However, such plans were ruined by a seemingly harmless bottle of wine.
Before he had time to properly talk to Asli about the publishing house, the situation took a turn for the worse and turned into what it is now.
If I could eliminate the hatred between the two families, wouldn't this be the best thing to do? !
He automatically ignored the question of whether he had intensified the conflict between the two parties.
What should we do now?
In the end, Wayne just hesitated and said: "I...can't tell you about this yet..."
At this moment, hesitation will lead to defeat, and decisiveness will be in vain. Wayne has entered a dilemma.
Chris was silent for a while, "Are you going to drink?"
Just the smell of alcohol that could not be concealed all over his body did not allow him to quibble any further.
He even wondered if he accidentally spilled it on himself while drinking.
"Well..." He insisted, refusing to say another word no matter what.
Chrissy turned her head and stopped looking at him.
"Okay." Her voice turned cold.
"When you find an excuse, you can tell me about it."
After leaving these obviously angry words, she obviously didn't want to stay with Wayne anymore, so she turned around and left the room.
"Eh, Chrissy..."
However, the only response he received was the sound of the door slamming slightly harder than usual.
really……
It would be strange not to be angry given such a perfunctory answer.
…
Chris returned to her room gloomily.
She felt very lost.
It's like when you're spinning a carousel and you think you're about to win the top prize, but instead you watch the pointer speeding up to the lowest level.
Wayne...why on earth would he do this?
Although I really wanted to find a few reasonable reasons from his perspective... but it still didn't work.
Just thinking about how he smelled of alcohol and looked guilty just now felt strange.
Do I really know what kind of person he is?
——He is a very careful, smart, and good at taking care of himself.
I used to think so.
But the way he refused to reveal the truth to him just now was completely different from his previous image.
My own impression of him was about to be overturned.
What on earth would make him rather go out drinking in the middle of the night than talk to himself?
Obviously nothing could be seen the day before.
Is this the first time?
Or has it been staged countless times without even knowing it?
Thinking of some scenes that might have happened, Chris couldn't help but squeeze the pillow she held in her arms.
…
The next day, Monday.
Qingxi Academy.
Since the last investigation report assignment was submitted, learning has returned to a familiar rhythm.
No more scrambling to check information, no more sacrificing precious rest time.
The end of the term is approaching day by day, and this should have been a very leisurely period.
After entering the magic academy, as the proportion of written knowledge decreases, the improvement of the overall score becomes more dependent on the student's own magical strength——
In other words, talent determines performance.
Precisely because the gap has reached a point where it is difficult to make up for it with personal will, everyone is much more peaceful about the exam.
Anyway, the final grade will be the same as usual, and everyone has long accepted this.
But in an environment where everyone around him was generally happy, Wayne, the tough second grader, was enveloped in low pressure, and his whole person seemed a little sluggish.
"Wayne? Wayne!" Gavin raised his hand in front of him and shook it dissatisfied.
"Are you listening to me?"
Wayne slowly raised his head and glanced at him.
Then, he turned back mechanically and looked straight ahead.
"Really...it feels like I have lost my soul..." Gavin murmured in confusion.
Twitching the corner of his mouth, Wayne rubbed his temples as if he had a headache, and said feebly: "What's wrong?"
Before she revealed the truth, Chris seemed not to want to talk to her.
Even before coming to school today, he tried to initiate a conversation several times, but was completely ignored by Chris.
Ahhh~ Finally, I received the treatment from Kaori-san as well.
He thought with some resentment.
Fortunately, Duke and Duchess Elliot happened to go out early in the morning and did not mention this matter to themselves even after they came back.
It seems that Chrissy did not tell anyone else about the conflict between the two. Even if someone noticed that the atmosphere between herself and Chris was not right, they probably did not know the inside story.
On the other hand, when I walked into the Lily Club activity room, the look that Miss Songli gave me... it was a half-smile, but it was very meaningful.
Wayne mused.
"Wayne...that's it."
Gavin looked around like a thief, and when he saw that no one was paying attention to him, he immediately dragged Wayne by the hand and pulled him outside the Lily Club activity room.
The small balcony located at one end of the corridor has a good view and a gentle breeze.
After being dragged here by Gavin, Wayne's originally depressed mood actually improved a little.
Slightly bored, he put his hands on the fence and looked at the scenery in the distance.
"If you have anything to say, just tell me."
Gavin rubbed his hands.
"Uh...actually, what I want to say is, Wayne, didn't your family open a new publishing house?" He showed a flattering smile.
Upon hearing this opening statement, Wayne was startled.
Since its opening, Leaf Publishing House has launched an extensive publicity campaign.
At the same time, under the advice of her subordinates, Chris also launched two types of newspapers, one called the Royal Capital Morning News and the other called the Lowes News, which were distributed to citizens living in the Royal Capital and all people in the entire kingdom. , the office is also located in the Leaf Publishing House building.
Newspapers are cheap, have a wide audience, and are novel in form. They received a great response once they were launched, and citizens rushed to buy them. According to Stephanie, there is an endless stream of businessmen coming to discuss cooperation and even civilians applying for jobs every day.
This is why Chris was so angry when she heard that the Edgeworths were involved in the same industry.
Seeing that your investment is about to reap results, suddenly another company comes out and wants a piece of the pie. How can you bear this?
Wayne felt that this was understandable. If the person in charge there was not Song Li, he might have taken matters into his own hands to cause some trouble for the Edgeworth family.
But why is it the singing ceremony...
It was almost like seeing through his own weaknesses.
Next to him, Gavin didn't know what was going on in his mind, so he just asked cautiously: "Can you...for my sake, help me arrange a civilian job?"
