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Chapter 35: Home Away from Home

I (Yue(♀)) opened my eyes, then got out of the car and began to prepare for the welcome.

Because me (Night(♂)) and mom had already arrived.

One of the advantages of having two perspectives is avoiding unnecessary waste of time.

Look, how perfect it is now. We're ready here, and the car on the other side has just arrived.

What do you call this?

This is called understanding.

Is there anyone in this world more in sync than me and myself?

No.

Certainly not.

Absolutely not.

It's just that I (Night(♂)) am really too weak; otherwise, me and myself would be the best partners in arms.

Seeing mom (Fey) and I (Night(♂)) getting out of the car, I took two steps forward and curtsied.

"Miss Fay, Mr. Night(♂), Yue(♀) represents the Li family in welcoming both of you."

"Miss Yue(♀), your formal dress is so beautiful!"

"Mom, you are being too impolite."

"It's okay. If it's too restrictive, mom won't like it."

"Sister Fay is right, Night(♂), you can relax a bit too. Aren't we friends?"

Mom directly approached and hugged Yue(♀). I (Night(♂)) accused her, and mom pouted in retort. Then I (Yue(♀)) smiled to defuse the situation.

How was this scene?

Perfect.

... It just feels a bit strange.

Mom won't know about the embarrassment in my heart, but to minimize it, I (Yue(♀)) quickly invited mom and I (Night(♂)) into the car.

The welcoming car at my (Yue(♀)) home is a stretched all-black Wey Lyra. Mom, I (Yue(♀)), and I (Night(♂)) sat facing each other in the back seat.

Since we would be home soon, I (Yue(♀)) considered for a moment and didn't take out the wine from the mini-fridge. Instead, I smiled and chatted with mom (Fay).

Well, actually, it’s more correct to say that mom was bombarding me (Yue(♀)) with a lot of questions, and I was just handling them one by one.

Speaking of which, Mom seems to be a well-traveled person. Even knowing the Duke status of my (Yue(♀)) family, her attitude hasn't changed at all. She treats me (Yue(♀)) completely normally.

"By the way, speaking of the surname Li, it's rare outside the Cradle Continent. Did the ancestors of the Xiao Yue(♀) family migrate from outside the Cradle Continent?"

"...I'm not sure about that. Father has never mentioned it."

"I see."

Not getting an answer, Mom doesn't seem to mind.

But I was a little uneasy.

Speaking of it, the surname and naming style of our family (Yue family) do seem to be quite different from other nobles.

Commoners don't have surnames, so that's a given.

For nobles, the usual naming convention is the given name followed by the surname.

But my (Yue(♀)) family has the surname first, followed by the given name.

Because I often see such names on TV, I didn't pay much attention. But now, thinking about it, in TV dramas, characters with names similar to mine (Yue(♀))'s family often appear after entering the Cradle Academy.

In the Cradle Continent, this naming style is very common, but in other continents, it seems to be rare.

So, could it be that my (Yue(♀)) family ancestors really came from the Cradle Continent?

—Does it really matter?

After a moment of unease, I became indifferent again.

Where the ancestors came from is fundamentally irrelevant. My (Yue(♀)) family has been hereditary dukes for eight hundred years.

Thinking about it this way, I stopped dwelling on it.

During the conversation, the car finally arrived at the entrance of my (Yue(♀)) home and slowly stopped.

The golden-haired maid in the front immediately got out, opened the back door, and then stood respectfully on the side.

I (Yue(♀)) got out of the car first, helped Mom out, and then reached out to help me (Night(♂)) down, but a slap suddenly sounded as Xue'er, who appeared beside me, slapped me (Night(♂))'s hand away.

"...That’s very rude, Xue'er."

"Sister, please take care of Miss Fay. As for Young Master Night(♂), let Xue'er handle it."

Xue'er inserted herself between me (Yue) and me (Night), with her back is facing my face (Yue), preventing me (Yue) from seeing her expression. However, in front of me (Night(♂)), she smiled without emotion, looking at me (Night) gently and saying:

"As the daughter of the Duke's family, Xue'er will definitely make Young Master Night(♂) feel at home."