An hour later, in the Black Feather Society’s conference room.

Li Lige sat on the chairman’s seat. She had deactivated her witch’s domain and looked at Adele, who was the first to wake up, teasing her with a smile.

“I didn’t know you had a virtuous wife and good mother side~”

“Shut up…!”

Adele replied, her face flushed, while rubbing her still dizzy temples.

She hadn’t forgotten what she had just done.

To put it in simple terms, it was – “playing mommy”!

 

At the same time, Edith also returned to reality, her consciousness gradually regaining clarity.

When she realized how she had been tricked, she stared at Li Lige, who was sitting in her seat, with murderous intent.

But when her gaze accidentally landed on Adele, Edith’s pupils trembled violently, and then she backed away.

Adele looked back at Edith with a complicated expression.

But Edith didn’t even dare to meet her eyes. Covering her veil, she rushed out of the conference room.

Perhaps it was just an illusion, but it seemed like there were a few sparkling things in her eyes as she fled.

“You’re quite impressive, scaring away a Sequence One just like that.”

 

“It seems like you can handle the Black Feather Society on your own without my help in the future.”

Li Lige continued to tease.

“It’s only natural for a daughter to be afraid of her mother.”

“That’s not what you were doing just now.”

If there were ranks for “playing house,” with Adele’s acting skills, she would definitely be at least a master, if not a king.

She played the role of a normal mother who cared for and loved her daughter very well.

Edith was immersed in it, wearing a beautiful dress, walking in the garden with her mother, crossing streets and crowds, never letting go of her hand.

 

Compared to reality, her ambitions and aspirations…

Perhaps she preferred to stay forever in this land of longing and dreams buried deep in her memories.

If it weren’t for the fact that staying any longer would exponentially increase the chances of the Black Feather Society barging in or being discovered by someone, Li Lige wouldn’t mind continuing to watch this heartwarming family drama.

When she removed the domain from Adele and Edith, the following scenes unfolded.

“That was then, this is now. You also know that the Edith in the dream was her past self, hidden in her heart, without any of her real memories.”

Adele argued.

“But that’s still her, isn’t it?”

 

Li Lige tried to remind Adele not to confuse the boundaries between the two.

Some people and some things couldn’t be forgiven.

But unexpectedly, Adele suddenly chuckled.

“Hey, are you stupid? Do you really think that I actually consider Edith my daughter just because I played mommy once?”

“I don’t acknowledge such a ‘mother-obsessed, rebellious daughter.'”

“Then what do you mean?” Li Lige asked with interest.

Adele thought to herself, you shouldn’t be called the “Vengeance Witch,” you should be called the “Gossip Witch”!

 

“She’s afraid of me, she has me in her heart, whether she sees me as a substitute for her ‘mother’ or something else.”

“People are most afraid of falling in love, whether it’s romantic love or familial love.”

“Once they’re bound by love, they often lose control of themselves.”

“So?”

“So Edith can be a useful tool, I have her secret.”

“From now on, the Black Feather Society will be led by her on the surface, and I’ll be the mastermind behind the scenes. How nice does that sound~”

“I didn’t know you were so ambitious, but unfortunately…”

 

Li Lige trailed off, unfortunately, Adele didn’t have the strength to back up her ambition.

That little secret wasn’t enough to negotiate with Edith on an equal footing.

Adele snorted, ignoring Li Lige’s concerns.

“What’s so great about a mere Black Feather Society?”

Li Lige, you just have bad taste, otherwise, you wouldn’t have died so early in the story!

Speaking of which, Adele was a bit conflicted now.

She said that once a person was bound by love, they would lose control of themselves, and even Adele herself couldn’t escape this law.

 

Although Li Lige had bad taste, she was a good person, willing to stand up for Adele.

Although they had only known each other for a short time, a budding friendship had already formed between them.

Thinking that this woman, a black-haired, purple-eyed, mature beauty, would die in a few days, Adele couldn’t bear it.

But if Li Lige didn’t die, where would she inherit such a powerful force…

If she couldn’t even activate the first cheat in the early stages, how could she activate the later cheats…

So Adele’s mood at this moment was conflicted.

Very conflicted.

 

She pushed the black tea on the table towards Li Lige.

“Do you want to drink this?”

“Yes, thank you.”

Li Lige didn’t think much of it, she just thought Adele didn’t like black tea.

It would be a shame not to drink this high-quality Darjeeling black tea.

But she didn’t know why Adele was staring at her with a smile the whole time.

Ever since she learned about Adele’s “pure and scummy” nature, Li Lige felt a chill whenever she saw Adele’s smile.

 

Even though Adele was so weak, it seemed like she had the power to manipulate everything.

Just like Li Lige couldn’t figure out how to solve the problem of Edith, but Adele could easily find the root of the problem and resolve it.

Facing a woman who had just tried to violate her, the next moment she could act like a gentle and loving mother.

To be honest, Li Lige couldn’t do that.

She seemed to have met an extraordinary girl.

Also worth mentioning was that this black tea really tasted good.

After finishing the tea, Li Lige and Adele should leave this place of right and wrong.

 

Adele walked in front, Li Lige behind.

At the door of the conference room, Vicky’s expression was strange.

She had been waiting here, keeping watch for the president. Anyway, she had nothing else to do for the time being.

President Edith came in high spirits, exchanged a knowing glance with Vicky, and entered the conference room, ready to savor the delicious girl.

A whole hour passed.

Just as Vicky was blushing and secretly admiring the president’s increasing stamina, President Edith rushed out of the conference room as if she had experienced something heartbreaking.

Yes, it was “rushing,” otherwise, Vicky wouldn’t be so surprised.

 

Just as she hesitated, wondering if she should enter the conference room…

The door was opened again, but this time it was Adele who walked out, her clothes neat and tidy.

She actually looked quite good, not at all like she had just been ravaged.

Adele even smiled at Vicky, a chill running down Vicky’s spine despite the calmness.

This made Vicky’s heart instantly confused.

A terrifying thought appeared in her mind.

Could it be that Adele had… the president?

 

But how was that possible!

As for Li Lige, who didn’t even bother to hide her actions and came out of the conference room after Adele, in Vicky’s eyes, it was enough to shatter her worldview.

So the three of them were…!?

No… who was this woman, and how did she get into the conference room?

Vicky had never been so dumbfounded in her life.

But the moment she realized that something was wrong, she rushed to the president’s office, wanting to get instructions from the president.

In the president’s office, Edith was rarely out of control. She covered her face with her hands, refusing to put them down for a long time.

 

Vicky pushed the door open and entered. Their relationship didn’t require so much formality.

“President! Should I send someone to stop them?”

Out of consideration for the Black Feather Society’s reputation, she made this suggestion.

Edith didn’t look up.

Vicky couldn’t believe her eyes. In her eyes, the always confident and ambitious president was actually showing signs of vulnerability.

She hunched her back, her shoulders trembling slightly.

After a while, a strained answer was squeezed out from between Edith’s teeth,

 

“…Let them go.”

“Vicky, you go too, I don’t want to see anyone now!”

“President, but…”

“Don’t make me say it again.”

Vicky didn’t know what emotions were suppressed in Edith’s calm words.

The only thing she knew was that her president needed to calm down now.

Staying here would only make their relationship worse.

 

“…Yes, President.”

With that, Vicky dragged her robe and left, thoughtfully closing the door behind her.

Edith was once again alone in the office.

The girl murmured to herself, her voice filled with sadness, her purple eyes wide and teary, staring at the darkness before her, which was filled with nothingness.

“Fake, it’s all… fake?”

But even if it was fake, she still wanted to experience that feeling again.

Besides, was fake necessarily inferior to real?

 

The reality was, what did Edith’s real mother do to her?

And even if it was that unforgivable mother, Edith couldn’t reach her now.

Her mother died trying to take revenge on humans, and the terrorist acts she planned had serious consequences.

But because she was Lady Chen Xi’s descendant, Edith was even allowed to attend Cromwell Academy.

Humans tried their best to compensate the vampires, especially Lady Chen Xi’s descendants, this was also one of the long-term effects of that incident.

After her mother’s death, Edith lived with her aunt. She hid her past, everything her mother had done, and even told outsiders about her warm daily life with her mother.

Those sweet dreams she weaved, the dreams that belonged only to her, in every night of imprisonment and violation.

 

She wouldn’t let anyone slander her mother… no!

Only she herself swallowed the deep and dark pain.

But she would still wake up from nightmares in the middle of the night, her whole body covered in cold sweat.

“Even if it’s fake.”

Edith slowly lowered her hand, her face calm, letting the tears flow freely, her dark eyes showing an unimaginable obsession.

“I want to wear that dress again.”

………………

“Strange… I suddenly feel dizzy.”

Li Lige’s body swayed, her steps faltering, almost losing her balance. Fortunately, Adele caught her in time.

This made Li Lige feel very grateful.

“Maybe it’s because I overused my power, why don’t you come to my dorm and rest for a while?”

“…Is that okay?”

Li Lige actually believed Adele’s words without any suspicion.

Or maybe she understood herself, knowing that the domain’s consumption of power was indeed terrifying.

Adele smiled “kindly.”

“Of course, my place is quite… small, but it doesn’t matter, I’m always willing to help homeless beauties!”

Li Lige really wanted to tell Adele to stop smiling at her like that.

It always felt a bit malicious – that was, if you knew Adele’s true nature, unlike some people who were still in the dark.

Li Lige felt uneasy just looking at Adele, she even suspected that her dizziness might be Adele’s doing?

But it was an undeniable fact that Adele wanted to help her.

Therefore, Li Lige didn’t voice her thoughts, but nodded to Adele.

Meaning, thank you for your help.

Adele on the surface: “Leave it to me~”

In her heart: Hehe, I finally got my chance, Li Lige, it’s useless even if you scream now~

Li Lige forced herself to go to Adele’s dorm.

It wasn’t her first time entering a vampire’s dorm, last time… did she feel this safe?

Lying on Adele’s faintly fragrant bed, Li Lige’s eyelashes fluttered a few times before she finally gave up struggling against sleepiness and slowly closed her eyes, falling asleep.

But she didn’t know that the moment she fell asleep, Adele revealed a mischievous smile of “success.”

“Li Lige, oh Li Lige, weren’t you very smug when you pushed me just now?”

“I finally got my chance~”

The girl’s vengeful nature was fully on display.

The next second, she pounced on Li Lige on the bed—

Li Lige woke up again when it was almost dusk.

She was woken up by the meows beside her ear, otherwise, she could have slept even longer.

How long had it been since she had such a peaceful sleep?

Li Lige couldn’t give an answer, she just stared at the ceiling in a daze.

She still remembered her experiences from these past few days.

Every night… every night she couldn’t sleep.

Haunted by that voice.

Tormented by those familiar faces, unable to sleep, her face covered in tears.

Walking on campus, filled with memories of them.

In the library, she had also sat side by side with “her.” They didn’t say anything, just reading books together, and it was beautiful.

“She” always got sleepy while reading, so when she saw Adele sleeping in the library lounge, memories instantly flooded Li Lige’s mind.

Then she unconsciously walked into the study room and sat down beside Adele.

She saw Adele’s student ID card beside her and learned her student number and name.

Li Lige logged onto the forum and used her administrator privileges to check Adele’s browsing history and posts, which led to everything that happened after that.

That’s why she said it was “fate” that brought them together.

• “You’re awake.”

The sudden voice of a girl interrupted Li Lige’s memories.

At the same time, a cute, fluffy cat face also appeared in front of Li Lige.

Classic composition – Cat Head: You’re Awake.jpg

Li Lige was stunned at first, then she woke up with a start.

The principal’s… Cat-Bird!?

First Snow wasn’t in human form at this moment, she was still the little Cat-Bird with soft golden wings, her nimble tail swaying back and forth, able to fly and hover freely in the air.

She came to Adele’s place as usual for food, petting, and cuddles~

But she found someone lying on Adele’s bed.

So she came over to take a look. How strange, why was this person’s face covered in colorful markings, like she had been drawn with many curse marks?

But upon closer inspection, First Snow realized that it wasn’t a curse mark, but something like paint.

Well, with Adele’s current power, there was no way she could cast a curse on Li Lige.

First Snow immediately felt relieved, and couldn’t help but laugh in her heart.

Hehehe, meow, a big painted face~

But come to think of it, this painted face… she felt like she had seen it somewhere before.

The other party also seemed to know her, with a surprised and astonished expression.

“Meow? Meow!”

With a surprised meow, First Snow did recognize Li Lige.

The next moment, a golden light flashed, and First Snow transformed from a cat into a cat-girl in the air. The cute and petite cat-girl sat on Li Lige’s stomach.

Almost suffocating her!

“It’s the bad person who secretly touched First Snow but would give First Snow dried fish, meow!”

“Bad… bad person?”

Li Lige’s mentality was crumbling. What an ungrateful cat!

She didn’t know how much of her student council allowance had been eaten by this ungrateful cat! In the end, she became the bad sister who secretly touched her…

As for First Snow being able to transform into a human, Li Lige didn’t seem that surprised.

Although she had never seen First Snow transform herself, she had heard about this ability of Cat-Birds.

“You guys know each other?”

At this moment, Adele was squatting in the corner, adding a bowl of cat food for First Snow.

Although First Snow had now transformed into a human, she still liked to eat cat food and dried fish.

The biggest advantage of her human form was probably that she could go from being the one being hugged to the one who took the initiative to hug Adele~

“Thank you, Adele, meow!”

She called Adele “sister” with a sweet and greasy voice.

Adele smiled with satisfaction and comfort.

But to Li Lige’s ears, it was enough to make her furious.

“You… you called her sister???”

“I fed you so much food, you wouldn’t even let me touch you.”

“You call her sister, and you call me a bad person!”

This blatant discrimination!

“Hmph, meow!”

First Snow even threw a tantrum, flying lightly from Li Lige’s body.

She didn’t want to explain anything to the big painted face bad person, meow.

First Snow came to Adele’s side and knelt obediently in front of her, slightly tilting her face up, revealing her cute and soft chin.

Adele, as if teasing an ordinary kitten, reached out her finger and gently rubbed First Snow’s chin.

This was First Snow’s comfort zone, right under her chin.

And as long as the master stroked the kitten’s chin, it could promote the secretion of scent glands through friction.

Through this method, the cat exchanged pheromones with its master, feeling a sense of security, marking its territory, confirming its position in the family, and declaring its sovereignty.

It basically meant – I’m a cat of this house now!

She didn’t know how the principal would feel if she saw First Snow’s flattering appearance.

But Li Lige only knew that the emotion in her eyes was “shock”!

Why was First Snow so docile in front of Adele!

Could it be that…

Li Lige’s worldview was shattered, and she just wanted to be left alone.

“Li Lige, why are you being so mean to a kitten?” Adele said casually.

“A kitten…”

Li Lige’s lips twitched.

Did Adele even know what she was raising…

Li Lige was almost speechless.

“…I need to use the bathroom.”

“Go ahead, it’s downstairs.”

Li Lige got out of bed and walked out of Adele’s bedroom.

She dragged her messy thoughts to the bathroom. Just as she took off her skirt and was about to sit down, the woman froze at the sight before her.

Then, her lips twitched, veins popping on her fair forehead, Li Lige was so angry that even her eyebrows were twitching.

She suppressed her voice and shouted,

“Adele!”

“Fine, I won’t stoop to arguing with a cat. But you… you’re going to explain this!”

She pointed at her thighs, her voice trembling with rage.

They were covered in tally marks(“正”).