If Gu Qi was given another chance, she would have chosen to drive him away cleanly yesterday and would not have come to this banquet.

Who knew that His Majesty Helans had this idea!

At the beginning of the dinner, His Majesty Helans openly expressed his admiration for her at the banquet, and hinted that he would let Ryan get engaged to her.

God knows she never knew about this link and originally wanted to deny it, but His Majesty Helans was cunning in that he never said it explicitly. He just hinted at everyone openly.

Moreover, when she glanced at Ryan, who was also confused, and met his apologetic eyes, she couldn't even utter the words of denial in public.

"Forget it, let's talk it out in private." Gu Qi finally got rid of the siege of a group of noble ladies and hid in an inconspicuous corner.

She lifted up her skirt and looked at her heels which were a little rubbed, and was a little surprised.

I also poked the broken skin with my hand.

How to say it?

It doesn't hurt at all, instead it feels like a tingling sensation.

Gu Qi was boredly thinking about how to get away and didn't notice someone walking in from behind.

"Haha." A friendly laugh came into her ears.

Gu Qi turned his head and saw a handsome young man, who looked a bit like Li Ang, but his face was extremely pale and transparent, as if he would collapse from weakness in the next second.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to laugh out loud, but you are really cute." The boy pointed at Gu Qi's finger that was poking at the wound.

Gu Qi blinked, withdrew her hand awkwardly, and let go of the hem of her skirt.

"Who are you?"

"Hello, I'm Joan, Ryan's cousin." The boy was wearing a purple tuxedo with an iris outlined on his chest with gold thread.

Gu Qi suddenly realized that this must be the young master of the Iris family.

"I'm sorry for offending you at the stop last time." Qiong looked at Gu Qi apologetically.

Gu Qi met those wet eyes and couldn't help but want to reach out and touch his head to comfort him.

It was difficult to control the sudden maternal instinct.

Gu Qi sighed inwardly: People from the Iris family have a magical power that makes people unconsciously feel close to them.

Queen Lola is, Prince Leon is, and the young man in front of him is also.

Oh, excluding Ryan who looks very much like His Majesty Hellans.

"Ms. Laura is so young, but she can create an S-class mecha. She is really amazing!"

Qiong praised her sincerely, but a trace of loneliness flashed in his eyes.

"It's a pity that I'm not in good health, otherwise I would also like to be a mechanic."

The light in his eyes seemed to dim a little, and Gu Qi really didn't know how to comfort this young man who he wanted to treat with caution.

I was afraid that I might say something wrong and hurt her.

"Well, Miss Laura, can you tell me about the machine you made?"

Qiong looked at her with sparkling eyes, which made her heart soften.

I really told him about the machines I had made before and even the interesting things that happened.

It was not until the party entered the middle of the dance that Qiong asked her to stop with some regret.

"Ms. Laura, can I still talk to you in the future?" Qiong smiled reservedly, but there was expectation in her eyes as she looked at Gu Qi.

Looking into those eyes, Gu Qi almost couldn't help but agree.

Then I was pulled back by reason.

"Sorry, I won't stay in the royal city for long." He won't even come to the Osna Empire again.

"Really? That's such a pity." Qiong lowered her eyes, and the strands of hair in front of her forehead drooped down, as if it had lost its luster in an instant.

"Gu... Laura, what are you still doing?"

Ryan, who had finally found her, came over and took her away. When he saw Qiong, he nodded slightly.

After the two of them walked some distance, Qiong raised his head and looked in that direction with a smile.

"What a pity. I almost completed the task given by my cousin Leon."

"What were you and Joan talking about?" Ryan held her hand and the two of them danced slowly in the center to the music.

Gu Qi: "We just talked about some machinery. He seemed very interested in this aspect."

Ryan knew that his cousin had always been in poor health, but he didn't expect that he was interested in machinery.

"Well..." Ryan suddenly seemed to be hesitant to speak, which made Gu Qi's eyes twitch slightly.

"Why are you so shy all of a sudden?!"

She felt that this man was nothing like the flamboyant Helian Chu when he was in the Federation.

Ryan held her hand tightly, causing Gu Qi to look over.

The words he was about to say paused.

Growing up, the only woman who had ever entered his heart was his mother.

When he was very young, he went to the Federation under an assumed name.

At that time, the only thing in his mind was to become stronger.

To prove to his father that he is not weak, to prove that he can do it.

But after he came back, he realized that he had been overthinking all along.

His father loved him very much, and because of that love he was strict with him.

And in this process, Gu Qi slowly walked into his world.

He suddenly fell in love, an emotion he had never experienced before, and began to act unlike himself in front of the girl he liked.

What's more, he knew clearly that the girl he liked didn't seem to have any extra thoughts about him.

Ryan, who has always been confident, still retreats a little in the face of love.

When he met those clear eyes, he suddenly felt that there was no need to say anything.

"Gu Qi." He called her real name softly, "I..."

"Your Majesty! I have something to report!"

"This woman named Laura is a liar!!"

A sharp voice from a girl broke the warmth of the party and interrupted what Ryan was about to say.

His eyes suddenly changed and he looked coldly at the woman who spoke.

The music at the dinner stopped, and everyone's eyes turned to Liz, who was standing in the middle with a confident look on her face.

When Gu Qi saw her, he raised his eyebrows slightly.

She felt a little happy, probably because she had just vaguely sensed Ryan's mood.

Therefore, she was in a rare good mood and wanted to hear what Liz wanted to say after she interrupted the conversation.

"Liz Henry, I remember I warned you before, but it seems you didn't take it to heart at all."

Ryan walked over with a grim expression and looked down at Liz.

Liz looked at him angrily and pointed her finger at Gu Qi: "Brother Ryan, you have been deceived by this woman. Her name is not Laura at all!! She has been deceiving you all along!"

"And I guess that S-class mecha wasn't made by her at all, Brother Ryan, don't believe her!"

Her words shocked everyone at the banquet.

"What does this mean? Miss Laura is not Laura?"

"Who is she then?"

"Why did she disguise herself to get close to Prince Ryan?"

"Isn't she a spy of the reactionaries?"

Everyone started whispering to each other, their voices mixing together, but their eyes undoubtedly all ended up on Gu Qi who was standing behind them.

"Be quiet." His Majesty Helans said, "Lise, don't make trouble."

Liz felt a little aggrieved: "Your Majesty, I am not talking nonsense. Her name is really not Laura, and she is very skilled. I suspect she is a killer and approached Brother Ryan with bad intentions."

"If you don't believe me, you can ask my brother and sister. The people we sent out said that she is very strong, but there is no such a strong woman in the Osna Empire. She must be a killer trained from somewhere!"

Everyone's eyes fell on Master Ben and Miss North behind her. They saw them nod helplessly, and their eyes turned completely suspicious when they looked at Gu Qi.

His Majesty Helans had never expected that the banquet, which was intended to be a good show for those people, would be ruined by a little girl.

He glanced at Gu Qi, who was calm and showed no fear at all, and a hint of admiration and regret flashed across his eyes.

Unfortunately, his son is useless.

The look he gave Ryan was somewhat disappointing.

Ryan said in a deep voice: "I know her name is not Laura, and I also know her true identity. Not only that, my father also knows it. As for the rest, does it have anything to do with you?"

Liz didn't expect that Ryan would still protect her even after all this. She felt that her brother Ryan was completely deceived by that woman.

"In that case, then let's reveal her true identity. As long as it's not shameful, what is there to be afraid of?"

She was not stupid and could see that they all had concerns, so she was sure that there was something wrong with this woman's identity.

While she was speaking, no one noticed that a guard quietly came to the side of His Majesty Helans and reported something.

After His Majesty Helans gave him instructions, he hurried out of the hall again.

When everyone was righteously and angrily asking Gu Qi to give up his identity, a mature and humble voice sounded from the door:

"She is the hero of our Federation—Lieutenant Colonel Gu Qi!"

“Does anyone here have any questions?”

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I'm having some writer's block today, so my typing is slow. There are still two chapters to go, and I'm planning on writing two chapters in one, so it might be slow.

If you can catch it, it will be before 0:00. If you can't catch it, it will be in the early morning. You can watch it tomorrow.