Chapter 609 - 607: Real World Drama (4)

No wonder.

Elder Cao had been so respectful toward the young man.

If that man was Shura himself, everything made sense.

"Well? Old Tan, are you giving up now?"

Cao Jingjing smiled beside him.

Tan Dong rolled his eyes at Cao Jingjing, then suddenly turned to leave.

"Hey! Old Tan, don’t go! I was only joking!"

"I have something to take care of."

Tan Dong didn’t look back.

Although he had given up on Yuhan, Fenric’s appearance had ignited his fighting spirit.

He intended to stop wasting his youth and enter the Samsara Space that very night to fight for a better future.

If others could do it, there was no reason he, Tan Dong couldn’t do it!

...

For the remainder of the dinner, Fenric felt extremely uncomfortable.

Ever since Elder Cao had approached him so respectfully, Fenric had become the center of attention.

People kept coming over to strike up conversations, whether he knew them or not, and Fenric found it incredibly irritating.

He could no longer enjoy his girlfriend’s attentions as he had before.

Even a cold expression couldn’t keep those flies away.

Yuhan was observant. Knowing that Fenric disliked such insincere socializing, she whispered, "Fenric, shall we... leave early?"

"Won’t your friend be upset if we leave early?" Fenric asked.

Yuhan teased, "Who would dare be angry with you?"

Fenric smiled. "All right, let’s go."

"Okay. Let’s say goodbye to Jingjing first."

It was only proper to say goodbye to the host before leaving.

Fenric nodded in agreement.

With Yuhan leading the way, he went to find Cao Jingjing.

Cao Jingjing was chatting with a woman. When she saw Fenric and Yuhan approaching, she immediately told the woman, "Sorry, please excuse me."

"Yuhan, Mr. Kline, thank you for coming to my birthday dinner," Cao Jingjing said with a smile.

It was clear that Cao Jingjing felt somewhat restrained around Fenric now, no longer behaving as naturally as before.

"Jingjing, there’s no need to be so formal with me."

Yuhan first responded politely, then explained their intention. "But, Jingjing, something has come up, so we may have to head back early."

"Huh?" Cao Jingjing was taken aback and quickly asked, "Did I... do something wrong?"

"No." Yuhan didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. "Jingjing, don’t overthink it. We really have something to take care of. I’ll come and see you another day."

Seeing that Yuhan didn’t appear to be lying and showed no sign of anger, Cao Jingjing felt relieved.

"All right, I’ll see you out."

The three walked to the manor’s gate.

"Jingjing, you can stop here. If you keep going, you’ll end up walking me all the way home~" Yuhan said with a smile.

Cao Jingjing laughed as well and stopped. "All right, I won’t go any farther. I really haven’t been a good enough host tonight. I hope neither of you minds."

After leaving Cao Jingjing’s home, Fenric first escorted Yuhan back before setting off for his own home.

In truth...

Yuhan didn’t need him to escort her, and her safety wasn’t a concern.

Appearances aside, Yuhan was also a genius in the Samsara Space, and her strength was nothing to scoff at. What’s more, her personal warehouse held the Mark VII armor and Sentinel robots Fenric had given her.

Even an A-level Samsara might not be able to defeat Yuhan.

"Boom!"

A sharp blast tore through the air.

Fenric soared into the sky and headed straight for the capital.

At his current flying speed, he could reach the capital from there in less than half an hour.

Yuhan arrived home at eight that evening.

Her mother was mopping the floor, while her father was watching the news on television.

Seeing Yuhan return, her mother immediately asked in surprise, "Why are you back so early?"

Yuhan froze.

Father Ford frowned at his wife. "What are you saying? Isn’t it a good thing that our daughter came home early?"

Her mother explained, "That’s not what I meant. When young people go out on dates, aren’t they supposed to go shopping or watch a movie?"

Yuhan was speechless.

She had been planning to explain, but it seemed there was no need now. Both her parents already knew she had gone out with Fenric.

"Dad, I have something to tell you."

"Huh?" Father Ford looked a little nervous. "Has that boy been bullying you?"

Mother Ford also set down her mop and approached with a concerned expression. "What’s wrong? Tell your mother, too."

Yuhan didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. "Dad, Mom, it’s not what you’re thinking. Fenric hasn’t done anything wrong. Just hear me out."

"All right, go ahead."

"Dad, didn’t you say that a former superior called and asked you to put in a word so their granddaughter could enter a dungeon with Fenric?"

Father Ford’s eyes lit up. "Yuhan, do you mean...?"

Yuhan smiled and nodded. "Fenric gave me some spots and told me I could use them to do people a favor. There’s only one condition: whoever gets a spot has to follow his instructions!"

"Oh! That’s wonderful!" Father Ford immediately brightened.

In truth, his former superior had shown Father Ford great kindness and had never asked him for help. Now that a rare request had finally come, Father Ford had found himself in an awkward position.

Without an offer from Fenric, he hadn’t dared ask for a spot, even as Fenric’s future father-in-law.

Hearing the news, Father Ford immediately picked up his phone, smiling as he prepared to call his former superior.

Mother Ford smiled beside him. "This son-in-law really is wonderful!"

"Yuhan, you’d better hold on to him!"

...

By the time Fenric returned to the palace courtyard in the capital, it was almost nine o’clock.

"Brother, you’re back!"

Hearing movement in the courtyard, Diana bounded out. "Have you had dinner?"

"I have."

"Brother, why has ’The King of Samsaras,’ the show I was watching, stopped airing? There hasn’t even been an official explanation. It’s so irresponsible! Brother, can you help me ask about it? I know a lot of people in this country respect you."

"..."

Fenric was speechless.

Ask?

Who was he supposed to ask?

He was the very reason the show had been taken off the air.

Fenric could only say, "If it’s stopped airing, you can watch something else. By the way, I got a blueprint. Take a look and see what you can make of it."

As he spoke, Fenric took out the blueprint he had obtained in "Pacific Rim" and handed it to Diana.

Diana’s attention was indeed diverted, and she immediately accepted the blueprint.

"Neural Link Technology?"

Diana’s eyes lit up, and she soon became engrossed in it.