Chapter 191: New Matters

“Little Fox, you actually came back?”

When Liuli returned to Qingli Hall, this was what she heard from Serveyia. These words left Liuli somewhat bewildered.

“What do you mean ‘I actually came back’? Serveyia, do you want me to not come back?”

“That’s not it. It’s naturally best that you can come back, Little Fox. I’m just very curious that Aili actually let you return.”

“Aili said she had a bunch of Student Council matters to handle, so she left first. But I always feel something is off…”

“I see. Then I think I roughly know why. Looks like Aili wasn’t fully prepared either.”

“Huh? So she wasn’t ready? I thought Aili was deliberately avoiding me.”

“If you put it that way, it seems fine. After all, she hasn’t prepared to take the next step. If you call it avoidance, it’s actually convincing herself, trying to see how to get along with you, Little Fox.”

“Is that really so hard?”

In Liuli’s view, you just interact according to what you think in your heart. Is there really something that requires so much deliberation?

“Logically, it’s not hard. But not everyone’s innermost thoughts are sunny, and not everyone is ready to show everything in their heart to others. What if the other party is unwilling to accept it? Also, Little Fox, can you guarantee that there’s nothing dark in your thoughts?”

“So, Serveyia, you mean that the things Aili wants to do to me in her heart—maybe because of her own courage, or maybe because she’s afraid I can’t accept them—she found an excuse to leave?”

“That’s one possibility. Of course, it’s also possible that Student Council affairs are really too many and Aili needed to go back to handle them. As I see it, the two possibilities are roughly equal. It just depends on which explanation is easier for you to accept, Little Fox.”

How to put it… This kind of thinking from Liuli is actually one of the troublesome aspects of her personality.

She always tends to be anxious about gains and losses.

Even if she understands it’s no big deal, she still gets swept up by her thoughts, constantly thinking about all sorts of things.

“Serveyia, Aili told me that Yiselinzhuo is the Student Council Secretary?”

“That’s right. That’s why I said Aili really might have left because of Student Council matters. Secretaries have to handle many trivial and tedious tasks. The pressure from Yiselinzhuo taking leave to go home must be quite significant for Aili.”

“Then, when is Yiselinzhuo planning to come?”

“Should be within these two days. Is Little Fox looking forward to it?”

“Rather than looking forward, it’s more like nervousness. I’m really curious now about what Yiselinzhuo wants me to do. If I don’t know, I probably won’t be at ease these two days.”

“Didn’t I say it’s not a big problem? You can rest assured, Little Fox. With me here, I won’t let you handle things beyond your ability.”

“I understand the logic, but my mind can’t help wandering…”

“Ah, right, Little Fox. While you were looking for Aili, Yike found me. To celebrate your birthday, Yike will come over in two days.”

“Yike is coming? Why didn’t she contact me directly?”

“Maybe she knows she deceived you and doesn’t dare to contact you directly?”

“It’s not really deception, though…”

Thinking carefully, what could Yike really be considered to have deceived? Was it deceiving her about her true gender, or about her bloodline?

But, meeting Yike… Liuli looked down at her own body and suddenly felt a helplessness, not knowing what to say.

Originally, both she and Yike were considered boys.

But in just a few days, Yike turned out to be a girl disguised as a boy, and she herself also became a girl.

Well, now the bros have really become sisters.

“Is Yike really only coming to celebrate my birthday?”

“I don’t know about that. At least on the surface, she’s coming to celebrate your birthday, Little Fox. Whether she has any other intentions, I don’t know.”

Serveyia had a nonchalant look. “Anyway, she’s coming to Saint Laia. Even if she has any ideas, she wouldn’t dare to act recklessly here.”

“I feel like everything is piling up.”

Liuli also found it strange. Before visiting the Elf race, she didn’t have that many things to handle.

How come after returning, these matters all swarmed in as if they had agreed, trapping her?

“This is something you must experience as you grow as the Princess of Saint Laia.”

“I thought I could just be a carefree parasite.”

“You certainly can. But I remember you said you wanted to grow into a qualified, even excellent princess, Little Fox?”

“Isn’t that to meet everyone’s expectations?”

In other words, she wanted to show off. But Liuli didn’t know if this occasion was suitable for showing off, or if she could even pull it off.

“Everyone doesn’t have high expectations for the Princess of Saint Laia. Just being willing to do things is enough to surprise most people. So, Little Fox, you’re only fulfilling your own expectations.”

“Maybe so.”

Liuli couldn’t deny that. After experiencing the “harsh” educational screening, even if she wanted to lie flat now, it wouldn’t be easy.

Deep inside, there would always be various voices accusing her, not letting her completely lie down.

It’s hard to say whether this counts as misery, but having come this far, Liuli has grown accustomed to it all.

Perhaps one day, these pains she has experienced will become unique experiences of her own.

“So, if I really intend to lie flat, then I wouldn’t need to participate in these diplomatic visits, right?”

“That’s not the case. You still have to participate. But your attitude toward the visits can change. There’s a difference between just going through the motions and having your own ideas. Does Little Fox plan to start lying flat from now on?”

“Forget it. I’ve already put on a show of working hard. Even if I have to grit my teeth, I’ll persist. Besides, it’s already much easier than I imagined.”

Whether it’s the diplomatic visits or solving Yiselinzhuo’s possible problems, for Liuli now, it’s much better than the time when she was buried in hard study.

Not to mention that now she has people who like her by her side. It’s already countless times better than the past.

Yeah, that’s right.

She’s no longer alone now.