Joanne held her cheek and thought for a moment, then said, "Why do I feel that Gavin has the tendency to turn into a sister-protecting enthusiast?"

Brian raised his eyebrows. "He already is."

"Pff..." Joanne couldn't help laughing and suddenly thought of something. "By the way, when will Gavin find a girlfriend? He has been single... for a long time."

"He has a girlfriend," Brian added, "and it has been some time."

"Huh?" Joanne was surprised, and her reaction was the same as Daisy's. She asked, "When do you think they will break up?"

"..." Brian was silent for a moment and said, "This time, Gavin is serious."

"..." Joanne blinked. "What do you mean?"

"He told me today that he wants to find a chance to introduce his girlfriend to us."

Joanne was in a daze. "Ah," she said, "he's really serious..."

In the past few years, Gavin had been treating life as merely a game to be played. His speed of changing girlfriends was as fast as changing clothes according to the season. But he rarely mentioned his female companions in front of them, let alone introduced one to them.

What kind of girl was she? Not only did she make this playboy single-minded, but she also made him unable to wait to introduce her to his family and friends.

"In fact, it's not bad." Joanne thought for a moment and said, "Wendy is being taken care of by Connell, and Gavin has a new girlfriend. All of us have found our happiness, right?"

"Well, for them, I'm not sure." Brian held Joanne's chin and kissed her on the lips quickly. "We have."

Joanne pursed her lips and smiled. She took the phone and said, "I'll call Wendy over for dinner!"

Wendy had just gotten off work. Upon receiving Joanne's call, she agreed without hesitation. It didn't take long for her to arrive.

Some time ago, she was in a bad state. Wendy was afraid that she would expose herself in front of Joanne, so she didn't dare to come over.

Now, she had made the changes and was full of vitality again. As soon as she arrived, she rushed into the kitchen and asked the chef to make soup dumplings for her.

Seeing her like this, Joanne felt that she could rest assured.

During the meal, Brian said to Wendy, "Maybe I should arrange a driver for you to pick you up from work."

"...You don't have to be so serious." Wendy said with a look of resistance, "I'm just an intern. If you arrange a full-time driver to pick me up from work... my colleagues will think that I'm a rich man's mistress!"

"Wendy, it's not the time to joke," Joanne said. "To be safe, it would be better if the driver takes you back and forth from work in the future. What if something like yesterday happens again?"

"There's really no need." Wendy gloomily poked the soup dumplings in the steamer. "I just refused Gavin's girlfriend yesterday."

Joanne was stunned. "Do you know Gavin's girlfriend?"

"Yeah. Gavin is going to hurt another super-beautiful woman!" Wendy picked up a soup dumpling and put it into her mouth. She said while eating, "That girl is my colleague, but she works in the medical department."

It seemed that Wendy could easily accept the fact that Gavin had a new girlfriend.

Joanne could not help but feel a little surprised.

Wendy continued to say as if she was indifferent to it, "That girl is one or two years older than me. She's very nice. She's not the kind of girl that Gavin used to date. She's very gentle. I think that many people will envy Gavin in the future!"

Joanne's words hit the nail on the head. "Wendy, can you accept Gavin's new girlfriend as your sister-in-law?"

Wendy felt a sharp pain in her heart. She was stunned for a while before she could speak. "Yeah... I can... Anyway, she's the one Gavin likes. My disapproval is useless. What's more, she's really nice..."

"She should be nice." Joanne nodded. "Gavin said that he intends to introduce her to us."

"That will happen sooner or later." Wendy forced a smile. "You'll love her!"

Joanne took a sip of the soup and said without principles, "As long as Freya says she likes her, I will like her!"

"Cousin," Wendy looked at Joanne in confusion, "why will you listen to cousin-in-law?"

"I'm too lazy to think about it." Joanne confessed her laziness. "Your cousin-in-law can tell a person's nature at a glance. So, it must not be wrong for me to listen to her!"

"... Okay."

After dinner, Wendy didn't stay long. She said that she had to go back to prepare for the postgraduate entrance examination and left early.

In fact, her mind was not on the examination at all.

She knew that Gavin was serious about Blake. But was he really going to introduce Blake to his family and friends so soon?

Could he be so sure that Blake was qualified to be his wife without spending more time to get to know her better?

Wendy understood that she should accept the fact calmly, but things had progressed much faster than she had imagined.

However, what could she do if she couldn't accept it? She couldn't stop it from happening.

Winston saw that Wendy had been absent-minded, so he informed her when they were about to arrive, "Miss, we're almost there."

Wendy came to her senses and looked out of the window. All she saw was the familiar street view.

She thought for a moment, then asked Winston to stop the car and said, "I'm going to buy something in the nearby store. I can walk back myself later."

"But, Mrs. Lambert specially told me to send you to the apartment building." Winston looked worried. "Where are you going shopping? I'll send you there first. After you buy what you need, I'll send you home."

Wendy burst into laughter. "Winston, I'm close to home. I'm so familiar with the surrounding area. Besides, it's the downtown area, where there won't be any danger. Don't worry about me like my cousin does!"

Winston still did not dare to agree. "But..."

"Don't say 'but'." Wendy smiled openly and said, "When I get home, I'll tell my cousin! Don't worry!"

Winston stopped the car, but he didn't return. Instead, he followed Wendy from a distance.

Wendy took out her headphones from the bag, put them on, and went straight to a convenience store.

In fact, she didn't have anything to buy. She just wanted to walk around.

In the end, she picked some snacks. She might not necessarily eat them, but keeping them at home could enhance her happiness!

After paying the bill, Wendy returned to her apartment.

Wendy tapped her card and entered the apartment building. Suddenly, as if she had thought of something, she turned around and waved in the direction of Winston.

She knew that Winston had been following her, probably because Joanne was worried about her.

In that case, it would be best for her to do it openly, at least to let Joanne be rest assured.

The next day, Wendy arrived at the hospital early. When she followed Dr. Oliver and finished checking the room, it was already noon.

When she was considering where to eat, she received a message from Blake on her mobile phone.

"Wendy, I'm tired of the food in the canteen. Let's go out and eat together. I know a great restaurant nearby."

Well, how could she say no?

Before Wendy could come up with an excuse, she heard Blake's voice. "Wendy!"

Wendy shivered all over and looked in the direction of the voice. Sure enough, it was Blake. She only felt dizzy for a while.

"Why is this girl... always haunting me?"

"What a coincidence to meet you here!" Blake took Wendy's hand intimately and said, "Let's go!"

It was just time for lunch, and the restaurant was crowded. Blake said, "We may have to wait a little longer for the dishes to be served."

"..."

Wendy's heart crumbled.

Could she not eat with Blake? Could she leave right away?

"It doesn't matter. We can talk a little longer." Blake's enthusiasm was just right. "By the way, have you heard about the news of Lopez Enterprises?"

"I'm not clear about it." Wendy said, "However, no matter if Zhong Lue is involved in human trafficking or not, it's true that he bribed those human traffickers to kidnap me. It's better to arrest him, so that he won't do anything crazy in the future."

Blake smiled and said, "Gavin is really nice to you. He made such a piece of big news and didn't hesitate to offend Lopez Enterprises in order to avenge you."

"He promised my mom to take care of me. Someone bullied me, and he was certainly angry." Wendy forced a bright smile. "He really cares about you. That day when I went shopping with him, he was always thinking about you! Well, he also bought you a super-cute dress!"

Blake pursed her lips, but she couldn't hide the smile. "I received it."

Wendy saw sweetness in Blake's smile.

Well, she didn't envy Blake at all. Why should she be jealous?

"Well, you told me that day there was something special between you and your brother. What is it?" Blake said, "He didn't seem to be very willing to mention it, so I didn't dare to ask him in detail."

In fact, it was because she had no right to ask Gavin, but she was eager to know the truth.

Blake hid her feelings very well. She looked like a generous and sensible girlfriend. Wendy didn't have any doubts.

"Ah, this is my fault." Wendy held her chin, thought for a moment, and then said, "Gavin should not be willing to mention it. I'll tell you, in case you accidentally talk about his sad things in the future."

"What's going on?" Blake only wore a look of curiosity.

"Gavin... actually grew up in an orphanage." Wendy said, "Not long after he was born, his biological father died accidentally. My mother couldn't bear the blow and was unable to raise him... In short, he was sent to an orphanage. Later, my mother married my father and gave birth to me. My mother had been looking for him for a long time. It was not until she returned to China that she accidentally found him and recognized him as her son."

"So, didn't you grow up together?" Blake suddenly had a bad feeling.

"We didn't grow up together, and we found out we were related by blood after we'd known each other for a long time." Wendy smiled in disbelief. "If my mother hadn't told me his family background, I wouldn't have guessed that he was my brother..."

"..."

In an instant, the bad feeling in Blake's heart grew even stronger.

Many things were connected together. It was more than a coincidence.

But if the truth was as she had expected, then the fact that she was eager to know... was so ironic.