Unfortunately, that is no longer the case.
However, Sherry doesn't care about the G Virus anymore; her life is going very well.
She initially thought she wouldn't adapt well to Javier, that gruff but kind-hearted old man.
But after spending more time with him, Sherry unexpectedly found Javier to be quite good; at least he truly doted on her, perhaps even a bit excessively.
After all,
Javier never meddled in her affairs,
and never intruded on her privacy.
Aside from their initial interactions, Javier hadn't even stepped foot in her room in four years, giving her enough private space to quietly process the grief of her parents' deaths.
Later, he asked if she wanted to go to school.
If she didn't want to,
Javier wouldn't force her.
He would buy her anything she wanted, and her allowance was never cut.
Just the allowance Sherry hadn't spent and saved over these four years amounted to a staggering one hundred thousand US dollars, making her a proper little rich girl for her age.
Of course, it wasn't just material needs.
Javier would also take Sherry to places she liked, initially amusement parks and movie theaters, and later luxury shopping malls.
As long as Sherry asked, Javier could always make a little time to accompany her.
Therefore,
Sherry felt her current life was truly wonderful,
so perfect she almost couldn't imagine it—
Of course,
such pampering and spoiling
naturally led Sherry to develop some different personality traits compared to the original work, such as the typical characteristics of a pampered young lady, like being tsundere and saying the opposite of what she means.
She also had a mischievous, little devil-like personality.
The former was because the living environment Javier provided was too good, leaving Sherry nothing to complain about, but to maintain the relationship and hide her self-esteem, Sherry would still make various unreasonable demands to Javier, saying the opposite of what she meant.
The latter was simply due to being spoiled; no matter what she did, there was no punishment, which led Sherry to develop a mischievous, little devil-like personality.
Of course,
it's still the same old saying: being wild at home is being wild at home.
Sherry's mischievous, little devil-like personality could only be displayed to Javier at home.
Once she was outside, this girl would transform into a well-behaved girl in the eyes of others, a huge contrast…
"Is that Sherry—?"
"Nothing, it's just that I just realized I've been idle at home with nothing to do for four years, and I'm already twenty-six years old, twenty-six years old, do you know what that means?
In my hometown, this is the age when parents start pressuring you to get married, and in a few more years, I'll be fully entering the mid-life crisis of an old man!"
Tilting his head to look at Sherry walking down from upstairs,
Javier stroked his stiff beard on his chin,
sighed deeply, and shouted with some helplessness and distress, "Damn… Now I understand why Spencer was so eager for immortality.
Four years have passed in the blink of an eye, and I'm about to enter middle age.
I also want to slow down my aging."
How about…
injecting the virus?
But as soon as he thought of the tube of improved, yet still risky, G Virus potion given by the Golden Finger, Javier fell into an even more helpless expression.
That thing was like chocolate filled with feces, you could only look at it, not smell or eat it, making Javier itch with desire.
"Twenty-six years old?"
"What's so strange about that? I'm sixteen, and isn't that great, right, old man! Give me some money, the school is having a festival party in a few days, and you have to come with me.
I don't have many friends around, and you wouldn't want such a lovely Miss Sherry to be taken advantage of or teased by those yellow-haired boys outside, would you!"
Propping her chin,
Sherry said indifferently after hearing Javier's complaint.
In Sherry's opinion, twenty-six was still quite young.
At the same time, as if remembering something, Sherry called Javier an old man, then invited him to accompany her to the school festival party in a few days.
To prevent Umbrella Corporation or government personnel from discovering Sherry's identity,
Sherry was forced to change her surname in her resident information.
At the same time, when permitted, Javier sent Sherry to a private school, and such high-end private schools, compared to public ones, paid more attention to the confidentiality of identity information.
The school also highly valued social etiquette and encouraged students to showcase their talents, so festival parties were common.
And Sherry was indeed considered a young lady at school, especially with her refined upbringing and demeanor displayed in front of outsiders, which made many young scions covet her.
Therefore, harassment was indeed a frequent occurrence.
But she hadn't expected Sherry to invite Javier to the party this time; she probably wanted her temporary father to help teach those unruly young men a lesson.
However,
unfortunately,
Javier seemed to be busy for the time being.
Because at this very moment, on the super large LCD TV in the villa's living room, the Colombian news broadcast was playing.
The news anchor was, as usual, introducing the identity of the notorious drug lord Javier Hidalgo,
and informing all Colombian people that if they discovered his whereabouts, they could immediately report him and would receive a large bounty.
This was a bi-weekly recurring program of the Colombian government.
Javier guaranteed…
The middle-aged man with dark sunglasses, a black slicked-back hair, and a beard on the screen was definitely not him in disguise, nor did he name himself after him; it must have been the other party copying him.
How could he become a big drug lord and snatch away his lovely precious daughter?
Impossible,
absolutely impossible—!
In fact, that was the case.
From early 2002, Javier had tuned the TV channel to Colombia TV and searched daily online for daily news within Colombia, all to catch the start of the plot dungeon.
And coincidentally, the plot was about to begin, so Javier had to rush to South America these few days.
He simply didn't have time to accompany Sherry to the school party.
Of course, if he handled things quickly and efficiently, he might be able to make it back in time.
It all depended on the situation.
Earlier, it was stated that Javier never refused Sherry's unreasonable demands, but now… he was immediately proven wrong.
Right at the beginning, he refused due to the South America dungeon.
How unlucky…
"Huh—?!"
"What are you going to do, old geezer? You're not trying to trick me and then secretly go on a date with Aunt Lisa, are you!"
Hearing Javier refuse her,
Sherry immediately became upset.
At home, her family status was second, Javier was last, and Lisa was first.
Normally, Javier would agree to anything she said, but today he actually refused for the first time, and he had been complaining about his age all morning.
Something was fishy about this.
Sherry suspected that Javier, this old man, was definitely trying to fob her off.
On the day of her school festival party, this old man must have already agreed to Aunt Lisa's date invitation, which was why he was forced to refuse her!
Javier: "…"
My little ancestor, can you please stop calling me an old geezer?
If this continues, Javier feels like his emotions are going numb.
If he gets used to it, he'll really become an old geezer.
He's only twenty-six; at least call him a middle-aged geezer!
No…
Middle-aged geezer won't do either.
Javier isn't willing to admit the fact that he's getting old.
Just call him Javier; at least it sounds more pleasant to Javier himself.
"What are you thinking about in that little head of yours every day!"
"I'm going to South America in a few days.
Your Uncle Leon, who is now a senior agent for the United States Government, told me that there's a little boy in South America who, like you, was infected with a virus but didn't turn into a zombie.
The government plans to capture him and bring him back to the United States for imprisonment and research, but your Uncle Leon couldn't bear it and asked me to help bring him back and take care of him."
"Your Uncle Leon is currently in the Colombian rainforest in South America.
He went on a mission a few days ago and sent me a message yesterday, asking me to help bring him back.
Once your Uncle Leon handles things, he'll properly settle that poor little boy.
This is me returning a favor, understand?
It's much more important than a festival party or anything like that."
"Besides, it's only for a day or two.
I might even make it back for your festival party…"
Almost without blushing or a racing heart,
Javier lay on the large sofa in the living room,
seriously spouting nonsense and lying.
He even pretended to take out his smartphone and show Sherry the message from Leon that he had photoshopped earlier.
Goodness, he's a habitual offender—
Chapter 5: Empresses in the Palace
Looking at the information on the phone and Javier's calm face, Sherry eyed him suspiciously, trying to make Javier reveal a flaw with her gaze, but unfortunately, Javier's acting was excellent, and he didn't show any signs of lying.
"Really…?"
"Really—!"
"You're really not trying to fob me off…?"
"My lady, what I say is truer than pearls, you have to believe me.
At most, I'll fly faster and try to arrive before your school festival party starts, okay?"
The two stared at each other, wide-eyed.
Ultimately, Javier's acting and expression were superior, forcing Sherry to temporarily give up her suspicions.
However, this was also inevitable.
Although her status at home ranked second for a thousand years, and Javier was the last, the third, Javier was actually the hidden boss.
Because if he truly wanted to do something,
even if the lie was exposed, Javier would still do it regardless, and no one could stop him, including Sherry and Lisa.
Therefore,
understanding this point,
Sherry bothered less about this matter, because it was simply useless.
There was no point in dwelling on it, so she might as well give up.
"No, it doesn't matter if you come to the school festival party or not.
The most important thing is to be safe.
I don't want to see you come back missing an arm or a leg, because taking care of your eating, drinking, and bodily functions would be very troublesome."
"Alright, that's it.
It's getting late, I'm going to school.
You can play by yourself.
Although I've passed this hurdle, there's still another one below!"
Pouting,
Sherry said with an indifferent expression, then grabbed the car keys on the table and ran off.
As a high-end private school, the class schedule was very relaxed, unlike the high-intensity studies in China, and foreign schools generally did not have boarding facilities.
Most students went home to rest after school.
"Vroom…!"
"Boom—!!!"
Before Javier could react,
a black Dodge Hellcat sped out of the villa, and Sherry mischievously winked from the driver's seat.
That's right… this is the true nature of a mischievous little devil: indulgent, arrogant, and willful.
And this girl has a peculiar aesthetic; she doesn't like those big-name sports cars, but instead chose the American muscle car, beloved by redneck Americans, with its domineering appearance and incredibly powerful engine.
Sherry seemed to like this point,
which is why she chose this Dodge Hellcat as her ride.
It wasn't that she didn't have money to buy a supercar; she could still ask Javier for it.
She just preferred this unique and distinctive muscle car.
On the other side,
watching Sherry drive the Dodge Hellcat roaring into the distance, Javier finally realized that he had placated one mischievous little devil, but there was indeed another mischievous big devil at home who hadn't been placated yet.
Thinking of this,
Javier could only run in his slippers towards the elevator to his villa's underground Laboratory.
After all, the little girl Sherry had been appeased, but Aunt Lisa still needed to be appeased, and to some extent, Lisa was even harder to appease than Sherry.
Indeed,
as the saying goes, marriage is like a fortress; those outside want to get in, and those inside want to get out.
Javier was only twenty-six years old, and at such a young age, he had already entered a certain "wife-controlled" mode, making Javier himself sigh speechlessly.
"Hum…"
As the elevator slowly descended,
it quickly reached the underground Laboratory.
The scale inside was not as large as Umbrella Corporation's; it was simply a personal Laboratory.
The surroundings were all white walls.
As soon as the elevator door opened, looking down the corridor, Lisa was soon seen busy working inside the Laboratory.
Yes,
Lisa was busy working on experiments.
In fact, Lisa was also a genius.
Although she wasn't as abnormal as Alexia, in terms of her learning ability, she was undoubtedly stronger than ordinary people like Javier.
Just from the genetics books moved from the Antarctica Research Institute, Lisa had learned most of them in a short time.
Including some biological knowledge,
Lisa had also mastered all of it.
Coupled with her own understanding of the G Virus and T-Veronica Virus, in a sense, she was a qualified biology researcher.
She wore a standard white lab coat over a black long shirt and long skirt.
Her thick, long hair was neatly tied into a high ponytail, revealing the side strands falling at her temples and her fair ears, adding a touch of beauty.
The most unimaginable thing was the black-rimmed, lensless glasses.
As a GT infected body, a fusion of the G Virus and T-Veronica Virus, Lisa would not have a condition like myopia.
The reason she wore black-rimmed, lensless glasses,
according to Aunt Lisa herself, was to enhance her maturity and charm, and to appear more intellectual, which also better suited the temperament of a female researcher.
Upon hearing this,
Javier exclaimed, "Goodness!"
But indeed, this outfit made Javier's eyes light up.
However, why did he keep feeling that this looked like an OL cosplay from a certain island nation?
"You're going to South America…?"
Before Javier could get close,
Lisa's cool voice came first.
Lisa's intellectual eyes calmly watched the G Virus experiment changes before her, and without turning her head, she spoke to Javier, asking him a question.
Her hearing was very sensitive; under the enhancement of the G Virus, all five senses had significantly improved.
In fact, if Lisa wished, she could instantly transform into a clairvoyant and clairaudient.