136 Chapter 136 â Dismissed feelings
Feng pouted all the way to school. No one seemed to believe that she was not in love. âitâs betrayal.... Why donât they believe me? Did I act that way with Ethan and Aiden? Well... they do have a habit of holding my hands and asking hand in marriage. But they are just six-year-olds. What can they know about marriage?
She had seen a few of her collages happily chat about their children before. They would always say that their child wanted to marry them or something. So, she thought it was quite normal.
But n this time it was not considered normal at all.
At an early age of four or five children are betrothed to be married so....
so, the boys asking her hand in marriage. âIs it serious?!!! Oh fuck!!!!â she looked at lady Hiliana.
Her mum seemed to have known what was going on in her mind and assured her. âYou are all too young to be thinking about love. At this age, you must be concentrating on your studies,â
Feng nodded vigorously. âYes! no puppy love!â
Elle humped. âBut what if itâs not puppy love? Grandma you know I can see the future. Iâve seen something that has made me convinced that I have found my soul mate what then? Should I also refrain from developing feelings for that person?â
Lad Hiliana pulled Elle close to her and kissed the top of her head. âElle one thing your late mother didnât teach you is this, the future is always changeable. Thatâs why itâs called the future? One day you might see your loved one in your future and the next you might not. Thatâs why I want you to wait. Donât give your heart to a person who doesnât deserve it. You must wait until you are grown up enough to get a good grasp of your powers.â
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Elle frowned deeply. âBut.... I... my future is not going to change,â
âYours might not but that person might. Elle your powers are not stable. The present and the future can be different in your vision. We must not blindly follow that future, you see.â
Elle looked downcast upon hearing this.
Feng held her hand softly giving her comfort.
Elle was just a seven-year-old child. They would feel upset for only a while. âSo, it will be okay.â
The carriage came to a stop close to the gate. The other families who were heart to drop off their kids were also close by but since they were in the way of the dukeâs carriage, they all move away letting them pass.
The three soldiers first got down and helped them dismount the carriage.
Feng glanced back. Ethan and Aiden had also gotten off of their carriage. The duke was saying something to the boys and they both were nodding silently.
âFeng,â lady Hiliana gently touched her face. âElle,â she hugged her grandchild. âI want you both to enjoy your school life. I know most parents will instruct their child to study hard but... ii just want you guys just enjoy. Play around if you want. Because you are the young ladies of the Rofles family. You can do anything you want in your life.â
Feng just gaped at her. All her life she had been told to be excellent. To outsmart her half-brother. To be the best CEO. To not make mistakes.
but everything had changed now.
She was told to just be happy
Feng hugged her mum tightly. âWeâll get going.â
âoh, Iâm so regretting sending you both to school this early.â
Feng sniffled softly. âThat would only mean we can finish our education earlier, mum. We can then spend as much time as you want,â
âyouâve got a point,â lady Hiliana finally let go of them.
The two escorted by Alvin entered the gates.
Ethan and Aiden followed behind them.
âThis is our first day. Arenât you excited Elle?â she peered down.
âhmmm....â Elle gave a dull reply.
âI thought she would forget about it in minutes.â
Thatâs what she thought. But even after they walked into the school, Elle was so down.
âElle here I have your favorite candy with me. I smuggled it without mum knowing,â she handed the toffee she had in her clothes.
Lady Hiliana had become much stricter with regulating their food intake nowadays. because they had been eating too many sweets Ethan one day got a very bad stomach ache. From that day they had a regulation of one candy per week rule. Elle was the most downcast by this. She was used to eating candy every day. Now that her candy regulation was in place, she could barely eat any.
So with that candy in hand, Feng was planning in distracting her.
Elle glanced at it for a second and sighed. âmeimei... one candy canât heal my broken heat.â
âb-broken heart! O-oh... wait, Iâll get you a few more. Ethan!â she glanced back at the twins. Ethan and Aiden hurriedly gave her their share of candy.
Feng held all three to Elle again. âIs this okay?â
Pouting Elle took it from her and showed it in her clothes. âBut Iâm still heartbroken. Only one person can heal it. But that person is not willing,â she sighed loudly and walked ahead of them.
Feng bit her lips anxiously. She had never seen Elle like this. Even thought she would get upset often Feng would give her something and the young girl would laugh so cheerfully but this time she looked so distraught.
âIt will all work out. Just give her some space,â Aiden walked up to her and held her hand gently.
âBut you guys donât realize it Elle is going through aâ she pulled Aiden down and whispered into his ear. âPuppy love.â
Aiden all of a sudden pulled away, rubbing his ears. His face had a weird pink flush to it. âoh what is wrong with it?â
âWhat is wrong?! What is not wrong with it! She is too young to fall in love. At this age, a girl must focus on playing around, eating cake and studying.â
Ethan walked beside to her right side and peered down at her. âFeng not everyone is cute as you. Elle might look like a child but she is mentally mature. What she has might not even be puppy love. She might really like this person. have you thought how she would feel when everyone dismisses her feeling like this?â
Feng frowned. âBut the guy she likes is Yubiri... I know he is not bad but that guy has a fate with Clarina. What if one day he would just jump ship and fall for that girl instead. What of Elle then? She would be even more heartbroken...â she clenched her hand tightly.
Feeling her tight grip, Aiden moved closer to comfort her. âElle is a person who would do as she pleases, so let her have her way. Letâs see how this goes.â
âIâm not going to encourage that. If she had liked someone else, itâs okay. But not him. I wonât tell her to forget about her love but at the same time Iâm not going to encourage her feeling either. So... letâs see how this goes.â
Feng stepped up and ran close to Elle. âWhere are our hostel rooms? Is it close to our campus?â
âno, its a separate area from here. itâs far. every student gets a transportation array pass. You can just pass through the transportation array and get to the campus you intend to.â Elle looked up. âAnd I know you are still skeptical about my love. But Iâm very certain. I just want you to trust me. Even if it doesnât work out... Iâll be fine.â
âOh Elle.â Feng pulled her into a tight hug. âI hope it works out too.â
They all had different schedules. But thankfully Elle and Feng shared the same schedule. as for Ethan and Aiden, they shared the same schedule as Claudius. The twins both pouted that they had to go to separate campuses for their class.
âweâll meet during lunch break, okay? donât pout so cutely,â Feng pinched both their cheeks.
After they parted, Feng noticed the soldiers following them.
She moved closer to Elle. âWhy are the soldiers still following us?â
âThey are our escorts. They will stay with us all day and stay in the side room during the nights.â She then doubtfully looked up at her. âYou do know we will bring our maids with us, right?â
âEh? No one told me this? So, Lara is coming with us?â
âyes, and so is my maid Fin. Meimie why are you so cute? You thought we will be left alone to dress up and take care of ourselves? No, as you have noticed our clothes are much harder to wear. We need at least two peopleâs assistance. So, the maids are mandatory. They will be provided side rooms, food and everything they need in here,â
Feng did not think too deeply about it. She just thought they would be staying in the camps, just happily spending time on their own but now that Lana was joining them...... she trembled.
âI might have to go through the torture every day!â
âTorture?â
âYes, deep scrub...â Feng shivered just thinking about it. âLana is really meticulous in subbing my skin off....â