Legends of Runeterra

"Please wait!" Caitlin said, and then turned to Li En and invited him, "Li En, why don't you come to my house first!"

"But..."

"Your token is lost, the Midalda family is not easy to see, and even civilians are not allowed to enter the streets over there! Come to my house first, and I will ask my mother to prepare a visiting card for you! What do you think?"

Li En had introduced himself to them before. He was from Noxus and was a member of a branch of the Midarda family that suffered a shipwreck. That was why Caitlyn invited them here.

Of course, even with the token, Caitlin would still invite Li En. After all, he is penniless now, and she can't let her benefactor live on the streets or sell his belongings.

Orianna on the side actually wanted to invite Li En to her house, but unfortunately her good sister spoke first, so she had to give up.

Li En thought for a while. Although he also had a way, Caitlin's suggestion was indeed safer and more efficient, so he said, "Okay, then I'll trouble you!"

"Well, don't worry! Anna, we're leaving first. See you another day!"

"Okay, bye Caitlin, Lee En!"

After a brief farewell, Li En and Caitlin boarded the powered mechanical carriage together.

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Let’s go back a little in time.

As soon as Li En and his two companions set foot in Piltover, the spies of the Gilaman family rushed back to report the news.

"What? You said there's a Zaun kid with Caitlin?"

Lady Cassandra Gillamane stood up abruptly and looked at the spy in front of her, her eyes full of anger and regret.

As a member of the Piltover Senate, Cassandra has always been the backbone of the Gilaman family, and everyone in the family respects this lady.

However, Cassandra may be a great family member and an excellent councillor, but she is not a good mother in the traditional sense.

Being in a high position for many years has made her develop an overly strong personality.

This can be seen from the fact that her husband married into the Jiraman family.

For her only daughter, she has always asked her to strictly follow the arrangements, hoping to train her into a talented person, preferably to take over her position.

The result was that Caitlyn hated this arrangement very much, and winning the Piltover Hunting Tournament was one of the results of her resistance.

In fact, Cassandra was quite satisfied that Caitlin won the championship. After all, it proved her daughter's excellence.

But this did not ease the relationship between the two, and they have always been in a delicate atmosphere.

Caitlin's approach is, what you said is all right, I will do it, but there is some care in it, that is, she has the final say.

As her daughter grew older, Cassandra turned a blind eye to this, as long as Caitlin didn't go too far.

But what happened now!

Go to Zaun!

Stay up all night!

There was also a Zuan boy of the same age following him!

Cassandra felt dizzy when she thought about what might happen to her precious daughter and the Zaun boy!

"Honey, are you okay?"

Her husband, Wayne Gillaman, quickly supported her.

"It's all your fault. You said that my daughter is grown up and I should respect her! Now she..."

Cassandra's voice choked and she couldn't say any more.

"Don't worry, wife. Caitlin is a smart girl. She knows her limits!"

“Of course I know she’s smart, but didn’t I arrange for that kid named Jace to meet her before?

She saw through my intentions and was very angry afterwards. We had a fight, and I was afraid that she would get angry about it and find someone from Zaun..."

"This... Oh! Don't worry, we'll find out when she comes back and ask her!"

When mentioning Jace, Wayne couldn't help but think of this talented child from the Tallis family.

His father died when he was young and he was raised by his mother. After entering the academy, he showed excellent talent and was valued by Cassandra for investment.

Jace was also very smart. He treated the couple with great respect and gratitude, which won Cassandra's favor and made her want to match him with her daughter.

Of course, the form of marriage must be marrying into the wife's family.

A Piltover native who is talented, grateful, and has a clean family background, he is a standard template for marrying into the family, just like he was in the past. This is why Jayce was favored by Cassandra.

It's just that he and Cassandra were in love with each other and eventually got together.

Maybe it was because the father was reluctant to let go of his daughter, or maybe it was because the two were too similar, Wayne couldn't like Jace and always felt that the other person was not as simple as he seemed.

After a while of persuasion, Cassandra calmed down and glanced at her husband who always spoiled their daughter.

"I'll give her a chance to explain. But if things get that bad, don't blame me for intervening. Jiraman is a whole. Carrying this family name is both an honor and a responsibility!"

"Of course dear!"

Mr. Wayne wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and prayed in his heart that his daughter would not do anything stupid.

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On the way, driven by curiosity, Li En asked Caitlin about this mechanical carriage.

This is the latest achievement of the Piltover Academy of Sciences. It is expensive and has extremely high maintenance costs. The cost of one is at least equivalent to that of ten noble carriages.

When Li En learned about this, he also understood why the Noxian army did not introduce this thing.

As the two chatted, the carriage soon arrived at the Gilaman Manor.

Led by the servants, the two passed through luxurious houses and met the Giraman couple.

Seeing that their daughter was safe, the couple felt relieved.

But she could see a young man following in, wearing Zaun clothes and with a smile on his face.

Cassandra's face changed, and she grabbed her husband's waist hard under the table.

"Ah! Caitlin, my daughter, you are finally back!"

Wayne stood up suddenly and walked quickly to his daughter's side. His eyes were red and tears could be seen faintly.

Seeing her father like this, Caitlin, who had originally planned to endure the fierce scolding, softened her heart and said in a low voice: "Father, Mother, I'm sorry...I made you worry!"

"Humph! This is really rude. Let's see if you dare to run around again!"

Cassandra came to her daughter and found that there was nothing unusual. She finally let go of the worry in her heart, but she was still harsh in her words.

"Okay, dear, stop talking. Just hope Caitlin comes back safely! By the way, Caitlin, who is this?"

Wayne said this, and the couple looked at Li En at the same time.

"This is Li En, Li En Midalda!"

"Midalda?"

Hearing this surname and looking at Li En's clothes, both of them looked a little strange.

Caitlin proudly recounted Li En's experience.

Of course, the reason for not returning home all night was that he and Orianna got lost and missed the time.

Caitlin was so immersed in pride that she didn't notice that her parents were looking at her in increasingly strange ways.

The couple looked at each other and confirmed each other's thoughts.

Oh no, my silly daughter has been fooled by that Zuan kid!