Alice had thought she didn't have much deep feelings for Lin Lei anymore, but when she faced him again and especially saw the incredulity in his eyes, Alice felt a pang in her heart.

  "Lin Lei, big brother." Alice called out.

  Lin Lei's face was pale with no trace of blood color, standing there in a daze for a while.

  "Hey~~" The Shadow Mouse, Bebe, let out an angry cry and transformed into a black shadow that charged straight at Alice. Although Bebe was extremely intelligent, it was still a magical beast with the ferocity of one.

  It can feel Lin Lei's unbelievable despair at the bottom of his heart, so it wants revenge.

  Only to see Beibei's body suddenly and strangely swell up, in the blink of an eye he arrived in front of Alice and Carla. The cold light from Beibei's sharp fangs made their hearts turn cold instantly, they didn't even have time to speak or dodge!

  "Come back!" Lin Lei's voice rang out abruptly.

  Babe's body trembled, and then she fell to the snowy ground with a pale face. She turned her head back and looked up at Lin Lei: "Squeak~~~~" she cried out, while urgently telling him something through their spiritual connection.

  Lin Lei slowly but firmly shook his head.

  Bibi's eyes glared coldly at Alice and Carla, then her body shrank again, transforming into a residual shadow that landed on Lin Lei's shoulder. Looking at Bibi's adorable appearance, it was absolutely impossible to imagine its horror.

  "Huh, huh." It wasn't until then that Ka Lan let out a low gasp, his forehead covered in sweat, staring fearfully at the Beibei on Lin Lei's shoulder.

  Alice gazed at Lin Lei, took a deep breath and said: "Brother Lin Lei, I know you're not feeling well right now. We can't talk clearly on the street, let's go to that hotel over there and have a good chat, okay?"

  Lin Lei nodded and didn't say much.

  ******

  In a luxurious hotel by the roadside, Lin Lei and Alice sat on either side of the dinner table. As for Carla, she wisely ran to the corner of the hotel and didn't dare come over to disturb them. She had just escaped with her life from Bebe's mouth. Carla was still afraid of Lin Lei.

  A black marble dining table with two cups of warm fruit wine on it.

  Lin Lei and Alice faced each other. They remained silent for a long time.

  After a long silence, Alice let out a faint sigh and said: "Lin Lei, I'm really sorry about this. This whole time, I've been avoiding you because I wanted to give you some mental preparation. At least, I didn't want us to become enemies after the breakup."

  "An enemy?" Lin Lei smiled bitterly in his heart, he didn't make a sound, only gazing at Alice. Listening quietly.

  Alice continued: "Lin Lei, I admit that at first I really liked you and even thought about us getting married and having children in the future. But as we spent more time together, I found that there are many aspects where we don't suit each other, many."

  Lin Lei finally spoke up: "Many? Alice, I don't just like your strengths, but also tolerate your weaknesses. I think being together is a process of mutual tolerance and understanding. There are no two people who can be perfect without any conflicts."

  Alice pursed her lips and picked up the wine glass with both hands, taking a sip.

  "At first, we were still very young, I was only fifteen years old at that time." Alice hesitated for a while before saying, "In my heart, you are the hero who descended from heaven. I used to think you were my sky, but now I find it's not just that, family background is also very important."

  Lin Lei was taken aback.

  "Lin Lei, you're always so passionate and good to me. Your usual training is also very diligent. I admit that you're perfect. But... it's not enough. For example, this time my father lost a huge amount of money in a gamble with someone, tens of thousands of gold coins! And yet, Ka Lan just asked his family for help and easily settled the matter."

  "Alice looked at Lin Lei: 'Lin Lei, you can't do this. Although my father is a gambler and an alcoholic, he's still my father after all.'"

  "Is it because of this?" Lin Lei said softly.

  "No." Alice continued, "Not just that, because I found out that Kalan is also very good to me. He grew up with me since childhood, and I'm familiar with him. But as for you, I always feel like you're shrouded in a layer of fog, and I can't see you clearly."

  "You are a genius magician from the mainland's first magic academy, and at just fifteen years old, you were able to get the Prukxs Guild to set up an independent exhibition space for you. Everything sounds so perfect, but it's precisely because you're too perfect that I can't see you clearly."

  "Alice sighed softly, 'The most important thing is that we two are always in different places. At first it was okay, but as time went on, I got tired of it. I'm used to having someone who can often be by my side, just like Kalan big brother can often be by my side.'"

  Alice said in one breath and fell silent.

  Lin Lei also fell silent.

  After a long time, when the warm fruit wine had all gone cold, Lin Lei's voice rang out: "Ailis, do you remember some of the things we said back then? I once said that I could live with you directly. But you said no, you didn't want to disturb my bitter cultivation."

  "And now you say I'm not by your side?" Lin Lei smiled bitterly at this moment.

  Alice wanted to say something but had nothing to say.

  What she just said is nothing but an excuse?

  Lin Lei looked at Alice: "Alice, do you remember when we first stayed in the hotel, you once told me that if our feelings were no longer there, I should clearly tell you and not hide it from you. You would quietly leave."

  Lin Lei suppressed his excited emotions and tried to remain calm: "At that time, I also said that if you no longer have feelings for me, I hope you can clearly tell me, don't hide it from me, and I will quietly leave."

  Alice's eyes moistened.

  "It's okay for you to be with Kalan, but I don't want you to deceive me. You're secretly seeing him behind my back without clearly telling me, leaving a glimmer of hope in my heart and making me wait time and again. Do you know how it feels to wait?"

  Lin Lei's body trembled slightly: "On September 29th, that day you stood me up for the first time, I waited from dusk till deep night. Every minute and every second was so unbearable. When I returned to the academy, I thought, were you angry last time? So I wanted to make you happy, like a fool, I used memory crystal balls to record various scenes of the academy, hoping that when we're not together, when you miss me, you can occasionally take a look."

  "With two memory crystal balls on my back, I went to look for you in mid-October with full of hope, but this time you were not there again."

  "I started to feel a bit uneasy in my heart, but I persisted because I remembered the promises we made to each other. I believed that if you wanted to leave me, you would tell me directly. So I kept persisting. I went at the end of October and mid-November. But the result..."

  Lin Lei stood up, with a bitter smile on his face looking at Alice: "I'm back again today. Fortunately, you finally stopped deceiving me."

  Tears welled up in Alice's eyes.

  "Lin Lei big brother——"

  Lin Lei opened the package on his back and took out two memory crystal balls. Lin Lei's mind involuntarily recalled the scenes of himself taking pictures everywhere in the academy, now thinking about it, he really was foolish.

  "These two crystal balls. I carried them from Ernst College to Finlay City. Carried them all the way four times, now... they're useless."

  Lin Lei held a memory crystal ball in each hand and let the two crystal balls collide.

  Pong!

  The two crystal balls both appeared with several cracks, Lin Lei's hand relaxed. The two crystal balls fell to the ground, "Peng!" and split into more than a dozen pieces, rolling on the hotel's marble floor, making a crisp sound, the sound causing everyone in the entire hotel to turn their heads to look at them.

  Alice's tears could no longer be held back and flowed down.

  "Lin Lei, gege, will we still be friends in the future?" Alice asked with tears in her eyes, looking up at Lin Lei.

  Lin Lei stood there, looking at Alice but didn't respond. He then forced a smile: "Alice, if I'm not mistaken, it was November 29th last year that we started dating, and today is also November 29th, exactly one year ago. Thank you for giving me at least a beautiful memory."

  Lin Lei suddenly turned around and walked directly towards the outside of the hotel's main entrance.

  The entire hotel was silent, and the Kala who had been in the corner of the hotel quickly ran over. As she ran, she knocked against several fragments of memory crystal balls that were rolling on the floor of the hotel, making a crisp sound echoing inside the hotel.

  "Alice, are you okay?" Kalen immediately hugged Alice and comforted her.

  At this time, Alice had already cried into a tearful person. In Kalan's arms, she still turned her head to look in the direction where Lin Lei was leaving. At this moment, she also recalled the scenes of her and Lin Lei in the past. However, Alice knew...

  From now on, Lin Lei would never treat her like that again, and probably wouldn't see her again either.

  ******

  The Champs-élysées is covered with snow and there are still snowflakes floating in the sky.

  Lin Lei walked on the Champs-élysées, his figure looking so desolate. Lin Lei looked up at the sky, letting the snowflakes fall on his face with a chill, and at this moment, Lin Lei's heart was trembling, he involuntarily used his left hand to fiercely grasp his chest.

  Heartache, extremely painful.

  Heart-wrenching!

  Lin Lei's mind flashed with a series of moving scenes.

  That purple garment, as if under the moonlight, is an elf's absolute beauty.

  Hiding under the balcony, whispering sweet nothings to oneself.

  Hiding in one's own arms with shyness when snowflakes are flying.

  In the hotel, lying in her own arms and embracing herself was a delicate beauty.

  ……

  Lin Lei used to think that he and Alice would be together for a lifetime, but just now, the dream shattered. Lin Lei's once steadfast heart also shattered.

  "Ah~~~~"

  Lin Lei let out a low, anguished howl in the middle of Champs-élysées, like a lone wolf's mournful and despairing cry. The people around him stared in shock, involuntarily backing away from him.

  These people looked at Lin Lei with a gaze of looking at an idiot.

  Two lines of tears flowed silently down Lin Lei's face.

  Fool, you're a fool yourself.

  Fool who believes in promises!

  "Bang!" Lin Lei suddenly knelt down on one knee in pain, clutching his chest.

  Heartache, heart pain as if being pierced by a needle.

  His palms were throbbing with intense pain, and his ten fingers had lost all sensation. Lin Lei could only clutch at his chest with a fierce grip, as if that was the only way to alleviate the pain.

  "Haha!"

  Lin Lei shed tears, but suddenly stood up and laughed loudly at the sky, laughing at his own foolishness, laughing at his own naivety.

  At this moment——

  His heart and mouth were severely painful, causing Lin Lei to cough violently. The chest was like a knife stabbing pain, but Lin Lei still coughed violently, and the coughing Lin Lei curled up on the ground like a shrimp.

  "Cough! Hiccup!"

  A violent cough, a mouthful of bright red blood sprayed onto the snowy ground.

  Lin Lei looked at the patch of fresh blood on the snowy ground, and suddenly felt that this patch of blood was like a rose, a blood-colored rose. Lin Lei's mind involuntarily recalled the scene from last year today, where Alice held a rose.

  "The moon in the water, the flower in the mirror, that person in the dream, is ultimately an empty illusion. Haha......" Lin Lei's loud laughter on the Champs-élysées was as if he didn't care about anyone else, but his laughter was so desolate.

  Still wearing a white long gown, Delingkor Valtor stood quietly beside Lin Lei. Delingkor Valtor did not make a sound, only gazing at Lin Lei with pity, and sighed in his heart: "Alas, Lin Lei, actually still just a child."

  This year, Lin Lei is only sixteen years old.

  "Old Three!"

  Suddenly a loud and urgent shout was heard, Yale, Reno, and George ran over from not far away on the Champs-élysées, which is very close to the Paradise of Jade Water. The three men also discovered Lin Lei in the middle of the street. Especially seeing the blood stain in front of Lin Lei made their faces change color greatly.

  "Old Three, are you alright?"

  "Lin Lei."

  Yale, Reno and George hurriedly went to help Lin Lei up.

  Lin Lei looked at the three brothers beside him and shook his head slightly: "It's nothing, you don't have to worry." Lin Lei raised his head to look at the sky, "Originally I liked snow, but now it feels desolate and icy cold."

  "You guys stay here, I'll head back to the academy first." Lin Lei said as he directly walked towards the end of Champs-élysées alone.

  Yale, Reno and George looked at each other with worry and anxiety in their eyes, then the three of them immediately chased after Lin Lei.

  And the heavy snow in the sky continued to fall, that one patch of blood-colored rose that shocked people's hearts was slowly covered by the accumulated snow, and there was no longer any trace.