Entering the Lin Mansion, Catherine did not feel a sense of opulence.
After all, this wasn’t a noble district, and it was expected that Lynn’s family wasn’t very affluent.
Yet, even though this wasn’t the noble district, there were still nobles here.
"Vivian Jones?"
As one of the renowned beauties of the Celestial Destiny Empire, Catherine naturally recognized Vivian, and they nearly had a student-teacher relationship.
Catherine still rembers that day six years ago, when a pretty little girl of about twelve or thirteen threw herself into her arms, crying that the first-year entrance exam was too difficult.
At the ti, she was actually over the age limit, but because she achieved first place in the written exam, the Academy allowed her to participate in the talent test, and a ntor even expressed willingness for her to skip a grade.
Then, when the talent test results ca out, nothing else happened...
Even though Catherine usually didn’t place much importance on a student’s talent, valuing their hard work more.
But when she saw Vivian’s test data, she had to admit that she couldn’t manage this student...
Now, in the house of soone who seed like her student, upon seeing soone who almost beca her student, well, Catherine felt quite fated with these two.
"Hello, Catherine ntor, long ti no see."
Vivian politely greeted Catherine, even though she couldn’t enroll at the Celestial Destiny Magic and Martial Arts Academy back then, nor join Catherine’s class, she still rembers that when her talent test results ca out, only Catherine ntor was willing to console and encourage her, while others avoided her as if she were a plague.
Although the test results were exaggerated enough to frighten people, Vivian stubbornly believed that only Catherine ntor was a good person.
"What brings you here?"
No matter where she saw Vivian, Catherine wouldn’t find it strange, but seeing her in a house of a non-noble man, she couldn’t help but feel curious.
Oh, it seems she had heard before that Vivian got involved with that high-level Saint Tier who suddenly appeared, so Lynn... huh, does her student have such incredible abilities?
"Um... I..."
Vivian felt a bit embarrassed by Catherine’s perfectly normal question; she couldn’t just say she was here for a date at her boyfriend’s house, though that was indeed the truth, as Vivian was not a girl good at lying.
"Vivian is my girlfriend, she ca over especially to see the child after hearing Little Youli would be visiting today."
Lynn chid in tily, otherwise, if Vivian thought for a mont longer, she might turn into a steaming kettle top.
"You two make quite the matched pair, indeed."
Catherine sincerely said, judging by their appearance, Lynn and Vivian made a great couple; the man was strikingly handso, the woman youthful and vibrant, a perfect golden boy and jade girl.
"Sister Xiya, if this sister becos my mom, what about you?"
At this mont, Little Youli, who had been well-behaved and not interrupting the adults, suddenly spoke up, breaking the previously harmonious and friendly atmosphere.
Well, they’d all be together of course...
Lynn thought to himself.
"From now on, you can’t call her Sister Xiya anymore. You’re going to be my daughter, calling her sister won’t be appropriate then."
Lynn said evasively, glossing over the main point.
"Then... Xiya mom... Aunt?"
Little Youli tentatively called out from Lynn’s father’s embrace.
"Little Youli is so good."
Xiya readily accepted it; after all, she had always treated the children in her sanctuary as her own, and for soone nearing three hundred, calling them her kids was just fine, only Little Youli liked calling her sister and she didn’t mind.
"Oh, hello Catherine mom... Aunt, hello Vivian mom."
After greeting Aunt Xiya, Little Youli politely greeted everyone else, but it seed either her mind was a little slow or sothing, as the little one couldn’t help but slip up.
"Ah? Little... Little Youli dear, here... take this."
Suddenly being called mom, the nineteen-year-old Vivian was a bit at a loss, but fortunately, having known Little Youli would co, she had co prepared with a gift for the child.
It was a golden hair clip, Vivian’s favorite color and style, and Little Youli’s hair was sowhat similar to her own silver hue, she should look adorable with it on.
"Thank you, Vivian mom."
Little Youli happily accepted the hair clip, trying to put it on herself but was a bit clumsy, prompting Catherine to step in and help her.
"ow~~"
Catherine’s actions nearly caused the calico cat in her lap to fall to the ground. The little one voiced its displeasure with a ow, and then turned to glance at Lynn holding the little girl, hesitated briefly, then jumped onto Lynn’s shoulder.
"ow~~"
"Hello, Xiaohua."
The calico cat nudged Lynn’s cheek with its head, and Lynn turned his head to greet it.
Xiaohua was the cat kept by Catherine ntor. Though not as long as Vivian’s Gugu, it had been around for a while. Back when Lynn had free ti, he often strolled around Catherine’s wife’s ho, so he was quite familiar with Xiaohua, who was allowed to roam freely.
"ow~~"
Frankly speaking, Lynn hadn’t stayed in Celestial Destiny City for a very long while. It was fortunate cats had good mory, otherwise Xiaohua, like Gugu, might have forgotten him like their owners did...
Oddly enough, when Lynn traversed over this ti, his personal connections all seed reset... uh, reset his familiarity, but the cats remained very affectionate towards him.
"You even know Xiaohua?"
This really astonished Catherine. Xiaohua was a cat she let roam at ho and had never brought to the Academy. Let’s not ntion Lynn being one of her forr students, nor his alleged formidable prowess, how did he know her privately raised cat?
Moreover, Xiaohua tended to be aloof and not very friendly, even towards her, behaving almost like a rebellious son... or daughter as it were.
"Of course I know, it’s you, ntor, who forgot , hmm... Xiaohua, why do you sll so nice?"
While Lynn rubbed Xiaohua’s head with his forehead, he chatted with Catherine. As he continued, he noticed a strong fragrant sll on Xiaohua.
"Uh..."
"..."
"ow~~"
As Lynn finished speaking, Catherine looked slightly embarrassed, and the usually calm Xiya blushed slightly too. However, due to her composure and skill at controlling her emotions, she didn’t show it outright.
As for Xiaohua, it wanted to explain to an old friend that the scent on it wasn’t typical cat sll, but the milky fragrance of that Elf lady.
Alas, it was just a cat and, no matter how earnestly it owed, no one could understand its cat language.
"Well, enough about unimportant stuff; we’re at your place now. Aren’t you going to invite us in for tea or sothing?"
Catherine covered for Xiya’s awkwardness for a bit, then swiftly changed the subject to prevent Lynn from further investigating the fragrant scent.
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