.So I’ve sold myself short?

The old marshal Ferred was listening to a report of his subordinate in a rare nervous mood. And so were the faces of the marshal Leos and Genevieve who was listening on the side while perking their ears. However, the secretary Ien Ziu who gave the report had an extremely calm face, despite his red ear tips betraying him thoroughly.

(#he's the one who gave the report on how there was a soul shard in the abandoned trolley)

Secretary Ien was trying his level best to adhere to his professional ethics while repeating in his mind '...this is an extremely normal report...normal report, it definitely doesn't contain anything weird... definitely not...'

"So how's the situation there now?" old marshal's voice suddenly interrupted his mental self-counseling. Others at the table sharply turned, expressing strong interest in this subject as well. Even a few maids who were carrying the plates back slowed down their pace 'very considerately' to avoid spilling the leftovers, paying rapt attention.

Secretary Ien gulped one last time before continuing " ..the pinhole camera has been withdrawn now... it was immediately withdrawn when the young master started... AHM... " his cheeks unknowingly started to burn "..the footage before that is here.." he handed a tablet to the old marshal.

Old marshal eagerly took it while the heads around the table earnestly followed the tablet with their eyes. In it was a video footage, which old marshal clicked open immediately. There was an incomparably beautiful youth poking about in the wardrobe, half blocked by the open door of the wardrobe. He was totally engrossed, while another in a bath towel slowly approached him from behind. After Sol turned around, he was downright nose to nose with Ginn. The footage didn't contain audio, so all that they could see was the couple whispering sweet nothings, practically in each other's arms.

Old marshal was watching the video thoughtfully, when Ginn moved closer and kissed Sol's lips. Looking at the couple that was attached together intimately, his eyes were almost jumping out of their sockets 'look how efficient Ginn is! really deserving to be his grandson!'

The video finally came to an end when Ginn pressed Sol onto himself seamlessly. With suspiciously red ears, the old marshal raised the corner of his mouth and nodded approvingly. Then he thoughtfully passed the tablet to marshal Leos who was desperately trying to peep, shifting in his seat.

Various shades of red appeared everywhere the tablet passed. Marshal Leos who had finished watching the video almost choked on his saliva " he's really impressive! maybe we should start preparing a baby room?"

Old marshal helplessly shook his head " Aren't you moving too fast? we should first prepare nutrients for the growth of the fetus !"

Genevieve stared dumbfounded at them. Was there any difference between their 'moving too fast' and 'not moving too fast'? She quickly interrupted lest they started choosing a name for the kid "..I think before all that, we should instruct the kitchen to prepare light dishes and nutrients. We have to be careful and take care of their health. As for the other things, shouldn't we let the nature take its course?"

"Well, that makes sense. then let's do so.." old marshal reluctantly agreed. Marshal Leos also thoughtfully nodded " right! we adults have to take care of the younger generation. We definitely mustn't appear like ones who would peep on their private time!" he declared righteously, glancing at the tablet on the table from the corner of his eye.

Professor Enoch who was sitting in a corner: 'I'll pretend I didn't hear anything... looking at your expressions, how can I have the heart to rain on your parade? but the truth is that I didn't sense any power fluctuations from a forced termination of a marriage contract! I'm hundred percent sure that they didn't spend a spring night together!!'

...

A soft knock sounded on the door. Still sleepy, Seui naturally ignored it and buried his head deeper into the quilt, trying to block the noise. However, the knock didn't seem to have any intention of stopping any soon. Annoyed that it gradually turned to be a nuisance, Seui grunted half-awake, still buried up to the eyes, "come in"

The door was quietly unlocked and a young maid came in silently. Just as she was about to wake up the young lord and his newly married spouse, a shocking sight in front greeted her. On the large double bed, a furry head was curled up in the edge while the young lord was gently embracing him from the back, squeezed on the same edge, leaving more than half of the bed empty! The quilt was kicked off from one side, revealing their entangled legs shining in the morning light, appearing pearly white!

The maid felt her cheeks heating up all of a sudden! It seemed that the couple wasn't awake yet! She only dared to come in because she heard the new little young master calling her, but looking at it now it seems she had made a grave mistake! She absolutely mustn't disturb their sweet time! Just as she was about to turn around and dash through the door, Ginn woke up from his sleep.

Squinting at the light, Ginn carefully got up from the bed keeping his movements as light as possible in case it woke up Sol from his sleep. He arranged the quilt to cover up Sol's legs and motioned the reddened maid to go back silently. She rushed out of the room and enthusiastically went over to share the first-hand gossip with her sisters while happily screaming in her mind!

...

When Seui woke up there was nobody else on the bed. He heard the faint sound of water coming from the washroom and guessed that Ginn might be taking a shower. He quickly got up and adjusted his just-got-out-of-bed look into a more presentable I'm-good looking-anytime-anywhere look. He didn't know why, but he felt really tired yesterday, almost as if he carried a 50-kilo bag to the top of a fifty-story building on foot! Looking at the time, it seemed that he had somehow overslept for quite a while!

After a while, Ginn came out of the washroom in a bath towel just the same as yesterday! After what happened before, the mere mention of a bath towel was enough to infuriate Sol now! So he wordlessly went to take a shower bypassing Ginn, ignoring him with all his might!

Ginn felt a faint sense of loss seeing Sol's indifference to him. But who made them partners! He'll be sure not to be ignored in the future!

...

When the two of them came downstairs for the breakfast, others were already halfway through it. In any case, they were welcomed rather enthusiastically and energetically. Old marshal offered them a warm smile overflowing with 'kindness' while Genevieve stood up to serve Sol a bowl of soup " drink this, it's good for your health. I specially instructed the kitchen to make this for you"

Already having faced their enthusiasm once, Sol could said be experienced. So he calmly accepted the soup with thanks. But why do they seem extra passionate today? Are they finding him more lovable as time passes? Okay, Seui admitted that it was a pile of BS! So he proceeded to taste the soup in a well-behaved manner.

While Sol was enjoying the specially prepared 'healthy' food, marshal Leos slowly closed on Ginn, with the intention of prying some information out of him. " Did you rest well last night?"

Unaware of his purpose, Ginn nodded absently. Carefully observing Ginn's 'unconfident' look, marshal Leos arrived at a terrible conclusion ' No, don't tell me he couldn't do it properly!' He tentatively probed, being careful not to hurt his esteem " that.. , did Sol say he was uncomfortable?"

Confused, Ginn answered " uncomfortable? No. Why?"

This time, even marshal Leos was confused " no? then what's the problem? it couldn't be that he wasn't satisfied with your skills, right? But those things will be fine after practicing for a while" marshal advised with an experienced look.

"...satisfied?... it doesn't mean what I think it means, does it ?..." Ginn asked with an incredible look on his face. " no, wait... that's not the point! did you just perhaps question my ability? It shouldn't be right?" Ginn's voice slowly turned dangerous, but his ear tips were suspiciously red.

Noticing that he seemed to have inadvertently made a mistake, marshal Leos hurriedly switched to plan B, which is to say: retreat! Coincidentally, the doorbell rang in a very timely manner. Inwardly praising the angelic rescuer, marshal Leos hurried over to open the door ignoring the fact that there were maids and automated doorkeepers for such trivialities. 'No, hang on, how does he ring the doorbell directly? shouldn't the normal process be verifying at the security desk and asking for permission beforehand? Why wasn't he notified of any visitor this morning?"

Marshal Leos cautiously opened the door only to see a cute and lively youth standing there with a herd of bodyguards. Before he could even ask for the identity of the youth, the youth introduced himself "I'm Sol's friend, Yew Zishan, here to meet him. Can you please move aside?"

Marshal's face instantly turned grim. Even though he had heard of Yew before, he wasn't very familiar with him, which is why he couldn't recognize him at first. But the thing is that Yew Zishan is the most likely suspect of Ginn's accidental marriage contract! But what is he doing here claiming to be Sol's friend, Ginn's legal spouse? No one can deny that this situation is very suspicious!

While he was in a dilemma, Yew had already unceremoniously stepped into the mansion. Yew turned toward his bodyguards and ordered in a pleasant voice, totally unlike somebody who came looking for trouble " you all wait here, I'll call you if I need you " before turning to marshal Leos "uncle, aren't you going to take me to Sol?" he made it clear it wasn't a request and there was nothing for him to choose from.

Marshal was totally reluctantly to take this guy over to Sol, but thinking that they could definitely handle any situation, he took Yew over to the dining hall where Sol was sipping a very light and plain soup. Hearing the sound of their footsteps, everyone turned over to see who had such prestige that they could disturb their breakfast! After seeing who it was, everyone's expressions became the same as that of marshal Leos, excluding Sol who had a slightly surprised face.

Marshal lead Yew to the table and offered him a seat far away from Sol, obviously guarding against his bad intentions. Only that Yew was oblivious to it and dragged a chair to sit next to Sol. After sitting he briefly greeted the elders before turning his attention back to Sol. "You're still having breakfast? Isn't it pretty late?"

Seui checked the time before answering "overslept, why are you early? I was planning to call you after breakfast. Did you come alone? Where's your Rae?" he resumed drinking soup which obviously sped up compared to before.

Everyone at the table stared dumbfounded at Sol and Yew. It seemed that what Yew wasn't lying when he said they're friends? and their relationship seemed pretty good? Other things aside, this was the first time they saw Sol actively asking questions ever since he arrived in Heilong manor! And who's this Rae guy? he can't be the one they're thinking, could he? If so, why is he Yew's? Is this another inexplicable friendship of Sol? The others had thousands of questions running through their mind.

Yew curled his lips "Rae? Who knows what he's doing! I didn't come alone anyway, there's a bunch of bodyguards outside. They must be having fun sunbathing!" he smiled playfully.

Seui cast an inexplicable glance at him " I thought you were living together? Aren't you a couple?"

Yew waved his hands unheedingly "we aren't, although we're indeed married, we won't be living together until we have the wedding ceremony "

Seui's face stiffened all of a sudden ' ...won't be living together until the ceremony? so it turns out that I'm the one who sold myself short?'

At this moment, the others who were listening to their conversation became a mirror of Sol's expression ' Yew is married to Rae? So does it mean they were mistaken? Then who the h*ll got into a contract marriage with Ginn?!!!'