Chapter 92 - Ugly Little Thing (2/2)

Yanee who felt her HP reduced to zero just gave up. No wonder she'd been instantly adopted into Marian's family. It turned out the potato was their actual child and that he had already told them about her. This was also why the servants had been calling her Young Miss. It's because Tohru was their Young Master, and they all thought she was his girlfriend.

She was shocked. The potato just confessed to her the day before and then the very same day she already met his family. It was as if she got suddenly hit by a derailed train she had no time to even sidestep and escape.

But then again…

Yanee surreptitiously scanned everyone's faces at the table. She noted each and every person in the family as they happily interacted with each other. She knew that Tohru James came from a very huge background but the sight before her was a far cry from what she imagined how very rich family members interacted with each other. Aside from her own family, Yanee didn't think other rich families could be this warm and spontaneous. Even her own father's brother and his family had been making life difficult for them.

But this family's rapport— this gentleness and harmony was not an act.

”Yanee,” Marian called out and she turned to her with a questioning gaze. ”I hope you don't get angry at my brother okay?”

Yanee smiled. ”He's the twin you were telling me about last night? The one who stole all the brainpower in the wȯmb?”

Marian nodded. ”I realized last night that this ugly little thing still hasn't told you about our real relationship so I didn't tell you who he was.”

Ugly little thing…

Yanee's lips twitched again and Tohru leaned over to whisper in her ear.

”Honey, are you going to let them continue calling me like that?” he complained.

”Serves you right,” she told him matter-of-factly.

On the other hand, while Yanee was especially trying her best to be mean, one potato was extremely happy.

She didn't deny that she's my honey…

It was all worth it, being bullied by his family. At first he had been too nervous to be found out. But then again, he just confessed to her yesterday and now he's willing to tell her everything— at least little by little. It was a good thing he was able to talk to Chummy yesterday. It was not too late.

Also, he took note of her requests the night before. He would adhere to it. As much as he loved teasing her, he had to keep his promise to separate work and his love life even if he's working with his love.

A smile broke into his face as he looked at her. He's really happy. Even if she looked grumpy, she seemed amicable in giving him a chance.

”What's with that creepy smile?” she asked suspiciously and he laughed.

”You should take care of your notes. Ria and Michael will arrive this afternoon. You will have the interview with her today,” he informed her.

”Really?” her eyes grew big and he nodded.

”I'll come pick you up in your room at eleven. We'll head to the city to meet up with the authors,” he said as he glanced at his watch which indicated nine in the morning. ”You have two hours.”

Yanee nodded and excused herself to the others politely.

”You don't have to mind us. Do your work first, ”Mrs. James ȧssured her before she left.

As soon as Yanee was gone, Mrs. James sighed. ”I hope she's not too shocked that she doesn't want to stay with us anymore.”

”Don't worry. I will try my best to make it up to her,” he promised as he smiled at his mother.

”You should so Yanee will say yes and you'd finally stop being an ugly little thing,” Marian teased him.

Tohru raised his brow at his sister. ”I look like your second child, though. Is Jian an ugly little thing too?”

”Ah— no!” Marian protested and he grinned.

”If you won't stop teasing me, your little bumpkin will look like her uncle too,” he threatened and Marian placed a hand protectively on her baby bump.

”No way! My little girl will look like her Auntie Yanee,” Marian announced as she pointed her finger at him and he laughed.

Just as he guessed, the reason why his sister always wanted to see Yanee was because she was the target of her pregnancy this time. Each time she conceived there's always one person she liked to stick around with.

”Don't go overboard, okay? Don't scare your sister-in-law off,” he told her, and Marian pouted but she agreed.

He ruffled her head as Marian was already doing a good job. If not, Yanee would have been pinched all over by her.

”Son, is Yanee's project the one you are going to enter in the Ai Awards?”Mr. James asked and he nodded.

”It's the perfect way to establish the new company under Niji,” he said, and his family approved.

Ai Awards was an annual literary award for romance novels. When he took over Yanee's company, he noted that aside from the magazines, the other departments were mediocre. The worst was the romance section. It was why he was able to come up with this unique project. It was to kill two birds with one stone.

”Ah, that's why Ria and Michael will rush here today even if you already managed to confess to Yanee. It's because you don't really have much time if the book will participate in the award,” Marian commented and he nodded.

”When Yanee interviewed me before, we talked about her dream,” he said with a soft smile recalling that moment months ago.

”Oh? What's her dream?”

”To be an awarded writer,” he answered.