The Champs-élysées was crowded with people coming and going, but Yale, George, and Reno still clearly saw the girl's figure not far away. Lin Lei had been in contact with Alice for so long that Yale, George, and Reno had also formally met Alice before, so they naturally recognized her.

  "It's Alice," George said in a low voice.

  At this time, Alice was walking hand in hand with a young man, with a faint smile on her face. If Lin Lei were here, he would definitely recognize the young man as Ka Lan.

  "Bastard." A glint of murder appeared in Yale's eyes.

  Renault was also furious: "Lin Lei has been going to his house once a month for two months, waiting for her in vain, and like a fool, using the memory crystal ball to record some scenes. And he told us that he would marry this Alice in the future. What a joke!"

  "Lao San is not worthy of her." George also felt a bit unfair.

  Yale hummed a low tone: "This matter we'd better not intervene, let's go to Bishui Paradise first and talk about it when Old Three returns. What's most important for us now is to let Old Three be prepared a bit. If he isn't prepared, Old Three will probably have no way to accept this fact all at once."

  George and Reno nodded too.

  ******

  In the private room of Bishui Paradise, Yale, George and Reno all furrowed their brows. They didn't call any women to serve them, and in front of them were only fruit juices. They were worried that if they got drunk, they would make mistakes when dealing with Lin Lei at any moment.

  "I'm very familiar with this type of person," George said worriedly. "He's usually quiet and trains extremely hard. In our college, there are many girls who chase after him, but he has never accepted any of them. Once someone like him gets deeply involved, they'll get stuck even deeper than you two."

  Yale and Reno nodded.

  For Yale and Reno, it's just a matter of replacing one woman with another. It doesn't count for anything. But over the past year, every night in the dormitory when they made fun of Lin Lei, you could tell from Lin Lei's reaction how he felt about Alice.

  "What a nuisance." Yale downed the juice in his cup in one gulp.

  "Yale, stop nagging," Renault said with a hum. "It's just a woman. Right now, Old Three might be in a lot of pain, but after going through this, he'll be much better off later."

  Yale nodded too.

  Yale, Reno, including George, are all young masters of a big family, and they have been exposed to women since childhood. Reno and George are okay, their family education is very strict. But Yale has grown up in a pile of women since he was a child.

  Time passed minute by minute and second by second, and Yale's three of them were also quietly waiting.

  Around one o'clock at night. "Creak" sounded, the door opened. Lin Lei, who was drunk, walked in directly: "Huh? Why are you all here?"

  Yale burst out laughing: "We've all been waiting for you."

  "Old Three, didn't you wait for that Alice again?" George also said casually.

  Lin Lei nodded silently, then sat down with a plop: "Why didn't you guys drink today?" Lin Lei bent over and took out several bottles of strong liquor from the box next to him, pulled out the wooden plug and poured wine directly.

  "Old Three, I want to tell you something." Yale said with a smile.

  "Say it." Lin Lei was in a bad mood.

  Yale said in a low voice, "Today we were on the road and saw a girl who looked very much like your Alice. Really. She was quite far away from us and didn't see clearly if it was her or not. But that girl was with a boy."

  "Don't lie." Lin Lei said resolutely.

  Yale was taken aback.

  Renault patted Lin Lei's shoulder and laughed: "Old three, we are all men, when will we be ridden by women? Your Alice has been absent several times. If it were me, I would have dumped her long ago, even if she came crawling to beg me, I wouldn't care."

  "Fourth brother, you little brat, what do you know?" Lin Lei said with a smirk, his mouth full of wine fumes. "Come on, stop wasting words, I'm in a bad mood, keep me company and drink."

  Yale, Reno and George exchanged a glance, then sat down with Lin Lei to start drinking.

  The next morning, Yale, Reno and George were all asleep on the table, while Lin Lei was the first to wake up.

  Looking at the three good brothers beside him, Lin Lei's face had a hint of bitter smile, and he secretly thought: "Yale eldest brother, second brother, fourth brother, you spent time accompanying me to drink and persuade me. I understand what you mean. Two or three times Alice didn't show up, and I also had a bad premonition in my heart, it's just...I don't believe it, I'm not resigned to it."

  Lin Lei walked to the window and looked down.

  At 5 or 6 in the morning, Finlay City seemed to have just woken up too. Only a small number of people were walking on the streets, rushing to work, and the vast majority had not yet emerged.

  "Lin Lei." Deling Kworte flew out of the Dragon Ring.

  Dellin Kowert wore a suit of moon-white robes forever, and that white beard was also forever so long.

  "Grandpa Deling." Lin Lei saw Deling Kowert and suddenly felt as if a lonely boat had arrived at the harbor.

  Dellin Kowert glanced at the sleeping Yale and smiled, saying: "Lin Lei, you have three good brothers. As for romance, I can tell you that in my nearly 1,300 years of life, only one out of ten first loves can be successful and perfect."

  "Grandfather De Lin, I understand." Lin Lei nodded slightly, "But I believe her."

  Dellin Kwot nodded and didn't say much more.

  ……

  In mid-November, Lin Lei carried a package on his back, with two memory crystal balls inside. He came to Fenlai City again and stood in front of the two-story small building.

  "Uncle Hatt, has Alice returned?" Lin Lei politely asked the gatekeeper, Hatt.

  "No," said Hurd, shaking his head, "Miss Ellis hasn't been back once in over a month."

  "Not even once?" Lin Lei's eyebrows furrowed, "Alright, Uncle Hade, I'll take my leave then." Lin Lei bid farewell politely.

  Walking alone on the desolate road, Lin Lei arrived in front of the tavern but didn't go in. Beibei's soul voice said: "Boss, there's no need to worry so much, if Alice doesn't show up, she probably has something important going on, like going out for a trial or whatever. All sorts of things are possible. Don't just think wildly here."

  "Yes, maybe something's been bothering him." Lin Lei's eyes suddenly sparkled with life.

  Bei Bei saw Lin Lei's appearance and couldn't help but wrinkle her little nose: "Boss, your brain is really simple when you're in love, just coaxing you a bit and you'll be over the moon."

  "You little rascal, I'm punishing you by not letting you drink today." Lin Lei said with a mixture of laughter and tears.

  But Lin Lei also had to admit that after Beibei's outburst, his mood was slightly better.

  ******

  On November 29th, a heavy snow fell, and the surroundings were all white. Lin Lei, Leino, Yale, and George sat in the carriage. The driver was a member of the Yale family's business, and behind them were several knights escorting stone carvings.

  "Old Three. In a few days it will be the end of year assessment, I wonder if that former number one genius from our academy has become a 6th level magician yet." Yale said with a smile.

  George and Reno were also very proud of them.

  Just last week, Lin Lei had reached the realm of a 6th-level magician.

  In fact, Lin Lei was a fourth-level magician at the age of thirteen and became a fifth-level magician when he was fourteen and a half years old. Now it's almost the end of the year, and he's about to turn seventeen. In the past two and a half years, Lin Lei finally stepped from being a fifth-level magician to a sixth-level magician.

  Two and a half years!

  What happened to Dixie, the former college prodigy?

  Dixie became a fifth-level magician at the age of twelve, and now Dixie is almost seventeen years old, nearly five years have passed. In fact, Dixie's speed is still very fast. It's just that compared to Lin Lei who practices the flat knife flow carving technique, it's much slower.

  If at the end of the year assessment, Lin Lei reaches level 6 magician. While Dixida doesn't, then Lin Lei will become the most deserving first genius of the academy.

  "Old Three, just smile a bit, will you? Becoming a 6th-level magician and not even being excited about it." Reno said with a smirk.

  Lin Lei licked his lips.

  "Is this funny?" Leno deliberately teased Lin Lei.

  Lin Lei finally smiled: "Alright, Fourth Brother, let me calm down for a bit." Lin Lei had already made up his mind that this time, no matter what, he would see Alice. If he couldn't find her in Fenlai City, he would directly head to the Willing Magical Academy to look for her.

  Whatever it takes, I need to have a face-to-face conversation with Alice and clear things up.

  Pulling open the curtains of the carriage, a blast of cold air immediately rushed in, Lin Lei couldn't help but squint his eyes. The world outside the window was a vast expanse of white, with snowflakes falling thick and fast like goose down, filling the sky. As he admired the snowy scene outside, they soon arrived at Fenlai City.

  Three stone carvings were sent to the Prucks Clubhouse, and then the four brothers had a meal together before temporarily parting ways.

  Lin Lei's income is now very high, with almost 20,000 gold coins coming in every month. As for money, Lin Lei doesn't think it's a big deal anymore. Carrying a package containing two memory crystal balls on his back, Lin Lei headed straight to Aries' house.

  "Boss, if I'm not mistaken, this is the fourth time you've brought these two Memory Crystal Balls to Finlay City, right?" Bebe teased, "Or else, give the Memory Crystal Balls to that Delia, I quite like Delia."

  It was already the fourth time that Lin Lei had come to Fen Lai City with two Memory Crystal Balls on his back since mid-October.

  "Bei Bei, stop messing around." Lin Lei frowned.

  Walking on the street, snowflakes fluttering everywhere, footsteps crunching on the accumulated snow - creaking and crackling - and soon arrived in front of that familiar two-story small building.

  After chatting with the doorman Hade for a couple of sentences, Lin Lei could only turn around again.

  "He didn't come back." Lin Lei's eyebrows furrowed deeply, "Willin Magic Academy!" Lin Lei immediately decided to head to Willin Magic Academy.

  ……

  Fenley City on Champs-élysées Avenue.

  Alice and Kala were walking hand in hand on the street. Kala whispered, "Alice, aren't you going to clear things up with Lin Lei?"

  "Let's wait for a while longer." Alice shook her head.

  Ka Lan nodded slightly and didn't say much.

  Looking at Alice holding hands with him, Karl had a hint of a smile on his face. He and Alice grew up together since childhood, and in his heart, he also liked Alice, but he didn't expect that Alice and Lin Lei would be together so soon.

  Just when I found out that Alice was with Lin Lei, Carla was extremely angry.

  From young to old, Kalan always thought Alice was his. Even if Lin Lei had some kindness towards him, but when it came to emotions, he wouldn't back down either. So... He just slightly used a little trick from the side.

  "Love at first sight? Hero saving beauty?" Kalan's heart was filled with disdain, "In the face of reality, all this is as fragile as white paper."

  Karl held Alice's hand, but his heart was full of triumph.

  "Alice, when are you going to make things clear with Lin Lei?" Ka Lan asked again, Ka Lan really didn't want Alice to keep entangling herself with Lin Lei.

  Alice shook her head: "I don't know either, but I think that as long as I don't see Lin Lei for a long time, the feelings will naturally fade. When the time comes, I'll tell him to break up and his reaction won't be too intense."

  "What you said is right, after all, Lin Lei has saved us before." Kalan nodded and said.

  As they walked, when they reached the intersection of Champs-élysées and Ganmu Road, Kalan found that Alice suddenly stopped. Kalan couldn't help but look at Alice in confusion, while Alice was staring blankly in the direction of Ganmu Road, her face pale. Kalan also turned his head to look over there.

  A young man in a white long gown stood motionless in front of them, staring blankly at them, and the young man's face was devoid of any blood color, pale as paper.

  "Lin Lei!" Ka Lan's eyebrows furrowed instantly.