After receiving Lilith’s affirmative reply, Ian didn’t wait for Lilian to return and left the wooden cabin.
With his knowledge of Lilian, as long as Lilith agreed, Lilian would basically agree too.
So he directly left the wooden cabin and returned to the Duke’s Mansion.
Thus, Ian returned to the Duke’s Mansion without incident.
On the way, he didn’t notice Aetherinra and Elise following him.
The next day, back at the Duke’s Mansion, Ian got up early and sat in the main hall.
At this moment, Ian was no longer wearing the Duke’s Mansion’s standard luxurious attire, but ordinary casual clothes that couldn’t be more ordinary.
Although he appeared calm on the surface, his heart was far from peaceful.
Thinking about the condition Lilith had proposed yesterday, he began to regret it.
‘Why on earth did I agree to date Lilian for a day?’
‘What is Lilith really thinking?’
‘Not to mention whether Lilian is willing to date me, but what’s the point of this date anyway?’
Ian still couldn’t understand it.
Yesterday, seeing that Lilith had accepted his conditions, he agreed to her request without thinking twice.
But after returning to the Duke’s Mansion, he tossed and turned, thinking it over, and belatedly realized that if he hadn’t agreed to Lilith’s request, Lilian probably would have agreed to his request anyway, right?
But what’s done is done.
Now he could only swallow this bitter fruit.
What Ian didn’t notice was that around him, four eyes were staring at him intently.
Those staring at Ian were naturally Elise and Aetherinra, who had been following him earlier.
Ever since they vaguely heard the word “date” from inside that wooden cabin yesterday, they hadn’t slept well all night.
“Young Lady, do you think the Young Master is really going on a date with that maid?”
Elise asked, her voice wavering.
‘What if Ian falls for another maid and abandons me?’
“Probably not. Even though Ian was a bit lustful before, he’s never had that kind of thought about the maids in the Duke’s Mansion,” Aetherinra said confidently.
Based on her understanding of Ian, he wasn’t that kind of person.
But the next scene directly made their jaws drop.
Lilian walked in through the main entrance of the Duke’s Mansion.
She was no longer wearing the Duke’s Mansion’s maid uniform, but casual clothes matching Ian’s style.
Yesterday, shortly after Ian left, she had returned to the wooden cabin.
Then she heard from Lilith that Ian had come.
When she was about to ask Lilith what Ian’s purpose was, Lilith cut her off.
Instead, Lilith made her birthday wish to Lilian.
That’s right, yesterday was Lilith’s birthday.
Lilian had been out shopping for supplies to celebrate it properly.
After hearing Lilith’s birthday wish, Lilian frowned.
‘She wants me to go on a date with Ian for a whole day?’
‘Forget about me—even Ian probably wouldn’t agree, right?’
Just as she was about to refuse Lilith’s proposal using the excuse that Ian wouldn’t agree, Lilith said that this was Ian’s request.
Recalling that she had indeed promised Ian she would do her best to help him if he ever needed anything, she ultimately agreed.
This morning, Lilith had even specially picked out clothes for her and dressed her up to catch Ian’s attention.
When Ian saw Lilian walking in, he froze.
He had basically only seen her in a maid uniform.
This was the first time he saw her in casual clothes.
But when Ian got a clear look at the clothes Lilian was wearing, he completely froze.
He looked down at his own clothes and the more he looked, the more he thought they were matching outfits, weren’t they?
Ian’s clothes were ones Lilith had given him yesterday when he was leaving, specifically telling him to wear them when he went on the date with Lilian.
‘I didn’t expect these to be couple outfits!’
Looking at Lilian’s clothes, Ian lowered his head, his face slightly red.
Although he had experience from two lifetimes, this was still his first time going on a date with a girl.
And for his first date to be with a beautiful girl like Lilian, how could his heart stay calm?
Taking a deep breath, Ian lifted his head and said to Lilian, “Good morning, Lilian. I assume Lilith already told you what we’re doing today?”
Although he thought Lilith would have told Lilian, Ian still wanted to confirm. What if she didn’t?
“Mm. Lilith told me. I’m here to go on a date with you today,” Lilian said calmly, as if this date meant nothing to her.
But inside, Lilian was equally unsettled.
‘A date… what exactly do we do?’
Even though Lilian had heard about dates before, she had never actually done one.
This date with Ian was also her first.
‘But yesterday Lilith said that today I just need to follow Ian the whole time, right?’
Hearing Lilian’s words, Ian nearly jumped up in shock.
‘This young lady—has she always been this straightforward?’
Checking the time, Lilian said to Ian, “Let’s go. You’ve planned today’s itinerary, right?”
“Mm, I have a plan.”
After all, Ian was a man—he wouldn’t let Lilian arrange their date.
“Alright. Then I’ll follow you the whole day,” Lilian replied, still in her cool tone.
With that, she was about to walk out the main entrance of the Duke’s Mansion.
Hearing Lilian’s cold tone, Ian’s heart sank.
‘Lilian probably doesn’t care about this at all.’
‘Maybe she’s been on many dates?’
Just as Ian was thinking this, Lilian suddenly turned around, looked at him, and said shyly, “Since this is still my first date, if I do anything wrong, please point it out.”
Seeing Lilian’s bashful expression and hearing her words, a fire suddenly ignited in Ian’s heart.
‘So this is also Lilian’s first date?’
“I wouldn’t say point it out. A date is just two people going somewhere else to have fun. You just need to enjoy yourself,” Ian replied.
“Mm.”
Hearing Ian’s words, Lilian nodded lightly.
Then the two of them left together.
At this moment, Elise and Aetherinra, hiding in the shadows, couldn’t stay calm.
“A date! The Young Master is really going on a date with that maid!”
“What should we do, Young Lady? Should we follow them?”
Elise asked Aetherinra helplessly.
“Let’s go. Follow them,” Aetherinra replied.
For some reason, seeing Ian chatting and laughing with that woman made Aetherinra’s heart hurt, like a needle stabbing into it.
No matter what, she had to follow them and see what was really going on.
So as soon as Ian and Lilian walked out the door, Aetherinra and Elise followed right behind.