Chapter 40

"Nath, are you seriously not worried about Velove going to Korea this time?"

This morning, Deasy and Nathan were doing sports activities to fill their two day holiday. Located in a fitness center, both of them spend their time doing cardio and various other small sports.

"What do you think I should do, Des?"

"Yes, you call, Grandpa. Prevent or try something like that. So that Velove doesn't get closer to Darwin."

Instead of taking Deasy's words seriously, Nathan chuckled. Judging from his face alone, the man was even so relaxed. Not the slightest bit worried. In contrast to Deasy who had been looking restless.

"Des, I really love Velove. But, right now I'm nobody to him. So, it's really impossible to suddenly call, then forbid him not to do things that I don't like."

Deasy sighed lazily. Why in her eyes at this time Nathan was so lame. Claiming love, but looking silent and not doing anything.

"If you keep quiet like this, I'm not sure Velove will come back to you, Nath."

"Says who?" Nathan replied with narrowed eyes. "Until this moment, I still believe that Velove's love is still intact for me."

This time it was Deasy who laughed. His ears tingled at what Nathan had just said.

"Oh my gosh, Nathan. Why doesn't your naivety go away? Come on, wake up! In the past, Velove could have been in love with you to death. But, now he is in the same position as Darwin. They are both in the same house and in the same room, maybe even sleeping in the same bed. Just imagine, every day when you open and close your eyes, the two of them always meet. So, it's possible that Velove could have a crush on Darwin."

Nathan was silent. Deasy's words just now managed to disturb his mind. Not to mention the words had dispersed from his brain, Velove's best friend returned to babbling, continuing his sentence that had been delayed.

"Just imagine and think about it carefully, while they were on vacation in Korea, Darwin managed to sleep over Velove and that jerk managed to take what should be yours. If this is the case, will you keep silent? Just let it go?"

Nathan looked up. The man looked closely at Deasy's face. In the end he came to mind with what Deasy just said. Instantly the image of Darwin sleeping with Velove immediately danced in his brain. So, does he need to do something now?

Meanwhile, in a different place, Darwin and the rest of the group, who had already eaten breakfast, seemed to be getting ready to leave Jeju Island for Seoul.

Spending more than an hour by plane, Darwin and his wife and cousins arrived in Seoul at around one in the afternoon. As soon as they left the airport, Celina, who is Darwin's younger sister, appeared to have come specifically to pick her up.

Using the Chevrolet Explorer Van, the beautiful girl brought the whole group without exception to immediately go to Samuel and Luna's residence in the Gangnam district.

"Finally arrived," Randy scolded when the van they were traveling in stopped at Samuel's yard.

Everyone immediately got out of the car. As soon as they entered the house, Randy smiled even more broadly because apparently the household assistant who worked at Samuel's house had already prepared lunch for them all to eat together.

"Ken, you really understand, don't you? It doesn't hurt to have a cousin like you. You know, my stomach is already really hungry."

Samuel chuckled lazily. Instead of serving Randy's chatter, he instead brought Luna and Kalvin first to rest in their room on the second floor.

While Celina herself chose to immediately approach Darwin and Velove. The girl then let go of homesickness by inviting her brother and sister-in-law to chat.

"Welcome to Korea, Sis Velove. Hope you enjoy living here."

Celina the next second briefly hugged Velove's body. A moment later, he turned to Darwin, then hugged his older brother tightly to express the longing he was feeling.

"Welcome. I really miss my brother."

Darwin hugged back. Even when unraveling it, the man happily ruffled his sister's hair like a child.

"You didn't go back to Indonesia? You really feel at home in Korea."

"Tsk!" Celina sounded clucked. Darwin always asks this question when he meets or talks to him on the phone. For some reason, until this second his older brother is still worried and doesn't believe 100% that he can be independent while living far away in Korea. After all, Celina had grown up. He knows exactly what is best for him. "I'm comfortable here, sis."

"But you don't have anyone to look after you here," complained Darwin.

"I can take care of myself. After all, I'm already 27 years old. I'm not a toddler or teenager who constantly has to be accompanied."

Darwin is actually not exaggerating. Because he loved Celina so much, he was always worried about the condition of his only little sister. Especially while in Korea, Celina lived alone. There was no one to look after, protect, or watch over the girl.

"Just let it be, Win," defended Randy who heard the debate between the brother and sister in front of her. "Why are you also told to return to Indonesia. Make it easier in Korea. Moreover, Celina's career is also good here."

"You don't have to be so pretentious, Ran. You don't know what it's like to have a little sister like me, do you?"

"Already ... already ..."

Samuel, who had come down from the second floor, immediately responded. Finishing the debate, the man invited his cousins to move to the dining room. "I'm really hungry. Can't we just argue later?"

Darwin let out a long sigh. Following Samuel's request, he then brought Velove to join the dinner table immediately.

"Velove, eat first. Coincidentally, Chinese food is served. Darwin said, you like Chinese and Japanese food, right?"

Velove at that moment also immediately turned to Darwin. Inwardly asking and thinking at the same time, I don't know what her husband had told his cousins. To the extent that he knows all kinds of his favorite food.

"Darwin tell you guys?"

"Yes. In fact, the other day I came home from work tired and was told to buy sushi, he said, to give it to you who are sick," joked Randy bluntly.

"Sushi? When?" inquired Velove curiously.

"That's it, the other day after you entered the house ----"

"Let's start eating lunch right now," Darwin interrupted on purpose. As if not giving Randy a chance to continue her sentence.

Realizing that Darwin had deliberately diverted the conversation, Velove immediately turned his head. Throwing a sharp look, as if asking for more explanation.

"Win, Randy hasn't finished the story yet."

"It's not important anymore. Why are you listening to the boasting of a stupefied crocodile like Randy."

"It's okay, the stump crocodile," protested Randy, not accepting it. It's so hateful when you hear that Darwin or Samuel labeled him handsome as a crocodile.

"You don't have to listen to Randy's words, Ve."

From the direction of the stairs, you can see the figure of Luna who looks like she just came down and then immediately joins in. Pulling out a chair, the woman sat down right next to her husband.

"No one can trust Randy's words. I'm satisfied with being lied to by her. Just so you know, I even got into a fight because Randy gave me information that Samuel was cheating on me."

"Are you serious?" Velove gasped when he heard this news.

"Don't overdo it, Luna."

"It's true, isn't it? You said Sandarra was Samuel's ex-boyfriend."

"But, you guys didn't fight, did you? Samuel's people admitted, you even asked him to ML after the party."

Luna immediately glared at her husband. How could Samuel tell this question to Randy?

"No, honey. For God's sake, I didn't talk or tell Randy all kinds of things," said Samuel, as if she knew the meaning of Luna's gaze.

"Alright, let's just continue eating," Darwin suggested after seeing the mess on the table caused by Randy. "This, if it continues, there will be war between households."

Randy laughed crisply in response to Darwin's words. Meanwhile, Samuel looks so annoyed with what her cousin, who is a stove cook and has a hobby of provoking, has done.

***

After spending several hours resting and having dinner at Samuel's house, Darwin decided to bring Velove to his private residence. Because this afternoon Celina had to go back to the office, so it was Samuel, Luna and Randy who accompanied the husband and wife to move places.

Upon arriving at his private residence, Darwin chose to invite Velove to put their belongings in the room first. After taking turns cleaning themselves, the two decided to head back downstairs. Approaching, as well as joining their cousins who were sitting relaxing in the living room.

"So, where are you going to sleep tonight?" Darwin asked Randy. Among all, only that man did not have a private house in Korea.

Rand sighed. From earlier, he was dizzy himself should decide where to sleep tonight.

"Looks like I'm just sleeping in a hotel. It's really lazy to stay at the house of the two of you. Anyway, I'll be jealous because you sleep with each other's partners."

"That's why, find a wife. It's useless to be cute, rich, but no one has a redundant alias," Luna joked with satisfaction.

"Pare vegetables, tomato vegetables. I don't care, it's so stupid! Finding a wife is an easy matter, Rosalinda. Even if you're in a tight spot, at the end of the day you will end up with an arranged marriage like Darwin," Randy replied casually. The man didn't care in the least with Luna's jokes, which were clearly so shocking.

"I assure you the loudest prayer just now." It wasn't Luna who replied, instead Darwin looked serious assuring what Randy had just said.

"It's true, you guys. There's no pity for me. Okay, you just take me to the hotel in Gangnam, Win. I'm tired too. I want to rest. Let Velove be accompanied by Luna and Samuel first."

Darwin nodded in agreement. While Velove was accompanied by Luna and Samuel, he himself went briefly to take Randy to a hotel not far from his residence.

Evidently, after 15 minutes of delivering his cousin, Darwin hurried back. At that moment, Samuel and Luna decided to immediately say goodbye. Apart from being late, they were in a hurry, considering that Kalvin was currently left with the nanny and assistants at Samuel's house.

"The two of us will go back first. Tomorrow afternoon, we will go out again."

"Okay. Be careful on the road," Darwin said, then escorted Samuel and Luna to the car. After the cousin's shadow disappeared, Darwin immediately invited Velove to enter the house immediately. Stepping towards the second floor, the two of them entered the room to continue resting.

"It's getting late. You just need to rest. I want to wash my face and change into my pajamas first."

Velove nodded. Leaving Darwin to wash his face in the bathroom, he himself chose to immediately step towards the bed.

Just sat on the side of the bed for a while, cold air hit again, as if it penetrated into the bone marrow of Velove. In fact, as far as he could see, Darwin's room was equipped with heating. But, for some reason the cold temperature outside seemed to have managed to penetrate the walls of the room he was in.

Velove hissed coldly as he rubbed his arms. Instantly, he remembered the drink that Luna and Samuel gave him when Darwin was taking Randy to the hotel.

"What's this?" asked Velove. While he was engrossed in conversation, Luna suddenly handed him a glass bottle of drink.

"It's called soju, Ve," Luna replied "This is one of the most famous Korean special drinks. Don't you know?"

Velove shook his head. Even though he likes Korean food very much, this is the first time he has personally seen a drink that often appears in the drama series that he sometimes watches.

"I know the name. But, I've never seen it in person, let alone tried it," admitted the woman honestly.

Luna nodded in understanding, she then gave an explanation to Velove.

"Look... Because the air temperature in Korea is really cold. In fact, usually the night gets colder, you need a drink that warms your body so you don't freeze to death. And soju is one of the drinks that can make your body warm."

"But, it's not dangerous, right?"

Samuel chuckled. From Velove's face, he could see that the woman was worried about what his wife was proposing.

"Don't be afraid. You won't die if you only drink one bottle, Ve. The dangerous thing is drinking one box at a time."

"Yes," continued Luna. "Besides, there's no way we could harm you. What's certain, if you suddenly feel cold, just try drinking a little. I'm sure your body will react right away."

Velove has not forgotten in the least with this gift. In fact, when given the drink, Velove immediately put it in the nightstand.

In order to prove what Luna and Samuel had said, Velove opened a drawer at that moment, the place where he had put what was stored before. Take the green glass bottle, then without hesitation sip it until it's half left.

"It tastes sweet," Velove muttered after sipping some of the drink he was holding. "But, why doesn't it make any difference, huh? My body still feels cold," continued the woman afterwards. "Is it possible to drink a full bottle, so that the warm effect can be felt quickly?"

So the next second, Velove gulped down the rest of the drink in the bottle. Until not long ago, he slowly felt his body begin to warm. Not only that, even his head suddenly felt light.

Darwin who came out of the bathroom was immediately surprised. Moreover, when he turned towards Velove, he found his wife holding a drink bottle that she knew so well.

"V, what are you doing?"

"I'm drinking the soju that Luna gave me."

"What?"

Darwin's brow furrowed deeply. Is this a form of revenge. Because in the past, he had given this typical Korean drink until Luna finally got drunk.

"So Luna gave you this drink?"

Velove nodded. He confirmed Darwin's question. "He said this drink can make my body warm. But, how come it's strange? Now, instead of being warm, I'm hot, Win," explained Velove. Slowly but surely, Darwin could see his wife's discomfort.

Before he finished complaining, Velove, without being embarrassed and a bit awkward, took off the sleeping kimono he was wearing before. Throw it in any direction. Leaving a thin nightgown that wrapped her body.

"Ve, what are you doing? That kimono, why are you wearing all kinds of things open? You'll catch a cold later!"

Darwin said those words with mixed feelings. Swallowing his saliva, he even found it difficult to focus on remembering that in front of his eyes now, Velove looked so sexy and tempting.

"My body suddenly feels hot, Win. My head also feels like it's floating more and more."

Darwin let out a long sigh. He was sure that the alcohol that Velove had previously drunk was now starting to show its side effects. It could be dangerous if not followed up.

"You are drinking carelessly. All right, wait here for a while while lying down. Let me go downstairs and make you a squeeze of lemon first to stabilize your current condition."

Just turned around and was about to take a step, Velove grabbed Darwin's wrist. Holding her husband from going anywhere.

"What else is there, Ve? You need something?"

Velove shook his head repeatedly. Then not long after, the woman was seen grinning.

"I don't need lemon juice, Win. Now, I only need you."

Darwin gasped. Frowning in surprise, the man asked back.

"Need me? You mean?"

This time Velove nodded. He even deliberately pulled Darwin's wrist again so that he sat down next to him.

As soon as they were close together, Velove seemed to be smiling a seductive smile. While staring deeply at Darwin, the woman was heard speaking in a half whisper.

"Win, you don't want to have sex with me?"

"W-what?"

At that moment, Darwin was shocked. In his little heart he wondered, Should tonight accept the invitation that Velove just gave him?