The Invincible Mercenary King

Chapter 372

Savoring his coffee, Haylan relished the tranquility of the moment while the sounds of Reign’s culinary prowess filled the kitchen. The absence of chaos, bullets, and gunfire brought him a sense of contentment.

He imagined that his life would be fulfilled with the presence of a loving wife and a child by his side.

“I wonder what the old man is thinking. It’s been almost a month, and he still hasn’t assigned me a mission.”

Lost in his musings, he reached for his phone, trying to contact his master.

However, his master was still unreachable/

Helpless, he had no choice but to end the call and absentmindedly browse through Instagram.

Reign was cooking, and it would be impolite for him to leave at this time. Thus, he could go home only after she had finished cooking and they had eaten together.

Besides, she was a pleasant person to eat a meal with. Therefore, he did not have the urge to leave immediately.

While scrolling through his Instagram feed, he did not come across anything noteworthy. It was just posts from his siblings, Lydia, Mia, Yvonne, and others.

After some thought, he finally opened his long-neglected Facebook account.

Over the years, he kept his status “unavailable” and had not contacted anyone.

Still, many of his old classinates were on the platform.

When he opened Facebook, as expected, he found countless feeds.

He was patient, scrolling through them one by one.

After finishing, he felt a wave of emotion.

It was because eight years had brought about tremendous changes!

Among his classmates, there were those who had successfully completed high school, pursued higher education, and were still immersed in their studies.

Others had recently graduated from university and were navigating the job market, searching for employment opportunities.

A few had embarked on entrepreneurial endeavors, only to face setbacks, overwhelming pressure, and even thoughts of self-harm

Meanwhile, there were those classmates who, immediately after finishing their SAT exams, hastily entered the workforce, got married, started families, and found themselves confronted with the hardships and responsibilities of adult life.

The majority of his classmates, those who did not attend the recent reunion, remained distant figures in his life.

Seeing their updates on social media, he could not help but feel a pang of helplessness. Many of them now had children, happily sharing family photos with their little ones.

“How time flies.”

After eight years, everything changed.

The sight of his classmates, weathered and aged, struck him deeply, as they appeared so starkly different from the vibrant and youthful peers he remembered from his memories.

he would fail to recognize them, for they had transformed so significantly over time.

has wrought such profound changes. It seems the years have worn away their youthful arrogance. Those once fervent and hopeful youths now find themselves grappling with the hardships of life. Perhaps,

with mixed

from classmates who were constantly lamenting their financial struggles. Some had even reached out to him, sharing their thoughts of despair and contemplating suicide when the burden

of life experiences in a

openly. Those who chose to keep their struggles hidden remained unseen on Instagram,

you ever find yourself in need of assistance, don’t hesitate to reach out to me.

you buy a house, but I should be able to help your child with

as beautiful as ever. I can help with

left comments on the feeds of those who had a

were best buddies. Meanwhile, he was not particularly close to the others.

he had achieved success, he was willing

a benefit for others

the food

out of the kitchen with

a plate of fragrant pork stew, which

him and said,

she handed

meat using the fork

a child who had completed their homework and was

a vast workforce, possessed such an endearing demeanor. The realization made his heart

comments on her cooking. At this moment, she looked beautiful and sweet,

notice this side

his admiration. “This is tender and not at all greasy. It’s light and flavorful, and the aroma is exceptional. I never expected you to be such a talented cook. It’s

“Really?”

“Really!”

“This dish

you so

she was

comes to one’s culinary skills, there was no better comment than this

later. I’m also preparing seared scallops and boiled cauliflower. They’ll be

saying that, she set aside the used fork and brought out a plate of roasted potatoes, accompanied by a fresh fork. She placed

to the kitchen to resume

seared scallops, she absentmindedly grabbed a fork and took a bite of

Suddenly, she froze.

one he had used earlier. Inadvertently, she had indirectly shared a kiss with him

this, she was so shy that her face turned red and her heart

composure.

deep breaths to compose herself and regain her To distract herself, she even multitasked, using two pans to cook two different dishes. After

than enough. Please sit down and eat with me,” he hurriedly replied.

not finish it alone. After all, there were three dishes, and

Lightdom City. Well, let me

went into the kitchen again to make

in a large porcelain bowl and placed it in front of him. She served herself some potatoes, sat across from him, and began to eat.

have some.”

up a piece of pork and placed