Lilian pinched herself quietly, her face flushed red: "I don't know what you're talking about, I didn't do anything at all."
She paused, and before Ulysses could make a big fuss, she said in a puzzled tone, as if talking to herself, "Looking back now, you really weren't like yourself back then. You had clearly refused to be my teacher before, but then you took the initiative to find me and said you wanted to teach me to read. I was so surprised at the time that I didn't think about why."
Upon hearing Lilian 's words, Ulysses frowned slightly; this was truly strange.
Lilian glanced at Ulysses's face and said cautiously, "Lord Ulysses, I have an idea. I wonder if you would be willing to listen to it?"
Ulysses nodded: "Go ahead."
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