Tantai Wanrong entered the living room with a calm and natural demeanor. Upon seeing Li Zhaojun and Zhao Tianya, she smiled and motioned for her two good friends to sit down.

"Elder sister, you don't know yet, but Ye Fan and Zhaojun are planning to hold a wedding ceremony soon." Zhao Tianya said with a hint of expectation in her voice, though it was clear she was trying to stir things up in front of Tantai Wanrong.

"Is that so? Congratulations then." Tantai Wanrong's expression remained natural, not reacting like Zhao Tianya.

That's because there was never anything between Tantai Wanrong and Ye Fan, while Zhao Tianya was getting more emotionally involved.

Even though Tantai Wanrong didn't seem to care, she didn't delve too deeply into the topic. She took out a document and handed it to Ye Fan, saying, "Xiaofan, take a look at this. It's some information compiled from the last explosion incident in Jingzhao City. I asked the security people, and they said this explosion involves a mysterious overseas organization. I think it's necessary for you to see it."

Ye Fan was well aware of that explosion incident and didn't want to discuss too much with Tantai Wanrong to prevent her from worrying.

"Aunt Rong, I've already known about these things," said Ye Fan. "It likely involves the ninjas from the Wano Country, including the attempt on your life in the Four-Nine City and Yaoyao's danger."

Tantai Wanrong responded, "Before you said something happened to Yaoyao and you've kept her in a safe place, but she called me from a phone that wasn't hers. Where is she now?"

Zhao Tianya said, "Yaoyao has been well-behaved recently, and school is about to start again. Ye Fan, you better not let her miss school."

"I know. She's already in a very safe place. Aunt Rong and Sister Ya, please don't worry. I'll take responsibility," Ye Fan said with a sense of duty.

"That's good." Tantai Wanrong then pulled a USB stick from her pocket, "Ye Fan, this contains some confidential information. You should take a look. It's related to national security and must not be leaked!"

Ye Fan didn't take it, asking, "Aunt Rong, aren't you afraid I'll lose it?"

Tantai Wanrong laughed, "You and Zhaojun are so capable now. It's safer with you than with me. Just keep it for now and remember to return it to me later when I ask."

Perhaps because both Zhao Tianya and Li Zhaojun were there, Tantai Wanrong was speaking very cautiously, as if she was afraid of inadvertently revealing her emotions.

Finally, Tantai Wanrong suggested, "It's rare for everyone to be here. Let's have a family meal. Tianya, help me in the kitchen. Ye Fan and Zhaojun are guests!"

"Listen to what elder sister is saying. Zhaojun is a guest, but I'm not?" Zhao Tianya said with some dissatisfaction.

Li Zhaojun stood up and said, "Elder sister, I'll help in the kitchen too!"

"Alright, and let's see how Zhaojun's cooking skills are. If they're good, then Ye Fan is lucky. If not, you can learn more from me. To win a man's heart, you first need to win his stomach!" Tantai Wanrong laughed.

Zhao Tianya murmured to herself, "Shouldn't it be winning his wallet first?"

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The three ladies cooked, while Ye Fan looked at the scenery by the window.

Outside was calm. It was the time students were dismissed from school at noon. Many primary school students were walking along the road, and vehicles were bustling by. It was a very typical midday.

Before, he didn't think much of it, but now as a Cultivator, he had risen above the ordinary world.

Tantai Wanrong came up behind Ye Fan and quietly said, "Xiaofan, there's something I didn't tell you earlier. Actually... the national security department knows you saved me during the terrorist attack in Jingzhao City. They wanted to talk to you, but I declined on your behalf."

Ye Fan nodded with a smile. He knew the reason the national security department hadn't approached him wasn't because of Tantai Wanrong, but due to the Dragon Group. The ordinary national security department couldn't just come to talk to Black Dragon from the Dragon Group. If they wanted to, the higher-ups would have suppressed it.

"Aunt Rong, just be careful yourself," Ye Fan advised.

"Whether I'm careful doesn't really matter. I've already submitted my resignation to the city government. I feel I might not be suitable to stay in my current position, and I want to step down…" Tantai Wanrong said with a weary expression, "My years in politics have exhausted me. Since university, I've been tightly wound, and I haven't really rested once since. Only when I'm with you do I feel like I've found a sense of youthful vitality again."

"Is that so?" Ye Fan smiled and looked back out the window.

"We'll see how the organization decides. If they really agree to let me step down, I want to travel more. I might not have time to attend your and Zhaojun's wedding," Tantai Wanrong said.

Ye Fan suddenly felt that Tantai Wanrong was also saying goodbye to him.

Could it be that announcing his marriage to Li Zhaojun hurt Tantai Wanrong?

"Aunt Rong, I..."

"Alright, Xiaofan, you don't have to say anything. I truly wish you and Zhaojun all the best. Just a pity I didn't… never mind, treat Zhaojun and Xiaoman well. They're both good girls." Having said that, Tantai Wanrong turned and headed back towards the kitchen.

Ye Fan could sense the deep bitterness in Tantai Wanrong's words. In such matters, she might be more troubled than Zhao Tianya.

In fact, Tantai Wanrong had hinted several times before. From the night when something almost happened between them, Tantai Wanrong had already shown her feelings, but he had stayed calm at the critical moment.

"Aunt Rong, I don't accept you because I don't want to hurt you. The more I care, the more I want to protect," Ye Fan sighed inwardly.

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Finally, it was dinnertime. Six dishes and one soup, and the three women wanted Ye Fan to guess which delicious dish was made by who.

This put Ye Fan in a bind since he didn't know what each woman's specialty dish was.

"I surrender; you'd better just tell me." Ye Fan laughed.

"You brat, we told you to guess, so guess! If you guess wrong, we'll make fun of you. What do you mean by not guessing? Do you look down on us?" Zhao Tianya, already in a bad mood, couldn't help but say.

"Enough, Tianya. Xiaofan is probably... not that hungry. Think about how busy Xiaofan is now." Tantai Wanrong was very understanding of Ye Fan, knowing that since Ye Fan was cultivating, he didn't need to eat to replenish energy.

Li Zhaojun smiled and said, "Actually, it's all thanks to the two elder sisters. I was just helping a little from the side, acting as an assistant in the kitchen."

Zhao Tianya rolled her eyes at Li Zhaojun and laughed, "Don't be so modest. Our future Madam Ye has to take up the responsibility of winning Ye Fan's stomach. Okay, eat up! Ye Fan, if you don't finish these dishes, see how we deal with you!"

"What, so much?" Ye Fan looked distressed.

"It's okay, we'll eat together, and there's no need to finish everything." Tantai Wanrong said, starting by serving Ye Fan food onto his plate, "Eat more, so you'll have the energy to work."

Ye Fan suddenly felt that ever since he announced his marriage to Li Zhaojun, both Zhao Tianya and Tantai Wanrong seemed to feel heartbroken.

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