Chapter 6: Relax. Not a big deal

Inside Castle in the Sky.

The usher brought them to their table.

Ryan and Ava sat on one side of the table.

Elias and Jake sat on the other side of the table.

It felt good to be here. 

Some more got a pretty girl sitting on the opposite side.

They ordered Msytic Ale, a type of magic wine for themself.

A magic wine that only sold at the Castle in the Sky

It was made of magic starglow grape.

Elias was enjoying the drink.

Its taste was a mixture of sweetness and bitterness. 

It was smooth.

Ryan gave Elias a look. 

Then, Ryan raised his chin and gestured at the table diagonally across.

"Hey, Elias. Your ex-girlfriend."

"Your ex-girlfriend? Which one?" Jake asked, looking around.

Elias turned his head and saw Lily.

Lily was sitting with her male friends.

Elias didn't expect to see them here.

It's ok. Calm down.

Not a big deal.

Then, Elias turned back and continued to enjoy his wine.

Lily was editing a photo on her phone.

This was her first time at Castle in the Sky.

Girls always edit their photos before posting them.

If two girls posted the same photo, you could see that the photo became two totally different photos.

Lily tapped the "confirm" button and posted it on social media.

There was only one photo in the post.

It was her alone at the entrance of Castle in the Sky.

Caption - "It is a beautiful place."

Yeah, without her male friends.

Hehe

Lily and her male friends noticed Elias's table also.

"Isn't that Elias?" One of them said.

Lily raised her head and looked at Elias.

They were surprised to see Elias here.

It was difficult to get a table here.

They were here because Alex spent money and bought a table.

Quite expensive.

Alex was one of the male friends who liked Lily.

He thought he stood a chance after Elias broke up with Lily.

Alex came from a quite rich background. 

And he was willing to spend on Lily

Alex glanced at Elias's direction and grinned.

Then, he stood up and walked to Elias's table.

Alex walked closer and said.

"Hey, Elias. You are here."

Elias looked at him silently.

Elias's face looked indifferent, just with a slight grin.

Then, Alex saw Ava, who was sitting at the same table.

It was the first time he had seen such a beautiful girl.

He was stunned for a moment.

Then, he felt a bit awkward because Elias didn't respond.

Alex added.

"ah, we are here celebrating graduation. You wanna join?"

Elias remained silent and gazed at him.

He had no interest in talking with them. 

Just stay away from me.

I am enjoying my life.

"emm, see you," Alex said.

Then Alex felt awkward and left.

Alex walked back to his table.

He said

"Did you guys see the beautiful girl at Elias's table?"

"the prettiest girl I have ever seen"

"Where?"

"The one sitting with Elias"

The other male friends and Lily were curious.

They looked at Ava.

"Wow, who is the pretty girl sitting at his table?"

"Pretty"

This was a human natural reaction.

Everyone loves to look at beautiful things in the world.

Not just boys, girls like beautiful things also.

Some couples would even look at beautiful girls together.

Lily used to enjoy looking at beautiful girls also.

But this time she was a bit angry.

hmm.

Because all the attention on her shifted to Ava.

In addition to that, Elias was sitting together with the pretty girl.

The girl was so beautiful.

Much more beautiful than me.

Alex noticed that Ava was a bit angry. 

He quickly said 

"But I think Lily is more beautiful."

Lily smiled at Alex after hearing the praise.

She knew that it was a lie.

But as an expert in attention-seeking, Lily knew how to manipulate boys.

She knew that she must give some positive feedback for his actions.

So that, she could get more praise in the future.

She wanted more attention.

So, she gave him a smile.

Yeah, smile. Something free, and not valuable.

Alex saw Lily's smile.

He was happy.

He thought

"I did something right."

"If I continue to give her everything I have, one day she will be my girlfriend."

Lily's attention was not on Alex.

She was looking at Elias and Ava.

Such a beautiful girl.

And Elias, he looked so relaxed.

Lily couldn't find any sadness on his face.

Slowly, her mood changed from angry to sad.

Hmmm, I gave you a chance until 9 pm. 

but you don't want it.

Ok.

She took out her phone.

She wanted to unfriend and block Elias on social media.

She opened Elias's social media profile.

Then, she found out that Elias unfriended her already.

How dare he.

I thought he liked me.

Why did he change so fast?

This was the mindset of a 'little princess'.

Everyone must like me. 

I am pretty.

Everyone must give me attention.

In return, maybe, just maybe I will give you a smile.

Hehe

Elias finished his wine and asked.

"Anyone want to go to the trading section?"

The trading section was one of the key elements in the Castle in the Sky.

Many traders would join the trading section to sell their magic items.

Elias thought that it was time to earn the initial capital for his business.

"I heard from the usher that they are having their annual event, The Enchanted Exchange"

"Sure, lets go." Ryan said.

They left the table and went to the trading section. 

It was on the second floor of the building.

Lily and her male friends sat not too far from Elias.

So they heard what Elias said.

They were curious about the annual event, The Enchanted Exchange.

Then, they followed and started to walk to second floor.