20: Chapter 20: Discovered 20: Chapter 20: Discovered Although it didn’t make the charts, I’m still posting the fourth update—after all, so many readers support , it’s worth adding another chapter tomorrow!
“Brother-in-law, could you tell so of your past stories?” Emily clung to Jas’s sleeve, giving it a gentle shake, filled with anticipation.
Jas flashed a toothy smile and said, “You might be thinking too much.
I’m just an ordinary person, and I don’t seem to have anything worth rembering.”
Emily stared into Jas’s eyes and firmly shook her head, saying, “I don’t believe that.”
With a shrug, Jas replied, “You might not believe , but there’s nothing I can do about it.
When I have ti, I’ll tell you about my past and you can see if there’s anything you’d like to hear.
Just don’t be too disappointed.”
“I won’t be disappointed, definitely not!” Emily exclaid joyfully.
Jas laughed, “But shouldn’t we be going upstairs now?
Uncle and Aunt are waiting for us to co up and eat dumplings.”
Though Emily was sowhat reluctant, today was clearly not the right ti for stories, so she went upstairs with Jas.
Eating dumplings and nibbling on pork knuckles, Emily’s parents were very traditional; every Chinese New Year’s Eve they ate such things.
Looking at the steaming dumplings and the well-prepared pork knuckles, Jas’s mories suddenly took him back seven years.
It was the sa kind of New Year’s Eve al then, and his parents had given him the biggest pork knuckle, watching him eat it with smiles on their faces.
His foot was kicked, and then he heard Gina complain, “What are you thinking about?
Mom’s talking to you, and you don’t even respond.”
Jas quickly apologized to Mrs.
Lopez, “Aunt, I’m so sorry.
I was just thinking about the past for a mont.
It’s been many years since I last enjoyed a New Year’s Eve dinner like this.”
Mrs.
Lopez imdiately replied, “Don’t think about the past anymore.
Forget anything that makes you unhappy.
Today is New Year’s; think happy thoughts.
From now on, you should celebrate New Year’s with us every year.”
Jas nodded vigorously, took the big pork knuckle, and bit into it fiercely, which made Gina frown slightly, feeling Jas was really too carefree about his image.
However, Gina’s parents seed extrely delighted, squinting their eyes.
The more Jas behaved this way, the more genuine he seed to them.
They actually disliked those boys who always acted restrained in front of them.
As the midnight bells rang, Emily imdiately jumped up, “Happy New Year, Dad!
Happy New Year, Mom!
Happy New Year, sister!
Happy New Year, brother-in-law!” The words burst from her mouth like beans, as she separately bowed to each of the four.
Jonathan Lopez and his wife imdiately each took out a red envelope and handed them to Emily.
Gina also gave her sister a red envelope, giving her a reproachful look, “It’s only at this ti of year that you genuinely consider your sister.”
Emily giggled, saying, “Not really, I always think of you as my sister when you give benefits.” Then she reached her hand out to Jas.
Gina had already prepared Jas’s red envelope, and at this mont, Jas took out the red envelope and handed it to Emily.
Emily, proudly collected the red envelope and ran inside to count her money.
Gina and Jas also stood up at this point, giving Jonathan Lopez and his wife respectful New Year’s greetings.
Gina was quite formal about it, and Jas had no psychological barriers; not to ntion anything else, just being able to celebrate such a peaceful New Year here made him feel it was right to pay his respects properly.
“Jas, this is for you.” Jonathan Lopez and his wife each handed Jas a red envelope.
“Thank you, Uncle, thank you, Auntie,” Jas gladly accepted it, feeling a warm glow inside.
The importance of the red envelope was not in its size but in the atmosphere it created, especially for soone like Jas, who had lost both his parents.
Receiving a red envelope was a great comfort.
After the New Year’s greetings, Gina called Jas back to the bedroom and tossed him a pair of socks and a new shirt, saying, “Change.”
“Are we changing to sleep?” Jas was sowhat puzzled.
Gina explained, “It’s about stepping on the ‘little people’ and changing into the new shirt too, then going out for a walk.
It symbolizes a fresh start for the New Year.
Let my parents see, it’s our family tradition.”
Jas quickly changed into the socks, but when he looked at the shirt, he whispered, “Am I changing into it now?”
Gina glared fiercely at Jas and said, “Turn around to change and don’t look back.”
“Heh, I might not be able to resist,” Jas chuckled.
“You dare?” A harsh glint suddenly flashed in Gina’s eyes, the authoritative air of a CEO bursting forth.
Jas grinned sheepishly and replied, “I wouldn’t dare, you’re the CEO after all,” then began to undress after turning around.
Gina hadn’t expected Jas to start undressing right away.
She quickly turned around; her parents were waiting outside, and it would have looked too fake if she and Jas didn’t go out together.
So, the plan was for both to change inside the room, but she was really not very sure about Jas.
She trusted that he wouldn’t do anything inappropriate, but she was certain he had the nerve to sneak a peek at her.
Climbing onto the bed, Gina pulled the blanket over her and began changing underneath.
However, since she wasn’t facing away from Jas, she ended up seeing him change his clothes.
She hadn’t intended to peek, but couldn’t help catching a few glimpses, which made her feel a bit nervous and embarrassed about these impulses, feeling quite ashad.
Yet, she couldn’t deny that Jas’s back was rather impressive, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist—a description that could fit the phrase ‘broad shoulders and a wasp waist’.
Additionally, as Jas moved his arms, the muscles on his back beca even more pronounced.
“I never realized, this guy really is quite sturdy…
but no good deeds in his past for sure, looking at all the scars on his back.
I can’t even count them all.”
“I’m going to take off my pants now,” Jas suddenly announced.
Gina jumped in surprise, quickly turning her head and spat, “Then go ahead.” Her heart pounded, wondering if Jas had realized she had been sneaking glances at him.
That would really be embarrassing, though she figured that probably wasn’t the case; he was just giving a normal reminder.
Despite reassuring herself internally, Gina still felt like she had been caught doing sothing naughty by Jas, and for the rest of the ti changing, she kept her head tucked into the blanket to prevent Jas from noticing her peeking.
After changing, both wore form-fitting shirts which suddenly made Jas’s blood rush; Gina’s figure was perfectly showcased, highlighting curves and contours reinforced by the tight clothing.
Gina saw that Jas’s face grew stern and he startled, then cracked a smile and said, “You saw bare, so taking a couple of looks shouldn’t make you mad, right?”
“Ah!” Gina’s face instantly turned beet red, her fears confird—she had been caught peeking by Jas.
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