My Scheming Little Devil-Chapter 1986: Sneaking Away
Then he left with Mrs. Yun and his beloved daughter to attend to other invited guests.
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Yiyi showed up at the private banquet just for appearances, counted it as clocking in, and then found an excuse, saying she wasn’t feeling well and had to leave early. After all, she wasn’t an important figure; who would notice her anyway?
She was heading towards the banquet door when a voice from behind stopped her.
"Yiyi, let me take you back. I just ran into your mother and heard you’re not feeling well."
Yiyi turned her head and saw that it was Mr. Wubai calling after her, his face showing a gentle look of concern, making it hard for anyone to refuse.
Yiyi felt warmth in her heart and smiled. Among the people she knew here, there weren’t many who treated her well. This person, having first met her in Yalan Country, had saved each other mutually, shared a deep bond, and were like old friends.
"No need; I can go back on my own." Yiyi mischievously lowered her voice, "Actually, I just don’t want to attend the banquet. I came to show face and sneak out; I’m feeling perfectly fine. But this is a rare chance for you, attending a banquet at the palace, so seize the opportunity."
Although he was a newly appointed teacher at the Imperial Institute of Technology with a high status and prestige, he was, after all, just an ordinary person, not an official. Being invited by the queen was a great honor and opportunity to meet many influential figures, which could greatly benefit his future.
How could she bear to hold him back?
Mr. Wubai chuckled, reached out, and ruffled her hair: "Everyone wishes to be invited to the queen’s private banquet, but you pretend to be sick to sneak out. You’re something else. Come on, I don’t really want to attend either; let’s sneak out together."
"But this is a good chance for you to meet big officials; you just started teaching in Aus Empire, and you’ll need to know people to establish yourself, right?" Yiyi widened her eyes in surprise.
Since he himself said everyone wished to be invited, yet he seemed so unconcerned.
As for herself, it didn’t matter; she hadn’t planned on mingling in politics anyway, but he was different.
"Don’t worry, for me, Wubai, to establish myself, I don’t need to curry favor with anyone!"
There was a strong confidence in his smile, and he seemed to be in a good mood as he pulled her along to leave.
"Let’s go, let’s go, if we don’t leave now, we’ll be discovered and can’t leave. The palace is beautiful, but ultimately too pretentious, unlike the freedom and fresh scenery outside."
Yiyi was truly surprised, looking at those previously at the banquet with enthusiastic smiles; they were all so eager, enjoying the pleasure of being at the core of power.
He actually said it was pretentious, truly someone who saw power as nothing more than dirt.
But if he disliked politics so much, why join the military and become a soldier?
Of course, Yiyi felt inappropriate prying into other people’s business.
The two laughed and chatted as they walked forward, Wubai inquiring about her recent studies. Hearing some of her difficult questions, he patiently explained them. His explanations were concise and hit the key points, often making it easy to grasp the core content, even better than the teachers at school.
Yiyi’s eyes lit up with surprise and delight. Indeed, a true academic prodigy, otherwise, he wouldn’t have been hired by the Imperial Institute.
With such a free tutor, she must make good use of him in the future, asking him to help her make up for her knowledge gaps.
"We came out of the banquet just now, and haven’t eaten anything. I can’t let you go home hungry. Let me treat you to something. This city has a lot of delicious food, and as a foreigner, you surely haven’t tried it. I’ll take you to have fun with food and entertainment guaranteed to satisfy you!" Yiyi immediately invited him flatteringly.
