Seeing Lily smiling but not saying anything, Maya said with emotion: "I don't know what you like, I just know that guy must be very lucky."
Having said this, she looked at the brown bottle on Lily's chest, "I saw you always carrying that thing, is that a gift from him?"
Lily bent her fair fingers and held the medicine bottle on her chest. She said with a hint of longing in her eyes: "No, this was given to me by a female friend."
This was the potion Linda gave her, saying that she could drink it whenever she missed them, but there wasn't much left in the bottle at this moment.
"Female friends? So you like women as much as Governor Elizabeth?!" Maya suddenly blurted out, attracting the attention of other people in the restaurant.
"What nonsense are you talking about? I won't pay attention to you if you continue like this." Lily's face flushed slightly, she lowered her head and finished the remaining food on the plate.
"Okay, okay, I won't say any more. Do you want to go to the movies tonight? I heard that the Blue Whale Theater has a new production."
Lily thought about it and finally shook her head. "Forget it. If I go home too late at night, my mother will be worried. You should go with your boyfriend."
Maya picked up the white napkin and wiped her mouth with a corner of it. "He was the one who pursued me. There's no need to waste money and energy on maintaining a relationship with him. If you're not going, then I won't go either. I'm going home to review. After all, I'm about to graduate."
After finishing the last dessert brought by the waiter, the two left the Red Pliers Restaurant and parted ways at a circular intersection.
Standing at a busy crossroads, Lily crossed her fingers, raised them above her head, stretched, and slowly swung along the street, quietly watching the ever-changing Hope Island.
As he walked, he came to a crowded alley. Both sides of the alley were filled with various stalls, with all kinds of strange things on the ground, leaving only a small road in the middle. Taobao people crowded this road.
This flea market called Blackfoot Alley is the largest flea market on Hope Island.
At first, this was just a small market formed by the islanders to sell second-hand goods that they no longer needed at home, but as time went by, the things sold here became more diverse.
There are many rumors about this place, such as someone found something good here and became rich overnight.
But anyone who knows the business knows that the most common things here are all kinds of fakes, which are designed to trick fools who are daydreaming. These guys even have an industrial chain behind them.
"You want a relic? A living relic, an authentic one sent down from the Giant Pit Fortress, absolutely inspected."
"This is the weapon used by the Governor of Hope Island! Sir, if you don't buy it, you will lose a lot."
"No, 4,000 is too low. This is an underwater treasure map from the Explorers Association. There are no explorers now, so the price of good things like this will only go up. It is very collectible. Old man, if you buy it and keep it at home, you will make money every day!"
Lily doesn't care about the noisy environment around her. Every time she walks to this place, she feels safe.
This was also the place Charles took her to before he died. This was also the place where they had their first date.
Lily walked very slowly with her hands behind her back, quietly enjoying an afternoon that was almost the same as a few years ago.
She walked very slowly, thinking about the past. Every time she walked on this street, she always had a strange idea.
How great it would be if I could go back to that afternoon again, even if I died the next day.
Although Lily walked slowly, the dilapidated wall in the distance gradually approached, blocking her way. It was the end.
"Mom, I'm back!" Lily pushed open the door and said to her mother.
"Welcome home, dear." Olivia smiled and leaned over to kiss her daughter on the cheek.
After squatting down, she lifted up her sister who was holding her calf and turned her around, then Lily ran towards her room on the wooden stairs.
Lily's little room was decorated by herself to be very cozy. She came to the table and sat down.
As she raised her right index finger, a bright little sun flowed out from between her nails. With the help of this light, she consolidated the knowledge she had learned in the academy today.
Lily actually has no talent for learning, but years of dangerous exploration have given her something else to make up for this shortcoming, a determined mindset.
If you fail once, try twice. If you fail twice, try three times. You will learn it if you keep trying.
Graduation is coming soon, and Lily is confident that she can get a good grade.
The little sun did not go out until late at night. The next morning, Lily, in her pajamas, walked down the stairs and started to eat breakfast.
Today's breakfast is toast with bacon and bananas, a specialty of Hope Island. The family of four ate breakfast while chatting about new things on the island.
This is the rare time that Lily spends with her family every day except for holidays, which she cherishes very much after regaining it.
Dr. Oliver took a sip of coffee and looked at his eldest daughter. "Lily, I heard from my patient that the college is about to close, right?"
"Yes. In half a month, after the exams, we will graduate." Lily nodded and swallowed the food in her mouth.
"Are there still exams? Aren't the things you are learning now things that others have never learned? Who will set the questions for you?"
“They said they would divide the graduating students into two groups and ask each other questions.”
Dr. Oliver nodded in understanding. "It's almost graduation time. Time flies. After such a long period of study, what have you learned?"
"I learned a lot, from all kinds of aspects. Maybe because I had to calculate the trajectory before, I became very interested in mathematics. Dad, you didn't know that everything in the world can be calculated by mathematics."
"But I think the most meaningful thing is that the contact with people of my age has gradually made my way of thinking normal. I think this is my biggest gain."
Oliver looked at his wife and said again, "Lily, have you thought about what you are going to do in the future?"
Lily, who had just been talking excitedly, suddenly stopped where she was, not knowing how to get back to where she was.
Olivia, who was sitting next to Lily, gently held her daughter's hand and said with tenderness in her eyes: "Think carefully, no matter what you do, we support you."
(End of this chapter)