“A gift… for me?” Adele’s eyes widened slightly, then filled with delight. “Where is it, where is it~ Let me see!”

A girl’s modesty was troublesome and useless.

Adele firmly believed in this, and Tang Linlang loved it about her.

She felt that Adele was a completely different type of person from herself.

If it were her, she would definitely hesitate, unable to utter a single word, and even say something like “It’s too expensive, I can’t accept it,” which would ruin the mood.

Because the point of giving a gift was to see the other person’s surprised and happy expression when they received it, to hope that the other person would feel warmth and happiness from their actions.

Refusing at this time, thinking it was polite and modest, was actually disappointing.

 

Tang Linlang just wanted Adele to need her.

To need her directly and frankly was the best.

In any aspect.

Friendship…

Material things…

Even physically…

“Okay, I’ll show you.”

 

Tang Linlang smiled, her eyes crinkling at the corners. She had a faint scent of leaves about her.

Perhaps not as strong and alluring as the scent of flowers, but it was refreshing and reassuring.

Tang Linlang reached out to unzip the new LV bag she had just bought.

 

She wanted to take something out of it.

But because she was nervous, the zipper got stuck at first.

But it wasn’t entirely Tang Linlang’s fault.

Although these luxury goods were impeccable in terms of appearance and craftsmanship, at least they didn’t treat the rich as fools, their practicality was questionable.

 

Well, luxury goods were all about the atmosphere, for practicality, you still needed affordable bags.

Adele didn’t rush her, she just looked at Tang Linlang gently, full of anticipation.

Tang Linlang finally conquered the troublesome golden zipper, and she slid the zipper pull, shaped like the connected letters “LV,” to the bottom with a sigh of relief.

The girl swore that this was the last time she would use this bag!

But the process was difficult, and the result was beautiful, that was enough.

Tang Linlang carefully took out a small black gift box from her bag.

It was square, made of velvet, with an opening in the front, waiting to be opened.

 

However, the moment Adele saw the gift, her eyes trembled violently.

She couldn’t help but gulp.

Oh my god! This couldn’t be…!

Wasn’t this too fast! Linlang!

Even if you were a “demolition money recipient” now, she wasn’t that materialistic, meow!

Adele was so surprised that she even started using First Snow’s verbal tic.

If they were to get engaged… would the academy really not intervene!

 

 

Tang Linlang didn’t notice Adele’s sudden change in expression.

She just smiled and opened the square box in front of Adele with a “click.”

Lying on the satin lining was a silver ring made of a strange crystal.

Ahhh! It really was a diamond ring!

This had gone beyond the scope of a gift, rushing towards a far too distant future!

Adele felt like she was suffocating.

It was like the fish you were raising in your pond suddenly jumped out and said it wanted to spend the rest of its life with you.

 

The surrounding students who noticed this scene also stopped and looked at them in amazement.

Someone suddenly shouted,

“Say yes!”

Then came a chorus of “Say yes!” surrounding Adele and Tang Linlang.

Watching the excitement was obviously not a trait unique to humans.

Rather… it was the nature of all creatures and foreign races in the world!

Even the passerby students who didn’t know what was going on, who couldn’t even enter the encirclement, who didn’t know what was happening and couldn’t see the excitement firsthand, still joined in and started shouting,

 

“Say yes!”

“Say yes!”

…

In fact, the situation had already far exceeded Tang Linlang’s expectations.

She stammered,

 

“A-Adele… I-I don’t know, this is…”

Seeing her like this, even though Adele was the most shocked one at first, she quickly reacted and understood.

 

Obviously, it was Tang Linlang’s clumsiness that caused this misunderstanding!

And the ring in front of her wasn’t an engagement ring or a proposal ring.

It could be seen from the fact that the stone inlaid on it wasn’t a diamond, but a magic stone containing magic power, faintly emitting a faint light.

Its real purpose must be something else.

So the next moment, Adele, regaining her composure, grabbed Tang Linlang’s wrist, who was still dumbfounded.

She took Tang Linlang’s hand and led her through the crowd.

Tang Linlang instinctively looked at Adele’s back, who was standing firmly in front of her, and couldn’t help but be mesmerized.

 

The students who were left behind thought that the two of them had become a couple and started cheering loudly.

“Wohoooo!”

…

The scene changed to a secluded grove.

Adele was panting heavily, while Tang Linlang, on the other hand, was fine except for her slightly rapid heartbeat and flushed cheeks.

The difference in physical strength…

Why was even Linlang stronger than her!

 

“Adele… I’m sorry, I messed up…”

Adele waved her hand, trying to smile reassuringly at Tang Linlang.

Even though that smile looked a bit forced.

 

“I-it’s okay, what is that? Don’t tell me it’s really an engagement ring or something.”

“If it was from you, I might actually consider it~”

After realizing that Tang Linlang didn’t have that intention, Adele became bolder and started teasing her.

She was the kind of person who would “tease you relentlessly but refuse to be touched,” making people’s teeth itch.

 

But for Tang Linlang, it wasn’t her teeth that itched, but her heart…

But Tang Linlang also understood that it was just a joke from Adele.

So her expression was a bit bitter, and she lowered her head and said,

“This is… a spatial ring I got for you, Adele.”

“Although the space inside is very small, only about 300 cubic centimeters.”

But Tang Linlang felt that this size was just right.

It was the size of her entire heart.

 

Adele’s eyes widened slightly, flickering with a strange light.

Although she had already guessed that it might be a spatial ring, when she actually heard it, Adele couldn’t help but feel shocked and ecstatic.

A spatial ring with a volume of 300 cubic centimeters, it sounded a bit shabby.

But Adele knew… this thing was priceless!

Let alone 300 cubic centimeters, even a storage space the size of a coin would be enough to make people fight over it.

Perhaps because of the prevalence of spatial rings in many novel settings, it had become less impressive and seemed cheap.

Often, they would have storage spaces of tens of cubic meters or even larger, and in the end, even boundless, the space inside the ring had no limits, the protagonist could store anything they wanted.

 

 

That was too crude and brainless.

But in reality, spatial rings were extremely rare, and space stones had always been very scarce.

Having a spatial ring was equivalent to having a separate small world.

Just like the universe in a nutshell, for the space inside a spatial ring, you were the creator of that world.

Therefore, Adele’s reaction was very genuine.

“Such a precious treasure, is it… really for me?”

Tang Linlang nodded without hesitation.

 

“Yes.”

“It’s too precious… really too precious.”

Adele still couldn’t help but murmur.

She couldn’t help but ask about its price.

Tang Linlang thought carefully and found that it was difficult to measure with ordinary money.

So she used a substitute to describe it.

“It’s probably… worth a building in Tangchen One.”

 

“Tang Tang Tang… what’s Tangchen One!?”

“Ah, it’s the planning for the area after our street was demolished.”

“They’re going to build the most luxurious high-end residential area in Dongdu there. I heard from my father that they’re going to call it… Tangchen One! The Tang family will probably get half of the residential complex.”

Tangchen One, and half of the residential complex??

“…I’m speechless.”

 

Adele was completely convinced by this magical world.

But then she stared at Tang Linlang intently, making her feel a chill down her spine.

 

• Adele stopped, her face showing an expression of both joy and sadness; her lips moved, but she didn’t make a sound.

Her attitude finally became respectful and sad, she called out clearly,

“Miss Tang!…”

Tang Linlang seemed to shiver, she knew that there was now a sad barrier between them.

She couldn’t speak either.

“…A-Adele! Stop it… this isn’t funny!”

Tears welled up in Tang Linlang’s eyes, she was afraid of becoming distant from Adele.

If they were to become that kind of relationship, she would rather stay poor forever!

 

“Ahem, just kidding~ Linlang isn’t ‘Miss Tang’.”

“Linlang is my Linlang!”

My dazzling Linlang~

Hearing Adele’s comfort and explanation, Tang Linlang pursed her lips and nodded.

Seeing Tang Linlang like this, Adele’s heart warmed.

Silly girl, how many people would abandon their wives and children after becoming rich, eager to sever all ties with their past, just to become someone superior?

Only you would be willing to give up even immense wealth for a relationship.

Adele took the spatial ring from Tang Linlang and carefully put it on her left ring finger.

Then she hugged Tang Linlang, whose face was flushed red, gently.

 

The bodies of the two delicate young girls pressed tightly against each other.

They didn’t separate for a long time.

Until the bell rang for class.

The two of them woke up as if from a dream.

Finally, Adele took Tang Linlang’s hand and they ran towards their classroom, their skirts swaying.

Fortunately, they weren’t too late.

With the homeroom teacher’s permission, Adele and Tang Linlang returned to their seats.

The teacher on the podium was talking about the upcoming internship task mobilization meeting.

But the students below were gossiping and spreading the shocking news that had emerged this morning.

“Have you heard?”

“About the public proposal in the academy this morning?”

“Yes, yes! I’m so envious! It’s so romantic!”

“Do you know who the two protagonists are?”

“I don’t know, I only heard that they’re junior girls.”

“Juniors? Aren’t we juniors?”

“Do you think it could be someone from our class?”

“Haha, that’s impossible!”

“…”

Tang Linlang listened to the surrounding discussions, her cheeks burning as if they were about to emit steam.

At the same time, she wished she could bury her head in the sand.

 

If only she could become an ostrich, unable to see or hear anything.

It was all her fault for being so stupid… causing such a big misunderstanding for Adele…

Would Adele blame her?

But Adele wore the spatial ring she gave her on her left ring finger.

That position, under normal circumstances, meant that the girl was already engaged…

Did Adele know this when she wore it… or did she just think it was convenient to wear it there?

The girl’s thoughts were a mess, and she was incredibly embarrassed.

She simply lay down on her desk and covered her head, skipping half of the morning reading class.

It wasn’t until someone gently shook her arm that Tang Linlang raised her dazed eyes.

Seeing that it was Adele, Tang Linlang’s consciousness instantly cleared, and she sat up straight.

“…What’s wrong, Adele?”

“Um, I’m here to remind you that it’s time for the mobilization meeting.”

Adele’s face still had her signature innocent and alluring smile.

At the same time, she pointed around, and Tang Linlang then realized that the vampire students around them had basically all left in pairs. Only she and Adele, who had stayed to wait for her, were left in the classroom.

“Are you feeling unwell, Linlang?”

Adele asked softly with concern, her hand reaching out to touch Tang Linlang’s forehead.

“It does feel a little warm.”

But Tang Linlang looked away and turned her cheek away in embarrassment.

“No… I’m fine.”

“Are you sure you’re okay?”

 

“…I’m fine.”

Tang Linlang stood up and urged, perhaps to hide her true feelings,

“Then let’s go, Adele.”

“Okay.”

The two of them walked towards the academy’s grand hall, where the mobilization meeting was being held.

This first internship task for the freshmen had to have some sense of ceremony.

But before they could even take a few steps while chatting and laughing, a tall girl with long golden hair, wearing a school uniform, looked at them coldly from the doorway of a nearby classroom.

Her eyes flashed with hostility when they landed on Tang Linlang’s face.

But when they landed on Adele, the hostility subsided, replaced by a gentle affection.

“Adele, let’s go together.”

Celeste completely ignored Tang Linlang’s presence and invited Adele with a smile.

This almost provocative act made Tang Linlang furious.

It was like she and her girlfriend were walking down the street, and then a blonde jerk suddenly came over and hit on her girlfriend!

In a sense… Celeste really was a blonde jerk.

Adele didn’t respond immediately, but looked at the pretentious Celeste with interest.

Celeste calmly accepted the scrutiny from her “Master,” but her heart was already pounding with excitement.

She even longed for her “Master” to continue looking at her with contempt, seeing through her true colors, and then chuckling.

Just that chuckle alone would make Celeste’s heart melt.

“Celeste…?”

“But you Sequence Twos have your own seats, at the front.”

 

“It’s different from us Sequence Fives. Sorry, I don’t want to walk with you today.”

Hearing Adele’s words, Tang Linlang instantly felt relieved.

As expected, Adele wouldn’t be swayed by this blonde jerk!

Tang Linlang was right about this.

In reality, it was the blonde jerk who was swayed by Adele…

“I can change for you, I’m willing to sit with you.”

Celeste said sincerely.

But Adele could only sigh helplessly.

“You can change yourself, but you can’t change the prejudice of the world.”

“Sorry, Celeste, please don’t bother me anymore.”

With that, Adele and Tang Linlang brushed past Celeste.

Tang Linlang turned her head curiously and saw Celeste with a sad expression, her fists clenched tightly.

Even though they were rivals in love, Tang Linlang still felt a little sorry for Celeste at this moment.

But it was great that Adele could recognize reality.

The vampire race had a strict hierarchy, and it was difficult for different classes to overcome the prejudice of the world and be together.

Even if they did get together, they would eventually end up unhappy because of the huge difference in their social status.

But humans were different.

The trend of free love had spread throughout the continents, taking root and sprouting in the hearts of young men and women.

Tang Linlang swore that she would only treat Adele as her equal, or even someone of higher social status.

In the slang of the Eastern world, there was a saying called “henpecked.”

 

It referred to “someone who was easily influenced by their wife and listened to her.”

If that day ever came, Tang Linlang would definitely be Adele’s “henpecked husband.”

Thinking about this secretly, Tang Linlang glanced at Adele’s left ring finger.

Instantly, her confidence in that future increased.

Adele and Tang Linlang soon arrived at the entrance of the academy’s grand hall.

Before this, Celeste had been following Adele like a shadow, like a lovesick puppy, watching her from afar.

Seeing her like this, even Tang Linlang couldn’t help but feel sorry for her.

At least among the vampires, with their strict hierarchy and emphasis on order, blood nobles like Celeste, who were willing to respect Adele, were very few… weren’t they?

But Tang Linlang still disliked Celeste and the others.

These vampire Sequence Ones had no concept of human rights or respect, they always acted on instinct, doing terrible things to Adele…

Unfortunately, Tang Linlang’s strength was low, otherwise, she would definitely protect Adele.

But for now, the girl could only lie low and accumulate strength.

Thinking about this, among the messed-up vampires, a vampire like Celeste was truly a breath of fresh air.

Adele didn’t know what was going on in Tang Linlang’s mind.

She was just quite satisfied with her puppy’s performance.

She should reward her with a “bone” sometime~