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Chapter 17: No Breakup
More than ten minutes later, the car entered the underground garage of Jialin Jingyuan.
The engine turned off, Jiang Suizhou turned to her and said, “Let’s go upstairs.”
Guan Xi remained expressionless. “Whatever you want to say, say it now, and then give me back the driver’s seat.”
Jiang Suizhou frowned. “Can’t we talk upstairs?”
Guan Xi tightly grasped the seat, unconsciously exerting force as if seeking support.
“What’s there to talk about upstairs? If you want to break up, do it quickly, don’t beat around the bush. Yes, that thing is true; I didn’t tell you. I was adopted. I know you look down on it, so be it. Let’s end it here.” Guan Xi spoke in one breath without pausing.
Jiang Suizhou fell silent for a few seconds. “Did I say I want to break up?”
Guan Xi glanced at him. “Don’t tell me you didn’t think of breaking up after seeing that thing.”
Jiang Suizhou tapped his finger on the steering wheel, took out his phone, and opened the MMS picture sent by an unknown number.
After a few glances, he said, “Did your parents already transfer all the property to Guan Ying without leaving you a penny?”
Guan Xi turned abruptly to look at him. “What nonsense are you talking about!”
“That means Guan Ying is back. You’ve fallen out of favor with your parents, and they want to send you abroad or somewhere else,” he explained.
Guan Xi gritted her teeth. “Jiang Suizhou, do you have delusions?”
“Anything like this?”
Guan Xi suppressed the urge to punch him. “None! My dad is really good to me, no need for your concern!”
Jiang Suizhou nodded. “Then what are you afraid of?”
“…”
Jiang Suizhou scrolled down the picture. “Since you won’t lose anything and will still be in that position, what are you afraid of? Do we really need to break up?”
Guan Xi opened her mouth to argue, but strangely, she felt… there was some truth to his words?
“When did you find out about this?” he asked.
Guan Xi turned her head awkwardly. “About a month before Guan Ying appeared.”
“Did your parents tell you?”
“…Accidentally overheard outside the study.”
“Do you know who your original parents are?”
Guan Xi was stunned, her face suddenly darkening. “They abandoned me. Do I need to know who they are?”
In fact, up until today, she had never really tried to find out. Before the anonymous message, she hadn’t even seen what the orphanage she grew up in looked like. Rather than saying she had a big heart, it was more accurate to say she was avoiding. She simply didn’t want to, nor did she wish to understand that place where she had once been abandoned.
“Alright, I understand,” Jiang Suizhou said.
Guan Xi inexplicably glanced at him. What did he understand?
Jiang Suizhou opened the car door. “Get out.”
“Why…”
“Go upstairs and sleep.”
Seeing Guan Xi not moving, Jiang Suizhou walked out of the car, circled to the passenger seat, and directly pulled and carried her out.
“Hey, Jiang Suizhou—”
“Don’t lose confidence so quickly. Weren’t you quite optimistic a while ago?” he said.
“What optimism?”
Jiang Suizhou closed the car door, taking her towards the elevator. “Didn’t you intentionally establish a relationship with me before because you knew about this, using me to stabilize your position? Why stop now?”
“…”
“Do you think that if I know about this, I will immediately draw a line between us?”
Guan Xi gave him a sidelong glance. Wasn’t that the case?
“As long as you’re still in the Guan family, our relationship won’t break. You are still the Miss of the Guan family, and your father still spoils you. We have many pleasant collaborations ahead, so there’s no need for such actions.”
Guan Xi let him lead her upstairs. Sometimes she felt that Jiang Suizhou was truly a frighteningly calm person. Today’s events shook her to the core, but he had quickly analyzed her current position in the Guan family. He swiftly understood why she had suddenly tried to please him and build a relationship before.
After completing his analysis, he reached a conclusion: even though she was an adopted daughter, her current status and position in Guan Corporation had basically not changed. Therefore, they remained the best couple for mutual assistance.
He was so calm that it was frightening, analyzing things with a cold-blooded precision.
However, looking at him like this, Guan Xi inexplicably felt a sense of relief, as if everything was still intact, as if nothing would collapse. She even became calm along with him; what he said made complete sense. After all, she wasn’t abandoned, so what was there to fear?
“Jiang Suizhou, you really—”
Jiang Suizhou’s gaze shifted towards her with a deep meaning.
“…are a dog.”
“Don’t use foul language.” Jiang Suizhou looked at her reddened eyes, reached out to gently touch the corner of her eye, his tone both calm and gentle. “Rest assured, I’m here.”
Guan Xi: “…”
Even though she knew his meaning was not as sentimental as it might seem, her heart still skipped a beat.
**
It was unexpected not to receive a “destined breakup” from Jiang Suizhou, but after his calm analysis, she also felt that their relationship wasn’t so easily destroyed.
Over these years, breaking off everything he had painstakingly built would be a huge loss for him. Rather than severing these relationship ties, it seemed more advantageous to help her stabilize her position in the Guan family. Understanding this mutually beneficial relationship eased Guan Xi’s heart a bit.
However, when she returned to his home and her phone started ringing with calls from familiar and unfamiliar people, she still collapsed on the sofa. After this matter was exposed, there would still be many unpleasant aspects, such as how people in this circle would view her and whether they would secretly scheme against her.
“When will this end—”
Jiang Suizhou came out after taking a shower and patted her leg. “Go take a shower.”
Guan Xi huddled on the sofa. “They must be laughing at me…”
Jiang Suizhou glanced at her, noticing that her eyes were even redder than before. He frowned. “Laughing at you for what?”
“For everything! Laughing at me being a fake, just like you laughed at that Xie Yan before.”
Jiang Suizhou paused. “I didn’t laugh at him—”
“You did! I heard it, wasn’t it because he couldn’t measure up?”
Jiang Suizhou reached for a glass of water on the coffee table, took a sip, and said, “Your memory is selective. It’s good when it shouldn’t be.”
Guan Xi snorted, clutching a cushion and staring at her phone. She tried to appear indifferent, but tears kept welling up.
Jiang Suizhou couldn’t bear to see it and snatched the phone from her hand. “Go take a shower, quickly.”
Guan Xi drooped her head, not even having the desire to reclaim her phone. Slowly, she stood up and headed toward the bathroom. The sound of the bathroom door slamming shut echoed from a distance. Jiang Suizhou held Guan Xi’s phone, and it started ringing again. He glanced at the caller ID and answered.
“Hello? You finally answered the phone. Where are you—”
“Do you have something urgent?” Jiang Suizhou coldly interrupted the person on the other end of the line.
Wei Xiuyang, upon hearing his voice, seemed to pause. “Why is it you? Where’s Guan Xi?”
“Asleep.”
“How is that possible? She just left not long ago—”
“Why is it not possible?” Jiang Suizhou said, “Whatever you want to say, discuss it tomorrow.”
“You let her answer the phone!”
“I said she’s asleep.”
There was silence for two seconds on the other end. “Jiang Suizhou, did you know about her situation early on?”
“I only found out today.”
“What do you mean? Why are you still looking for her?” Wei Xiuyang’s voice had a layer of icy grit. “Since she’s just adopted from the orphanage by the Guan family, you don’t need to put on a show, right?”
“This is my business,” Jiang Suizhou said in a low voice, “But I want to ask you, since you know she was adopted from the orphanage, do you also not need to pretend to have a deep sibling relationship with her?”
“None of your business,” Wei Xiuyang retorted.
“Then my relationship with her is none of your business either,” Jiang Suizhou said, and he directly hung up, tossing the phone aside.
He picked up his own phone and once again scrolled to that message. In truth, when he first saw this message at the bar, it was shocking. Later, that shock turned into certainty when he saw Guan Xi turning away and leaving.
This was a true fact.
He didn’t expect there to be such a relationship behind Guan Xi, but for a moment, some past confusions were clarified.
For example, how the lazy Guan, who used to fear nothing, suddenly became diligent and earnest at work. Originally, even with a sister, considering her temper and personality, there shouldn’t be such a sense of crisis. Then he remembered the incident with Xie Yan. It had always puzzled him why Guan Xi got upset just because he said a few words about Xie Yan.
Jiang Suizhou’s mind was quick, profit-driven, filled with the ruthless tactics of the business world. The moment he confirmed this, the question of “whether there was a need to continue between him and Guan Xi” did cross his mind. But before he could decide, the next moment he saw Guan Xi leaving.
At that moment, his heart skipped a beat, and his body reacted—
He chased after her. He thought, it shouldn’t have come to this. Between them, it shouldn’t end so easily.
**
After Guan Xi finished showering, feeling quite down, she huddled into the bed in the guest room. So when Jiang Suizhou took her phone to the master bedroom, he found she wasn’t sleeping in his room. So he changed direction and went to the guest room.
“I want to sleep by myself today.”
As soon as he pushed the door open, he heard Miss Guan’s muffled voice from under the covers. Jiang Suizhou walked to the bedside and placed her phone on the bedside table.
“It seems like you’ve never slept in this room before.”
Guan Xi emerged from under the blanket, her eyes showing a hint of annoyance. “I want to sleep here today.”
“Go to my room.” Jiang Suizhou paused and said, “I won’t disturb you.”
Guan Xi weakly retorted, “Ask your conscience and tell me, do you believe that yourself?”
Jiang Suizhou: “…”
Guan Xi covered her head again, “Go out, turn off the light for me.”
“How come, you’re still not feeling good?”
“Would you feel good if you were in my shoes?”
Jiang Suizhou lifted the part of the blanket covering her head. “This bed hasn’t been cleaned for at least a week. Aren’t you bothered by the dust?”
Guan Xi’s face turned a bit green.
“I have time tomorrow. I’ll accompany you to buy some things.” Jiang Suizhou turned and walked towards the door. “Hurry up, come and sleep.”
Guan Xi slowly sat up. “Wait.”
Jiang Suizhou turned back.
Guan Xi pointed to the bed. “Come over here.”
Jiang Suizhou looked at her for a few seconds, then turned away. “So what?”
Guan Xi stood up from the bed, holding his neck with both hands, lifting one foot to signal him to carry her. She complained, “Why didn’t you say earlier that no one had cleaned it.”
Jiang Suizhou lightly shook his head, hooked her leg, and carried her out of the room. Walking through the softly lit corridor, Guan Xi leaned against his shoulder. Suddenly, she felt like it wasn’t as bad as she imagined, not as terrifying. Although what Er Gou said was a bit heartless, he… seemed genuinely unprepared to let her go.
Guan Xi hugged his neck tightly, and at this moment, her heart felt warm. “Jiang Suizhou, you just said you’d go shopping with me tomorrow, is that true?”
“Yeah.”
Guan Xi felt her mood calmed a bit. “Then, don’t complain about being tired when the time comes.”
Jiang Suizhou calmly said, “You don’t get tired tonight, and I won’t get tired tomorrow.”
Guan Xi was surprised, “You just vouched for your conscience, and you said you won’t—”
“I don’t have a conscience.”
“…”
On such a sad and gloomy night, how could she still engage in intimate activities with a man??? Guan Xi felt that this plot was completely wrong. Tonight, she should have been quietly crying alone in a room, following the script of a tragic woman…
However, Jiang Er Gou forcefully pulled her out of the atmosphere of sadness, and even gave her a shot of encouragement, saying they would go shopping casually tomorrow.
So, she didn’t feel like crying much anymore.
…She couldn’t help but feel a bit disrespectful to her own miserable life.
“Not sleepy?” After the commotion, Jiang Suizhou turned around to see Guan Xi lying on her side, half of her face buried in the pillow, eyes wide open.
Guan Xi shook her head. Her body was tired, but the intensity and excitement from earlier made her restless, and she couldn’t calm down for a while. Jiang Suizhou had been leaning against the headboard. Seeing this, he leaned down, reaching out to lift her chin.
Guan Xi had to tilt her head to look at him.
The man in front of her had the blanket only covering his waist and abdomen. The upper half of his body was bare, with smooth skin, well-defined muscles, and a faint sweat on his collarbone and chest. He exuded a silent and sexy charm. Guan Xi swallowed lightly, realizing her throat was dry.
She pushed his hand away and sat up. “Give me a sip of water.” She pointed to the glass on his bedside table.
Jiang Suizhou also sat up, taking the glass and handing it to her.
Guan Xi was really thirsty, and she drank a bit hastily, finishing half the glass in one go.
“You didn’t leave me any?” Jiang Suizhou chuckled.
Guan Xi handed him the empty cup. “Are you thirsty too?”
Jiang Suizhou didn’t say anything, just watching the water that overflowed from the cup and traced down her chin, dropping onto her neck and stopping at her collarbone.
“Yeah, thirsty,” he said.
Guan Xi replied, “Then go get it yourself; I’m not going.”
“No need.” Jiang Suizhou suddenly pulled her into his arms. “This is enough.”
Guan Xi was puzzled. Before she could understand what he meant, he leaned in.
The warm breath from his mouth brushed over her neck. The next second, his tongue touched her skin, following the path of the water, slowly moving upward.
It was a sensually sweet and deadly sensation. Guan Xi stiffened for a moment, feeling a tingling in her bones.
“Mmm…” She instinctively tilted her head.
Jiang Suizhou’s tongue stopped where the water began on her lips. He kissed her, and the fiery gaze in his eyes had completely ignited. “If you don’t want to sleep, let’s continue.”
Guan Xi was enchanted by this seduction but felt genuinely tired. Thinking about the various positions that would probably come later, she hesitated a bit.
She hesitated, but Jiang Suizhou was not in the mood to wait—
He directly pushed her down and bit her lip hard…
**
The next day, after finishing their meal, the two went directly to the capital’s most luxurious and extensive shopping mall for luxury goods. Today, Guan Xi seemed a bit evasive and had even turned off her phone.
“Miss Guan, the styles I’ve brought out for you are all the new ones for this year. Oh, and I haven’t listed the ones you’ve already purchased.” It was Guan Xi’s favorite high-heeled shoe store, and the salesperson stood beside her.
Guan Xi had a strong shopping desire and enjoyed the shopping process. Even though her mood was not good last night, she was in high spirits now.
“Got it.” Guan Xi didn’t bother trying them on, turning to look at Jiang Suizhou sitting beside her. “Which one do you think looks good?”
Jiang Suizhou hadn’t accompanied Guan Xi shopping before. Whatever she wanted, he usually let his assistant handle it. So the salesperson was not familiar with him. Upon hearing Guan Xi’s question, the salesperson couldn’t help but glance at Jiang Suizhou a few times. The man before her was stunning, with a unique temperament. She thought that these two were probably in a romantic relationship.
“They’re all okay,” Jiang Suizhou casually replied.
Guan Xi frowned. “What do you mean, ‘they’re all okay’? Can’t you pick one that stands out?”
Jiang Suizhou looked at her, unable to find a reason.
Guan Xi lightly hummed, “When you say ‘they’re all okay,’ it means you need to take responsibility, you know?”
Jiang Suizhou: “Hmm?”
Guan Xi gestured towards him with a tilt of her lips and then said to the salesperson, “Pack them all up.”
The salesperson was stunned, “Huh?”
Guan Xi pointed to the two rows of high-heeled shoes, confidently repeating, “All of them. Then take this gentleman to pay.”
The salesperson quickly glanced at Jiang Suizhou. Jiang Suizhou smiled, gesturing for her to go ahead.
The salesperson’s eyes lit up, and the joy of “suddenly gaining a significant boost in performance” couldn’t be suppressed on her face. “Sure, Miss Guan!”
With too many items to carry, the two couldn’t take them away, so they had the salesperson deliver them to their home. After leaving this store, Guan Xi leisurely walked towards another.
“Your way of shopping is quite easy-going,” Jiang Suizhou walked beside her, saying.
Guan Xi nodded, and the previous gloominess in her eyes disappeared completely, replaced by a cheerful smile. “Yes, trying on things wastes your time. Every minute of our CEO Jiang’s time is money.”
Looking at her, Jiang Suizhou thought, indeed, she looks more pleasing like this. Crying last night, she didn’t resemble the lazy spender Guan. So, coming shopping today was the right decision. They went to several luxury stores next, and Guan Xi bought bags, clothes, and jewelry, leaving no part of her body empty.
After an hour of shopping, her enthusiasm was still high. Although Jiang Suizhou was undoubtedly not inferior to her in terms of stamina, he felt that women were naturally gifted in shopping. At times like these, their energy seemed limitless.
He couldn’t go on.
So, when Guan Xi was about to go down to the next floor, he handed her a card.
“I’ll wait for you at the coffee shop over there. Buy whatever you want.”
Guan Xi grabbed his clothes. “Wait! Who said yesterday that if I don’t say I’m tired, you won’t feel tired either?”
Jiang Suizhou pushed her hand away. “Guan Xi, are you sure you didn’t say you were tired yesterday?”
Guan Xi’s expression stiffened for a moment, but the momentum of not admitting defeat quickly came back. “No, I didn’t say I was tired. You must have misheard. Next time, let Zhou Hao schedule an appointment with an ENT specialist for you.”
“Or you can ask Yang Qing to schedule an appointment with a psychiatrist for you first.”
“Guan Xi—”
“Have fun by yourself.” Jiang Suizhou heartlessly patted her head and walked towards the nearby coffee shop without looking back.
“Grr—!”
The coffee shop was relatively quiet, with most people sitting with their laptops working. Jiang Suizhou found a seat, ordered a coffee, and took out his phone to look at some files sent by his assistant.
He prepared himself to work here for a while because he anticipated that Guan Xi, holding his card and feeling frustrated that he wasn’t accompanying her, would vent her anger by indulging in a shopping spree. However, what he didn’t expect was that ten minutes later, Guan Xi walked in. She held two ice creams in her hands and sat down across from him.
“Buy one get one free, a treat for you,” Guan Xi handed one to him.
Jiang Suizhou took it. “Why are you back so soon?”
Guan Xi took a bite of her ice cream. “Actually, I’m tired too. Just taking a break.”
Hmm… it’s so cold.
Guan Xi glanced at Jiang Suizhou. In fact, she realized that being alone wasn’t interesting at all. Suddenly, without Jiang Suizhou around, she felt a strange emptiness, and the psychological impact was somewhat frightening. But she wouldn’t tell Jiang Suizhou about this, or else… who knows how he’d mock her again. Jiang Suizhou didn’t like eating such things. After taking a bite, he didn’t want it anymore.
“Don’t throw it away. It’s a couple’s deal, buy one get one free,” Guan Xi immediately said, sensing his thoughts.
However, Jiang Suizhou remained calm, “Then eat it yourself.”
“But I bought it for you.”
Jiang Suizhou was unmoved. He despised such marketing gimmicks the most. “Throw it away.”
Guan Xi said, “You throw it if you want. If you throw it, I’ll curse you to never reach a climax in your life.”
Jiang Suizhou coldly asked, “Say that again?”
“I said—”
Buzz, buzz, buzz…
The phone suddenly rang. Their somewhat suggestive and uninteresting conversation was abruptly interrupted.
Jiang Suizhou glanced at her. “Wasn’t it turned off?”
“I just turned it on.” Guan Xi looked at the screen and suddenly her expression became gloomy.
But after the phone continued to ring for a while, she still answered it. “Hello, yes… I see, I’m coming.”
Guan Xi hung up the phone, and the radiant eyes that had shone throughout the day due to shopping dimmed once again. “My dad is here, waiting downstairs for me. I have to go.”
Jiang Suizhou looked at her expression and furrowed his brow. “You…”
“Yesterday’s matter should have caused quite a stir; I’ll go first.”
Guan Xi finished speaking without looking at him, holding the half-eaten ice cream, and walked out of the café.
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