My older sister is a villainous rich girl

Ge Li was somewhat relieved and specially brought it to submit to the club advisor for review.

But why did you have to let her happen to see those two people?

Chris was seen playfully and shyly nudging Wayne from behind, while Wayne smiled tenderly and indulgently.

"These young people nowadays..." a teacher joked in the office, "They're a bit too oblivious to everyone else. I bet we'll be able to attend their weddings as soon as they graduate."

Upon discovering that other students had entered, the teacher, who had been speaking recklessly, immediately shut his mouth.

But Ge Li had already heard it.

A wedding...

Even after she left the office, she still seemed somewhat dazed.

Wayne must have been looking forward to that moment too, after all, he likes Chris so much.

Unfortunately, I didn't want to see that scene.

Not at all.

Back in the classroom, Ge Li gathered his followers together.

“I have something to tell you to do,” she said.

"Do it secretly, and absolutely do not let the word get out... Otherwise, don't come back to see me again."

Yuna couldn't help but swallow nervously.

Since Lord Gothic stopped trying to get close to Prince Richard, I haven't seen such a serious order in many years.

"We will certainly carry out Lord Gere's will!"

Out of habit, as a follower, there was no room for refusal.

However, this does not mean that things will necessarily succeed in the end.

Yuna couldn't help but start plotting again.

"You all go and monitor Chris's movements every day, and then come back and report back to me in detail."

“I need to know everything she does at the academy every day, who she meets, and what she says,” Goli said expressionlessly.

The other followers immediately looked troubled. "But...but Miss Chris also has her own bodyguards, and that young master Wayne is always by her side. It's hard to keep them from being discovered while they're being monitored..."

“That’s your business,” Goethe said coldly. “I only care about the result.”

Yuna's overly clever eyes darted around, and she stepped forward to offer some advice: "Why don't we change our approach? We can try to get closer to Chris through normal channels!"

"There are so many people everywhere in the academy. Even if it's that young master Wayne, he can't possibly drive all the girls away from Chris, can he?"

Then, she very frankly distanced herself: "As for me—because everyone knows about my close relationship with Lord Geli, I naturally can't go into battle myself. So I'll just stay behind the scenes and offer advice and support!"

Ge Li glanced at Yuna but said nothing.

Yuna's words seemed to have opened up a new way of thinking for everyone. Although everyone still looked troubled, at least no one dared to object anymore.

“Let’s start today,” Ge Li declared decisively.

"You guys come to the rooftop to report to me before school ends."

……

Sitting in his seat, Wayne was deep in thought.

He wanted to resign from the city guard in the name of Echoes.

Because he really didn't want to see that guy Bulwer again.

The scene of his bold confession to Aikos that night still occasionally resurfaces in his nightmares.

Although Bulwer probably felt too ashamed afterward and didn't dare to reveal what happened that night, the problem is that Tasia, the person involved, knew everything perfectly well.

It was only after she suddenly learned the secret of her friend's background that she was so worried that she didn't have the mind to think about her teacher; otherwise, Aikos would have been too ashamed to face anyone.

Thinking of this, he glanced at Tasia's position ahead, only to find that Tasia was also secretly looking in his direction.

Tasia: !!!

Suddenly caught red-handed by Wayne, she hurriedly turned around and buried herself in her pen, diligently working on her problem.

Wayne couldn't help but twitch his lips.

This is why he knew perfectly well that Tasia was suspicious about his origins; otherwise, he would most likely have mistakenly thought she had a crush on him.

After finally getting through get out of class, Tasia took out a box of desserts from her drawer.

“Wayne! Shall we go find Professor Conley together? I promised him yesterday that I would bring him a different flavor of pastry to try.” Her innocent eyes seemed to hold no ulterior motives.

"..."

Little sister, your proactive approach is honestly a little scary.

"Don't worry about what that guy says. He can eat anything. Senior Sister Olive brings him food every day." Wayne politely declined, showing a lack of respect for his teacher.

It wasn't that he didn't want to be with Tasia, but rather—

It's really strange to always have someone around you who seems to have ulterior motives towards you.

“But I already promised…” Tasia was clearly not discouraged. “It is dishonest not to keep a promise.”

"Wayne, please keep me company for a bit, okay?" Tasia clasped her hands together in a pleading gesture.

Damn it! Even Tasia, you've learned the trick of being cute?

Wayne's already weak resolve was severely shaken.

"OK then."

Wayne readily agreed, wanting to see what she was really up to.

After casually tidying up their desks, the two left the classroom one after the other.

A moment later, Chris and Molly stealthily followed him out through the back door.

"Lady Chris...why are we specifically following Master Wayne and Tasia?" Molly asked, looking bewildered.

Shh—don't say a word!

Chris covered her face completely with a scarf, leaving only her eyes visible.

“I was just worried that something might happen to Wayne, and I did this out of concern for his personal safety,” Chris said, her voice a little tense.

Chapter 551 is enough.

"But this is in the academy! What kind of accident could happen?" Molly still couldn't understand.

Qingxi Academy admits many students from prestigious families, so its security level is naturally beyond the imagination of ordinary people. Moreover, magicians are everywhere in the academy, so trying to cause trouble here is almost tantamount to storming the palace and assassinating the king.

Besides, even if something really did happen to Wayne, with Chris's mediocre magic, she'd only be a sitting duck if she went in.

Molly looked at her with pity, as if she were looking at a landlord's foolish son.

Chris racked her brains for a while but couldn't come up with a suitable reason: "Oh, don't ask so many questions, just follow my instructions!"

Suppressing dissenting opinions, Chris urgently called out, "Hurry up and catch up, they're going far away!"

So the two of them continued to sneak along, keeping a distance that was neither too close nor too far from Wayne and Tasia who were walking ahead.

The weather has been quite nice these past few days, with the afternoon sun shining warmly on you.

Wayne walked forward with his eyes closed, but it was as if he saw everything around him, precisely stepping over the staggered stairs and the potholes in the road.

The faint breathing of Tasia reached my ears, and as I explored my surroundings, her every move became exceptionally clear.

Not long after, Wayne's expression suddenly paused and became somewhat strange.

"Hmm? What's wrong?" Tasia turned her head and asked him.

"……nothing."

Wayne felt that his life was simply too difficult.

He pretended not to notice Chris's subtle actions and continued to lead the way towards Professor Conley's research lab.

Perhaps because they had already walked some distance from the teaching building, Tasia relaxed a bit and finally started chatting with him.

"Wayne, have you had any strange dreams lately?"

"Dream?"

—Your Excellency, I love you!

He shook his head violently, trying to shake off this psychological shadow.

"Well, sometimes I have strange dreams, but I forget about them quickly after waking up," he replied casually. "What's wrong?"

"No...it's nothing, I was just asking." Tasia's acting was full of holes.

“If you dream of anything unusual, please tell me,” she said solemnly. “My light magic should be able to soothe your emotions and help your body stay in its best condition.”

Wayne hesitated for a moment upon hearing this.

"Could you try it for me next time when you have some free time?"

He thought that this might be why Tasia kept making excuses to be alone with him.

Theoretically speaking, light and darkness magic have an extraordinary ability to sense each other. If Tasia does indeed harbor the seed of darkness magic within her, then she could certainly detect something amiss.

"Huh?" Tasia was surprised for a moment, then overjoyed.

"Why don't we find a place to clear things up now?"

"Now?" Wayne was surprised. Was he in such a hurry?

“Yes, some symptoms are warning signs that the body is overburdened, and they shouldn’t be ignored,” Tasia said earnestly. “If I can find out what’s wrong with you as soon as possible, I might be able to find a solution sooner.”

Tasia is so reliable...

"Never mind, maybe next time," Wayne reluctantly refused. "Didn't you say you were going to bring some desserts to Teacher Conley? Let's not waste too much time."

With that, he took the lead and walked away.

"Oh, right..."

Tasia seemed to suddenly remember this, and could only follow behind him with an embarrassed expression, clutching the box of pastries in her hand.

The two arrived at the research lab in silence.

At this point, Conley was already eating the takeout Olive had brought.

He was overjoyed when he saw Tasia arrive.

"I didn't expect you to keep your word so quickly! I thought you were just joking, like my heartless apprentice." Conley accepted the exquisitely packaged gift box with great satisfaction.

Wayne leaned back against the workbench, looking speechless. "Could you please tell me what else I promised but didn't do?"

Conley pretended not to hear and ignored him completely.

"How wonderful~ Girls are naturally more thoughtful... In all these years, Wayne has never made me a single dessert!"

Hey, what do you mean by this?

Wayne glared back at him, clearly annoyed, while Tasia felt a little awkward caught between the two.

“No, Wayne has always respected you too,” Tasia coaxed, as if she were talking to a child.

After a moment of silence, Conley finally couldn't help but ask again, "Have you really become my apprentice? Aren't you going to consider switching to my tutelage?"

He was really unwilling to let such a promising talent slip away, and even regretted why he had insisted on observing him for so long.

Damn it, who beat me to it!

Conley originally thought that magicians of his level would be too ashamed to accept commoner students.

Tasia shook her head firmly: "I'm sorry... my teacher is very good to me, I won't leave him."

Wien was extremely pleased to see Professor Conley, who still harbored ulterior motives, being cruelly rejected by Tasia once again.

"Hey, teacher, don't make things difficult for that little girl." Wayne started to act all high and mighty.

"The teacher and student have a deep bond, why do you have to try and steal their partner? You don't want me to meet a better teacher one day and then dump you, do you?"

Conley was so angry at his words that his beard stood on end: "What's wrong with me just asking! What if she changes her mind sometime?"

“I won’t change my mind,” Tasia declared without any room for negotiation.