CHAPTER 516: CHAPTER 526: MAKING A PUPPET

At a little past nine-thirty, Gina finished her work, and thinking about her promise to John, her face flushed red. During this time, she also pondered how to make things more harmonious between her and John, so she secretly read some books about marital relationships.

Upon reading, it became clear that the main reasons for disharmony between couples were not only emotional discord but also disharmony in their intimate life. Men always like novelty, so they are particularly fond of new and exciting things. When she is with John, she tends to hold back, which might prevent him from feeling satisfied, making it easy for him to look for other women outside.

Even though Gina is currently indulgent about John being with other women, it doesn’t mean she doesn’t care at heart. As a CEO and a highly intelligent woman, she knows that if she creates a fuss with John at this time and forces him not to be with those women, it will only backfire.

What she needs to do now is let John discover her virtues, make him more and more attached to this home, and elevate her position in his heart, leading to him leaving those women on his own. Only this way can their marriage last long.

So, matters in the bedroom are one aspect she needs to change. Although she doesn’t want to become a wild woman, she aims to satisfy John’s novelty-seeking in this area as much as possible.

However, she shouldn’t give John everything he wants all at once, which would make him lose his anticipation. She has to keep him thinking of her occasionally and satisfy him once in a while. In business, this is a highly sophisticated tactic. This advanced-level executive applies economic principles to her relationship, which is quite genius.

As she stepped out of the room, she saw Emily’s foot still on John’s leg, with John holding Emily’s foot in his hands. Gina didn’t mind and sat beside John, saying, "Still haven’t let you go?"

John let out a bitter smile and said, "Who told me to annoy her today? She said she wouldn’t let go unless I slept."

Emily leaned on her leg and gave it a pat, teasingly saying, "That’s enough, don’t treat your brother-in-law like a servant. If you keep bullying him, I’ll smack you."

Emily quickly withdrew her foot, stuck her tongue out at Gina, and said, "It’s truly like you don’t need a sister when you have a husband."

"Your brother-in-law treats you so well, yet you are constantly being petty. Really ungrateful."

Emily sat up all of a sudden, hugging John’s arm, and gigglingly said, "Brother-in-law, I won’t be mad at you anymore. You’ve been working hard."

John chuckled, "There’s no hard work in serving my sister-in-law."

"Hehe, I knew brother-in-law treats me the best. Alright, alright, you two hurry back to your room. Don’t worry, I sleep very soundly; I won’t hear a thing no matter how much noise you make."

Gina’s face flushed red immediately, while John couldn’t stop coughing.

Emily yawned and said, "Hurry up and go; I’m really tired and will fall asleep soon." She looked very sleepy.

This girl’s mood really changed fast. John and Gina had no choice but to leave the living room, while Emily wore an excited and sneaky smile after they left.

John and Gina each took a shower and then returned to their room. John cuddled Gina, smiling, and said, "Honey..."

Gina spat at John jokingly and said, "Emily’s not asleep yet. Wait until she falls asleep."

John also knew the room had poor sound insulation, and after waiting for a while, he finally said, "Emily was too tired then; she should already be asleep."

Gina gave John a charming look and said, "You naughty thing."

"Hehe, isn’t it true that women love bad men?" He gently tugged, making Gina fall onto his chest.

The next morning, Gina still felt a bit lazy. Yesterday was truly exhausting, and now her bones felt like they were falling apart. John told her to sleep a little more while he got up to make breakfast.

Upon leaving the bedroom, John saw Emily lying fast asleep on the sofa, a thin blanket slipping to the floor. Although she was wearing a nightgown, it couldn’t hide her allure. John wanted to ignore it, but it seemed inappropriate, so he simply picked up the blanket and covered her.

Emily opened her eyes at this moment, sleepily looking at John, and said, "Brother-in-law."

"It’s nothing, I just helped you cover up. Go ahead and sleep a bit more; there’s still time."

"Oh, then I’ll sleep a bit more. I’m really tired." Emily muttered and turned over, hugging the blanket and falling asleep again. Her smooth legs clamped the blanket, the thin pajama pants wrapping around her round hips, with the outlines of her underwear edges visible underneath.

John’s nose twitched at this sight which was too tempting, and he quickly turned away to leave.

After making breakfast, John called Gina and Emily to wake up, then went to dress his daughter, which was something he loved to do. The way his daughter clung onto him was an indescribable pleasure.

While eating breakfast, John noticed that Gina still looked tired, and he gave a mischievous smile. Gina became embarrassed and gave John a sideways glance, but noticed that Emily also looked fatigued, so she frowned and said, "Emily, since Charlotte isn’t home these days, why aren’t you sleeping in the bedroom? You’re sleeping so poorly."

Emily looked at John, gave a playful smile, and said, "It’s not that I slept poorly. I slept very well; it’s just that I woke up at midnight and played on my phone for a while."

"What are you doing on your phone in the middle of the night? From now on, sleep properly. How are you going to work if you’re this tired in the daytime?"

Emily took a sip of milk and said, "You tell me to sleep properly, but look at you. Aren’t you also looking very tired? Didn’t you sleep well last night either?"

Gina blushed instantly and quickly covered up by saying, "I looked over some materials last night. It can’t be compared to your nonsense activities."

"Oh, so what you do is serious, and what I do isn’t." Emily laughed gleefully as she finished.

Gina felt more flustered seeing Emily laugh like that. Knowing her sister’s personality, she realized Emily was implying she was busy with ’serious business’ with John last night.

Emily giggled and said, "Hehe, but you’re right. Creating children is serious business indeed."

Gina was so embarrassed that she wished she could hide under the table, quickly saying, "Don’t spout nonsense in front of Violet."

Emily stuck her tongue out and focused on her food, still casting mischievous glances at John and Gina.

At this moment, Little Violet curiously asked Emily, "Aunt Sandra, what does ’creating children’ mean?"

Gina was utterly flustered, while Emily burst out laughing and said, "It’s just a game that your mom and dad play."

"A game? Then I want to play too. I want to sleep with mom and dad tonight and see how they create children."

Emily laughed until she could barely sit up straight, while John and Gina both had a metaphorical sweat drop, and Emily Brown grabbed Gina’s hand, asking, "Mommy, can I?"

Gina, embarrassed and unsure how to respond, was saved by John, who said, "It’s okay to sleep with mom and dad at night, but Aunt Sandra is just teasing you. We weren’t creating children; we were just reading books and looking at the computer."

Little Violet quickly turned to Emily, asking, "Aunt Sandra, were you really teasing me?"

Emily saw a murderous look from Gina and stuck out her tongue, saying, "Yes, yes, Aunt Sandra was just joking with you. Tonight, Aunt Sandra will buy you some clay, and we’ll make some little figures together, alright?"

"Great, great, Aunt Sandra is the best." Little Violet really complimented Emily’s quirky and mischievous nature, and her sweet words were just like a little sprite.

As Emily and Little Violet discussed what kind of figures to make and how many, John and Gina exchanged glances. Gina promptly gave John a huge eye-roll, while John chuckled, and then felt a sharp pain in his foot—a result of Gina’s retaliation—but he quite enjoyed it nonetheless. This is what having a family feels like, after all.

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