Lin Yide had just reached the gate of his house when Old Dirk came to greet him.
"Young Master, there is an applicant here for the position of tutor, currently waiting for your interview in the study," he reported in a low voice.
Lin Yide was surprised to hear this.
He knew that the announcement for hiring a tutor had been posted for several days.
Although the offered benefits were quite generous, no one had been willing to apply because of his less-than-stellar reputation.
He quickly crossed the hallway, heading towards the study with hurried steps.
When he pushed open the door to the study and saw the applicant's face, his expression immediately darkened. Sitting in the study was none other than Arlecchino.
At this moment, she was sitting in a chair, her legs crossed elegantly, holding a cup of freshly brewed hot coffee, seemingly enjoying the tranquility.
"What are you doing here?" Lin Yide's voice was filled with obvious displeasure and confusion.
Arlecchino gently put down her coffee cup, raised her head, and met Lin Yide's gaze.
She slowly replied, "Why can't it be me?"
Lin Yide let out a cold snort, his voice full of warning: "If you're trying to trick Lyney and Lynette into the House of the Hearth, I advise you to give up on that idea. My children will never become pawns of the Fatui."
Arlecchino didn't care about his unfriendly attitude. "It seems you have a lot of animosity towards the Fatui. I have no intention of defending the entire organization, but I must clarify one point: not all members of the Fatui are keen on those despicable methods."
Lin Yide's lips curled into a mocking smile. "So, you're trying to tell me that you're a lotus flower that emerges from the mud without being stained?"
Arlecchino paused slightly, then replied seriously, "Although your analogy is not entirely accurate, everything I do is for a noble goal."
"A noble goal?" Lin Yide raised his eyebrows slightly, saying with a hint of playfulness, "The prophecy of Fontaine?"
Arlecchino was shocked, she didn't expect Lin Yide to guess that.
She quickly calmed down and regained her usual composure and calmness. "Yide, that prophecy of Fontaine is really going to happen. In less than ten years, Fontaine will usher in everything said in the prophecy.
Cooperate with me, your West Factory plus the Fatui have the ability to change all of this."
However, Lin Yide remained unmoved. He said lightly, "I know the prophecy will eventually happen. But I refuse to cooperate with you, I don't like the Fatui."
Hearing his refusal, a trace of anger appeared on Arlecchino's face. However, this aroused her competitive spirit even more, and she secretly decided that she must make this man submit to her.
She drank the coffee in her cup, stood up, and said with a smile and elegance, "We will meet again."
After saying that, she turned and left, leaving behind a mysterious and tall figure.
Lin Yide looked at her back, feeling a headache. She was not someone easy to deal with.
After Arlecchino left, Lin Yide got up and went to another room in the villa.
This room was being carefully transformed by Ophelia and Ebel, who planned to turn it into a spacious and bright office to serve as the new office space for the West Factory.
Although he had enough funds to buy another house, he felt that working from home was more convenient.
"Ophelia, I need you and Ebel to investigate something," Lin Yide said gently to Ophelia as he entered the room.
Ophelia immediately stopped what she was doing and asked, "Director, what is it?"
"During the Holsen case trial today, a bunch of students were protesting outside. Their behavior was clearly instigated by someone behind the scenes. I want you to investigate the identity of the person behind them," Lin Yide said seriously.
"Understood, we will definitely find out the other party's identity," Ophelia said confidently.
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Top floor of the Palais Mermonia.
Furina sat bored in her chair, reading the latest issue of The Steambird.
The newspaper had very little coverage of the Holsen case trial, almost glossing over it.
However, what was striking was that negative reports about the West Factory occupied a large portion of the page.
People from all walks of life fiercely criticized the West Factory and Yide, portraying the existence of the West Factory as the greatest threat to justice. The wording of these reports was sharp and the emotions were vivid, as if the West Factory was the source of all evil, unforgivable.
Furina felt a sense of inexplicable frustration as she looked at these reports.
She knew that the real situation of the West Factory was not like this, and these negative reports were just one-sided.
She had a strong urge to stand up and defend the West Factory and Yide, and explain the truth to the world.
Just then, her eyes were drawn to a tutor recruitment advertisement in the middle of the newspaper page.
The face of Lin Yide immediately appeared in her mind.
Furina couldn't help but hum softly, thinking to herself: This guy must be worried about not being able to find a suitable tutor now, right?
In that case, this goddess will be kind and save him once!
The corners of her mouth turned up slightly, revealing a smug smile.