Rebirth in the Civilization Before the Collapse: Heroes and I
Chapter 97

Elysia: Lilith, Are You Playing Me?

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When Elysia went to catch up with Eden, Zhu Yufeng and the others had already arranged their seats. Hen had booked tickets for them in the first two rows, but since Kosma hadn't dared to look at Disaster the whole way, in order to take care of Kosma's feelings, the boys sat in the first row and the girls sat in the first row.

Zhu Yufeng draped his elbow over Kosma's shoulder with ill intent and chuckled softly, "Desmond Disaster has been so proactive, aren't you going to do anything about it?"

"I... I didn't have that kind of thought..." Kosma continued to try to deny it.

Zhu Yufeng rolled her eyes. "Come on, you didn't have that thought. In your past life, who was it that treated the harmonica that someone gave you like a treasure every day? And who was it that practiced the harmonica in the middle of the night for no reason?"

Kevin then joined in teasing Kosma: "You can't just keep ignoring her, after all, you danced with her at the ball, didn't you?"

"That's Pardo ..." Kosma rubbed his forehead in exasperation. He hadn't slept a wink all night after the ball ended, and every time he closed his eyes, all he could see were the details of himself dancing with Disaster.

"If you don't want to, you can just refuse, right?" Zhu Yufeng delivered her ultimate move.

"I... that's not good, so... the concert is about to start, let's listen to Eden's songs first." Kosma could only manage to stammer out this after a long pause.

Kevin wanted to say something more, but his gaze suddenly shifted from Kosma, and his expression turned somewhat surprised.

"Alright, alright, you decide for yourself." Zhu Yufeng patted Kosma on the shoulder. Both of them noticed Kevin's expression and looked curiously to their left.

Then his pupils contracted.

The silver-haired girl in his memory sat obediently in the seat next to him. As if noticing someone watching her, she turned her head and smiled at Zhu Yufeng.

Lilith?!

How could she do this?!

Zhu Yufeng suppressed his surprise and smiled at Lilith before turning his gaze to the center of the stage. He had to keep his expression from crumbling... After all, theoretically Lilith shouldn't have any memories of her previous life, and this was, for the sake of argument, a public occasion. Lilith was engaged, so it was better not to be too enthusiastic.

Kosma was still somewhat dazed, while Kevin had already turned his scrutinizing gaze to a blond boy beside Lilith. This was Lilith's fiancé? He didn't seem like much; Feng was definitely a better fit.

Then, Elysia returned. Just as she was about to greet Zhu Yufeng, she saw Lilith sitting next to him. Lilith noticed her too and waved to her with a gentle smile.

Elysia almost couldn't hold back her smile. If Adams hadn't been sitting next to Lilith, she would have suspected that Lilith had memories of her past life.

Is it really such a coincidence? Lilith's seat just happens to be next to Kaede? And also right behind him?

Elysia waved to Lilith and then sat down in front of Lilith.

Lilith said softly, "Because Elysia is Miss Eden's good friend, I guessed she would definitely attend this performance. And judging from Miss Eden's popularity, the audience usually takes their seats before the performance starts. And this is the only unoccupied seat in the front row, so I guessed this is your seat, Elysia."

Upon hearing Lilith's voice, Sakura and Pardo, who were sitting in the front row, turned around and looked at Lilith in disbelief. Just like when Elysia first met Lilith, this Lilith's tone was completely different from the Lilith they knew.

Disaster remarked on how many friends Elysia had, while Rin, sitting next to Sakura, blinked her big eyes and looked at Lilith curiously.

Kevin and Kosma looked puzzled, while Su opened her eyes and looked at Lilith with wariness. There it was, this strange sense of incongruity, no, it was a much stronger sense of incongruity than in her previous life.

Zhu Yufeng merely raised an eyebrow. So Elysia knew Lilith first? That Lilith with that tone... tsk, he'd seen her before; it was just a facade Lilith wore when feigning weakness.

I remember when I first brought Lilith back to the Fire Moth, I had seen her true face and she almost killed me.

However, it only happened once. She didn't relentlessly assassinate Qianjie once or even several times a day like Immer did, otherwise he would have killed Lilith to eliminate any future troubles.

Elysia glanced at Zhu Yufeng subconsciously. She really wanted to ask him why Lilith was like this. She was completely different from the Lilith she knew in her previous life.

Lilith glanced at Zhu Yufeng and continued, "Oh, by the way, Elysia, is this gentleman next to me your lover?"

"L-lover?" Elysia was stunned by Lilith's sudden move, and everyone else was also taken aback by Lilith's audacity.

Zhu Yufeng, with an expression of complete indifference, said, "Here we go again, Lilith in her fun-loving and stoking mode."

Adams, standing next to Lilith, glanced at Zhu Yufeng with some surprise, then at Elysia, before finally turning his gaze to Lilith, wanting to hear Lilith explanation.

"Isn't Elysia a little surprised when she first saw me? You seemed to be trying to greet someone else before noticing me," Lilith explained in a gentle voice. "And after hearing my reasoning, you also subconsciously glanced at the gentleman next to me, so I think you two must know each other and be on good terms."

"Is that so?" Elysia looked at the smiling Lilith and suddenly saw a fleeting hint of mockery in her eyes.

At this moment, Zhu Yufeng spoke up, "Since we can be sure they are acquaintances, is this how you want to liven up the atmosphere?" Sure enough, even if she pretends to be a good girl, she is still a little devil at heart.

She probably still wanted to see Sakura and the Kevin's expressions, right? With her intelligence, it's easy for her to deduce that Kevin and the others are her and Elysia's companions.

Elysia: "..."

This way of livening up the atmosphere... it's so similar to my own. I thought she would occasionally make similar jokes with others to liven things up, but this time she was the one being joked about, and it was Kaede, so she didn't react at all.

"Hehe, seeing such a beautiful girl like Elysia, I couldn't help but make a joke. Please forgive me." Lilith clasped her hands together, looking like she was actively admitting her mistake.

"It's nothing, just some little jokes between pretty girls can add a lot of color to life," Elysia said.

Then the performance began, and no one spoke again throughout the entire process, out of respect for the singers and appreciation of the art.

During the intermission after the performance, Lilith gave a soft, gentle evaluation of Eden and other artists' music and dance. Although the performance was held in the name of Eden and Eden appeared in most of the pieces and repertoire, there were actually other artists such as musicians and singers participating.

As Lilith evaluated each piece of music and repertoire, those around her couldn't help but admire Lilith high level of artistic cultivation.

However, Zhu Yufeng became increasingly confused about Lilith 'Lilith true nature. After all, there was no need to go to such lengths to pretend to be perfect.

Before the second half of the performance began, Zhu Yufeng thought that the first play was a romance-type play that would give Zhu Yufeng goosebumps... He had seen it in his previous life, but he... lacked the ability to appreciate it and couldn't understand it.

So he made an excuse to leave first, and then returned after a short time.

Some time after Zhu Yufeng left, Lilith also stood up and said that she had received a call from her father and needed to leave the table temporarily.

Elysia instinctively felt something was off; this was too much of a coincidence, wasn't it? But Adams, sitting next to Lilith, surely knew whether Lilith had received a call or not, right? So... it was just a coincidence?

Zhu Yufeng found a quiet, secluded spot, leaned against a wall, and texted Klein on his phone, asking her to monitor Mobius's diet. If he found out that Mobius had missed one workout during this period, he should reduce his instant noodles intake by one week.

Then I sent a message to Vill-V to check on the progress of the Divine Key's manufacturing.

Suddenly, he noticed someone was watching him. He looked up and saw Lilith standing in front of him.

How could she know this?

Just as Zhu Yufeng was about to speak, Lilith stepped forward, wrapped her arms around his neck, stood on tiptoe, and kissed him, a delicate fragrance filling his nostrils.

Zhu Yufeng: "???"

Because he was suddenly "attacked," his brain was momentarily frozen, but he quickly realized: Lilith possessed memories of her previous life!

Before he could react, Lilith had already let go of his hand, revealing the signature mischievous smile that Zhu Yufeng remembered, "Long time no see, Feng. I couldn't help myself for a moment."

You call this "slightly"?

Zhu Yufeng subconsciously touched her lips, forcing herself to remain calm. "You..."

"A long-awaited reunion brings more than one surprise. It seems not only me, but also Elysia and the others, including Kevin, seem to have memories." Lilith adopted the tone she remembered. "But this time, it's clear that Elysia has truly fallen for you. Congratulations, Maple, you've got what you wanted!"

Zhu Yufeng was somewhat puzzled by the meaning behind Lilith's words, but he still felt he should be concerned about Lilith's situation. "If you come out like this, what about your fiancé..."

"Adams?" Lilith twirled a strand of hair between her fingers and said with a hint of disdain, "He's probably engrossed in watching those boring plays, thinking about how he can appreciate them like I do. He doesn't have time to care about me."

Then she hugged Zhu Yufeng: "Ah, I thought this was just a trial run, but I guess I made the right bet, you're here~"

"What's the meaning?"

"Before coming here, I told that old man the performance schedule, but I deliberately gave him the wrong intermission time. Knowing his personality, he'll definitely call during intermission to ask how things are going with Adams. Heh, a little cleverness is often easier to control than idiots. Of course, if Feng hadn't come, I would have found an excuse to leave after the first half. Looks like we're quite destined for each other." Lilith buried her head in Zhu Yufeng's chest and rubbed against him. "Ah, I really don't want to let go..."

Zhu Yufeng was completely at a loss. He remembered that Vill-V had planted a listening device on him... He felt that if he went there, he would be locked in a dark room...

After only a short while, Lilith let go of his hand and said to Zhu Yufeng with a smile, "You were a little willful, weren't you? After all, we won't see each other for a long time. I'm really worried that I'll break down if I don't see you for a while."

Zhu Yufeng just looked at Lilith without saying anything. How should I put it? Lilith's the Present state seems to have become even more radical than in her previous life.

"Oh dear, my time outside is almost up. I look forward to our reunion..." Lilith said before leaving.

On the way back to the venue, Lilith muttered to herself, "Looks like I need to hurry... One brief reunion isn't enough..."

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