V2/Chapter 6: How dare you assume my gender?
Although the main members of the dinner hosted by Elysia were only a few scholars and fusion warriors, there was actually no restriction on them inviting family members or friends to attend. Therefore, Ato brought Blanca and Griseo to attend, and Ai Yue was also able to bring Kalpas and others here.
But he still met unexpected people here.
"Mr. Ai Yue?"
In the beverage area in the corner of the banquet hall, a familiar voice called Ai Yue. He turned his head and found Eden sitting on the sofa next to him, shaking the red wine glass in her hand: "Have you resolved all your problems?"
Although Eden lives in the Fire Moth headquarters, she is only here for psychological treatment, so she cannot be considered a member of the Fire Moth and her understanding of internal affairs is limited.
If Pardofelis hadn't come to her with Ai Yue's letter, she wouldn't even know that the other party might have encountered an accident.
"It's all solved. It's no big deal." Ai Yue picked up the sparkling drink beside him and walked over. "Didn't I send you a message?"
After the matter was resolved, Ai Yue reported safety to Eden. After all, Pardofelis was still with him at the time, so he had to make things clear.
"I'm talking about Pardofelis," Eden said with a smile on her face, her words revealing a teasing tone, "It's not a gentleman's thing to make a girl sad, Mr. Ai Yue."
"Ah, now that you mention this, it's resolved, right?" Ai Yue smiled awkwardly and quickly changed the subject. "Come to think of it, I haven't thanked you properly yet. Thank you for helping to take care of Pardofelis."
"It's what I should do. After all, you've done me a lot of favors. Besides, it's just a small matter like protecting a child. It's nothing." Eden took a sip of wine and sighed with satisfaction. "Would you like a drink? This is a treasure I specially sponsored for tonight's party."
"No, I don't drink." Ai Yue raised the drink in his hand. "If you can't control your thoughts, it's easy for unpredictable things to happen."
The secret that Ai Yue carries is too heavy, so he must stay awake at all times.
"That's a pity. I thought we would have the same hobbies." Eden shook her head slightly, but did not force it. "It seems that I can only hope that the lady that Elysia mentioned has the same hobbies as me."
"That lady?" Ai Yue frowned, feeling vaguely that he seemed to have overlooked some details.
"Well, according to Elysia, she is a gentle and mysterious lady." Eden said, and suddenly looked behind Ai Yue, raising her glass at the same time, "Oh, look, they are here."
Ai Yue turned his head and saw Elysia and Aponia walking towards him. Only then did he remember that in the original plot, these three people were indeed drinking buddies.
'Now it seems that because I changed the original plot, the time they met was brought forward.'
"What are you talking about?" Seeing that she had been discovered, Elysia simply took a few quick steps and sat next to Eden. "Come to think of it, if Eden hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known that you, Ai Yue, are proficient in music!"
"It's not that I'm proficient in it." Ai Yue was a little embarrassed, "I just have a basic understanding of it."
He can confidently regard the products of the system as his own efforts and sweat, but he is embarrassed to claim the songs of the music legends of his previous life as his own.
After all, the system belongs to him, but the music does not.
"It seems that this is the new friend that Elysia mentioned." Eden stood up and stretched out her hand to Aponia. "Hello, my name is Eden."
"Just call me Aponia, Miss Eden." Aponia also stretched out her hand to shake Eden's, and then sat next to Ai Yue. "The children in the nursing home like to listen to your songs very much."
"Really? It's a happy thing that there are still children who are willing to appreciate music." Eden poured a glass of wine for Aponia and pushed it in front of her. "I think we should drink together to celebrate."
"Is this... brewed by 'Purple Helen'?" Aponia brought the cup to her nose and sniffed it, then showed a surprised expression, "I never thought that I would actually be able to drink it one day."
"Yes, it is Purple Helen," Eden smiled happily, "It seems my wish has come true."
Ai Yue couldn't help but look at the nun with a strange look - 'No, how come you can really taste wine?'
"Before Twilight Street was not Twilight Street, people could drink wine on prayer days." Aponia explained, "But I only know that the wine brewed by Purple Helen is more delicate. This is the first time I have seen it with my own eyes."
"That makes three of us now, that's great!" Elysia also raised her glass, "I think we can hold women's cocktail parties more often in the future?"
"You want to chase me away, right?" Hearing the other party deliberately emphasize the pronunciation of "woman", Ai Yue couldn't help but sigh, "Okay, okay, I'll make room for you right away."
Then he stood up and left amid good-natured laughter, taking his bottle of sparkling water with him.
'What's so good about wine? It's better to have a Coke!'
'By the way, where was Pardofelis?'
While drinking his drink, Ai Yue began to look for Pardofelis.
But before he could find Pardofelis, another person came to his door.
"Dr. Ai Yue."
The pink-haired and fox-eared girl appeared behind him silently without anyone noticing: "Do you have time now?"
Her expression was a little awkward, as if she wanted to say something.
"Yes." Seeing her expression, Ai Yue couldn't help but become more serious. "What's wrong with you? Is there a problem at home?"
Sakura is a very tough person - as long as it doesn't involve her weak spot, which is her sister, Rin.
Rin can be said to be her spiritual pillar. Once something involves Rin, Sakura will become vulnerable.
"No, not yet." Sakura shook her head, looking a little worried, "But I don't know if anything will happen if I continue. After all, those people above..."
Sakura didn't know that Ai Yue had used extremely brutal means to resolve the conflict between him and the top management of the Fire Moth, and she thought that the other party's safe return was the result of some kind of game.
She only knew that the balance brought about by the game was only temporary, and since she had chosen to stand on the side of Ai Yue and others, the conditions that those people had promised her could be invalidated at any time.
For the sake of her sister, she had to ask Ai Yue for help.
"That matter has been perfectly resolved." Ai Yue explained simply, but he also knew that this was not enough to dispel Sakura's doubts. "But your worries are not unreasonable. I will find a way to solve it."
Rin doesn't seem to be very old, so it would be better to arrange for her to go to Twilight Street directly, and then let Kalpas or Aponia stay there permanently to directly resolve all safety hazards.
In this case, the issue of the Honkai disease vaccine must be resolved quickly.
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