"Uh, what do you mean?"

Julie didn't react for a moment and stared blankly at Lu Yulan.

Lu Yulan stood up and smiled lazily, "What I mean is, I'm not very bright, I don't have any brains, and if I live with Miss Julie, I'm afraid I'll die quickly."

After saying that, he took Chu Rui back to his room.

Julie was left alone, fuming. "That damned lowly person has no sense of propriety at all. She'll regret this sooner or later."

Julie looked at the butler, whose smile was polite but distant, which was why she disliked him.

"What do we do now? She doesn't agree."

"Then Miss, please agree to my other condition."

Snap!

A resounding slap landed on the butler's face. Julie looked at him with disgust. "Know your place. I am not someone you can covet."

The butler touched the blood at the corner of his mouth, his eyes turning an eerie red. He showed no sign of anger, simply taking a handkerchief and gently wiping away the blood.

"Since Miss disagrees, then I can't help you. I'll go prepare afternoon tea."

With that, she left without hesitation. As she watched the other person walk further and further away, Julie suddenly felt a pang of panic.

"etc."

"Is there anything else you need me to do, Miss?"

Julie bit her lip until it turned white. "Okay, I promise you."

The butler smiled slightly, looking at Julie with approval. "That's a good girl."

"However, this is a one-time exception. Don't tell anyone else."

Julie didn't know why the butler made that request, but her father had always told her not to make deals with him casually. But now, she had no choice but to keep it a secret for as long as possible, until she had established herself at the academy and gained enough support.

"Yes, my lady."

...

At the college.

Wei Guang glanced at Chu Xinglin, who was blocking his way, and rolled his eyes upwards.

"A good dog doesn't block the way."

Give me a minute, and I'll decide not to get in your way next time.

"Say it, 60, 59..."

Seeing Wei Guang like this, Chu Xinglin felt a shadow fall over his heart. He didn't want to give up, but his father's words kept pressuring him.

"Wei Guang, do you like me, even just a little bit? Can't we get along peacefully?"

He could give up anything, even his father or the crown prince of the StarNet, as long as he nodded.

Wei Guang was taken aback, and then his face immediately showed his habitual sarcasm.

"That's all?"

"That's all."

“Come here, I’ll tell you.” Wei Guang grabbed Chu Xinglin’s sleeve, leaned close to his ear, and whispered, “Are you worthy?”

Could this guy have failed to resolve Cage's matter and been rejected by his goddess? Now he's trying to gain attention by coming to him, as if he's still the same silly, idiotic guy who could travel the entire capital planet at a word from him, even if he's not feeling well.

Chu Xinglin's face turned pale. Yes, haha, he doesn't deserve it, they never have.

He was merely the son of a profit-driven merchant who wasn't even a nobleman, while he was a high-ranking member of the royal family, the only nephew and only son of the Empress's most beloved concubine.

This marriage was merely a pawn in the Queen's attempt to control the StarNet; she herself was not even a pawn, so how could she be worthy of it?

Looking at Chu Xinglin, who was keeping his head down and not saying a word, Wei Guang wondered if he had gone too far, but what did it have to do with him?

"If there's nothing else, I'm going back to sleep."

"Wait, something's come up."