Chapter 202 How long are you going to let me deceive you?
“I didn’t expect it to be so easy to succeed.”
Tupac looked at Hevinia who had a light breakfast and left the restaurant, then slowly stuffed a piece of steak into his mouth and spoke vaguely to Phoenix.
"I originally thought you were going to offer a higher stake to win her over again, but I didn't expect her to keep her promise. Does this mean we don't have to make this extra trip?"
"If she doesn't come, I won't know for sure." Phoenix took a sip of the steaming black tea leisurely. "She agreed, which means Daniel really didn't offer a better price."
As he spoke, Phoenix put down the teacup and frowned slightly again.
"But if that's the case, why did Daniel make such an extra trip? Logically speaking, the Taichu and Taichu families wouldn't do such a meaningless thing. Since they still came after knowing my conditions, they should have some extra plans. And Daniel looks different from when he was in the academy. Did the Tai family tell him something?"
Phoenix talked for a long time but got no response. He turned his head and found that Tupac's attention was still outside the window, watching Hevinia gradually going away. The slightly raised corners of his mouth made Phoenix feel a little uneasy.
"Tupac, should I give you a little reminder?" Phoenix said, "You and my sister are engaged."
Tupac finally came to his senses and said with a smile, "Of course I didn't forget... What about Olena? I didn't even see her."
"I'll call her over."
"Don't worry, don't worry." Tupac waved his hand, and then said what made Phoenix most worried, "Phoenix, is there a possibility... can we discuss the deal between us again?"
Phoenix narrowed his eyes immediately: "Why? You also want to raise the price temporarily?"
"Of course not. Do you think I am that kind of person?" Tupac said seriously. "Besides, aren't our two companies already partners? This isn't called raising the price. This is just a friendly discussion about the deal."
Phoenix had already seen what Tupac wanted. After all, this guy didn't hide it at all: "You want Hevinia?"
“Hehehe.” Tupac rubbed his hands a little “embarrassed”, “I do have such an idea. Of course, I also know her value, so I will ask the family to appropriately lower our previous requirements.”
It is indeed so.
Phoenix's expression didn't change much: "What about my sister?"
"Olena... How should I put it? Olena is also very good, but you know me. What I hate most is arranged marriage." Tupac said with a smile, "I believe Olena thinks so too. She obviously likes you more than me, Phoenix."
Phoenix glanced at Tupac calmly.
He had to admit that he still admired Tupac's face, which was thicker than a city wall, and he could say such nonsense so easily.
But...it's not completely nonsense.
For the Golden Order, the requirements for a spouse are very strict, especially in large families, where the offspring of the Golden Order are absolutely not allowed to breed with too "inferior" objects, for fear of losing even the slightest bit of "essence".
Therefore, they did not have a wide range of choices when it came to their spouses. In their eyes, an 18-year-old bronze-rank girl with a beautiful face was no match for a 50-year-old, virgin, high-quality silver-rank woman.
From this perspective, Hevinia is indeed a very good choice, otherwise Phoenix would not have thought of marrying Hevinia after everything was over.
This is not only a "gift" to Helvinia, but also a very comfortable and valuable choice for him. After all, Helvinia is not only a golden voice, but also a very beautiful golden voice.
But Tupac also took a fancy to her.
Although he was somewhat unhappy, Phoenix did not intend to get angry or upset. Instead, he seriously considered the feasibility of this new deal.
Then he realized that he had no reason to refuse.
Because after all, Hevinia was not their family's property, but the transaction between him and Tupac involved real property.
A Hevinia can only bring one or two Golden Sound offspring to the family at most, and the probability of this is very low. If the intersection of Golden Sound and Golden Sound can ensure the production of Golden Sound offspring, then Golden Sound will not be so rare.
And once Tupac takes Hevinia, the Lawrence family can legitimately take back Olena, who has already been betrothed. This is also a very valuable bargaining chip that can be used in other places at that time.
After realizing this, the unhappiness in Phoenix's heart completely disappeared, and he made a decision at the same time.
So Phoenix leisurely picked up the teacup, took a sip under Tupac's expectant gaze, and said, "That depends on your own ability. After all, Miss Hevinia is not a member of my family yet."
Tupac understood what Phoenix meant and smiled even more widely.
As long as Phoenix doesn't interfere, no one will be able to compete with Tupac except the Taichu Family.
That chick is mine.
Tupac felt a little itchy when he thought of Hevinia's perfect face and the golden seventh tone hidden under her coat.
These changes were naturally noticed by Phoenix, and naturally intensified his contempt for Tupac.
He actually made the family spend so much resources just for that worthless beauty. This guy... is really a short-sighted idiot with nothing but golden notes.
Of course Phoenix wouldn't point it out.
They will stay here for two more days.
Because tomorrow is the last day of the Seven Syllables Festival, and according to tradition, the ceremony will officially begin after the Seven Syllables Festival.
So he needed to wait until the last moment to make sure that nothing would happen to Hevinia, while also keeping an eye on Daniel to find out what the Ether family was planning.
And just at this moment, he saw a figure hurriedly running out of the restaurant, chasing after Hevinia who had already walked completely far away.
He narrowed his eyes.
"That guy, is he the waiter who just took our order?" Phoenix said.
Tupac also looked over and said, "It seems so."
Phoenix watched Ogg catch up with Hevinia in the distance, and then frowned slightly when he talked to Hevinia: "How could Hevinia deal with people of this level?"
"I think you are too cautious." Tupac didn't care at all, and said leisurely, "Isn't this kind of thing normal? Maybe it's just a little fun, and it's a unique fun before the ceremony."
"Unique pleasure?" Phoenix looked at Tupac, "What do you mean?"
"Phinx, you're only focusing on the ceremony, but you're missing out on a lot of fun." Tupac said, "You don't even know about a little game that's been widely circulated among the aristocracy recently."
"You might as well make your words clearer."
Tupac smiled and didn't explain immediately. Instead, he looked around and found a girl who also worked in the restaurant.
"See that woman? The one wiping the table."
Phoenix looked over and asked, "What's wrong?"
"How long do you think she can live?"
Phoenix's brows immediately frowned: "What do you mean?"
"That's exactly what it means." Tupac said with a grin, "It's a bet on how long she can live."
Phoenix narrowed his eyes slightly: "You want to kill someone?"
"Of course not, Phoenix, you think too much." Tupac spread his hands, "We are good students who abide by the law. How could we do such a cruel thing? And what's the point of that?"
"If that's the case, then I don't see any chance of her dying in the near future." Phoenix said, "I just saw the lines on her arm, they are silver-level. Under normal circumstances, she can live for a long time."
"Yeah, under normal circumstances." Tupac nodded, then took out a pen and paper from his clothes, and quickly wrote a few lines of small words, and then showed them to Phoenix, "But...what if it's like this?"
Phoenix only took one look and instantly understood what Tupac meant.
Because this is an invitation letter, it is not a band invitation letter with the name filled in yet.
Seeing that Phoenix didn't say anything, Tupac thought that Phoenix didn't understand what he meant, so he hooked his finger and called another waiter.
"Hello." He smiled and said to the waiter, "Excuse me, could you tell me the name of that girl?"
He pointed at the girl who was still wiping the table in the distance.
The waiter naturally wouldn't refuse Tupac.
After getting the answer, Tupac filled in his name on the invitation, sealed the invitation in an envelope, and then shook it slightly.
“Just give it to the girl and the game starts.” Tupac said with a smile, “So, wanna play?”
“…You’re boring.”
"No, no, no, how can this be boring?" Tupac put the envelope on the table and pressed it with his fingers. "This is the most interesting bet because it has so many possibilities. Phoenix, you have no idea how crazy those people are who tried their best to squeeze into the inner song during the ceremony. It was because I didn't know enough that I lost a six-movement bet to Watson... The moment he handed over the letter, the girl died. Of course, it had nothing to do with us. We just watched."
Phoenix was silent for a while before asking, "You guys are betting so much?"
"Of course, that's the only way it's interesting and fair."
"fair?"
"Yes, don't you think so, Phoenix? For us nobles, the ceremony is not as fun as we imagined. Unlike them, those guys who are trying their best to squeeze into the inner song can do things that are much more exciting than us nobles who can only use fixed music again and again to get fixed rewards." Tupac said with a smile, "Why should only they be so excited and enjoy the ceremony so much? We should also be excited, and we should also enjoy it... So, do you want to have a game, Phoenix, and bet her life."
Phoenix took a deep look at the envelope on the table and shook his head slowly: "I'm not as boring as you. I still have a lot to do."
"...Okay, you're always so boring." Tupac shrugged, and then looked out the window again, trying to find where Hevinia was. "So I'm looking forward to it. I think Miss Hevinia should have the same hobbies as me. I really want to play a game with her as soon as possible."
Phoenix looked at the cold tea and lost interest in drinking it, so he said, "It's time to go."
"Okay." Tupac called the waiter again, "Pay the bill."
When the two were about to leave, Phoenix saw Tupac handing the envelope and two tips to the waiter, while smiling and giving instructions.
"Please give this invitation to the lady just now and tell her that it's from me, Tupac Roger."
"Remember, hand it over when there are many people around."
"I hope to give her a surprise." He smiled brightly, "I wish her a happy Seven Syllables."
…
"H-Helvetia."
Hevinia turned around and saw Oger catching up with her breathlessly, so she stopped.
"You, you actually came back to school so early." Og stood in front of Hevinia, his face flushed, not knowing whether it was because he ran too fast or was too nervous. "I, I thought you would come back after the holiday."
Helvinia smiled sweetly as always: "Yes, I came back early. After all, we have to prepare for the ceremony."
After seeing Helvinia's smile, Og's face turned even redder.
"Um, um...you gave me a seven-syllable gift before, but I haven't given you a return gift yet."
Helvinia wrinkled her nose. "I thought you forgot."
"No, no, I just... didn't expect it. Wait a minute." Oger searched in his pocket hurriedly. "I clearly had it in my hand just now."
Hevinia was not in a hurry either. She just waited quietly by the side, thinking in her mind what book she should ask Oger to bring out from the library for her this time.
As her power increases, Hevinia can now use more and more spells, so Ogg's value to her is naturally increasing... huh?
When Og was searching for the "gift", Hevinia glanced inadvertently and saw Og's skin under his clothes.
Then, Hevinia's pupils narrowed slightly.
Because she saw the musical scale patterns on Oger's skin.
It's silver.
It's not silver covering the copper, but completely, silver.
…
"The success rate of upgrading magic is very low."
“It will be accompanied by great pain.”
…
Daniel's words flooded Helvinia's mind.
Ogg, the upgrade was successful.
From bronze to silver.
Hevinia looked at the silver lines, and suddenly realized that Oger's fate had changed.
From a copper player with no future, to a normal silver player.
He actually... did it.
"Found it!" Oger finally found the "gift" in his pocket and wanted to take it out excitedly.
But when his hand was halfway extended, it was grabbed by Hevinia.
"Okay, that's it. I'm tired." Hevinia said softly.
Oger was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously raised his head and looked at Hevinia in confusion.
"How long are you going to be deceived and played by me before you realize it?" Hevinia sighed, "It's so unfulfilling. I don't want to pretend anymore."
"He, Hevinia?" Oger's heart suddenly began to panic.
"Don't you understand yet?"
Hevinia smiled and withdrew her hand, lifted up her messy hair, and then showed a contemptuous smile that Ogg had never seen before.
"I'm tired of playing," she said. "You should leave."
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
