Chapter 175 What an Understanding Woman
"To be honest, Miss Helvinia, I was really surprised when I received your message." Phoenix looked at Helvinia in front of him and smiled elegantly. "I had already given up hope. After all, my sister did that to you. I don't even know how to apologize."
In response to Phoenix's words, Hevinia also responded with a sweet smile: "Because I believe Senior Olenna is not that kind of person."
"It's great that you think so. But even if that wasn't her intention, it was her self-willed decision that led to this consequence." Phoenix glanced at Olenna beside him and said lightly, "Formally apologize, Olenna."
At this moment, Hevinia and Phoenix were sitting opposite each other, while Olenna could only stand beside them.
One of her cheeks was abnormally red and swollen. After hearing what Phoenix said, she raised her head slightly and looked at Hevinia with resentment and humiliation in her eyes.
But under Phoenix's extremely oppressive gaze, she could only bury her head again, and then said in the lowest voice possible: "I'm sorry, Hevinia."
"It's okay, Senior Olenna. It's not a big deal." Helvinia smiled kindly, "But I am willing to accept your apology."
Olenna pursed her lips tightly, but Phoenix didn't give her the intention to continue talking, and said lightly: "Okay, you can go first. Helvinia and I have something important to discuss."
"……knew."
Olenna had no choice but to turn around and leave. The moment she walked out the door, she heard Phoenix saying.
"Miss Helvinia, I've always thought how nice it would be if I had a sister like you."
Olenna's body shook slightly, but she said nothing and walked away quickly.
After seeing Olenna leave, Helvinia slowly picked up the hot chocolate in front of her, took a sip, and "accidentally" let a piece of chocolate stick to her upper lip. She then "inadvertently" licked it off with her tongue, and then said with a smile: "If that's the case, then I'm so lucky. I've always wanted to have a brother like you."
After saying this, Hevinia felt that Phoenix's smile became even more friendly.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the conversation between the two finally got on track, with Phoenix taking the lead.
"Miss Helvinia, are you willing to accept my invitation? Are you inclined to join our band?"
"Well...if I say no, will you still let me finish this cup of hot chocolate?"
"Of course, even if it's just a simple date, I'm already very satisfied." Phoenix said with a smile, "You can drink as much as you want, but I still want to remind you... Be careful not to get fat."
"Ah." Helvinia immediately put down the hot chocolate in her hand, "Then I won't drink it."
The two smiled at each other again, looking as friendly and familiar as lovers or siblings.
It's hard to tell that this is only the second time the two have met.
However, Hevinia could still see the almost emotionless rationality in Phoenix's smiling eyes.
Helvinia understood.
He was also pretending.
Just like myself.
The eldest son of the Lawrence family is indeed not a simple character. It is indeed impossible to deal with him with the ordinary green tea character.
Fortunately, Hevinia wasn't here to deal with him.
So after a simple test, Hevinia finally asked the question: "Mr. Phoenix, what I want to know today is how much preparation you have made for the ceremony, and what can I get after joining you?"
After hearing Hevinia's question, Phoenix gradually stopped his fake smile and became a little more serious.
After all, now is the time to get down to business.
"Miss Helvinia, I'm glad you asked me these questions." Phoenix said with a smile, "It shows that you take the ceremony seriously, and so do I, or my family."
"The Lawrence family." Hevinia said with a smile, "My father always said that compared to the Lawrence family, our Hai Luo family is simply the bottom of the society."
"Your father is too modest." Phoenix smiled faintly, "Miss Hevinia, as long as you are here, I believe the Hero family will prosper sooner or later. As for our family..."
Finnis paused, then smiled and pointed upwards.
"We still have people above us, don't we? After all, the Lawrence family is just a new family that has suddenly achieved success in recent years. There is still a big gap between us and the two Taichu families that have existed since the founding of Shengyin... At least that's the case now."
Hevinia heard the barely concealed meaning in Phoenix's words.
At least that’s the case now, which means…it won’t be like this in the future.
Hevinia was not surprised by Phoenix's undisguised ambition.
After all, the entire academy knew what the Lawrence family wanted, so Hevinia didn't need to put on airs about it. She just looked at Phoenix calmly, waiting for him to continue.
And Phoenix obviously understood what Hevinia meant.
She didn't care what the Lawrence family wanted, she cared more about what she could get.
So Phoenix leaned forward slightly and lowered his voice, but the words he said became more and more weighty.
"As long as you help us defeat the Taichu family at the ceremony, all the music scores of the Lawrence family will be made public for you."
When saying this, Phoenix clearly saw Hevinia's pupils slightly condensed, and she was obviously shocked.
"This is... really surprising." Helvinia did not hide her inner surprise and said softly, "Is the Lawrence family's generosity so large?"
"It's not about skill, but determination." Phoenix said with a smile, "This is the determination of the Lawrence family to attack the Taichu family. As long as this goal can be achieved, all the efforts will be nothing."
"But if it doesn't work..."
"We will also make those scores public for you." Phoenix said with a smile, "But there is a time limit. How much you can learn depends on your ability. But generally speaking, we will at least let you master three six-note songs, or one seven-note song... How about this condition?"
Helvinia nodded. "It is indeed a very favorable condition."
"It's not 'very', it's 'most'. I'm sure no one can offer better conditions than us." Phoenix said, "After all, there are only three forces that want to get the grace of the Lord of Holy Sound at the ceremony. One is the two major families in Taichu, they want to consolidate their power, and the other is the emerging families that want to impact Taichu, just like us."
"But the Taichu family wants to consolidate their position, but they won't and are not willing to pay too much. Of course, in many cases, they don't have to pay a price. Just like in previous years' ceremonies, when faced with those outstanding uncontrollable seedlings, they only need to extend an olive branch, and most people will not refuse. Therefore, we know very clearly how much it costs to snatch people from the Taichu family."
"The entire private genealogy of a new emerging family that has been passed down for a hundred years. This is our sincerity."
"The Taichu family can afford it, but they won't give it."
“The emerging families after us wanted to give, but they couldn’t.”
"So, Miss Hevinia, you should understand the value of our sincerity, and you should also understand how rare this opportunity is for you." Phoenix slowly picked up the hot tea and said with a chuckle, "Of course, you are also rare for us."
After listening to Phoenix's long string of words, Hevinia nodded slightly, and then murmured with emotion and awe: "The Taichu family..."
Phoenix smiled again: "In the past, the Taichu family was indeed out of reach, but it is no longer the case now. Miss Hevinia, I can assure you that as long as you join us, we are the most likely to receive grace. After all, right now, we already have four gold sounds. And the ceremony has not officially started yet, and..."
Finis paused, then looked Helvinia in the eyes again.
"The method that the Taichu family has used to attract Jinyin has always been to allow him to join them. But if we also become Taichu after receiving grace, why can't we do the same?"
Helvinia raised her eyebrows. "You mean..."
"If it really succeeds, Miss Hevinia, perhaps we will be real siblings." Phoenix smiled and spread his hands. "Of course, for a beautiful lady like you, I may not be willing to be just a sister. If possible, I would like to have a closer relationship with you... you know. But when that time comes, I will definitely not tell you this in such a simple place. I will prepare a more grand ceremony for you to invite you to become the new generation of Taichu family... hostess."
…
Twenty minutes later, Phoenix escorted Hevinia out of the restaurant under the gaze of countless people.
"What a pleasant night." Phoenix stood under the colorful lights celebrating the Seven Syllables, looking at the falling snow, and then turned to smile at Hevinia, "It's like a celebration for us, isn't it?"
Helvinia tucked her snow-covered hair behind her ears and smiled back at Phoenix, but said nothing.
"I hope you can have a pleasant seven-syllable festival, Miss Hevinia." Phoenix bowed to Hevinia very gentlemanly. "After the festival, I will wait for you in the Second Hospital, waiting for... the day when we play the holy music together."
"Of course." Helvinia replied with a smile, "I am looking forward to that day, too."
In front of the restaurant, the two did not conceal their conversation at all.
Then the people present immediately understood what was going on.
Helvinia, joins Phoenix's band.
And after seven syllables, they will go to the Second Courtyard where Phoenix is to prepare for the ceremony.
On this peaceful and tranquil night, this news was bound to spread throughout the Third Hospital like a huge storm.
Before the ceremony even started, the most powerful band had already appeared.
…
As Hevinia gradually disappeared from sight, the smile on Phoenix's face slowly disappeared.
"I didn't expect you to get her so quickly." A man came up from behind him, stood shoulder to shoulder with him, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "It's quite surprising."
"Nothing surprising." Phoenix said calmly, "This is a greedy and easy-to-understand woman."
"Oh?" The man was a little surprised. "Why do you say that?"
"Why do you think she rejected me at the beginning, but came to me today?"
"Why?"
"It's very simple. Because of Olenna's incident, I gave her an excuse, and she wanted to use this to get more from me." Phoenix said, "To put it simply, she is waiting for me to offer her a higher price, just like those women who claim that they don't sell their bodies, but are actually just waiting for you to raise the price."
"Those aren't words you'd use to describe a noble."
"No, this is exactly the nature of those petty nobles." Phoenix said lightly, "Occasionally when they get something valuable, they will try every means to sell it for a higher price. She is no exception, but she is the best at hiding it. However, when I said I wanted to marry her, she still couldn't hide it... That's what she wanted most. Identity, status and music scores, so after I promised to give her all of this, she immediately agreed... Oh, not immediately, but she was euphemistic for about five minutes, and that five minutes was her limit."
"Haha, so that's how it is." The man said with a smile, "So after you succeed, do you plan to marry her?"
"Why not?" Phoenix said with a smile, "A beautiful, stupid, greedy and self-righteous woman, isn't it interesting from a certain perspective?"
"You are right."
"So get ready." Phoenix turned and left, "After the seven syllables are over, take her to the second hospital."
"Let us play the holy music together."
…
Apart from the grand ceremony held every twenty years, the Seven Syllables Festival is the most important festival of the Holy Sound.
Otherwise, the entire college would not have been filled with a festive atmosphere three days before the festival.
The melodious and beautiful melody shuttled through various colored lights, and then echoed in Hevinia's footsteps on the snow.
"Let me be honest." Bai Wei's leisurely voice echoed in Hevinia's mind. "The character you created today is the most interesting one I have ever seen. Tsk tsk tsk tsk, I really want to know how far you can go."
"You know this is my disguise again."
"Isn't it?" Bai Wei said with a smile, "Tonight, you appear to be bargaining with that guy named Phoenix, but in fact... you are playing a game with the person in the dark who knows your identity, right?"
Helvinia narrowed her eyes.
Bai Wei was still talking leisurely.
"Isn't it? Everything you did tonight was just to tell the person who knew your identity in secret."
"After seven syllables, you will be sent to the Second Hospital. By then, he won't have the chance to do anything to you again."
"You're forcing him to make a choice."
"Either I choose to kill you before seven syllables, or I watch you leave. Even if I fail, you will become someone else's prey."
"Am I right?"
Helvinia's eyes narrowed dangerously.
Everything she did today, she just went over in her mind and didn't discuss it with Bai Wei at all.
But Bai Wei could know all her calculations, as if all her disguises were useless to Bai Wei.
This guy...
Hevinia was about to say something when she suddenly caught a glimpse of a dark shadow at the end, secretly looking at her.
Her eyes narrowed slightly, and she immediately took out the prepared staff from her sleeve and struck without hesitation.
I wasted some time installing the computer, so I'll update 4,000 first, and there will be another chapter later.
(End of this chapter)
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