On the day they were to begin their return voyage, Lu Xia informed the old butler of the time she and Simon would be home. The others also received Lu Xia's notification in succession.
Cecil went out of his way to order a large bouquet of roses from a flower shop, planning to go pick them up in person.
'If I hadn't thought it would be inappropriate to follow them all the way to Huahai Star, I would have gone there long ago. That way, I wouldn't have let Simon have Lu Xia to himself for so long.'
'I even regret not thinking of it sooner—I could have used a vacation to monopolize Lu Xia's time!'
'But now that she's coming back, I definitely can't let Simon keep her all to himself!'
As for Smelian and Graces, while not as openly eager as Cecil, they each had their own thoughts on the matter.
