If he didn’t hide, was she supposed to let her brother beat him up again?
“Knock, knock, knock!”
There was no answer right away.
The knocking grew more and more urgent.
“Suisui! Open the door! If you don’t, I’m calling the front desk to open it!”
“No! Brother! I’m already in bed!”
“Can’t it wait until tomorrow?”
Zhou Suisui was as frantic as an ant on a hot pan. She pushed hard against Jiang Zongyan’s chest with her tiny hands, her voice already taking on a sobbing edge.
“Brother Yan, hide quickly! If my brother sees us like this, he’ll really beat me to death!”
Jiang Zongyan didn’t move an inch. Instead, he slipped an arm around her slender waist and pulled her even more firmly into his embrace.
His gaze swept across the room, his eyes filled with speechless exasperation.
“Where exactly do you want me to hide?”
“The bathroom?”
The bathroom had frosted glass doors. Anyone hiding inside would be spotted at a glance.
“No, no, that won’t work!”
Zhou Suisui was so anxious she was about to cry. “Then how about under the bed?”
“…”
Jiang Zongyan pinched the bridge of his nose. “Are you sure I can fit under there?”
Zhou Suisui was stunned.
Why did he have to be so tall and broad?
Her nose wrinkled, and she looked ready to cry again.
Jiang Zongyan sighed and pinched her reddened nose, his tone carrying a hint of helpless compromise.
“You heartless little thing. You only know how to worry about your brother and don’t care whether I live or die.”
Zhou Suisui was rendered speechless.
The heir to the Jiang Group was actually acting like a huge Alaskan malamute abandoned by its owner.
The aggrieved look in his eyes inexplicably softened Zhou Suisui’s heart.
“If you don’t open the door, I’m really calling someone!”
Outside, Zhou Sui’an’s threatening voice continued. “Open up! Don’t make me force my way in!”
“I’m counting to three. Three, two—”
“Wait! I’m getting dressed!”
Zhou Suisui was utterly exasperated. It seemed she had no choice but to open the door for her brother tonight.
She looked pitifully at Jiang Zongyan. “What do we do now?”
Jiang Zongyan’s gaze burned as he stared at her rosy lips. He drawled, “I can leave, but I want something in return.”
“What do you want?”
“Kiss me.”
Zhou Suisui: “???”
Her almond-shaped eyes flew open, and her little face instantly flushed.
The redness spread all the way to her ears, making her look like a ripe peach.
She stared at Jiang Zongyan in disbelief, wondering if she had misheard him.
How could he say something so shameless without even blinking?
“You—you have no shame!”
Embarrassed and angry, Zhou Suisui reached out to push his face away.
But Jiang Zongyan was quick. He caught her small hand and gently kissed her fingertip.
“So, are you going to kiss me?”
He looked at her leisurely, his tone carrying a hint of threat. “If you don’t, I’m not leaving.”
“You shameless rogue! I’m not kissing you!”
Zhou Suisui felt as if her fingertips were on fire.
Jiang Zongyan chuckled. “Perfect. Then I can have a nice talk with your brother about when we’re getting engaged, when we’re registering our marriage, and when we’re going to… register our children.”
He pronounced the words “our children” with particular emphasis.
“You!”
Zhou Suisui was so angry her teeth itched. She clawed at him, wishing she could bite him.
Outside, the sweet voice of a hotel employee could already be heard.
“CEO Zhou, are you sure you want us to open the door?”
“Suisui! I’m giving you one last chance. Open the door!”
“…”
Zhou Suisui bit her lower lip. Gritting her teeth, she closed her eyes and leaned toward Jiang Zongyan’s face.
Fine. She would just pretend she was kissing Jiang Ruitian. After all, the siblings did look somewhat alike.
But just as her lips were about to touch his cheek, Jiang Zongyan suddenly turned his head.
The girl’s soft kiss landed lightly on his cool lips.
“!!”
Zhou Suisui’s eyes flew open, and she glared at him furiously.
Jiang Zongyan looked like a cat that had just stolen a bite of fish. The corners of his lips curled up, and a triumphant smile flickered in his eyes.
“I’m leaving.”
Before she could react, he quickly stood up and strode toward the balcony. With a turn of his body, he vaulted over the railing and jumped out.
His movements were clean and decisive. In the darkness, his figure was as agile as a black panther.
“Ah!”
Zhou Suisui was startled. She hurried to the balcony, her heart nearly leaping out of her throat.
This was the top floor!
Was he trying to get himself killed?
She gripped the railing and looked down, only to find Jiang Zongyan landing steadily on the balcony of the neighboring room.
He leaned against the railing, looking at her with an air of leisurely amusement.
“Were you worried something might happen to me?”
After confirming that he was fine, Zhou Suisui let out a sigh of relief before rolling her eyes at him.
“Like you’d die from a fall! You lecher!”
Jiang Zongyan let out a low laugh. “Such a little brat—always saying one thing and meaning another.”
With that, he turned and walked into the neighboring room.
Zhou Suisui stamped her foot. Who was the bad one here, anyway?
Her cheeks burning, Zhou Suisui touched her lips.
It seemed she could still feel his warm body heat lingering there, impossible to shake.
Just then—
Click.
The room card opened the door from outside.
Zhou Sui’an strode in with a cold expression.
His wary gaze swept rapidly around the room, but he didn’t see any sign of Jiang Zongyan.
“Where is he?”
“Who?”
Zhou Suisui pretended not to know what he was talking about. She raised a hand to rub her eyes, acting as if she were very sleepy. “Who would come to my room this late at night?”
“Don’t play dumb with me.”
Zhou Sui’an wasn’t that easy to fool.
Frowning, he carefully searched the room.
The wardrobe, under the bed, the bathroom—he checked every place a person could hide, yet he couldn’t find even a trace of Jiang Zongyan.
“Brother, what are you making such a fuss about this late at night?”
Zhou Suisui pretended to be annoyed.
Since he hadn’t found anyone, Zhou Sui’an relaxed a little, but his expression remained grim.
“Did you take your medicine? Does your stomach still hurt?”
“It doesn’t hurt anymore…”
Zhou Suisui answered softly, her fingers unconsciously brushing over her lower abdomen.
Zhou Sui’an poured her a glass of warm water, then took out a bottle of pills without any instructions and handed it to her.
“Take a few. Pour them out yourself.”
“Oh.”
Zhou Suisui obediently accepted the bottle and poured three pills into her pale palm.
“Take them.”
She obediently took the glass and swallowed the pills with the warm water.
Watching her brother bustle around taking care of her, Zhou Suisui felt a warm glow in her heart.
As expected, her brother was still the one who cared about her most.
Just as she was feeling deeply moved, Zhou Sui’an suddenly looked up and asked, “By the way, what exactly is this medicine for?”
“Huh?”
Zhou Suisui froze. “It—it’s for stomach pain.”
“For stomach pain?”
Zhou Sui’an raised an eyebrow. His gaze fell on her flat stomach, and his tone turned suspicious.
“Then is it an anti-miscarriage medication?”
“…”
Zhou Suisui’s brain short-circuited.
Anti-miscarriage medication? What was he talking about?
“N-no, it’s not anti-miscarriage medication!”
Her mind went blank, and she blurted out, “Abortion pills! Probably… I think…”
The more she spoke, the quieter and less confident her voice became.
Who could have expected her brother to suddenly ask her something like that?
She had no experience with this either!
I’m a little over ten minutes late with the update. As for what happens next—the young couple’s relationship will progress, and the sweetness level will be just a tiny bit over the top.
Good night~
