CHAPTER 98: IT’S NICE TO HAVE SOMEONE WHO CARES.

Soon, one can was finished, but Jake wasn’t satisfied, so he grabbed another... In the end, he drank an entire six pack.

After returning, Jake hadn’t been in the mood to cook, so this would have to count as dinner.

After six cans of Snow, Jake was slightly buzzed. Just then, his phone rang. Without looking, he answered.

"Hey, Jake, what are you up to?" Hearing Mia’s long missed voice, Jake felt a warmth in his chest. They say absence makes the heart grow fonder, and though only four days had passed, Jake missed her terribly.

"Just resting at home. What else would I be doing? Not like some people who went traveling abroad," Jake teased Mia playfully.

"Tch, as if I never took you out to have fun before."

"Did you? I don’t remember."

"Men are all big pig trotters, what about Dinosaur Park?"

"That counts? I thought you meant abroad."

"Oh, you, you don’t even remember our dates, are you secretly looking for someone new behind my back?" Jake broke into a sweat. See, this was Mia for you, she could even joke about things like this.

Previously, Jake could always confidently guarantee things, but now he had lost his confidence.

"Wife, you really called it. Today I accidentally slept with the manager." Jake wouldn’t possibly say this to Mia like that.

"Yes yes yes, I have my left arm around one beauty and my right around another, with a lovely wife and charming concubines, what bliss."

"Pah pah pah, you’re getting more and more shameless."

"By the way, why do you have time to message me today? Are your parents asleep?" Jake didn’t linger on this false premise and quickly changed the subject.

"No, the two of them are having a small meeting next door."

"A small meeting?" Jake’s voice turned strange.

"What are you thinking? It’s an executive meeting for the company!" Mia raised her voice in displeasure.

"I was just teasing you, look how angry you got."

"Don’t make jokes about my parents in the future," Mia suddenly said seriously.

"Got it," Jake replied with an innocent look.

"Alright, alright, I’m not really mad at you. Just don’t do it again. Also, I have good news for you today."

"What is it?"

"Guess!"

"Hmm, is it about me?"

"How did you know?"

Jake chuckled. This girl was too naive. Good news, good news—if it wasn’t about him, Mia wouldn’t have called to mention it.

"Listen up. The company found out about you helping to uncover the mole. I heard the reward is substantial and will greatly help your chances of being promoted to team leader."

"Sure enough, every move the company makes is under my mother-in-law’s control. This hasn’t even been announced yet, and she already got the news. Seems she really does care about Jake’s affairs."

Although he had already found out through Sister Mina beforehand, Jake still pretended to be pleasantly surprised. "Really? I just found out. Don’t worry, I’m determined to get that team leader position this time!"

That was what he would have said before today. After today, things might not be so certain.

"Mom was very impressed with your performance. I’ve never seen her praise someone like that before."

Jake was dumbfounded. He thought to himself, "If it weren’t for my ability to read inner voices, I wouldn’t even have gotten past your family’s front door."

"Really? I’m honored to receive your mother’s praise."

"Such smooth talk, and my mom isn’t even here."

"Your mother deserves respect, whether she’s here or not."

"Fine, you’re quick on your feet."

"When are you coming back?"

"On the evening of the 7th."

"I can’t chat anymore. The meeting’s over, I need to go."

"Okay, take care."

After hanging up, Jake sighed. "Why can’t good things ever come together?"

Full and satisfied, he let out a drunken burp and sprawled comfortably on the sofa. When Jake was home alone, he liked lounging on the couch playing with his phone before bed, watching movies or scrolling through short videos.

Today was strange. Based on Jake’s usual video-watching habits, it could be summed up in one sentence: in the morning, it was all about beautiful women and legs, and at night, it was corpses and ghosts.

But today was the opposite. After scrolling through a bunch of videos, they were all just dancing, leggy, seductive women.

Though these women couldn’t compare to his girlfriend, his aunt, or Sister Mina, they made up for it with their flirtatiousness! Each one was toeing the line of platform censorship, daringly pushing the boundaries.

Normally, Jake didn’t feel much when watching these, but today was different. After having sex with a stunning mature woman like Sister Mina, his heightened desires were predictable. Yet, in the end, he hadn’t ejaculated, like a misfired missile, the ammunition stuck in the barrel, leaving him in an awkward position.

Now, the lust that had been stirred up in the afternoon was ready to erupt. Under the temptation of these seductive high-heeled, stocking-clad women in the short videos, his hard cock tented his loose shorts.

"Brother, it’s not that I’m not helping you, but you’re just too eager. After one round, you’re still full of energy. What am I supposed to do?" Jake shook his head helplessly, then slipped his left hand into his pants, trying to rub away the frustration.

Back when he was in school, Jake had jerked off, but after starting university, he never did it again. Besides, the stimulation from his hand was far inferior to that of a real woman, so he gradually lost interest.

"Stop overthinking it. Just go to bed early and it’ll be fine." Jake glanced at the time—it was only a little past 8 p.m. There was no way he could fall asleep this early.

"Ding." A red notification dot appeared on his aunt’s WhatsApp profile.

"It’s this late. Aunt should be home, right?"

Jake opened the message.

"Are you home yet? How was work?"

Jake felt warm inside. The concern from his girlfriend and aunt made him, who had once lacked love, frequently feel the warmth of family.

"It’s nice to have someone who cares."

Jake quickly replied to his aunt. "Just got home, took a shower, ate dinner. What about you?"

His aunt sent a tearful emoji along with a photo of her grading homework. "On night duty for evening self-study."

"I thought there was no evening self-study during make-up classes?"

"It’s for the boarding students. We take turns. Today’s my shift."

"Hard work, hard work. It’s cold, stay warm."

"Mm-hmm, you too."

Finally, his aunt couldn’t resist adding, "I miss you." Then she quickly recalled the message.

Jake was overjoyed inside. His aunt was so cute. Luckily, he refreshed like lightning—nothing recalled escaped his eyes.

So he quickly sent a "hug request" sticker with the caption, "I miss you too, comfort me please."

Aunt: You saw that? (crying-laughing emoji)

Jake: Hehe, of course. I think about you every moment. (playful emoji)

Aunt: (shy) (shy) (shy)

Jake: Want to video call? (expectant emoji)

Aunt: There are students here, it’s not convenient. (apology emoji)

Jake: Go back to the office then. Is anyone in the office?

Aunt: Everyone’s off work already.

Jake: Perfect, I want to see you. (big toothy grin)

Aunt: Wait a bit. (annoyed emoji)

Jake was overjoyed. Seeing his aunt agree to a video call after just a few sweet words, a wicked thought inexplicably arose from the depths of his heart.