Even without naming the person, Lily knew who he was talking about.
"Yes… After you disappeared, Ren was the one that would somewhat take care of me," Lily showed a small smile at him, "He didn't have time to spend with me with him being one of the emperor's successors, but he allowed Leizi to be my bodyguard."
Hearing about this, Lin Ye smiled and nodded.
"I see. Good to know your family had some good people in it," Lin Ye chuckled.
He expected Lily to laugh with him but when he looked at her Lin Ye was greeted by a glare.
Without any warning, Lily pinched his shoulder making him flinch.
Lin Ye looked at his shoulder and then back at her.
"Did I say something wrong?" He smiled nervously at her.
This only made the glare that he was receiving increase its intensity.
"I take that as a yes? Ow. Yeah, it was a yes."
Her glare was not the only thing that was increased.
She leaned in closer as she kept on glaring at him.
"Your family?" She said, "They are our family Gege."
Lin Ye's eyes widened upon hearing this. He almost forgot that no matter what he thought, Lily still had more family members other than him.
No…
Other than Zhen.
He wanted to smack himself to even consider taking that from Zhen. However, he couldn't tell Lily that he was truly not Zhen. She was too stubborn to accept that fact.
So he needed to do what he does best.
"Thanks for reminding me about that," He smiled at her, "I won't forget after this."
Bullshitting and hiding his emotion from anyone.
Yeah… That was healthy.
"You better!" She finally let go of his shoulder and sat back on the bed. She folded her arms under her chest, "I will get mad if you do that again."
Chuckling, Lin Ye held both his hands up towards her in an attempt to protect himself.
"Okay, okay," He smiled at her, "I promise."
Seeing Lily's face slowly soften, Lin Ye knew she wasn't mad anymore. Just to be on the safe side, he might need to change the topic of their discussion.
Familymatter was a landmine-filled area. One wrong step and he's dead.
Luckily, Lily already had a topic in mind.
"If only Ren is good at talking with women like you," Lily sighed, "He was always so focused on the duty that he had to do as royalty."
Lin Ye was about to laugh when he noticed what Lily just said felt a bit wrong.
"Like me?" He raised a brow, "What do you mean by that? Are you insulting me or something?"
Lily only looked at him unimpressed. Like he failed to lie to her.
"Gege, did you forget," Lily narrowed her eyes at him, "I was on the Landship before I came here. There were a lot of rumours about you there."
Dread crept into his body when he heard him, and rumours were being used in the same sentence. If he had learned anything in this world, Lin Ye liked to think that rumours about that did not paint him as the best person.
"… What did you hear?" Just to be sure, Lin Ye asked. Shakily though. He liked to believe any god would take pity on him.
With Lily looking away from him, Lin Ye did not like where this was going.
"About you playing with women's hearts no matter where you go," Without looking at him, she started to explain, "You would have another woman with you every time you come back from a trip."
Then he heard a sigh coming from her.
"I pity Miss Skadi."
"…"
The gods had abandoned him.
Lin Ye messaged his temple to lessen the stress that he was going through now.
"Lily, please believe me when I tell you that I never did that. It's just a mis—."
Just as he was about to explain himself, his mind caught something.
"Why is Skadi related to all of this?" He tilted his head to her in confusion.
Lily slowly turned around to look at him disappointedly. This only confused him more. She let out a tired side and held her forehead.
"I truly pity Miss Skadi."
Just when Lin Ye wanted to ask more, he heard a rumbling sound echoing in the room. His eyes slowly moved to where the sound originated and landed on Lily's stomach. A smirk formed on his face as he slowly looked at her face.
She was beet red now and looking at her stomach like it betrayed her.
"Hungry?" Lin Ye asked.
Embarrassed, she lowered her head and nodded at him. Hearing Lin Ye's laughing only worsened the colour of her face.
"Luckily for you, I have an idea of what to make for breakfast," Lin Ye smiled at her, "Can you help me with that?"
"Cooking?" Lily looked troubled now, "I don't know how to cook though."
Rather than be disappointed, Lin ye just smiled even more.
"That's more reason for you to help me," Lin ye said, "You can learn something new."
Lily did not know what to say to this. The only thing she could do was nod slowly at him.
"Good," He clapped his hands after hearing this. Then he slowly pulled his gaze away from her, "However, that also means I need more help."
He smirked at Nian.
"Nian, I know you're awake."
When Lily noticed Nian's body tensed after Lin Ye said this, her eyes widened.
Nian, who she thought was asleep, slowly opened her eyes. She then smiled nervously at Lily.
"Hey there Sis," She managed to say nervously, "Miss you. Love you too."
Lily tore her eyes away from her and back to Lin Ye smirking at her.
"You—!"
"—knew she was awake this whole time?" Lin ye finished her sentence, "Yes. Yes, I did—Woah!"
Rather than saying anything else, Lily tackled Lin Ye down on the covers of the bed.
Lin Ye laughed, he did not seem to mind this sudden action from her, though she was a bit heavy.
He's not going to tell her that though.
At the side, Nian stared in shock. She recovered quickly. Smirking at them, the deity jumped into the fray. Like a little child.
So there were two siblings laughing while another was glaring/pouting at them on the bed.
Lily would get them back.
She swore it.
{Rhodes Island's Psychologist}
Ansel walked into Lin Ye's room.
He remembered Lin Ye telling them before they went to their rooms that he would be making breakfast for them. The medic had to admit, the food that he made with Nian was quite delicious.
But as he expected he was first greeted by the sound of cooking utensils being used coming from the kitchen. He made his way to the table and noticed that he was the last to arrive.
When he sat down next to Steward, he finally realised something. The people at the table were acting a bit strange at the moment.
Did something happen while he wasn't here?
"Steward? Is something the matter?" The Medic asked the young Caster of the group.
The Vulpo pulled his gaze away from the kitchen and towards him. With how he looked so in awe at the moment, it only confused Ansel more.
"Ansel, you were the Doctor's roommate before, right?" The leader leaned closer to him, "Why didn't you tell us you knew someone this amazing before?!"
Ansel didn't understand why Steward was like this, and he was not the only one. Adnachiel also looked utterly betrayed now as he stared at him. The medic then looked at the only woman in the group and noticed Blaze had her eyes still on the kitchen.
Something was wrong.
What did Lin Ye do now?
Without anything to go and do next, Ansel sighed with annoyance as he could only follow her gaze.
And what he saw did surprise him a little...But not much. Why would it surprise him when this person was his past roommate?
"Lily, get me 13 slices of brown bread. They should be in the cabinet on the right
"13? Isn't that too much?"
"Well, your bodyguards also need to eat. They don't need to show themselves; just leave them in my room for them to take, asap"
"Oh! Okay then, Gege!"
"Thanks. Nian get me the black pepper. And no! Don't add another ghost pepper! Some can't handle them!"
"Oh come on Gege, Just a little bit."
"Just put two. I think Blaze would enjoy a bit of spiciness in her food."
"Okay then~."
There in the kitchen were the people that he expected. Sigh
Lin Ye and Nian were in the kitchen making breakfast.
He wasn't surprised by Lin Ye though.
What surprised him was the new person.
They knew her.
Who wouldn't?
Almost anyone on Terra knew about her.
She was the Princess of Yan.
THE princess of Yan!
And she was making them breakfast.
Breakfast!
There was only one acceptable reaction for Ansel to make in this situation.
The medic let out a tired sigh from his mouth.
"Damn it Lin Ye."
{Rhodes Island's Psychologist}
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