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It was hard to describe Lin Ruo's current mood.
Happy? Sad?
Or perhaps a more complex emotion.
Lin Ruo didn't know, nor did he want to distinguish the various emotions surging in his heart at this moment. He merely twitched the corner of his mouth, revealing a smile to Adam, and said,
"Perhaps I should say, long time no see."
"It hasn't actually been that long," Adam replied with a smile. He glanced into the house and said, "Aren't you going to invite us in to sit?"
"Then come in!" Lin Ruo, also wearing an impeccable smile, stepped aside, signaling Adam to enter. Once Adam was inside, he leaned close to Medici and whispered, "How did you get mixed up with him?"
Of course, Lin Ruo knew that with them all in the same room, no matter how low he kept his voice, Adam would surely hear him. But it didn't matter; it was just for a sense of ceremony anyway.
"Didn't get mixed up, just happened to meet him. But you…" Medici glanced at Lin Ruo, recalling his reaction after opening the door, and asked pointedly, "What's going on?"
"It's not like I'm afraid Amon is secretly causing trouble, so I plan to ask Adam about the situation," Lin Ruo replied without a trace of guilt, righteously, in the face of Medici's "accusation."
"You've made contact with Little Crow?" Medici's mind was clearly still very quick. Although Lin Ruo hadn't explicitly said so, he immediately realized something and frowned as he asked.
"How should I put it? It's both contact and not contact. We haven't really met, but through some special channels, I've indirectly contacted Amon." Lin Ruo thought of Amon's diary as he said this. He glanced at Medici, paused, and then said,
"He should know my state is not right, and he even used a diary from a certain ancestor of the Tudor family to disgust me…"
Medici's movements paused. He suddenly scoffed and said, "Sure enough, Little Crow is still so nasty."
"So when my strength recovers, I must give him a good beating, and smash his monocle," Lin Ruo said faintly. The more he understood, the greater his resentment towards that mischievous child, Amon. He only regretted not beating him enough back then, failing to correct the child's character.
"Remember to call me when that time comes. I also have a score to settle with Little Crow," Medici said without any hesitation, probably thinking of the time he was stewed, his eyes looking a little terrifying.
Two people who deeply detested the mischievous child quickly made an agreement in front of the mischievous child's brother (father).
However, both Lin Ruo and Medici tacitly avoided mentioning Alista.
And so, while chatting in low voices and walking slowly, the two quickly reached the sofa.
Adam had already sat down, very much like a self-aware guest. Klein was standing beside him, looking a little uneasy, and after seemingly hesitating for a moment, he even poured him a cup of tea.
"Tsk." Lin Ruo clicked his tongue at the sight, but said nothing. After all, whether as the host or as his student, it was perfectly normal to pour Adam a cup of tea for hospitality at this moment.
Lin Ruo then sat opposite Adam, and just as he was about to speak, he felt someone else beside him. Looking over, it was indeed Medici who had sat down.
"Go, go, go, aren't you crowding? Go sit over there," Lin Ruo immediately pushed Medici away with some disdain, motioning him to sit on the adjacent sofa.
Actually, it wasn't really crowded, as the sofa was quite large; it could easily seat three or four people, let alone two. But Lin Ruo was about to talk to Adam, and even for the sake of ceremony, he needed to create that Aura of a one-on-one conversation between experts. Now with Medici there, he instantly felt the atmosphere become too casual.
"You're not going to burn your bridges like this, Xiao Hei. When you need me, you call me big brother, and when you don't, you push me aside. You're really quite pragmatic," Medici said, crossing his arms, his body not moving an inch, clearly not intending to leave, only speaking in a slightly mocking tone.
"Of course, you don't even look at who I am." Facing Medici's mockery, Lin Ruo felt no guilt at all, instead, he said with righteous indignation:
"If I wasn't so pragmatic, how could I have lived to this day! But Little Red, don't worry, no matter how many fish are in my pond, you will definitely be my favorite tool."
"So I should thank you?" Medici said, annoyed.
"You're welcome," Lin Ruo replied seriously.
"Hmph!" Medici scoffed, but wasn't angry, only saying, "You have so many fish in your pond, yet you still ended up like this. It seems you're not a very good 'sea king'."
Apparently, as the person who had spent the longest time with Lin Ruo, Medici had a rich understanding and reserve of various modern terms.
"But a sea king is still better than a lonely little frog, right?" Lin Ruo wasn't at all discouraged, instead, he said with a smile.
Speaking of which, when it came to popularity, he could beat ten Medicis.
"If we're talking about the 'lonely little frog' as you explained it, isn't the true lonely little frog actually you?" Medici glanced at Lin Ruo, his smile unrestrained and mocking, "A single dog for thousands of years?"
Lin Ruo: …
Grass (blackface grass)!
Lin Ruo was silent for a second. He then picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and said faintly, "You certainly have a lot of romantic history. Have you ever found true love?"
"This lord doesn't pursue true love. This lord only cares about having once possessed," Medici replied without any embarrassment.
"Scumbag."
Lin Ruo gave him a look, letting him figure it out for himself.
"This lord has never forced anyone. If it's consensual, what's there to call a scumbag?" Medici scoffed at Lin Ruo's gaze. He suddenly poked Lin Ruo with his elbow and said impatiently, "Where's my tea?"
"Alright, alright, I'll pour tea for our freshly-baked Mr. Scumbag."
Lin Ruo continued to speak with Yin and Yang sarcasm while pouring Medici a cup of tea and handing it over, "Here, want some?"
Medici took the tea and drank it all in one gulp. After finishing, he smacked his lips and said disdainfully, "This tea of yours tastes really bland…"
"If you can't appreciate it, don't drink it. This is the best black tea in Loen," Lin Ruo rolled his eyes at Medici, then opened the coffee table drawer, pulled out a small bottle of strong liquor, and tossed it into Medici's lap, saying, "You're only fit for drinking alcohol. Giving you tea is a waste of good stuff."
"Coincidentally, that's how I see you too." Medici immediately shot back with Yin and Yang sarcasm. He then opened the bottle of alcohol in his hand, sniffed it, raised an eyebrow, and took a swig.
"Not bad, much better than what you offered me last time," Medici said, wiping his chin and collar casually, as some of the liquor had spilled due to his overly unrestrained posture, "This liquor is wasted staying with you."
"So it was waiting for you, wasn't it?" Lin Ruo retorted irritably, then stopped bothering with him and finally looked at Adam.
The latter's smile at this moment was as usual. He said,
"It seems your relationship is as good as ever."
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