Why it never ends

Chapter 1150 Building momentum
Lu Qizhen took the document.

"Can I ask you a question?" She looked at Hesta awkwardly, "Why... do you want to help us? What if the truth comes out and the Baron investigates——"

"It's not helping you, it's helping you," Hesta corrected.

"Hey?"

"If you hadn't communicated with Turan in time when Chloe escaped last time, I wouldn't have known everything so well," Hesta said with a smile, "You did a good job before, and I believe you can do the same next time. Besides, there is Jiahoduolei, you can take her to the city more often... Are you going to stay there after the show tonight?"

"I will stay in the city for one night." Lu Qizhen replied quickly, "I will be back early tomorrow morning, so it won't take too long."

"Don't be so anxious. Let Chloe take you to the nearby market. Ende and Zoe should also be interested." Hesta said, "Just return to the farm before noon tomorrow. Call back anytime if you have any questions - do you have my number?"

Lu Qizhen did not answer immediately. She looked at Hesta and said, "...There is only the landline in your study."

Hesta pulled a business card out of his pocket: "It has my phone number on it."

The room fell into a brief silence. Lu Qizhen raised his head and found that Si Lei and Hesta were both looking at him. Their eyes were relaxed and friendly, which suddenly touched Lu Qizhen.

Hesta folded his fingers together and looked up at her, "Anything else?"

"...No more, thank you."

"Have fun!" Si Lei added.

"Thank you!"

Lu Qizhen walked to the door and turned back naturally when closing it. She heard Si Lei seem to say something teasing, which made Hesta laugh several times. In the crack of the rapidly closing door, Lu Qizhen saw Hesta's eyes slightly lowered, with a sense of calmness.

Some subtle emotions came to her mind. Lu Qizhen suddenly understood why so many people were willing to surround her - when she looked at you, it was as if she already knew that you would come to her sooner or later.

Lu Qizhen had heard from Turan that Hesta was very young, at least a few years younger than her, but the way this person acted and spoke seemed to have anticipated the ups and downs of the world around him.

The door closed with a click.

……

In Pacat's room, the old lady was wearing glasses and carefully reading a book. A few whistles came from outside the window, and she turned a page in annoyance and put down her glasses.

“Stella, why are there so many cars outside today?”

"It seems like there's some kind of event this afternoon," Stella sat at the table, holding a cup of coffee in one hand and a pen in the other. Her eyes never left the manuscript on the table, "Press conference?"

Pakat's brow furrowed into a few fine lines: "About what?"

"From school, right?" Stella crossed out several paragraphs on the paper with her pen. "Anyway, these are the people gathered in Arevalo. I guess there will be more cars later. These people will stay here tonight."

Pakat sneered, "...I thought she was running a school differently from others. The school has only been open for a few days, and she's already looking for media to promote it—"

Stella then raised her head, put down her pen, and walked to the old man with a smile.

"I'm going to tell you something. Of course, you'll know it in a couple of days, but you just need to listen to it. Don't tell anyone for now, okay?"

"Where can I tell you?" Pakat glanced at Stella, "Go ahead."

"Jane is building momentum and putting pressure on the top management of Mercury Needle - she wants to requisition the underground base in Emanlia as the training ground for the children," Stella said, "She has asked Arevalo. The underground base has never been handed over to the government of District 12, which means it is still under the control of AHgAs." Pakat's expression froze for a moment, and then his eyes half opened: "Okay, the emperor's palace can't satisfy her anymore."

Stella listened to Pacat's words. The old man's tone was slightly teasing, but also revealed a little recognition. She couldn't help but smile and said, "We can only use this place for three months, so we must find a way out in the future."

Pakat was about to say something, but suddenly looked at Stella suspiciously: "...Why have you been staying in my room today?"

"Ah?" Stella blinked, "I live with you."

"Usually at this time you would have gone out with Eleanor and the others. If you weren't working, you would have done something else," Pakat squinted his eyes. "You seem to be free today. Why have you been staying with me all this time?"

"Hahaha--"

"Hersta asked you to stay here to steady me?"

"Mom, I can't hide anything from you—" Stella quickly stood up and walked around behind Pakat, holding the old man's shoulders with both hands and approaching intimately, "She's not trying to keep me steady, she's just worried that you'll misunderstand."

Pacat remained unmoved and looked up: "What did she tell you?"

"Aha..." Stella walked to the front of the old man and squatted down. "She said that if you mind staying in the house all day today, she promises that no one will bother you, but if you also think this is worth a try, then..."

"Then I can also go out and meet those reporters, and say something good for her, and show my support?"

"It's all up to you. She said so. No one can force you."

"You wish." Pakat snorted and laughed, "Then you will stay with me all day--"

At this point, Pakat suddenly realized something and looked at Stella again: "What are Xia Ying and the others doing now?"

Stella opened her mouth slightly and gently scratched her cheek with her left hand: "...They are the ones in charge of teaching coordination, so some questions really need to be answered by them... You shouldn't mind, right?"

Pacat hit Stella on the head in mock anger.

"Next time you encounter this kind of thing, tell me in advance."

……

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Jiahoduolei sat alone on the neck of a gargoyle high up in the palace. She looked at the gradually increasing flow of traffic in the distance, seeming to be lost in thought.

"You're here!" Lu Qizhen's voice came from the window below. Jia Heduolei lowered her head and saw Lu leaning out half of his body. "We're leaving in an hour. Do you want to pack your things?"

"What to pack?"

Lu Qizhen thought for a moment: "...clothes for spending the night outside?"

Jia Heduolei did not answer. She was still staring at the traffic not far away, until she caught something unusual out of the corner of her eye. Then she found that Lu Qizhen was climbing through the window, trying to crawl to her side.

"Lift your left foot a little higher!" she instructed from above. "A little higher and you can step on the stepping stone."

Hearing this, Lu Qizhen stretched out his left foot again - and sure enough, he found a protruding rock that he could step on, but his posture was still very awkward.

"Aren't you afraid of heights?" asked Gahoduolei.

"A little bit, but I'm also curious about your perspective," Lu Qizhen said, "What were you thinking about just now? I saw you staring at the car below in a daze?"