After briefly comforting Ally and Laina, Lin Mo immediately headed to the City Lord's Mansion.
The guards at the entrance were still the same familiar faces. Though they were only gatekeepers, guarding the City Lord's Mansion was still considered a pretty decent job.
"Put on some weight again lately?"
Lin Mo was fairly familiar with these guards. After greeting them, he started joking around.
"Haha... I just married a younger wife. She's a great cook, so I've been eating more lately... Don't worry, sir, I'll slim back down soon. I won't ruin the City Lord's Mansion's image."
The guard scratched his head, looking a little embarrassed.
Lin Mo patted him on the shoulder and did not say anything further.
These matters were not his concern, after all. A joke was a joke, but how the guard chose to handle things was up to him. Lin Mo's words did not count for much anyway.
After chatting for a bit, he entered the mansion.
Several guards watched his departing back with immense envy.
"Must be nice... To be valued so highly by the City Lord. He can enter a place like the City Lord's Mansion whenever he wants."
"Forget the City Lord's Mansion, isn't even Miss Phini's room..."
"Cough cough—"
The lead guard coughed twice as a reminder. "Don't talk nonsense about things that haven't been confirmed."
But in truth, he knew this was basically a sure thing.
They were not idiots. Anyone could see the special treatment Miss Phini and the City Lord gave him. Especially Miss Phini—some of the veteran guards had practically watched her grow up. That look in her eyes, that tone of voice, those actions... Who would believe she did not have feelings for him?
Miss Phini liked him, and Lady Beshila did not object. Wasn't that