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Chapter 19: Angry Dog

It was already eleven o’clock. After ending the video call, Guan Xi returned to the living room. Her parents had already gone to bed, leaving only Guan Ying and Auntie Zhen.

Auntie Zhen greeted her, “Xi Xi, have some more. Look, Ying Ying has had a lot. It tastes so good.”

Guan Xi replied, “No, I have a tendency to gain weight.”

Auntie Zhen glanced at her, “You always say you’re prone to gaining weight, but I’ve never seen you actually gain weight.”

Ignoring her, Guan Xi reached for her bag thrown on the sofa and took out lipstick and a mirror to touch up her lips.

Auntie Zhen commented, “Oh dear, what are you doing, child, at this late hour…”

Guan Xi said, “Auntie Zhen, I have something to do, I need to go out for a while.”

“This late? It’s not safe for you to drive alone.”

“Don’t worry, someone is coming to pick me up.”

Guan Ying, holding a ladle, paused, recalling the person and the conversation in Guan Xi’s video call a moment ago. She pursed her lips and looked at Guan Xi. At this point, Guan Xi had already removed her makeup, but her skin was flawless. Now with a bit of lipstick, her complexion looked even better. Even in pajamas, she was strikingly beautiful.

Standing next to her, anyone with a bit of charm would become exceptionally ordinary. After a few seconds of staring at her, Guan Ying withdrew her gaze and continued watching the television screen. Guan Xi had no intention of changing her clothes. After a while, she received a message from Jiang Suizhou, grabbed her phone, and left.

Jiang Suizhou arrived quickly, and his car stopped at the entrance, waiting for her.

Guan Xi walked over in slippers, “Do you have a problem? What are you doing in the middle of the night…”

“Aren’t you ready to go with me?” Jiang Suizhou interrupted.

Guan Xi became a bit arrogant, “Nonsense! I’m wearing pajamas. How could you tell I’m going with you? Besides, you don’t know that I had a bad day today. I just want to sleep in my room—”

“You applied lipstick.”

“…”

Jiang Suizhou glanced up and down at her. She was wearing a conservative style of pajamas, a robe-type. The belt was tied around her waist, exposing only her two legs. At this time, she had no makeup on, tied her hair in a high ponytail, and looked quite docile, lacking the usual momentum when arguing.

Jiang Suizhou smiled, opening the passenger seat, “Hurry up, let’s go.”

Guan Xi snorted lightly, stopped being pretentious, and got into the car.

The car quickly left the upscale residential area. Normally, when Guan Xi was bored in the car, she liked to count the passing vehicles, but in the middle of the night, there were not many cars to count. She leaned her head against the window and had to chat with Jiang Suizhou, “I wonder how big the grudge is between Wei Zihan and me, it’s endless.”

“Did she send that message? Did your father check it?” Jiang Suizhou asked.

“He checked, but the number is invalid, and it was sent from abroad… Well, I’m not sure if it’s Wei Zihan, after all, there’s no evidence. But she already knew about this for sure. The way she talked to me that night was strange.” Guan Xi was a bit frustrated, “Now she must think she has won over me.”

Jiang Suizhou was familiar with Wei Zihan. They were classmates before, and she was also Guan Xi’s cousin. They would often meet at parties and banquets.

Guan Xi continued, “Speaking of the grudge between me and her, the intensification point is you.”

Jiang Suizhou calmly drove, “Is it appropriate to blame me for your constant quarrels since childhood?”

Guan Xi glanced at him, “During our adolescence, she liked you and even confessed. But no, you had to choose me. So, you can imagine how angry she is every time she sees me. It started from that time, and she always looks like she wants to kill me whenever she sees me.”

“Is that all?”

“Also, probably because of Wei Xiuyang.”

Jiang Suizhou’s eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Guan Xi mumbled to herself, “You also know that Wei Xiuyang is her younger brother, but Xiuyang has always been close to me. When we were kids, she even said I stole her brother, what nonsense… Clearly, she couldn’t handle her relationship with her brother well. She was always mean to him, so how could Xiuyang possibly like her.”

Jiang Suizhou glanced at her and said, “You’re also mean to Wei Xiuyang. How could he be close to you?”

“Huh? That’s true…” Guan Xi was momentarily stunned, almost getting caught in his words. “No, that’s just joking. I’m usually nice to my brother.”

Jiang Suizhou gave a cold laugh.

Guan Xi said, “Anyway, I haven’t finished dealing with Wei Zihan.”

…

All the items purchased in the afternoon were delivered to Jiang Suizhou’s house. When Guan Xi entered, she saw the living room neatly arranged with the newly arrived items.

“It seems better here than in the store.” Guan Xi eagerly started unpacking the boxes.

As she unpacked with joy, the lingering depressive mood was lifted a bit. Jiang Suizhou watched for a while, seeing her continuous excitement, then bent down and pulled her up.

“What are you doing—”

Jiang Suizhou frowned at her, “Did you plan to keep unpacking boxes all night when you came over tonight?”

Guan Xi raised an eyebrow, “But Mr. Jiang, didn’t you just say for me to come over and see the things I bought?”

“I just mentioned it casually; you don’t have to take it seriously.”

“Huh?”

Jiang Suizhou, looking at her meaningful gaze, decided not to say much. He directly pulled her back to the room.

“You take a shower… Ah—” Guan Xi didn’t finish her sentence before being thrown onto the soft bed.

She propped herself up a bit and saw Jiang Suizhou untying his tie while approaching. His eyes were dark and mysterious, making hearts race. Guan Xi became a bit nervous and placed her hand on his chest, “Wait, are you in a bad mood today, or are you trying to play a forceful scene?”

Jiang Suizhou held her wrist and pressed her to the side, looking down at her, “What do you think?”

“I think you’re in a bad mood.”

Jiang Suizhou’s emotions were easily reflected in these matters. Over the years, Guan Xi had become extremely understanding of him in this regard. Sometimes, when he was stressed or upset about work, he tended to be particularly intense.

“I’m not in a bad mood.” Jiang Suizhou’s voice was low, magnetic, and enticing. “I just want to play with you.”

Guan Xi gave him a skeptical glance, “Really?”

“Mmm.”

Guan Xi relaxed a bit, thinking of going along to set the mood. Suddenly, Jiang Suizhou pulled the belt of her pajamas, lifted her hands, and in a few moves, bound her wrists.

Guan Xi: “…”

She was a bit bewildered.

After realizing, Guan Xi struggled a bit and said indignantly, “Jiang Suizhou, don’t you think you should discuss this kind of thing with me before playing?”

Jiang Suizhou let go of his tie, pinched her chin, and said, “Have you ever heard of someone consulting with their kidnap victim first?”

“…”

“Behave, or else…” Jiang Suizhou leaned down, speaking slowly, “I’ll tear them up.”

In the quiet night, with the moon shining faintly and stars sparse.

Guan Xi was carried away by the river, driven by some inexplicable impulse, until she was completely exhausted. However, in the end, she also found it to be a satisfying experience. Amidst this commotion, she couldn’t shake off the feeling that Er Gou must be in a bad mood. Even though he didn’t express it verbally, she could sense it.

**

She had only slept in the early hours of yesterday morning, and the next day, Guan Xi slept until noon. When she woke up, Jiang Suizhou had already left. He was on a business trip today, probably already at the airport.

After freshening up, Guan Xi went to the wardrobe to change her clothes. The mess from yesterday had already been tidied up by the housekeeping, and she stood in front of a row of new clothes, picking out a short-sleeved shirt.

It had been getting warmer lately. However, just as she was about to put it on, she suddenly paused and hung the short-sleeved shirt back. Because she noticed a faint red mark on her wrist…

Definitely caused by yesterday’s struggle.

Guan Xi cursed Jiang Suizhou in her heart, took a thin long-sleeved shirt instead, and decided to go home.

Buzz—

At that moment, her phone vibrated. Guan Xi picked it up and saw that it was a call from Wei Xiuyang. Since the revelation of her background two days ago, Wei Xiuyang had been calling her incessantly. However, that night, she didn’t want to face so many questions from people, so she didn’t answer anyone’s calls.

Yesterday afternoon, after returning home, Lang Ningyi, Zhong Lingfan, and even her brothers and sisters from the Guan family had called her. She started answering only at that time, reassuring them with some words. She thought that Wei Xiuyang would also call her, but unexpectedly, he remained silent throughout the day.

Guan Xi pressed the answer button: “Hello.”

“Where are you?”

Guan Xi honestly replied: “Jialin Jingyuan.”

“Oh… want to go out for a meal?” Wei Xiuyang’s voice was deadpan, with a hint of hoarseness, as if he had a hangover.

Guan Xi hesitated for a moment: “What’s wrong with you?”

Wei Xiuyang: “Nothing, just come out for a meal.”

Guan Xi knew he must have a lot of questions: “Alright, where?”

“I’ll send you the address.”

“Okay.”

In any case, she thought, sooner or later, she would have to explain things to him. After arriving at the restaurant, Guan Xi was led to a private room by the waiter.

When she pushed the door open, Wei Xiuyang was already inside. She sat across from him and said directly, “Actually, anything you want to know, you can ask your sister. She probably knows everything.”

Wei Xiuyang paused, furrowing his eyebrows, “I’m sorry.”

Guan Xi looked at him unexpectedly, “My matters with Wei Zihan have never involved you. Why are you apologizing now?”

Wei Xiuyang said, “I don’t know how she found out about this.”

“This matter is not exactly a well-kept secret. She has always been interested in my affairs. If she wants to dig, she can always find something,” Guan Xi replied.

Wei Xiuyang hesitated, “So, what do you plan to do now?”

“What do you mean, what to do?” Guan Xi asked.

Wei Xiuyang remained silent, obviously not sure what answer he was looking for. Since the night he found out that Guan Xi was adopted by the Guan family, his mind had been in chaos. Thoughts he shouldn’t have, but were suppressed in his heart, kept surfacing one after another, and he couldn’t contain them.

“Wei Xiuyang, am I really surnamed Guan, and does it really matter to you?”

“Of course, it matters!” Wei Xiuyang answered surprisingly quickly, his face turning dark, “So, if you’re not surnamed Guan and not my sister, are you going to be like everyone else and look down on me?”

Wei Xiuyang was stunned, struggling to speak.

“No…”

“What do you mean then?”

Guan Xi was infuriated by him. Although Wei Xiuyang was her younger brother, she had always treated him like her close friends such as Lang Ningyi. But what was the result? Damn! Men are truly not as sincere as girlfriends!

“I didn’t mean that.” Wei Xiuyang looked at her, his clenched hands trembling, “I just… don’t know what to do.”

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