Chapter 81: The Illusion of the White Moonlight

Dreams are beautiful, but harsh reality is cruel.

When Julian woke up the next morning, his entire body felt so sore he couldn’t get out of bed at all. By the time he finally managed to sit up, it was already eight o’clock. His morning university classes started at 8:30 AM, leaving him zero time for any stamina-building morning exercise.

When Julian finally dragged himself downstairs, Victoria was already sitting elegantly at the grand dining table, enjoying her breakfast.

"My Julian, you worked so hard last night, you must be utterly exhausted," Victoria purred, raising her fine eyebrows as her dark eyes swept over him. "Why didn’t you stay in bed and sleep a little longer?"

Gasp!

Butler Chen and the surrounding servants subtly exchanged wide-eyed glances, their gazes lingering between Victoria and Julian. For a healthy young man to be this visibly exhausted, just how intensely passionate must Miss Sterling and Young Master Vance have been last night?!

Julian’s ears burned bright red instantly. Damn it! Is that really something you can blurt out right in front of the staff?!

Julian casually pulled out a chair and sat down, forcing a tough front. "I’m a fully grown man! How could I possibly be tired?!"

Victoria smiled sweetly, leaning over to press her soft, crimson lips right against Julian’s earlobe.

"Is that so? Then I’ll just have to see how my Julian performs tonight~" Victoria’s voice was barely a whisper, meant strictly for his ears alone.

Julian was left completely speechless. Can I even refuse?!

He remained silent, choosing to focus entirely on scarfing down his breakfast. Seeing his flustered, adorable reaction, a hint of deep pleasure flashed in Victoria’s dark eyes.

Oh well, she thought generously, I’ll let my Julian off the hook for tonight. She was genuinely a bit worried that if she demanded intimacy too frequently, she might scare her Julian away.

Still, a subtle idea crossed her mind: she could easily order her private medical research laboratory to formulate specialized, harmless health supplements designed to enhance male physical stamina and stoke a man’s passionate enthusiasm for intimacy.

Julian quickly finished his meal, swallowing the last piece of a steamed bun. "Victoria, I’m heading off to university now."

"Okay," Victoria replied softly, looking at him with immense fondness. "When my Julian is at school, remember to miss me constantly."

"Got it," Julian nodded.

After taking a few steps toward the exit, Julian turned back, looking at Victoria with a slightly puzzled expression. Surprisingly, Victoria didn’t offer to drive him to school in her car this time.

However, he quickly decided it was far better if she didn’t drop him off. He was genuinely terrified that Victoria might drag him into another burning kiss inside the hypercar like last time, or do something even more outrageous... If his fellow students saw the luxury vehicle shaking violently outside the campus gates, he wouldn’t have any face left to stay at Capital University!

As if afraid that Victoria might suddenly change her mind and decide to follow him, Julian picked up his pace and strode out the front doors.

Victoria watched Julian’s hasty, fleeing figure, her crimson lips curving into a sharp, captivating smile. "My Julian... see you very soon~"

Over at Capital University—

Natasha walked down the steps of the female dormitory building, instinctively turning her steps toward the dormitory manager’s office near the entrance.

"Where is my breakfast?" Natasha asked casually, looking inside.

The dormitory supervisor looked up from her desk, baffled. "Miss Natasha, Young Master Vance hasn’t brought you breakfast a single time since this semester started. Have you completely forgotten?"

Natasha froze, caught completely off guard.

How could she have forgotten?! Julian had been arguing with her lately, deliberately creating the illusion of distancing himself from her. Yesterday, he had even put on that elaborate act with another gorgeous woman at the cafe! How could he possibly bring her breakfast today?!

"Miss Natasha," the dormitory supervisor couldn’t help but speak up, her voice laced with earnest pity, "that young man used to bring you hot breakfast every single day without fail, whether it was pouring rain or howling wind. Whenever you were sick or had a cold, he would personally run around getting medicine for you."

"A young man that sincere and devoted is extraordinarily rare in this world. You really ought to cherish him. Once you lose him, you will never find another one like him." ℯ𝓵.

The supervisor spoke these words to Natasha simply because she felt deep sympathy for Julian. She had always held a fantastic impression of Julian Vance—he was a hardworking, practical, polite, and deeply devoted young man, and she hated seeing such a good person’s pure sincerity thrown away and betrayed.

"Miss Natasha," the supervisor added gently, "if a man is strung along for too long without any warmth, he will eventually grow exhausted and walk away. What will you do when he gives up on you entirely?"

Natasha let out a sharp, arrogant scoff.

How could Julian Vance ever give up on me?! I am his white moonlight—the ultimate, untouchable goddess a man can never let go of in his entire lifetime! For years, he lived in my shadow, treasuring every fleeting look, every dismissive smile, and every token of attention I deigned to throw his way. . So how dare he pretend he has moved on? How dare he act as though he can simply close the door on everything we were and pretend I am just a ghost from his past?

He thinks playing hard to get will force me to lower my gaze or plead for his attention, but he severely underestimates the profound hold I have over his every thought. As long as I simply crook my finger and say I’m willing to be his girlfriend, Julian will instantly come crawling back to me like a loyal lapdog! He will immediately cast aside whatever pathetic substitutes he has gathered in my absence, drop to his knees without hesitation, and beg for the ultimate privilege of standing by my side once again.

Natasha was overflowing with absolute, delusional confidence.

Seeing that her words were falling on deaf ears, the dormitory supervisor shook her head in silent helplessness. If Natasha didn’t want to be with Julian, that was fine too—Julian Vance deserved a far better, far kinder woman anyway.

Natasha continued with a cold, haughty laugh, "If Julian Vance doesn’t want to deliver my breakfast today, then so be it! It’s just a cheap breakfast, right? Do you honestly think I’m short of breakfast from Julian Vance?!"

She convinced herself that sooner or later, Julian Vance would be begging on his knees for her to accept his gifts again. Clicking her high heels, Natasha strode arrogantly toward the academic building.

Just as she reached the bottom of the main steps outside, a sleek, customized Pagani Huayra hypercar pulled up to the curb.???

The gull-wing door glided upward, and Julian Vance stepped out of the driver’s seat. He was dressed in an immaculate, stylish all-white outfit, looking exceptionally tall, handsome, and refined.

Julian was now universally recognized as the handsomest student at Capital University. The second he stepped into the sunlight, excited screams erupted from the surrounding female students!

"AHHH! Julian Vance is so insanely handsome! I genuinely feel like I’m falling in love!"

"I feel like Julian looks even handsomer than when I saw him yesterday! His visual features are literally etched into my heart!"

"I can’t even begin to imagine how ridiculously happy I would be if I became Julian Vance’s girlfriend!"

"If I could become Julian Vance’s girlfriend, I would willingly sacrifice ten pounds of my own flesh!"

"I’d sacrifice twenty pounds!"

"I’d sacrifice thirty!"

Natasha scoffed in complete disdain as she listened to the girls gushing. They actually think they can become Julian Vance’s girlfriend? How utterly laughable! A bunch of ugly ducklings! No matter how pretty any woman tries to be—even that woman at the coffee shop yesterday—Julian will never truly be interested in them, because deep inside Julian Vance’s heart, there is only ME! ℯℓ.

As Julian walked past Natasha on the steps, he didn’t spare her a single glance, heading straight upstairs to his classroom without stopping for a fraction of a second.

Natasha bit her lower lip hard, her eyes burning with angry confidence. Keep acting, Julian! You love playing hard to get, don’t you?! Then I’ll let you keep acting! I want to see just how long you can hold out before you break!