Chapter 2

On the first day of our relationship, I told Jack, "I have a very beautiful and sophisticated cousin. She likes to add my boyfriends on SnapChat. If she tries to add you, please don't accept."

Jack jokingly asked, "Are you afraid I'll fall for her?"

I smiled lightly and said, "I'm afraid she'll bewitch you and you'll meet a terrible end. That's how all my previous boyfriends died."

He hugged me and comforted me for a while. "I would never do that. I'll only marry you in this lifetime, Lily."

With my warning, when Emma first tried to add him, he consistently refused.

He even complained to me several times, "Your cousin Emma is really persistent. She's already tried to add me with over ten different SnapChat accounts."

I kissed him on the cheek to show my appreciation. "You must stand firm. Don't accept just because she's playing all sorts of tricks."

Without even pausing, he rejected another friend request from a new account, then turned to me and said,

"My parents want to have dinner with you. They say we've been dating for six months, and you haven't met them yet. They're really looking forward to meeting you after hearing me talk about you."

I hesitated for a moment, then patted his head and said, "Let's wait a bit longer. I'm quite busy these days. How about I treat your parents to dinner after this quarter when I'm less busy?"

"There's no need for you to treat them. They'd be overjoyed just to see you. We can eat at my family's hotel when the time comes!"

Perhaps because she couldn't add Jack on SnapChat, Emma became a bit impatient. She suggested coming to stay at my rented apartment for a while.

Of course, I wouldn't agree, but my mom was eager to show off the new apartment Jack had gotten for me. She couldn't wait to give Emma my address.

So when I got home from work, Jack and Emma were sitting on opposite ends of the sofa, scrolling through their phones.

Jack pulled me into the bedroom, looking a bit annoyed. "I really didn't pay any attention to her. Why did she come to our place?"

I shrugged it off, "My mom probably gave her the address. She's just like that. Just ignore her."

He swore to heaven, but I felt a bit uneasy, my mind kept replaying the image of them sitting on the sofa.

Jack wouldn't, would he? I had pursued him relentlessly for half a year before succeeding. He couldn't possibly be won over in just one evening, right?

I still felt a bit anxious, partly due to my lack of self-confidence, and partly because I wasn't sure how long Jack could resist.