It wasn't until Wendy stepped through the door and saw her parents and younger brother's shocked expressions that she finally realized what was happening.
Wendy's face flushed bright red. Pointing at Alex, she stammered, "No, no, you've got it all wrong! He's not my boyfriend, he's my boss—the chief assistant to our company's president."
Alex gave Wendy a meaningful look, then introduced himself to her parents: "Hello, Uncle and Auntie. My name is Xavier Summers. I'm the chief assistant at Yin Enterprises."
Wendy whispered, "So you actually have a real name. I always thought you were just called Alex."
Alex replied quietly, "I'm not some random guy who popped out of nowhere. Of course I have a name."
Wendy's cheeks turned red again. "Sorry, I didn't mean it like that."
"Me neither," Alex answered quickly.
Wendy's parents were stunned for a moment, then quickly recovered and greeted them warmly: "So you're Wendy's boss! What an honor, please come in!"
Wendy and Alex carried a huge pile of gifts into the house, looking just like a daughter and son-in-law returning home.
Wendy's younger brother had just come of age this year—he was at that awkward, rebellious stage.
At first, he thought his sister had brought home a boyfriend, so his gaze was full of scrutiny and suspicion.
But after hearing the explanation and realizing this wasn't his future brother-in-law, he actually felt a twinge of disappointment.
There was no other reason.
Alex was actually pretty good-looking.
Think about it—if you can be Charles Yin's chief assistant, how could you possibly look bad?
No matter his looks or his demeanor, there was no way he'd be lacking.
So Wendy's brother started to feel sorry that his sister hadn't managed to land such a great guy as her husband.
Alex chatted politely with the Wang family for a bit and realized that his assumptions before coming here were way off.
Maybe it was because of Coco Shen's situation, but Alex had some preconceived notions about Wendy's family too. He figured Wendy, coming from a small county in Fujian, was probably just as pitiful as Coco.
After all, a lot of people in Fujian still have pretty old-fashioned ideas—like valuing sons over daughters.