Chapter 002: Invitation

He decided to take Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing and live an ordinary, mundane life.

The world of Tomb Raider was a very interesting place.

As long as he didn't touch those myths and legends, there would be no danger in this world, and those myths and legends wouldn't come looking for him either.

So this world could satisfy Wang Bo's wish to live an ordinary, mundane life.

Ten minutes later, Wang Bo brewed a cup of coffee and was about to take it to Lara's room when he saw Lara, now dressed in casual clothes, come downstairs and enter the hall.

"Your coffee."

"Thanks." Lara took the coffee, took a sip, and couldn't help but frown.

She walked over to a chair, sat down, placed the coffee on the table, and asked, "Is something on your mind, Chris?"

Wang Bo was taken aback and asked, "Why do you say that?"

"Because this morning you not only called me 'Countess,' but the coffee you brewed wasn't as good as before." Lara smiled slightly, crossing her hands on the table. "So I judge that you have something on your mind."

Wang Bo: ...

Since she thought so, he went along with it. "Yes, actually I've been thinking about resigning."

"Resign?" Lara was startled and couldn't help asking, "Why do you want to resign?"

"Actually, not long ago, I met two girls from the East. I'm captivated by them, so I want to live with them." Wang Bo used Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing as an excuse.

Lara looked at Wang Bo in surprise, her expression strange. "Wait, Chris, I think I just heard you say you met two girls from the East."

"Yes."

"Are you sure it's two?" Lara confirmed again.

"Yes." Wang Bo nodded.

"Maybe I should remind you, Chris, there's a crime in this world called bigamy." Lara shook her head. "I wouldn't want my butler to be a criminal."

"I'll handle our relationship carefully." Wang Bo said.

"How do you plan to handle it?"

"We are true love."

Lara was speechless. She was convinced, but she decided to try to keep Wang Bo. "But even so, you don't need to resign. We have over eighty rooms here. You can live here with them. You know, girls these days always like big rooms and mansions. Chris, here, we have a mansion."

"Besides, I'm a girl too. I think girls might have more topics to talk about. Don't you think so, Chris?"

Apart from her father, the person closest to her was this butler.

So Lara really didn't want her butler to resign.

Wang Bo admitted that Croft Manor was indeed a mansion, but compared to his own Time Villa, it was far inferior. Wang Bo believed Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing wouldn't care for it at all.

But Lara was right about one thing: she was indeed a girl.

And a very outstanding one at that. Maybe she could really become good friends with Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing.

So Wang Bo thought it over and decided to consult Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing's opinions.

"Alright, allow me to think about it."

"Of course." Lara nodded. In fact, she was also very curious about those two girls from the East. What kind of women could make her butler want to resign?

"Chris, may I invite them to my home as guests?"

Wang Bo did not refuse Lara's invitation.

He nodded and agreed, saying slowly, "I'll pick them up this afternoon. Is that okay?"

"Of course." Lara said, "I'm free all day today."

So after noon, Wang Bo, urged by Lara, went to pick up Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing. For this, Lara even gave Wang Bo the keys to a sports car.

This Lamborghini was a new model Lara bought last year, the kind that gives you face when you drive it.

She liked it a lot at first, but after a few days, she threw it into the garage and switched to her motorcycle, which she felt was more her thing.

Wang Bo drove the sports car around for a while, then parked it in a secluded spot, entered the Time Villa, and brought out Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing, who were meditating.

The two girls were quite surprised to learn that Wang Bo had arrived in a new timeline.

But when they found out that Wang Bo's new identity was actually a countess's butler, they couldn't help laughing heartily.

Xiao Qing didn't hide her schadenfreude. "A monarch in your own right, and in this world, you're a noble's servant. That's just too funny."

Xiao Bai also couldn't help but chuckle softly.

Wang Bo shrugged helplessly. "What can I do? These identities are random. I have no choice."

"So now you're taking us to meet that countess."

"Basically, yes. But it depends on you two. If you don't want to, I'll turn her down." In Wang Bo's view, this Lara wasn't as important as Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing.

It would be different if it were the parallel-world Lara, since Wang Bo was friends with that fledgling female warrior.

"Meet her? Why not?" Xiao Qing said with interest. "I want to see what kind of woman this Croft is, who can make a monarch run around in circles."

Hearing this, Xiao Bai didn't object either.

Wang Bo curled his lip. In truth, he didn't take the identity of monarch seriously. Although he had been emperor for a few days in Xiao Bai's world, Wang Bo didn't pride himself on that title.

After all, in the myriad worlds, there were countless people with higher status than an emperor.

But Xiao Qing and Xiao Bai, though they were demons, still seemed to hold some reverence for an emperor, a Son of Heaven. That was why they clung to that identity and found it hilarious that Wang Bo had become a noble's butler.

After Wang Bo brought the two girls to Croft Manor, Lara, as the mistress of the manor, personally greeted Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing at the door.

It was clear she really valued her butler.

But when Lara saw the two girls getting out of the sports car, she couldn't help opening her mouth in surprise. However, she quickly adjusted her attitude and flashed a warm smile.

"Welcome to Croft Manor."

To make the two girls feel at ease, Lara even used Chinese. As an archaeologist, she was proficient in multiple languages, and Chinese was just one of them.

But Xiao Bai replied in fluent English, "Thank you for the invitation, Miss Lara Croft."

This caught Lara off guard, because the English was too perfect.