Can the sadness that magic cannot take away be offset by love?

The wake-up ringtone this morning was very special, and it woke up Iris, who had finally slept peacefully.

"Good luck to you, good luck to you -"

She sat up holding the quilt, enduring the pain until the noise ended, and looked at the ceiling as if she had lost her soul.

Not long after she was in a daze, she got out of bed and took a shower.

After leaving the dormitory, she saw many students and professors walking on the road. The trees beside the road were already hung with ribbons and flags. Every few steps, she could see banners with different slogans.

People here have a kind of optimism that treats final exams as a new year.

The vendors received instructions and had set up stalls of various sizes under the trees. Iris cried with joy, hesitating between the fried dough sticks and noodles at a certain breakfast stall.

"Uncle, when will your breakfast shop be open today?"

If it’s still there near noon, you can eat it again as lunch.

"Classmate, we are open until twelve o'clock."

The middle-aged man with a kind face said with a smile.

Iris was secretly happy, but heard the other party continue to add:

"Twelve o'clock in the morning."

"!"

Iris was stunned.

The uncles and aunts who set up stalls were no less enthusiastic than the students.

The aunt who was managing the shop with the middle-aged man said:

"The two of us will divide the work and take turns watching your games. Come on!"

Under the siege of such a warm smile, Iris only had time to say thank you hastily before running away.

*

The competition venue was already bustling with activity. There were countless arenas set up in the middle of the square that was so wide that you couldn't even see the edge. The main arena in the middle was almost full of people. Iris had nowhere to stay and looked ahead in confusion.

"I didn't linger long after I got up... Why do you get up so early?"

She murmured in a low voice, and suddenly found someone standing next to her. The familiar scent of vegetation made Iris confirm her identity before seeing the other person.

"There are so many people..."

The other party's blond hair shines in the morning sun, and the color is soft and warm. The exposed skin on the neck, wrists, etc. is slightly pale, and the clear blue eyes are filled with pure emotion:

"Fortunately, I have a seat in the front row."

"..."

Iris closed her mouth that she still wanted to be sad with Professor Albinia.

Not worth it, not worth it.

"Good morning, Professor."

Iris decided to be a good student.

"Good morning, Green."

The other party turned his head slightly to look at her. From a close distance, Professor Albinia's face was even more youthful. If one ignored the daunting academic achievements behind her and only looked at her misty and faint smile, one would think that She is just a reserved and gentle big sister next door.

"Are you late today? In fact, there are still seats available if you look around, but it's best to be early, because soon all the seats will be taken by others."

With how often the two of them meet in the treatment room, it's hard to imagine whether they are familiar with each other. They usually talk a few words when they meet.

"Okay, Professor, I'll go look for him later. I'm so envious of Professor, he has his own seat in the front row."

Professor Albinia can never miss this type of competition, because she is responsible for the treatment of students.

"Is that so?"

The other party lowered her eyelashes in thought, just when Iris thought Albinia would give her a special treatment, such as arranging a seat for her...

"Would you like to put a small bench at my feet to sit and watch? The first row has a good view."

After the professor's guidance, Iris, who had not been very smart since being woken up in the morning, became even more confused.

When Iris woke up, she didn't understand how things developed to this point——

She was sitting on a pink four-hooved bench, behind her ears was the hem of Professor Albinia's long skirt hanging down, and behind her were the people in the front row who were looking at her back with unconcealed curiosity. professor.

She pressed her lips together tightly, trying to maintain a calm and calm expression, and her mind was rapidly thinking about how to leave here without being rude.

...What kind of sequelae is this? The sequelae of being woken up by a fright while sleeping? She is definitely not that unintelligent usually!

The mysterious man with a cold face who was sitting in front of the professors and at the head of the audience quietly collapsed in a corner where no one could see him.

At this time, a soft hand gently touched her forehead.

The stream of light filled with fresh plant scent entered her body. Iris relaxed her body in silence. Albinia closed her eyes and considered it for a while, and decided to tell the truth:

"Are you scared today? Your mental state is not very good."

She retracted her hand, leaned slightly beside her and asked softly:

"Have you stopped taking the medicine Xiao'e gave you?"

Iris was shocked.

she knows!

Iris smiled calmly:

"It's not stopping yet, Professor."

The medicinal decoction removes the hypnotic drugs and is just for replenishing the body. She can use it now. The Ramirez family has always sent it to her.

"I have to change your prescription..."

Albinia murmured, chatted alone for a while, wrote a list, and then signed:

"You ask them to refill the prescription according to this."

Iris took the list and put it away, blinked, and asked the question:

"Did you also prescribe the previous medicine?"

Albinia rubbed her head:

"Didn't Xiao E tell you? He also said that he would leave a place for other drugs, but he didn't tell me what they were. Do you think he added chronic poison to you?"

Professor Albinia is extremely free-thinking.

I guessed more than half of it right.

Iris's smile suddenly became less sincere.

She said coldly:

"Yes."

Albinia smiled, thinking she was joking:

"It is normal for children to have conflicts among themselves, but it is best to deal with them in time. If the problem is left alone for a long time, it will have very bad consequences."

It sounds a little weird, but you're right, professor.

Although there is no conflict between us at all——

and many more.

Iris was stunned.

She suddenly realized that she had no way to define the relationship between them.

To put it more bluntly, she didn't know how to settle the score between them.

In terms of life, he had saved her several times, and he had actually helped her in many aspects - improving her strength, recuperating her body, and the protection brought by the family crest... Earlier, when she was still in Lawrence, He secretly kept an eye on the Novello family for her to prevent them from finding her.

There was no need to look for any additional evidence. I knew that the Novello family had never given up looking for her. A family like that would use a variety of means to achieve their goals. She couldn't handle it alone. At that time, the only way to deal with the storm was to pull her out. The Mirez family will block it for her.

However, it is undeniable that they did this for their own benefit, and to protect her was to ensure that the plan was ultimately completed successfully.

Similarly, she is standing with them now, taking the highest risk in the entire plan, and it is not because she has nothing else to do - the overthrow of the Novello family is their goal, and it is also her wish, and as for more, more Things... we have to jump out of the scope of cooperation and talk about it.

But she will not forget the threats from Phoenix that he acquiesced to, the relics of her father that he snatched away, the sharp blades that pierced into the flesh, the heart-piercing flames that traveled through the body, without any concealment. Threats and coercion, repeated attempts to test her bottom line with the intention of depriving her of her right to choose, the almost successful injection of Vimondo-Flanders potion, and the successful hypnosis of the Dragon Beard Fairy...

Iris would never think that he would be soft-hearted to her. No matter how smart he was, he could never accurately calculate that Olivia would arrive at the moment when the pinhole touched her skin. Lost freedom.

She had no doubt that Ernest was not acting when he asked the doctor to inject her with Vimondol-Flanders. He really planned to do it and put it into practice, but Olivia was more beautiful than he expected. Came early.

She hates him, but she is also grateful to him. At the same time, she is wary of him and plots against him secretly.

She didn't know how to settle such an account.

Where exactly are the boundaries of their cooperation? It seemed that they had never discussed it. She accepted all the help he provided and never asked questions. She also assumed all her responsibilities. Although she scolded her a lot, she never failed in her duties.

Can the grace of saving her life be offset by the harm he caused her? Or should they be calculated separately? How can we calculate each separately? How many times has she saved him? How many times did you send him drugged meals? Also force him to drink the medicinal soup with added ingredients? Also press two blades on him? Then should she arrange for him to get a blood change, and then stay by his side like he did before, give him medicine, and feed him water and medicine when he has a fever?

Iris didn't quite understand how to deal with such an account. Could she regard him feeding her water as his obligation in cooperation? Can she regard being tortured by him as her duty in cooperation? Of course it's impossible.

So Iris fell into deeper confusion.

Albinia saw that the girl in front of her looked like she was thinking, and a kind smile showed on her face that "a child can be taught."