"Very well. I think we can end our conversation here."
Marquis Southgate handed the Magic Communication Box back to Princess Caroline.
Princess Caroline wanted to pick up the Magic Communication Box and try persuading Xu Yi again, but she saw that the green indicator light marking an active call had already gone out. She gave a wry smile.
It seemed Xu Yi's stance was just as unshakable this time.
"Uncle Dayolen! Let's go back. That damned Xu Yi and his Xinfei Merchant Guild actually dared treat you like this! They're lucky this is the Stantin Duchy. If we were in our Malo Empire, I'd teach him a lesson right now!"
Marquis Southgate narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced at Seymour. Rather than saying anything, he turned toward Princess Caroline.
"Your Highness."
"Huh? Ah... my lord, you..." Princess Caroline opened her mouth, but she did not know what to say.
She knew perfectly well that Xu Yi had just ruined his own opportunity to cooperate with the Malo Empire.
From a business perspective, what Xu Yi had done was foolish in the extreme.
But on a personal level, Princess Caroline felt that Xu Yi had been utterly captivating just now.
Those conflicting feelings left her unable to express what was on her mind with anything but a wry smile.
"Your Highness, let's set off. President Xu must be getting impatient."
"Oh... what?" Princess Caroline nodded at first, then her eyes widened in surprise. "My lord, you... you're still going to see President Xu?"
"Why wouldn't I?" Marquis Southgate asked, looking puzzled. "Wasn't that our original plan?"
"But... but..." Princess Caroline pointed at Seymour, who looked just as astonished. "What about Viscount Seymour..."
"Seymour?" Marquis Southgate turned toward Seymour. His smile instantly darkened, and he spoke in an unusually low voice that