Volume 5 Chapter 129 - Love is selfish (1/2)

Volume 5 Chapter 129 Love is selfish

Marquis Southgate was like a curious child who was filled with endless curiosity towards the Frestech Chamber of Commerce.

Now that he finally met Xu Yi, there were countless questions that he had.

Of course, Xu Yi only gave him simple answers to these questions which couldn’t truly satisfy him.

So he proposed to Xu Yi to stay here for a bit longer to properly observe the Frestech Chamber of Commerce, which Xu Yi naturally approved of.

But Princess Caroline never would have thought that Marquis Southgate would actually stay half a month, not having any idea of leaving at all.

If it was said that him staying a week was because of Seymour being detained and Marquis Southgate not being able to leave him alone, the extra week, even with Seymour expressing that he didn’t want to stay in a place that humiliated him which Marquis Southgate ignored, was all because of his personal reasons.

Xu Yi and Marquis Southgate welcomed Marquis Southgate’s idea to stay, but it was a bit hard for Princess Caroline.

When she came to the Stantine Duchy, she thought that they would stay for three day or at most a week before heading back to the Drake Duchy. Now because of Marquis Southgate, she was being kept here for half a month which far exceeded her schedule.

Princess Caroline was responsible for the magic machine industry in the Drake Duchy, so there were many things in the duchy that she had to take care of personally. Staying here for a long time would be hard for her.

But Marquis Southgate was an important person from the Marlow Empire. Not only was he an important opportunity for the Frestech Chamber of Commerce, he was similarly important for the Drake Duchy.

It was impossible for the Drake Duchy’s household magic machines to compare to the Frestech Brand, it was also hard for them to compare to the household magic machines from the Lampuri Kingdom, so they had to open other markets.

Before this, the Drake Duchy had been working hard in the neighbouring Sack Kingdom and Falk Kingdoms. Now that the Marlow Empire had appeared, Princess Caroline wanted to seize this chance.

So without considering it too much, Princess Caroline made the decision to stay here with Marquis Southgate.

As for the matters in the duchy, she would leave them to her subordinates.

Not to mention that even with Marquis Southgate, she was very willing to stay here.

The Frestech Chamber of Commerce was the Drake Duchy’s most important partner, so building relations with the Frestech Chamber of Commerce and strengthening them was beneficial to the Drake Duchy.

Even putting everything aside, for Princess Caroline, staying here was a choice that she accepted.

But this choice made her face a scene that filled her heart with a bit of frustration.

“Still, this second child, do you want it to be a boy?” Princess Caroline took her hand away from Still’s stomach and asked this.

The two of them were in Xu Yi’s manor and there was no one around, so they could have some private talks.

Still revealed a faint smile, “Un, Freya is a girl, so it’s better if we had a boy now. But Xu Yi has never cared about this, I think that he might even like having another girl.”

“Liz and Linda have both given birth to a son for him.” Princess Caroline looked at Still with a gaze filled with deep meaning.

Even if she didn’t say anything, how could Still not understand what she meant? She gave a chuckle and shook her head, “Your highness, if you want to maintain a good image in front of Xu Yi, you shouldn’t say these words in front of him.”

Princess Caroline never thought that Still would be this direct. She couldn’t help being surprised before revealing a forced smile, “Alright, I was thinking too much. Xu Yi is a rare good man, this shouldn’t be a problem for him. Still, do you know how much I envy you?”

Still spread her hand with a smile, “Your highness, if you truly envy me, I wouldn’t oppose your thoughts towards Xu Yi.”

Princess Caroline was stunned as she looked at Still in disbelief. But the smile on her face wasn’t forced, it just became strange.

“Still, I thought that Xu Yi becoming unfaithful in these two years was because of himself, but now it looks like it’s related more to you?”

“You’re right. If it wasn’t for me encouraging him and even forcing him, he should only have me right now.”

“Then why are you doing this? Could it be that you’re not worried other girls will take him away?” Princess Caroline was confused as she looked at Still, “If it was me, I definitely would hope that I would be the only one in Xu Yi’s embrace forever.”

“I thought that at first, but after being with Xu Yi for a while, I didn’t really care about this matter anymore.”

“Why? Could it be because you…..don’t love Xu Yi like before?” Princess Caroline hesitantly asked.

“No, I still love him, but it’s different from before. I feel that since I love him, I have to properly support him. Although he’s gotten quite a few girls in these past two years, whether it is Liz, Linda, or Agnes, they have to be with him for various reasons. If I were to be against this, I would be hurting many people.”

“But if you don’t, you’ll be hurting yourself. Still, why would you do such a silly thing?”

“I don’t feel that I’m hurting myself.” Still shook her head with a smile, “Because I know that I am always first in Xu Yi’s heart, that is enough.”

Princess Caroline was speechless as she looked at Still. After a while, she said with a sigh, “I can’t understand your thoughts at all. To me, love is selfish. If you don’t want to monopolize the other side, it means that your previous love wasn’t perfect.”