s the sun was setting rapidly, Yun Ge and his two companions also bought some wine and dishes along the way, then hurried back home. By this time, Luke had already returned home and was helping his mother prepare dinner. Luke’s father had just finished cleaning the room and was leisurely reclining in a rocking chair, enjoying the unique Sweetaurum flower-scented leaf rolls of Candy Town while waiting for the meal.

During the dinner, Uncle Shawn, who kept toasting with Lily’s father, was in high spirits. After persistent questioning, Luke finally admitted that he had a fondness for Jamei. After an afternoon of interaction, he also found that Jamei and he had a lot in common, making them get along very well. So Luke had decided to get to know Jamei better and see if they could be together.

Then, Luke told Uncle Shawn that he would personally bring Jamei over the next day to handle the transfer to the Thirty-sixth Collection Team. After that, Luke also shyly asked Uncle Shawn to arrange for him and Jamei to work together when scheduling, so that he could get to know Jamei better through their work.

Uncle Shawn naturally gladly agreed to Luke’s request and said that even if Luke hadn’t mentioned it, he would definitely bind Luke and Jamei closely together until they achieved a positive outcome. Lily, while happy that Luke had finally emerged from the shadow of his previous relationship, kept teasing Luke, saying that he was indeed a typical man.

Lily then said that starting from the next day, she would remind Jamei to be cautious so as not to be taken advantage of by Luke. She also stated that she would start supervising Luke’s every word and deed to prevent him from deceiving others’ feelings.

The whole table engaged in a series of enthusiastic discussions about Luke’s matchmaking topic for the day, making the dinner very lively. However, in contrast to the noisy scene, Old Xing appeared rather quiet. Apart from toasting with Uncle Shawn or occasionally agreeing with everyone, he just ate the candy fragments mixed with wild vegetables in his bowl in silence.

“Dad! Don’t just eat candy fragments mixed with wild vegetables! Let me scoop a bowl of wild egg flower soup for you to drink,” Lily said, noticing her father’s low spirits and being particularly concerned about him.

“Hmm.” As a result, her father still just responded with a single word without even lifting his head, and continued to pick the candy fragments in his bowl.

“What’s going on? Did you do something to make Dad angry today?” Seeing his father’s coldness towards Lily, Luke leaned over to Lily and asked in a low voice.

“No! When I made breakfast for Dad this morning, he seemed quite happy! Everything I did afterwards is known to you and Uncle Shawn, right? I really didn’t do anything that would make Dad angry, did I?” Lily replied, puzzled.

Given the special circumstances of the day, Luke and Lily had been in contact almost all the time, so Luke indeed didn’t know that Lily hadn’t done anything to anger their father. Therefore, Luke asked with concern, “Dad, are you feeling unwell? You seem to be speaking very little tonight.”

“No, I’m just a bit tired today, so I don’t feel like talking much.” Old Xing responded indifferently, seemingly trying to conceal something, and then he picked up his wine glass and drank alone.

“Hey! Old Xing! Weren’t you just sitting in the office in a daze all day? Why are you suddenly so tired? What are you trying to pull here? Or is it that you’ve secretly done something wrong to your wife, which has made you so exhausted?” Uncle Shawn, seeing that Old Xing, who usually cared for his children, was being very cold towards Lily and Luke tonight, got annoyed, stood up, stopped Old Xing’s wine glass that was about to reach his mouth, and then loudly questioned.

“Yeah! Old Xing! You didn’t really do something wrong to my sister outside, did you?! If you dare to treat my sister that way, I’ll definitely report you to the town chief!” Uncle Shawn’s wife also said with a frown.

Since Uncle Shawn’s wife, Hui Zhen, and Old Xing’s wife, Hui Min, are sisters, and Uncle Shawn and his wife don’t have a daughter but really like girls, Lily has become the apple of their eye, and their affection for her far exceeds that for their own sons. Therefore, seeing Old Xing’s repeated coldness towards Lily tonight, Hui Zhen also became angry immediately.

“Hey! Can you two stop overthinking things! How could I do something wrong to Hui Min? Sigh! I’m really just a bit tired, which has affected my mood tonight!” Old Xing said in a very reluctant tone. It was evident that he didn’t want to talk much tonight.

“Forget it! Forget it! Do whatever you want! Anyway, I’m not afraid of any rumors! I’m really a bit tired today, I’m going to my room to rest first! You all continue eating!” Then, Old Xing stood up, dropped this sentence, and turned around and left the dining room without a second glance.

“ Humph! What kind of attitude is this? Hui Min, tell me the truth! Have you two had any conflicts these past few days? Did Old Xing bully you? If so, I’ll immediately let Old Shawn teach him a lesson!” Hui Zhen, seeing Old Xing leave without looking back, glared at him, then hurriedly sat down next to Hui Min.

Then, Hui Zhen reached out to lift Hui Min’s hair and sleeves, starting to look for any signs of domestic violence on her body.

Hui Min slapped Hui Zhen’s hands away and said, “Hey! What are you doing?! You two are really suffering from persecution complex! Why do you always think I’m being bullied by Old Xing? Old Xing treats me much better than Old Shawn treats you! He doesn’t have time to take care of me, let alone hurt me! Old Xing is indeed affected by work-related matters, just let him be for a while, and he’ll be fine once he’s calmed down!”

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As sisters who grew up together, Hui Zhen naturally knew Hui Min wasn’t lying. So, Hui Zhen glared in the direction where Old Xing had left and said, “Humph! It’s best if nothing’s wrong! If he really dares to bully you, I’ll make him pay!”

Then, Hui Zhen dissatisfied patted Hui Min’s arm and asked with a tone of reproach, “Hey! What do you mean Old Xing treats you much better than Old Shawn treats me? With that bad temper and stingy attitude of yours, where can he be good to you? Our Old Shawn treats me very well! Even though we’ve been married for so many years, Old Shawn still treats me like his first love, taking care of me in every way, and never throws a tantrum at the dinner table like Old Xing!”

As Hui Zhen spoke, she wrapped her arms around Old Shawn’s sturdy waist and began to caress his well-defined pectoral muscles through his clothes. Old Shawn, with a look of pride, puffed out his chest to make it more comfortable for his wife to touch.

Lily laughed and pretended to be disgusted, covering her eyes and saying, “Hey! You two, that’s enough! Why do you always show your affection in front of us younger people? Isn’t that disgusting ?! If you keep publicly feeding us dog food, I’ll never welcome you to my home again!”

As everyone turned their attention to Uncle Shawn and Hui Zhen’s public display of affection, the atmosphere became lively again. Everyone chatted and laughed, completely unaware that the town outside was gradually being enveloped by fog.

“Don’t worry, little brother! As long as we close the doors and windows at night, our houses can keep the night fog out as much as possible! Because our houses are all under the long-term witchcraft protection of the town chief. “

”So, as long as we stay at home and don’t run around, these houses will protect us from the harm of the fog!” Seeing that the wind blowing in from outside sounded like ghostly howls, making Yun Ge move to sit away from the window, Uncle Shawn said with a smile to comfort him.

Hearing Uncle Shawn’s words, Yun Ge’s nervous mood relaxed a lot. So, he asked again, “Luke and Lily both said the town is dangerous at night, but I didn’t expect it to become so eerie and terrifying at night.”

Uncle Shawn shrugged his shoulders and replied, “Actually, the town’s nights aren’t always like this. Sometimes, the town is just covered by fog, with the strange wind blowing outside all night, howling like wolves and ghosts, but unable to disperse the fog.”

“Of course, this kind of ghostly weather at night isn’t really scary in itself. What’s truly frightening is that if you can’t help but keep staring at the fog outside, you might be deeply attracted by the magic of the mist and unable to extricate yourself. It’s said that sometimes, you might even see a grimacing face smiling at you through the fog! This can lead to a terrifying illusion that your soul is about to be taken away by that face.”

As Uncle Shawn spoke, he looked out the window and signal Yun Ge to follow his gaze. Then, taking advantage of Yun Ge’s focused listening, he suddenly turned his head and gave Yun Ge a ferocious grin. At the same time, Luke, who had already signaled with Uncle Shawn, quietly walked behind Yun Ge unnoticed. As Uncle Shawn turned his head, Luke let out a shrill scream behind Yun Ge, scaring him into jumping up from the sofa with a scream.

Seeing Yun Ge’s panic-stricken appearance, everyone burst into laughter. Only Lily, with a displeased look, glared at Uncle Shawn and Luke, then hurriedly got up, walked to the window, and drew all the curtains in the room.

“You guys! All you know how to do every day is bully Yun Ge! You’re well aware that he just had a relapse of his amnesia today. Aren’t you afraid of making his condition worse by scaring him again?!” Lily criticized with her hands on her hips and a huff of anger.

Yun Ge’s scream was so shrill that it could be associated with a timid woman’s voice. Coupled with the fact that, after being frightened, Yun Ge’s hands involuntarily formed a orchid fingers gesture, making his current grimacing expression quite comical. Therefore, Lily’s angry look only lasted for a moment before she couldn’t help but join in the laughter at Yun Ge’s ridiculous appearance.

Although everyone was in high spirits tonight, with the arrival of night, they also became noticeably more tired. So, even though the group, still eager to continue chatting, wanted to keep talking, in order not to affect the next day’s early work, everyone, despite their lingering interest, chatted for a little while longer under the weight of sleepiness and then returned to their rooms to sleep.

In his dreams, Yun Ge kept dreaming that the sunny town suddenly turned gloomy. Then, the townspeople quickly turned into zombies, baring their teeth and lunging towards him.

Yun Ge had similar nightmares all night, causing him to wake up from his dreams multiple times. Fortunately, Yun Ge was sufficiently exhausted, which allowed him to fall back asleep quickly after each awakening, thus avoiding the impact of sleep deprivation on his mental state the next day.

The next morning, Yun Ge slowly woke up at Lily’s call: “Ah Yun, Ah Yun? Wake up! It’s time to get up!”

Yun Ge barely opened his eyes, lazily stretched his body, sat up, and said with sleepy eyes, “Ha——! Lily, good morning! Why are you up so early?”

“You——, do you still remember who I am?” Obviously, because Yun Ge had suddenly lost his memory the previous morning, Lily was worried that he would wake up and find his memory gone again.

“Of course! Why are you asking such a strange question first thing in the morning? Ha——!” Yun Ge said, yawning again.

“Phew——! That’s good! It seems my worry was unnecessary!” After confirming again that Yun Ge remembered the events of the previous day, Lily finally breathed a sigh of relief and said.

“Hey! I remember everything that happened yesterday! I feel very energetic, so I think I won’t have any more memory loss!” Seeing Lily’s worried look, Yun Ge immediately said with a spirited tone, patting his chest.

Lily covered her mouth and laughed, “Alright, alright! Since you’re fine, that’s the best! Otherwise, I’d have to waste my breath introducing everything to you again. What a hassle! Hurry up and get up for breakfast! We still need to go to the forest to collect nectar today!”

After Yun Ge got up and finished washing up, he joined everyone at the table for breakfast. However, Lily’s father seemed to still be in a bad mood early in the morning, so he didn’t sit down to eat with everyone. Instead, he briefly greeted everyone at the table and then left for work with a breakfast in hand.

Old Xing’s continued indifferent attitude cast a shadow over the good mood everyone had early in the day, causing the originally lively atmosphere to dissipate instantly. Seeing this, Yun Ge quickly changed the subject, “Hey? By the way! Why isn’t Luke out for breakfast? That’s not like him!”

“He? Because he’s going to take that girl named Jamei to Uncle Shawn’s place to report today, he got up early and went to the girl’s house to pick her up! It seems Luke really cares about that girl! It’s making me curious about her too! How about this! After I finish my chores, I’ll come to your workplace to see what she looks like!” Lily’s mother, Hui Min, replied.