Seeing the bloodshot eyes and exhausted expression in her brother’s eyes, Zhou Suisui felt her nose sting.
That was true. Her brother had only just managed to crawl out of Su Wan’s trap, and there were still parasites like Zhang Qiming festering inside the company. The Xiang family was watching them like a tiger waiting to pounce.
Now really wasn’t the time to think about these things.
She nodded firmly. “All right. I’ll listen to you, Brother.”
Zhou Sui’an let out a sigh of relief, finally revealing a gratified smile.
When they returned home, Cui Wu sensed the undercurrent between the siblings and stepped forward.
“Young Master, Miss, dinner is ready. Shall I have it served now?”
“Mm.”
Zhou Sui’an nodded and headed toward the dining room.
Cui Wu had already instructed the servants to bring the dishes to the table.
Zhou Suisui sat down opposite her brother. She studied his expression and, seeing that he no longer seemed angry, quietly let out a breath of relief.
If her brother stayed angry, she honestly wouldn’t know how to coax him into a better mood.
What she didn’t know was that while she was studying Zhou Sui’an, he was secretly studying her too.
His sister wasn’t angry. It seemed there was still room to salvage the situation.
Jiang Zongyan was twenty-seven this year, already nearing thirty.
His sister, on the other hand, was only nineteen… and would turn twenty next week.
She was at the dazzling age when a girl was like a blooming flower.
Old men loved innocent girls like her.
But that man shouldn’t think he could trick his sister so easily.
Even if he truly wanted to pursue her, he would have to show his sincerity and earn the approval of her big brother first.
For now, he ought to arrange more work for his sister so she wouldn’t have any free time to think about romance.
After taking a few bites, Zhou Sui’an brought up business.
“Zhang Qiming really is involved. Fu Jie has already looked into it. He’s been secretly in contact with Xiang Lingxiao. That new energy project was a trap set by Xiang Lingxiao.”
Zhou Suisui froze, her eyes turning cold.
“It really was him!”
“I’ll leave this matter to you. I’ll have Fu Jie assist you. Deal with it however you see fit—don’t go easy on him.”
“I understand.”
Zhou Suisui nodded.
This matter involved Tianyu Group. Her strength alone wouldn’t be enough.
She truly needed a capable assistant.
Fu Jie was the most suitable person, so she didn’t refuse.
After dinner, Zhou Suisui returned to her room and took a long, comfortable bath.
During this period, she had barely gotten any proper rest while working to expose Su Wan’s true colors. She should have been exhausted.
Yet once she lay in bed, she tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.
The scene at the hotel kept appearing in her mind against her will.
Jiang Zongyan had held her face in his hands, looking at her with burning intensity…
Without realizing it, she raised a hand and touched her lips.
Her cheeks instantly flushed bright red again.
“Zhou Suisui, have you lost your mind?”
She slapped her cheeks hard.
He hadn’t even kissed you. What are you reminiscing about?
“Ugh…”
Suddenly, she sighed, sounding faintly disappointed.
His lips looked completely different from his cold, hard exterior.
They looked soft, moist, and very kissable.
Zhou! Suisui!
You shameless little pervert!
Ah!
She grabbed the pillow beside her and covered her face with it.
Then she closed her eyes and forced herself to sleep.
“Suisui, is this okay?”
In a hazy dream, with the light dim around her, she was back in that hotel room.
Jiang Zongyan held her face in both hands. Without waiting for her answer, he captured her lips in a fierce kiss.
His lips were cool, carrying the faint scents of tobacco and cold cedar.
The kiss was forceful and domineering, sweeping in without giving her any chance to refuse or catch her breath.
His broad palm clasped the back of her head as he kissed her with ruthless possessiveness, as though he wanted to press her entire body into his bones.
Zhou Suisui’s mind went blank, and her body melted like a puddle of water.
Instinctively, she tried to push him away, but her hands refused to obey her. Instead, they clutched the collar of his shirt.
A little red devil in her heart shouted, You can’t do this! You promised your brother!
But another little angel dressed in white whispered, Just once. It’s only this once. It doesn’t matter.
It was as though two little people were fighting inside her. She resisted, yet couldn’t stop herself from sinking deeper into the kiss.
Just as she was about to lose herself completely, Jiang Zongyan suddenly released her. He pressed his forehead against hers and let out a low chuckle.
“You’re blushing.”
His tone was wicked, laced with malicious teasing.
“Zhou Suisui… So you were looking forward to this kiss too.”
“Ah!”
Zhou Suisui abruptly sat up in bed, gasping for breath.
Outside the window, daylight had already broken.
Sunlight streamed through the gap in the curtains, casting a golden glow across the floor.
She touched her lips, then her burning cheeks, utterly stunned.
She… she had actually dreamed about kissing Jiang Zongyan.
He had been so domineering, and his movements had been so rough.
That wasn’t the important part…
The important part was that she had actually found it thrilling!
This was ridiculous.
Why was she having such perverted thoughts?
Zhou Suisui hugged the quilt and buried her face in it, so embarrassed that she wanted to find a hole and crawl into it.
What she didn’t know was that…
One kilometer away, at the Jiang family’s residence.
In the bedroom at the far eastern end of the second floor, Jiang Zongyan suddenly woke up.
He sat up in bed, threw off the covers, and looked down at a certain place. His entire face became suffused with shame…
“Left! Left!”
“Holy crap!”
“Farm safely! Time to go wild!”
Jiang Zongyan was already in a foul mood after having an erotic dream. When he reached the first floor and saw Jiang Ruitian curled up on the sofa playing a game, he immediately walked over with a cold expression.
“Jiang Ruitian, are you really that idle?”
Jiang Ruitian froze, completely bewildered.
Huh? How had she offended him this time?
She feared no one and nothing, but she was still rather intimidated by her older brother.
She immediately put away her phone and walked over with a bright smile, acting coy.
“Brother, I made plans to go out with Suisui today. Do you want to come?”
“Where are you going?”
Jiang Zongyan raised an eyebrow, and, sure enough, his expression improved.
Today’s update was a tiny bit late because something came up~~
