence of children is also the most truthful.
This proved that the girl was infinitely close to her in terms of beauty, even not inferior to her at all.
To this, Aeciphysis harbored no jealousy, only a burgeoning curiosity to see the girl, and a coquettish yet cunning smile of someone spotting prey.
After all, her intentions towards soft, beautiful girls were never competitive.
There's a beautiful girl in the capital that even she didn't know about~?
What surprised her more was that Winnie, that bad seed, had actually made friends with her??
.......Interesting.