Jessie kicks him fiercely with her foot under the table.
"It hurts! Baby, why are you kicking me?" Leigh pretends to be in pain, shouting, "Then how about tomorrow afternoon?"
Jessie ignores him and says to Evelyn, "My parents still don't know about my relationship with Leigh. I need some time to discuss with them."
"That's true," Evelyn understands and smiles gently, "Jessie, Leigh is a bit impish, but I really want you to be together. You are beautiful, and I'm also very satisfied with your family background."
Leigh protests, "Mom, I'm not impish. I'm very serious!"
Evelyn says coldly, "You are my son. I know you very well. It is a good fortune that you can meet such a good girl like her!"
"You're right!" Leigh holds Jessie in his arms and smiles, saying, "It is my good fortune to have such a beautiful and kind wife!"
Jessie smiles, but she feels somehow at lost.
After eating and staying in the living room for a while, Jessie goes upstairs to put the water on.
Later on, Leigh also comes up and tells her that Louis asks him to track Lily down. "Did Lily talk to you in the past few days? What happened to them?"
Jessie shakes her head and says, "What's wrong?"
Leigh rubs his chin and says, "I think there should be a problem with them. Why don't you call Lily to ask?"
"I did, but her phone was off," Jessie says, "I wanted to go back to the apartment today, but Lily didn't answer my call, so I didn't go back."
Leigh says, "I don't know if it's a private problem. It's not good for us to interfere."
"Louis will take care of it." Jessie pats him, saying, "Alright, don't think about it. Hurry up and take a shower."
"Aren't we taking a bath together?"
"No!" Jessie rolls her eyes at him and says unhappily, "Since you are so tired in the company, why are you always energetic at night?"
Leigh says, "I just want to take a bath with you."
"Get away!"
Jessie ignores him and pushes him away. However, Leigh grabs her arm and pulls her. They fall into the hot tub and are soaked.
Leigh kisses her hand and narrows his eyes, saying, "Baby, do you think I'm handsome?"
"...."
When they come out of the bathroom, Jessie curses angrily and kicks Leigh several times.
Leigh ignores it and blows her hair with a hairdryer.
Jessie pretends to be indifferent and asks, "Does Justin tell you about the progress of Ixora's research?"
"No, I'm not interested," Leigh says, "I don't think he's going to succeed at all. I guess I'll have to give him some money in the future!"
"Is it so expensive?"
"He has asked me and Louis for money for several times. I guess so."
"Research is indeed costly." Jessie sighs and asks him curiously, "How many people are there in Justin's research team? Have you been there?"
"I've been there. It is in a remote and desolate place," Leigh says, "There are seven or eight members. It takes a lot of energy to do research. Those people are almost bald."
"I see that Justin has a lot of hair!"
"He's not handsome. If he doesn't have any hair, no woman will love him," Leigh replies with a smile.
"I hear that Justin's laboratory is in Country F?"
Leigh replies, "Yes. There are many research institutes in the North District of F Country, but why are you asking this, baby? Do you want to have a trip there?"
Jessie says with admiration, "Yes, I admire those researchers."
"No way. I won't take you there!" Leigh says jealously, "His shitty lab isn't good-looking. Baby, I am!"
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