Zhou Sui'an wore an utterly confident expression.
“Don’t try to hide it from me anymore. I know everything.”
Although Jiang Zongyan had known his younger sister since they were little, the age gap between them was significant.
When she was still in kindergarten, Jiang Zongyan was already in middle school.
Their lives had always followed separate paths, so they hadn’t had many opportunities to interact.
Later, Jiang Zongyan went abroad to study and then stayed overseas to develop the international market, giving them even fewer chances to spend time together.
As for those things, he had eventually gotten to the bottom of it. Sister Wu had bought them online.
Sister Wu’s husband worked away from home year-round. After being apart for so long, it was only understandable that their reunion had led to a passionate night.
His little sister simply didn’t want him to confess his feelings to Su Wan, so she had deliberately staged the whole thing.
Zhou Sui'an had been furious when he learned the truth, but after thinking it over, he began to reflect on himself. Had he made his sister feel too insecure?
For one thing, Su Wan had put products from a rival company in the shopping link during her confession livestream.
If he had gone last night, the company’s stock would certainly have plummeted today.
His own losses wouldn’t have mattered, but he would have had no way to answer to the shareholders who trusted him.
It seemed the whole thing had been a fortunate accident.
As for the confession, he could simply find another opportunity next time.
Zhou Suisui’s eyes darted around as she quickly thought of a countermeasure.
Tsk, tsk.
Her brother had used all his brains on her!
But… her skin had always been remarkably thick.
As long as she refused to admit it, then it was true.
After a brief moment of panic, she shrugged nonchalantly.
“If you think that’s what happened, then sure.”
Her attitude—neither arguing nor denying it after being exposed—actually made Zhou Sui'an less certain.
Perhaps… his sister was teasing him again?
Zhou Sui'an decided to stay cautious.
It seemed he needed to keep a close eye on her movements from now on.
At her age, she was especially vulnerable to being led astray. He couldn’t let his guard down.
There were plenty of big bad wolves out there, and he had to keep them away from her.
After they finished eating, Zhou Sui'an had to receive a client.
Zhou Suisui didn’t stay. She picked up the empty lunchbox and left.
However, the moment she walked out of the company, Zhou Sui'an called his assistant over.
“CEO Zhou, is there something you’d like me to do?”
“You saw my sister just now, didn’t you? Have A-Ling and A-Biao follow her discreetly. Record everything she does and everyone she meets, down to the smallest detail. Pay special attention to any men she meets. Once it’s done, I’ll give all of you a raise.”
“This…”
Assistant Wen froze, his expression awkward.
He secretly glanced at his phone. A text from Miss Zhou, sent an hour earlier, was still sitting there.
[Assistant Wen, from now on, tell me about my brother’s schedule—especially whenever he goes to meet Su Wan. Once it’s done, I’ll give you a raise.]
Well, well.
His life was really taking a turn for the better. He had somehow become a double agent between the brother and sister.
What on earth were Miss Zhou and CEO Zhou up to?
“Hmm?” Zhou Sui'an looked at him in confusion.
Assistant Wen hurriedly nodded. “Yes, yes. I’ll arrange it right away.”
A raise—such a wonderful thing had finally come his way.
And he was getting it twice over.
As he left the office, Assistant Wen laughed so loudly he sounded like a goose.
—
After leaving the office, Zhou Suisui didn’t go straight home. Instead, she called Jiang Ruitian and arranged to meet her at a café downtown.
Her brother had already grown suspicious.
She had to make her “being Jiang Zongyan’s devoted admirer” act convincing.
Jiang Ruitian hurried over. The moment she sat down, she slapped the table and flew into a rage.
“You’re paying for the coffee today. I’m broke.”
“Oh, what’s this? The fabulously wealthy Miss Jiang can’t even afford a cup of coffee today?”
Jiang Ruitian took a sip of her coffee and grimaced at the bitter taste.
“My brother, that Tyrant, punished me by making me do sit-ups on his very first day back. He confiscated my allowance, and now he wants to force me to intern at his company.”
The thought sent a shiver down her spine.
She absolutely didn’t want to work that hard. All she wanted was to eat, drink, and live happily as an idle rich girl.
“Do you still want to enter show business?”
Becoming a celebrity had always been Jiang Ruitian’s dream.
Like a defeated rooster, Jiang Ruitian said bitterly, “My brother won’t allow it. He even threatened that if any company dared to sign me, he’d bankrupt it the very next day.”
“Tsk. That’s rough.”
“You can still laugh? Your best friend is suffering here!”
“Sorry. I couldn’t help it.”
Jiang Ruitian had been kept firmly under her brother’s thumb since childhood, constantly matching wits with him. At that moment, her sweet little face had wrinkled into a bitter melon.
“Sigh. Heaven help me—please let him leave the country soon. How am I supposed to survive this month?”
At that, Zhou Suisui’s eyes suddenly lit up.
“You mean… Brother Yan is only staying in the country for a month before leaving again?”
“He’s mainly working in the international capital market now. He came back this time because my mother kept pressuring him to return and go on blind dates. He’ll be leaving again in a month.”
“Great! Let him leave!”
“Huh?”
Jiang Ruitian blinked her big eyes hesitantly.
“Why are you so excited that my brother is going abroad?”
“Heh.”
How could she not be excited?
A month was more than enough time for her brother to see Su Wan’s true colors. Then, once Jiang Zongyan went abroad again, wouldn’t all her problems be solved?
Jiang Zongyan was practically the perfect person to help her cover her lie.
Jiang Ruitian looked puzzled. She couldn’t shake the feeling that her best friend had been acting strange these past two days.
Zhou Suisui patted her chest with determination.
“I’ve decided. I’m going to pursue your brother. He’s leaving the country in a month, and I don’t want to leave myself with any regrets.”
“Pfft!”
Jiang Ruitian spat out a mouthful of coffee. She stared at her in disbelief.
“Zhou Suisui, do you have a fever? Have you lost your mind? You actually like a man like my brother? Don’t do anything stupid!”
At that moment, Jiang Zongyan, who was in a meeting at the company, sneezed several times in a row.
Who was cursing him?
“Jiang Ruitian, if you agree to help me pursue your brother—that is, if you leak just a tiny bit of his schedule to me—I’ll give you half my allowance.”
Zhou Suisui leaned closer and coaxed her earnestly.
Jiang Ruitian’s eyes lit up. She suddenly smacked her forehead.
“Oh, right! Once you get together with my brother, you can become my sister-in-law. Then we can spend every day together, even sleep in the same bed at night, watch shows and go shopping together—and you’ll have to help me deal with my brother.”
“That’s perfect! It’s a win-win!”
“Heh heh heh.”
Jiang Ruitian’s eyes gleamed with the excitement of a hungry melon-field spectator. She was practically ready to drag the Civil Affairs Bureau over and have them get married on the spot.
“Uh… about becoming your sister-in-law… we can discuss that in detail later… Heh heh heh…”
Zhou Suisui gave a few guilty, fake laughs.
She was only using her brother as a shield to deal with the problem in front of her.
Did Jiang Ruitian really think she was going to date him?
Was she tired of living?
If she truly got together with Jiang Zongyan, she probably wouldn’t be allowed to eat durian, stinky tofu, milk tea, ice cream, or anything else she wanted ever again.
The thought alone made her shudder.
How boring would life be if she couldn’t indulge herself and eat and drink to her heart’s content?
“My brother’s that old iron tree. He’s going to be hard to win over.”
After her brief burst of optimism, Jiang Ruitian began to worry about reality.
Zhou Suisui, however, looked completely calm.
It was better this way. The harder he was to pursue, the better.
“I, Zhou Suisui, never play an easy game. I only enjoy challenging high-difficulty missions.”
Jiang Ruitian rubbed her hands together excitedly. “Since that’s the case, all those classic scenes from domineering-CEO novels I’ve read over the years are finally going to come in handy.”
Zhou Suisui had a bad feeling about this.
Jiang Ruitian beckoned to her with a mysterious curl of her finger.
“Come closer. I’ll tell you all about it.”
