Conor stood aside and did not miss Wendy's look at Gavin.

As a father, he was really green with envy.

His daughter, who he had brought up, was always afraid to leave him every day when she was a child. Now, after falling in love with a man, she even asked that man for his opinion when she went out with her father.

He could understand that Wendy was just worried about Gavin.

But in his memories, his daughter had always been more independent than she was now.

Wendy immediately received a hint from Gavin. She nodded at Conor and said, "Dad, let's take a walk."

But she was still worried about Gavin. After she spoke, she kept looking back at Gavin.

Although Freya was not as observant as Joanne, Wendy's action was so obvious that she could not ignore it.

She could totally understand her mood as Conor did. She smiled helplessly, but more than that, she felt sorry for her.

In fact, Wendy was not yet 25 years old.

Wendy, at this age, should be indulging herself in love and enjoying the joys of love without any worries.

However, because of Gavin's illness, Wendy could not indulge herself in love, nor could she be at ease.

For no one could be sure when Gavin's condition would worsen and he would have to be sent back to the hospital.

Wendy could only be as careful as she was now.

Freya gave Wendy a reassuring look and said, "Your cousin and I will send Gavin back. You can set your mind at ease and take a walk with Mr. Xiao ."

Wendy finally smiled slightly. She nodded, took Conor's hand, and motioned for him to leave.

Conor turned around and waved at the others behind him. "Thank you. See you tomorrow."

Chris instantly understood what Conor meant. He smiled and replied, "See you tomorrow."

After Conor and Wendy left, Dolly also left, leaving Chris, Freya, and Gavin in the private room.

Gavin was obviously tired after the meal. As soon as the three of them left, he sat down and heaved a long sigh of relief.

Freya still looked energetic. Suddenly, she seemed to think of something, took out her mobile phone and typed while saying, "I'll send a message to Wendy and ask her to get an answer to my question."

Chris looked intently at Freya and said, "I also want to know the answer."

Freya met Chris's eyes and winked. Their smiles showed their tacit understanding.

Looking at the affectionate couple who had such a tacit understanding of each other, Gavin felt helpless.

However, even if he did not have any tacit understanding with them, he could guess what Freya's question was.

Today, everyone thought that Conor would subject him to a test.

He had the same thought that Conor loved his daughter as much as he loved his life. He would definitely not let him marry Wendy so easily.

However, during the dinner just now, Conor's attitude toward him was very cordial and he did not make things difficult for him, let alone test him.

Gavin suddenly had a bad feeling. He could not help wondering if Conor would pose a big challenge for him later.

Freya had the same question. She clicked on the "send" key, then shook her mobile phone and said, "I told Wendy to ask Mr. Xiao if Gavin has passed the test or if he will pose a big challenge for Gavin later!"

Chris reached out and held Freya in his arms. "Do you expect the former or the latter?"

"On humanitarian grounds, I hope it's the former so that Gavin will suffer less." Freya paused and then added in a different tone, "But in fact, I expect to see Gavin suffer."

Gavin leaned backward with a "goodbye" look on his face and said, "Should I consider breaking off my friendship with you?"

Freya said with a smile, "You can consider it, but I have bad news for you that after tomorrow, you have to call us Cousin and Cousin-in-law as Wendy does. Although we are no longer your friends, we are going to be your relatives!"

"After breaking off our friendship, we will become relatives."

Gavin felt that it was the saddest joke in the world.

Freya looked at Gavin who did not know whether to laugh or cry and smiled gloatingly, "Well, let's go back first. We should be able to receive a reply from Wendy in the afternoon."

Gavin got up leisurely and walked out calmly.

In fact, he was more nervous than anyone else.

The dinner went so smoothly. Most likely, he had not passed Conor's test. Instead, Conor did not intend to test him now.

Actually, Gavin was not really worried about Conor's means of testing him.

What he was really worried about was that after the test, Conor might think that he did not have the ability to take good care of Wendy.

Wendy had a good relationship with Conor. He did not want Conor to be disappointed with him...

When the three of them walked out of the hotel, the car just arrived.

Gavin sat in the passenger seat, while Chris and Freya sat behind.

As soon as Chris sat down, he noticed how worried Gavin seemed. He thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry. In fact, you have already won."

Gavin's brain still functioned well, but this time, he really did not understand. He looked at Chris in confusion. "When did I win?"

Chris had a mysterious look for a moment and then slowly said, "You won the moment Wendy fell in love with you." After a pause, he continued, "Don't make it known to others. This is my secret experience."

Gavin thought for a moment and soon understood what Chris meant.

Chris was hinting that even if he did not pass Conor's test, Wendy would become his wife tomorrow and accompany him for the rest of their lives.

Conor's opposition was useless now.

From this point of view, he had indeed... won a long time ago.

However, Chris's words should not be made known to others.

Chris had already had to answer for the consequences of making it known to others.

After hearing Chris's words, Freya leaned over and looked at Chris with her chin cupped in one of her hands.

After a while, Freya said slowly, "I finally know why you could accompany my parents so calmly when I was traveling abroad."

"" Chris did not respond.

Freya took it as Chris's acquiescence to her words and deliberately provoked him. "Believe it or not, I will tell Mr. Norris what you said."

Chris looked at Freya and then at her belly. He kissed her lips and comforted her. "You'd better behave yourself. Anyway... it's too late."

Freya did not know how to refute it.

Yes, she and Chris were already married, and she was even pregnant with his child. Her parents could not wait to greet their grandkid. It was really too late for her to complain to Mr. Norris about Chris.

Freya shook her head and could not help complaining, "Chris, you are really too... cunning."

Chris gazed affectionately at her and said, "Freya, I had to do that. When you were traveling abroad, I couldn't get in touch with you. I thought... you had decided to give up on me."

"..." Freya's expression softened in an instant. She looked at Chris for a moment and said frankly, "Well, I have to admit that during my travel abroad, I would occasionally... think of you."

Such an answer was enough to please Chris.

Chris's expression softened gradually and the affection in his eyes was almost overflowing.

Seeing this, Gavin finally understood how Noah felt when he saw him and Wendy embracing in the cold wind.

What was different was that he was more ruthless than Noah.

Gavin directly flipped the switch, and then the partition between the front and back seats slid down, separating the space into two compartments. As the saying went, out of sight, out of mind.

The driver caught a glimpse of Gavin's expression and said with a smile, "Special Assistant Gavin, you know, I'm used to it!"

Gavin's mouth gaped slightly, but he did not say anything more.

He looked out of the window and silently thought that he did not need to get used to it.

He would also do something that would make all the singles feel uncomfortable.

He knew that he should not do that, but that was something he would not change.

Now, he wanted to know if Wendy had asked her father the question that Freya had sent to her.

Conor and Wendy were now taking a walk by the river.

The river flowed through Arlington from south to north, dividing the city into two parts. Many stories in Arlington happened on both sides of the river.

Conor stood by the railing and glanced at the river view within his sight. He smiled and said, "Arlington has changed a lot. It has been changing constantly."

Wendy leaned against the railing and looked languidly at the whole city, saying, "It looks the same as it did when I came to Arlington. I don't know what it looked like 20 years ago."

Conor smiled and said, "You didn't live in that era, so you don't need to know what it looked like then."

Wendy thought about it and agreed that her father's words made sense.

Time was moving on. Each era had its good and bad points.

She was living in a relatively good era, so she did not really want to reminisce about an old era.

Wendy did not speak. She remembered Freya's text message.

In fact, not only Freya but she was also very curious if Gavin had passed her father's test.

After all, Wendy was raised by Conor. He could tell at a glance that Wendy had something on her mind. He said, "If you have any questions, just ask."

Wendy looked at Conor quizzically as if she were granted a special pardon. "Dad, I'm very curious if Gavin passed your test. You clearly said that you would test him, but why didn't you do anything later?"

"I guessed that would be your question." Conor smiled and looked across the river. "I'll think about how to answer you."

Wendy was shocked and almost jumped up. "Dad, haven't you tested Gavin yet?"

"..." Conor did not speak.

Wendy almost went crazy. "Dad, say something!"