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Although she had been restless before, and even had the idea of rushing in to snatch Fors away and run, at this moment, sitting opposite Lin Ruo, Xio's performance was so well-behaved, completely cowardly without any sense of incongruity.
Beside her, Fors was also lowering her head at this moment, as well-behaved as a good author who never delays submissions.
No wonder they were like this. It was because after Fors had made eye contact with Xio, in order to prevent the two of them from being too jumpy and causing any trouble, Lin Ruo simply simulated the aura of an angel to shock them after Xio arrived.
Anyway, if he only briefly simulated the aura, unless he was unlucky enough to have an official Beyonder nearby, he wouldn't be noticed. Moreover, as a confirmed Blessed of the Evernight Goddess, Lin Ruo was not afraid of encountering official Beyonders.
Having a backer naturally made him tough.
Although Fors and Xio were not as knowledgeable as Vice Admiral Iceberg Edwina Edwards, who could immediately distinguish the difference between an angel and a demigod and understand that Lin Ruo was an angel, they were not stupid either. After feeling Lin Ruo's aura, they could also guess that Lin Ruo was at least a high-sequence Beyonder.
This was enough. For two Sequence 9s, there was no difference between a demigod and an angel anyway, both of whom could directly crush them to death.
In front of such an existence, before the other party clearly showed malice, Fors and Xio had nothing else to do but be well-behaved.
"Come on, since you're here at the restaurant, order something. It can just be lunch. Well, the desserts here are pretty good, you can try them." Seeing Fors and Xio looking as quiet as chickens, not daring to take the initiative to speak, Lin Ruo smiled, then called the restaurant waiter and handed the menu to the two.
Seeing this, Fors and Xio immediately looked at each other, exchanging glances, completely proving what it means to have a good relationship where you can communicate with your eyes.
After being silent for a few seconds, Fors took the menu from Lin Ruo's hand and ordered a few things, then handed the menu to Xio next to her.
The table was still silent, but the atmosphere was much more relaxed than before.
After the two had ordered, Lin Ruo took the returned menu, casually scribbled on it a few times, and handed the menu to the waiter waiting next to him.
After the waiter left, Lin Ruo looked at the two opposite him, his gaze first falling on Xio, and said, "Perhaps I should say, long time no see?"
Xio was obviously stunned for a moment. She looked at Lin Ruo suspiciously, then her eyes flickered, obviously remembering something.
"It seems you remember who I am." His change in expression was naturally seen by Lin Ruo, who smiled again, picked up the teacup and took a sip.
"Rudy Flair?" Xio hesitated, still speaking in an uncertain tone.
She did remember. Although she and Rudy Flair had only met when they were young, and although their relationship was not very good, they still knew each other. It was just that after her father had an accident and the family declined, she had never seen him again.
But Xio at least knew one thing: the other party's family also seemed to have declined after that incident, possibly also involved in the original incident, but their ending was better than hers.
No, not necessarily better… Thinking of what she had found when investigating the matter of that year, Xio's eyes flickered again, and after hesitating for a moment, she still said, "I thought you had already died in the fire a year ago…"
"Are you now… a demigod?"
Xio knew that some of her words were actually sensitive, but she still wanted to ask. Because she was really curious as to why Rudy Flair, who had died in the fire a year ago in the news she had heard, was still alive. Moreover, not only was he alive, but he also seemed to have become a high-sequence Beyonder.
This was almost impossible! Not to mention whether the other party's declining family still had the foundation to help him get to this point, just the other party's age—Xio knew that Rudy Flair was only nineteen years old.
A nineteen-year-old high-sequence Beyonder… This was too shocking!
"I really… should have died in that fire." Lin Ruo lowered his eyes and sighed. He suddenly smiled, but this time the smile made Xio and Fors feel chills down their spines.
He said, "Actually, you can think of Rudy Flair as already dead… The one who is still alive here is just a vengeful ghost."
Clearly not feeling any high-sequence pressure from Lin Ruo, but at this moment, looking at this smile, Xio and Fors both got goosebumps, and even their spiritual intuition began to warn them.
But compared to the completely cowardly salty fish Fors, Xio still forcibly resisted the warning of her spirituality and asked, "Was your father also involved in that incident back then?"
"Probably, at least that's the result I investigated." Lin Ruo nodded, not denying it. He had not relaxed his investigation into the original owner's enemies during this period, and because he had guesses and directions for the investigation, he had also investigated some things.
Rudy Flair's father was probably in a similar situation to Xio's father.
This also meant… Lin Ruo looked at Xio, his smile finally returning to its usual gentleness, and said, "So you don't have to worry about me attacking you. After all, strictly speaking, we have a common enemy."
"Moreover… if I wanted to attack you, you wouldn't be able to resist, would you? So don't worry, it's useless to worry anyway." He even made a joke, and even raised the teapot in front of him to gesture, his smile becoming more and more gentle, saying:
"Would you like some tea? The black tea here is not bad."
But Fors and Xio didn't think this joke was funny. After seeing the creepy smile just now, the two almost simultaneously felt a chill in their hearts when they saw Lin Ruo's gentle and sunny smile at this moment.
This guy… Fors almost immediately thought of those superficially gentle but actually crazy characters she had written. She felt that the guy opposite her might be such a person.
Speaking of which, this kind of character setting is also very interesting. Should I use him as a prototype for the next book… No, no, no, what are you thinking, Fors, this is too dangerous!
As a writer, she almost instinctively had some creative inspiration, and at this moment, she was extremely eager to survive and began to suppress the inspiration in her heart.
Compared to Fors, Xio thought of more. She also felt that the Rudy Flair in front of her might be crazy.
As for why he would be crazy, there were too many reasons. After all, she was not stupid. From the other party's words just now, Xio could guess that the fire a year ago should have been a real fire, not a fire that the other party deliberately created to fake death. Then, under this premise, no matter how Rudy Flair survived the fire, the fire probably took away everything from the other party.
It was too normal for a person who had lost everything to go crazy.
What Xio was more concerned about was how Rudy Flair became a high-sequence powerhouse, and… since he was already a high-sequence powerhouse, then why didn't Rudy Flair avenge his family?
The other party obviously did not give up on hatred, so the only reason Xio could think of was… even a high-sequence could not take revenge.
Xio didn't really want to admit this possibility, because it meant too many things.
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