CHAPTER 550: CHAPTER 550: MEN... MEN ARE FINE TOO

"Serena, can you help your second brother with a little favor..."

Steven Everett escorted the girl to the door, his ruggedly handsome face rarely showing a hint of pleading, but before he could finish speaking, Serena coldly refused.

"No."

She didn’t need to guess to know her second brother definitely wanted her help to dodge tonight’s blind date.

"Serena..."

Steven called her helplessly, his tone quite pathetic.

"Help your second brother!"

"Mom has already given a strict order for you to roll back tonight," Serena said innocently. "I can’t do anything about it."

Speak of the devil, just as Serena finished speaking, Jocelyn’s call came through.

Steven raised his hand to rub his brow, feeling even more troubled, but he still answered the call.

"Serena has told you about the guests at home tonight, right? You must come back tonight!"

As soon as the call connected, Jocelyn’s loud voice rang out.

"Don’t think you can do what you did before by not answering calls, ignoring messages, and hiding out at the base!"

Steven grew increasingly helpless, "Mom, I really have something going on tonight, so I won’t be coming back..."

"Hmph!"

He hadn’t finished speaking when Jocelyn interrupted him.

"Every time I introduce girls for you to meet, you use this excuse! I just don’t get it, why is it so hard for you to find a girlfriend?!"

Steven sighed helplessly, remaining silent.

On the other end, Jocelyn seemed to suddenly think of something and blurted out, "Steven, could it be that you actually like men?"

She had overheard some rumors outside, initially not paying much attention, but the more she thought about it, the more she felt there could be some truth to them.

Steven, at his age, had never dated, always courteous and polite to girls but nothing beyond that, with no female presence around him.

And now, he’s surrounded entirely by men...

"Men... Men are fine too!"

Jocelyn seemed like she had finally made up her mind, her voice a little shaky, clearly having gone through quite a psychological journey.

"Your dad and I are not old-fashioned... Well, actually, we’re quite open-minded... we’ll do our best to accept it!"

Bianca Everett: "..."

Jocelyn continued, "But for now, let’s keep this from your dad for a bit, he’s getting older, and his heart isn’t great... Once I’ve convinced him, you can bring your boyfriend home for us to meet!"

Steven’s temples throbbed with restraint, his handsome face turning steely, "Mom, who has been spreading these rumors about me?"

"Ahem..."

Hearing the murderous tone in Steven’s voice, Jocelyn quickly coughed lightly and immediately changed the subject.

"It’s just a little guess! All right, all right, I have something to say to Serena, hand the phone to her!"

Steven was about to clench his teeth but complied, handing the phone to Serena.

"Your second brother says he doesn’t like guys, but after all these years, there’s not been a girl around him..." Jocelyn whispered to Serena, "Serena, do you think there’s something physically wrong with him?"

As she spoke, Jocelyn’s tone instantly became worried, "Serena, see if there’s any medicine that can help treat your second brother’s condition?"

Steven: "..."

Could they not discuss him so conspiratorially in his presence?!

Seeing Steven’s disheartened expression, Serena couldn’t help but curve her lips into a smile.

"Mom, the call hasn’t ended, I can hear everything!"

Steven gritted his teeth and spoke slowly, "Also, my health is perfectly fine."

Listening to her son’s teeth-gnashing tone, Jocelyn sheepishly laughed and quickly hung up the phone.

Steven rubbed his brow even harder, feeling more headache.

Being suspected of having a questionable sexual orientation and health issues by his own mom... truly left him speechless, as if speechlessness had opened the door to speechlessness and reached home!

But soon, Steven collected his emotions, his gentle gaze falling on the young girl in front of him.

"Serena, where do you want to go? Second brother will take you."

Serena hadn’t yet spoken when a rough voice sounded behind her.

"Captain..."

A group of burly men strode over, and upon seeing Serena beside Steven, unconsciously became more refined, afraid to scare her.

"What a coincidence, sister is here too!"

Hearing this, Steven immediately grew displeased and interrupted them, "She’s solely my sister!"

"..."

Seeing Steven’s appearance, everyone was speechless but too lazy to argue with a brother-loving guy.

"Why are you guys here?"

Mentioning this, their emotions grew excited.

"Old Black completed his undercover mission and returned today; the brothers have planned a gathering to celebrate!"

As everyone knows, undercover missions are life-threatening and extremely dangerous, returning safely is no easy feat.

Steven’s face instantly blossomed into a smile, clearly very happy inside.

"So, we came to find you, Captain, to invite you to welcome Old Black!"

Speaking, they naturally reached out to put their hands on Steven’s shoulder.

"Don’t touch me!"

But before their hands reached Steven’s shoulder, he immediately stepped back, avoiding their touch.

"???"

Their faces were blank with confusion, looking at him with bewilderment.

"Captain, what’s wrong with you today?"

They were used to their usual playful banter, but why was the Captain acting so genteel today, like a little girl, so untouchable?

Steven didn’t care about their thoughts, seriously emphasizing, "From now on, each of you stay away from me, keep your distance, don’t touch me!"

He didn’t want those absurd rumors spreading again, making his family think he liked men!

"Fine, fine!"

Everyone rolled their eyes impatiently, silently grumbling in their hearts.

What got into Captain’s head? Did he really think he was a delicate girl? Not letting them touch him, as if they wanted to touch him anyway!

"Let’s go, Captain, Old Black’s flight is about to land, if we don’t hurry to the airport, we’ll be late!"

"This..."

Steven hesitated for a moment, then still told them, "You guys go ahead, I’ll be there in a while!"

Seeing his difficulty, Serena spoke up unhurriedly, "No worries, Damian Quinn is coming to pick me up, second brother, go with them."

After hearing this, Steven was at ease, gently rubbing the girl’s head, "Alright, second brother will head out first, I’ll bring you something tasty when I return!"

Serena obediently nodded, "Mm."

Watching this scene, that group of burly men were green with envy.

Damn, Captain really had good fortune! Such a pretty and obedient sister, they wanted such a sister too!

If only they could steal Serena away to be their sister!!!