Emotional Crisis

Seeing Shanna's adorable, coquettish manner, Bell felt much more at ease.

He forced a smile and said:

"Okay, let's go eat. What would you like to eat for dinner?"

"Eat meat!"

Shanna answered without hesitation.

Under Bell's influence over the years, the little girl has long developed a habit of loving meat.

"..."

Bell discovered that his younger sister might actually have a much stronger mental fortitude than he did.

Having just witnessed that scene, the little girl can still think about eating meat without batting an eye.

"What's wrong, Gege? Can't we eat meat today?"

Seeing Bell remain silent, Shanna asked cautiously.

"How could that be? Anything Shanna wants to eat, she can eat it anytime."

After saying that, Bell called Lim and asked him to prepare dinner. He didn't want to eat in the Great Hall today.

More than a week has passed since the weekend I visited the lab.

Hermione hasn't spoken a word to Bell for over a week.

Over the past week, Bell has been sending Hermione messages intermittently, or even contacting Hermione directly, wanting to talk to her.

But all the messages sent went unanswered, without a single reply.

Whenever Hermione noticed Bell approaching her, she would run away without looking back, giving Bell no chance to speak.

"Sigh~!"

Standing in the lounge with a worried expression, Bell stared blankly out the window, unsure of what to do.

Come to think of it, this was the first time in this life that he had shown such a worried expression. In his previous life, he often did.

So, is it because he's been so happy in this life that even God can't stand it anymore?

He shook his head vigorously.

Just kidding, he's a wizard, a darling of magic, the kind that even God doesn't care about, and he's not under God's jurisdiction either.

Moreover, to use a somewhat inappropriate term, this whole affair was entirely Bell's own doing.

Although Bell doesn't think he did anything wrong.

"Sigh~!"

Just as Bell was sighing in the Ravenclaw common room, someone else was also sighing in a girls' dormitory in Gryffindor.

That's right, this person is Hermione.

She hadn't spoken to Bell for over a week.

Thinking about it carefully, this seems to be the first time since they met that there has been such a long period of time without any communication between them.

Even though they weren't familiar with each other when they first enrolled, they would often run into each other in the Library and chat briefly.

Actually, it wasn't that Hermione didn't want to talk to Bell; she really wanted to persuade Bell to give up those "evil" experiments.

At worst, she wouldn't have to turn herself in to the Ministry of Magic; she certainly didn't want Bell to do it anyway.

The reason I said that that day was simply that reason briefly triumphed over emotion.

However, judging from Bell's attitude at the time, Hermione knew that her persuasion was doomed to failure.

Despite Bell's usual nonchalant and lazy demeanor, she usually fulfills most of her requests.

But Hermione knew that, in contrast to his usual easygoing nature, Bell also had a very stubborn side.

Once Bell has made up her mind about something, not even ten of her could pull her back.

Perhaps only Shanna could stop Bell. But clearly, Shanna will always be on Bell's side.

In other words, since Bell has already made it clear that she wants to continue those "evil" experiments, no matter what she says, it will be of no use.

So what should she do?

Should we continue to avoid Bell like this? And then gradually become like strangers?

Don't want!

The thought that one day in the future, she and Bell might brush past each other and simply nod politely, made Hermione's heart feel like it was being squeezed tightly by a hand, causing her unbearable pain.

So, they took the initiative to find Bell and had an open and honest conversation.

But what should I say?

This was the first time Hermione had ever felt troubled because she didn't know what to say to Bell.

You know, in the past, whenever she was with Bell, she would always have endless things to say.

Moreover, the thought of meeting Bell would uncontrollably bring back the nightmarish scene she witnessed that day in that terrifying laboratory.

At times like these, an indescribable fear would grip her heart.

Even more remarkably, one night she dreamt that she was immersed in a light green, transparent solution, and Bell stood in front of her, looking at her with interest as if she were an experimental subject.

She tried desperately to persuade and plead, but all she got in return was a cold, unfamiliar smile from Bell.

Hermione buried her head in the blankets, her body trembling uncontrollably.

She was afraid. She was afraid to see the unfamiliar Bell, and she didn't know how to get along with Bell in the future.

To find a solution, she had previously read many romance novels.

Fortunately, she actually found it.

The book says that when irreconcilable conflicts arise between lovers, the conflict can only be resolved when one or both parties make concessions.

... Isn't that obvious?

Hermione was so angry she almost burned the book.

And she was actually really looking forward to it!

Even without reading that book, she knew that this method could solve the current problem.

The problem is that Bell has clearly refused to make concessions, which means that the only remaining option is for her to make concessions.

However, Hermione really didn't have the confidence that she could turn a blind eye to everything Bell had done.

Therefore, in conclusion, although Hermione is very reluctant to admit it, it seems that her relationship with Bell has really come to an end.

No!

Hermione wrapped herself in the blanket and rolled around and around.

"Thump!"

"It hurts, it hurts~!"

Rubbing her forehead, which had hit the floor, Hermione slowly crawled back onto the bed.

The three Little Witch sharing a dorm room with Hermione calmly glanced at Hermione wriggling on the floor. They were already used to her daily erratic behavior lately.

Rumors suggest that the reason he suddenly acted erratically was because he had a serious argument with Bell. Some even claim that the two have already broken up.

So Hermione's roommates are now hesitant about whether they should seize the opportunity to get their hands on that Bell.

Although Bell's reputation was terrifying, as Hermione's roommates, they at least knew that Bell was actually quite nice to Hermione.

This can be seen from the magical ornaments Hermione wears.

And most importantly, being Bell's girlfriend is so prestigious, isn't it!