If Lana had once obeyed Ye Yuan's every word,
that had been because of the chip in her brain.
But ever since undergoing that transformation,
in addition to her respect for Ye Yuan, she had gained a sense of gratitude.
In the Mario family, wealth was only a minor factor in assessing the younger generation.
What their family valued more in evaluating its juniors was their individual strength.
After all, they were a family of assassins,
not one of those financial dynasties.
In the eyes of their patriarch, as long as someone was strong enough, everything else would naturally follow.
It could be said that after this transformation,
Lana had truly established her status among the Mario family's third generation.
She could imagine
the incredulous looks on the elders' faces once she returned to the family and they saw her changes.
The night passed without incident.
The next day, Ye Yuan left the estate aboard Nibel's helicopter.
When he returned to the fishing boat, the crew all came out to greet him.
"Eldest Brother, didn't you say you'd only be gone three to five days? How did it turn into ten days? Did something happen?"
The moment Ma Hua saw Ye Yuan, he came over and asked with concern.
"Yeah, Eldest Brother. You left us at the docks for over ten days, and we couldn't even head out to fish.
Other than going to the bar for drinks, we didn't know what else to do."
Wang Husheng complained somewhat as well.
"If Nibel hadn't sent someone to tell us that you had some unfinished business at his estate, I'd have thought something had happened to you!"
Even Yu Hongbo, the steady and experienced boatswain, voiced a bit of complaint from the side.
It was easy to imagine just how worried