"Hello, what's your name?" The girl supported her hands on her knees, bent down to look at the little girl, and tried to speak softly so as not to scare the child.
"My name is Pandora." She answered nervously, then trotted to hide behind Melu, grabbing her mother's long skirt, leaving only her little head exposed.
"This child..." Melu rubbed Pandora's head helplessly, then looked up and introduced her to Roland Hill.
"This is my child, her name is Pandora, she is a little shy." There was a kind and doting tone in her voice.
"A very beautiful child." Loran Hill winked at Pandora and then answered.
In fact, she was a little surprised when she saw this child just now. After all, Fengno, Meilu, and she all looked about the same age. She didn't expect that when they met again, Meilu had already gotten married.
After a brief conversation, the two walked towards Fengno's residence together. The guard here quickly opened the iron gate when he saw Meilu.
"Hello, Madam Melu."
He greeted her skillfully, apparently seeing Melu quite often. This was understandable, though; Melu and Feng had been friends since childhood. Even during the turmoil in Hopeland, when the Anemiye and Helis families were enemies, they had both tried to protect each other, and that bond had endured to this day.
Now that Fengno has returned to Hopeland, if she were to ask who she misses and cares about the most, it would be her childhood friend Meilu.
Entering the lush and green courtyard, you can see blooming flowers and plants everywhere, in various shapes and colors, distributed in the flower beds on both sides, which is a feast for the eyes.
"Let me lead the way. After all, I come here often and am familiar with the place." Meilu spoke in front, and at this time she also put away the umbrella in her hand.
"Well, thank you, Melu." Loran Hill nodded, turning his gaze slightly to look at the natural and elegant scenery around him.
"The flowers and plants in these flower beds, as well as the pavilion facilities, were all left behind by Uncle Noyce."
"When I was little, Uncle Noyce was often away on business, busy with Chamber of Commerce affairs. Wherever he went, he would look at the local flowers and plants. If he found something beautiful and liked it, he would have someone bring it back and transplant it into the garden."
"At that time, I often played here at Fengno's place, so I often accompanied Fengno to watch Uncle Noyce bring back those flowers and plants."
"Funo loves taking pictures of beautiful flowers. She's especially happy at this time, pulling me aside to talk non-stop. Although it seems like she's showing off, I know she's usually a bit lonely."
"Unlike our Helis family, the Anemi family doesn't have many relatives and uncles. Uncle Noyes doesn't have any other brothers or sisters. After his wife passed away, he only had Funo as his daughter, so he doted on her. But he couldn't stay at home often due to the affairs of the Chamber of Commerce, so he wanted to make it up to Funo."
"I didn't understand these things in my early years, but I gradually understood them as I grew up. At that time, he was also very caring towards me, perhaps because I was one of Funo's few playmates."
"Uncle Noyce was always a good person during my childhood, until the riots broke out that day." Meilu raised her head slightly, blocked the sunlight through the shade of the trees with her fingers, and stood still in the garden path.
"There's nothing we can do about it. Even the best of friends have to stand on opposite sides in a fight like this."
"I don't know how to evaluate Uncle Noyce. He has a good side to me, but also a cruel side to the Helis family. Maybe this is the complexity of human nature." At this time, she turned her head.
"I'm sorry, I seem to have said some irrelevant things. It's just that I've been feeling something for a long time and I want to talk to someone. But it's not easy to tell Funo, so I can only tell Lacey."
"In fact, for a long time, including now, Lacey is also my hero." She smiled sincerely.
"Beautiful Lacey, lovely Lacey, strong Lacey, you descended like a god that night and rescued me from the vortex. You also helped me, a hesitant and weak person, to decisively handle family affairs, so that now we have lived a happy and stable life."
"I really wanted to say thank you to you, but I never had the chance. Today I finally got the chance."
"Thank you, Lacey." The voice was calm and full of emotion.
Looking at this mature and beautiful woman, a faint mist appeared in Loran Hill's eyes. She then shook her head and looked away.
"Actually, it's not that serious. I didn't think too much about it at the time." The girl felt a little embarrassed. She didn't actually spend any time thinking about these things. She just thought it was more convenient at the time, so she did it.
"Hehe, Lacey is still like this." Meilu smiled with her hands covering her mouth, and only at this moment did she reveal some of her playful look as a girl.
"Okay, we should go in too. If we're any later, Penny will probably be preparing lunch. Then she'll complain to Funo about not telling her in advance and how many people there are."
The two walked out of the path in the garden one after the other. Pandora, who was held by Melu's hand, looked back from time to time, looking at the strange older sister behind her, her eyes full of curiosity.
Entering the white mansion, several maids first welcomed them and then took them to a room on the second floor. At this time, Loran Hill even heard Ye Ling's happy voice not far away.
"I equip the 'Holy Spell Staff' on the 'Secret Star Mage' on the field, then activate the 'Holy Spell Staff' effect, increasing the attack power by 500 points. When attacking, it inflicts damage equal to Lan Lier's own attack value. Lan Lier's health is reduced to -2100, returning to zero. This round is declared victory!"
When they entered the room, they saw Fengno, Lanlier, Lingxin, and Yeling playing a card battle game at a table. Yeling was standing at the table with her hands on her hips, cheering, announcing her victory. The goldfinch above her also spread its wings and chirped, cheering along.
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