Chapter 8: The Honest Star Who Reveals His True Heart 3
"Jenny, the last few times you came to Flowing Light Castle, you were so busy accompanying that guy Norn that you didn't really look around here, right? Come on! I'll show you around!"
After the restaurant was set up, senior sister Qianqian enthusiastically took my hand and took me to visit the Liuguang Castle.
To be honest, this is the first time I know the history of Liuguang Castle.
Senior sister Qianqian is really a master storyteller. I followed her steps and learned about the past of Liuguang Castle little by little.
"In fact, the Castle of Flowing Light has existed since the founding of the Avery Academy." Senior Qianqian pointed at the murals on the wall, "Did you see those murals? It is said that they were painted by the first alien exiled to Earth. And here..."
She drew a circle in the air with her hand: "Everything here was built by that senior, and he also signed a contract with the Avery College, guaranteeing that every alien who comes to Earth in the future can live and study here in peace, but it cannot affect the lives of ordinary people."
"Is that why everyone can't see the Flowing Light Castle?"
My eyes swept across this magnificent building as my senior sister Qianqian described it, and the admiration in my heart was about to burst out.
“Yeah!” Senior Qianqian nodded. “If those crazy girls knew about this, this place would become a vegetable market, haha!”
I imagined the scene of Liuguang Castle being surrounded by a group of crazy girls from the college, and I couldn't help but shudder and quickly changed the subject.
"Um... Senior Mae-mae." I hesitated, not knowing whether I should ask, "Are all the people living here from another world?"
Except Norn, are the other three also like this?
My eyes swept over Lucifer who was snuggling with Senior Sister Enxue on the sofa, and Tian Yifeng who was sitting quietly reading a book opposite, and then I thought of Hua Qianye who had gone to another city. Aren’t they all from Earth?
“That’s right!”
Unexpectedly, as soon as I asked the question, Senior Qianqian nodded without hesitation.
Hey, senior sister Qianqian, is it really okay for you to tell me this without thinking?
However, no matter what, my strong curiosity still prompted me to prick up my ears and listen to what my former senior sister said next.
"They come from different places. Norn, you already know that he is the prince of the planet Sat; Lucifer is a magician from the magic world; Hua Qianye is the heir of the flower master of the flower world; as for Tian Yifeng, haha, his identity is the most to my liking, he is a royal family from ancient times, and he is also a prince!"
When Tian Yifeng was mentioned, Senior Sister Qianqian became very excited, and the excitement and love in her eyes were so full that they seemed to be overflowing.
Isn’t this too... magical?
I finally caught my breath and stared at my former senior who was still immersed in the sweetness of love.
Oh my god! It turns out that there are so many amazing people living around me, not only princes from alien planets, but also magicians, ancient royal families, and the heirs of the flower lord. If anyone came to tell me now that I was actually mentally ill, I might believe it.
I stood there in a daze. I didn't really listen to what the senior student introduced to me. All I could hear in my head was screams one after another.
I really want to know their story! How did they come to Earth from another world, and how did they get together with the former seniors? Did a lot of interesting things happen here?
"Okay! It's time to eat!"
Suddenly, Norn in the kitchen poked his head out and shouted, interrupting my thoughts.
"Let's go! I'm so hungry!" Senior sister Qianqian, who was halfway through the introduction, rubbed her stomach with shining eyes. At the same time, she turned around and said to me, "Jenny, you will have a treat in the future! Norn is the chef of Flowing Light Castle, and the dishes he cooks are simply delicious! Haha! Foodies, here I come!"
Senior sister Qianqian’s words made me blush all of a sudden. I wanted to retort that Norn and I were not in the kind of relationship they thought, but when I looked up, I met the gaze of Norn who was pushed over by senior sister Qianqian.
"Haha! Chef Norn, you have to thank me today. Look at how pretty and capable Jenny is. She helped to arrange many things here. Where can you find such a perfect girl? Why don't you go and invite Jenny to come over and taste your cooking?"
"Yeah, yeah! Norn, you're really lucky!"
Senior sister Enxue also cheered from behind.
"Well, Junior Sister Jenny did a really good job!" Senior Student Tian Yifeng also nodded.
The most exaggerated one was Lucifer. He actually rushed over and made a gesture, and then accompanied by a melodious music, red rose petals fell from the ceiling, making the scene like a wedding.
"Ding ding ding ding! Welcome our junior sister Jenny to join the big family of Liuguang Castle. From now on, we will hand Norn over to you!"
"Boom", I felt my whole body getting hot.
I secretly looked at Norn again, and he was not much better than me. Two blushes appeared on his handsome face, which gradually spread to his ears and neck. Finally, even his eyes, which were always as quiet as a deep pool, were covered with a layer of shyness. He stood there at a loss, as if he wanted to look at me but didn't dare to.
It's really... I can't stay here any longer!
Seeing his reaction, my face turned even redder, and we just stood there face to face, with rose petals falling above our heads.
"Haha! Look at the good atmosphere between the two of them!" Senior sister Qianqian, who was always eager to cause trouble, jumped over and took me with one hand and Norn with the other hand and started spinning around. "How about we play a role-playing game? Imagine that this is a fireworks party, and Norn and Jenny pass by each other on the street, and then they fall in love at first sight. Wow! It's really great!"
"Okay, okay!" Senior sister Enxue also came over to join in the fun.
"No problem!"
Lucifer thought that as long as Su Enxue was happy, everything would be fine. He excitedly stretched out his hands, made complicated gestures, and muttered to himself.
Then, with a "bang", the bright castle suddenly darkened, and the high dome instantly turned into a dazzling starry sky. Countless fireworks rose from the ground, and the brilliant light illuminated the sky. Light yellow, silver, light green, dark purple, sky blue, pink... The smiling faces formed by fireworks bloomed in the air, and the petals fell like rain.
What a nice view!
Everyone was staring at the beautiful scenery above their heads, fascinated, and almost forgot where they were.
I quietly turned my gaze to my side, but was immediately caught by a pair of eyes that were brighter than the fireworks above my head.
When everyone looked up, Norn just stood there. I don't know how long he had been looking at me. His eyes were as deep as the vast ocean, and they were filled with deep affection that made my breathing stop.
Why is he looking at me like that?
My heart was beating violently, and the only thing left in my field of vision was his perfect face and focused eyes. Everything around me was gradually moving away from me.
But just when I was about to get lost in his eyes, I suddenly heard the sound of two claps, followed by Su Enxue's extremely excited praise: "Haha! Lucifer, you did a good job this time! The fireworks are really good..."
"boom--"
The last word "美" was accompanied by an unexpected explosion. A strong smell of gunpowder wafted into my nose, which seemed to be mixed with a sweet smell of candy. Then my eyes blurred, and it seemed that someone grabbed my waist and quickly pulled me away.
When I came to my senses, the place where we had just stood was in chaos.
“Puff——”
The laughter got stuck in my throat and I covered my mouth, my shoulders shaking.
Haha! That’s really funny!
In the center of the living room, there was a charcoal-like figure with hair that looked like soaked instant noodles. His face was as black as if he had crawled out of a pile of coal. His clothes had also turned pitch black, and some parts of them were still emitting heat.
On the dome that had regained its brightness, pieces of pink marshmallows floated down, and a few even fell on the top of the "black charcoal" head.
"Ah... um... crackle..."
A series of words came out of Senior Sister Enxue's mouth while she was still clapping. Then, under the flaming gaze of that "Black Charcoal" eye, she suddenly burst into crazy laughter.
"Haha! Sorry... I'm sorry! Lucifer, I didn't mean it. Haha! You're so cute like this!"
"Su Enxue!"
A thunderous roar shook the marshmallows off course. Angry Lucifer grabbed Senior Sister Enxue's shoulders with both hands and shook them continuously: "Why are you clapping? Huh? Why are you clapping?"
There was a huge commotion over there, and it suddenly occurred to me that I hadn't seen Tian Yifeng and Xiang Qian since the explosion.
They won't be...
I looked around anxiously and saw an unforgettable scene.
Our noble senior Tian Yifeng was holding Xiang Qianqian with one hand and hanging on the railing on the second floor with the other hand, staring at the farce downstairs fiercely. The most exaggerated thing was that he even put a white handkerchief under the hand hanging on the railing, as if he was afraid of getting dust on it. And senior sister Qianqian quietly nestled in his arms, and her shrugging shoulders showed her current joyful mood.
"Let's go! This won't be over any time soon."
My palms suddenly felt warm. Norn, who had been standing next to me, took my hand and led me up the stairs step by step.
After half a month, I stepped into Norn's room again, and for the first time I was in the mood to observe the layout of the room.
At first glance, I couldn't help but sigh, this guy is really an alien!
All the walls of the room were painted a single silver color, which was so shiny that one could almost see a person's shadow. The ceiling above was a very rare arc shape, covering the entire room like a lid. Under the silver-rimmed window was a white desk, with more than a dozen books neatly lined up in a row. Together with the quilt folded into a tofu block on the white bed next to it, it exuded a cool atmosphere. The only color in the whole room was a painting of "Universe Starry Sky" hanging on the right wall. On the dark blue sky, an almost transparent silver planet quietly emitted a faint light.
"Is that the planet Sartre?"
"Were you injured just now?"
Just as I was looking at the planet and muttering to myself, a concerned voice sounded in my ears at the same time.
I turned my head and looked at Norn, who was looking me up and down nervously, and my eyes suddenly felt sour.
Could it be that...
An incredible thought came to my mind, does he still care about me?
But if he cared about me, why didn't he save me? Was it because in his heart, I was not as important as a chili pepper?
Although I am a little inferior compared to Chili Pepper, but at this moment, I wish I were the Chili Pepper he likes.
"Why?" I stared at him closely and asked word by word the three words that had been in my heart for a long time.
"Ah? What?" Hearing my question, he withdrew his gaze from me and asked back with a confused look on his face.
As expected... As expected, you forgot it, right? You forgot that I had asked for help, and that I had been waiting for him...
No! I won't give up!
I took a deep breath. Now that I'm here today, I must get to the bottom of it no matter what !
"That was the day!" I tried to control my tone so that I wouldn't seem to care, but my tightly clenched hands betrayed my nervousness. "You were there that day when I was locked up in the school history museum. Why didn't you save me?"
Why? Why was it that at some moments, I could feel that you cared about me, but when I needed you the most, you pushed me to Ai Keqi?
My senior sister once said that what you see with your eyes is not necessarily the truth, so what is the truth? Can you tell me?
I looked anxiously at Norn who suddenly fell silent, and my hopeful heart slowly slipped into the abyss.
Are you still unwilling to tell me? Are you unwilling to give me even an answer or an explanation?
What am I in his heart?
His heroic brows knitted together, and in his deep blue eyes there was a brew of emotions I couldn’t understand, like a struggle, like an apology, but there was nothing like that—
Be honest!
I suddenly found myself really ridiculous. Maybe in his heart, that incident had long been thrown out of his mind, and he never thought that I would ask about it again today?
Yes! I am so ridiculous. She never took me seriously, but I was so stupid...
Forget it! Why should I embarrass him and myself?
I closed my eyes, trying hard to make myself look less pitiful, but a chill ran from the soles of my feet into my heart, freezing my expectant heart.
He really doesn't like me, right? I've always been self-indulgent, right? I...
I was just about to say that there was no need to answer, but the next moment, I heard a sigh in my ears, and then a pair of hands grasped my shoulders and slowly turned my body in another direction.
I opened my eyes in surprise, not understanding what he was trying to do.
In front of him was an open door, from which he could see the exquisite chandelier in the living room and hear the voice of Su Enxue comforting Lucifer downstairs.
What did he mean? Did he want to get me out of here because he didn't want to answer my question?
"Did you see it?" Just as I was thinking about it, Norn finally spoke. He walked over from behind me, took my hand, and pointed to the open door. "You have been here so many times, didn't you notice that my room door is the only one in the castle that is always open?"
Huh? I was startled by his words. Thinking back carefully, it seemed to be true. Since the first time I came here to visit him, it seemed that every time I went straight into the room, his door had never been closed?
What is this? Exhibitionism?
I shuddered and looked at him in disbelief.
"It's not what you think." Seeing my expression, Norn was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes, "You know I have the Anywhere Door skill, right?"
Anywhere door? What does this have to do with Anywhere door?
I nodded in confusion. The sadness in my heart made me unable to understand the meaning of his words.
However, when he saw me like this, the sigh and pain in his eyes became even stronger, as if he was thinking of some experience that he didn't want to recall.
Why does he make me feel even sadder now than when I found out that he had abandoned me?
Seeing his bitter smile, my heart felt like it was cut by a sharp knife, as if every little bit of his discomfort was magnified ten, a hundred, or even a thousand times in my eyes.
Is it because you like it?
"The so-called arbitrary door..." In my distressed gaze, he took a deep breath, as if he had made up his mind, and looked at me with a look that softened one's heart to the extreme, and slowly spoke, "Although it can allow me to go to many distant places, its biggest drawback is that as long as the door is opened by my hands, it will never lead to the place it is supposed to lead to. So, I couldn't save you that day. It's not that I didn't want to, but no matter how I tried, the door I opened would never be you, do you understand?"
His eyes were covered with a layer of haze and a painful expression appeared on his face, as if he hated himself very much.
So... is that so?
"So that day..." I hesitated and started, "When I called you, you were indeed outside, right?"
"Yes." He looked at me deeply and his shoulders slumped in frustration.
So, he was just accompanying me in his own way?
"You were also the one who made the sound of kicking the wall outside the door?"
"yes."
His shoulders slumped even lower.
"Why did you ask Ai Keqi to save me? Don't you dislike him?"
I'm still upset about him pushing me onto someone else.
"I heard you were hurt, so..."
His voice was full of reluctance.
"One last question..." I held my breath, but my heart was beating like a wild horse, and my voice was full of anxiety, "Why...why are you helping me?"
Why are you so nice to me? Why do you want me to... fall in love with you?
It was as if hot oil was poured on my heart, all the unspoken words were churning in my mind, and I waited for his answer without blinking.
"Silly girl!" This question obviously made him stunned for a moment, but soon, a smile like a blooming spring flower bloomed on his face, and a pair of gentle hands embraced me in his arms, and a soft sigh sounded above my head, "You are my magic master, and the person I like, why shouldn't I help you?"
“Boom boom—”
It seemed as if countless fireworks were exploding in my heart at the same time, making my head go blank in an instant.
Like? Is it the kind of like that I like him?
The corners of my mouth widened, and I unreservedly stretched out my hands to wrap around his waist, while subconsciously confessing: "I like you... too!"
The arms around me tightened suddenly, and our two heartbeats gradually merged together.
“Thump, thump—”
It's like a sweet symphony.
After a long time, my legs were almost stiff, and I finally left his arms reluctantly. Our eyes met, and our faces suddenly turned red like tomatoes.
"you……"
"you……"
We started talking at the same time and stopped at the same time, just looking at each other and grinning foolishly.
"You speak first." After laughing enough, Norn looked at me lovingly and said.
And I finally remembered that I was so excited just now that there seemed to be a question that I had not asked clearly.
"You said magic master? Why do you say I am your magic master?"
“Well!” Norn stroked my hair amusedly, then pointed at my neck. “It’s because of your lucky star!”
"Lucky star?"
I didn't understand and subconsciously wanted to take out my Lucky Star, but a pair of hands stopped me.
"Don't!" Norn grabbed my hand nervously and said anxiously, "Don't take it out!"
"Ah? Why?"
"Because..." He sighed helplessly, then pulled me to sit down at the table, "Because every one of us who does not belong to the Earth has to sign a contract when we come to the Avery Academy. Everyone has his own magic master, the purpose is to restrain our special powers. And my restraining magic is to see or hear the lucky star. Anyway, I don't like that thing!"
When he said the last sentence, his voice became particularly low, as if he was afraid that I would be angry.
"What would happen if you saw or heard it?" I asked excitedly.
"You can't use magic, the portal will be ineffective!"
"Haha! So that's how it is!" I covered my mouth and laughed at his resentful look. "No wonder when we first met, you were like you took the wrong medicine and banged your head against the wall, but you couldn't get through, haha!"
"Jenny!" He shouted in dissatisfaction, looking like a Samoyed dog whose tail was stepped on, so adorable.
"Okay, okay! I won't say anything more!" I rushed over to comfort him and asked his last question, "So I can't wear... that or that anymore in the future?"
"Of course not!" Norn saw that I was unhappy, gently scratched my nose, and then hugged me. "The contract says that as long as the magic master truly likes you, magic will no longer be restricted in the future."
"Ah? Really?" I clapped my hands excitedly, "Then I can wear it? And, can I study you to my heart's content from now on?"
"Study me?" He widened his eyes in surprise, as if he didn't understand what I meant.
I put my hands on my hips and laughed proudly: "Haha! You don't know? Actually, my dream is to study aliens. Although it has always been theoretical research, I have you in the future!"
I stared at him as if I were staring at a little white mouse. I seemed to see that my alien research had made a breakthrough and that I would stand on the Nobel Prize podium in the near future.
"Hehe!" I couldn't help but let out a smug laugh as I imagined myself going up on stage to receive the award.
"boom--"
Suddenly, I felt a sharp pain on my forehead. I covered my head and jumped up. "It hurts! It hurts! Why did you hit me?"
Norn took back the hand that had just flicked my chestnut and rolled his eyes at me: "A stupid girl like you dreams of studying aliens. Are you saying this to be funny?"
"Hey!" I said with my hands on my hips, unconvinced, "How do you know I can't? Including your father, I have seen two aliens!"
"There are only two of us. Do you think we can achieve results? Anyway, I won't cooperate with you!"
"No! You must cooperate with me!"
"No way, with your IQ, these are definitely unreliable research contents!"
…
Just two minutes of sweetness, Norn and I were caught up in a new round of quarrel.
But even when we quarrel, I still feel so happy.
Because, he is by my side!
