The Supreme Soldier in the City
Chapter 52 - 52 52 The Pursuer of the Flight Attendant

52: Chapter 52: The Pursuer of the Flight Attendant 52: Chapter 52: The Pursuer of the Flight Attendant Emily Jenkins hurried home to change her clothes, then went to the supermarket outside the neighborhood with James Brown.

“Big Brother Brown, can I eat crabs?” As they strolled through the supermarket, originally planning to buy a fish, Emily eyed the seafood section and cautiously asked James.

“If you want to eat, let’s buy it.” James quickly picked out four crabs.

It wasn’t the peak season for crabs, so they weren’t particularly good, but when Emily wanted to eat them, he didn’t hesitate to buy them for her to enjoy.

“Then let’s get some prawns as well.” Emily blinked her eyes.

“Alright!

Let’s also get half a pound of prawns.”

“Wow, these abalones look great too, only eight yuan each.”

“Then let’s get ten.”

What was supposed to be a simple meal turned into a grand seafood feast with Emily’s selection, and when they checked out, it cost them over four hundred yuan.

“Big Brother Brown, this was expensive.” Seeing how much money was spent, Emily sheepishly stuck out her tongue—a gesture she seemed to resort to when embarrassed.

James laughed and said, “As long as you don’t crave seafood every day, it shouldn’t be a problem.

I’m just afraid you’ll want it every day.

Then I might really go bankrupt.”

Emily hurriedly said, “No, no, I just had a craving these past days.

With so much food today, I won’t crave seafood for at least a week.”

James rolled his eyes—he didn’t have the habit of keeping up appearances in front of a beautiful woman.

“A week…

Does that mean we need a seafood feast every week?

My monthly salary is just over three thousand yuan…

Oh, it should be over three thousand now, but they haven’t paid it yet.”

“It’s fine, it’s fine, I’m getting paid soon.

Next time, I’ll buy.

I earn a lot, over seven thousand a month.”

James turned to look at Emily and smiled, “So what you’re saying is you’re out of money right now, right?”

Emily stuck out her cute little tongue again and said, “Yes, yes, I’ve spent it all.

My money is never enough.”

“You really are something.

A salary over seven thousand, and it’s still not enough?”

“I don’t know, I thought I had a lot, but as I spent, it just vanished.”

James realized that Emily was a big spender with no real plan.

Anyone wanting to date her would need to be quite strong financially, or else they wouldn’t be able to keep up.

As they walked back into the neighborhood with their groceries, exiting the elevator, they saw a man in a suit holding a large bouquet of roses, hurriedly approaching Emily—but he stopped abruptly upon seeing James, his face turning a bit sour.

“Hunker Joeys, what are you doing here?” Emily’s face soured as she asked him bluntly.

But Hunker Joeys was staring at James, then asked Emily, “Who is he?”

“What’s it to you?

You’re nothing to me.”

Hunker Joeys’s expression turned fierce, but he quickly concealed it, took a deep breath, and said, “Emily, I know you’re not flying today.

I’ve bought today’s opera tickets.

Let’s go watch the opera first, then have Western cuisine for dinner.

How does that sound?”

“I have a seafood feast to eat.

Why would I go watch some opera with you?” Emily looked at him with disdain.

Hunker Joeys glanced at the bags they were carrying, his lips twitched, and he said, “You call that a seafood feast?

If you want a real seafood feast, I’ll take you to the Shark Fin House.

They have the best variety there.

Whatever you want to eat, they have it.

You can’t compare supermarket stuff to that.”

But Emily was unimpressed and said, “Hunker Joeys, you’re really annoying.

I’ve made it very clear.

I don’t like you.

Even if you invited me to eat dragon meat from heaven, I have no interest in going with you.

Please, can you stop bothering me?”

Hunker Joeys huffed and said, “All because of him?”

“Big Brother Brown is my neighbor.

Don’t push the blame onto others or think about bothering him.

I just don’t like you.

Do you understand?”

James was somewhat surprised; he thought Emily would use him as a shield to get rid of Hunker Joeys, but instead, she only mentioned that he was a neighbor.

Her intention of not wanting to cause him trouble greatly improved James’s opinion of Emily.

She was not a girl who only thought about herself.

Hunker Joeys’s expression softened a bit, then he turned to James with an arrogant tone, “Emily and I have things to discuss, you should go home first.”

James frowned at his tone, which he found rather distasteful, and said to Emily, “Emily, I’ll start cooking then.

It’ll be ready soon, so come in quickly and eat.”

“Got it, Big Brother Brown.”

After James Brown spoke, he headed toward the door.

However, Hunker Joeys frowned and said coldly, “Didn’t you say he was just a neighbor?

Then why are you eating with him?”

“Who said neighbors can’t eat together?

Do you have a problem?

Mind your own business, Mr.

Joeys.

Go chase whoever you want.

I don’t have time for you.”

“You…

Emily Jenkins, let me tell you, I like you, and that’s me offering you face.

Don’t reject face when it’s offered.

If you agree, I will treat you well, but if you don’t, don’t expect me to be polite.

You will still end up with me, but you won’t have as many benefits.”

“Pssh, I really don’t care about the ‘face’ you’re offering.

Goodbye.” After speaking, Emily Jenkins moved over to James Brown.

“Damn, you bitch, truly shameless!” At this, Hunker Joeys, overwhelmed with anger, actually reached out and slapped Emily Jenkins.

Emily hadn’t expected Hunker Joeys to hit her, and she screamed in fright, closed her eyes, and instinctively dodged, not knowing where to move.

How could James watch Emily get hit?

He immediately grabbed Hunker Joeys’ wrist and said coldly, “What do you think you’re doing?”

Hunker Joeys struggled a couple of times but couldn’t free his wrist, feeling James’s grip tighten until his wrist felt like it was about to snap, and he swore in desperation, “Damn your ancestors, let go of me, or I’ll kill you.”

James snorted, “Really?” He increased his grip and pressed down, causing Hunker Joeys to wince in pain and bend involuntarily until he finally collapsed to his knees in front of James.

“You…

you…” Hunker Joeys bit his teeth, wanting to utter harsh words, but the pain in his wrist deterred him from speaking further.

“Get lost!” James gave Hunker Joeys a kick and flipped him over.

Hunker Joeys struggled to his feet and was about to curse, but under James’s fierce gaze, he couldn’t utter a word, gritted his teeth, glared hatefully at both James and Emily, and instead of taking the elevator, he stormed out via the staircase.

“Kid, I’ll kill you for hitting me, I definitely will!” Hunker Joeys’ roar echoed from the stairwell.

James didn’t take it seriously at all.

Over the years, many had wanted to kill him, yet he was still alive and kicking, while many of those would-be killers he had sent to hell.

Emily followed James into the apartment and suddenly screamed, grabbed James’s arm, and said, “Big Brother Brown, this is bad, that Hunker Joeys is a rich man with a powerful family.

You’ve hit him, and it’s definitely going to bring trouble.”

Before James could reply, Emily further lamented, “I told you he’s just my neighbor to keep you from bothering him; why did you still fight with him?”

James, startled by Emily’s frenzy, was a bit perplexed and said, “But he was going to hit you, how could I just watch you get hit?”

Emily pouted and said with a bitter face, “You could have just stopped him, why did you hit him?”

“Heh, what’s done is done, what is there to fear.” After speaking, he went into the kitchen with his groceries.

Emily quickly followed, saying, “You don’t understand, I’m a woman.

By scolding him and embarrassing him, he’d lose interest and avoid public disgrace, but now that he got beaten in front of me, he’ll take his anger out on you and definitely seek revenge.”

While James dumped the seafood into the sink, he laughed and said, “It seems you are quite smart.”

“Of course, I was never dumb,” Emily replied, showing a hint of pride.

“Heh, if the sky falls, there will be someone taller to hold it up.

Besides, this is a lawful society, what can he do to me?

Stop worrying.

Just sit tight and wait for me to make you a seafood feast.”

After saying this, James pushed Emily out of the kitchen, wary of her lingering on the issue.

And James was right to do so, the girl soon forgot everything when she smelled the aroma of the seafood, poking her head around the kitchen, sniffing, and her stomach rumbling loudly, a real food enthusiast.

In less than half an hour, James had the seafood dishes ready, steamed abalones topped with minced garlic, crabs braised with sauce, raw drunken prawns, and an assortment of sides.

Both started eating heartily.

Watching Emily devour her food, James felt overjoyed.

Emily didn’t pretend to be a lady in front of him, nor did she care about her image, everything about her was so genuine, making her incredibly adorable.

After the meal, Emily sat a while in James’s apartment to digest, then said goodbye to go home.

James was about to catch up on some sleep, but the doorbell rang again; he knew it had to be Emily, so he hastily opened the door.

Indeed, it was Emily outside, with a troubled expression, she said, “Big Brother Brown, it’s terrible.

I didn’t bring my keys and can’t go home now.”

James was speechless, realizing Emily was not only a foodie but also incredibly forgetful, leaving him to wonder how she ever managed to grow up and become a flight attendant.