Why do you suddenly have to go back?
This is so sudden.
The look on Zhou Suisui’s face was simply too adorable for him to resist.
Thinking of the gentle kiss from last night, Jiang Zongyan felt his throat grow inexplicably itchy. He raised a hand and rubbed her head, asking in a husky voice, “Is your stomach feeling better? Does it still hurt?”
“No, it doesn’t.”
Zhou Suisui had obviously thought of last night too, and her face turned red despite herself.
Not only had he rubbed her stomach last night, he had even kissed her.
How annoying. He always treated her like a child, rubbing her head at the slightest opportunity.
At that moment, the elevator doors, which had been tightly shut, opened.
Zhou Sui’an’s gritted, icy voice drifted out from the elevator.
“Jiang Zongyan, get your hoof off my sister’s head!”
“…”
“…”
The two of them instinctively turned toward the elevator.
Zhou Sui’an strode out, his handsome face dark enough to drip water.
His beautiful, peach-blossom eyes were fixed on the hand resting on top of his sister’s head. He looked as though he wished he could turn into a tangible force and chop off that offending hand.
Rubbing his sister’s hair was a privilege reserved exclusively for him, her older brother!
What right did Jiang Zongyan have to touch his sister’s head?
“Brother…”
Zhou Suisui jumped in fright. Before she could finish calling out to him, a force pulled her away.
Zhou Sui’an yanked her behind him and stood ramrod straight in front of Jiang Zongyan like a mother hen protecting her chick, glaring at him murderously.
“Don’t touch my sister!”
Jiang Zongyan withdrew his now-empty hand, raised an eyebrow, and shot him a provocative look. “I already did.”
“Say that again! I’ll kill you!”
Zhou Sui’an instantly went berserk.
Zhou Suisui pressed a hand to her forehead and hurriedly grabbed him.
“Brother, calm down.”
Zhou Sui’an wanted nothing more than to claw that punchable face of his to pieces.
But when he remembered that their flight was about to take off, he forced himself to hold back.
In any case, he and his sister were leaving.
He could settle the score with him after they returned to Tang City.
“Suisui, pack your things. We’re leaving.”
“Leaving?”
Zhou Suisui looked puzzled. “Where are we going?”
“We’re going home!”
“Home?!”
Her brother was in such a hurry to go back too?
Could it be because of Su Wan’s suicide?
Behind Zhou Sui’an, Fu Jie stood quietly, his eyes filled with gloom.
The way the Young Miss treated Jiang Zongyan was clearly different.
She claimed to dislike him, but in reality, she had allowed Jiang Zongyan to break through her defenses again and again.
When a woman didn’t mind a man—an adult male of marriageable age—getting closer to her than the distance normally permitted between strangers, the meaning was already obvious.
It was just that the Young Miss herself had yet to realize what this special treatment toward Jiang Zongyan truly meant.
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After breakfast, Zhou Suisui and Zhou Sui’an prepared to leave.
Fu Jie and Zhang Liang stayed behind to complete the remaining tasks.
As for Zhou Suisui… Zhou Sui’an had originally planned to let her stay and have fun for a few more days. But now that Jiang Zongyan, the big bad wolf, was here, he had to take her home so he could rest easy.
Zhou Suisui had gotten her period, and thinking it might be inconvenient on the journey, she went to the restroom before leaving.
Sitting on the toilet, she took out her phone and called Jiang Ruitian.
“Suisui, you finally remembered me. You didn’t even message me once yesterday.”
Thinking of the chaos of the past two days, Zhou Suisui let out a helpless sigh.
“Don’t remind me. Tiantian, can I ask you something?”
“Go ahead.”
“Has anything happened in Tang City recently? Why is your brother in such a hurry to rush back? Do you know the reason?”
Zhou Suisui was puzzled.
Not only was her brother rushing back to Tang City in a panic, even Jiang Zongyan was returning ahead of schedule.
Could it be a coincidence?
“He’s coming back? Of course it’s because…”
At that point, Jiang Ruitian suddenly became mysterious. “Hehe, that’s a secret. You’ll find out in a couple of days.”
“So secretive.”
Zhou Suisui was about to hang up when Jiang Ruitian suddenly asked, “Suisui, is my brother coming back with you? Are you on the same flight?”
“No.”
Zhou Suisui’s answer was immediate.
There was no way her brother would take the same flight as Jiang Zongyan.
Besides, after breakfast, he and Lin Zhou had disappeared without a trace.
Jiang Ruitian asked, “Suisui, which flight are you taking?”
“Why?”
“Send me the details so I can go to the airport to pick you up.”
Jiang Ruitian’s sweet voice could melt anyone’s heart. “I haven’t seen my bestie in several days. I miss you!”
Zhou Suisui was instantly moved to tears. “I miss you too! Mwah~”
The two of them exchanged a few more affectionate words.
“I’m hanging up. My brother is still waiting for me.”
After ending the call, Zhou Suisui immediately took a screenshot of her flight information and sent it to Jiang Ruitian on WeChat.
[Sent it to you.]
[Got it. Hugging you and giving you a big kiss.JPG]
The sticker was pretty cute. Zhou Suisui saved it to her favorites before putting away her phone.
Meanwhile.
Jiang Ruitian hugged her phone, the corners of her lips curling into an evil smile.
I’m sorry, bestie! I’m only doing this so you can become my sister-in-law sooner!
She immediately forwarded the flight information to her brother.
[Brother, don’t say I didn’t help. I’m serious about helping you win over your future wife. I deserve half the credit.]
After sending it, she didn’t expect him to reply right away.
Most of the time, when she messaged her brother, he was extremely aloof.
He would either ignore her or reply with a cold “Oh,” “Mm,” or “Okay.”
This time, she hadn’t held out much hope either.
Yet right after she sent the message, her brother replied.
She opened it, and her pupils practically shook with disbelief.
“Fuck! (A type of plant)”
“One, ten, hundred, thousand… one hundred thousand!”
J: [Take it. Your allowance.]
“Ah! My allowance!”
After having her allowance confiscated and being unable to go shopping for half a month, Jiang Ruitian jumped straight out of bed in excitement.
