I’m Really Not Trying to Be Chased by the Heroine as the Villainous Playboy! – Chapter 234

Chapter 87: Mother and Daughter

“Go see her? Do you know where she is?”

This question reminded Roy that he had stayed in the classroom and witnessed Nia being taken away, so he should have some idea of her whereabouts.

Alice didn’t disappoint him either. After a slight nod, she replied, “I heard they said they were going to the Windy Restaurant in the city center.”

In the original story, regardless of the ending, Nia always negotiates with her mother and doesn’t leave until the next day.

In other words, he still has a chance to see her one last time and say goodbye.

Roy stood up, a bit embarrassed, and said, “Sorry, you can have dinner alone.”

“It’s fine.” Alice shook her head and got up to see him off. “Master, please go quickly.”

“Alice, wait for you to come back.”

Under the gentle gaze of the little maid, Roy set off, just for a farewell without regrets.

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At the center of Academy City stood a building resembling towering sycamore wood, which seemed out of place amidst the varying architectural styles.

In the treetop restaurant, every branch was surrounded by greenery and fresh flowers, with precious bluewood tables and chairs elegantly arranged. Sipping red tea and gazing at the starry sky in this fresh, natural setting was truly romantic.

Only this upscale restaurant named Windy, run by the descendants of elves, could offer such an elegant experience.

The top floor was the most expensive, reserved exclusively for VIP open-air rooms for royalty from various nations.

In other words, unless one held a sufficiently noble status, no amount of money could secure a meal there.

Usually, this place remained empty to accommodate distinguished guests when they arrived.

But today, two elegantly poised elven descendants sat there.

One of them was none other than Nia Molly, the chief daughter of the Verdant Council, who had been missing for several months.

Now, Nia had shed her school uniform and changed into a gown specially tailored for her by the Verdant Council.

The light green long dress was as thin as gauze, resembling the tender leaves of spring, perfectly accentuating her slender waist and ample curves. The strapless design left her smooth and fair shoulders bare while she draped a light-colored shawl over them, appearing fresh and beautiful as if covered in dew.

Her originally lively side ponytail had been neatly styled into an elegant high ponytail, giving the girl less of the carefree energy and more of a dignified grace.

If the usual Nia resembled an unbound, ethereal breeze, the current version was more like a meticulously carved, exquisite emerald artifact.

High-end restaurant, luxurious gown.

Yet Nia herself found it hard to be interested in any of it, her bare feet in high-heeled sandals twisting awkwardly, as her gaze flickered around restlessly.

Unfamiliarity was part of it, but if it were a certain black-haired boy, she might endure the discomfort of wearing a tight-fitting gown just to have dinner with him.

However, the person before her was the one she could not bear the most.

Her mother, the chief of the Verdant Council, Janthea Molly.

“Running away from home, sneaking around outside, even falsifying your identity to enroll? What were you thinking? It seems I’ve been too indulgent with you!” Janthea’s tone was laden with displeasure, her eyes colder than usual.

Nia felt a headache coming on but couldn’t counter her words.

Royalty running away isn’t a small matter in any country, and her status in the Verdant Council was arguably more significant than that of royalty.

After all, royals have siblings, but she was the only heir of the Forest Elf, shouldering the future of the entire Verdant Council.

She rarely refrained from arguing, letting out a dry laugh filled with awkwardness, lowering her head to confess, “Yes, yes, yes, this time it’s my fault.”

“I’m sorry, I’ve been reflecting properly.”

Hearing this, Janthea’s expression softened slightly.

“Just know that.”

“I gave you time to say goodbye. Tomorrow morning, come back with me.”

Her soft words contained an unmistakable firmness.

Nia already knew the answer.

She understood her mother would never allow her to roam outside unrestrained; otherwise, she wouldn’t have gone to such lengths to bring her back herself.

But hearing those words made Nia shiver intensely.

Back home.

Back to the cold, closed Verdant Council, forever imprisoned in a green cage, no longer free to roam outside.

Whether it was the plain, warm life at the Academy or the thrilling adventures, once she returned, she would have to say goodbye to all of it forever.

This was a conclusion she should have anticipated from the day she left home.

She had already prepared herself for this moment. Even if everything was just a fleeting dream, she wanted to experience it wholeheartedly, without regrets.

However, when the moment truly arrived, she realized she couldn’t just sit there and wait to be taken back.

A bird that has never seen the blue sky can only hold a glimmer of hope for what lies outside its cage. But once it experiences the joy of soaring among the clouds, it can no longer endure the confines of a small cage.

So, Nia mustered her courage, quelled her smile, and, facing Janthea’s stern gaze, earnestly said, “Mom, I want to discuss something with you.”

“Can I please return after I finish my three years at the Academy?”

Janthea’s grip on her knife and fork suddenly froze.

The dignified woman gazed intently, a flicker of movement at the corners of her eyes, as if brewing a terrible storm.

“Say that again?”

“Can I please…”

“This is your reflection?” Janthea laughed in anger.

“I know you want to see the outside world, so you intentionally took a month to drag your feet before I came after you. I even gave you time to gather your thoughts and say goodbye to your friends. But haven’t you gone too far?”

Before Nia could respond, Janthea glared and sternly commanded, “Don’t even think about it!”

“You should know, the Academy is too dangerous for you!”

The girl’s lips trembled, yet she maintained a polite smile.

She loved her mother and knew she meant well, so they had never fought.

Even when scolded or corrected, she merely smiled, as if nothing had happened.

But this time, she didn’t want to compromise.

“I know, there are bad people targeting the Forest Elf, the Academy isn’t safe.”

Before Janthea’s expression could soften, Nia casually continued, “But I don’t care.”

Janthea was almost speechless.

Nia bravely glared back, resolutely telling Janthea for the first time, “Mom, let me be straightforward. As long as I can stay at the Academy, I don’t care if I encounter danger!”

“You…”

For the first time receiving a direct refusal from her daughter, Janthea trembled with anger.

She pressed her painful forehead for a while but narrowed her eyes, sensing a hint of something serious in her daughter’s rare demeanor.

The carefree and free-spirited Nia always rambled without a care, rarely sounding so determined.

Just like the Janthea of old—

Having realized the truth, Janthea closed her eyes and sighed unhappily. “So that’s it, you’re in love, huh?”

“…Huh?!”

The rebellious girl, who had just steeled herself to fight her mother to the end, trembled on the spot, her composure shattered, her face reddening like a ripe apple, utterly flustered.