evening.
Lucius prepared the meal and brought it to Lumina in the bedroom, and the result was...
"I want to go out to eat! It's too stuffy here."
Lumina, who had been very gentle when she first came back, suddenly changed her expression. She raised her chin slightly with pride and looked at Lucius with a commanding look, as if she was looking at a servant.
"Okay, let me help you then."
Lucius was also good-tempered. Knowing that she was injured, he was tolerant of her.
"Need not."
But these words seemed to have touched a nerve in Lumina. Her green gemstone pupils suddenly turned cold, and she looked at the man in front of her with a cold expression and contempt.
"I can walk on my own."
After saying that, she forced herself to put on the cloak, then slowly limped out of the room following Lucius's worried gaze and came to the small garden outside.
It was Shengwu's leisure time for afternoon tea, and she made some cakes herself.
Lumina came uninvited and sat directly next to Sheng Wu.
"Sister, can I try this cake?"
Lumina was wearing a black cloak, with a pair of beautiful pointed elf ears with special ear clips. She tilted her head and stared at Sheng Wu with her green eyes. Her eyebrows were well-behaved and gentle, without any of the provocation from before.
Lucius, who had followed them out, was a little nervous. After all, he'd sensed a strange atmosphere between the two. Furthermore, Lillian had just told him at noon that it wasn't her responsibility to save Lumina, and she wasn't responsible. And now Lumina was asking him for food...
I'm really afraid that there will be some conflict between the two of them.
But the development of things seemed to be beyond his expectations.
Sheng Wu turned his head slightly and glanced at Lumina. His light-colored pupils fell on her for a few seconds, and then he curled his lips slightly.
"casual."
"Thanks."
As soon as she finished speaking, Lumina actually raised her hand, picked up a small cake, and put it into her mouth.
Her moist, cherry-colored lips lifted slightly as she slowly took a bite. Then, her green eyes lit up as she looked at Sheng Wu with admiration and approval.
"This cake is really delicious. Sister Lillian's cooking skills are really amazing. Unlike Brother Lucius, the dishes he makes have a weird taste. I really don't know how Lucius could marry a sister like her."
Lucius' eyelids jumped: "..." You haven't even taken a bite, how do you know.
Furthermore, Lucius, who had no idea what "green tea" meant, felt that her words stung him. Why did eating a piece of cake have to do with his marriage to Lillian?!
Sheng Wu narrowed his light-colored pupils, staring at Lumina who was chatting in front of him, his lips slightly raised, his expression playful and deep.
"If you like, I can save a copy for you after I make it."
"Really?" Lumina's expression lit up when she heard that. "Thank you, sister. You're so kind!"
As she spoke, Lumina seemed to have forgotten everything else and reached out to grab one of Sheng Wu's hands.
His demeanor is friendly and his smile is gentle.
This time, Lucius looked at Sheng Wu with a strange expression, "..." You said at noon that you didn't care about Lumina.
What was going on? Was there some kind of communication between these two women that he was unaware of?
He lowered his eyes to glance at Lumina's hand that was holding his, and then pulled his hand away with a forced smile.
"You're welcome." After a pause, she added something meaningful, "I'm always friendly to smart people."
These words made Lumina's green and slightly deep pupils lift up. She looked at Sheng Wu with a gentle but somewhat cold look in her eyes, then curled her lips into a smile.
"What a coincidence! I also like talking to smart people, especially someone as pretty and smart as my sister."
The elf girl's delicate face looks harmless.
Lucius, who was standing next to them, was increasingly confused by their conversation, but he also knew that at least there wouldn't be any major conflicts now, so he simply put down the dish he had just sent to Lumina.
"Lillian, Lumina said she wants to come out to eat. Do you want to eat with us?"
Although he did not understand what was said between the two, he respected their secret, even though it was said in front of him.
Sheng Wu didn't say anything, but looked at Lumina first.
"I don't want to eat the food you cooked. I just want to eat the cake made by Sister Lillian. You can keep it for yourself."
Even in front of Sheng Wu, Lumina no longer flirted with Lucius to provoke her. Instead, she changed her attitude and gave him direct and firm orders, as if she were a servant who could be summoned and dismissed at will.
Hearing this, Lucius frowned slightly, feeling as if his kindness was being offended. However, he still took into consideration that Lumina was a sick person, so he just took a deep breath and nodded in response.
"Well, go ahead and eat. I'm going to go out and see if the lambs are back."
He is a human being, so he naturally has emotions and desires. It would be strange if he didn't have his own temper after being tormented by Lumina like this.
After that, Lucius left.
Sheng Wu and Lumina didn't try to keep him at all, and they just ate the cake by themselves.
"The fabric you are wearing is extremely luxurious. Even the Elven Kingdom has a royal aristocracy. Who are you?"
Sheng Wu said casually.
Lumina continued eating the cake calmly, tilting her head slightly and blinking, looking innocent and pure.
"As for me, I'm just an unloved princess from the Elven Kingdom. In terms of social status, I'm probably not even as good as a noble duke."
She knew that although Sheng Wu's words just now seemed like a question, she already had the answer in her heart.
"You are an elven princess who has been injured and stranded here. You are not being ambushed and hunted, are you? If that were the case, the people chasing you would have followed you long ago. Someone like Lucius would not be able to save you at all."
After all, Lucius is indeed just an ordinary mortal. The only extraordinary thing about him is that he is the first human being created by God himself, and he was created with an appearance that God cannot see through.
Hearing this, Lumina raised her eyebrows playfully. She put down the cake, turned her head, her smoky gray curly hair shaking slightly, and spoke in a cold and soft voice.
"It's a pity that God created such a smart female human like you, but did not give you the same strong male power as Lucius." Her words were an indirect acknowledgement of Sheng Wu's words.
"Don't you think this is unfair from the beginning?"
"Oh......"
Sheng Wu narrowed her pupils, lowered her eyes and sneered. It was really interesting. The characters in this world also deviated from the plot and did not play by the routine. After all, Lumina in the original plot did not have the brains to know so much.
Even Lumina knew that Lillian was pursuing power.
Is it rebirth? Or traveling through a book?
But she didn't rush to ask questions or speak up, questioning Lumina as Lillian about how she knew all this. Instead, she calmly closed her eyes and rested.
Neither refute nor agree.
Seeing her reaction, Lumina's eyebrows twitched, and she stared at her. She was silent for a while and didn't speak until she saw the sun gradually setting. Then Lumina relaxed.
"Don't worry, I won't hurt you. I'm just making a deal."
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