The Supreme Soldier in the City
Chapter 379 - 386: There’s No Engagement Ring Yet

Chapter 379: Chapter 386: There’s No Engagement Ring Yet

Newlyweds bask in the depths of their passionate love, and men and women in their twenties have heightened desires, today of course is no exception. After James Brown and Gina Lopez went to bed, it led to another session of fervor.

But just as they were in the heat of passion, James Brown suddenly stopped and turned his ear, listening for some sound.

Gina Lopez was lost in ecstasy when James Brown suddenly halted; she couldn’t take the interruption, and twisting her body around, she wrapped her arms around James Brown and pleadingly said, "Honey, don’t stop."

James Brown’s face twisted into an odd expression, but he quickly returned to normal, and while he resumed their vigorous activity, he was even more careful to listen to the sounds outside.

Now he finally heard what that sound was—it was a woman’s restrained moan, and that sound was coming from the next room, from Emily Lopez’s room.

James Brown was all too familiar with this sound; it was the same one that Gina Lopez was making right now. But who would have thought that Emily Lopez, living alone, could also make such a noise.

However, James Brown didn’t find anything unusual about it. After all, Emily Lopez was already twenty-six years old, and it was normal for her to have such needs. Although women might not have as strong a drive as men during their twenties, the occasional self-pleasure was quite normal.

Moreover, the soundproofing of the house wasn’t very good, and with him and Gina Lopez being intimate here, Emily Lopez would probably be able to hear their sounds which, for her, would be a further enticement. Doing such a thing was therefore perfectly normal.

But for James Brown, this was an intense stimulus—lying on top of the twin’s sister, while also being able to hear the faint sounds of the twin sister next door was as if he were doing the deed in front of Emily Lopez with her sister.

This made James Brown’s movements become more and more fierce, leading Gina Lopez to peak after peak.

"Honey, you’re going to wear me out," Gina Lopez finally quieted down, exhaustedly snuggled against James Brown’s chest, feeling as if her body was falling apart.

The words a man loves to hear most are exactly such words, and James Brown was no exception. He chuckled and said, "Seems like someone was pretty excited just now."

"You’re saying it like it’s my fault. If you keep going at it like this, I’m afraid it won’t be long before you really do wear me out. I wonder how Sunny can withstand such torment. It seems like every time you visit her, she’s always radiant the next day," she replied.

James Brown instantly felt his heart sink, not daring to follow up on that remark.

Gina Lopez lightly smacked James Brown, and teased him, "Look how scared you appear. I’m not grilling you about Sister Sunny and you."

Under the moonlight, James leaned in to look at Gina Lopez’s expression, and sensing that Gina really wasn’t angry, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. With a dry laugh, he said, "Thank you, my dear. I knew my wife was the best."

Gina Lopez rolled her eyes at James Brown, then said in a soft voice, "I’m having some regrets."

"What do you regret? Marrying me?"

"No, I regret agreeing to Sister Sunny’s request."

James Brown had always been very curious about the relationship between Gina Lopez and Sunny Nguyen. It seemed that since Gina Lopez was now married to him, she should be somewhat cautious about her old flame, Sunny Nguyen. However, Gina still seemed to be on good terms with Sunny Nguyen.

"That... I won’t tell you," Gina Lopez chuckled, then snuggled deeper into James Brown’s embrace, adding, "I’m tired, let’s go to sleep."

James Brown wanted to ask further, but sensing that Gina Lopez would not say, he did not bother to ask. As long as Gina Lopez was not turning Sunny Nguyen into an enemy, why should he be overly curious?

It was the weekend the next day. Gina Lopez spent the morning at home tending to some pressing work from the company and in the afternoon, she went shopping with James Brown and Emily Lopez.

Gina Lopez wasn’t too fond of shopping before, which was something James Brown knew from when he first met her. However, now married and strolling arm in arm with James Brown in the mall, it became a rather romantic affair. However, Emily Lopez was also there, acting as a third wheel – she too held onto James Brown’s arm, which bothered Gina Lopez somewhat. But after several remarks, Emily acted as she pleased, ignoring Gina Lopez’s words, leaving Gina no option but to turn a blind eye.

As for Emily’s closeness with James Brown, Gina no longer felt as suspicious as before. How could her sister, who so supported her relationship with James Brown, harbor any designs on him? If the roles were reversed, and it was Emily with James Brown, and she liked James Brown as well, she wouldn’t even think of helping Emily, just avoiding sabotage would be enough. Thus, she could only assume that Emily saw James Brown as family, as a caring brother-in-law, and that was why she was so affectionate.

If she complained about Emily for this, it would make her seem both ungrateful and petty.

"Brother-in-law, the diamond ring—when you married my sister, you didn’t buy her a diamond ring." The trio had arrived at the jewelry section. Women all like such things, and as Emily Lopez gazed at those sparkling diamond rings, she winked at James Brown.

Reminded by Emily Lopez, Gina Lopez realized that her marriage to James Brown was incredibly simple. James Brown just brought a few clothes over to live with her—there was no wedding, no proposal, no romantic moments under the moonlight, and no diamond ring that symbolized marriage.

But Gina still said, "I don’t like those things."

Emily pouted and replied, "Stop kidding yourself. You definitely like them. You even discussed it with me before. You said that when you got married, you would have to get a diamond ring of at least two carats."

Gina glared at her sister with a bit of complaint, saying, "James, don’t listen to her nonsense. If I liked it, I would have bought it myself."

At this moment, James actually felt quite moved. Gina said so clearly because she knew he didn’t have money in his pocket and couldn’t afford such an expensive diamond ring. An ordinary diamond ring was one thing—those could be bought for a few thousand. But for someone of Gina’s status, wearing that kind of ring would seem beneath her. So, if she were to wear one, it would have to be worth over a hundred thousand to be somewhat fitting.

Now that they were husband and wife, they should technically spend money together. Gina didn’t mind James spending her money, but the diamond ring was something different. If she had to use her own money to buy it, it seemed to lack sincerity. That’s why Gina was afraid that he would feel pressured.

James understood Gina’s intentions and felt a bit guilty in his heart. No matter what the past was like, Gina was now his wife. It was his undeniable duty to buy his wife a diamond ring. He laughed and said, "Emily mentioned it, and now I really think I should buy a diamond ring for my wife. Otherwise, if we go out and others don’t see a diamond ring on your hand, they might think you’re unmarried. That could attract a bunch of suitors, and that would be a loss for me."

Gina secretly pinched James and said softly, "Let’s buy it when we have our wedding later on."

"Alright, I’ll give it to you then," James didn’t insist.

Gina breathed a sigh of relief. She was genuinely afraid that James would feel inferior, which would be bad for their relationship.

Although Gina was somewhat proud, after she truly became James’s wife, she really did restrain herself and tried her best to consider things from James’s perspective. Just for this reason alone, James felt that marrying Gina was a great choice.

Emily watched the couple with a smile and then whispered to James, "Brother-in-law, do you feel a lot of pressure marrying a wealthy wife?"

James laughed, "There’s indeed some pressure, but I have a big heart. Marrying a rich wife, won’t I have to work less hard?"

Emily chuckled and said, "I admire your generous spirit. Those petty men always talk about how a man should earn money to support his wife, the typical male chauvinism, right? But we’re all family. It doesn’t matter who earns the money, it’s spent the same. I support you to take good care of the home, otherwise, I won’t get to enjoy the meals you cook."

James laughed heartily in agreement, "What Emily said is exactly what I wanted. I think I might as well become a full-time homemaker."

Gina glanced at her sister, "Being a full-timer is not okay. Then one would become idle, and eventually, you’ll find it boring. It’s better for you to work in the company. At the very least, you can help me out. Besides, aren’t you worried about people bothering me when you’re by my side?"

James chuckled and wrapped his arms around Gina’s waist, saying, "My wife is so good to me, how could she possibly have an affair? I have confidence in you."

The three of them chatted and laughed and continued to stroll until they reached the men’s clothing section. A man walked up to them, looking surprised and pleased, and said to Emily, "Gina! What a coincidence!"

"Sis, he’s looking for you," Emily pointed to Gina, who was turning around.

When Gina saw the man, she seemed a bit surprised, but quickly put on a smile and said, "Student Johnson, what are you doing here?"

"I’m here to buy clothes, and you are..." As Robert Johnson spoke, his gaze shifted to James, especially noticing Gina’s hand held by James’s.

Gina’s face turned slightly red, but she still said, "Let me introduce you. James, this is my senior from college, Robert Johnson. Robert, this is my husband, James Brown."

"Husband?" Robert’s expression changed instantly as he took a closer look at James.

James smiled and reached out his hand, saying, "Nice to meet you, Senior Johnson. We met once at the company before."

Robert didn’t have any recollection of James and shook hands with him, apologizing, "I’m sorry, the last time I went to see Gina, she didn’t introduce us. It was really rude of me."

James smiled faintly, realizing right away that Robert Johnson was interested in Gina. He had never seen Gina’s suitors before they were married, but now that they were married, they seemed to be popping up.