Song Lili frowned, "Uncle Wei, why did you let her into the bookroom?"
"It’s not the young master’s bookroom, it’s yours. She said she wanted to look for some books, so I took her there."
Wei Yuandong quickly explained.
"Were you watching her the whole time?"
Song Lili asked again.
Wei Yuandong honestly replied,
"I was there the whole time, I only left a quarter hour ago. She fell asleep reading in the bookroom, so I covered her with a blanket and left."
Song Lili pursed her lips and said to Wei Yuandong,
"Uncle Wei, in the future, whether it’s Ah Nian’s bookroom or mine, please don’t let people in casually, okay?"
Wei Yuandong felt very apologetic,
"I’m sorry, Xiao Li, I didn’t think too much about it."
Song Lili smiled at Wei Yuandong, "So she’s in my bookroom now, right?"
"Then I’ll go up first."
"By the way, Xiao Li, do you want to eat something? Are you hungry?"
"No need, Uncle Wei, if there’s nothing else, you should rest early. Don’t wait for Ah Nian, I don’t know when he’ll return."
Wei Yuandong replied with a nod.
Song Lili went up to the third floor, heading directly towards her own bookroom. The lights in the room were on, and the door to the bookroom was wide open.
She walked in and saw Princess Chinian hunched over the table looking at something.
Song Lili’s heart tightened, and she quickly approached, "Princess Chinian?"
Princess Chinian heard her and quickly stood up, uttering a couple of sounds and making a gesture, but fearing that Song Lili wouldn’t understand, she thought to go and wake up her interpreter.
Song Lili gestured with her hand,
"I understand sign language."
At the German Louis Military Academy, sign language was a Compulsory language.
Princess Chinian was surprised for a moment, and then hurriedly said,
—I didn’t know before that Sister Lili could understand sign language.
"What are you doing here?"
Song Lili approached her and saw that the papers spread out on the table were not something else but her own drawings.
Princess Chinian quickly stepped back several paces,
—I’m sorry, I looked at the things on your desk without your permission.
"It’s nothing, not something important."
Song Lili smiled, then picked up those drawings and tore them up, throwing them into the wastebasket nearby.
Princess Chinian was taken aback,
—Aren’t these drawn by Sister Lili?
"Uncle Wei said you were looking for me? What is it?"
—Oh, Sister Lili, I’ve been living in the President Mansion for over half a month now, and I can’t just keep living .
"Is Prince Chiluo coming to take you back home?"
Princess Chinian shook her head,
—Not really. It’s just that I find it boring to stay in the President Mansion with nothing to do most days, so...
"Chinian, you can speak frankly. Don’t worry about the formalities."
—Sister Lili, is it possible for me to attend university in Anlin?
The idea from Princess Chinian surprised Song Lili.
—I want to study National History of G country. I’ve heard that Anlin University has weekend tutorial classes; can I attend?
"I might have to discuss this with Wen Nian because once you leave the President Mansion, we can’t guarantee your safety 100%. If something happens to you in Anlin, Wen Nian and I would be responsible."
Song Lili said to Princess Chinian.
Princess Chinian expressed her understanding,
—Sister Lili, I just wanted to bring it up. If it’s inconvenient for you guys, please don’t bother yourselves for my sake.
—Then... Sister Lili, I’ll go back to my room to rest now.
Song Lili sent Princess Chinian out and then returned to the bookroom. She closed the door.
She walked over to the wastebasket and picked out the drawings she had just torn up and thrown away.
A heavy feeling lingered in her heart, hard to dispel...
She leaned over the desk, gluing the pieces of the drawings back together bit by bit. The latest_epɪ_sodes are on_the novᴇlfire.net
It took her a good half an hour to piece the torn six drawings back together.
She looked at the military weapon design drawings on the paper, her lips pressed tightly together, her gaze heavy as she looked towards the bookroom door.
Just as her thoughts were becoming a bit chaotic, there was a knock on the bookroom door.
Song Lili was startled, she quickly put the drawings into the drawer, "Come in."
The person who opened the door was Wen Nian.
Song Lili finally breathed a sigh of relief,
"You’re back? I thought you’d be later."
She was about to stand up when Wen Nian had already walked over, smiling as he asked, "What did you hide away?"