Jiang Zongyan carried Zhou Suisui back to the hotel.
Zhou Suisui was so sleepy she could barely keep her eyes open. The moment she touched the bed, she closed her eyes, her breathing quickly settling into an even rhythm.
Jiang Zongyan let out an indulgent laugh. Sitting at the edge of the bed, he gently took hold of her ankle.
He scooped up a little ointment with his finger and carefully applied it to her wound.
Still lost in sleep, Zhou Suisui kicked at him in protest, landing a foot right in Jiang Zongyan’s lower abdomen.
“…”
Jiang Zongyan’s handsome face darkened.
Looking at her sleepy, dazed appearance, he sighed helplessly. “You really are such a pampered little cat.”
It seemed he would have to learn how to take care of this pampered young lady from now on.
Unable to feel at ease leaving Zhou Suisui alone, Jiang Zongyan gently lifted the covers and lay down beside her.
The moment the mattress sank beneath his weight, Zhou Suisui turned over and unconsciously rolled into his arms.
“Brother Yan… I want a hug~~”
The corners of the girl’s rosy lips curved faintly upward. Her delicate cheek rubbed lightly against Jiang Zongyan’s neck… like a little kitty yearning for affection.
Her warm, sweet breath brushed softly over his Adam’s apple and sensitive earlobe, like a feather stroking the very center of his heart.
“Gulp.”
The man tilted his head back slightly. His prominent Adam’s apple bobbed violently as he let out a low, restrained groan.
He closed his eyes and drew in a deep breath.
When he opened them again, his gaze had grown extraordinarily dark.
If Zhou Suisui had been awake at that moment, she would certainly have seen the thick desire roiling in the depths of his eyes.
“Brother Yan is here. Go to sleep.”
After a long while, he curved his lips into a smile and placed a hand on her thin back, patting it gently at regular intervals.
She was still young and knew very little about matters between men and women.
He couldn’t rush things. If he moved too quickly, he might frighten her away.
Jiang Zongyan slowly exhaled.
The process was both agonizing and unbearable to interrupt, making every moment seem especially long.
Suddenly, Zhou Suisui’s brows drew tightly together in her sleep, and she began to whimper in distress.
“Brother… don’t trust Su Wan… she’ll get you killed…”
“…”
The tenderness in Jiang Zongyan’s expression instantly vanished. He hurriedly climbed onto the bed and placed a hand on her thin back.
“It’s all right. You’re only having a nightmare. Brother Yan is here.”
At the thought of a certain someone, he gritted his teeth.
That bastard, Zhou Sui’an!
He was on guard against Jiang Zongyan, yet couldn’t even look after his own sister properly, letting Suisui worry herself sick.
His dark eyes turned cold and somber. He remembered the Moments post Zhou Sui’an had “specially” sent him that morning.
As though he had thought of something, he suddenly raised his brows with a wicked smile and pulled out his phone.
He opened WeChat and switched it to silent mode.
After finding the right angle, he aimed the camera at Zhou Suisui’s sleeping face.
On the screen, the girl’s cheeks were pink and puffed out, making her look just like an adorable little pufferfish.
Click.
The image froze.
Jiang Zongyan rubbed his finger over the photograph, then opened Moments, put Zhou Sui’an into a private group, and posted a new update.
[My little cat is so pampered. She was tired enough to fall asleep~]
At the same time, at the Zhou family villa thousands of miles away—
Zhou Sui’an had his twins take Su Wan to the hospital.
After an exhausting day, he collapsed onto the sofa, waiting for Wen Jing to arrange a helicopter to pick him up.
The wait was agonizing.
Why hadn’t his sister replied to him yet?
Zhou Sui’an looked utterly dejected. Curled up on the sofa, he clutched his phone in his hands, his eyes fixed desperately on his WeChat conversation with his sister.
The chat window was filled with apology messages he had sent her.
[Suisui, I’m sorry. Your brother was wrong!]
[When you come back, I’ll kneel down and beg for your forgiveness…]
[Can’t you at least send your brother a message? Please…]
[Are you still with Jiang Zongyan?]
[You two didn’t go get a room, did you?]
[Zhou! Sui! Sui! If you don’t reply to me, I’ll jump out of the second-floor window right this instant!]
“…”
But no matter what he sent, the other person never responded.
Zhou Sui’an had no choice. Covering his face, he struggled with himself for a long time.
Finally, trembling, he typed out another message.
[Don’t… don’t make a baby… Remember to use protection!]
[You know, those “make-the-little-kid-drop-dead” things? The ones you used to trick your brother with.]
“Waaah…”
Scene after scene of what his sister and Jiang Zongyan might be doing right now kept flashing through Zhou Sui’an’s mind. Hugging a cushion, he began to cry miserably.
He cried until exhaustion finally overcame him and he closed his eyes.
Fine. If they really ended up with a little brat, the Zhou family could raise it…
No! That child would have Jiang Zongyan’s blood in its veins! Why should he raise that man’s kid?!
While his left and right brains battled it out—
“Ding-dong—”
A notification from Moments suddenly popped up on his phone.
He froze for a moment, then his eyes lit up. He immediately perked up, grabbed his phone, and opened it.
His sister had finally gotten over her anger and was willing to respond to him…
However, the moment he opened Moments—
Boom!
A bolt from the blue!
It felt as though thunder had struck him from all directions!
