CHAPTER 57: CHAPTER 33: THE SISTER-IN-LAW IS LIKE A MOTHER

"Ah? Okay? Hey?" Cupid’s Earth Agent was shocked by their own business skills for the first time.

Summer Fairmont replied with an idiom to confirm she was fully aware of Artie Vaughn’s meaning: "A sister-in-law is like a mother."

She didn’t mind taking care of Artie like a mom, so when she said "okay," she was absolutely sincere.

In Scotland, Summer Fairmont always treated Artie as a "kid" to take care of.

Speaking of which, Summer Fairmont is a year younger than the Vaughn siblings, but one’s psychological age and actual age are never necessarily mismatched.

A girl who grew up in an extremely indifferent environment either grows on her own or walks towards despair.

After a period that wasn’t short of despair, Summer Fairmont chose to let herself grow.

The word sister-in-law hadn’t yet entered the relatively sparse Chinese vocabulary of Summer Fairmont.

But this didn’t stop Summer Fairmont from using her celestial-level Chinese interpretation skills to connect the "sister-in-law" from Cupid’s Earth Agent’s mouth with the "A sister-in-law is like a mother" she occasionally shouted while talking to Artie and Leo Vaughn on the phone.

In just three seconds of reaction time, Summer Fairmont came up with the optimal solution to the idiom "A sister-in-law is like a mother" — sister-in-law = mother.

Under Summer Fairmont’s "excellent" comprehension, "being a sister-in-law to the one and only Artie Vaughn" turned into something that, even in Celestar, Summer Fairmont would continue to take care of the Pouting Siren like a "kid," just as she did in Scotland.

For Summer, who has been "nurturing" Artie for five years, maintaining the "nurturing" status quo posed no pressure at all.

With such reasonable and justified demands, what reason did Summer Fairmont have to refuse?

Something that couldn’t be more desirable.

Why not do it?

If Artie Vaughn asked a different way, like asking if Summer Fairmont wanted to be Leo Vaughn’s wife,

Then Summer Fairmont would most likely know Artie was joking and wouldn’t make any substantial response to such an absurd request.

Of course, "most likely" means more than 75% probability, which is different from absolute certainty.

Even if Artie used the word wife at that time, it wasn’t 100% guaranteed.

Just a few minutes ago, Summer Fairmont gave Artie a strong signal that "your mom" = "wife," forcing Artie’s repetition to evolve from "two-dimensional" to "three-dimensional."

"I knew Summer Darling is the best to Artie! Ah, can Summer say it again and again? Artie wants to record it on the phone." Artie immediately reacted.

Even if 7 billion people on Earth can’t understand Summer Fairmont’s way of expressing, Artie would definitely be the 7 billion and oneth.

After understanding, how should Artie’s misunderstanding of Summer Fairmont be handled?

Is it correct to guide, or continue to mislead?

Cupid’s Earth Agent finally had such a perfect performance before the agency rights were reclaimed.

Even if it’s a misunderstanding, there shouldn’t be a chance to unravel it.

Recording it makes it irrefutable.

"Okay." After Artie held up the phone, Summer Fairmont repeated it once, still with just one word.

But a single word couldn’t satisfy Artie’s spur-of-the-moment desire for concrete proof.

With the motto of not missing any opportunity, Artie decided to seize this "once-in-five-year" chance: "That’s not it, Summer shouldn’t be so perfunctory with Artie, you need to be more serious and say a complete sentence."

Artie cleared her throat, raised her oath-taking finger, and with a smile brighter than the sun, gave Summer Fairmont a clear demonstration: "I, Summer Fairmont, am willing to be Artie’s sister-in-law."

Then, Summer Fairmont truly fulfilled Artie’s wish.

And then, the entire world went silent.

Artie stifled her laughter, winking at Talia Tate with the rhythm of "Wild Bee Flying."

"Artie Darling, what’s wrong with your eyes?" Talia Tate didn’t take the bait.

Except for Artie, the instigator, no one else present, including Leo Vaughn, Talia Tate, and the waiting butler, knew what was going on in the world.

"Ma-ma, your late-night snack was all style and no substance, maybe when Artie’s sister-in-law’s free, she can make it for you to try!" For the first time, Artie felt her mom’s understanding ability was a problem, but it wasn’t the time to explain.

The most important thing now was to solidify Summer Fairmont’s new identity: "Sister-in-law wouldn’t mind making an extra serving when making a late-night snack for Artie, right?"

Artie blinked at Summer Fairmont with the same frequency.

"Mm." From Talia Tate’s reaction, and Leo Vaughn’s silence, Summer Fairmont sensed something wrong.

But because she wasn’t familiar with the two of them, she couldn’t determine exactly what was wrong.

Summer Fairmont wasn’t too concerned about whether what Artie just asked her to say was problematic or not.

In this world, there were too few people and things that truly mattered to her.

Summer Fairmont could see the depression hidden under Leo Vaughn’s smile at a glance.

But, but so what?

Summer Fairmont never believed she had to be responsible for all those who suffered from depression in this world.

So many people are trapped by depression, what can someone as insignificant as she do?

Mental problems have always been very personal issues, and in the end, you have to rely on yourself.

In Summer Fairmont’s view, if she can manage herself well, it’s already a blessing from above.

If, on the long and dark path of growth, Summer Fairmont also chose to use a smile to dissolve the world’s indifference towards her.

Then she should already have died from her depression while smiling.

Just like the Nation’s Gentleman, who smiles at everyone, there’s Summer Fairmont, who won’t smile in any situation.

All along, Summer Fairmont has been cold and unapproachable.

She is unwilling to smile, and it’s the same with everyone.

Even The Pouting Siren has never seen Summer Fairmont truly smile.

No one knows what kind of smile Summer Fairmont has.

Instead of using a smile to hide, Summer Fairmont chooses to face her inner gloom directly.

Face it, then conquer it.

Only then can she live in a world where she can see the sunshine, like now.

Living in Artie Vaughn’s sunlight-like brilliance.

The sun can bring warmth to those under it.

But it can equally sting those in the darkness who are in despair.

Only by walking out on her own can she slowly adapt to the sun’s rays, and wander under it without getting burned.

Leo Vaughn can’t possibly figure out Summer Fairmont’s way of speaking in just a few short hours of interaction.

However, he can easily detect The Pouting Siren’s small schemes from Artie Vaughn’s deliberately drawn-out "sister-in-law~".

The Nation’s Gentleman rarely said four not-so-indulgent words to Artie Vaughn: "Enough is enough."

Some jokes, once or twice are cute, but keep them going, and it’s a different story.

Especially since what Artie Vaughn said wasn’t really about whether to make one more or less midnight snack, such trivial daily matters.

"As you command! Brother~" Artie Vaughn very "sensibly" did not continue to stir the same "language cognitive discrepancy".

The soon-to-be-recalled global agent for Cupid wants to take a video during her final tenure to prove her past glorious achievements.

"Why does it look right but feel wrong? Mom clearly made it so lifelike! Summer Darling, come and have a taste. Only new things I like have a say; as for Artie, who already has grown tired of the old, we shouldn’t care about her." Talia Tate also chose not to "take advantage of the situation" at such a moment.

When Artie Vaughn isn’t dragged into the matter of the global agency for Cupid, she’s fairly measured, but once it touches on her "career dreams," she exaggerates a bit.

This kind of joke, it’s better if Summer Fairmont never figures it out, or the day she does...

Leo Vaughn’s advice for moderation to Artie Vaughn stems from such a concern.

The Nation’s Gentleman is a bit over-concerned.

Because The Pouting Siren asks Summer Fairmont to "do _____ for the world-renowned Artie Vaughn." It’s a series.

That blank has once been filled with various content.

For example: head steward, heat pack, koala, orchid.

Then there are: boyfriend, great-grandfather, girlfriend, great-grandmother.

Even including: biological daughter, godson.

Animals, plants, living things, non-living things, everything and anything.

Sister-in-law is nothing significant.

...............

"I can handle it myself. The dining facilities here are better equipped than in hospitals. Don’t starve yourself for my sake." Sean Lowell joked seriously when Gordon Sterling came in.

"Are you going to eat or not? You planning on using your paws? Just eat?" Gordon Sterling handed a spoon and fork to Leo Vaughn before continuing, "You can leave with the wine now, are you going or not?"

Sean Lowell knew he’d worried his agent again and was also well aware that Gordon Sterling had his own unique way of expressing concern.

"I’ll follow Manager Sterling’s orders." The Jilted, with his 19.8 million fans, showed a humility reminiscent of an artist not yet debuted.

"What if I told you to go to hell, are you going or not?" Gordon Sterling couldn’t stand Sean Lowell’s humility. It was as if just a little self-praise by this 20 million big influencer was too much to bear.

"I’ll go. I’ll even eat if you ask. Going would be no problem." Master Sean Lowell’s expressionless face made his originally pungent words seem as light as a breeze.

Such calmness and lightness were what Gordon Sterling couldn’t stand most about Sean Lowell.

He couldn’t fight him, couldn’t scold him, and if he said too much, he’d end up choking on his own words.

What kind of sin did he commit in a past life to be living and working with such a person, first sharing a dorm room, then co-founding a company?