Eva was shocked, "What does it have to do with me whether you get married or not?" When she said this, there was a trace of inexplicable emotion in her heart that even she herself could not figure out.
"If I'm married. You won't be able to upgrade yourself in your life. You can only give yourself to God," Jim said with an evil look on his face.
Eva was choked and coughed several times to calm herself down. His words were so amorous. Did it have anything to do with him whether she was upgraded or not?
"Scum Jim, we are just ordinary friends. Nothing else."
"Yes, we are. It is hard to say what will happen in the future." Jim looked like a lion king hunting and ready to fight, as if she was a fat sheep under his claws and she would be eaten sooner or later.
"Scum Jim, don't make such jokes all the time. Now even Essie misunderstands you. She thinks you have a crush on me. Are you going to pretend to be a saint of love?" Eva was really helpless.
"I'm not a saint of love. I'm a demon of love." Jim grinned wickedly, "If you really fall into my palm, you can't escape."
"I'm married!" Eva stared at him with arms akimbo.
"If I love someone, I hope someone can take care of her for me even if I am not here. I hope she can live a happy life. I believe that Vinton also thinks so. He doesn't want you to live alone for the rest of your life. He wants you to be happy and have your own family and children," Jim said.
Eva lowered her head, and a strong pain appeared on her face.
"No one will love me as Vinton does."
"Who said no." Jim suddenly frowned. He must treat her better Vinton. He must love her more than Vinton.
"Eva, you have given Vinton four years to test his love. Now I ask you to give me four years as well. If I can pass your test, you will marry me." Jim looked at her seriously. His eyes were calm, serious and sincere. And there was no trace of ridicule in them.
Eva was stunned and looked at him, at a loss.
These words simply proved what Essie had said and what he had said after he was drunk that day!
The stars in the sky really fell in love with the ordinary and stupid female gorilla on the ground.
God! It's so unbelievable! It's so weird! Her mind was in a mess and she couldn't find a word to describe her feelings.
"Scum Jim, you... What are you talking about?"
"Which eye did you see me talking nonsense?" Jim grabbed her shoulders and forced her to face the reality. He didn't want her to be in a trance all day long.
"Scum Jim..." Eva's tongue was knotted and she couldn't speak. She felt that she had fallen into a parallel world, where scum Jim was completely different when he was in the previous world.
"Heaven pepper, I won't force you to forget Vinton or replace him. I just want to continue his unfinished task and take care of you for him," Jim said clearly and forcefully.
After a long time, Eva said slowly, "Can you really wait another four years?"
"I've been here for eight years. Four years is nothing," Jim said indifferently.
Eva lowered her eyes, and her thick long eyelashes cast two melancholy shadows on her fair eyelids.
In fact, it would not take such a long time to test a person. Time was a test stone for gold, but it was also a grindstone. If she could make a decision as soon as possible and marry Vinton, they would have a happy family and lovely children like Essie, and Zac.
Perhaps this life and death crisis could also be avoided.
Part of the reason why they were separated now was because of her fault.
She was just too pretentious, too timid. She didn't have the courage to gamble or place a bet like Essie. The tragedy of a person was sometimes a mistake of her own.
"Scum Jim, have you ever thought how sad Janice would be if she heard you say that?"
"Janice has already known what happened between you and me. I have never thought of hiding it from her. I will still take care of her, just like treating my sister, but I can't give her a marriage or love," Jim said frankly.
"Don't you love her at all? You are her first love. Didn't you love her very much before? Have you changed in just eight years?" Eva asked in disbelief.
"Do you remember what I told you? Love is divided into many kinds. My love for Janice is stored in the Hippocampus, which is a temporary memory storage. The memory in it must be entered into the memory storage before it can be engraved. Unfortunately, my love for Janice is not stored in it."
Jim walked to the window, opened it and looked out at the boundless night. "Janice has always been very weak, like an otherworldly fairy. She fell to the mortal world, unable to bear the pollution of the mortal world, unable to bear the simple food, so her body is getting weaker and weaker. I want to take care of her, cherish her, and hope that she can live well under my protection. I have never wanted to have her, possess her, or even have sex with her. So we haven't had sex since we were together. But you give me a completely different feeling..."
He paused and didn't finish his words.
Eva's face flushed slightly. The difference was that this guy had an improper desire for her?
She pulled her collar unconsciously and said, "Scum Jim, is there something wrong with your aesthetic sense? Janice is more beautiful, better in shape than me, and better than me in everything. Shouldn't men like beautiful women?"
"Heaven pepper, you are not ugly." Jim smiled.
"Don't you always think I'm ugly?" Eva pouted.
"If you are really ugly, I won't waste my time to quarrel with you." Jim smiled.
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