Invisible Security Guard
Chapter 269: Year-end

Chapter 269: Chapter 269: Year-end

On December 24th, Yusuf Zuck arrived back in the capital city by plane, and it was Ember Vance who picked him up from the airport.

He had called her before boarding the plane, which was why she rushed to the airport to pick him up.

Ever since she had given herself to Yusuf Zuck, they hadn’t seen each other since, so this time Yusuf Zuck planned to spend some time with her first.

Ember Vance didn’t complain about anything; in fact, she was also busy. After taking over the comprehensive work at the station, she was caught up with overtime and shift work, staying at home for at most two or three days a week.

Moreover, with the end of the year approaching, security work was the most important. There were so many things in the community that she was dizzy with busyness all day long, so she didn’t mind whether Yusuf Zuck was there to accompany her.

"Ember, do you have enough money?" After hundreds of rounds of passionate encounters with Ember Vance at night, leaving the girl completely worn out, Yusuf Zuck finally let her go, and she scolded him for lasting so long.

Yusuf Zuck tickled her, asking whose time was short, and she replied with laughter, "I saw on the internet that many men don’t even last two minutes. You, on the other hand, won’t stop before an hour, will you?"

"You don’t learn anything good, do you? You watch all kinds of things." Yusuf Zuck said as he playfully spanked her.

"Did you take some medicine or what, Viagra?" the girl joked while fiddling with Yusuf Zuck’s "plaything."

"I’m invincible and strong without any medicine," Yusuf Zuck shrugged his shoulders. The truth was, he had also noticed he had become stronger. Before the mutation, he could also last only a few minutes, but after mutating, he realized he was a monster, capable of self-control.

Indeed, it was self-control, the willful kind, so forget about an hour, even ten hours wouldn’t be a problem if he had the stamina, he wouldn’t surrender!

"I have enough money. I barely spend my salary. My mom gives me twenty thousand a month for pocket money. Aside from fuel and buying some food for myself, I hardly buy anything else, not even clothes since I have uniforms for work!"

"If you need money, ask me; anything you want to buy, just ask me, got it?"

"I don’t want it, I’m not short of money. I’ll have you know, I’ve saved almost a million," the girl never made it a habit of spending Yusuf Zuck’s money.

"That much, huh?" Yusuf Zuck exclaimed in surprise.

"There you go again, as if you’re the only one with money, huh... as if you’re the only rich one..." she started to tickle Yusuf Zuck in turn.

"Don’t you want anything? I’d like to buy you something!"

"As a public servant, wearing a fancy watch could draw attention, so forget it. However, if you really have money burning a hole in your pocket, you could donate it to our station. We’re short on vehicles, and the ones we have are old and always breaking down. You could donate a couple of cars to us. Then our station could establish a joint security partnership with your company or shop, earning you a good reputation and an extra layer of security."

"That’s doable. I’ll donate two, and I’ll have someone contact you tomorrow."

"Are you actually going to donate? I know you’ve been making money, but you should also save some for later, like when you get married or have kids, which will be even more expensive."

"How much could it possibly cost to marry you..."

"I didn’t agree to marry you..." The girl, playful as a snake, happily rolled around and fawned on Yusuf Zuck’s body.

On the 25th, the weekend, Yusuf Zuck originally planned to spend a whole day and night entwined with Ember Vance, but in the afternoon, Ember Vance received a phone call from the station about a major case, so she didn’t even stop to cook and ran off.

Before leaving, she told Yusuf Zuck to go about his business, as she wasn’t sure when she would be back.

Yusuf Zuck realized that this young station chief was even busier than him. She was genuinely busy with both major and minor matters, and without her, things on Garden Road just wouldn’t run smoothly.

Yusuf Zuck took over her work, finished cooking the meal, ate a bit himself, and then steamed all the dishes in the pot so that Ember Vance could heat it up and eat immediately if she came back.

By four-thirty in the afternoon, Yusuf Zuck managed to get to his shop in Ruiz Family Market before closing time; it seemed like the shopkeeper hadn’t looked after the shop’s affairs for many days.

"Look, look, I told you he would definitely come back, haha, I win!" The moment Yusuf Zuck entered the shop, he heard Anna Cooke’s hearty laughter.

It was the weekend, and as usual, she was there to help in the shop, so she was present. Miles O’brien was there too.

"Yusuf, you’re back." Miles O’brien came over with a smile, helping Yusuf take off his coat.

"You made a bet on me, huh?" Yusuf glanced at Anna Cooke and laughed, "Today’s Christmas, why aren’t you out on a date? Let me tell you, later I’m going to take your sister Louise on a date. Two movie tickets, we’re going to the movies!" Yusuf really did produce two movie tickets from thin air like a magic trick, which he had casually bought when he passed by Wanda Cinema, for the late ten o’clock show.

"Ah, you’re going to watch a movie? Then what about me? No, no, before the movie, you, the big boss, should treat me, your little employee, to dinner. New Year’s Day is coming up, it’s the end of the year, you can’t be a tightwad!"

"Oh, right, it’s the end of the year!" Yusuf slapped his forehead, he hadn’t prepared anything yet, after all, he wasn’t alone now but had a whole group of brothers to look after.

"Louise, how about this, tomorrow call everyone to the shop, have a meeting on the second floor, and it’s also time to give out some year-end bonuses. Also, order some local specialties, buy some red packet envelopes, give everyone a red packet, and book two tables at a hotpot restaurant for tomorrow night."

"Hmm, let’s announce it first thing tomorrow morning. No one wants the local specialties; it’s better to give red packets directly, more substantial!"

"How much for the red packets? Do I get one too?" Anna Cooke’s eyes shone brightly.

"You won’t miss out!" Yusuf said with a smile, "Hurry up and go on your date, just be here on time at three tomorrow afternoon."

"I don’t have anyone wanting me, how pitiful..." Anna Cooke put on a face of sorrow, looking piteously, but in reality, she was a great beauty, surely having lots of people lined up to pursue her.

"I’ll keep you company today, let’s the two of us go watch a movie, without him!" Miles O’brien suddenly linked arms with Anna Cooke.

"That wouldn’t be good, I have to go back home tonight, so I won’t disturb your time alone together." Anna Cooke had spent a lot of time with Miles O’brien and knew that Yusuf and Miles O’brien had little time together, so how could she possibly be the third wheel now that Yusuf was back? That would make Miles O’brien unhappy.

"You’re going home? Then let’s drop you off first." Yusuf said with a smile, "Close up, let’s go!"

"I don’t need you to take me, who knows what the traffic’s like outside now. You go ahead, I’ll leave later." Anna Cooke pushed Miles O’brien out the door and waved, "Louise, have lots of fun, okay!"

Yusuf and Miles O’brien felt that this young lady of the Shepherd Family knew how to get along; you couldn’t find a hint of the haughtiness typical of a lady from a prestigious family in Anna Cooke.

Once in the car, Miles O’brien said she wanted to eat Old Capital’s zha jiang noodles again, so without another word, Yusuf drove straight to the usual place.

As he was driving, Sara Zuck called in, "Brother, I’ve got great news, I’ve been chosen by a production, I’m going to start filming!"

"For real?" Yusuf got excited, his sister becoming a star was not only her dream but his as well.

"Yeah, it’s a war drama, and I guess I have about fifteen minutes of screen time, playing one of two maids close to the female lead."

"What? Only fifteen minutes of screen time? And as a maid, one of two maids?" Yusuf nearly choked, that wasn’t much better than being an extra.

"Don’t go, I’m telling you, you can’t take this role. If you start out as an extra, then you’ll be stuck doing extras for half your life. We can’t take this job!" Yusuf immediately objected. It would be okay to play a significant supporting role with a lot of scenes, screen time, and lines but to play two maids, what was that about?

The Zuck Family didn’t lack the little bit of money extras made. In the movie business, if you establish a good foundation from the start, things tend to go well from there, but if you don’t lay a good foundation and always play extras, then you’ll end up playing extras forever.

Just like Julia Zuck, Joyce Thornton, and other famous actresses, they laid a good foundation with their first roles, playing leads, and so all the movies they filmed afterward were as leading characters, and they made it big in no time.

In contrast, many female graduates started out with minor roles and ended up being over forty, too old to play leading roles. So if his sister was going to act, she needed to start with big productions and crucial characters; otherwise, she absolutely couldn’t accept the role!

"But... but... I’ve already signed the contract," Sara said urgently over the phone.