Chapter 77: Chapter 77

Chapter 77 You Are Like My Brother Cynthia lowered her head, and her face tensed up. After speaking, she looked up at Alston cautiously, making him feel his heart softening.

The anger in the morning had dissipated long ago. Seeing Cynthia like this now, Alston couldn’t bear to blame her.

He sighed and patted her head. “I shouldn’t yell at you, but you must tell me as soon as you encounter such a thing in the future. You should take your health seriously.”

“I see,” Cynthia responded obediently. She raised her head, threw herself towards Alston with a smile, and put her arms around Alston’s lean waist. “Come and have lunch. I cooked it myself.”

“Okay.” Alston pulled her, sat down on the sofa beside her, and opened the lunch box layer by layer.

The first layer was roasted pork ribs with excellent color. A sweet and sour aroma of pork ribs permeated when opening the box.

Alston felt warmed slightly.

He wasn’t a picky eater. He would eat what the servants cooked for him and hadn’t clearly expressed his preferences, but Cynthia was different. When she first came to take care of him at the Smith family, she noticed that Alston, who used to be indifferent and sullen, turned out to be addicted to sweet food, especially sweet and sour ones.

The lunch box had three layers, and Alston opened it layer by layer. In addition to the ribs, there were vegetables and tender omelets. The box had a good insulation effect, so the food was still steaming.

Alston picked up a small rib and fed it to Cynthia first, watching her chewing on the ribs with puffing cheeks. Alston’s eyes were unprecedentedly gentle.

“By the way, what happened to Alice and Lucien?” Cynthia asked in a faint voice.

Alice’s liking for Lucien was so evident that anyone with eyes could see it quickly, but Cynthia was not clear about Lucien’s thoughts.

If you said Lucien liked Alice, he not only didn’t accept her but also showed resistance when he faced Alice’s passion for him.

But if you said he didn’t like her, he doted on her all the time, making people wonder what he was thinking.

Seeing that Cynthia was thinking of others while eating with him, Alston casually said, “They have been friends from childhood. Lucien doesn’t realize his love for Alice.”

Seeing that Cynthia still wanted to talk about something, Alston fed her another spoonful to block her mouth.

“Focus on your food. Don’t talk.”

In a private restaurant not far from the Smith Group, Lucien and Alice sat together and ordered a large table of dishes, which Lucien specially ordered for her return.

Alice only ate a few mouthfuls, but Lucien devoured the food because he hadn’t eaten since the last night.

“Eat slowly. No one competes with you.” Alice propped her face sideways with her fair palms and stared at him intently, her beautiful eyes full of affection.

Lucien’s mouth was full of food, and his voice was slurred. “I... I’m starving... You hurry up and eat. If it’s not enough, I’ll order a few more dishes...”

He ate hurriedly, and some food stuck to his handsome cheeks.

Alice wiped the food off the corner of his mouth and said affectionately, “You are like a child. Look, there is food on your face.”

As they talked, their eyes met once, and they were both in a daze for a moment. Lucien was the first to turn.

his head, and the atmosphere between them was suddenly awkward.

Lucien swallowed the food in his mouth with difficulty and smiled embarrassingly. “Alice, you seem to have changed a lot this time.”

“Oh? What changed?” Alice poked the dishes on the plate and asked softly.

“Well... It’s...” Lucien thought hard for a long time before he said with a smile, “You’re not as tomboyish as before. Your hair was too short before, but you look feminine in your outfit today. I was worried that you would not be able to get married, but now I feel relieved a lot. You must have many suitors right now.”

“What about you?” Alice suddenly turned her head, and her charming eyes were full of seriousness. “Will you like me?”

Lucien paused and patted his head embarrassingly. “Well, we both grew up together, and you are like my brother. If I like you, it looks like I have fallen in love with my brother. It’s terrible.”

As he spoke, he shuddered funnily. “Alice, you’d better not think about it. Otherwise, I can’t stand such a weird feeling.”

After hearing this, Alice lowered her eyes to hide her disappointment and sadness. She said in a low voice, “But I’m not your brother. I’m girl.”

“I never regard you as a girl...”

Before Lucien finished his sentence, Alice suddenly grabbed his right hand and pressed it against her chest.

A warm and soft touch was under his hand, making him freeze. He subconsciously squeezed it, and Alice let out a faint cry.

As the soft cry rose, Lucien retracted his hand like a stimulated cat with standing fur. He blushed scarlet and could even feel his ears burning.

“You... Alice...”

He was unable to say a complete sentence.

Alice lifted her eyes to him and smiled with narrowing, charming eyes. “Lucien, do your other brothers also have this?”

“You... You’re shameless!” Lucien was at a loss with a flushed face. He didn’t expect Alice to be so bold. “Did you learn something bad abroad? Who else did you do to like... like that just now?”

“There is no one else but you.” Alice smiled, slowly took a mouthful of food, and narrowed her eyes, seeing Lucien’s increasingly embarrassing appearance.

If Cynthia were here, she would say that she and Alston were worthy of being cousins. After all, they acted the same when they teased others.

“Alice, stop making trouble,” Lucien sighed.

Alice swallowed the food and wiped her mouth gracefully. “I never make a mess. I already clearly show you my feelings. Lucien, you have been pretending to be unaware of it.”

Hearing this, Lucien pressed his lips and did not speak.

Since he knew Alice’s feelings for him, he tried every means to avoid her. He kept pretending not to know her love, but he didn’t expect Alice to speak it directly.

“I have many excellent friends, and I can introduce them to you. You can choose whoever you like.” Lucien took a long while to say that.

Alice smiled. “Forget it. I don’t want to force you. I will not go abroad again from now on. My mother has already heard from your father that you lack an assistant. What I studied abroad is business administration. Do you want to recruit me as your assistant?”

“Assistant?” Lucien frowned tightly. He couldn’t help but guess if Alice used the opportunity to go after him.

Seeing the defensive look in his eyes, Alice sneered, “Lucien, I’m not that kind of nympho girl. I won’t just think about those love affairs all day long. Don’t worry. If you recruit me as your assistant, I will do my best. Then you can’t begrudge giving me a raise.”

Lucien relaxed, with a bright smile spreading over his face again. “All right. I’ll take you to the Williams and arrange work for you this afternoon.”

Alice nodded and continued to eat, with her long eyelashes drooping, and her true mind was hidden.

Alice felt Lucien was too pure to protect himself from other women’s tricks and calculations, so he’d better stay beside her. No other woman could get close to him as long as she was beside him.

Lucien will be hers in the end.

Lucien continued to eat and suddenly felt a chill in his back. He couldn’t help but mutter, “Who is harping on me?”

Alice raised her head and glanced at him with a smile. “Hurry up and eat. You need to take me to the company after eating.”