Legends of Runeterra

"Come on Jace, let's go into the venue together."

"Okay, Mel."

Jace took a breath and let the young councillor take his arm.

The servants on both sides slowly opened the door.

“Crack~~!”

The bustling venue quieted down for a moment, and under the gaze of many gorgeously dressed Piltover nobles, Jayce and Mel walked down the carpeted spiral staircase.

"It is an honor for you to attend today's dinner. Mel Midalda salutes you all!"

“It is our honor to receive the invitation. May our friendship last forever!”

"Haha~! Ms. Mel is so radiant tonight!"

"This must be Mr. Jess, the newly elected professor. He is indeed extraordinary and a very talented person!"

Mel held Jayce's arm and walked gracefully and quickly among the crowd, communicating familiarly with the rulers of Piltover.

As for Jace, although his family could barely be considered middle class before his father's death, after receiving advance training from the Midalda family, he was able to cope with the current situation.

As he and Mel met one Piltover noble after another, Jace truly realized the power of the Midalda family.

They were all top nobles who monopolized a certain industry. Although they were not very enthusiastic, they all greeted the two with smiles.

Under the gazes and flattery of the crowd, inexplicable emotions surged in the young man's heart.

In a trance, Jace felt like there was wind under his feet, and every step was light and comfortable.

"Sure enough, my choice was right..."

“Boom~boom~!”

The heavy main door of the hall slowly opened with the push of four tall guards.

The specially created rumbling sound drowned out the conversations of the crowd and also attracted their attention.

At the gate, a tall girl in a dark red dress was seen walking slowly into the venue with a man in a black and red suit.

The gorgeously dressed girl was already very eye-catching, but the man she was holding, with his perfect appearance and gentle smile, was so attractive that no one present could look away once they set their eyes on him.

'Caitlin... and... Lee En...'

Jace whispered the two's names in his heart, his eyes fixed on Li En, but he deliberately avoided the other's gaze.

"Ok?"

Feeling his arms being held a little tighter, Jace turned his eyes away.

What caught his eyes was Mel's gentle but firm smile.

Jace was stunned for a moment, but when he thought of the power of the Midalda family, the tension in his heart was relieved.

His frown relaxed and Jace smiled back.

Seeing this, Mel nodded slightly, then looked at Li En and the others in the distance.

“Da~da~da~!”

Taking graceful and natural steps, Li En and Caitlin walked through the crowd on the tacitly separated paths, all the way to the leader of Midarda, Jagu Midarda.

"Hahaha~! Li En, it's an honor to have you attend today's dinner!"

"Long time no see, Mr. Jagu, thank you for your invitation."

"Haha~! Oh, you're so polite!"

There was an undisguised smile on Jia Gu's old face.

"By the way, this should be the eldest daughter of the Jiraman family!"

"Yes, hello Mr. Jagu, Caitlin Gillaman greets you."

"Hehe~! Hello Caitlin, I hope you will be satisfied with tonight's banquet!"

Jagu nodded, then looked at the family heads beside him.

"Come on, Li En, let me introduce you, this is..."

...

Looking at Li En who was communicating with the heads of many top forces in Piltover in the distance, compared to just politely greeting Jayce and the others, the heads of the families at this moment were so enthusiastic that they could even be said to be a bit flattering.

Although Mel and the Midalda family did not tell Jasmin, through his own observations, Jas has already discovered that Li En's identity is not as simple as it seems.

The Midalda that Jace knew before was just an identity that Li En borrowed casually.

In response to this, the Midalda family took the initiative to cooperate.

With such a profound background, it would be easy for him to crush a small professor of Piltover. This is the fundamental reason why Jayce is so worried now.

As for leaving Hefeng Industries, which had been a benefactor to him, Jace didn't actually feel much guilt in his heart.

After all, as Mel said, Jace worked diligently and made great progress in his research topic.

Looking at Li En and Caitlin in the distance, Mel turned to look at Jace beside him.

"Jace, do you want to go to the side hall and rest for a while?"

"No, Mel, let's go say hello to Lee En."

Facing Jace's eyes that were flashing with an inexplicable light, Mel smiled slightly and nodded gently.

"Ok."

...

"Good evening, Lady Diana."

"Good evening, Mr. Li En. It's been a while since we last met. You look more and more impressive.

And Miss Caitlin, your wit and decisiveness in the parliament left a deep impression on me!"

"Haha~! Your beauty is also the best in the whole place."

"Thank you for your compliment, Ms. Diana. You are also a role model for me."

Camille's great-niece, Diana Ferros, looked at Li En with a smile.

Diana admires Camille very much, so she also admires Li En who has won Camille's recognition.

Especially Li En's action of handing over the traitor to the Philos family for handling not long ago made Diana look at Li En with a higher opinion.

"Mr. Li En, if you have time, please come to Lanxun Manor often!"

"Okay, Ms. Diana. I'll hand over the visiting card after I make some small preparations."

"Haha~! Then I'll be looking forward to your arrival!"

"Good evening, Mr. Lee En, Miss Caitlin."

A firm voice with a hint of pretentious elegance sounded. The three people who were talking looked over and saw Jace and Mel coming up to them.

"Hehe~! Good evening, Jace, Mel."

"Hello Jace, Ms. Mel."

Diana stepped aside slightly and looked at the people present with interest.

As for this scene, although the heads of the surrounding families were still communicating and chatting, their eyes were all on this side.

Facing everyone's gaze, Jace gritted his teeth secretly, and thought of his dream, and no longer hesitated.

"Mr. Li En, I..."

"That's good, Jace. I'm glad to see you getting closer to your dream."

"what?"

Jace looked at Li En in a daze, but met his gaze with a pair of gentle eyes that were full of encouragement.

Blinking, Jace tried to find the other person's hidden emotions.

But unfortunately, Jace didn't notice anything.

Li En raised his hand and gently patted Jace's shoulder.

"Keep going, I hope you achieve your dreams one day."

"Uh... ok, thank...thank you..."

"Ah."

Li En smiled and nodded, then turned around and continued communicating with the many family heads.