BXBX NOVEL Chapter 335 Encounter At The Cafe
"Well… they are just simple people with a passion for discovering the unknown. Please be lenient with them, Councilor Eli…" Zeke helplessly defends the researchers as they get nearer to the research branch.
"I know…" Eli gave a subtle smirk as they finally entered the branch.
"Good morning, Dean! Good morning Councilor!!!"
As they stepped into the building they were greeted by the busy researchers going to and fro the hall with several scrolls or documents in their hands. When they saw the two entering, they did not forget to acknowledge them before continuing to go on their way.
"By the way Councilor, I\'ll have to ask for your opinion in choosing the research topics that we should select for the upcoming grand tournament…" Zeke reminded Eli.
"Alright… just give me some time to finish reviewing all the proposals. What I need for you is to help assemble a competent panel of reviewers who could scrutinize the pre-qualified topics and select the best among them.
I can\'t possibly have the only one who had the say in this matter. At the end of the day, I could only comment on the stuff I am well versed in. It is important that we get renowned experts from different disciplines to see what relevance the proposals had. " Eli responded in a serious and business-like manner.
"Now that you mentioned it. Indeed, I must make a rough list of who is qualified and trustworthy to invite. We cannot have our research leaked after all." Zeke nodded enthusiastically as he bid Eli goodbye to start identifying his people.
"I guess I\'d have to continue my office work…" Eli shook her head and helplessly smiled as she also headed on her way to her office.
After a few hours of diving into numerous thesis proposals, Eli\'s tummy softly grumbled indicating that she was hungry.
Looking at the clock and the view outside the window, she realized that there were only a few minutes left for her duty.
"Well I guess, I can go to the town real quick to have a quick snack and then also buy some dessert for Leon and Little Han along the way…" She told herself as she hastened to organize her files and ensure that she could identify the documents she had finished reviewing.
As soon as she finished, she immediately went outside the campus to ride the carriage assigned to her. It was a simple-looking carriage but its interior and the structure were the best of the best.
Originally, the elders of the Forgeworn and Farauld clan had been debating whose crest Eli\'s carriage would bear.
Their debate gave Eli a great headache so in the end, she persuaded the elders to make her carriage as lowkey as possible, under the pretense that she had to avoid most of the people who wanted to take advantage of her identity.
Fortunately, the elders took the bait and begrudgingly agreed to gift Eli a carriage without a distinct design, but they ensured that it has the best features fitting a granddaughter of the two clans.
"Let us go to the town first, I want to grab a light snack before going home." Eli politely told the chauffeur before boarding the carriage.
"As you wish my lady!" The chauffeur smiled as he was delighted to have engaged in a short conversation with the great inventor and the lady of the two great houses in the Empire.
Unlike most of the noble ladies, Eli was more fond of quiet and simplistic-style cafes to visit. So the chauffeur led her not to the all-time favorite Lilibeth\'s cafe but to a more serene cafe around the district.
Ordering a cup of coffee and a cinnamon bun, Eli lamented how she could not go to the counter and ask for a take-out like how she would do on modern earth.
It is not really a thing in this world to take out and order something directly at the counter unless you are ordering a cake or a pastry.
Other than that, nobles would either simply go out to have a change of scenery from their respective estates or invite the chefs themselves to serve them in their homes.
And so, she decided to quickly finish her snack before she would proceed to look for some desserts that she decided to take out for Little Han and Leon.
While she was doing so she was not able to notice that a pair of amused eyes had been watching her from the mezzanine of the cafe.
"Great Inventor Eli… who would have thought I\'d see her again…" The man with features as sharp and enchanting as Alicia of the Cross family mumbled to himself.
He was none other than the young master and the heir of the Cross Family, someone connected to the renowned traitors of the Empire, the Vesala Clan, Anderson Gale Cross.
He had been wondering about how this legendary inventor was able to significantly influence his aloof and competitive older sister.
What was in her that made her sister change the way she viewed things in life?
Although Anderson loved his sister the way she was before, he wished that her aspirations would not deprive her of getting the happiness she deserved. So all this time, when he was serving the Amethyst Warlocks, he never forgot to be on the lookout for a possible candidate as his sister\'s spouse.
But one day, he went home looking at the elated expressions of his mom and dad. They kept on thanking the heavens that her elder sister has now matured and become more sensible.
She also started to care for her outward appearance and even had her hair dyed in black, joining the famous trend of noble women in fashion.
What\'s more, when he had looked into this matter he discovered that she was now close to the prominent inventor named Eli, who turned out to be the glorified adopted daughter of the Forgeworn and Farauld clan!
His mind wandered and his eyes suddenly drifted to Eli\'s hands that were holding the coffee cup with a serene and serious look.
From afar, the lady looked like an intimidating businesswoman that would even outshine men in terms of wits and brilliance.
No wonder, the men around the cafe that had been eyeing her the moment she entered were hesitating to approach and greet her.
Aside from her overwhelming background and achievement, her aura played a big role in making these men hesitate.
"Hmm… I should have asked the chauffeur which cafe sells better sweets… This cafe only served simple pastries…" With his sharp senses, he was able to hear Eli\'s mumble as she moved to finish her coffee and bun.
In the spur of the moment, countless dessert shops appeared on his mind that he thought might also suit Eli\'s taste.
Since his sister loved the cakes he often took home whenever she came back with the estate, Eli would probably like them too, that\'s what he thought.
"Hah… What are you thinking? The lady might have mistaken me into a creep if I suddenly gave her this information…"
Realizing what he was thinking, he placed his palm on his head and reprimanded himself softly.
Feeling a little bit flustered, he shifted his gaze from Eli back to his coffee and decided not to care and finish his food.
But then he heard yet another mumble from Eli, "I saw another cake shop named BerryCreme on the corner of this block… I\'ll have to try that first since it was the nearest one."
"Pfft!" Anderson almost sprayed his coffee all over the table. There was a furious blush on his face as he could not help but worry about the clueless Eli.
\'What was the lady thinking? That shop is not a simple cake shop! It was a famous tryst for nobles who wanted to… who wanted to do \'it\' while basking themselves on icing and cake… this was a spot for nobles who wanted to indulge in their fetishes!\'
How did he know it, of course, he was a member of the high-class society. On the outside, it looked like a legitimate dessert shop, but only the high society knew what service they offer inside.
This time, he could no longer care about what Eli would think of him if he suddenly approached her. When he saw her about to raise her hands to call the waiter to bill out, he immediately called another one to bill out as well.
As he was a prominent personality in the entire capital, the waiter was attentive to his signal, and so was the waiter serving Eli.
With haste, he just took out his crystal card and swiped it hastily as he tried to hastily go down to the ground floor as lowkey as possible.
He had to approach Eli immediately to stop her from ruining her well-earned reputation by entering the questionable shop.
Or else, he could not escape the guilt of allowing his sister\'s only friend to become the Capital\'s laughing stock!