When Melly and Diana went downstairs, they saw the center of attention in the crowd.

It was a tall blonde man, very handsome, with a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on his face, which made him look a little polite, gentle, and seemed to be very easy to get along with.

But the temperament that flowed out of his gestures was oppressive, and a strong sense of self-confidence and pride seemed to overflow from this person's body, as if everything around him was under his control, and he should be the focus of everyone, and the world should follow his will.

Well, if Merlin was also present now, then he probably couldn't help but complain that this might be the legendary king's spirit.

In short, this is a man who almost writes the words "I am the protagonist" directly on his face.

But even if he really writes these four words, probably no one will object to it, after all, reincarnation is indeed a technical job, and the starting line of this newborn is higher than the finish line of most so-called protagonists.

As soon as they saw this man, Melly and Diana glanced at each other, and each saw helplessness and discomfort in each other's eyes.

Alas, I knew that the situation could not go smoothly all the time, and now things became a little tricky.

Neither Melly nor Diana are strangers to this man named Aldington, especially Diana.

Before the merchant girl transferred from Xindu, this man was three seniors her senior, and he was also the target she had been chasing, and Diana had been planning how to take over the throne of the student president of the Meigar Academy from him after the senior graduated.

It's a pity that before Diana officially took action, she was arranged by her father to transfer to another school, and the businessman girl didn't expect to see this senior again after the transfer.

And although it was the first time for Merry to meet His Royal Highness the prince of the Alliance, she had always heard of the rumors of this, after all, the name Aldington was not only famous in the mortal world, but also famous on the mysterious side.

Yes, this man is not a mortal, but a wizard, and one of the strongest and most famous wizards of the younger generation, he is also a star in the wizarding duel league, and belongs to the ranks of super first-line stars who are second only to the uncrowned king Merlin, and his popularity is quite high.

It is precisely because of this that Melly feels a little headache, although she had long expected that those big shots would not let Aldrich go, but she really didn't want to hit the other party so quickly to make a move, and as soon as she made a move, she was Wang Bang.

Of course, if it is a comparison of strength, in fact, Melly does not instigate this Aldington, if she really starts fighting, she, the true ancestor of the blood clan who is already good at fighting, can beat this alchemy prince who specializes in alchemy to the point of self-sufficiency, but now it is the scene of the party, not the gladiatorial arena, and Melly's force cannot come in handy.

In this kind of aristocratic ball, in the final analysis, profit is everything.

Behind Aldington is the Valk family, the alchemist family, and also the leader family of the Coal and Steel Union in the Southland, and in the entire South, more than eighty percent of the coal and steel in the market cannot bypass the Coal and Steel Alliance.

This is the age of steam, so what is the most important resource in this era?

The answer is obvious, coal vs. steel.

It is no wonder that the Valk family, a family that was not ranked in the top 50 in the past imperial period, can rise strongly after the collapse of the empire, and even wrestle with the Caroline family and the Shelley family of the old aristocracy, and the industry monopoly is really profitable.

Originally, Melly was quite confident in her plan to find a few allies for Aldrich House at the ball tonight to deal with the next troubled times, but now that there is an Aldington mess, she feels a little uncertain.

Although Melly feels that Aldrich's influence is still there, especially in the Aldrich Alliance, this teacher-student friendship should not be so weak, but can feelings or something really hold up in the face of absolute interests?

On the one hand, there is a declining academy, and on the other hand, there are low-hanging fruit interests, how to choose?

So, will love ever disappear?

Melly turned her head and looked at the expressions of the guests around her, most of them seemed to be starting to waver, at least not as firm as they had been at the beginning.

Seeing this, the vampire girl's mood deteriorated a lot.

Damn, the family is so powerful, can the monopoly industry do whatever it wants?

The dilapidated aristocracy, the girl in the middle of the family road is called a sour in her heart.

However, people are under the eaves and have to bow their heads.

Even though she wanted to sweep this nasty guy out of the house, Melly still had to smile and nod her head.

"Welcome, Your Highness Aldington, I didn't expect you to come to tonight's ball, Aldrich is honored."

She greeted with a business-like smile on her face.

After all, the atmosphere can't be allowed to remain stiff, even if the situation is not optimistic, but Melly feels that she can save it again.

"Where, President Melly is polite, I am also temporary, I am disturbing you tonight, please don't worry too much, I just accompanied my fiancée over tonight, just an ordinary male companion."

Seeing that someone had broken the deadlock, Aldington also walked down the steps, he looked at his female companion next to him, and then said with a doting smile on his face.

And everyone looked at his so-called fiancée with different expressions.

This woman is indeed a graduate of Aldrich, but she is not a very good type, probably the only thing that can be done is that she is still charming and moving.

At this time, when this woman heard Aldington's words, she was still holding his hand with a smile on her face, as if she was the happiest woman in the world.

Hehe, at first glance, it's an idiot who fell in love with IQ arrears, and the standard old tool man can't be more standard.

Some of the guests happened to be this woman's classmates, but they knew her identity, but they were just the only daughter of the president of a large coal mining chamber of commerce, and they were extremely proud and arrogant when they went to school, and they were sick with a princess, and they belonged to the type that was not very popular.

And now that so many years have passed, it seems that this woman still hasn't grown much, and she is still so stupid.

Someone in the crowd saw that the woman was now holding Odedington's hand, extremely proud, and even faintly demonstrated to several female classmates who were excellent in the past student days, looking like you looked down on me at the beginning, and now I am better than you, and immediately shook their heads helplessly.

Sure enough, people and people's IQ can't be generalized.

"Hey, I didn't expect to see you again, Sister Diana?"

Ignoring his tool man's fiancée's small movements, Aldington noticed Diana beside Melly, so he greeted him with a smile.

"I was quite surprised when I heard that you transferred to Aldrich, after all, I was ready to hand over my position to you, how is it, how are you doing in Aldrich?"

He asked like a kind senior who cared about the schoolgirl's current situation.

"Well, thank you seniors for your concern, I'm fine, thanks to the teacher's care, I'm doing well here."

Diana looked at the old senior with some mixed feelings.

Alas, at St. Megar's College, this was a heartthrob at the school, and she was a little obsessed with his appearance for a while.

And yet now.....

Sure enough, this kind of domineering president-type man is already angry, and a beautiful boy like Mr. Merlin is more suitable for me.

"Oh, senior sister, did you actually apprentice? I don't know which professor Aldrich is? ”

Aldington was sensitive enough to hear the special "teacher" in Diana's mouth, the vocabulary of the merchant girl is not the honorific title used by ordinary students for teachers, but the more intimate kind of words that are generally used only by the master and apprentice who have passed it on to their own people.

But he didn't think much about it, so he asked casually.

Then, he saw the corner of the schoolgirl on the other side, who had not been seen for a long time, slanted the corners of her mouth, revealing a smug expression that the fish had been hooked.

"Isn't my teacher right behind the senior?"

Diana pointed to Aldington's back and said with a smile.

Outside the door, a black carriage pulled by two exceptionally tall black horses, which looked very ordinary and low-key, slowly stopped, the door opened, and a tall beauty in a black dress led a little Lori wearing a small Lolita skirt and walked down.

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