Zhou Suisui turned around in astonishment.
Jiang Zongyan had somehow come to stand beside her. He snatched the bag from Fu Jie’s hands.
A flawless, fake smile was plastered across his face.
“Thank you for your concern, Finance Director Fu, but Suisui has me to look after her. You don’t need to trouble yourself. For the next two days, you’d be better off focusing on your work.”
“Your sister?” Fu Jie smiled.
Jiang Zongyan’s eyes turned hostile. “What are you laughing at?”
A meaningful smile appeared on Fu Jie’s face, as though he were deliberately emphasizing something.
“So… CEO Jiang only sees our Young Miss as his little sister.”
The smile on Jiang Zongyan’s face abruptly froze.
Fu Jie said nothing more. He turned to Zhou Suisui and smiled slightly. “Young Miss, I won’t disturb you any longer. We’ll be waiting for you to join us for dinner tonight.”
“Okay.”
Zhou Suisui nodded.
On the way here, she and Zhang Liang had carefully discussed all the computing-power engineers attending the conference.
In the end, they had selected one of them.
Jason, a Yale Ph.D. in computational power.
They had arranged to have dinner with him that evening.
With that, Fu Jie turned and left, gently closing the door to the presidential suite behind him.
The moment the door shut, the expression on his face gradually turned cold. His gentle, courteous smile vanished without a trace.
Jiang Zongyan truly was the undisputed heir of the Jiang Group.
Just a few glances exchanged with him had been enough to make Fu Jie feel as if the overwhelming pressure radiating from his very bones was nearly crushing the air from his lungs.
Just then, his phone vibrated.
He pulled it out and took a look.
It was a notice from the organizers informing them that the schedule had been changed at the last minute.
The keynote speaker originally scheduled for the opening ceremony had been replaced by Jiang Zongyan.
Hah.
It seemed Jiang Zongyan had made the decision on a whim.
He had come here specifically to follow Young Miss.
At the thought, Fu Jie tightened his grip on his phone until his knuckles turned white.
His brows drew together as he recalled the instructions Zhou Sui’an had given him before he left.
“Finance Director Fu, make sure you take good care of my sister during this trip. Report to me immediately if anything happens.”
Did the current situation count as something worth reporting?
He hesitated for only two seconds before reopening his phone and quickly sending Zhou Sui’an a message.
[CEO Zhou, it seems Young Miss doesn’t need me to look after her…]
The moment he pressed Send, the corner of Fu Jie’s mouth curved into an almost imperceptible smile.
Over the past few days, he had been trying to figure out what Zhou Sui’an was thinking.
He had probably been planning to set him up with Young Miss.
As for Young Master Jiang…
According to the information he had gathered earlier, the two of them had never gotten along since childhood, always undermining each other in private.
In that case, it seemed he wasn’t entirely without a chance.
He had to stay calm.
Beautiful things were always worth waiting for.
—
The moment the door closed, Jiang Zongyan stood in front of Zhou Suisui and suddenly spoke.
“Zhou Suisui, didn’t you promise to treat me to a meal? How about tonight?”
He didn’t realize that his tone sounded like a child throwing a fit because he wanted candy.
Zhou Suisui froze. Why had this man suddenly started acting so aggrieved?
“I have plans tonight. Some other time.”
She answered helplessly.
Her hair was still dripping wet.
After the delay, a small patch of fabric over her shoulder had already been soaked through.
Jiang Zongyan tossed the things in his hand aside and pressed her down onto the sofa.
“What are you doing?”
“Drying your hair.”
“Huh?”
Zhou Suisui hesitated.
Since when had this man become so proactive?
“Why aren’t you ordering me around now, Young Miss? You seemed pretty good at it before.” His tone was sour.
The moment the words left his mouth, he was stunned himself.
Before, whenever Zhou Suisui ordered him around, he would protest that he wasn’t her servant.
But now that she had someone else she could order around, he was actually volunteering to serve her.
Zhou Suisui stared at him in surprise. “How would I dare order you around, CEO Jiang?”
“Don’t act spoiled after getting your way, little thing.”
Jiang Zongyan pretended to glare at her angrily before going to the bathroom to fetch a hair dryer. He plugged it in.
His expression was somewhat cold, but his movements were exceedingly gentle.
It was obvious that he was still a little inexperienced.
After all, the heir to the Jiang family had grown up being waited on by others. He had never served anyone else before…
Except her.
He was extremely careful. His long fingers lightly brushed through her hair as the warm air from the dryer flowed over her.
Her scalp tingled slightly. It was a little itchy… but very comfortable.
Zhou Suisui narrowed her eyes in contentment, like a kitten curling up for a nap in the afternoon sun on a winter day.
Then, suddenly, she sniffed. The tip of her nose began to sting.
“Brother Yan…”
Jiang Zongyan’s brow twitched. “I’m only drying your hair. Is that really enough to move you? Doesn’t everyone line up to take care of you, Young Miss?”
She grabbed the hem of his shirt and said sweetly, “You’re just as nice as my brother.”
“…”
The curve of Jiang Zongyan’s lips instantly froze.
Damn that Fu Jie!
He had deliberately set a trap for him!
He didn’t want to be her brother!
He gritted his teeth and spoke stiffly. “Who wants to be your brother? Jiang Ruitian is my sister.”
The tiny bit of warmth that had risen in Zhou Suisui’s heart vanished like a bubble, instantly shattered. She rolled her eyes at him in annoyance.
“I don’t need you to dry my hair. Give it here. It’s not like I don’t have hands and feet!”
“…”
The hair dryer was snatched from Jiang Zongyan’s hand, leaving him dazed once again.
How had he managed to offend his little princess this time?
Zhou Suisui waved him away irritably. “Why are you still standing there? Aren’t you leaving?”
Then she gave an angry little huff, looking fierce in the most adorable way.
“I have a brother too. I don’t need anyone else to pretend to be my brother.”
“That’s not what I meant…”
A flicker of helplessness crossed Jiang Zongyan’s usually unreadable face.
It seemed that no matter how he explained himself, he only made things worse.
In the end, he sighed softly and reached out to gently ruffle her fluffy hair, speaking earnestly.
“Fu Jie is difficult to figure out. You’re still young and don’t have much experience with society. You’re not very good at judging people.”
Hearing this, Zhou Suisui felt another knot form in her chest.
He really did think of himself as her brother.
For some reason, a trace of impatience welled up inside her.
“Fine, fine, I know. I’m going to take a nap. Hurry up and leave.”
Before Jiang Zongyan left, he reminded her, “Come have dinner with me tonight. I’ll introduce you to someone.”
“I’m not going. I have plans.”
There was a hint of defiance in Zhou Suisui’s voice.
Jiang Zongyan didn’t get angry. He merely smiled, his tone full of certainty.
“You’ll come.”
“Go away, go away!”
Zhou Suisui waved him off impatiently. For some inexplicable reason, she grew irritated whenever she thought of him saying that he was “only her brother.”
Jiang Zongyan reached out and pinched her cheek.
“You’re such a feisty little thing.”
With that, he strode out of the presidential suite on his long legs.
Lin Zhou had been waiting in the corridor. The moment he saw Jiang Zongyan come out, he hurried over to greet him.
