Alchemists do not need self-cultivation

"Phew...that's good." Levi breathed a sigh of relief.

She seemed very afraid to meet Isaac's family.

However, before she could relax, she heard the sound of a key unlocking the door.

"It seems they've returned."

"what!!"

Levi was shocked and hurriedly looked around before opening the wardrobe and hiding inside.

"What are you doing? My parents aren't bad people."

"I know...but..."

Boom boom boom!

There was a knock on the door: "Isaac, are you back?"

It was Chika's voice. It seemed that her mother had already returned home with the two girls.

“Yes, I’m back,” Isaac replied from inside the room.

"May I come in?"

"This one……"

Isaac looked at Levi, who simply gestured for him to be quiet before closing the wardrobe door.

Isaac was also somewhat baffled by Levy's performance.

"Come in."

After Isaac gave his permission, the door was opened from the outside, and Chika walked in.

"Great, so you were here."

"what happened?"

“When my aunt and I came back today, we saw several police cars heading towards the slums. I think something must have happened there,” Qianxia said. “I remembered you were going there to see your friends today, so I was a little worried…”

"I see."

Isaac thought to himself, "Wow, these police officers are so efficient!"

After all, this is New York. Even if Isaac destroys their electronic devices, if they find that they can't be contacted at any time, police from other divisions will rush here immediately.

Isaac was pondering when he suddenly noticed that Chika was looking at him strangely.

"what happened?"

"Is it just my imagination? I feel like you've changed a lot, Isaac."

"Huh? Is it that obvious?"

"His appearance hasn't changed at all, but I feel like there's been a significant change in his demeanor." Chika circled around Isaac and nodded knowingly.

Chapter 485: Father and Son

"Then just consider me changed." Isaac didn't want to continue the topic. "Has my mom said when my dad is coming back?"

"It seems like he'll be back around 8 PM tonight."

"Okay, if there's nothing else, I'll rest in my room for a while. You can go do your own thing."

"Hey~ Isaac, you're much colder than before." The more Qianxia looked at Isaac, the more she felt he must have suffered some kind of trauma. "What happened? Were you bullied again?"

"how is this possible?"

"You were swindled out of your money and then dumped by your friend named Levi?"

"You have a really vivid imagination."

Isaac reluctantly pushed Chika out the door, then closed it and locked it behind him.

“The person is gone, come out now,” Isaac said.

Levi then came out of the closet.

Who was that person just now?

“Chika, the girl my dad adopted a few years ago, is like my sister,” Isaac said.

Levi hesitated for a moment before saying, "Just as she said before, you have indeed changed."

If Isaac was once a gentle, kind, and somewhat naive young man, he is now a ruthless and cold-blooded one. And the only time in between was when he was captured by Henry.

One second he was a coward who would back down at the mere sight of a petty thug, the next he dared to storm into a detention center with an AK-47 and break in.

"What happened after I was taken away...?"

She always felt that she was the one who caused Isaac to become like this.

"It's nothing, just finding my former self again," Isaac laughed. "What are your plans now? Staying here?"

“Forget it, someone like me can never adapt to your lifestyle,” Revy refused. “I’ll leave here when I get the chance.”

“If this is your own choice, then I will support you.” Isaac nodded. “Stay here for today.”

"what?"

"I'll introduce you to my parents, after all, you're my friend."

"and many more……"

“It’s settled then,” Isaac said, opening the door and calling out, “Mom, let me introduce you to someone.”

Levi stood behind her and covered her face.

……

Five people were sitting at the dining table in the living room.

Isaac and Erica remained calm, while Isaac's mother wore a smile. Only Chinatsu stared at Revy with an unfriendly expression.

"Mom, this is Revy, my friend."

"Little Levi, welcome to our home!" the mother said with a smile. "This is also the first time Feifan has made a friend."

"Hello, Auntie." Levi greeted her awkwardly, while inwardly blaming Isaac for making the decision on her own.

Chika looked at Isaac and Levi suspiciously from the side: "Why didn't I see her when I went to your room before?"

“She was actually in my room the whole time, she just didn’t say anything,” Isaac said.

"Then why didn't I see it?"

“It might be out of your sight,” Isaac said, looking at his mother. “Her parents aren’t home today. Could she stay here for the night?”

"and many more……"

"Sure!"

Before Chika could say anything, her mother smiled and agreed.

"But where will little Levi stay?"

"My room is fine."

"Hey!!" Chika exclaimed immediately upon hearing Isaac's question, "Are you two going to sleep in the same bed?"

“I’m sleeping on the floor in my room,” Isaac explained helplessly.

"this......"

“I agree,” the mother replied.

"..."

-

Before Levi returned to Isaac's room that night, Chinatsu warned her, "Don't touch Isaac while he's asleep. I reserved him first."

"You're really popular with girls."

“How could that be? Chika is my family. Her wariness of you is probably for safety reasons,” Isaac said.

"Why did you suddenly ask me to stay overnight? You don't have any ulterior motives, do you?" It was just the two of them, and she joked casually, "If you do, just tell me honestly, I won't mind."

"No, I just wanted to help you out before you left."

Isaac walked to the desk next to him, opened the drawer, and took out a check, the same one he had gotten from Freud earlier, for a limit of one million dollars.

"Let's go out first thing tomorrow morning. I'll get you some travel expenses."

Levi stared blankly at Isaac, asking, "Why...why are you so good to me? What do I have that makes you want to do this?"

“Whatever the reason, you are my friend in this world, and that will never change,” Isaac laughed. “Or rather, you can repay me when you are able to.”

"Is that so...you're friends..."

Click!

It was the sound of a key turning in the door again; this time, it was Isaac's father returning.

"My dad's back. You should get some rest first. I have something to talk to him about."

Isaac ran downstairs as he spoke, leaving Levi alone staring blankly at the ceiling.

……

As soon as the father stepped into the house, he saw Isaac come out.

"Feifan, shouldn't you be resting in your room at this time?"

"It's like this, Dad. There are some things I want to ask you."

“Oh, that’s exactly what I wanted to ask you,” Isaac’s father said with a smile. “Let’s talk in the study.”

"it is good."

In the study, the father and son looked at each other.

“Dad, I want to ask about Erica’s condition, and about the Twilight People,” Isaac asked first. “Why did you bring her home, and what about her illness?”

“I see, you already knew.” The father didn’t hide anything, but smiled bitterly, “I brought Erica to the United States from Yelkastum. I rescued her from a research institute, and I have been studying that disease ever since I came back.”

As the father said this, his smile seemed somewhat forced.