Uh, wait, where did you get that chibi-style pajama set just like mine? Do you have to act so convincingly...?

Uh, uh, wait, who taught you to say "dear"?

Chapter 11: Yan Wuyue

Gavin Carter had, of course, come down on purpose.

After he used Ryan Brooks to sabotage the big pretext of the eco-park and the medicine, Grace Brooks could only bring up the "boyfriend" issue directly. Since it had come to this, how could Gavin Carter possibly hide away? That would be ridiculous...

He didn't like getting involved in things he considered so petty, but that didn't mean he was afraid of trouble.

Hmm... "dear" was something he learned from that novel this morning, even the tone was copied.

He had to admit, reading over a dozen chapters of the novel was really useful—he'd practically "modernized" in an instant.

Over there, Grace Brooks, who had just been called a "yellow-faced old maid," squeezed out a sentence through gritted teeth: "Emily, is this uncultured vagrant really your boyfriend?"

Gavin Carter chuckled: "Upbringing, a reflection of education, a person's cultivation? Then what about barging into someone's home, pointing fingers, acting feudal in the interstellar era—where's the education in that, where's the cultivation?"

Grace Brooks snapped, "I'm her second aunt! How is this barging into someone's home!"

"Oh. Is your next line going to be 'Here's five million, stay away from my niece'?" Gavin Carter held out his hand. "Cash, please."

"Pfft..." Emily Brooks snapped out of her daze and broke into a smile. Is this little demon finally getting it? Not only can he say "dear," but he can even play along with these cheesy lines—was he just watching dramas upstairs?

"How dare you!" Grace Brooks signaled with her eyes, and two men in black suits immediately lunged forward, trying to teach this pretty boy a lesson.

Emily Brooks's face darkened, and she instantly stepped in front of Gavin Carter: "This is my home. Second Aunt, you've tried to use force here again and again—do you think this is your Fuping Hall?"

By the end, her voice had turned sharp, her presence radiating killing intent.

Gavin Carter silently watched her slender back as she shielded him, the energy in his hand quietly dissipating.

He hadn't come downstairs to show off.

Honestly, he had originally planned to kill someone.

He was a bit fed up with these petty family squabbles—neither interesting nor the kind of civilization he wanted to observe.

It was even less fun than playing with the butler's system.

For something this pointless, the simplest solution was to use overwhelming force. When the power gap was so vast, that was always the most direct and effective way—no need for schemes.

But coming down and killing someone right away would be a bit unreasonable, and the little fox probably wouldn't want to see that either. So he deliberately said things to provoke the other side—if they made the first move, then killing in retaliation would be justified.

But then Emily Brooks stood in front of him like this...

Looking at her back, he really couldn't muster up any killing intent. He felt a bit complicated inside.

Seeing that Emily Brooks was truly angry, Grace Brooks actually didn't dare to fall out with her completely. She quickly gestured to stop her subordinates and said slowly, "I already said, I asked your boyfriend to come down just to see what kind of person he is. I already know he's rude, but as for his abilities..."

She paused, a hint of mockery on her face. "Emily, do you really think he can help the Sanyu Company?"

To be honest, Emily Brooks herself didn't think so... She knew Gavin Carter was a "divine descendant" with medical talent, but the pill system and this kind of biopharmaceuticals were completely different fields. Especially since this was mainly for military supply—personal alchemy couldn't be scaled up, so it was basically meaningless.

But since things had come to this, of course Emily Brooks had to stand her ground. She stiffened her neck and said, "Whether he can help or not, we'll see in the future. What, just because he's good-looking, he can't be capable?"

Grace Brooks laughed, "I know, maybe in some ways, he is very... capable. Anyway, trying to stall for time is useless. If next month's sample for the military fails again, is he going to pay with his head?"

Emily Brooks shot back, "What, so if you switch to some other young master and the medicine fails again, will he pay with his head too? Second Aunt, are you trying to develop the branch company, or are you fishing for an excuse to kill someone?"

"It's not... paying with your head is actually doable." Gavin Carter finally spoke up. "But if it passes, will this lady here also bet her head? If so, I have no objections."

Since he wasn't going to kill anyone, he might as well approach it from another angle. It wasn't a difficult problem anyway.

Emily Brooks: "..."

Can you stop showing off and just hide quietly behind me?

Grace Brooks was about to say something when suddenly, a woman's voice came from outside: "If you can develop the medicine the military needs, then whoever dares lay a finger on you is an enemy of the military. If you can't, get away from Emily—live or die, that's your own problem."

As the voice faded, it seemed as if flames streaked across the sky, burning through the clouds.

A streak of fire approached from afar, like a blazing flame landing in the outer courtyard.

The flames transformed into a graceful female form, who slowly straightened up.

Fiery red hair, crimson eyes, even her clothes seemed to be an illusion of burning fire. Her devilish figure looked like it would burst out of her blood-red battle suit—hot and dazzling, with a pair of long, athletic legs full of explosive power.

Gavin Carter immediately saw the fierce violence hidden in her eyes, as well as the faint image of a fire god.

A terrifying affinity with fire, wild and blazing as the flames themselves.