Collapse? No, this is just everyday life.

The bright lights in the restaurant illuminated the old building. The stone floor had become uneven from the erosion of time, the paint on the walls was peeling off, and there were cracks in some corners. However, the whole place was still quite clean, and you could tell that someone had been cleaning it carefully every day.

Nangong Yu walked ahead and 'randomly' found a seat to sit down. Next to her, across the aisle, were the Rosalia sisters, who were still eating snacks.

As if she hadn't noticed the two people approaching, Rosalia was excitedly talking to Lilia, who was wearing a hat.

"Huh? What are Rosalia and the others doing?"

"I don't know, but it looks like they're preparing for a performance at the orphanage's New Year's Eve party?"

She said it with some 'uncertainty', and curiosity immediately shone in Ellie's eyes.

"New Year's Eve party?"

"Yes, it's an old tradition at the orphanage. It's something for everyone to do. Every year, the Arlene sisters go up and perform a show."

"I see, I've never heard you mention that before~"

While chatting casually, Ellie turned her attention to Rosalia, and Nangong Yu watched her with a nervous expression.

She changed into a black tuxedo, bowed very politely to Lilia, and then reached out to take the hat off Lilia's head.

She flipped the hat upside down in her hand, and gently moved her other hand a few times above the hat, as if putting something inside. Then, she smiled and reached her hand inside, slowly beginning to explore.

Is this some kind of magic trick?

She muttered something to herself, and then Rosalia seemed to touch something. She slowly took her hand out of her hat, and a small white flower appeared in Rosalia's hand. She smiled and placed the flower next to Lilia's ear.

"Wow!!!"

Clapping her hands excitedly, Ellie watched the scene with great interest. It was a simple magic trick, but Ellie still watched with great interest.

"Rosalia is amazing!"

Seeing Rosalia return the hat to Lilia, Ellie turned her gaze back to Nangong Yu and said.

"That's easy, I can do that too!"

"Really?"

"Why did you lie to me?"

She smiled easily on the surface, but at that moment, Nangong Yu's heart felt like it was about to jump out of her chest.

"Ahem, Miss Alicia, would you be so kind as to cooperate with my performance?"

Nangong Yu coughed twice on purpose and said with a playful expression.

"Hmm, of course!"

Ellie remembered the white wide-brimmed hat she had just bought that afternoon and immediately responded with a smile.

With her chin resting on her hand, she looked at Nangong Yu with curiosity. Feeling a little embarrassed by being stared at, Nangong Yu quickly imitated Rosalia and took the hat off her head and into his hand.

"There's nothing inside right now, right?"

He carefully showed Ellie the inside and outside of the hat, and only took it back after receiving her approval.

With his other hand, he fumbled around his waist, then placed it on his hat and gently tugged at it.

"Don't blink."

Speaking softly, Nangong Yu put her hand inside her hat.

"Now comes the moment to witness a miracle!"

As soon as the words fell, Ellie's eyes widened as if searching for some flaw, but soon, the scene that appeared before her made her burst out laughing.

There was nothing in Nangong Yu's hand; he had taken his hand out of his hat and clenched it into a half-heart shape.

"What kind of magic trick is that?"

Despite saying that, Ellie still happily reached out her hand and made the other half of a heart, enthusiastically forming a complete heart shape with his hand.

"is it?"

With a soft chuckle, Nangong Yu gently twisted his middle and ring fingers, revealing a silver ring inlaid with a pink gemstone between his thumb and middle finger.

Then, amidst Ellie's adorably bewildered expression, he gently placed it on the middle finger that Ellie had extended.

"Did you like this magic trick?"

Upon hearing Nangong Yu's question, Ai Li still couldn't believe it and raised her right hand. Looking at the sparkling gemstone ring, she nodded repeatedly in a daze. Then, she quickly smiled, gently placed her hand on her heart, and her eyes were as clear as water.

"Honestly, that's too cunning!"

Not long after, the cat came in with dinner. After seeing the scene inside, she immediately put the dinner on the empty table and went back to the door to block the door and keep watch. The Arlene sisters, who had no chance to leave the room, seemed to be shocked and their faces were flushed.

Is this what kissing is? How daring!

Chapter 228 The Kaleidoscope of the Beautiful Girl was made by that old thief Nangong.

"Hmph hmph hmph~"

In the penthouse suite of a luxury hotel, Ellie, dressed in a pure white nightgown, lay on the spacious bed, raising her right hand towards the warm light on the ceiling. On her slender middle finger, a delicate silver ring sparkled, with a pink gemstone set in the center. As the light shone down, it reflected a dreamlike hue.

"You've been watching this for a week already, haven't you had enough yet?"

As Nangong Yu walked out of the bathroom, drying her wet body with a towel, she saw that Ai Li was still grinning foolishly at the ring, and couldn't help but complain.

"I can never get enough of looking at it, this is a gift from Ah Yu, my most, most, most precious treasure~"

As she spoke, she reached out and gently touched the ring again, her eyes filled with affection for it.

"Looking at you, I don't know if you like me or the ring."

"Oh, are you jealous?"

The playful voice made Nangong Yu roll her eyes: "Why would I be jealous of a ring?"

As he spoke, he touched the middle finger of his left hand, where there was a ring similar in size to the one on Ellie's hand, set with a sapphire. One was pink and the other was blue, making a perfect pair.

"You've already sent it to everyone we know, and they've sampled enough of it."

Speaking of this, Nangong Yu was quite helpless.

After he gave the ring to Sister Aili, she would post on her WeChat Moments almost eight times a day to subtly show off the ring on her finger.

So much so that these days, the girls who stay at home have practically bombarded his phone with messages.

The girls were furious that Ellie had taken their first ring.

He sighed and silently repeated in his heart, "I'm sorry Seele, I'm sorry Bronya, I'm sorry Kaguya, I'm sorry Kiana, I'm sorry Gretchen..."

Wait, how did Gretchen get in there too?

Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore.

I reached for my phone on the table and turned it on; there were several more unread messages in the chat app.

Duck: [I want to see the ring when I come back.]

Qi Bao: [Well, I don't really want a ring that much, since it's just an accessory. But, you know, it does have some... (800 words omitted)]

Kaguya-sama: [I'm also a little curious about the ring~]

My favorite Seele: [Brother, look at this moon, doesn't it look like a ring? Full moon.jpg]

Greta: [Knight, I...]

Wait, how come Greta is actually here?!

Startled, Nangong Yu quickly opened Gretchen's chat window.

"What? Oh, it's about Clannad's work progress..."

I grumbled about my own sensitivity, feeling a sense of relief mixed with a touch of disappointment. Ugh, how pathetic of me.

"Don't rush, Ah Yu, don't forget, there's still one place we haven't shared yet~ Come on, give me your hand."

Ellie rolled over on the bed, and before he could respond, she pulled his hand over. Their two hands, both adorned with rings, intertwined, the pink and blue gemstones sparkling in the light. Ellie took out her phone, found the perfect angle, and snapped a beautiful photo.

"I've only been sharing this on my WeChat Moments these past few days, it's time to share it with my followers too~"

Before heading to St. Freya, Ellie had millions of blog followers as a travel and relationship blogger. However, after she started sharing her intimate daily life with Nangong Yu, her blog followers dropped significantly.

Unfortunately, although most of her fans follow her because of her travelogues, emotional analyses, and photos of beautiful scenery and delicious food, her outstanding appearance naturally attracts some fans who follow her for other reasons as well.

The loss of some fans was nothing to Ai Li, but as she posted more and more of her daily life, her fan count not only didn't decrease but actually increased, and now it has even doubled its previous value.

It can only be said that Nangong Laozei's influence online is still too strong. As the only source of Nangong Laozei's daily news, Ai Li's fans are naturally growing at a rapid pace.

Ding dong.

A blog post that Sister Aili had just edited popped up on her phone, and Nangong Yu clicked on it.

"Hi, it's been half a month! Did you all miss me? You must have missed me a lot, right? After all, I'm the cute and charming fairy lady~ I missed you all just as much. The reason I haven't updated for a while is because something really made me very happy, very happy. But, if I really had to write it down, I'm a little embarrassed to say it. Just look at the pictures~ — Love, your fairy lady"

Below is a photo that Ellie just took.

Hundreds of comments had already appeared in the comment section, but Nangong Yu couldn't be bothered to open them. He knew perfectly well that they were all insults directed at him; he knew his fans' personalities all too well.

He's both afraid his brother will suffer and afraid his brother will drive a Land Rover.

Search "hahaha~"

As So read through the replies one by one, Ellie's laughter never stopped.

q "Ah Yu, Ah Yu, everyone is condemning you~"

"Sister Aili, you're still criticizing me? Aren't you just being even more malicious?"

"Oh dear, cute girls always have some privileges, right~"

She threw down her phone and pounced on Nangong Yu from behind, her warm, delicate body pressed tightly against his back, her small hands stroking him all over.

After drying himself off, Nangong Yu was too lazy to put on clothes. With the heating on, he wasn't afraid of the cold and just sat there naked, letting Ai Li have a good time rubbing his abs. It felt like she was rubbing them so hard they were almost static electricity.

Ding-dong, ding-dong.

The service bell at the entrance rang. Nangong Yu put on her bathrobe and said to Aili, "Breakfast should have arrived. I'll go get it. Aili, you should go take a shower."

The food at the top-tier hotel was quite good, although not as good as Jie Ge's, but still quite palatable.

Without letting the waiters in, Nangong Yu dragged the food cart in, placed the breakfast dishes on the table, and then pushed the cart out again.

Seeing the sound of water still coming from the bathroom, Nangong Yu took off her bathrobe and idly looked around.