Chapter 513
But Shaer had no intention of continuing to tease Aivina... She had already been through so much; it was only fair to let her win a little during the day.
After all, it was just a matter of mental victory.
“I’m planning to go out today. Do you have any plans?” Shaer asked, looking at Aivina, who was dressed and ready.
“No,” Aivina gently shook her head, applying ointment to Shaer’s wounds as she asked, “What do you want to do?”
“I want to check in on Adele and the others,” Shaer replied. “They must be worried after all this time.”
“True,” Aivina nodded. “I’ll go with you.”
“Great.”
After waiting for Shaer to get dressed, the two of them had a simple breakfast before climbing into the carriage, heading towards Adele’s home.
Before long, the carriage driven by Nia came to a stop in front of the house where Adele lived.
A maid was tidying up outside when Aivina and the others got out. She seemed to recognize Aivina and quickly approached to greet her, then led them into the mansion.
“Miss Adele hasn’t woken up yet. It seems she stayed in her study all night...” The maid said as she brought them to the living room and poured tea for them. “I’ll go call for Miss Adele now.”
“If she doesn’t wake up, it’s fine,” Shaer said with a smile. “We can visit later.”
Shaer felt it was necessary to find something to shield his eyes, something that could quickly be removed and used against the “kryptonite.” Glasses or anything else would do.
After all, constantly smiling to avoid accidentally triggering the “kryptonite” was quite exhausting, and Shaer wasn’t exactly the type to smile all the time.
After a brief wait, the maid didn’t return from upstairs. Instead, they heard hurried footsteps.
Thud, thud, thud—
A sound of bare feet on the carpet echoed, and Aivina and Shaer turned towards the stairs to see a tall, silver-haired girl leaning over the railing, peering down at them.
“Shaer!!!”
Adele practically leaped down the stairs, almost diving towards Shaer, but she abruptly stopped as she got closer to Aivina and Shaer.
Pouting, she blinked at Shaer and after a moment, asked, “Where have you been? Aivina too... Why did you both disappear after the hotel explosion...?”
Adele’s high nose twitched slightly, as if she were trying to confirm the scent that had made her stop in her tracks.
It was the smell of medicine.
“Did you have a fierce battle? Are your wounds serious?” Adele’s gaze darted nervously between Aivina and Shaer as she pressed on, “Do you need me to help with your wounds?”
She simply assumed that Aivina and Shaer were injured from a fight. Not knowing the specifics of their injuries, she held back from throwing herself at Shaer to avoid causing further harm.
“Uh... it’s nothing...” Shaer glanced at Aivina, then awkwardly looked back at Adele and said, “Just a few minor scrapes, nothing serious.”
“Thank goodness...” Adele sighed in relief, sniffing as her eyes felt a bit warm. “Professor Ashford was nearly blown to bits, and then the hotel exploded the next day, and you both just vanished... I...”
It was clear that Adele was very worried about them.
“Sorry... We had to hide for some special reasons,” Shaer said, pulling Adele over to sit between him and Aivina, trying to comfort her. “But it’s all over now. Everything is fine.”
“Over?” Adele looked from Shaer to Aivina, surprised. “Really?”
“Yeah, really,” Aivina nodded, echoing Shaer’s words.
“Then... if it’s over, can the antidote research continue?” Adele seemed a bit uplifted at the thought. “Can we solve the famine in Beiansu?”
The famine in Beiansu...
Shaer’s heart sank slightly.
Adele didn’t know much about Qiangyin; her understanding of the crisis was still stuck on that extraordinary individual who had caused the famine in Beiansu to complete the resurrection ritual...
Adele’s words reminded Shaer of their original purpose for coming to Ansu: to seek refuge and to track down the runaway teaching assistant... Professor Ashford had taken on all the pressure and attention, which led to the explosion incident at the Royal Medical Academy on the 16th, orchestrated by Qiangyin.
Although Qiangyin had been dealt with, the extraordinary individual who had tacitly allowed the slaughter in Beiansu still lurked in the shadows. Shaer knew that Qiangyin and that mysterious extraordinary individual had no direct cooperation or contact; they were merely using each other to eliminate the anti-unification forces in Beiansu.
But it was hard to say whether Qiangyin’s policies towards Beiansu would change as a result, and whether those changes would provoke that extraordinary individual into making some “alterations.”
Thinking about the system that was still upgrading, Shaer felt a wave of anxiety rising within him.
Aivina was the first to notice the subtle shift in Shaer’s emotions. She looked at Adele and said, “There’s no rush on the research; we can wait until Professor Ashford recovers a bit more. For now, we can help the people of Beiansu through other means.”
“Now that the new cabinet has been formed and the new prime minister has taken office, there should be some changes regarding these issues...”
Aivina had gathered most of this information from last night’s discussions.
Charles and William had briefly discussed solutions to the Beiansu problem and had come up with two main options.
One was to arrange for a large number of Beiansu refugees to seek asylum in other countries.
The other was to repeal the Corn Laws and import a significant amount of foreign grain to address the famine in Beiansu.
However, both options had caused Shaer to frown deeply at the time.
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PS:
I forgot my account password after finishing this, which stressed me out, but thankfully I remembered it.
I spent a full twelve hours on the road, and after grabbing a bite at noon, I immediately started writing, feeling rushed.
But things should gradually improve from here; I just have to wait until the 12th for my computer to arrive.
Good night, everyone!
Chapter 268: Alice Takes the Blame (6692 words)
“Well, that’s good...”
Adele patted her chest, suddenly remembering something. She stood up and said, “Wait a moment.”
With that, Adele quickly dashed upstairs, and soon returned with her medicine kit.
However, it seemed she had forgotten to put on shoes, as she was still barefoot, walking back and forth between the carpet and the wooden floor. By the time she reached the stairs, her delicate soles were already covered with a light layer of dust.
She knelt beside the table, opened the syringe kit, and took out two vials of medicine, handing one to Shaer and the other to Aivina.
“I could tell from the smell that you were using external wound medicine, right? This is my latest formula; it can help wounds heal without leaving scars.”
Shaer took the vial from Adele, curious. “How did you figure that out?”
Her sense of smell was sharper than Tara’s.
“It’s all standard medicine that’s quite popular on the market; it’s easy to distinguish,” Adele said, grinning at Shaer.
“Thanks.” Aivina didn’t say much; she had plenty of scar-removing medicine herself, but this was Adele’s thoughtful gesture, and she didn’t refuse it.
After that, Aivina and Shaer planned to visit Aimi, and since Adele was feeling a bit restless, she tagged along. Fortunately, the carriage was spacious enough that four people didn’t feel cramped.
When they arrived at Aimi’s residence, she was in the garden trimming branches, seemingly explaining something to the gardener beside her.
If it weren’t for Aimi’s well-tailored dress, one might not have known who the gardener was... Of course, Aimi was indeed a “gardener.”
The carriage parked at the entrance seemed to catch Aimi’s attention. She set down her shears and turned to see Shaer and the others just getting out of the carriage.
“Shaer!”
Aimi casually wiped her hands on a white cloth hanging around her neck and hurried to the door, swinging open the iron gate.
“Shaer! Aivina! Where have you two been?” Aimi rushed forward, grabbing Shaer’s hand, her face lit up with surprise.
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