The Fake Boyfriend Chapter 1

At the end of the year, Xavier, who told me he was on a business trip, appeared at my family dinner, sitting intimately next to my cousin.

Seeing me, he froze.

"Sarah? Why are you here?"

"You know each other?" My cousin was surprised for a moment, then hugged my arm, whispering gigglingly in my ear.

"Hehe, Cousin Sarah, this is the CEO of my company. Just because I complained about my parents pressuring me to get married, he couldn't wait to propose pretending to be my boyfriend to accompany me back!"

"How is it? Is he super nice? All those things in the living room were bought by him! Calling my parents 'Mom and Dad' so naturally! Acting like it's real!"

I stood frozen on the spot, stiff all over.

More than knowing each other, he is my boyfriend of seven years who always used being busy as an excuse not to meet my parents.

But... not anymore.

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"Oh right! Cousin Sarah, how do you know each other? You don't have a crush on Xavier, do you?"

Lexi looked at me with a smile, a hint of hostility flashing in her eyes unnoticed.

She is extremely possessive, loved snatching my things since childhood, and now declaring sovereignty blatantly.

I chuckled lightly, glanced at the stiff Xavier, and was about to speak.

Xavier's text message came.

[Sarah, don't make a scene. Be angry if you want, but today I'm here as Lexi's boyfriend. Don't slip up and make everyone unhappy.]

[Lexi is young, she can't afford to lose face.]

"Not familiar, met by chance."

I gritted my teeth, knuckles turning white, almost laughing in anger.

"Oh~ I want shrimp! Xavier peel for me quickly! And that crab, pick out the meat for me!" Lexi was heartless, skillfully commanding Xavier to do this and that, as if they had done such things countless times.

But Xavier is allergic to shellfish!

I subconsciously wanted to stop it, but met Xavier's warning eyes.

When Lexi was happy eating, Xavier sent me another message.

[The little girl loves to eat, peeling a bit won't cause allergy. Don't make a fuss, just go buy me an allergy pill later.]

My heart went cold, gripping the chopsticks tightly.

Together for seven years, he always refused to peel anything for me on the grounds of mysophobia (fear of dirt), let alone peeling shrimp risking allergy!

"Cousin Sarah, didn't you say you have a boyfriend of seven years? Why not bring him home to see?"

"Yeah! Didn't you say he runs a company? Wouldn't be bragging to save face, right?"

"Did you break up? You are really stupid, slept for free for seven years, slept into worn shoes..."

A group of people talking at once, pointing fingers at me.

My parents smiled reluctantly, wanting to smooth things over.

But interrupted by Lexi's mom, my Aunt Karen, with a shrill voice.

"Oh my, you wouldn't be a mistress outside, right? That's not okay!"

"Just sat at the table and you kept looking at our Lexi's boyfriend. Wouldn't even spare your cousin's boyfriend, right? Sarah, one must have a bottom line!"

A sentence made me unable to step down, face turning pale instantly, subconsciously looked at Xavier for help.

Touching my gaze, Xavier dodged, grabbing Lexi's hand tightly in front of the whole table of relatives.

"No matter what, I only like Lexi! It's useless for others to have crooked thoughts!"

After speaking, he glanced at me warningly.

Just this glance, made the relatives present more certain that I wanted to seduce him.

"Oh my! Look, look how good the boyfriend our Lexi found is? Some people want to be homewreckers, pity no one wants them!"

"Sarah, tell us the truth, are you really a mistress outside?"

"Must be! She sends two or three hundred thousand to family every month! What job makes so much money? Isn't it being kept by a sugar daddy? No wonder she has no face to bring him home! Her parents must be pissed off!"

I bit my lip hard, nails digging deep into flesh.

Parents were talked down unable to lift heads, faces white and green. Just defended me a few words, quickly choked back.

I couldn't help standing up abruptly, angry and uncomfortable.

"Xavier! You speak!"

"Don't you know clearly if I am a mistress or not! You speak!"