Jiang Zongyan glanced over and saw that the post was from Jiang Ruitian. He instinctively looked away.
Jiang Ruitian was an avid social media user. If she didn’t post something to her Moments every day, the day simply didn’t feel complete.
Jiang Zongyan had long since grown accustomed to it and usually chose to ignore her posts.
Yet, for some inexplicable reason, he reached out and swiped open the interface.
He tapped the post.
In the photo, Jiang Ruitian was grinning brightly. Behind her stood four shirtless young men, their sharply defined abs glaringly conspicuous.
And in the corner of the photo was half of a familiar little face.
“…”
The expression on Jiang Zongyan’s face instantly darkened.
Unwilling to believe his eyes, he moved his finger and enlarged the photo.
Several shirtless men filled the screen, their pale, well-defined abs on full display.
His gaze grew colder by the second, and the atmosphere around him instantly dropped to freezing point.
So that was how it was.
He worked so hard to make money and gave them money to go out and have fun, only for them to spend it like this?
They were using his money to hire male models?
“Mr. Jiang?”
President Wang watched his expression suddenly change and asked with concern, “Did something happen?”
Jiang Zongyan came back to himself, slipped his phone into his pocket, and stood up. His tone held a trace of apology.
“I’m sorry, President Wang, but I have an urgent matter I need to deal with right now. I’ll personally pay you a visit in a few days.”
“Not at all. I only came to have a casual chat today, so I was already imposing on your time.”
Jiang Zongyan said nothing more. He turned and instructed Lin Zhou, “Make sure you personally see President Wang home.”
Lin Zhou answered respectfully, “Yes, Mr. Jiang.”
By the time Lin Zhou finished speaking, Jiang Zongyan had already strode out of the office.
Behind him, President Wang looked baffled. “Assistant Lin, your boss seemed awfully anxious. Surely there isn’t some emergency at the company?”
Thinking of Miss Jiang’s post on Moments, Lin Zhou could no longer suppress the smile at the corner of his lips.
“He’s probably off to catch a little cat that’s been cheating on him.”
“Hm?”
President Wang raised his brows in surprise. Everyone who made it to his position was shrewd. He immediately understood and burst into laughter.
“I heard long ago that Mr. Jiang spent a fortune at an auction to buy Miss Zhou a pink diamond. Everyone in our circle has been saying that wedding bells are about to ring for the two of them. Looks like those rumors weren’t completely unfounded after all.”
Lin Zhou merely smiled without comment and gestured toward the exit. “Allow me to see you home.”
It wasn’t his place to say too much about his employer’s affairs.
President Wang shook his head and walked toward the door. “Lin Zhou, no wonder Mr. Jiang values you so highly. You really know how to keep your mouth shut.”
—
Moon Bay. Primeval forest. Mountaintop.
Several handsome young men had carried the girls all the way to the mountaintop.
Most of Tang City was flat, so from the peak, one could practically overlook the entire city.
What was more, there was even a naturally formed hot spring at the top of the mountain.
It had since been developed into one of the scenic area’s signature attractions.
“Wow! This hot spring is gorgeous! The color is exactly like it was in the videos!”
Looking at the open-air hot spring nestled among the bamboo, Jiang Ruitian exclaimed excitedly, “Suisui, let’s go soak in it!”
“I didn’t bring any clothes.”
The place was quiet, and it felt very safe.
The hot spring was surrounded by bamboo, and the individual pools were separated by screens. Unless one looked carefully, it was impossible to see the people in the neighboring pools.
Zhou Suisui was tempted, but regretted not doing her homework before coming and bringing a change of clothes.
“I brought some for you. Come on.”
Jiang Ruitian had clearly come fully prepared.
Soaking in the hot spring was one of her goals for the day.
They had climbed all that way. How could they not take the opportunity to relax properly?
After Zhou Suisui agreed, Jiang Ruitian immediately bought their tickets. The two of them booked a luxurious private room.
Once they had their tickets, they went together to the changing room next door.
After changing into a bikini, Zhou Suisui emerged wrapped in a towel.
She had chosen a relatively conservative style, but there was a little white rabbit on the front, making it inexplicably cute.
“Tiantian, I’m changed. Are you ready?”
“Almost. I’m going to the bathroom. You go ahead.”
“All right.”
Wrapped in her towel and barefoot, Zhou Suisui walked out toward the hot spring.
The pool felt wonderful.
Warm water rose around her body.
She had been exhausted lately, and as the heat enveloped her, her whole body went limp, like a noodle.
Zhou Suisui rested her arms on the edge of the pool and closed her eyes, savoring the moment.
Before long, she grew drowsy.
In the changing room next door—
[Princess Sweetie, our little brothers are being bullied. Are you going to do something about it?]
[Get online!]
After receiving a request from her gaming team for help, Jiang Ruitian sat in the changing room and logged into her account.
She had originally intended to play just one round before going to soak in the hot spring.
But the opposing team was too formidable. As the match dragged on, she completely lost track of time.
Zhou Suisui was leaning against the edge of the pool when, after soaking for a while, she suddenly heard faint footsteps.
She was startled and abruptly opened her eyes.
“Having fun?”
A cold voice drifted over.
Jiang Zongyan stood not far away, dressed in a black shirt with the collar pulled slightly askew.
The damp strands of hair against his forehead were darkened with sweat.
His handsome face held a trace of hurried dishevelment.
He looked different from his usual self. His dark eyes glimmered with a chilling light, and there was an unmistakable edge of barely restrained fury in them—as though he wanted to devour her alive.
“Brother Yan! What are you doing here?”
Zhou Suisui was delighted to see him. Still groggy from her nap, she rose straight out of the water.
Her entire body was dripping wet, and the little white rabbit on her bikini clung to her curvaceous figure.
“…”
Jiang Zongyan hadn’t expected to see such a visually arresting scene.
He had only entered because he’d noticed that the door to the room wasn’t locked.
He certainly hadn’t expected Zhou Suisui to stand up like that.
“Gulp.”
His Adam’s apple bobbed, and a dark light flickered in his eyes beneath the dim illumination.
“Ah!”
Zhou Suisui glanced down at herself and belatedly realized what she was wearing.
She was in a bikini!
Panicking, she grabbed her towel and wrapped it around herself before stepping out of the pool. “I—I’ve soaked long enough…”
The look on Jiang Zongyan’s face made her heart tremble.
She clutched the towel tightly around herself and tried to escape.
Jiang Zongyan lowered his dark eyes and walked toward her one step at a time.
Tap, tap, tap.
Each step seemed to land directly on her heart.
“Brother Yan, this is a hot spring… Tiantian will be here soon…”
Frightened by the look in his eyes, Zhou Suisui instinctively backed away. Her large eyes grew misty, and her breathing gradually quickened.
Jiang Zongyan stopped in front of her and bent slightly forward.
His tall figure instantly enveloped her petite form in shadow.
“Wait—don’t come so close!”
Zhou Suisui pressed herself nervously against the wall behind her.
Jiang Zongyan planted one hand beside her ear and used the other to tilt her chin up.
His sharply defined handsome face was as cold as frost.
Furious, he let out a low laugh and leaned close to her ear. His voice was thick with jealousy, and the vein at his temple throbbed.
“Were the pretty boys fun?”
He had given them money so they could go out and enjoy themselves.
But look at them.
They really hadn’t been willing to deprive themselves of anything.
They had actually used his money to keep a bunch of pretty boys—and hired eight of them at once!
At the thought, Jiang Zongyan clenched his teeth, the vein at his temple pulsing violently.
Zhou Suisui stared at him blankly. “...What?”
Jiang Zongyan gazed at her fair, jade-like face and laughed in exasperation.
“Did their abs feel good?”
“...Uh.”
Judging from his tone, something was definitely wrong.
“How do I compare to him?”
As he spoke, Jiang Zongyan lifted the hem of his black shirt. Without giving her a chance to object, he grabbed her hand and pressed it against his abs.
“!!”
Zhou Suisui had no time to resist before her palm was pressed against his abdominal muscles.
They were sharply defined, his skin warm, and the feel was exceptional.
Realizing what he was doing, she tried to pull her hand back in a panic.
But the more she struggled, the tighter his grip became, forcing her hand down.
“Feel them properly. Pretty nice, huh?”
The corners of his thin lips curved upward, and he looked like he was furious to the extreme. Lowering his head, he bit her earlobe.
His sharp teeth didn’t hurt much, but they sent a tingling sensation through her.
“Ah!”
Zhou Suisui let out a startled cry.
“Don’t make a sound. Jiang Ruitian is here.”
“…………”
Zhou Suisui hurriedly clamped her mouth shut.
If Jiang Ruitian saw them like this, who knew what she would think!
“Suisui, I’m here. I lost track of time just now.”
Jiang Ruitian put away her phone, only then realizing that she had become so absorbed in her game that she’d forgotten the time. She sounded a little guilty.
“Don’t! Don’t come in!”
Zhou Suisui’s expression changed, and she cried out in panic.
Outside the door, Jiang Ruitian asked in confusion, “What’s wrong?”
“The pool here is too small. There isn’t room for two people to squat, so you should use the one next door.”
Zhou Suisui lied through her teeth.
It would be even harder to explain if Tiantian saw Jiang Zongyan here.
“Too small? Damn, they charged me 3,800 yuan for this tiny pool!”
Jiang Ruitian complained. “It’s fine. I’ll have them switch us to a bigger one. Why play separately? It’s not like I don’t know how many ounces of flesh you have on your chest, sis. It’s not as if I haven’t seen them before…”
“Stop talking!”
Zhou Suisui was mortified, as if her soul had ascended straight to heaven.
Alive, yet barely breathing.
The moment Jiang Ruitian finished speaking, Zhou Suisui felt a scorching gaze sweep toward the place Jiang Ruitian had just mentioned. She immediately glared back at him in anger.
“What are you looking at?”
She lowered her voice and threatened him with a fierce little glare. “Don’t look around!”
