Then the other party is like the heroine's adopted brother, the son of the king and his concubine - Prince Airal.

Given the absolute status gap, he, as a knight, is so insignificant...

even--

He's not even a knight!

He's just a so-called clown wearing nondescript clothes!

When he thought of this, he felt as if the clothes on his body were being tightened, making him unable to breathe.

"Cough cough, cough cough...ah cough cough...huh...huh..."

An Yilun also tugged on his collar, hunched over his waist, breathing heavily like a fish deprived of oxygen, exhaling large tracts of white air.

"Why……"

The biting cold wind blew on my face like a knife.

In his heart, he was jealous to the point of madness, and at the same time, he felt inferior to the point of despair.

Compared to Kato Yusuke, who talks and laughs freely in the crowd, his clown is simply out of tune with such a glamorous occasion.

A feeling of anger piled up in his chest.

He couldn't wait to rush into the venue immediately and snatch back the Yinglili that belonged to her!

However, however...

His feet were as motionless as if they were rooted in trees!

"Beast...Give Yinglili back to me...!"

An Yilun also cursed in a low voice with a ferocious face, and his vision became blurry.

I just stayed like this for who knows how long...

"Let's go back……"

He murmured in a silent tone and climbed down from the tree in a daze. Even if he accidentally fell, he didn't care and just staggered towards the door.

When he reached the entrance of the gate, the bodyguard guarding him was shocked by his tearful appearance, but he had no intention of explaining anything.

Taking one last look at the brightly lit mansion behind him, An Yilun strode forward resolutely and left this place that was incompatible with him.

A trace of hatred flashed across his face.

…

I don't know anything about what's going on outside.

People in the mansion were still enjoying the banquet.

After greeting most of the guests present, Yusuke Kato excused himself to go to the bathroom and did not return to the banquet hall. Instead, he went to the side hall on the first floor.

There is no one here, just perfect for resting.

As a result, he had just sat down on the sofa when Sayuri Sawamura entered the room.

"Kato-kun, what are you doing here?"

"Aunt Sayuri."

Kato Yusuke stood up out of politeness and said honestly: "It's nothing, I'm just resting here."

"That's it~"

Sawamura Sayuri walked up to him with a smile, asked him to sit down on the sofa together, and said, "I'm sorry, Kato-kun, you worked hard today to help us receive guests."

The scent of elegant perfume wafts faintly.

Kato Yusuke moved aside without leaving a trace and responded as politely as possible.

"That's not the case. Thank you for inviting me to celebrate New Year's Eve with you. I'm honored."

"Ah, do you really think so? I don't blame my mother for asking you to come here? Is it because you can't be reunited with your family on a day like this?"

"You know, my guardian is in Saitama's hometown. If you didn't invite me, I would probably be working at home alone. I am the one who should say thank you."

"Oh~ What a good boy."

Sawamura Sayuri giggled, pressed her hand on Ichima Hirakawa's chest, and said: "Listening to what you said, mom feels much more at ease~"

"You're flattered, I'm just telling the truth."

Kato Yusuke replied with a little helplessness, no longer trying to correct the other party's subtle self-proclaimed words.

Sayuri Sawamura looked at him with a smile and suddenly said: "Thank you, Kato-kun."

"Um?"

Kato Yusuke frowned slightly in confusion and asked: "Sorry, what do you mean here...?"

"everything."

The person in front of me smiled softly, and his expression suddenly became a little mature.

"Thank you for sending Ying Lili back yesterday afternoon. Thank you for taking care of her all the time. Thank you for being willing to stay by her side."

"This is too exaggerated... I haven't done anything that you need to thank me for, so you don't have to say that."

"Really? But when the child was most sad, you were the one who stayed with her, right?"

"...Although this is the case, I actually didn't do anything. I just sent her home."

Seeing that he insisted on this statement, Sayuri Sawamura said nothing more and just nodded with a smile.

For some reason, that smile looked a little sad in Kato Yusuke's eyes.

"In short, as long as you are willing to continue to stay by her side, whether it is me or Leonard, we will thank you."

"Don't worry... I will stay by Yinglili's side, because we are family."

"Ah~ you know what I mean but you still pretend to be stupid! I'm going to complain to Yinglili~"

"You will only make Yinglili angry by doing this, right?"

"Are you really not going to consider calling me mom?"

"You mean another mother, right?"

Sayuri Sawamura neither admitted nor denied this, she just covered her mouth and smiled softly, her purple twin tails swaying with her laughter.

"I'm sorry, but can I trouble you with one more thing?"

"Please tell me."

"Not long after you left the banquet hall, the child Yinglili also went back to her room. I'm a little worried about her condition, so can you please go and see her?"

"..."

Kato Yusuke was silent for a moment, then nodded and replied with a good word.

…

Let’s talk about it briefly.

Some readers think that An Yilun is not that narrow-minded. This understanding is wrong.

His portrayal in the animation is not comprehensive enough, and there are some embellishments.

The old thief Marudo made it very clear in the novel. The original story is that An Yilun also hated Eiri for her betrayal, and he still hates her until now.

I basically didn’t reinvent the character An Yilun, it was all based on the original settings.
Chapter completed!