Good news? Why did Yu Lian find that so hard to believe? He looked straight into Miss Jiafei'er's eyes until she guiltily turned away. Then Feifei jabbed him with her elbow, signaling that staring at someone like that was rude.
"Your Highness has been so generous. We'd be rude to refuse." Feifei smiled, then slipped away from Yu Lian and went to take the countess's hand. She whispered something to her, and the two of them burst out laughing.
Miss Jiafei'er seemed completely unaccustomed to such intimacy. The two beauties walked hand in hand to the car, of course remembering to wave Yu Lian over and tell him to hurry up.
For some reason, girls seemed to make friends easily in unfamiliar surroundings, and their friendliness always grew at an almost unbelievable rate. Yu Lian shrugged. At any rate, if there was a feast to be had, he had no reason to turn it down.
Then they drove all the way to a lavish estate on the outskirts of the city, where King Suluyuka was staying. Apparently, a marquis had casually acquired the property and was now presenting it to Her Highness.
Then came another extravagant palace banquet, the kind that cost more than an ordinary family spent on food in several years, with a dazzling spread covering the table. And then Yu Lian ate more than twice as much as the three girls combined, to their astonishment, without the slightest difficulty.
Yu Lian couldn't shake the feeling that the Elector Princess had dragged him along so she could watch him eat for free. With him there, she seemed to have a much better appetite than usual, which delighted Jiafei'er.
Sure enough, after leisurely finishing a slice of dragonfruit cake for dessert, she smiled and said, "Lord Yu Lian, you've