22: Chapter 22: Return to Hotown 22: Chapter 22: Return to Hotown Gina Lopez never expected that Jas Brown would speak to her in such a tone.
She was initially quite annoyed, seeing it as a massive disrespect to her status as the CEO.
But upon careful contemplation of what Jas had said, she found his words to hold a sowhat compelling logic.
In that kind of situation, if a person still thought about taking advantage, they must have imnse confidence in themselves.
Having co to this understanding, Gina’s expression cald down, and she followed him out of the bedroom, to see Jas chatting with her parents who were all smiles, continuously praising him.
anwhile, Emily sat beside Jas, looking so content and happy.
Gina looked at the two of them and suddenly felt that Jas and her sister were quite a match.
At the very least, despite Emily’s wild antics and frequent outings with friends, the number of guys who caught her fancy was very limited.
She had never seen Emily gel so well with another man.
The thought of Emily and Jas being together seed rather nice to Gina…
but no sooner had this idea ford than she dismissed it as ridiculous.
Not to ntion Jas’s modest job as a security guard, he was currently pretending to be her boyfriend.
Under these circumstances, it was impossible for her parents to accept him being with Emily.
“Move over a bit,” Gina said as she reached the couch and stood between Emily and Jas, giving her sister a little kick.
Emily chuckled, “I’m not competing with you for your boyfriend, why are you acting all sour?” She scooted over, making space.
Mrs.
Lopez laughed and scolded, “You girl, always talking nonsense.”
The Lopez sisters had fought over everything since they were kids, always demanding to have the sa things.
If one received sothing the other did not, it surely led to a fight.
As they grew older and each got their own jobs, they stopped fighting so much, but competition was still ever-present.
Then more visitors arrived.
Little Dave, who had left earlier, had apparently spread the word about Jas’s act of heroism.
Those who had been saved by him ca to express their gratitude, earning Jonathan Lopez and his wife plenty of face.
At the Lopezes’ age, they were no longer much concerned with their own achievents; they cared most about their children.
As long as the kids were doing well, they could rest easy.
Now that Jas was receiving so much appreciation from neighbors and friends, it proved their daughter had a good eye, and, of course, it also reflected well on them.
Particularly, Jas’s act of rescuing people without seeking fa pleased Jonathan a great deal; such unexpected praise was the most satisfying.
One auntie praised, “Gina really has an eye for n, finding such an outstanding boyfriend.”
Mrs.
Lopez imdiately responded, “Hehe, I don’t care much about that.
What I value most is that Jas is very considerate, and he’s great with household chores.
He prepared the als for the new year; this year has been the most relaxing one for .”
“Girl, you’re really blessed then, unlike my son-in-law, who acts like a lord when he’s at my place, not lifting a finger.”
Mrs.
Lopez’s smile grew even brighter, “As long as our children are doing well, we’re satisfied.
Hehe, now that Gina has found a good match, all that’s left is for Emily.
I’m just waiting for her to find a good family too.”
Emily’s face darkened imdiately, saying hastily, “Mom, my sister isn’t even married yet.
Can we not drag into this?”
“Why not involve you?
You’re only two hours younger than your sister.
She’s getting married this year; you should start looking too.
I’d be able to rest easy if you were married off sooner.”
Emily let out a wail, “No way, mom, are you already so eager to marry off your dearest youngest daughter?”
At that mont, Gina watched Emily with a sense of triumph.
She knew that after bringing Jas ho this ti, it would be Emily who endured their mother’s nagging, and she herself would finally be free.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, the Lopez family arrived at their ancestral ho in the suburbs, where Jonathan Lopez’s elderly father resided.
Their grand single-story residence with five rooms was indeed quite impressive.
The Lopezes had lived here for decades, with many relatives in the area.
As Jonathan was the most successful mber of the Lopez family, their arrival imdiately drew all the “aunts” and “uncles” of the family together.
And what they were most interested in was Jas Brown, Gina Lopez’s boyfriend.
They bombarded Jas with questions, and he responded appropriately.
However, when they learned that Jas was just a security guard, they couldn’t help but be sowhat unimpressed.
But when Mrs.
Lopez ntioned Jas’s heroic act of saving soone the night before, and his impressive cooking skills, coupled with his attentiveness to Gina, everyone eventually approved of Jas, the soon-to-be son-in-law.
After the large family finished lunch, Jas retreated to a room on the west side and finally let out a sigh of relief.
For him, dealing with this situation was even more challenging than facing terrorists.
Gina and Emily Lopez were also in the room.
Emily chuckled and said, “Jas, feeling a bit overwheld, are you?”
Jas replied with a forced laugh, “Everyone is just so warm and friendly, I’m not sure if I did sothing wrong and embarrassed your sister.”
Gina nodded and said, “You did quite well.”
Jas chuckled and said, “Thanks for the praise, boss.”
However, before Jas could relax for a mont, his peers dragged him into playing cards.
Naturally, he couldn’t refuse, and after dinner and more gas past ten o’clock, they finally let him go.
The New Year is all about the festivities, especially in the countryside where the holiday spirit is even stronger; but it has to be said, it can be quite exhausting.
Today, everyone was resting here.
Jonathan and the others had already retired, but at this point, Jas was unsure which room he should sleep in.
Just then, Gina ca over, and Jas imdiately asked, “Where am I staying tonight?”
Gina made an awkward face and led Jas to the west side room.
Seeing the room’s condition, Jas imdiately understood why Gina looked that way.
There was only one bed in the room, with a cent floor—definitely no place to sleep on the ground again.
The bed, only one and a half ters wide, would be just enough for two people.
But that ant he would actually be sharing a bed with Gina tonight.
“You’re not going to tell you’re staying here too, are you?” Jas asked cautiously.
Gina didn’t reply but went to close the door and lock it, answering Jas’s question with her actions.
Jas’s breathing suddenly beca rapid.
Indeed, sleeping in the sa bed with a beauty like Gina was a challenge—especially since she would surely not allow any liberties.
This wasn’t good fortune; it was sheer tornt.
“You better behave, or you’ll have to answer to,” Gina said coldly, then got onto the bed.
There were two blankets on the bed, not separated, but spread out together.
The rooms in the countryside were quite cold, and one blanket wasn’t enough to keep warm, so two were provided for the both of them.
After getting onto the bed, Gina imdiately separated the blankets.
She took off only her jacket and lay down.
Jas turned off the light and climbed onto the bed.
He too removed only his jacket, pulled over a blanket, and the room quieted.
But Jas could distinctly feel Gina’s breathing was uneven, clearly signaling that the beautiful CEO was extrely nervous, even more so than the first ti they shared a room.
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