How, Do You Know Him?

But when Illumi saw Luo Ye's clear, almost foolishly innocent gaze, he suddenly realized that Luo Ye genuinely thought so.

Could such a pure flower really bloom in a place as sinful as Meteor City?

Feitan's feelings were more complicated. His hopes had been raised and then dashed. Though he felt relieved, a faint sense of disappointment lingered in his heart.

It was certainly good that Yezi did not believe Illumi's nonsense, but what if, after believing it, Yezi never considered things from that angle again?

Would he have to confess loudly when that time came?

He had never thought about the future, but he had thought about living with Yezi. He did not know whether that was love, but he thought that if love meant staying together through life and death, then he was willing to stay by Yezi's side.

So he had once considered how he should tell Yezi so that Yezi would understand his feelings.

But now, Illumi had ruined everything.

Given how slow Yezi was, once this matter passed, it would simply be over. Yezi would not think in that direction next time.

Luo Ye, on the other hand, had not thought much of it. In his mind, what would children this age know about romance?

But he had forgotten that this was Meteor City, and its customs were different from those of the place he had originally come from.

Unfortunately, he did not understand, so he only had one request now.

Luo Ye said, "Back to the point, let's return to what we were discussing. First come, first served—you should join Chrollo's team."

He truly did not want to go up against the leader, regardless of whether he could win.

Illumi's inorganic cat eyes watched him. "No one said that I have to agree just because someone invites me. The decision should be mine, shouldn't it?"

If it were really that simple, he would not need to join Luo Ye's team. He could just invite Luo Ye and the others to become his family's butlers.

It was precisely because they might refuse that he wanted to join Luo Ye's team, looking for openings one by one and taking them down individually.

"Uh, well..." Luo Ye pressed a hand to his temple, feeling a headache coming on. How should he put this? He did not know how to explain it to Illumi.

If Chrollo were not involved, he would naturally welcome Illumi's arrival. But with Chrollo in the picture, it was difficult for him to force himself to welcome Illumi.

After all, if he truly accepted Illumi, then he would have to face off against Chrollo. That really did not suit the mentality of someone who disliked causing trouble.

As someone from Dragon Country, a peaceful life was enough. Why go looking for trouble?

Especially trouble where the benefits did not match the risks.

"You're strange." Illumi looked at him thoughtfully. "You clearly wanted me to join just now, but the moment you heard Chrollo's name, you immediately changed your mind. What, do you know him?"

Illumi considered himself quite sought-after in a place like Meteor City. Otherwise, he would not have received two invitations so quickly.

Chrollo aside, Luo Ye's invitation earlier had absolutely come from the heart. Yet in the blink of an eye, he had changed his mind.

Illumi absolutely did not believe there was nothing going on here!

Judging from how Luo Ye had just racked his brains to get him to join Chrollo's team, there was only one possibility: Luo Ye knew Chrollo and knew that he was troublesome. To avoid trouble, he did not want Illumi to join.

Luo Ye said, "..."

He found it strange. Why were they all so perceptive? Was his expression really that easy to read?