James Black murmured a response, turned his head, and his gaze landed on Jane Sampson’s bare feet on the floor, his eyebrows furrowed, "Go put your shoes on."

"No way~ It’s so hot~" Jane Sampson shook her head, and before James Black could say anything else, she swiftly turned around and ran off, laughing and teasing as she went, defying James Black’s nerves with her laughter.

A few minutes later, Jane Sampson had a large bowl of tomato beef noodles in front of her. She took the chopsticks from James Black’s hand and immediately ate a piece of beef, her face full of satisfaction, "The food in the southland and Northland is really quite different; even the beef is not quite the same."

Having said that, Jane Sampson looked up and asked James Black, who sat across from her eating his noodles, "Tomorrow is Saturday. You’re not going back to the guard team, right?"

"I am," James Black replied in a deep voice, "The guard team still has business, Sunday is a day off. When did you book your flight ticket to return?"

"Monday morning at 11 o’clock, so I can sleep until I wake up naturally and then head to the airport, and once there, I’ll have plenty of time to rest well before starting to get busy the next day." Jane Sampson felt a bit disappointed knowing James Black had to return to the guard team early tomorrow.

She originally planned to invite James Black to join her for tomorrow night’s event.

However, knowing James Black would not be free, Jane Sampson dropped the subject.

"A few days ago, Old Sir Carter and Old Madam Carter came to the Capital Province and visited the Black Residence to see grandfather." James Black was aware of Jane Sampson’s unhappiness but didn’t ask further; instead, he brought up other topics to divert her attention.

"Really?"

Sure enough, when Jane Sampson heard this, her face immediately showed a look of surprise, followed by curiosity, "Was grandfather particularly happy?"

"Yes, they were old teammates. Later, Old Sir Carter was transferred to the southland. At that time, communications were not developed, and gradually the contact was lost. They hadn’t met for several decades." James Black explained, "Last night, I returned to the Black Residence and had dinner with them; Old Sir Carter and Old Madam Carter praised you in front of grandfather."

"They praised me~" Jane Sampson’s eyes lit up; she didn’t even ask what they praised her for, just immediately felt a bit bashful, grinning sheepishly at James Black.

Clearly, being praised made Jane Sampson a little shy, but she was happy inside.

She liked receiving compliments and being affirmed by others.

It was a habit she had developed since childhood. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

James Black nodded approvingly.

Because of this topic, Jane Sampson’s initial gloom dissipated quickly. Although she insisted on having a late-night snack, she didn’t eat much. Once full, she poured the remaining one-third directly into James Black’s bowl.

Seeing him look at her with an indulgent gaze, Jane Sampson returned a brilliant smile.

The bowl was taken back to the drama by James Black, while Jane Sampson followed him around like a little sidekick.

He bent over the sink washing dishes, and she was like a koala, clinging onto his back from behind.

She was a girl full of daintiness. James Black truly couldn’t do anything about her and didn’t rush her back to the bedroom to wait as washing two bowls took less than one minute.

After washing, he flicked the water off his hands, grabbed a paper from next to him to dry off, and supported Jane Sampson’s arm to turn around, directly carrying Jane Sampson in a princess-style hold into the bedroom.