"Sure, we can go out to have a party. I will bring my new wife to see the city."
!!!!!!
"What!? Did I hear you right, big brother!? You have a wife now? Since when? How? Didn't you like that girl, Molly, from the Rogers family?"
Molly Rogers was the crush of the original host. Red checked his memories and yes, that was the same girl that the original host chased so hard that he received a beating that ended his life. She was a young miss of the Rogers family, one of the 2nd-rate families in the empire and they were much weaker than the 1st-rate families like the 4 great families.
Red couldn't comprehend the reason why that idiot continued to chase that girl. Sure, she was very beautiful, but that didn't explained why he chased her so much! Why not find another beautiful girl? Maybe he was crazy about her because she was so cold to him and never looked his way? Red doesn't know.
Actually, he knew that he couldn't blame this girl too much because the original host was acting like a total simp and it was disgusting! It was understandable why Molly acted that way.
Molly actually never said any harsh words to him, she was just cold and indifferent and always tried to distance herself. If Red was in her shoes he would turn around and beat the original host himself!
What made the situation even worse was that the original host had a fiancee from the Devure family, strongest family below the royal clan. Red never had an opportunity to meet her before but he heard that she was as beautiful as a celestial fairy! Her name was Scarlett Devure.
Sadly, the original protagonist decided to ignore her and chase after the woman who kept rejecting him. He was a simp of cosmic proportions for Molly.
He got beaten up by her bodyguard who became her bodyguard not too long ago and his name was Lucas Huston. Red went through his memories and Lucas seemed to be an average looking guy. From his experience through hundreds of novels in his previous life, he knew that this guy must be a Son of Destiny.
This guy was probably taken by some master on top of the mountain from the young age and trained on the mountain until he became strong. Now he descended the mountain to build his harem and wealth.
Or, maybe, he was a leader of some assassin organization and came back from some other empire overseas. Red didn't think much of this, he would find out eventually anyway.
Probably, that guy was now trying to win the heart of Molly Rogers and then he would probably find another young miss who's grandfather was sick and dying and he would use his medical knowledge to cure him and win another heart... Then he would continue this routine until he made a harem and wealth.
'But... hehe... tough luck buddy. I don't plan on letting you go.'
[Host, did you decide to officially take the title of a villain?]
'Nah, I am not interested in getting involved with all Sons and Daughters of Destiny. This one I will sabotage purely because we got beef already and I don't like his face.'
[Well said, host, do you also plan to steal all his heroines?]
'Pfft, no way, all my wives must be exceptional in both talent and looks. How can I be interested in some small heroines? If I go around collecting all of them from all protagonists wouldn't I have more than 100 women before I even go to the Celestial Realm? No way.'
'By the way, I already have 2 beautiful ladies with natural 9.7+ looks and exceptional talent. My next wife must be unique and talented!'
[Cough... Host, Empress Aeriel is not your woman yet. Take it easy.]
'Meh, it's only a matter of time, hahahahaha...'
"Hello!? Big brother? Are you still there?" Edward's voice came from the phone.
"Eh? Sorry Eddy, I was occupied with something. What were you saying?" Red literally forgot that he was on the phone with Edward.
"No problem, big brother. I was saying that my family already reserved the whole Eastside hotel for tonight and we are planning to host a banquet in your honor! To congratulate your family on becoming the 1st-ranked family and to celebrate the birth of another Martial Emperor! I hope you won't refuse to come, the whole thing would be pointless!"
Eastside hotel was the biggest and the most luxurious hotel in the east part of the Arcadian City. Only 4 great families had the means of reserving the whole hotel for a day!
"Damn... Eddy... Didn't you just ask to go for a drink somewhere?"
"This... hehe... big brother, as soon as you agreed my father heard it and called the hotel to make reservations and send invitations to 4 great families and all 2nd rate families to come to the banquet. Sorry, big brother!"
'That old man surely wanted to leave a good impression now!'
Edward's father, Richard Quinn, the current patriarch of the Quinn family, never liked the original host and always scolded Edward for following that idiot around. Now the old guy changed his colors in a second! But no matter, since he was Eddy's father, Red wouldn't seek troubles with him. Might as well let him leave a good impression.
"Damn... okay, no problem. When?"
"The banquet will start this evening at 7. Be sure to be there, big brother!"
Looking at his watch, that would be in 3 hours! How could they reserve and prepare a hotel, gather all those families and send invitations and expect everyone to show up in such a short time!?
[Host, you are forgetting that this is a cultivation world, here people work and move much faster. Organizing a banquet in 3 hours is easy.]
'Oh yeah. Thanks for reminding me.'
"Okay, Eddy, I'll be there at 7."
Hanging up the call, Red looked at Eve who was still sitting on his lap.
"Eve, honey, you heard everything, right? We have a banquet to attend in 3 hours. Do you wish to change your clothes for the event or will you go like this?"
"Hmm? Darling, what do you think? I like my current clothes but if you don't like them I can change."
Looking at Eve who was wearing a gothic dress with an unzipped leather jacket over her shoulders, black stockings and boots, Red didn't know what to say. Again, this combination would never appear in his mind and if he heard someone describing this combination, he would definitely think that it sounded weird, but looking at her again, it looked so well together! It looked amazing!
"Stay like that, my dear, I like it!"
"Yes, darling.~" She was definitely happy that he liked her taste!
"Okay, wait for me here."
Red stood up and placed Eve down on the seat, then went upstairs to change his clothes.
Entering the master bedroom he found that it was totally changed from before. It was probably changed after his father died and the maids probably already expected him to move in here. The room was naturally huge, as everything else in the castle.
There was a big luxury bed in the center of the room that could fit 20 people, around were fur rugs on the floor and paintings on the walls. There was a relatively large TV on the wall opposite of the bed but nothing compared to the one in the living room.
'Why are these people obsessed with big beds? Why would one person sleep on such a big bed?'
On the other side of the room there was a glass wall overlooking the forest that surrounded the castle and faint lights from the city could be seen in the far distance.
Going into the wardrobe room that was connected to the bedroom, he saw so much clothes that he didn't know where to look. It took him 30 minutes just to find what he needed.
30 minutes later he went back to the living room wearing a black dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his forearms, paired with a fitted black waistcoat and a black tie. His outfit was completed by black trousers held up by a black leather belt. In the end, he wore all black again.
"Darling, someone called you."
Eve approached him and gave him his phone that he left on the table before he went to change his clothes. Looking at the missed calls he was a little surprised. Molly Rogers called.
'What does this woman want?'
In the next second his phone buzzed again, it was Molly again! Not thinking much about it, he answered the call.
"Hello? Red? Why didn't you answer my calls!" Molly's voice came from the other side, sounding both displeased and urgent.
"Hmm? Is there a need for me to explain my schedule to you? What do you need?" Red said indifferently.
Molly on the other side was stunned, he never talked to her with such a tone of voice. He would always use a sycophantic voice when talking to her before. She put that aside and got to the point...
"I... I'm sorry for what happened the last time. My bodyguard acted out of impulse and created trouble for you. I have already fired him. I am calling to apologize and offer compensation."
Now it was Red's turn to be stunned. What was this woman talking about? She was apologizing!? And even fired that bodyguard? Was this how the script worked? Why was this woman acting out of character?
[Host, if you don't get yourself involved the Destiny will probably make an opportunity for the protagonist to somehow end up with the beauty. He would probably save her from some thugs or something.]
'As expected...'
"Wait, you heard the news about my cultivation and you are calling to apologize because of that? I'm not interested in your apology."
Red instantly realized what was happening. She must have heard about his cultivation and hurriedly called to curry favor with him!
"What do you mean? Did your cultivation got damaged!?"
'Damn... was I wrong? System, tell me does she know about my new cultivation realm? I did say to my employees to only inform 4 great families and the palace but maybe the word got out?'
[Host, I checked, she doesn't know about that.]
'??????'
Red got confused even more. Did he mistake the plot from the start? He could have asked his system but decided to not do it. Better to find out, it was more interesting like this.
"Okay, never mind. When did you fire that guy?"
"I fired him the same day after that happened. I got news today that you woke up so I called."
"Okay, I accept your apology, it doesn't matter anymore."
"Thank you. I also want to compensate you for the troubles."
"Compensate? I don't need money."
"No. There is a banquet this evening organized by the Quinn family. I... I will attend together with you." Her voice carried great difficulty.
"... How is that a compensation?"
Red was stunned. How was this a form of compensation? Wait... Indeed, for the the original host this would have been the greatest form of compensation. But he was not a simp like the original host!
On the other side of the call, Molly was also stunned. Was this still the same Red!? Did she call the wrong number? But looking at the name on her phone and hearing the voice on the other side, it was him!
Did this guy stop liking her? She felt relieved and annoyed at the same time. Strange beings, women, they would get annoyed if you chase them too much but would also get annoyed if you just stopped chasing suddenly.
"You... don't want to?" She was surprised again.
"No, but even if I wanted to, it's impossible. This banquet tonight is made for me, in my honor, so I can't go with you. But we might see each other there."
On the other side, Molly froze for a moment. What was this guy saying? Such a huge banquet made for him? She found it hard to believe. But why would he lie to her? Even if he lied she would found out soon so there was no need to lie now, right? She decided to wait and see for herself.
"Okay, see you there."
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[A/N: I hope you liked this chapter! If you have any suggestions, please comment.]