Chapter 399 - 399: Morning Surprise (2/2)

”How was the issue there? Was everything sorted out?” Li Yefeng asked his son as they all sat down at the round table.

Now that everyone's here, the servants brought out their steaming breakfast and placed it on the table.

”I've done my part completely. Their job now is to know how to make good use of it.”

What they'll do in the future was no longer his concern. He won't be held accountable for whatever happens in the future because of their ignorance.

Li Yefeng nodded, understanding and agreeing with his son's answer.

”It's good to see you're earlier than expected, Ethan.” Agathe smiled at her son-in-law.

”Too early,” Alexander grumbled quietly, then grimaced when his dear wife pinched his side.

”Yeah, sister-in-law was so lonely without you.” Li Yifei said teasingly yet factually. ”She had all of us with her when we toured the city, yet she didn't seem to enjoy it at all.”

”I enjoyed everyone's company, Yifei.” It just felt different without Ethan. ”You and Gabriel were just too busy with one another that you must've not noticed.” Lillie smoothly deflected to topic towards them.

The two's faces instantly went red. Li Yifei flailed, attempting to subdue the matter without anyone suspecting anything. While Gabriel just pretended to bury his attention on his phone as if nothing happened.

”How wonderful it would be if you two would end up together like your elder siblings.” Han Rushi mentioned after wiping her mouth with a napkin.

”En, you two wouldn't have to search far and wide for a partner,” Agathe added. ”But this is just your mothers' musings. We're not forcing you two with anything. Lillie and Ethan were just different cases that need a little bit of nudging.”

'You call an arranged marriage a little nudge?' Li Yifei and Gabriel both thought, looking at their mothers with deadpanned expressions.

After the lovely breakfast, everyone busied themselves with their appointed tasks. Lillie's parents went to the city's town square where the show will take place to supervise its progression.

An outdoor event goes perfectly with the cool season and the aesthetic background of the leaves turning yellow, orange, and red.

Li Yefei and Gabriel went out separately—to go on a secret date.

Now as for our main characters, they choose to stay at home for a moment. But later when the sun goes down, they'll also go for a date around the city.

There are still a lot of places Lillie wanted to explore with Ethan.

For now, Ethan needs to know what happened after he left home.

”Does the name Four Hors.e.m.e.n sounds familiar to you?” The two of them lounge in the backyard pavilion.

Displayed on the glass table are refreshments; two glasses of mango juice and two plates of sliced, sweet, and crunchy mangoes that Ethan brought from the Philippines.

”They were a small group back then, weren't they? I haven't met them, but I'd heard about their potentials. I'd expected they would rise through the ranks eventually.”

”En, your assumptions are correct. They've been one of the Uncrowned Leaders for a few years now.”

Many things have changed after Ethan left the Underworld. So it wasn't surprising if the small groups he heard of before became big shots today.

”So what's up with the sudden interest? Are you planning to recruit them?”

”If they behave, I'll grant them the honor.”

Ethan felt something was amiss.

”Did something happen after I left?”

”Well, we currently have four unwilling guests staying in our bas.e.m.e.nt.”