Pushing open the gates, they were greeted by a sea of fiery red flowers.
Looking up, they saw Xuemya and Kmelia walking over from the depths of the flower sea.
When she saw Velin, a gentle smile appeared on Xuemya's normally cold face.
Kmelia, who had been secretly watching her older sister, was no longer surprised by this sight.
Compared to her brother-in-law, her own biological younger sister seemed like she had been picked up off the street. She truly could not understand it. Sisterly affection was clearly more than twice as much as romantic love, so why could her sister not treat her the same way?
"You're overthinking again."
"No."
Having come prepared, Kmelia quickly answered.
Although she often stumbled in the same place, she would not stumble there again so soon.
"You're back."
"You don't even give me a hug now that I'm back."
Upon hearing that, Xuemya stepped forward and naturally embraced her husband before letting go. "Is that enough?"
"It is."
Velin raised a hand and tucked a strand of silver hair from his wife's forehead behind her ear.
"Who is this?" Xuemya shifted her gaze from her husband to Hailia and asked.
Before Velin could introduce her, Hailia said nervously, "H-hello, Madam. M-my name is H-Hailia."
"This child is rather shy," Velin said. "Take a guess. Why did I bring her here?"
"You didn't find me a new student, did you?" Xuemya blinked and spoke softly.
An expression of surprise appeared on Velin's face, and he said, "As expected, I couldn't hide it from you."
Standing to one side, Hailia felt her head grow hot upon hearing this, and she could no longer think straight.
She had thought Count Sir had found Kmelia to be her teacher. She had never expected it to be the