The plane landed in Tangcheng.
Zhou Suisui finally let out a sigh of relief.
At last, she could get away from those two.
What an ordeal!
Who would have thought that Jiang Zongyan was not only traveling the same route as them, but was also on the same flight back to Tangcheng—and, by sheer coincidence, seated right beside her?
Her brother didn’t believe it was a coincidence.
He thought she had told Jiang Zongyan about their itinerary beforehand and that the two of them had planned it behind his back.
What an injustice!
Heaven knew she would never team up with Jiang Zongyan.
She had nearly suffocated from holding everything in during the flight.
She hadn’t even dared to speak.
The moment she opened her mouth, her brother looked as though he wanted to devour her whole.
Now that the plane had finally landed, she took a long breath and stretched.
Sure enough, Jiang Ruitian had driven over in her poop-yellow sports car to pick her up.
“Suisui, you’re finally back!”
As she spoke, she shot Suisui a meaningful look, then leaned close to whisper in her ear, “So? How was the trip? Did anything interesting happen between you two?”
“Jiang Ruitian—it was you!”
Zhou Suisui gritted her teeth.
In an instant, she understood.
So the little traitor had been right beside her all along.
Jiang Ruitian immediately wrapped her in a hug. “Come on, come on. I’ll take you shopping first—let’s buy clothes, buy bags.”
She wasn’t going to keep the money all to herself, either. She would spend half of the one hundred thousand on Suisui.
Before they could leave, Zhou Sui'an’s tall figure appeared behind them.
“Where are you going?”
“Brother…”
A chill ran down Zhou Suisui’s spine.
She was done for. Her brother was genuinely angry this time.
Zhou Sui'an grabbed Zhou Suisui by the back of her collar and forcibly pulled her away from Jiang Ruitian.
“Tiantian, you should head home first. Suisui is tired today and isn’t feeling well. She needs to go home and rest.”
The moment she heard that Zhou Suisui wasn’t feeling well, Jiang Ruitian grew anxious.
“Suisui, what’s wrong?”
“It’s nothing. I’ll tell you on my phone later.”
A hint of embarrassment flashed across Zhou Suisui’s face.
“Then go back and rest with Brother Sui'an. Once you’re feeling better, we can go shopping together.”
Jiang Ruitian didn’t insist, her eyes full of concern.
Zhou Suisui nodded. She didn’t dare protest now. Obediently, without even daring to breathe too loudly, she followed behind her brother.
The Zhou family’s car had already been waiting for them by the roadside.
A-Ling and A-Biao stood beside it. When they saw the siblings approach, they opened the car door for them.
Zhou Suisui bent down, just about to get in.
Then, all of a sudden, she felt an intense gaze fixed on her back.
The stare was so scorching that it was impossible to ignore.
Zhou Suisui paused, instinctively turning around to look behind her.
Unexpectedly, she met the man’s cold, sharp eyes.
Jiang Zongyan’s handsome, sharply sculpted face was dark with displeasure. He looked like someone not to be provoked.
Zhou Suisui froze for a moment, then smiled.
She ignored him, looked away, and ducked into the car.
“…”
Not far away, Jiang Zongyan nearly choked on his frustration.
Little heartless girl.
The moment they got off the plane, all she cared about was her brother. She hadn’t even spared Jiang Zongyan a single glance.
“Brother, stop staring! She’s already long gone!”
Jiang Ruitian sidled up beside him, her eyes brimming with mischief.
“Brother, is there something going on between you and Suisui—ah!”
Before she could finish, a finger flicked her on the forehead.
“Ow! That hurts!”
Jiang Ruitian clutched her head, stamping her feet in pain.
“Bro, how could you hit me? I’m your sister!”
“I’m telling Mom!”
“I’ll tell her you hit me!”
“Waaah~~”
“Your allowance…”
Jiang Zongyan’s three airy words drifted over.
Jiang Ruitian instantly clamped her wailing mouth shut, as if a martial arts master had struck an acupoint.
Looking at her brother’s cold, utterly unsympathetic face, she angrily clenched her fists.
It really was infuriating to compare people!
Her brother wasn’t even half as gentle as Brother Sui’an!
“Coming or not?”
Jiang Zongyan opened the passenger-side door of her mustard-yellow sports car and got in.
When he saw that she was still standing there without moving, he turned to glance at her, his tone cool.
Jiang Ruitian immediately gave a spineless little huff. “Coming!”
—
The group split up and headed home.
Jiang Zongyan returned home first, took a shower, and then hurried to the hospital to pick up Mrs. Jiang, who was being discharged.
When he arrived at the hospital, Mrs. Jiang was on a video call with Zhou Suisui.
“Auntie, are you being discharged today? I didn’t know. Wait for me—I’ll come to the hospital to pick you up right away.”
Mrs. Jiang sat on the hospital bed, her eyes full of affection as she looked at the bright, lovely girl on her phone screen.
“No need. Tiantian said you weren’t feeling well, so you should rest at home.”
“Besides, you must be tired after being away on a business trip recently. I have someone here with me, so don’t come.”
Hearing that, Zhou Suisui pursed her lips. “I bought some local specialties from Haishi at the airport and wanted to bring them to you.”
“Come visit me at the Jiang family’s house once you’re feeling better.”
“Okay!”
Jiang Zongyan was packing things nearby. At that moment, he turned his head slightly and glanced at Mrs. Jiang’s phone.
Zhou Suisui was lying in bed, wearing a comfortable set of pajamas. Her damp hair was still dripping water.
She looked as though she had only just finished showering.
More importantly, she hadn’t dried her hair again.
His brows drew sharply together.
Did she not know that her resistance was lower during certain times, and that washing her hair without drying it properly made it easy to get sick?
Unable to stop himself, Jiang Zongyan snatched the phone from Mrs. Jiang’s hand. Looking at the languid woman on the screen, he spoke sternly:
“If you’re not feeling well, then rest properly. Stop messing around. Be good and go dry your hair right now.”
Mrs. Jiang, sitting beside him, listened in stunned silence.
Oh, wow!
It had only been a few days, but the way Zongyan spoke to Suisui had already changed?
There was something going on between them!
Mrs. Jiang was thrilled.
She had been wondering these past two days why her son had suddenly changed his plans and gone to Haishi to attend some summit.
So he really had gone after Suisui!
Zhou Suisui blinked at the face that had suddenly appeared on the screen, completely stunned.
Jiang Zongyan?!
Had he lost his mind?
That was Auntie Jiang’s phone!
How could he just snatch it away?
And then say something so suggestive to her…
She lowered her head and glanced at her still-dripping hair. Her little face suddenly grew hot.
With a sharp *click*—
she hurriedly ended the video call.
What would Auntie Jiang and Uncle Jiang think?
Jiang Zongyan had to be crazy. How could he call her “be good” in front of his elders?
Hospital room.
Jiang Zongyan looked at the video call that had just been cut off and shook his head helplessly.
When he looked up, he met the curious, teasing gazes of the other three.
Mrs. Jiang smiled brightly at her husband.
“Old Jiang, have you secretly been paying respects at the ancestral graves lately without telling me?”
Jiang Xingming froze for a moment. “How could I? It’s our Jiang family’s ancestral graves that must be sending up smoke.”
Jiang Ruitian covered her mouth as she giggled. Hehehe, getting a sister-in-law was just around the corner!
As if recalling something, Jiang Xingming couldn’t help reminding him, “Are you sure you can handle tonight’s auction? If you’re not confident, I’d better go.”
“I’ll go. No need to trouble yourself.”
As Jiang Zongyan spoke, he handed the phone back to Mrs. Jiang.
Mrs. Jiang’s face was full of gratification. “Has our son finally come around? This time, he’s truly taken it to heart.”
Jiang Zongyan didn’t deny it. He simply continued packing his things.
