After dinner, the room's atmosphere carried a hint of solemnity.
The originally ambiguous air seemed drained by an invisible hand, leaving only the weak halo from the desk lamp.
"Wait, I forgot to ask you."
Adeline's expression became unprecedentedly serious, her beautiful eyebrows slightly furrowed. "Are you from this world?"
Felyn was stunned. Why did this question sound so familiar?
The nighttime city gradually quieted, leaving only a few streetlights still dutifully emitting warm light.
Adeline sat at the desk, rose tea-colored hair scattered over her shoulders, appearing particularly soft under the lamplight.
Felyn had originally thought Adeline's offer to tutor him was just part of their play.
Maybe after tutoring, Adeline wanted him to cry loudly about how blind he'd been to vote for Viloti as kindergarten class monitor when Lady Adeline was so gentle, kind, and intelligent.
But unexpectedly, she was serious.
Adeline beside him looked somewhat dazed.
She felt her plan slipping away from her.
She knew Felyn had previously been an idle noble, but hadn't expected his grades to be this poor.
Adeline didn't think Felyn was stupid—on the contrary, she thought he was actually very smart with good memory. He remembered every one of her preferences clearly.
But why didn't he know so many common knowledge things?
"I'll teach you once more."
Adeline's hair inadvertently fell on Felyn's arm, bringing a faint itch.
Her slightly leaning body emitted a subtle fragrance, her fair face appearing especially gentle under the desk lamp. Those beautiful eyes focused intently on the practice problems, eyelashes casting small shadows on her face.
She crossed her legs, revealing a section of fair thigh. Her skirt hem slightly rode up, the barely visible scenery making one's imagination run wild.
"This formula is actually very simple. You just need to..."
Adeline truly deserved to be ranked first as the most perfect lover in Lanchester Academy students' hearts.
Which boy hadn't fantasized about being tutored by a gentle, cute beautiful girl?
Generally speaking, they'd also fantasize about what would happen in the room after tutoring ended.
"Not bad, you learn quickly."
Adeline breathed a sigh of relief.
Felyn indeed wasn't stupid—his progress was obvious.
But time was still too tight. Looks like overtime at night would be necessary.
Adeline looked up at the wall clock—it was already nine.
These past few days, Claude family guards would patrol around her house around eleven.
They would definitely sense Felyn's presence, so Felyn couldn't stay overnight.
She bit her lip, a bold thought flashing through her mind: if only she could trick her father into thinking she was staying at a female classmate's house... but...
Adeline bit her lip and stole a glance at Felyn.
However, going to a boy's house late at night...
Adeline's face instantly turned bright red.
This was just to reward an employee—definitely not for any other reason!
Adeline repeatedly comforted herself. After all, she'd promised Felyn she'd fulfill one of his wishes.
Keeping her word was her creed as a daughter of the Claude family and president of Lanchester Academy's student council!
"Do you have any spare notebooks in your bag? Give me one so I can write down key points." Adeline's thoughts returned to teaching.
"Yes, Lady Adeline."
Felyn took out a notebook printed with pink unicorns from his bag and placed it on the desk.
"Watch carefully, the key point here is..."
Just as Adeline opened the notebook to write key points, Felyn snatched it back at lightning speed, leaving only a white afterimage.
"What's wrong?"
Adeline looked up to see Felyn showing a hint of panic.
He clutched the notebook tightly, as if protecting some important secret that absolutely couldn't be discovered.
"I took the wrong notebook. This is one I don't usually use. Let me get another."
That was close!
This was the notebook Viloti had given him! He'd always kept it in his bag and forgotten to return it.
If Adeline saw he actually had Viloti's things in his bag, this young lady would immediately turn dark.
However gentle she was now, she'd be equally crazy when she turned dark.
Adeline nodded and glanced into Felyn's bag without saying anything.
Teaching continued.
"Lady Adeline, let me make you some hot milk."
"Alright, thank you for the trouble."
Watching Felyn's departing figure, Adeline's gaze fell on Felyn's bag again.
Curiosity drove her to slowly move beside Felyn's bag.
"Looking through someone else's bag is very impolite behavior."
Adeline looked away, talking to herself.
But this was the first time she'd seen Felyn panic like that.
And that notebook was actually pink.
Could this be something another woman gave him? It couldn't be Viloti's, could it?
"How about... just this once?"
Adeline gently opened Felyn's bag and took out the pink unicorn notebook.
"I'm, I'm sorry, Felyn... I just..."
Adeline took a deep breath and opened the notebook.
"Eh?"
She saw pages full of love words.
[Lady Adeline, I actually truly fell in love with you. I'm really troubled—how should I handle my feelings toward Viloti!]
Felyn stood at the doorway holding milk, watching through the crack as Adeline indeed went through his bag, a triumphant smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
Women's curiosity was intense—how could Felyn not know this?
Especially when facing another woman, their intuition was always surprisingly accurate.
Since he'd shown a flaw in front of Adeline, he couldn't just simply cover it up.
He'd already taken advantage of Adeline's inattention to remove the pink unicorn cover from Viloti's notebook and put it on his usual notebook.
Hmph, don't underestimate me!
He watched through the crack as Adeline's body froze beside the desk, then stiffly put his notebook back in the bag.
Adeline must feel very guilty after wrongly suspecting him? How about giving him some money as an apology!
Her fair thighs were tightly pressed together with her hands between them, her whole body curled into a ball. Her chest was piled on the desk as she buried her head deeply.
Through the gaps in her hair, Felyn could see her ears had reddened to the point of bleeding.
Was this the expression of the Claude family's young lady feeling guilty?
Felyn felt something wasn't right and quickly pushed the door open, pretending nothing had happened.
"Lady Adeline, let's continue."
"Mm."
Adeline made a response so soft it was barely audible.
Her gaze was unfocused, cheeks flushed, occasionally stealing glances at Felyn before quickly looking away.
That notebook was indeed what Felyn used for random writing and doodling when bored.
Felyn himself had forgotten he'd written some practice love words on it.
Adeline covered her reddened neck with her hand, not wanting to lose composure in front of Felyn.
No wonder he snatched the notebook back—he was afraid I'd discover it.
He really loves me so much!
Then, going to his house tonight isn't impossible...
(End of Chapter)