Living With A Narcissistic Brother In-law

''You and Sebastian are official? Zeya, you little bad girl. When did it happen?''

''Last night, he confessed to me''

''Good for you. Zeya, you really look happy right now. I am happy for you''

''Mm, I am indeed happy but I was thinking. Will his family accept me? They still might arrange more blind dates for him. Even though Sebastian has promised me that he will not go on any blind dates anymore, I still can't help but be worried''

''Zeya, why are you worried about that? Leave that to him to handle since it's his family. Let me tell you, men like Sebastian are serious when it comes to their relationship. Be rest assured, he will figure it out''

''Mm, I think so too. Tell me, what are you going to do about Reynolds? Are you really clueless about his feelings for you? Everybody can see that''

''I am not clueless. I just don't want to deal with it. I don't want complications. I want to just focus on my career and boyfriend. I haven't spent time with Josh for a while so I want to go to him today''

''That's good. I don't have a good feeling about that Reynolds, so you need to be careful with him. He seems too curious about you''

''I will''

….

After closing from set, Alice and Niania walked towards the van and saw Reynolds standing in front of it. Alice's steps slowed as she got closer to him.

''Alice, do you have time? I know a good restaurant that just opened, let's have dinner together'' Reynolds said.

''I'm sorry but I have plans already''

''It's okay, we can do it tomorrow then''

''No, actually I don't think I can make it today or tomorrow. I have a boyfriend and I don't want to send out the wrong message. If you want to have dinner with me then it will be with my assistant and driver also. We should stop meeting outside set so that unnecessary rumors will not be spilt about us''

''Alright, I understand'' Reynolds said and walked away.

''Alice, is it alright to reject him so coldly? I just feel that he might take it the wrong way'' Niania asked Alice.

''Niania, you need to be careful with men like him. He clearly knew I have a boyfriend yet he was trying to woo me. Isn't that intentionally wanting to cause a misunderstanding between me and my boyfriend? Niania, men who do this are dangerous. It's like they are coming with a plan. You need to be careful, little girl''

''Oo'' Niania replied and got into the van with Alice.

''Wait! Niania, tell me, who is that man?''

''Huh? Which man?''

''The man you are dating. I know you are seeing someone, don't lie to me''

''Aye, don't pressure me into telling you. I will let you know at the right time. We just got together not long ago''

''Niania…''

''I'm tired, I want to sleep'' Niania leaned against the seat and closed her eyes.

''I will find out who that man is and give him a stern warning. You are so innocent, I'm afraid someone will cheat you'' Alice muttered.

….

The Men

Alice entered the club and saw Josh behind the counter. He was attending to two ladies sitting at the counter so Alice took a seat at a far end and waited for him. The bar seemed a little busy with a lot of people.

Josh smiled when he saw Alice. He turned his gaze back to the ladies and served them.

''Do you have a girlfriend?'' one of the ladies asked.

Josh smiled and turned to look at Alice and answered, ''yes, I do''

''Is she pretty?'' the other lady asked.

Josh pointed at Alice and asked the ladies, ''is she pretty?''

The ladies turned and looked at Alice. She was holding a glass of wine sipping.

''That's Alice'' one of them said.

''She is so beautiful in real life'' the other added.

''That is my girlfriend'' Josh said and walked to Alice.

''Pretty boy, would you like to go home with me tonight?'' Alice leaned closer and asked.

''Do you even need to ask? I would go anywhere with you'' Josh replied and kissed her before going back to his work.

….

After closing from the club, Alice and Josh closed the placed and walked towards their car.

''Why did you come here? I thought you would go home to rest?'' Josh asked. He was holding Alice's hand.

''I missed you, so I decided to come here instead. Josh, are you mad at me?'' Alice stopped when they got to the car.

''No, I am not mad at you''

''I realized that you don't seem happy like before. I already cut ties with Reynolds and apart from acting, I won't be having any contact with him''

''Alice, this is your work and I understand that. You don't need to explain anything to me''

''I want to. Josh, you are my boyfriend. How about this… let's go on a trip after I conclude my shooting next week. We can spend some time together alone''

''Don't you have some projects after the filming? You will do promotional shots and other things''

''I already asked the director and he said I can take my shots earlier so tomorrow I will be meeting with the photographer to take the photos''

''You don't have to do that''

''No, I want to do it. I miss you so much and I want to spend time with you''

Josh looked at her and smiled, ''alright, I will free my schedule so that we can go''

''That's more like it'' Alice kissed him before getting into the car.

….

Niania opened her door and the aroma of pasta swept through her nose. She immediately put her things away and changed into her slippers before rushing inside.

''I'm home'' Niania said and gave Thomas a back hug, holding him tightly, ''I missed you so much''

Thomas smiled and turned to face her. He kissed her forehead, ''I missed you too. How was work?''

''Work was fine. What are you cooking, it smells so great?''

''Pasta, I promised to cook for you tonight''

''But, you just came from the company. Are you not tired?''

''No, I am almost done, go and change''

''Then, I will wash the dishes since you did the cooking''

''Alright, little Miss, now go and get changed''

Niania chuckled and ran off to get changed. Thomas picked two plates and served the pasta inside, bringing it to the table.

A few minutes later, Niania came out wearing a blue set of loungewear. She pulled the chair across Thomas and sat down.

''This smell so great. Let me taste it and give you some marks''

''If you rate my cooking, then you must give me a reward because I know my food taste great''

Niania smiled and picked her fork. She took a bite and looked at Thomas, 'Thomas this is good. It tastes better than the one I made the last time. This isn't fair, you clearly know how to cook yet you make me do all the cooking?''

''Because I like your cooking more''

''Tsk!''

''Gu Nian, I want you to meet my mother and the others. They want to meet you''

Niania choked and Thomas gave her a glass of water to drink. Niania flushed and looked at him after calming down.

''Thomas, I think this is too sudden. The truth is, all this still feels surreal. I sometimes ask myself if I really deserve you. You are so good to me and I have nothing to offer you. You already have everything…''

Thomas stood up and leaned closer and kissed her, stopping her from saying anything further. ''I don't need you to have something to offer me. I just need you to love me and you are already doing that. Don't think about unnecessary things and put pressure on yourself. You are good enough. Everyone is curious about you and it's just a matter of time before they find out that we are seeing each other. We can't hide it from them forever''

''But…''

''My mother might start arranging blind dates for me if I don't introduce you to her''

''Can you give me a few days to prepare myself? This is too sudden''

''Alright, I will give you two days to prepare. Tomorrow I will be holding the conference with Xia. Do you want to come and see me at the conference?''

''Will they allow me to enter without a pass?''

''I will arrange for it. When you arrive, Assistant He will send you to a place where I can see you''

''Alright. So, after tomorrow, you would start living a normal life, right?''

''I am already living my normal life. Before the accident, I wasn't really someone who liked to be in the spotlight. And, now that my girlfriend doesn't want to be in the spotlight, I have to protect her, right?''

'I will be attending my last lecture tomorrow. My final exam starts on the 11th of this month. Tomorrow, after the lecture I will go straight to the conference hall and meet with you''

''Alright''

''Eat, before it gets cold''

''Mm. This is really good''