Marshal, Please Calm Down (MARSHAL)
The castle where the family gathering was held wasn't as grand and solemn as the main castle, but the banquet hall was no less impressive.
When Wu Zimo and Scott arrived, there were already quite a few people in the banquet hall chatting and laughing. As the two of them appeared at the entrance of the banquet hall, all the conversations in the room ceased, and everyone turned their gaze towards the door.
Suddenly being the center of attention, thankfully, Wu Zimo had been training his face to be thick-skinned lately with the Heavenly Wrath Corps, otherwise, he really wouldn't be able to handle the dozens of pairs of eyes in the banquet hall, which were all sparkling with curiosity.
The Marshal was at ease in such a situation. He held Wu Zimo's arm as he took elegant steps, and walked into the banquet hall under the intense gaze of everyone.
Although everyone's eyes were fixed on Wu Zimo, when Scott approached, they would greet him with smiles. Those who were more familiar with him would even joke with Scott, but the topics were mostly about Scott and rarely mentioning Wu Zimo.
It wasn't that the members of the Alman family didn't like Wu Zimo, but rather they liked him too much. So, they were afraid that their words might scare this seemingly innocent young man.
Luckily, Rocard wasn't here, otherwise, he would definitely be ranting about another group of people being fooled by Wu Zimo's appearance.
Wu Zimo, seeing that the conversation wasn't focused on him, finally breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, someone who was a recluse didn't seem to be very comfortable interacting with strangers.
Therefore, he was quiet and reserved in front of strangers. Only when he was with familiar people did you realize that his quietness was all an act. This guy was actually a social butterfly. Especially online, he was even more skilled than the veteran drivers.
Scott and Wu Zimo greeted people as they went along before finally spotting Mrs. Alman. At the same time, Wu Zimo also saw a beautiful girl who was very affectionately holding Mrs. Alman's arm.
Looking at the girl standing beside Mrs. Alman with a smile on her face, even Wu Zimo, who was constantly bombarded by Scott's handsome appearance, couldn't help but be captivated.
This girl wasn't wearing an ancient European-style long dress like the others, but a sleek military uniform that showed off her excellent figure. Tall, high-top boots enveloped her slender legs, a head of light brown waves flowed freely, and her beautiful face made people feel good about her at first glance.
Wu Zimo, seeing how close this girl was to Mrs. Alman, turned his head to look at Scott beside him, and his mind started to wander.
Feeling Wu Zimo's gaze and the sudden fluctuation of his spiritual power, Scott lowered his head with his silver eyes staring deeply at the young man whose eyes flashed with a hint of mischief.
"……Ahem, Mother and them are coming over."
Wu Zimo, with a guilty conscience, met Scott's gaze and thought that the latter had noticed his thoughts. He felt a little embarrassed that caused his eyes to wander. Seeing Mrs. Alman and the others coming towards them, he quickly said it.
Scott, of course, didn't know that Wu Zimo's mind was wandering off again. He just saw the young man's current evasive expression. He raised his head and ruffled Wu Zimo's hair, and following his words, he held him and walked towards Mrs. Alman.
"Mother." The two of them met up with Mrs. Alman, who Scott called out, and Wu Zimo, obediently followed Scott and called out as well.
"I thought you two were busy with something again because you're so late." Mrs. Alman gave Scott and Wu Zimo a reproachful look, but the smile in her eyes didn't look like she was blaming them at all.
At this time, the girl holding Mrs. Alman's arm also spoke up, "Hello, Scott cousin, this must be cousin-in-law, right? I'm Caroline Olafa, it's nice to see you today."
The girl's gaze was so hot when she introduced herself to Wu Zimo that he thought he had turned into a gold nugget, otherwise, why was the girl so excited?
Of course, Wu Zimo could feel the sincerity in her eyes, but what the heck was "cousin-in-law"?!
"Uh, hello, do you mind if I call you Caroline?"
"Hehe, of course I don't mind, cousin-in-law."
"……That cousin-in-law thing, can you not call me that?"
His goosebumps were popping up all over!
"Ah? Why, cousin-in-law?" Caroline looked at Wu Zimo with a confused expression
Shouldn't the cousin's wife be called cousin-in-law? By the way, about this cousin-in-law, she was so excited that her cousin finally had someone to love!
"Call him by his name." Finally, Scott spoke directly, and Caroline, cautiously looking at Scott, nodded and replied, "Oh."
She couldn't call him cousin-in-law, she was unhappy!
After the younger generation had finished their greetings, Mrs. Alman finally spoke, "Alright, Scott, you take care of Caroline as I'm going to take Little Mo to meet the others."
Normally, this would be Scott's job, but seeing Mrs. Alman's enthusiasm, Scott couldn't go against his mother's wishes.
As for Caroline, who was left in Scott's care by Mrs. Alman, if her thoughts could be materialized, she would definitely see this girl's back with a pair of Erkang hands.
‘Auntie, how can you leave me with this ferocious guy! No, Auntie, please take me with you!’
However, in front of Scott, Caroline could only maintain a ladylike demeanor, but her heart filled with tears.
But this time she was lucky, because Scott only glanced at her at the beginning, and his gaze was always following Wu Zimo, who was beside his mother.
Seeing that her cousin wasn't paying attention to her, Caroline finally felt relieved and stood quietly beside Scott like a chicken.
Actually, she wanted to run as far away as possible, but when she moved slightly, her cousin's terrifying gaze turned towards her, scaring her into becoming a wooden man.
Wu Zimo was taken by Mrs. Alman to meet the members of the Alman family.
Originally, those people were already very curious and friendly towards Wu Zimo, and with Mrs. Alman's current affectionate attitude, they naturally had no objection to accepting Wu Zimo as a member of the Alman family, and they were very welcoming.
While pretending to be a good child, Wu Zimo also secretly glanced at Scott on the other side.
To be honest, if you ignore the icy-faced handsome guy and the seemingly reserved but actually overflowing girl, with the two of them standing together, the handsome man and the pretty woman really looked like a painting.
"Why are there so many handsome guys and beautiful girls in the interstellar era?"
Wu Zimo's muttering was not heard by Mrs. Alman, but seeing his gaze, Mrs. Alman couldn't help but show an ambiguous look, so she leaned close to Wu Zimo's ear and teased in a low voice.
"What? Little Mo, are you jealous?"
"……" Being teased by an elder, Wu Zimo didn't feel embarrassed, but his ears were a little red.
"Hee hee, Little Mo with you looking like this, if Scott sees you, he'll think Mommy is bullying you." Mrs. Alman didn't know but she saw Wu Zimo's earlobes turning red, and thought that she had hit the nail on the head that he was embarrassed, so she couldn't help but laugh.
"Don't worry, Little Mo, Scott only has you in his heart, don't worry. As for Caroline, hehe, she should be crying her eyes out now, right?"
The first part was normal, but the last sentence made Wu Zimo turn his head sharply to look at Mrs. Alman. Mrs. Alman saw the confusion in Wu Zimo's eyes, so she didn't play coy, and directly said.
"Ai, Caroline, that child, I don't know what's wrong with her. She's been afraid of Scott since she was little and we elders are quite worried about that."
……So you just threw that girl to Scott without any guilt? Poor Caroline. Mrs. Alman, you're so cunning, do Scott and the others know?
Wu Zimo followed Mrs. Alman around for a while before returning to Scott's side.
"Alright, Mommy is returning Little Mo to you. You child, can't you take your eyes off him for a while? You've been staring at him the whole time." Mrs. Alman gave Scott a reproachful look.
"Alright, you youngsters go and have fun yourselves, Mommy won't be an eyesore for you. And Caroline, don't follow, so have fun with your cousins." Mrs. Alman finished speaking, so she waved her hand and let the three youngsters have their own fun, and she went towards the elders table.
It was rare for everyone to get together, so of course they had to have a good time.
Mrs. Alman left gracefully, and only poor Caroline was left behind.
The smile on her face was almost gone. However, now she felt less pressure, because her cousin's original icy aura had changed.
Caroline secretly glanced at the two beside her but her initial confusion turned into wide-eyed shock.
As soon as Wu Zimo came back, Scott naturally reached out to hold his waist, locking him in a place where he could reach him.
This was an instinctive habit of many Sentinels who were completely bonded with their Guides.
Wu Zimo had protested against Scott's constant habit of holding his waist, but he couldn't resist Scott, so he finally ignored it, and now he was used to it. To be honest, being surrounded by Scott's aura, Wu Zimo also instinctively felt at ease.
After Mrs. Alman left, Scott raised his head and brushed the stray hair on Wu Zimo's forehead while gently asking, "Tired?"
"No." Wu Zimo shook his head, although he had been walking around the banquet hall, everyone was very enthusiastic, and it was Mrs. Alman who was doing most of the talking, he only needed to smile and nod.
"Scott, why do I feel like there aren't many people in your Alman family?" Wu Zimo had this feeling when he entered the banquet hall.
There were only about a hundred people in the banquet hall.
Normally, a family that has been passed down for so many years wouldn't have such a small population.
"I know, the ones who came today are all family members who don't have important positions. Most of those who couldn't come are on the front lines and don't have time."
It was Caroline who explained to Wu Zimo.
This girl, seeing the atmosphere between Scott and Wu Zimo, was really amazed.
It turned out that the icy cousin also had such a gentle side! And the atmosphere just now, although they didn't say much, but it still had a feeling that outsiders couldn't enter.
But when she heard Wu Zimo's question, she couldn't help but interrupt. So when she saw Scott's gaze, she playfully stuck out her tongue and made a gesture of zipping her mouth shut.
Caroline's silliness made Wu Zimo laugh, it really wasn't obvious that this girl was so funny.