V1: Chapter 64: Miss Tentacle, Do You Understand Love?

"If so… the Duke said, please go back."

The servant blocked the door, preventing Liang Di from entering.

Just like that, Liang Di was turned away before even seeing the Dean.

"I've come to deliver some desserts to Duke Brown."

Liang Di handed the servant the desserts she had taken from the dessert shop.

"You've probably heard that our dessert shop has reopened after renovations, and we hope the Duke and Duchess will come to patronize it."

The servant didn't dare look directly at Liang Di; after all, she was a noble lady, but she was filled with doubt.

Duke Brown had told her that if Miss Liang Di came, it would definitely be for Liang Lin's sake, nothing else; it was best not to let her in.

The reason Duke Brown could treat the daughter of a great noble family this way was naturally because he himself was a great noble, and behind him were countless other great nobles and the royal family as his backing.

“Thank you, Miss Liang Di. I will pass this on to His Excellency the Duke.”

The servant bowed.

“Please return home, Miss. The Duke said he is not feeling well today and does not wish to receive any guests.”

“Very well, then we will not disturb Duke Brown any longer. Please tell him to rest well; we all miss him.”

“Yes, Miss Liang Di.”

The gates of the Duke's mansion slowly closed.

The instant the gates closed, the smile on Liang Di's face vanished, replaced by malice and calculation. She lifted her skirt and returned to the carriage.

On the way, Liang Di propped her head up, watching the scenery rushing past outside the carriage window, her heart filled with unease.

Laugh, Your Excellency, your laughter will not last long.

They seemed oblivious, or rather, unwilling to investigate the affairs of the commoner's tailor shops.

Now, Liang Di was making a fortune; in less than a month, she had filled all the financial holes left by the tailor shops.

Liang Di told Bellica that next month, she would be going to the neighboring empire, which was on friendly terms with the Soteland Empire, to discuss a mutually beneficial cooperation with their tailor shops. Many empires have different clothing styles, and both introducing and introducing new styles would be beneficial to her.

However… she couldn't help Liang Lin, which saddened Liang Di. She wanted to hear Liang Lin's praise, hoped Liang Lin could rely on her just this once; she enjoyed that feeling.

But she wasn't strong enough.

So, tonight, when facing Liang Lin, Liang Di chose to lie.

Yes, what she cared about was never whether Liang Lin was happy or not.

Miss Tentacle, always selfish and a sophisticated egoist. What she cared about was Liang Lin's reaction, whether it would make her happy.

Liang Lin seemed to have forgotten about yesterday's events, not mentioning it at all. Of course, from the beginning, she hadn't held any hope for Liang Di.

She ate two bites of cake, feeling smothered by the richness.

"Ahem, I should wash up and go to bed. I have class tomorrow."

Liang Lin wiped her mouth and asked the girl beside her, "Are you going tomorrow?"

"Do you want me to go?"

Liang Lin frowned and muttered, "Nonsense, what does it matter to me whether you go or not?"

"I'm not going. I'm going to the dessert shop."

"Oh."

The atmosphere suddenly became awkward. Liang Lin and Liang Di stared at each other.

"I... I'm going back to my room first."

In the large living room, only Liang Di remained, sitting on the sofa, her expression unreadable.

On her way back Duke Brown mansion, she was stopped by Hilary, who was dragging Octaville along.

"Liang Di, I know you like my brother." Hilary wasn't as tall as Liang Di, so she had to look up slightly to see her.

It was quite funny that the tall and handsome Octaville was now being dragged along by Hilary like a chick, her face full of helplessness.

“Yes, sister.”

Liang Di’s attitude softened considerably when facing Hilary.

“At first, I didn’t stop you from interacting with her, but… I saw you bullying her in the magic crystal ball.”

Liang Di frowned.

“Sister, always spying on others… isn’t that a bit much?”

“Heh?” Hilary countered, “Didn’t you also install a magic mirror in Liang Lin’s room? (Unlike the magic crystal ball, which doesn’t need another to see any location, a magic mirror requires two, one to see the other.)”

Liang Di fell silent.

“Baby…” Octaville weakly raised her hand, “Well, since you’ve said that, let’s discuss it, could you not look at the magic crystal ball when I’m taking a shower…”

“Shut up!”

Hilary, annoyed, blushed and covered her lover’s mouth, glaring fiercely. “I’m talking about serious matters!”

Octaville mumbled “uhh uhh” for a long time before finally being released.

“What I mean is, we're an old married couple, we can come in and see each other openly… Really, honey, you've misunderstood me.”

Liang Di: ".....”

So, am I some kind of scheming person?

Why are you showing off your love in front of a single dog like me?

Liang Di's lips tightened into a line, her face full of speechlessness.

Having had enough, Hilary calmed herself down, took a deep breath, and exhaled heavily.

She looked at Liang Di seriously.

“Phew~ I admit, my love for Fu (touching Octaville's chin) is indeed too abnormal. But, even if you consider me hypocritical, I don't want my brother to suffer the same torment.”

Octaville, standing to the side, was both amused and exasperated.

So she knew it was torment.

“But it's the torment of love.” Octaville interjected, putting her arm around Hilary's shoulder, “I like being tormented by you.”

“Ah…you really are something.” Hilary scolded playfully.

Liang Di: "....."

She had just become serious when she was fed another mouthful of dog food.

"I can give Liang Lin a good life, and Liang Lin can accept me like Octaville, right? You two, haven't you been doing this for so many years?" Liang Di said.

"But Liang Lin doesn't love you now."

Hilary cut to the chase, piercing the other's heart.

"Fu loves me, so she's tolerant of me, but Liang Lin doesn't love you. Why should she tolerate you, why should she accept the torment of this 'love'?"

"And finally, Liang Di, ask yourself honestly, do you love Liang Lin? Do you really understand love now?"

Hilary was like a sharp knife, able to see through Liang Di's soul, stabbing Liang Di's eyes painfully.

"I..."

Liang Di hesitated.

She still didn't understand what love was.

Hilary continued her barrage of bombshells.

"Could you give up the Langwendi family for Liang Lin? Could you relinquish your position as family head for Liang Lin? Could you give up your life for her?"

Liang Di fell completely silent.

Yes, could she really?

Give up what she pursued for Liang Lin.