I'm in Mota, and they all want me to confess my feelings!

"To poach my people right in front of me... even if you're the head of the Fesalie family, it's probably not very appropriate, is it?"

Volume 1: Chapter 47 The Incompetent Wife

The atmosphere became tense.

Coleta didn't know whether Cantrell was directly provoking her or if she was genuinely interested in Duanmu Yan.

But no matter which one it is, she can never sit idly by—otherwise, where would the dignity of the Motari family be placed?

She maintained a smile on her face, but a shadow fell over her eyes, and her lips trembled slightly uncontrollably.

He was suppressing his raging anger, trying to express his dissatisfaction with Cantrell as if he were still in an elegant manner.

Cantrella maintained that captivating smile, ignoring Coleta's questions. She continued to gaze at Duanmu Yan, staring into his eyes.

Faced with this sudden enthusiasm, Duanmu Yan was at a loss for words.

He moved his lips slightly, but couldn't utter a single word. He could only look around in a panic—his gaze shifted from Cantrella to the second young lady, whose face was turning increasingly red, and finally settled on Changli to the side.

Chang Li leisurely picked up his coffee cup, watching the scene unfold with great interest, treating the confrontation as a side activity to his meal, showing no intention of intervening or resolving the situation.

What does this sudden chaotic scene mean?

Am I the male lead in some romantic comedy?

But this isn’t right either.

I didn't have a youth or campus life either.

and……

Why is the second young lady's face so red? It looks like she's about to explode.

"Um... Miss Cantrella?"

"uh-huh?"

"Can we... sit down and have a proper talk?" Duanmu Yan said, while carefully observing Koleta's increasingly unpleasant expression.

Koleta kept holding onto Cantrela's shoulder, trying to pull her away from Duanmu Yan.

Perhaps it was the height difference that prevented her from exerting any force; to Cantrela, the hand merely felt like it was lightly resting on her shoulder, causing no pain or discomfort.

Therefore, the nature of this standoff is now changing.

No matter how embarrassing the situation is, Koleta must not let go—if she lets go, it means she has lost, and it also means the Mortari family has lost.

Therefore, she could only stand there, her face flushed, on tiptoe, trying in vain to separate the two people who were getting closer and closer.

At this moment, she was like a helpless wife, standing there increasingly red-faced, watching helplessly as her husband fell into the clutches of others, yet she could do nothing about it.

"I have a feeling that the second young lady is about to cry. Is it just my imagination?"

“Isn’t that what I said from the beginning?” Cantrella turned her head slightly to look at Coleta, whose face was gradually turning red, and a faint smile appeared on her lips. “Then, Miss Motari, would you like to come along?”

Koleta suppressed her resentment and anger, and although her face was full of gloom, she still chose to swallow her anger... or rather, she chose not to lash out.

In any case, Cantrera was, after all, the head of the Fesari family, and he himself represented the face of the Mortari family, so he couldn't make things too big.

—Despite losing so decisively in her first encounter with Cantrela.

But since the other party had already offered a way out, Coleta naturally accepted it.

After all, what kind of behavior is it to stand on tiptoe and put your arm around someone's shoulder like that?

"Hmph, of course." Koleta snorted, released her grip and steadied herself. "I'm also curious to see what the Fesalie family is really up to."

After receiving Koleta's permission, Cantrela smiled softly. For some reason, this smile stirred something in Duanmu Yan's heart. He felt that the Cantrela in front of him was completely different from the one in the rumors.

"See? Even your second young lady has agreed."

"OK then."

The three of them walked together to Chang Li's seat. Chang Li put down his coffee cup and looked at them with a gentle smile: "It seems you've all reached a consensus?"

“It went even more smoothly than expected.” Cantrella gracefully took her seat and then introduced them, “This is Changli, a traveler from Huanglong. This is Koleta, the second young lady of the Mortari family. As for this…”

She turned her gaze to Duanmu Yan, a meaningful smile curving her lips: "Yes, I believe you should know it better than I do."

As Koleta smiled and greeted Chang Li, she suddenly realized the deeper meaning behind the second half of Cantrell's words.

What do you mean by "you should know more about this than I do"?

Could it be that... they all know Duanmu Yan?

She bit her lower lip lightly, a strange sense of resentment welling up inside her, yet she clearly understood that she had no right to interfere too much in Duanmu Yan's private affairs.

In the end, she could only glare at him with a complicated and resentful look before angrily turning her head away.

Even she herself didn't know where this sudden resentment came from.

I felt a tightness in my chest, as if something precious was about to be taken away by someone else.

Duanmu Yan wisely remained silent.

He could clearly sense that the second young lady was like a powder keg ready to explode at this moment, and it was best not to provoke her.

"...You, caught in the storm, don't you have anything to say? How heartless."

In the end, it was Cantrera who broke the delicate silence.

With a slightly mischievous smile, she fixed her gaze on Duanmu Yan.

It wasn't that she didn't care about Koleta's feelings—quite the opposite, she clearly sensed Koleta's emotions, but felt that pushing the situation forward in this way might make it more interesting.

Moreover, she had no choice but to do it.

A person who can be drawn into the world of Sonora by the echo of the Lord of the Year and glimpse the secret buried for hundreds of years—he may be the key to saving Lina Xita.

And what about Changli?

Her gaze lingered briefly on Duanmu Yan with amusement before she looked at Koleta's cool yet slightly cute face with a calm and profound look, and gave her a friendly smile.

“…Uh.” Duanmu Yan scratched his head, unsure how to answer.

Why has the atmosphere become so ambiguous?

Moreover, why is the second young lady's resentment getting stronger and stronger?

"Don't know how to start?" Coleta, her expression shifting between light and shadow, picked up where Cantrell was going. "I also have a lot of questions I'd like to ask—about the dirty deals the Fesari family has been making behind the scenes."

Faced with Koleta's sudden challenge, Cantrera still smiled and looked at her, who was trying to remain calm: "Why are we suddenly talking about such a serious topic?"

“You are the head of the Fesalie family. If we don’t talk about this, what else can we talk about?” Koleta sneered. “Although I don’t have the right to interfere in family affairs right now, I remember every single thing Fesalie has done.”

Cantrera shook his head slightly, looking at Koleta with a hint of helplessness: "Second Miss is still too young. Things in this world are never black and white. It might be more appropriate to talk to me about family feuds when you have truly taken the position of family head."

"Besides..."

Her eyes flickered as she looked at Duanmu Yan again, completely ignoring Koleta's almost fiery gaze. She gave him a sly smile as he stared in the eye, saying, "Today, the person I've been thinking about—is still you."

"Ah this?"

This unexpected intimacy left Duanmu Yan speechless for a moment.

Koleta, standing to the side, finally lost her temper.

She suddenly stood up, grabbed Duanmu Yan's hand, and walked out.

"It seems there's nothing more to discuss between us," she said coldly. "Let's go."

"Second Miss...?"

Before Duanmu Yan could react, she pulled him out of the shop without saying a word.

Changli and Cantre exchanged a smile, watching their somewhat hurried figures disappear outside the door.

"What do you think?" Chang Li turned his head and asked softly.

“Although this is not our first meeting,” Cantrera said with a deep gaze, “my intuition tells me that he may really be the key to saving Lina Shita.”

Volume 1: Chapter 48 My heart only has the Second Miss as my sun!

—I suddenly felt a tightness in my chest.

Why did Duanmu Yan and Cantrella know each other?

and……

The way they talk is so ambiguous?

Could it be that Duanmu Yan "betrayed" me?

Well, using the word "betrayal" to describe it might be too heavy.

After all, he never truly belonged to the family. In the end, our relationship was nothing more than a partnership.

Koleta pursed her lips slightly, stood on a high point by the Fufeng River, and gazed at the distant city of Laguna.

Her expression remained calm, and there was no fluctuation of emotion on her beautiful face.

but--

Why do I still feel so sad?

It's like a tiny thorn stuck there, not deep, but impossible to ignore. The more you try not to care, the more you care about its presence.

"Second miss?"

His voice came from behind, temporarily pulling Koleta back to reality from her turbulent thoughts.

Duanmu Yan's voice was very soft, with a hint of probing.

He wasn't sure if Koleta was still angry—after suffering a crushing defeat in her first encounter with her family's arch-enemy, even someone as well-mannered as her would likely be emotionally turbulent.

"Aren't you going to explain this to me?" Koleta asked him in a calm and emotionless tone, "About you and Cantrella?"

"Uh……"

Now it seems there's no way to hide it anymore.

"Sigh, Miss. Actually, things aren't as complicated as you think."

Duanmu Yan sighed and decided to tell Koleta everything that had happened at sea.

Upon hearing this, Koleta first frowned and looked at Duanmu Yan with suspicion: "You mean, when you went to the Island of Lamentation, you were attacked by the Whale of the Sea, and then Cantrera saved you?"

"Mm." Duanmu Yan nodded honestly.

She paused for a moment, then turned away, her fingertips unconsciously touching her chin, as if sorting through this sudden piece of information.

"...Just one meeting?" Her voice trailed off, then she turned around abruptly, took a step closer, and looked up into his eyes. "Then why... did she seem so intimate with you?"

"This... I really don't know!" Duanmu Yan was almost speechless, her tone tinged with helplessness. "I swear, I really only met Miss Cantrela, the head of the Fesalie family, once. Why she acted that way... I really don't know. Second Miss, please believe me."

"Really?" Koleta narrowed her eyes slightly, her gaze lingering on his face as if searching for a flaw. "Could it be... that she's taken a liking to you?"

"Then I wouldn't know." Duanmu Yan touched his nose.

Sigh, being handsome brings a lot of troubles.

Koleta gave a soft hum, looking at him with a subtle expression: "Then let me ask you—between me and that woman, whose side are you really on?"

This is practically a death trap.

Duanmu Yan immediately straightened his back and said with a solemn expression, "There can only be one sun in the sky, and in my heart there is only one sun: the Second Miss!"

“That’s more like it.” Hearing this answer, the gloom between Koleta’s brows eased slightly. She tossed her long hair, nodded in satisfaction, but then abruptly pressed on, “And with Phoebe?”

Duanmu Yan was speechless for a moment, standing there stammering for a long time without being able to give a clear answer.

Koleta's expression darkened further: "And what about Floro? Which side are you going to take?"

This time, Duanmu Yan simply turned his face away and remained silent.

"Duanmu Yan, you—!"

“Second Miss,” he hurriedly interrupted, abruptly changing the subject, “I think it would be more appropriate for us to… talk about serious matters first. For example, the auction, and the Fachibana family’s affairs.”

"Hmph, you're right. I'll remember this for now, but I'll settle the score with you later—don't forget, you're my boyfriend now!"

A little temper, when kept under control, can bring people closer together.

Because she understood this principle, Koleta never acted like others, taking advantage of her status to make things difficult for Duanmu Yan.