The Deserted Rich Beauty

"Wow! This building looks like it came out of a Harry Potter movie!"
Toto's incessant chatter pulled Nicole out of her sentimental mood.
Nicole lost the mood to appreciate her familiar surroundings and quickened her footsteps.
‘Ugh! Why did Dad agree to let Toto follow me?!’ Nicole walked to the back of the campus and stopped in front of an exquisite
small building.
She turned to the side to look at Toto.
"You and Luca can wait outside.I'll come out after I see my professor Toto scrunched up his features and gritted his teeth.
"But...Ms.Stanton, is your professor a man or a woman? I'll buy a souvenir for you.It's not good to meet someone empty-handed
after all.We ought to show our Medianian hospitality, right?"
Nicole rolled her eyes.
"I already brought a perfume.It's in my bag.Give it to me."
Toto thought, ‘Perfume? It must be a woman!’ He handed her the bag and said joyfully, "It's such a rare chance to see your
professor.Don't worry about u s and chat a little longer!"
‘Why would I worry about them?' Nicole cast a sidelong glance at Toto.
She did not want to lose her temper in such a noble and peaceful place.
Thus, Nicole just reached out to take her bag and went inside.
Toto sighed in relief.He turned around and sent a message to Eric.
"Mr.Ferguson, Ms.Stanton came here to visit her female professor.She only has eyes for you and ignores everyone's good
gestures.She sighed seven times along the way.I guess she misses you too much, so you have to get well soon!"
After sending the message, Toto ran over to Luca.
"Luca, do you want some ice cream? My treat!"

Luca said, "Get lost."
Inside the library.
At the innermost corner of the library, Nicole saw a skinny man crouching over his laptop, tapping away a t the keyboard with a
full screen of unintelligible code.
She thought back to her times here.
It seemed like her professor had not changed much these few years.
Her heart settled down.
"Leroy?"
The man paused in his movements and turned back.His messy hair was unkempt, and he even had some stubble on his face.
When he saw Nicole, his tired eyes lit up.
"Nic?!"
Nicole smiled and went over to hug him.
"I didn't tell you that I'm in France, but I figured that you must be here. Leroy laughed.
His features were delicate, but he was not someone who cared about his appearance and never took care of himself, so he
looked a bit disheveled.
Upon closer look, his eyes were as bright and sharp as a falcon.
Leroy was a young genius professor at Harvard who came here for research, so he had a part-time position at this university.
Ata glance, no one would know his identity.
He sat casually in a relaxed posture with his legs crossed and a frivolous smile on his face.
"As I told you before, you're my last student.I don't have the energy to train others anymore."
Nicole took out an exquisite little box from her bag.

"The limited-edition Parfurns de Marly.Haven't you been collecting this series?"
Leroy's eyes dimmed slightly as he looked at Nicole.
The corners of his lips were downturned with grief.
"Nic, thanks for thinking about me, but he passed away three months ago.He won't be able to see it even if I collect this..."
Nicole paused in her movements.
Leroy and his boyfriend had gone through so much to be together.
Leroy also came to France because of his boyfriend.Their relationship was over so soon.
Leroy smiled and took the small box.
"It's okay, he'll be happy when I tell him about it" Nicole nodded.
"Sorry, I..."
"It's alright.So, what brought you here?"
"I'm here for fun."
"Oh? With who? The brave Mr.Ferguson that you're so fond of?"
"The man I like died" Nicole said in a light voice.