The air suddenly froze.
Jiang Yu pushed the girl in her arms away with a sullen face, turned around, took a sip of the fruit wine.
Her tip of the tongue tastes sweet, and the slight spice of alcohol irritates her nerves.
The push was not light, Cheng Suran almost fell off the chair, but fortunately, she was quick and held onto the edge. She stared blankly at that figure, her eyes blank, but she quickly realized——
She said the wrong thing again.
A basin of cold water poured down from her head, and the icy feeling permeated her heart, making her wake up instantly.
From the beginning to the present, since getting along these days, no matter how hard she tried to figure out her sister's temper, she could only scratch the surface. She seemed to be walking on a dirt path buried with countless landmines. She is trembling, not knowing when she would step on one and be blown to pieces.
But even so, she is unwilling to stop exploring. Somehow, she could sense that something is pulling her closer.
Cheng Suran fixed her thoughts, calmed down, and comforted herself that it was okay.
At least sister took the initiative to explain Bai Lu's identity to her. Although, she still really minds the kiss she saw in the office last time...
She took a sip of the drink, took small bites of the remaining waffles, tasted another piece of cider, and dug out a spoonful of pudding. The sweetness filled her lips and teeth, and her mood suddenly brightened.
The cool night wind blew across the courtyard, swaying and rustling the green bamboo leaves.
Jiang Yu leaned on the bench, her long legs crossed, her eyelids drooped slightly, the wine glass in her hand was already empty, and she still kept his posture motionless, like a sculpture.
A chaotic picture flashed in her mind. It was obviously a long time ago, but when she thinks about it, it still seems like it happened yesterday.
Nineteen years old was the turning point of her fate. Yes, everyone can read encyclopedias. Everyone knows that she went to Paris alone at that age. Everyone admires her courage, praises her for going through hardships, and envies her becoming a master of her crafts.
But no one knows that before she reached the age of nineteen, at the age of eighteen, she crawled out of "hell" after being skinned.
At that time, she thought that she would be admitted to her ideal university, choose a promising major, study, graduate, work step by step, and be single for the rest of her life.
On the day of the college entrance examination, she was chained to the room with cold iron chains, crying and struggling, to no avail, her wrists were worn out, and bright red blood oozed out, but no one paid attention to her.
While others were struggling in the examination room, she was crying in despair at home.
Others checked their scores and filled out their wishes, while she packed her bags and ran away.
From a small town to a big city, it was a long journey. With a high school degree and two hundred dollars secretly saved, she didn't know where her future will be. She just wants to escape, and the farther she can escape, the better.
There is no more then.
It's over.
A nineteen-year-old is indeed very young, and it is indeed very hard to make a living in the outside world, but she has never been to college, so she can't tell which school she graduated from.
Does a canary have the right to intervene with her private affairs?
Really disobedient...
Jiang Yu closed her eyes, took a deep breath and let it out slowly, her mood gradually calmed down, she put down her glass and turned around.
The kid is feasting.
The waffles were finished, and there were still two ciders on the glass. She was holding the pudding and because the cup was conical and had a narrow bottom, and she had to dig hard with a spoon to get the last bit.
Her small face was slightly bulging, and she was digging hard, like a greedy little hamster.
Very cute.
Jiang Yu looked at her, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curve up, her heart softened a little, and she regretted.
She doesn't know what happened tonight, she can't control her emotions at all, sometimes high, sometimes low, hot or cold, as if countless souls are grabbing her body and fighting.
Did she scare the kid again?
She thought so, but as a benefactor, it is impossible for her to take the initiative to show favor to her lover, and a qualified lover must take the initiative to please the benefactor.
Jiang Yu stared at the girl quietly.
Seemingly feeling the gaze, Cheng Suran raised her head, caught off guard and met a pair of deep eyes, "Sister..."
Her heart constricted suddenly, and she suddenly became tensed.
Jiang Yu just looked at her and didn't speak.
The two stared at each other in silence.
In those unfathomable eyes, something seemed to be melting, rippling with soft light.
At that moment, Cheng Suran seemed to understand. She put down the pudding cup, wiped her mouth and hands with a towel, and walked over obediently.
Before she could sit on her lap, Jiang Yu couldn't wait to hug her.
"Elder sister…"
"Hush."
She made a shushing gesture and buried her face in her neck.
Cheng Suran pursed her lips.
There are hot blood vessels under the girl's thin skin, and with her face pressing against it, she can feel the breath of life beating inside. Jiang Yu closed her eyes, took a light breath, and for a moment, pressed the person to sit on her lap.
"Sister, I'm sorry, don't be angry with me." Cheng Suran hugged her softly.
So cute.
Jiang Yu sighed in her heart.
She misunderstood the kid's temper yesterday, and she felt a little bit guilty in her heart. In addition, tonight's mood swings made her feel even more guilty. Even if she was angry, it had already dissipated. How could she be willing to vent to her favorite baby?
It really is a little canary who can please the benefactor.
"I'm not," Jiang Yu opened her eyes, raised her head and smiled at her, "It was sister who was wrong just now, so don't take it to heart."
Cheng Suran was taken aback for a moment, almost thinking that she had heard wrongly, and nodded blankly.
Sister actually apologized to her?
It's not a dream.
"You are allowed to be jealous today." Jiang Yu pecked her lips.
Cheng Suran's heart fluttered, she didn't understand for a while, and asked in doubt: "What?"
"Aren't you jealous of Bai Lu?"
"..."
Do you want to drink Tian Lin's vinegar together*?" Jiang Yu raised her eyebrows casually.
*she's asking if she's jealous of Tian Lin too.
These words sounded like sarcasm, she is a canary, and she is jealous everywhere. Jealous of anyone who has connections with the benefactor, without any self-awareness.
"I don't…"
"Oh, so you only drank Bai Lu brand mature vinegar. Why? Could it be that her brew is more sour?"
"Ha ha ha ha."
Cheng Suran was amused, but also heaved a sigh of relief.
It turned out that my sister was teasing her again.
Smiling happily, her courage grew. She cupped Jiang Yu's face with both hands, pinched the bridge of her nose, and pulled her lips, and muttered accusingly: "No. Because last time... I accidentally heard you talking in the office, and saw you...saw her kissing you, I thought she was your other lover..."
Her voice sounding smaller and smaller.
Maybe it was because she stepped on the landmine a few times before and was afraid of being blown up. When she said this, she subconsciously observed Jiang Yu's face.
"She kissed me?" Jiang Yu frowned, "Why didn't I know?"
Cheng Suran said in a low voice, "It was when you hugged each other, then she kissed your face."
Stop talking, stop talking, you're going to be bombed. She wailed in her heart, and she didn't understand why she couldn't help but hover on the verge of death.
Jiang Yu recalled the situation that day, she was very sure that Bai Lu didn't touch any part of her face, besides, although she was fickle and loved to raise "birds", she only raise one bird during each agreement.
It has nothing to do with the so-called "loyalty", but that she simply doesn't have that much energy to raise two at the same time.
What is going on in the kid's head?
She has a very picky taste.
"Silly." Jiang Yu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and stretched out her hand to scratch her nose, "You must've seen wrong, sister is not lying, she really isn't."
"Oh."
Cheng Suran knew that there was a misunderstanding, so she was so embarrassed. She blushed and lowered her head, "Sister, why aren't you angry?"
"Why would I be mad?"
"I…"
She wanted to say that she had violated the terms of the agreement. However, at this moment of warmth, she couldn't say those cold words, so she shook her head, pursed her lips and kissed Jiang Yu's face forcefully.
——Pop chirp!
"Nevermind, I'm the only one who can kiss sister anyway."
"Cheng Suran."
"Mm?"
"You're getting bolder." Jiang Yu pretended to be cold-faced, but within two seconds he burst out laughing.
Cheng Suran was really frightened, puffed up and pinched her nose, left and right, it felt really good, and when she pinched, she found that her nose was tall and delicate, really beautiful.
And, it's not just the nose.
Her whole face has a skinny and three-dimensional outline, chiseled and angular, and her facial features are very coordinated, which can be hidden or presented, carrying a lingering atmosphere of mountaintans and rivers.
In the words she read on Weibo, it is "perfect premium face".
"Sister..." Cheng Suran greedily stared at her face.
Jiang Yu raised her eyebrows, "Huh?"
"You are so beautiful."
"I know."
"..."
Not humble at all!
"Hey, go get that." Jiang Yu said and smiled, pointing to the small box by the hot spring pool.
Cheng Suran: "..."
As the night darkened, the two returned to the hotel.
Cheng Suran hugged Jiang Yu's arm softly, like a boneless fish, her face was flushed, and she yawned after walking two steps. She was terribly tired, but Jiang Yu was energetic.
There was no one outside right now.
Stepping into the hotel gate, Cheng Suran was patted on the shoulder suddenly, she woke up when she dozed off, turned her head, and saw Qi Yan walking around, "Xiao Ranran—"
"Where did you go to play?"
Before Cheng Suran could speak, Jiang Yu cast a vigilant look, and said lightly, "We soaked in the hot spring."
"Sister Yanyan, where are Boss Lu and Lu Wei?" Cheng Suran nodded, glanced behind her, and asked while yawning.
Qi Yan rolled her eyes at Jiang Yu, then looked at Cheng Suran, and restored her gentle smile, "In the back, my daughter wants to eat snacks, so I went to buy them, and I'll come back to take a shower first."
The three walked to the elevator door and waited.
"By the way, Xiao Ranran, have you ever went to a secret room? We went to the commercial street today. There is a large real-life escape room, I heard that it was renovated from a real murderous mansion. How about forming a team and try it out tomorrow?" Qi Yan deliberately pronounced the word "Xiao Ranran" very heavily.
Cheng Suran blinked suspiciously: "What is a secret room?"
Qi Yan explained it to her.
The elevator door opened, and the people inside came out one after another. Jiang Yu walked in first with Cheng Suran in her arms, turned sideways, and blocked Qi Yan's approach.
Just the three of them.
"I haven't played it yet, it seems very interesting, then I will go tomorrow!" Cheng Suran poked her head out from Jiang Yu's side.
Qi Yan and her looked at each other, "Well, there are only two people left, you and Jiang Yu are just right."
Jiang Yu frowned, her face a little ugly.
The elevator slowly ascended.
Cheng Suran yawned again, half-close his eyes, Qi Yan's eyes fell on Jiang Yu, "Your girlfriend is so sleepy, don't you want to carry her?"
"Didn't you all go upstairs yesterday?"
Jiang Yu glanced at her sideways, but said nothing.
Hearing their voices in a daze, Cheng Suran was shocked and opened her eyes, "Huh?"
"Huh? Xiao Ranran, didn't you know? You fell asleep last night, and Jiang Yu carried you upstairs. My daughter and I saw it at the elevator entrance." Qi Yan said with an envious expression.
"I also want to carry Qiaoqiao once, but unfortunately I can't. Sigh, it is good to be tall."
"Sister..." Cheng Suran looked at Jiang Yu in shock.
--ding
The elevator doors opened.
This time Qi Yan was faster and stepped out first, "Good night, Xiao Ranran."
The two then went out.
There was a "dong" door closing sound in the corridor, and Jiang Yu led Cheng Suran towards the room step by step, staring at Qi Yan's room closely, with a trace of coldness in her eyes.
At the door of the room, she let go of the girl's hand, her face softened again, "Go to bed early, good night."
"Elder sister…"
Cheng Suran looked at her reluctantly. Her lips moved, as if she wanted to say something, but the hand that was stretched out to grab the corner of her clothes withdrew, hesitated for a moment, and smiled sweetly at her, "Good night."
After finishing speaking, she swiped her card slowly to open the door, entered and closed the door slowly.
Jiang Yu stood still in the same place, with her head slightly lowered, and the light cast a layer of warmth on her slender figure. After a while, she came back to her senses, turned around and walked towards Qi Yan's room.
Knocked on the door.
The door opens.
"What's the matter?" Qi Yan stretched out half of her body.
With a cold face, Jiang Yu didn't answer, stretched out her hand and pushed her in, stepped into the room, and closed the door behind her back.
Qi Yan: "?"
"Are you finished?" Jiang Yu looked at her coldly, took half a step back, consciously keeping a distance of about one meter.
Qi Yan also took half a step back, "What's wrong with me? Shouldn't I ask you this? Can't you say something at the door?"
She was about to take a bath when this woman barged in like this, which startled her. It would be fine if they were all straight girlsl, but they were crooked and each had a target. If it got out, it would be impossible to tell what will happen.
Jiang Yu was too lazy to talk nonsense with her, so she took out her mobile phone, searched for a recording file, and played it for her.
It was what Qi Yan said in the cafeteria at noon yesterday.
——Meet people, know people, and get rid of scumbags.
It took ten minutes in total, and about one minute into the playback, Jiang Yu pressed pause, raised her eyes, and looked at her expressionlessly.
Qi Yan didn't take it seriously, and sneered, "Letting an assistant spy on your girlfriend is good enough, as expected of you, it's an old trick many years ago."
"Does it have anything to do with you?" Jiang Yu didn't want to explain.
"No."
"Then what was that for?"
"I'm a warm-hearted person, I just can't see my little sister being cheated by anscum." Qi Yan smiled carelessly.
"Really?" Jiang Yu smiled instead of anger, "It seems that you are so worried about the fact that I dumped you back then, and you can't forget it until now. Do you want to remember it for a lifetime?"
Qi Yan didn't fall into the trap at all, and said lazily: "It's a good thing to stop the loss in time, of course it's worth remembering. After all, if you haven't seen the scum, you won't know how good the treasure is. I have to thank you."
— beep
The door opened.
Lu Zhiqiao and her daughter came in from the outside, and when they saw two people in the room, they were stunned for a moment, "You..." Then their eyes fell on Jiang Yu, and they frowned.
"! ! !"
"I was just talking to Qi Yan about something." Jiang Yu nodded to Lu Zhiqiao and took the initiative to explain.
Qi Yan couldn't help rolling her eyes again.
Lu Zhiqiao nodded hesitantly, said nothing, and asked her daughter to take a bath in a low voice.
"Remember, stay away from Cheng Suran during non-working hours." Jiang Yu warned Qi Yan in a deep voice, turned around, and opened the door.
Passed by Lu Zhiqiao, the other party suddenly called her: "Jiang Yu—"
Jiang Yu paused.
"Is it convenient to come out and talk?"
….
Back in the room, Tian Lin was sitting on the bed playing with her mobile phone, Cheng Suran greeted her, went to the bathroom to change into pajamas, brushed her teeth and washed her face.
Drowsiness made her mind groggy, she hurriedly washed up, sat on the side of the bed with her backpack in her hand, and was about to reach for her mobile phone when she reached into it but encountered a cool metal object.
She took it out and saw it was her sister's watch.
She took it with her!
The silver dial is simple and elegant in design, except for a circle of small diamonds inlaid inside, there is no extra decoration.
She has to go next door and return it to sister.
Cheng Suran put her slippers on and got up, walked to the door, feeling a little excited for no reason, she gently opened the door to go out, and was about to turn left to the next door, but heard voices coming from the emergency exit not far away.
A bit familiar.
She followed the sound and walked towards the emergency exit, her slippers made no sound on the soft carpet.
"It's really not good to say that..."
Huh? Boss Lu?
Then she heard the all-too-familiar voice:
"Since Qi Yan and I broke up long ago and let go, apart from occasional work exchanges, I don't want to..."
It's sister.
