The girl was sprawled across the table, sleeping soundly.
Beneath the glow of the crystal chandelier, her porcelain-white cheeks were tinged with a faint blush from sleep.
Who knew what kind of sweet dream she was having?
Her rosy lips were slightly parted, and a glistening thread of drool trickled from the corner of her mouth.
She looked like an adorably chubby little marmot.
Jiang Zongyan’s gaze darkened slightly, and his eyes shifted. He simply set down the documents in his hand.
Propping his chin up with one hand, he watched her quietly for a while before reaching out to gently wipe away the drool at the corner of her mouth.
“Mmh… Little White, don’t move. Be good…”
Zhou Suisui was sleeping deeply, and she was a little unhappy at being disturbed.
“Little White” was the kitten the Zhou family kept. It often brushed its fluffy tail against her face while she slept.
Discontentedly, she sucked back the drool that had reached the corner of her mouth, rolled over, and continued sleeping.
She must have been truly exhausted, because she even began to let out tiny snores.
“……”
Jiang Zongyan paused. Looking at the round back of her head, he smiled helplessly.
Just how tired was she?
Thinking about everything that had happened recently, he felt that the little one had been working hard.
Then he recalled the photos Zhou Sui'an had sent him during the day. His brow lifted slightly, and his gaze turned cold as a deep, possessive desire churned in his eyes while he looked at the girl.
He took a thin blanket from the side and gently draped it over her shoulders before picking up the documents and continuing to read.
Time passed little by little, and before long, it was ten o’clock at night.
Meanwhile, at the Zhou residence.
Zhou Sui'an returned home after finishing a business engagement.
Cui Wu was holding a rag and wiping the imposing stone lion crouched at the entrance. Every so often, she glanced toward the road outside, apparently waiting for someone to come home.
The moment she saw Zhou Sui'an get out of the car, she hurried over.
“Young Master, you’re back.”
Zhou Sui'an cast a puzzled glance behind him.
No matter how late he came home, Cui Wu had never waited for him at the entrance before.
He asked casually, “Is Suisui here? Has she come back?”
“Not yet.”
Cui Wu looked a little worried. “The young miss messaged me this afternoon and said she went out to work overtime with the Jiang family’s eldest daughter. She said she’d be home late.”
Working overtime with Jiang Ruitian?
Zhou Sui'an’s heart gave a sudden lurch.
Eating and having fun with Jiang Ruitian would have been believable enough, but working overtime with her?
What kind of overtime could they possibly be doing?
At the thought of a certain possibility, Zhou Sui'an’s expression instantly darkened.
He pulled out his phone and immediately called the twins.
“Where are you? Where’s the young miss?”
On the other end, A-Ling and A-Biao were sweating profusely with anxiety.
“Young Master! We’re sorry! We lost Miss!”
A-Ling spoke cautiously, his palms covered in cold sweat.
The moment the young miss got out of the car, Jiang Ruitian had grabbed her and taken her shopping along the bustling streets, darting from one store to another.
He had assumed they were shopping.
But in the blink of an eye, the two of them had disappeared.
“Useless!”
Zhou Sui'an cursed before hanging up. Unwilling to give up, he dialed Zhou Suisui’s number.
Inside the café.
Zhou Suisui’s phone lay on the table.
The instant it began to ring, Jiang Zongyan swiftly reached out and silenced it.
He had almost disturbed the little one’s sleep.
He glanced at Zhou Suisui again.
Seeing that she was sleeping soundly, he reached over and switched her phone to silent mode as well.
Only after taking care of everything did he calmly return to reading the documents.
“????”
What the hell? My sister hung up on me?
Zhou Sui'an stared in disbelief. He grabbed his car keys and rushed back outside.
That ominous feeling grew stronger and stronger.
Suisui wasn’t with Jiang Ruitian at all. She was with… some bastard!
Seeing that he had only just returned home before starting the car and preparing to leave again, Cui Wu asked worriedly, “Young Master, you just got back. Are you going out again?”
“I’m going to drag back a certain disobedient little rascal.”
Zhou Sui'an ground his teeth, forcing each word out one by one.
Cui Wu was speechless.
“……”
Was the “certain little rascal” Young Master referring to the young miss?
But the young miss was such a good girl!
—
The second floor of the café.
At the end of the corridor was the quietest private room, with a panoramic floor-to-ceiling window beside it.
From inside the private room, the expansive view took in the entire street’s dazzling nighttime bustle. Across from them stood a pointed television tower, its tip revolving with multicolored LED lights.
Jiang Zongyan finished reading the last page of the documents.
His handsome face was as gloomy as a cold, bottomless pool.
Who would have thought that Zhou Corporation had an arrogant mole like Zhang Qiming hiding within it?
The documents had been prepared flawlessly. If Jiang Zongyan hadn’t been so familiar with the market, he might not have noticed anything amiss.
The Zhou Corporation was being held up entirely by Zhou Sui'an alone, while Suisui was still young. It seemed that quite a few parasites had already set their sights on the two siblings—and on the Zhou Corporation, this plump prize.
Jiang Zongyan marked several places on the documents. He lifted his head and was just about to wake Zhou Suisui when the corner of his eye caught sight of the road below.
He paused.
Walking over to the window, he looked down.
Sure enough, Zhou Sui'an had brought the pair of bodyguard twins from the Zhou family and was anxiously searching for something.
At the same time, the screen of Zhou Suisui’s phone on the table lit up.
Without a doubt, it was Zhou Sui'an calling again.
Jiang Zongyan frowned and immediately took out his own phone to send a text message.
After sending it, he casually slipped the phone into the pocket of his suit trousers.
He glanced at Zhou Suisui, who was still sleeping soundly, and gently ruffled her hair before turning and leaving the room.
Not long afterward, Jiang Ruitian came running up, panting for breath, with two exquisite little cakes in her hands.
“Suisui!”
“Wake up. Brother Sui'an is here!”
Before she could finish speaking, Zhou Sui'an seemed to sense her presence. He raised his head, his gaze sweeping toward them.
Separated by a layer of highly transparent glass, Jiang Ruitian guiltily drew in a sharp breath.
Brother Sui'an’s gaze was terrifying.
“……”
With those long legs of his, Zhou Sui'an quickly made his way upstairs.
Hearing footsteps approaching the door, Jiang Ruitian immediately sat down across from Zhou Suisui, opened one of the little cakes, and began eating it in tiny bites.
Zhou Sui'an pushed open the door.
His gaze swept around the room.
Aside from Jiang Ruitian, there was no one else there.
Jiang Ruitian obediently nibbled at her spoon, a hint of surprise appearing in her eyes.
“Brother Sui'an, what brings you here?”
Zhou Sui'an glanced at the little cakes on the table, and his expression softened slightly.
“It’s just the two of you?”
“Yep.”
Jiang Ruitian blinked guiltily.
Brother Sui'an, I’m sorry.
“Mmh.”
At that moment, Zhou Suisui rubbed her eyes and drowsily lifted her head. At a glance, she saw Zhou Sui'an standing in the doorway.
She paused, then instantly woke up.
She turned her head sharply toward the side.
Jiang Zongyan, who had originally been sitting there, was gone. Only Jiang Ruitian sat across from her.
She stared blankly, completely unable to process what had happened.
What was going on?
How had she fallen asleep—and slept so deeply?
Zhou Sui'an looked at Zhou Suisui’s tired little face, then at the thick stack of documents piled in front of her.
“Why are you still out so late?”
“I—I was looking over the documents…”
“That doesn’t mean you had to work overtime until this late.”
Zhou Sui'an came over and gathered up her documents and tablet. As he did so, he said sympathetically, “You must be exhausted, right?”
“I’m fine…”
Zhou Suisui looked at the documents in his hands and answered vaguely.
How had she fallen asleep? Where was Jiang Zongyan?
Zhou Sui'an didn’t suspect a thing. He picked up her bag.
“Come on, let’s go home.”
“Mm.”
Zhou Suisui nodded.
“The cake,” Jiang Ruitian reminded her.
“Thank you.”
Carrying the little cake, Zhou Suisui followed Zhou Sui'an downstairs.
After opening the car door, Zhou Sui'an let her get in first, then turned to Jiang Ruitian.
“Ruitian, come with us. I’ll drive you home.”
Jiang Ruitian gave him a sweet smile and politely declined. “No, thank you. The Jiang family’s driver is still waiting for me.”
“All right, then. We’ll be going.”
Zhou Sui'an got into the car and closed the door.
Jiang Ruitian waved at them. “Bye-bye.”
The car started and quickly merged into the heavy traffic.
Zhou Suisui secretly took out her phone and sent Jiang Zongyan a message.
[Where did you go?]
The moment she sent it, her phone vibrated.
One of the Jiang family’s drivers: [Look behind you.]
Zhou Suisui instinctively turned around.
A black Bentley was parked by the roadside not far away.
The car window lowered, revealing a well-defined hand. The limited-edition Patek Philippe watch on its wrist gleamed coldly beneath the streetlights.
Jiang Zongyan sat inside the car, gazing quietly at her with his deep eyes, a hint of amusement in them.
“…”
With just one look, Zhou Suisui’s heart began pounding wildly.
The man was ridiculously handsome—utterly bewitching, like a top-tier devil.
