Chapter 629: The Brother Complex Appears
Julia's eyes were slightly hesitant. She glanced at the graceful curves of Candice's upper body and then looked down at her own. For some reason, she suddenly felt annoyed. Her joyful mood seemed to have been hit by a bucket of cold water. She stood there dumbfounded, at a loss.
"Hey, Julia, I'm Candice." Candice could sense Julia's change in mood. Girls are always more sensitive to subtle changes, and Julia had been secretly looking at her from the corner of her eye. Although Candice didn't know why, she still extended her right hand in a friendly manner.
Julia looked up and carefully sized up Candice. At the same time, she heard Logan's cheerful voice. "Mom! Mom? Annie? Hurry up, we're waiting for you! Hurry! Hurry! The game is about to start, and everything is ready. Hurry!"
Julia looked at Candice's right hand, then at the gesticulating Logan, and then at the smiling Lu Ke. A feeling of frustration surged up, but she didn't know how to express it. So, she stomped her foot. "Logan! You idiot!" After shouting, Julia turned around and ran up the stairs. The sound of her footsteps echoed as she went.
Tiffany Newman, who had just entered the living room, only managed to see Julia's back as she left. "Julia?" Tiffany turned a corner and entered the living room. "What's wrong with her? Logan, did you bully Julia again? Honestly, what did you do? What's going on?"
Logan stood there with a look of innocence. He spread his hands and shrugged his shoulders. "I..." His mind was full of question marks. He was also confused. Why was he being blamed?
Tiffany didn't have time to deal with this. "If it wasn't you, why did Julia just call your name? It wasn't Lu Ke, it wasn't your dad, it was you?" Logan felt that he couldn't defend himself, and he didn't even know where to start. "I don't care how you do it, you go upstairs right now and talk Julia into coming down. The game is about to start."
"Mom!" Logan, who was a beast on the field, was still just a child at home. He sighed in a depressed tone and complained speechlessly, "How am I supposed to know what's wrong with Julia? She always gets angry over inexplicable things. She was just excited and kept shouting Bambi's name, and then she suddenly got angry. I didn't even talk to her yet. If you don't believe me, ask Bambi."
Lu Ke, who was standing next to him, also spread his hands, indicating that he didn't know anything. Then he looked at Candice with a questioning gaze.
Candice and Julia had only met for a moment. She could sense Julia's change in mood, but the time was too short. Before she could take a closer look, Julia had already turned and left. Vaguely, Candice guessed that it had something to do with her because after she said hello, Julia didn't shake her hand. She could feel a sense of hostility, even though she didn't know why.
Why?
When faced with Lu Ke's question, Candice could only shake her head. She looked back at the stairs and hesitated. Should she leave?
"I don't care. If you don't want to miss the game, you'd better hurry and get Julia down here, or she'll regret it later," Tiffany said as she put down the salad bowl. She quickly gave out orders. The TV screen was already showing the live broadcast. The studio was giving the final pre-game pep talk. "Hurry! It's starting."
Logan let out a long sigh and scratched his head. He could only shout "Julia" as he rushed toward the second floor. The loud shouts echoed throughout the house. The game hadn't even started, but it seemed to have already entered a chaotic mode.
He shouted all the way but didn't get any response. Logan took two steps at a time to get to Julia's room door and tried to open it, but it was locked. So, he knocked on it hard. The door rattled loudly. "Julia? If you don't open the door, I'm going to break it down! I'm serious."
"Bang! Bang, bang!"
The noise was so loud that the door started to tremble and almost broke. Just when it was about to shatter, Julia finally opened the door. She gave Logan two resentful stares and then angrily turned around and walked back into the room. "What do you want? Didn't you say you wouldn't talk to me? Just let me stay upstairs by myself!"
Logan's mind was full of question marks. He couldn't figure out what was going on. He was originally going to stand at the door, thinking that all he had to do was shout, and Julia would come downstairs. But seeing that Julia had sat back down on the edge of her bed, he looked back at the downstairs. The countdown to the live broadcast was getting closer and closer. He sighed in frustration and then resignedly walked into the room. He grabbed a chair and sat down across from Julia. "What happened?"
Julia glared at Logan. She didn't want to talk to him, but after a second thought, she asked, "Who is Candice? What's with her?"
"Candy?" Logan blinked, completely confused. What did Candice have to do with this? "She's Bambi's good friend. She came over to watch the game. What's wrong?"
"She's Bambi's friend?" Julia pressed on.
Logan nodded. Although he was confused, he still answered instinctively. "Yes. Wait, she came to San Francisco before when she was in college... Oh, I forgot, you went to the East Coast for a school event, so you weren't home." The confusion had just appeared, and then he remembered. "She and Bambi... um, I think they've known each other since the seventh or eighth grade. Wow, it's almost been ten years now."
Logan was lost in his own memories and couldn't help but sigh. "Later, when Candy was in college, she was also in Los Angeles, so we saw each other often. What's wrong? Did Candy say something to you? She shouldn't have. Candy is straightforward and easygoing, and she's super sunny. She's easy to talk to and get along with. You'll like her."
"I don't want to like her!" Julia said angrily. She threw the pillow in her hand at Logan. "You just said that she's been here before. Does that mean she's already met Jack and Annie? Lu Ke... Lu Ke brought her back a long time ago?"
If Julia remembered correctly, according to Chinese tradition, they don't easily bring friends to meet their parents because once it's an official visit, the meaning is completely different. This is different from the American culture. So, Lu Ke and Candice... Just thinking about it made Julia feel frustrated.
Logan instinctively caught the pillow like a football. He still didn't notice Julia's change in mood. He nodded as if it was a given. "Yes, Jack and Annie have already met her, and they get along very well. I remember they even had a barbecue party together before..."
Before he could finish, Julia laid down on the bed, burying her head in the pillow. Her legs were kicking the bed like she was swimming, expressing her frustration with her entire body. This caught Logan off guard again. "What's wrong? Did I say something wrong again?"
"You have a problem with Candy?" Logan finally noticed that something was wrong. Then a lightbulb went off in his head. He blinked and raised his voice in disbelief. "You like Bambi?"
Julia suddenly sat up and put her index finger on her lips, shouting nervously, "Shh!" At the same time, her eyes kept darting toward the downstairs, afraid that her secret would be discovered.
Logan didn't care at all. After his guess was confirmed, he widened his eyes, his face full of shock and disbelief. "What? You... you like Bambi?" His unbelievable voice had already started to crack. "How is that possible? What's going on? Did Bambi do something to you? That darn guy!"
"Logan!" Julia simply stood up and stomped on Logan's foot. Seeing that Logan was in pain, she quickly lowered her voice and said, "Be quiet! Do you want the whole family to hear?"
Logan finally realized the "seriousness" of the matter. He quickly covered his mouth, but his wide eyes were still full of surprise and doubt. He still couldn't believe it. Then he asked the most simple question, "Why?"
"Why not?" Julia retorted.
"No!" Logan said with determination. "You can't like Bambi! I won't allow it! I forbid it!"
Julia straightened her chest. "Why?" But then she realized that her curves weren't good enough, and she hunched over in frustration. All her confidence was gone.
Logan didn't notice Julia's small action. He was still immersed in his own thoughts. "Because... because Bambi is a lunatic. Besides training, he doesn't know anything else. He doesn't know how to take care of others. He's like a robot. Also, um, also, he's incredibly messy and unhygienic. He throws his dirty clothes everywhere, has a bad temper, often curses, and even gets into fights! He's completely irresponsible! That kind of man is the most unreliable!"
Julia frowned, her face full of doubt. "Are you sure you're talking about Lu Ke? Not yourself?"
"Of course!" Logan said eagerly. "It definitely can't be Bambi! He, he's really terrible!"
Brothers are brothers, and sisters are sisters. They are two different things!
Logan couldn't imagine a scenario where Lu Ke and Julia were dating. Just thinking about it made him shiver. The feeling was just too weird! He had to stop it! He thought Lu Ke was a gentleman, but he didn't expect that even with all his precautions, a thief would still come from his own family. His sister had a crush on Lu Ke! That darn guy!
"I think he's great. He's great in every way!" Julia said with determination. "I... I'm going to fight for it!"
"No!" Logan shouted again. Then, facing Julia's stubborn gaze, he added, "Because he and Candy are dating!"
Sorry, bro, in a crucial moment, friends are meant to be betrayed!
Logan closed his eyes and gritted his teeth, saying heartlessly, "And their relationship is very stable! Bambi is even preparing to propose!"
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