Chapter 184

When the sky was almost completely dark, Shien finally returned to the Lazahad residence with Ai Yi.

At this moment, in the courtyard of the Lazahad residence, Vivian, Tierre, Lumia, and Merica were all present. They were sitting together and sipping on black tea.

"Why are you all here?"

Shien stepped forward in surprise.

Although they had been living under the same roof for the past few days in the royal capital, apart from eating, they rarely gathered together.

Vivian seemed to have gone to greet her acquaintances in the royal capital and reported to the Adventurers Guild so that they could send a letter to Lamegion and keep in touch with Lily. She was also in charge of the handover with Baylon and discussing the matters regarding the meeting.

Tierre would be wandering outside all day, luring the nobles who were hostile to her to find trouble with her and using this as a way to train herself.

Lumia and Merica, on the other hand, hung out together all day, occasionally going out to see the local customs and the various popular goods in the royal capital.

Hence, it was probably the first time in the past few days that they were all gathered together outside of mealtime.

"Welcome back."

Vivian turned her head and smiled warmly at Shien who was walking up to her.

"Welcome … Welcome back …"

Merica was chatting happily at first, but when she saw Shien, she immediately became a little reserved. She blushed and shyly greeted Shien.

Lumia was still as shy as ever, not daring to speak. Tierre merely glanced at Shien and did not say anything. It was impossible to tell that she had already met Shien a few times.

The four young ladies were still as distinctive as ever, forming a beautiful scene.

But soon, the four of them noticed Ai Yi who was following beside Shien.

"Wow …"

"So cute …"

Seeing Ai Yi hugging a pillow and obediently following beside Shien, Lumia and Merica's eyes lit up, and their faces lit up with fondness.

Even Tierre could not help but look over, evidently attracted by Ai Yi's cuteness.

"This child is …?"

Vivian also looked at Ai Yi with fondness, and asked Shien in surprise.

However, before Shien could speak, Ai Yi spoke first.

"I seem to know you." Ai Yi seemed to have been staring at Vivian from the start, and only now did she suddenly see the light. "You're the famous Guardian of the Kingdom, right?"

The moment she said this, Vivian's expression froze.

Beside her, Tierre's eyes also narrowed, and the way she looked at Ai Yi changed.

"Guardian … Guardian of the Kingdom …?"

Lucia and Merica, on the other hand, were stunned, their faces filled with confusion.

"Guardian?"

Even Sean was a little dumbfounded by the sudden use of the term.

Because of Ai Yi's words, there was a moment of silence and heaviness in the atmosphere.

After a while, Vivian regained her composure and looked at Ai Yi.

"King" Wei, and Guardian.

Vivian stood up, no longer looking at Ai Yi as if she was a child. Instead, she looked at Ai Yi with a solemn expression.

Ai Yi seemed to be very satisfied with her attitude.

"Call me Ai Yi."

Ai Yi's gaze swept across Vivian, Tierre, Lumia, and Merica. Her gaze paused on Lumia for a moment before she spoke.

"Except for one person, all of you seem to be special. Since that's the case, I don't mind giving you the right to call me by my name."

Ai Yi replied like this.

Vivian could not help but look at Shien.

"Well." Shien scratched his cheek, spread out his hands, and said, "Since that's what I said, then let's do it. We'll probably get along for a while, so there's no need to look into it too much."

Hearing this, Vivian was silent for a while, and then she relaxed and nodded.

"I understand." Vivian smiled gently at Ai Yi again, and said, "Then I'll call you Miss Ai Yi from now on."

"Why do you have to call me Miss?" Ai Yi said unhappily. "Can't you just call me by my name?"

From the looks of it, this lass was dissatisfied with any form of address that had the word 'little' in it.

However, Vivian shook her head.

"That won't do." Vivian said, "We still have to follow basic etiquette."

"… Is that so?" Ai Yi was silent for a while, and then said expressionlessly, "If that's the case, do as you please."

"Thank you very much." Vivian did as she said and saluted.

At this moment, Tierre also spoke.

"What do you mean by 'we'll probably get along for a while'?"

Tierre asked bluntly.

"Will … will this child also live here from now on?"

"Then I'll welcome her!"

Lumia and Merica also reacted. Although they did not know what was going on, they expressed their love for Ai Yi just like they did at the beginning.

Vivian looked at Shien again, her eyes full of questions.

Shien hesitated for a while, and then looked at Ai Yi.

Ai Yi happened to look over, and her eyes met Shien's, allowing Shien to see the urging in her eyes.

At this moment, Shien sighed.

"I'm sorry, Vivian, I might have caused you some trouble." Shien then asked Vivian, "Can you please tell Uncle Mejis to let Ai Yi stay here for the time being?"

Everyone's eyes immediately gathered on Vivian.

"Are you sure?" Vivian did not agree immediately, but she did not refuse either. She just said, "Miss Ai Yi should have a powerful background. Is it okay for her to live here?"

Obviously, even if she did not know Ai Yi's identity, Vivian and Shien could tell from her words and actions that she was not an ordinary person.

"No problem." Shien replied straightforwardly, but his expression was not as straightforward as his words. Instead, he said with uncertainty, "I guess?"

"What do you mean by 'probably'?" Vivian smiled bitterly.

"Don't worry." Ai Yi spoke again and said indifferently, "It will be fine. I don't want to cause any trouble here. I won't do anything other than stay by this man's side."

Ai Yi made her position clear.

But …

"Why do you want to stay by Mr. Shien's side?"

"Yes … Yes!"

Lumia and Merica blinked their eyes, not understanding what was going on.

Tierre was silent, but her eyes were constantly scrutinizing Ai Yi.

Vivian was silent as well.

Shien, on the other hand, felt like he was sitting on pins and needles.

(Don't tell me I'm going to be treated as a lolicon?)

Shien was entangled in this matter.

Fortunately, apart from Lumia and Merica, Vivian and Tierre all had some doubts about Ai Yi's identity, so they did not think that Shien had done anything to Ai Yi to make this cute little girl decide to stay here.

In the end, Vivian also sighed and immediately said with a smile, "I understand.

Then I'll go and tell Uncle Mejis. I should be able to get permission. "

Just like that, Ai Yi moved into the Lazahad house very smoothly.

What kind of impact would this have?

No one knew.