After I became a real young master, I became famous for my bad behavior

Eric was less enthusiastic: he treated strangers with a nonchalant attitude.

"Hmph." Eric groaned.

(Ivan and Ada both understand this)

Then, Ada asked Ivan with a smile: "Ivan, why are you here?"

"Me? I was just going to the lounge to get the new tea I left there,"

Ivan raised the tea box slightly and continued, "As the one who invited the negotiation, I can't let the Duke get thirsty, right?"

Ada nodded: "You are right."

During this time, Eric kept his eyes on Ivan.

"Esther..."

Eric muttered to himself, and he suddenly realized something.

He put his hands on his hips and looked straight at Ivan (they were about the same height, considering the thickness of Eric's shoes), his eyes became sharp:

“(Unspoken) Is this the man that Imperius’s confidants suggested to my father as the military marriage partner for Stella?!”

He then thought of the second method prepared by his confidants: let Stella marry Ivan's sister Eve under the identity of Scott and directly obtain Eve's help.

But no matter what, as a brother, he has to be more careful as long as there is a chance to meet Esther and her brother!

Eric Xun began to observe Ivan carefully: Ivan's silver hair showed that he was blessed by the goddess.

But this represents the devil's red eyes...

Eric looked into those pomegranate red eyes and found it hard to guess Ivan's character.

"He does look harmless, but who knows how sinister he is! He's a dark magician, but he looks so confusing..."

"I have to tell Stella to be careful of this man!"

"Uh..."

Ivan and Ada both noticed the strange look Eric gave Ivan, and they always felt that the look seemed to reveal disgust.

"Ada, the look in Master Eric's eyes... seems like he doesn't like me. Then I won't stay here any longer."

Ivan waved at Ada and smiled awkwardly - I don't want to stay here and be a light bulb!

"Well, then you go first." Ada nodded.

Ivan walked a few steps, then suddenly turned around and said to the two of them:

"By the way, when I went to the lounge, I saw a large balcony upstairs. If you have something that is inconvenient to talk about, you can hide there and talk. I'm leaving now~"

Of course, Ivan was thinking:

"You guys are chatting in the corridor, aren't you afraid of being discovered? Why don't you go to the balcony? That's where the atmosphere is more interesting!"

Ada and Eric both said goodbye to Ivan:

"Goodbye." (Ada)

"Bye..." (Eric)

Ivan left in a flash, leaving only Ada and Eric.

The atmosphere is a bit awkward...

"Let's go." Eric suggested.

"Where are we going?" Ada was confused.

Eric tilted his head, scratched his hair and smiled awkwardly:

"Let's go to that balcony. To be honest, I'm not good at dancing. I came here just to avoid the dance party downstairs."

Ada also replied embarrassedly: "When you put it that way, it seems that I am also (can't dance)..."

"It's okay. I can study hard later." (Eric)

After what Xi Lun did, they definitely didn't want to go to the dance downstairs. So the two of them simply followed Ivan's instructions and walked on the way to the large balcony upstairs.

Along the way, Ada recalled in her mind the flying kick Eric threw at Xiren and the words Eric said when he was angry:

First of all, Eric never said "beautiful" words even when he was angry.

Secondly, Eric strongly condemned Xiren's behavior of "disrespecting women".

Finally, that rescue was really cool!

Although there are many men in the social circle who deliberately send people to harass young ladies and then act as "heroes saving beauties" to win their hearts and marry them,

But Ida had known Eric for many years and knew his character:

"If I hadn't known Eric for a long time, I would have fallen for him right then and there!"

The footsteps of Ada's high heels and Eric's mid-length boots became brisk for some reason.

"Eric?"

"what?"

Ada suddenly thought of something - Eric showed his "dislike" attitude when he first met Ivan.

"Is there something you don't like about Ivan?"

"Well, not really?" Eric was a little panicked.

He lowered his head and hesitated to speak, thinking about what language he could use to explain it clearly to Ada:

"How can I let Ada know that Stella is a woman disguised as a man...? I can't let her know that my family wants Stella to get engaged to Ivan!"

"Why do you ask?" Eric decided to take the initiative.

Ada said calmly:

"Ever since Ivan became Dad's apprentice, we've basically grown up together. You don't think there's anything wrong with that, do you?"

Eric thought for a moment and then answered:

"I simply think that this guy looks suspicious - a man who is prettier than a girl, who knows how many tricks he has in his mind!"

"Well, what you said... seems to make sense..."

Ada was frustrated by Eric's comment about how many "wild ideas" he had:

"You speak so highly of Sheen - if you knew that Ivan was Sheen... wouldn't you explode right there?"

"I'd better not confess to Eric for now..."

...

The two of them actually listened to Ivan's advice and ran to the terrace upstairs to chat!

Eric opened the door to the terrace and motioned Ada to go in first, then he followed and closed the door after making sure there was no one there.

After closing the door, Eric took out a laser flashlight-shaped magic device from his pocket, pressed a button, and suddenly a soundproof magic circle appeared on the door.

Eric put the "flashlight" back into his pocket and explained to Ada:

"This is something Scott gave me. It also helps me set up the environment when I need to have a private conversation with someone outside."

"Oh oh..." Ada nodded.

(Eric has no magic, there is nothing he can do about it)

This terrace has a good view. Standing here you can see the grandeur of the entire imperial city.

The two of them just stood there quietly, facing the breeze.

Although the wind was a bit strong, the two of them were wearing thick coats - in matching their dresses, they followed the principle of "warmth over style".

Eric was bored, so he took out a pack of cigarettes from his coat pocket, took out a cigarette, lit it with a lighter in his right hand, and smoked it in small puffs.

Ada was a little surprised: "You smoked?"

Eric shook his head. "It was a long time ago, wasn't it? I had a serious chest injury. There are some drugs in this smoke that can help with the treatment."

"Oh."

Ada thought it was no wonder that the smoke smelled like herbs.

"Eric..."

Ada saw that Eric was a “fine person”, but she didn’t expect that he would start complaining the next second:

"I think we haven't seen each other for almost half a year, and you haven't sent me a single letter in this half year... And you said you were staying in the south for a while, so why didn't you write to me if you were in the south?!"

Eric's heart:

"It's over, let's start settling the scores afterwards..."

He didn't even dare to smoke the cigarette in his hand.

Ada pointed at Eric and continued chattering:

"And look at you. It's been less than half a year, why do I feel like you've lost weight? I understand that you're busy with your career, but you can't ignore your health!"

Eric was in pain——

The reason for losing weight is not only because of the busy career, but also because of exercise (but Ada just didn’t see it!)!