Evil God I

Back at the suburban villa, Lu Sheng quietly had dinner with everyone, then accompanied Kelly King on a walk through the garden, where the setting sun carpeted the grass.

The two walked alone together, while everyone else kept far away. No one approached or disturbed them.

In the distance, maids stood ready at any moment to bring drinks and wine.

"How did it feel?" Kelly King asked with a smile.

She had always cared deeply for this son she had borne with her ex-husband, her true bloodline.

Though she also cared for the children of her later husbands, there was ultimately a layer between them.

"Not bad." Lu Sheng nodded. "Recently, I've been planning to study properly and apply for adult entrance examinations. If all goes well, I want to enter university and continue my education."

He was laying the groundwork for bringing up Miskatonic University later.

Kelly King froze slightly. Jack was already thirty, yet he wanted to go back to school at that age.

"Are you sure? What about your work?"

"I think I can handle it. I'll work part-time while studying. Besides, at universities these days, as long as you have enough credits, it doesn't matter even if you don't attend classes, does it?" Lu Sheng said quietly.

"That may be true..." Kelly King shook her head slightly. "Forget it. Decide your own affairs for yourself. Do you need my support?"

"No."

Their brief conversation soon ended, and they fell once more into an awkward, indescribable silence.

Kelly King walked ahead slowly. It was clear that her pace of life had become much slower now. Her business and family affairs had settled into stability, so she was no longer as anxious and mercenary as before.

Lu Sheng's strides, meanwhile, were like marks made by a ruler, every