Chapter 27 I Do Have a Boyfriend

Serena's mind went blank. She twisted her neck stiffly to look at James. The man was sitting diagonally opposite him. There was a hint of teasing in his eyes. He glanced at her playfully and then looked at Xue Nanyue innocently.

"Tell me about it, and I'll listen to it too."

The fourth brother's wife hurriedly said, "They are talking about the eldest sister-in-law's boyfriend!"

"Sister-in-law really has a boyfriend! I thought..." Chen Xiaoyu looked at Mrs. Chen, "Mom, you are not talking nonsense again!"

"I'm not saying anything nonsense. I really do have a boyfriend, but I don't know why Miss Xie refuses to admit it."

James listened carefully and asked, "Why?"

Even Xue Nanyue was surprised when he asked. She originally thought that James had some feelings for Serena. After all, she was the woman he pursued and he even made a fuss for her back then. Even though she became his eldest sister-in-law later, with her son's personality, he would not have any scruples if he really liked her. She never expected that he would be so merciless.

"Yeah, why don't you admit it? We all support you. We are just curious. If he is a good man, we will definitely bless him."

The fourth sister-in-law happily responded, and then looked at James attentively. Coincidentally, the man also looked at her with a smile that seemed to be neither a smile nor a smile, but his eyes were cold .

"I mean, why should I tell you?" James said lazily, "Isn't this your sister-in-law's private matter?"

"Although it is a private matter, she is the eldest daughter-in-law of the Forrest family. If she really wants to remarry, the man still needs to be checked by everyone. In case of a scandal, it will bring discredit to William!" Mrs. Dong interjected.

Mrs. Chen followed up, "Yes, yes, that's what I mean, James. This is a matter of family reputation, and it's not a trivial matter."

James picked up the teacup, but didn't drink it, just played with it. He half- closed his eyelids and said, "Aunt Dong, did my eldest brother ask you to check it in his dream?"

"Tho, what are you talking about?!"

"To be honest, since my elder brother didn't come to me in dreams or possess me, that means he's not worried. Why should you be so nervous?"

"Pfft!" The third brother's wife couldn't help but laugh out loud.

It sounded like James was joking, but what he meant was that the Forrest family had their own people to manage, and it was not the turn of outsiders to make trouble. Mrs. Dong was so angry that her face turned round .

James looked at Mrs. Chen again and said softly, "Aunt Chen, the Forrest family's reputation has never been earned by women. If Xiaoyu wants to marry here, she doesn't have to feel this pressure."

In a word, Mrs. Chen was completely blocked. James sounded polite, but the meaning he revealed was not very good. It seemed that he was not happy that she was relying on her status as the future mother-in-law to give orders to their Forrest family.

She had heard that the young Mr. Forrest of Jincheng Group had an even worse temper than the old Mr. Forrest when he was young. In the past two years, he had led Jincheng Group through all the difficulties and had long been the legitimate leader of the group. Even his father had to think twice before teaching him a lesson.

Of course, Mrs. Chen has to consider this more.

In the past few days, those accounts that helped her hype up the video of Serena being attacked online have received letters from Jincheng Group's lawyers. If they offend James himself again...

Mrs. Chen couldn't help wanting to retreat. She looked at her daughter, who obviously didn't understand. She twisted her body and started to act coquettishly:

"Brother James, my mom, my aunt, and these aunts are just chatting. I'm also curious about my sister-in-law's boyfriend. I want to hear it!"

Just as James was about to speak, Xue Nanyan spoke up, "Xiaoyu is right, we are just chatting. James, you are a man and you don't understand. It will be very troublesome if a woman marries the wrong person, especially a woman like your sister-in-law. You have to be more careful. Your father supports her to remarry, but the Forrest family will definitely screen her."

She looked at Serena. "It would have been fine if you had just said it directly, but the more you kept silent, the more strange it seemed to me. How embarrassing must you be to not say anything? I must know who this person is today!"

Serena saw James frowning and put down the cup lid that he had been playing with. Obviously, Xue Nanyue's importance as a biological mother was incomparable to others. She had been the mistress of the Forrest family for thirty years. When she spoke, it was difficult for James, as a son, to refute her.

But Xue Nanyue's suspicion remained and she was sure that she would not get through today. Serena was hesitant. Her interpersonal relationships were too simple. Most of them were women, and there were very few young men of the right age. Most of them could not withstand the scrutiny of the Forrest family.

James suddenly looked up at her with a serious look in his eyes, and the next second, he smiled.

"What mom said makes sense, sister-in-law, what do you think?"

Serena was stunned. She looked at James in disbelief as he picked up the teacup again and took a sip in a serious manner, with a leisurely attitude as if he was waiting to see something interesting.

Chen Xiaoyu looked at Mrs. Chen and started to make fun of her more proudly, "Sister-in-law, tell me something!"

Serena's eyes were red.

She thought that in this situation, she and James were at least in the same boat. She didn't want James to leave easily and leave her struggling on the board that was about to capsize. The stronger the storm, the happier he would be watching from the shore.

Because he knew she would never tell him his name.

Not only because she loved him, but also because once she said it out loud, James would at most be scolded, while she would be left without a burial place.

She still has a mother to support, she can't afford to die.

So he is relaxed.

Serena closed her eyes, and opened them after a while. She looked at Xue Nanyan, "I do have a boyfriend."

As soon as the words came out, all eyes were focused on her, one gaze was particularly intense, and Serena didn't want to know who it was.

"Tell me your name and what you do, Serena. Tell the truth." Xue Nanyan said coldly, "It's good for both you and us."

"He...is my...colleague at Chenyue, his name is Elliot Sterling ."

"What is there to hide from a colleague? Is this person a bad person?"

The fourth sister-in-law snorted, "Anyway, I don't believe it, Third Sister-in-law, she must have made up a name!"

"Xiaoyu, you are also in Chenyue, is there this person?"

"Yes, yes..." Chen Xiaoyu hesitated, "But Sister Serena, Elliot is just a cover. I heard from Sister Luna that you and him pretended to be a couple to deceive customers."

Serena's mouth was dry, she had forgotten about Chen Xiaoyu. With her around, Elliot couldn't use her at all, but the name had already been mentioned, and it would be more troublesome to change it.

Xue Nanyan's face darkened, "Serena! Do you think we are fools?"

"No! We did pretend before, but, but the fake became real!"

"It's not that easy to turn a fake into reality, Sister Serena. During the team building today, you and Elliot acted like ordinary colleagues." Chen Xiaoyu pouted. "I even asked you about the man driving the Lamborghini, but you told him in front of him that he was your cousin."

"We didn't make it public in the first place, so of course we couldn't let you know. That's how office romances are." Serena just looked at Xue Nanyan, "Aunt Yan, I've already told you about it. Believe it or not."

Xue Nanyan pursed her lips, her cheeks twitching slightly. She was silent for a moment and looked at James, "James, what do you think? Didn't you go to Chenyue?"

James sneered and said sinisterly, "I just went there and don't know the situation. How about this, sister-in-law, give Mr. Liu a call and ask him to come over?"