Otherworldly Companions: Every Handsome Man is Extraordinary

However, many things don't take too long. The person in charge has already calculated the time and arranged the rhythm and process reasonably, so they will naturally appear at the planned location at the pre-designed time.

"What are you talking about? Such a big matter..." Wilman felt very angry. His son had not returned for many days, and the chances of his survival were slim. He was extremely worried. The family's search and rescue team had also brought no results. Even though the lord had sent more people to search day and night, there was still no progress.

He couldn't just stay at home all the time, so he was about to go to the Bobdo Sea where the accident happened when his wife called him over and told him about it.

This was something he found hard to accept.

The son has been outstanding since childhood and is now firmly in the position of the family heir. Why take such a risk?

“That’s precisely the difference between Lanny and you.” Mrs. Vanessa looked at the completed seashell bead string in her hand, closed her eyes slightly, and couldn’t help but feel a little regretful. “Do you remember the scene when I chose you as my husband when I was young?”

Wilman couldn't help but recall the scene of attending a partner selection conference when he was young.

He had a family tradition of pearl diving, and he was very brave from a young age. The adults always praised him for his talent. So, as soon as he came of age, he naturally became a pearl diver.

However, since pearl divers belong to the servant class, even though his annual income was considerable, the nobles in the county still looked down on him.

He was also very self-aware. In the first year of the partner selection conference, he did not dare to choose the daughter of a nobleman. Instead, he chose the daughter of a church employee from an ordinary family. He thought that she looked refined and gentle and would not care so much about social status.

But he still failed; even a commoner's daughter has the option to choose.

Somewhat disheartened, he devoted more of his energy to pearl diving, and it was during this time that the Wilman family began to prosper.

As a result, before the mate selection conference the following year, a young lady from a noble family approached him. Even though she was the daughter of a fallen noble family, he was flattered.

Thinking of this, Wilman looked up at Lady Vanessa. Her choice of him was a surprise he never dared to imagine, and he had been trying to repay that kindness for so many years. After all, she clearly had better options back then.

“I noticed you a long time ago, and I truly love you. That’s why I took the initiative to confess my feelings to you, hoping that you would submit your information to the Empire and choose me.” Lady Vanessa looked at her husband gently.

"Your bravery in the face of storms is unparalleled, and over the years you have proven to me that my choice was right."

In the second year of his marriage, he risked his life to bring back a transparent coral, making her the envy of all the women in the county, a feeling that continues to this day.

He trained the clan's children to pick pearls, making the Wilman family one of the most prominent families in the county, and turning her, the daughter of a low-ranking nobleman who could only sit quietly in the corner at every gathering, into someone everyone wanted to befriend.

“Over the years, who hasn’t been envious of my choice back then? It’s all thanks to you.” Hearing Mrs. Vanessa say this, Wilman felt a little embarrassed. These were things he should do, and it was his status that made him unworthy of her, not to mention that she had chosen to bear him children.

"Now do you know how our Lanny differs from you?" Mrs. Vanessa looked at her husband expectantly. She had given him so much guidance; he should at least...

“Lanni is more like you, but what does that have to do with this? What that kid did was far too dangerous, and what he wanted was a pipe dream. How could he dare to think like that?”

Wilman didn't quite understand the meaning behind his wife's words. Over the years, the family had prospered under her leadership, and there were many things he couldn't understand, yet his wife handled them all with remarkable ease.

Lady Vanessa sighed. Her husband was simple-minded and all brawn and no brains. She shouldn't have had any expectations of him long ago. That's why she was so overjoyed when she noticed Lanny's determination, and why she spared no effort in supporting the boy's desire to help him achieve his goals. And if the boy succeeded, it would mean that the family would also...

“Lanny is as brave as you were in your youth, and no less skilled than you,” said Mrs. Vanessa, looking at the pride on her husband’s face. “But all these years, your courage has remained only at pearl diving; it hasn’t progressed any further.”

Wilman looked bewildered. Everyone praised his bravery, but what did his wife mean by that? He had no answer and could only listen.

"You've only managed to marry the daughter of a lowly nobleman in this county, and you're already deeply grateful, working diligently your whole life to repay that debt. Do you even realize how the lord's status compares to mine?"

Mrs. Vanessa sighed inwardly, harboring some resentment towards her husband. If only he had possessed a little more foresight and courage over the years, she wouldn't have needed to support the family business alone. As for her other husbands, they were utterly useless.

“But our son, Lanny, dares to set such a goal. Do you know what kind of family background and what kind of people the lord’s two husbands are? How do they compare to our Wilman family? He has no one to rely on and can only plan on his own, yet you are still asking these questions here.”

“But…” Wilman understood his wife’s words, but he couldn’t agree with them. Many things cannot be achieved through hard work and planning alone.

Over the years, he has indeed acquired treasures by chance, but if he relied on luck every time he went to sea, he would have died hundreds of times over. A family like theirs wouldn't be any worse off if they stayed grounded; why insist on reaching for the moon in the sky?

“No buts. Now, all we can do is hope he succeeds, and even if he fails, we hope he won’t be rejected by the lord.” Lady Vanessa placed the beaded string in her hand into the basket. She had already prepared an exquisite box, but she didn’t know if she would still be able to use it.

“If the lord knew all this, no, even if it were the lord’s husbands, how could Lanny possibly survive?” This was what Wilman was concerned about.

He was just an ordinary man. He had a family and a son, and he had no regrets in his life. But now his son was facing a life-or-death situation for a dream with a slim chance of success. He didn't think it was worth it. He and his wife were different. The only thing he was saddened by was his son.

"Trust our son, he's meticulous..." Mrs. Vanessa still craned her neck, knowing that everything carries risks, especially something as significant as this.

"Meticulous and highly skilled!" Wilman exclaimed. "Do you know what kind of background those people have? Don't even mention themselves, how many meticulous and highly skilled men do they have under their command? Even our sons are not worthy of fighting them!"

“Stop your self-deprecating remarks! What you need to do now is pray!” Lady Vanessa seemed somewhat agitated. She turned around and stared intently into her husband's eyes. “Do you think Lanny is acting impulsively and without a plan? That divine messenger, Fan Qingyin, wouldn't even deign to fight him…”

Yes, Lanny had probed her husband's intentions. Her family had been operating in the county for many years, possessing their own influence and spies, and she had been keeping a close eye on them...

"Is this your gamble and your only hope?" Wilman suddenly didn't want to argue with his wife anymore, because he suddenly realized something: as a woman, his wife simply couldn't understand what men would sacrifice to gain a place beside their partner. Generation after generation, they took it for granted that enjoying and demanding were their nature.

"Can you really send someone to keep an eye on General Lin Yi on the border?" In the end, Wilman left with some helplessness. In any case, he still had to go to the Popodo Sea to look for his son.

“With your intelligence, how could you not have thought of these things? It is the pursuit of power and glory that has blinded you. You are betting on whether Lanny can take advantage of this slightest bit of luck. Even if you fail, the only thing you will lose is a son.”

In an instant, Wilman seemed to age ten years. His upright back, which had never yielded to the winds and waves of the ocean, was now bent under its relentless weight.