The Mana Sedan carried Xu Yi and Akali away from the Southern Suburbs of Anvilmar City, skirted the city's southern side, and stopped at a junction about five kilometers outside the East Gate.
The road heading east from this junction was the second international highway connecting the Lampari Kingdom to the Milando Duchy, which was still under construction, while the road heading north led toward the Drake Duchy.
Since the highway to the Milando Duchy was newly built, both its width and the condition of its surface looked better than those of the highway to the Drake Duchy.
Xu Yi, however, was clearly focused on the far end of the northern highway leading toward the Drake Duchy, with a hint of anticipation in his eyes.
Akali glanced at Xu Yi and could not resist teasing him. "Hey, Mr. President, is Princess Caroline coming?"
"Hm?" Xu Yi turned back in surprise. Seeing Akali's mischievous smile, he immediately understood what she meant and gave a snort. "That's right. Princess Caroline is indeed coming too. What of it?"
Akali had only been joking, so she was stunned for a moment when it turned out to be true.
"Hey, Mr. President, are you planning to meet Princess Caroline behind Stille's back?"
"Secret meeting, my foot!" Xu Yi snapped irritably. "If this really were a secret meeting, why would I have brought you along?"
Akali giggled. "Maybe you did it on purpose, because you were afraid Stille would misunderstand if she found out."
Xu Yi glared at her. "Then tell me, if Stille really found out I was meeting Princess Caroline in private, would she misunderstand?"
Akali rolled her eyes thoughtfully, then sighed in defeat.
"All right, she wouldn't. She never cares how many women you spend time with. She trusts you completely. She even