Of course, Caroline had no bad intentions, she was just joking.

Tang Tang and Edmund just looked at each other for a moment, then raised their eyebrows and smiled at Caroline, but they tacitly didn't say anything.

After all, there was just a tug of war between the two of them.

Charles on the side said, "Then you will have to ask for leave again."

Tang Tang had just returned and had only spent a few days in school.

Fortunately, both she and Edmund had special identities and were confident that they would not delay the course progress, so the professors were very tolerant and gave them a long vacation.

Charles said, "I want to take a leave too."

Ok?

Everyone knew that Tang Tang and Edmund were going to the United Nations Youth Leaders Conference, so they had already expected the two to ask for leave.

But Charles suddenly said he wanted to ask for leave, and everyone was stunned.

Caroline looked confused. "Why are you leaving too? Are you going to the meeting too?"

Charles shook his head, "No...I want to go back to my family."

There was a hint of gloom in his eyes. "It's time for the family review... I need to go back."

Charles was reluctant to say more, but several people had heard about the Ashford family's family audit.

In short, some assessments will be conducted, and family members who fail the assessment will be kicked out of all their current status and privileges, unless they win the next family review.

The Ashford family is like an arena that imprisons countless wild beasts, allowing these family members to fight each other, and only the winner will survive.

Although the basic principle of survival of the fittest is correct, it is obvious that the competition within the Ashford family has changed.

There are many family members, so some losses naturally don’t matter. Therefore, the family now even encourages members to be ruthless to each other, or even kill each other.

In the history of the Ashford family, there are countless incidents of fathers killing sons, sons killing fathers, and brothers killing each other.

When Charles returned to his family, he was faced with the cold gazes of countless relatives.

He clenched his fists, his eyes full of coldness.

But no one else could do anything. Even Tang Tang couldn't stop Charles at this moment.

After all, unless Charles follows Tang Tang away, he must return to Charles and join the fight in order to obtain the power he deserves.

And obviously, Charles has accepted and decided to face his fate.

Therefore, no one said anything, and Edmund raised his hand, punched Charles on the shoulder, and then patted him on the shoulder and said, "Brother, just tell me when you need help."

Tang Tang nodded, "That's right... Charles, after Edmund and I come back, you can find time to go with me for special training."

She said, "After a while, these mercenaries won't be here anymore."

Charles didn't refuse and nodded in thanks.

Just as Caroline looked at Isabella pitifully and wanted to say, "Dear Isabella, then there are only two of us left...", Isabella also gave Caroline an apologetic smile.

She whispered, "Sorry, Caroline…well, I'm going to be away for a while too."

"What!?" Caroline asked in disbelief. "Doesn't that mean... doesn't that mean you're all going to leave?"

Isabella was also helpless. She said, "There's nothing we can do. Something happened at home."

When she said this, Isabella paused, then glanced at Tang Tang inadvertently.

When Tang Tang and Isabella's eyes met, he raised his eyebrows and curled his lower lips at her, looking quite amusing.

Isabella suddenly felt a little embarrassed by Tang Tang's teasing expression, and turned her head away from Tang Tang.

That’s right, the reason Isabella asked for leave this time was because of someone the two had mentioned at Tang Tang’s birthday party.

And that person was dead, just as the two had said when they were working together, very cleanly and neatly.

Because of that man's sudden death, Isabella was also asked to return to the family.

There was also a hint of gloom in her lowered eyes.

Thinking of those old and stubborn people in the family who were giving orders... the smile on Isabella's face became softer and gentler.

Sooner or later, she will kill all those old guys...!

……

The New York area can be said to be the base camp of the Vanderbilt family, so this time neither Tang Tang nor Edmund planned to bring anyone else.

Tang Xiao packed a very light suitcase for Tang Tang, which only contained a few sets of clothes and documents.

In fact, most of the things he needed were stuffed into the system space by Tang Tang. He could take them out when he wanted to use them and put them back when he didn't need them.

This suitcase was just taken out to cover up the truth.

Tang Tang and Edmund agreed to meet early in the morning, but she didn't expect that when she changed her clothes and came to the restaurant, she would see these mercenaries who worked day and night and lived a life of day and night reversal, all yawning and waiting for her.

Tang Tang raised her foot and put it down again. She stood in the corridor and watched.

King is obviously the one with the healthiest schedule in the group, so he is full of energy and is currently holding the little tiger and combing its hair.

And Hehe, a big fat crow, was proudly standing on King's head and jumping around.

King is also good-tempered and lets Hehehe jump around without paying any attention to it.

Ghost was sitting on the single sofa next to King. He was obviously very sleepy, with an unlit cigarette between his teeth and staring at the ceiling with his eyes open.

Sky and Land sat on a sofa, swaying from side to side.

Sky was fast asleep in his arms holding Juzuo, who had climbed up there at some point. Both the man and the cat were sleeping with their legs spread out.

Tang Tang always felt that Sky looked a little silly and drooling when he was sleeping.

Land, who was standing next to him, was rarely as reserved as before. He was lying on the sofa with a pillow in his arms, sleeping quietly with his eyes closed.

The two of them look almost exactly the same, but one is lying on his back while the other is standing straight and upright, which is really a contrast.

What Tang Tang didn't expect the most was that she actually saw W.

W still seems a little depressed, but not as serious as before.

He was sitting on the sofa, reading a book with his head down, but it was obvious that he hadn't read a single page, because Tang Tang noticed with his sharp eyes that the book was upside down.

Tang Tang smiled, didn't knock on the door, and walked lightly, not wanting to wake them up.

But it is obvious that the long-term habits of these mercenaries prevent them from entering deep sleep at all. They will wake up as soon as there is any disturbance.

The moment he heard Tang Tang's footsteps, even Sky, who was sleeping on his back, opened his eyes.

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