Chapter 76 - The Qin's Group Chat

[ To: Assistant Wang

I made a mistake. ]

[ From : Assistant Wang

Ok. ]

"Damn it, Derek." Lewis clicked his tongue as he couldn't rely on Derek with the matters of the heart. Although they were friends, their friendship was unlike any other friendship, because Derek always kept a safe distance behind him. 

Lewis tilted his head back, covering his eyes with his arms, his body nearly fusing with the couch. He put himself in this situation and now regretting it.

Almost all his life, Lewis had calculated every action he did and would take, but he didn't use his head moments ago.

Was that what they call jealousy? No, it was more than that. Still, the thought of Devon and Quentin caused him to lose his mind momentarily.

Lewis was aware he had nothing to do with her past, as a person's past was not important to him. But it still bothered him, especially after meeting Quentin.

His first impression of Quentin was not that bad; the man was remarkable, even. Since Lewis wasn't part of her life during those years, Lewis felt like he had missed out on a lot of things. Not to mention her reaction when she had that nightmare. She called Quentin's name in a tone full of dread.

"Does she hate me now?" he murmured, withdrawing his arms away from his eyes and dropped it in his side. Lewis stared at the ceiling, thinking about what happened to him. 

Devon seemed really angry at him, and he couldn't understand the reason. He just wanted to make her less feel uncomfortable since he acted out of character.

Lewis quirked his brows as he picked his phone up once again. Since Derek was not helpful at all, he thought of someone else.

[ To : Insignificant One

She's angry. ]

His thumb hovered over the sent button, considering if he had to detail it first. In the end, Lewis sent that short message, and a reply he received was not just a reply, but a "Dion added you to a group chat".

[ Dion: Big Brother, what did you do?! O.O

Kai: Ge, is that true?! Did you — no, are you seeing someone right now?

Rio: If she is angry, you bribe her with something she likes. For example, chocolates.

Dion: Fourth Bro, are you sure you're in a long-term relationship? How did it even last if that's how you fix your relationship?????

Kai: That's right. That's too little. Bribe her with gold bars, not chocolate bars *smirk*

Rio: No wonder all the girls you dated are gold diggers.

Kai: They're miners!

Dion: LOL. The mining industry needs more people. ]

Lewis read his brother's messages, and he was not even surprised Dion told them. Dion had a big mouth, after all. He left their group chat before as he found it unnecessary, but it might just be alright to talk to them since his brothers had experienced with girls in the past.

Lewis: @Rio what should I do?

Dion: Big bro! Why are you only mentioning Rio?! Am I not the professional love guru here?

Kai: Ge, fourth brother will lead you to become a… slave!

Rio is typing…

Lewis ignored his other brother's messages and didn't even bother reading Kai's messages anymore. Among his brothers, Kai was the notorious Casanova. Even though Kai and Dion worked in the same industry — Dion pursuing his music career (for fun) and Kai managing a talent agency — their dating life had been very different. Dion was more obstinate while Kai... had a wilder and long list of ex-lovers.

[ Rio: Ge, first of all, you need a peace offering. It always works. Then, you have to talk things out then apologize. 

Kai: *cough* :O apolo… :O wut? O.O

Dion: Wow… fourth brother, I didn't know you're the submissive type O.O

Rio: @BigbrotherLu by the way, why did sister-in-law get mad? 

Kai: …

Dion: Sister-in-law… ^^ ]

It was obvious that Rio was prying to see if Lewis would correct them or not. They couldn't just believe Dion's words, as it was just ridiculous. There was also a possibility Dion misunderstood something or Lewis was just experimenting.

[ Lewis: She's not your sister-in-law

Rio: Ahh… 

Kai: LOL. Fourth bro got his hopes up. Sad.

Dion: What? Is? The? Meaning? Of? This? 

Lewis: yet. ]

There was a brief silence in the group chat before Kai bombarded the chat logs with shock emotes. Well, Lewis was serious about pursuing Devon, but he just didn't know how and now he was in this dilemma.

Rio: *AHEM* Congrats, big brother. I'm really happy for you. Just follow my advice and don't let her sleep upset. Call her now or just drop by in her place.

Dion: *coughs* 

Kai: …

Lewis: No need. She's just in the bedroom. Is giving her food enough? She kicked me earlier out of frustration.

"…" 

***

Meanwhile, in the private bar lounge, there was a long silence as everyone was busy on their phones, talking to one person. 

Lewis: She's in the bedroom. Is giving her food enough? She kicked me earlier out of frustration.

Everyone's eyes dilated in shock, reading Lewis' last message. Dion was shocked that Devon held that much power over Lewis. Kai reading the first sentence repeatedly. While Rio was just shocked at the entire message.

Dion left out the detail that Devon and Lewis were sleeping buddies, since he didn't like to disclose that part of Lewis' privacy. He still wanted to live as well. The reason his other brothers were shocked at the fact that Lewis was dating and she dared kick him! There was actually someone who lived in this lifetime to do that to Lewis.

"What did he do to upset her?" Dion murmured, tilting his head as Devon didn't seem the type to be so upset over a small matter. He clicked his tongue and typed while his other two brother needed more time to recover.

[ Dion: Say sorry? Sister-in-law is sensible. I don't know what Gege did to upset her, but it's your fault. You can only own up to it. ]

Dion knew he was toeing the line, but he was safer if he stayed on Devon's side. She'd be his impregnable shield, so he had the gall to be this blunt. Moreover, Lewis' rewards were handsome. So if they smoothened this problem, only good things would happen.

[ Rio: Agree. 

Kai: Ge, are you living together?? Since? When?

Lewis: @Kai till forever ]

That was only Lewis' reply to Kai and didn't bother with their conversation anymore. Kai's jaw dropped as he raised his eyes and met his brother's eyes. Rio also seemed flustered at that last message, as Lewis wouldn't say those stuff lightly.

Meanwhile, Dion leaned back languidly, thinking of other ways to soothe their sister-in-law in case Lewis failed. He couldn't let those two falls apart or everyone's lives would be back to how it was used to.

"These brothers have their own unique personalities, huh? One is scum, that one is a love-struck, and this one…" Ghost Lin trailed off as she cocked her head, staring at Dion's side profile. "… this one is surprisingly had more depth in him. Maybe because he's an artist? Well, whatever, I like him.." She grinned.