Chapter 1641 - 1593: Drunken Love Talk (Part 2)

The cigarette Yeats Howard was casually holding in his mouth fell onto the chair with a "pop," almost burning his clothes. After a stunned three-second pause, he jumped up, picked up the cigarette, and exclaimed, "Holy crap, is there some backstory here? Wasn’t Caspian Yarn’s ex-fiancée said to have eloped with someone?"

Yeats Howard looked as if he had been struck by lightning, gazing at Marcus Quinn in admiration: "So, you were the one who whisked away that guy’s fiancée? Marcus, you really are something!"

Marcus Quinn: "..."

The man didn’t explain and simply said, "Just take us there the day after tomorrow. Finished eating? Then let’s go shopping."

"Marcus Quinn, are you the devil?" Yeats Howard reluctantly got up and complained, "Don’t you take afternoon naps?"

Marcus Quinn coolly replied, "Better go shop now and return before Ada wakes up."

Yeats Howard was at a loss for words.

The two drove to the nearest mall. Two grown men shopping means they were as quick as can be; when they emerged, Yeats Howard was carrying women’s skincare products, lingerie, and sleepwear, while Marcus Quinn had all the specialty foods, causing Yeats Howard’s handsome face to twitch slightly.

Seriously, he still has his pride—if word got out that the eldest of the Howard Family was carrying women’s skincare products, people might think he had changed his ways!

After returning to the courtyard, Marcus Quinn placed the items in the bedroom. Seeing Ada still asleep, he quietly exited and went to the kitchen to prepare dinner ingredients.

Tonight, Uncle Lu and the others were all coming over, so Marcus Quinn naturally had to prepare a table full of dishes.

Ada woke after a little over an hour of sleep, finding the bedroom floor piled with more than ten shopping bags; judging by the brands, they weren’t cheap. Upon inspecting them, she found a complete set of skincare products, the same brand she used before, along with three or four sets of lingerie and sleepwear, pink girly slippers, and various specialties from Imperial City, perhaps gifts for Water Uncle’s family at the Holiday Village. Among all these shopping bags, not a single item was for the men themselves.

Ada stared blankly for a while before washing her face, changing clothes, and going into the courtyard. She sat under the veranda, watching Marcus Quinn busying himself, while Yeats Howard sat with his legs crossed, a cigarette dangling from his lips, and playing a game. Suddenly, Ada felt that the heavens hadn’t been too harsh on her.

"Hey, sister-in-law, you’re awake? Come join us in the game." Yeats Howard was in the middle of being rubbed into the ground, yelling in frustration as Ada came out. Just then, they were completely wiped out, and the enemy destroyed their high ground, game over!

Yeats Howard: "!!!"

"What game are you playing?" Ada inquired, peeking over and noticing he was playing the most popular mobile game recently. She casually murmured an "oh," pulled out her phone, and quietly downloaded the game.

"Sister-in-law, don’t be scared, I’ll carry you to victory." Yeats Howard was so infuriated by the opponents that he was about to explode, but seeing Ada download the game, he figured that such a cute girl probably had poor gaming skills. Clearly, Ada seemed like the type who’s obedient and doesn’t play games; his chance to show off had arrived.

"Yeats Howard, do you always team up with strangers?" Ada registered a small account and quickly leveled up, adding Yeats Howard as a friend and sending a team invite.

"Yeah, people in our circle don’t play with me. They’re afraid I’ll crush them." Yeats Howard casually replied.

Ada nodded, saw him select a mage, and chose a tank herself. Less than a minute into the game, the mage contributed the first blood to the opposing team.

Ada: "..."

After five minutes, the scene was as follows.

"What the hell, why pick a mage when you can’t play?"

"Mage, stop feeding the enemy kills, please go home."

"Dumbass mage, your mom’s calling you home for dinner; kids shouldn’t be playing games, get it?"

Mage Yeats Howard kept getting knocked down, charging directly into the enemy’s defense tower, gallantly feeding kills while excitedly advising Ada on how to operate.

Ada coughed twice, unable to bear it, and said, "You have a good temper; they insult you like that, and you remain calm."

"What the hell, who dares insult me? Aren’t they insulting the dumbass mage?" Yeats Howard fumed.

Ada: "..."

She finally understood why Yeats Howard formed pick-up teams. Because absolutely no one familiar was willing to team up with him to play games! This guy had no clue about hero attributes.

Due to the foolish mage infinitely feeding kills, after their team was wiped out once more, they inevitably lost the match.

After playing one round, Ada decisively uninstalled the game.

"Hey, sister-in-law, come back, let’s start a new game."

Ada signaled farewell with a wave.

Fortunately, guests arrived at the courtyard after five o’clock. Aside from Sage Howard, two other middle-aged men of similar age showed up. Marcus Quinn called them Uncle Lu and Uncle Lu respectively. Yeats Howard dared not continue gaming and went to assist Marcus Quinn.