Chapter 615: 14.11

"Clarke, it's about your brother…."

"My brother?" Clarke's brows furrowed deeper than before. It was strange for Gaius to talk about someone else during their leisure time. "What about him?"

"He tells the kids that he owns the water park in the city, and he'll open it exclusively for our kids for the whole day. Hermes and Artemis got so excited and begged me to allow them to visit the water park."

"Oh, that's great!" Clarke relaxed his shoulder after hearing the news. "The kids need to have their own fun recreational activity. I'll thank Reed for helping us!"

"But you need to come as well, husband…." Gaius sighed. He knew that Clarke cared for their children, but he was far too busy to actually bond with them. "It's a great time for them to bond. We'll go at the weekend, so you should have enough time, right?" 

"Weekend? Hn…" Clarke tried to remember if he had any work or meeting on the weekend, maybe from the company or from the League of Heroes. He looked over his shoulder and saw his wife with begging eyes. 

Clarke sighed and smiled, "I think I can empty my schedule. I also need to relax after a difficult week—WHA!" 

Clarke was surprised when Gaius suddenly hugged him from behind, "Husband, I love you so much! The kids will be happy with this! They've wanted to spend time with you!" 

Clarke chuckled, "Anything for you and our children, dear."

[OMG! My husband finally agreed!]

[Pupa: You seem to be immersing yourself in this role as a housewife.]

[Hehe, do you think I can be a good housewife? You know, unlike my role in many worlds before this. I've never been a traditional housewife.]

[Pupa: I won't lie, you'll make a great housewife.]

[Oh my, getting recognition from my dear Pupa, do you want me to be your wife instead? That'd depend on how much money you can bring to the table, hehe~]

[Pupa: I'd rather stay single forever then. A robot has an unlimited lifespan after all.]

[Ish, so mean!]

**

Gaius was busy fixing his husband's tie in the morning. Clarke said that he had a meeting in the morning, so Gaius woke up earlier to prepare breakfast for his small family. 

Clarke kept checking his watch as Gaius finally finished the tie. He gave Clarke a box for breakfast and another one for lunch, "Don't forget to eat it on your way. You know you can just ask Hermes if you're in a hurry."

"He has to go to school. I don't want to disturb his schedule," Clarke replied. "Don't worry, I can just fly there."

Gaius felt it was a bit strange for Clarke to refuse the help of his son, Hermes could teleport in less than a second from one place to another.

But as a good housewife, he didn't want to be nosy for his busy husband.

"I'm going now, Wife," Clarke said. "Don't forget to rest. Even though you can walk now, you shouldn't push yourself too far, okay?"

"Yes, husband," Gaius tiptoed and kissed Clarke's lips. "Tell me if you need anything."

"No, you tell me if you need anything," Clarke chuckled. "I don't want anything to happen to you while I was out working."

"Oh, come on, I can fight. You don't need to worry~." 

After everyone left, Pupa materialized in front of Yunyu, who started cleaning the house diligently. 

"You know you can just use your power to summon a treat or two and order them to clean the house, right?" Pupa reminded. 

But Yunyu continued wiping the table with a damp cloth, "Didn't I tell you that I want to role-play as a good housewife?" 

"Is it really important? You know that you need to focus on your mission. Reed Ville still has -85% Fatemeter and Breakmeter," Pupa urged. But again, Yunyu didn't take it seriously. 

"Relax, I know what kind of person he is. It's best to just play passive right now, so he will think he has control over me. Maybe we can also do that fun kidnapping role-play!" Yunyu said lightly. 

Pupa rolled its eyes and decided to just watch Pretty Cure to spend its time rather than watching Yunyu trying to be a good housewife. 

While he was busy cleaning, the doorbell rang. Gaius walked to the front, still with a duster in his hand, "Coming!" 

As expected, it was Reed Ville again. He was surprised when he saw Gaius had already recovered and was able to walk again. 

"You've recovered?" 

"Mhm, my power allows me to recover fast without any help," Gaius replied. 

"Ah, that's great then," Reed said. He gave Gaius another bouquet of flowers with a funny scent. "For you."

Gaius disliked this kind of move. Giving flowers was something that was done by your lover and close relative/friends. He still had no emotional connection to Reed, but he didn't want to create unnecessary drama. So he just said thank you and accepted the bouquet from Reed. 

Reed Ville breezed inside the big apartment and gawked when he saw the clean house, "Did you clean the house all by yourself?" 

"Yeah, it's been dirty since I can't clean anything for few days," Gaius replied. He continued cleaning without minding Reed's presence. He didn't want to talk with him either because he always sensed that Reed had a hidden agenda, and that agenda wasn't a good one. 

Reed stood behind Gaius, who was busy wiping the tall mirror, "So, how did it go? Did my brother allow you and the kids to come to the water park on the weekend?"

"Yes."

"Oh, great!" Reed cheered up instantly. "I'll call my secretary. I'll tell her to prepare the water park for us! The kids will be under supervision as well, so everything will be safe!"

[Pupa: Ding! Reed Ville's Fatemeter increases to -70%.]

"Thank you so much for your hospitality, Reed. My husband also said that he wants to personally thank you because you've been a great help to us. He said he'll make sure to empty his schedule on the weekend, so he can come as well."

The moment Gaius mentioned Clarke, saying that Clarke would empty his schedule for the water park weekend trip, the smile on Reed's face disappeared. 

Gaius could see from the mirror that Reed was staring at his nape and grinned, "My brother will come to the water park as well?"

"Well, I persuaded him. I told him that he needed to spend time with the kids too, or else he wouldn't bond with them. And he agreed to come," Gaius turned around and smiled at Reed. 

"Isn't it perfect? The whole family will spend time together. I've always wanted to see Clarke playing with the kids. It's been a while since he's way too busy to even rest, let alone playing with the kids."

"The whole family, huh?" Reed smiled meaningfully. "Yes, it's really good. Hopefully, he doesn't get too busy, right?"

"There's no way he's busy on the weekend. I already told him that he needs to empty his schedule for the kids," Gaius insisted. "What's wrong, Reed? You didn't seem happy when I said that Clarke will be coming as well."