The younger sister pretends to be hypnotized, and her older brother gets addicted.

Ten minutes ago.

Qiao Lingling sat on the beach, constantly updating the data of Ruan Yang's video.

Since the questions were raised, Ruan Yang's data growth rate has slowed down.

Without this dark horse, Qiao Lingling's own video views smoothly rose to ten million.

Looking at the negative comments below Ruan Yang's video, Qiao Lingling bit her lip helplessly.

She meant well and didn't want Ruan Yang to get into trouble.

Hiring someone as a boyfriend to provoke your ex is extremely undignified.

"Sigh, hopefully this negative review will teach Ruan Yang a lesson."

"A good girl should respect and love herself."

Just then, Jiang Zhuo walked over with a surfboard.

He was wearing red beach shorts, his skin was a healthy tan, his six-pack abs were clearly defined, and his tall, slender physique attracted a lot of attention, with several bikini-clad women trying to strike up a conversation.

Qiao Lingling felt a little jealous.

To assert her dominance, she reached out her hand while simultaneously recording a vlog on her phone.

But then a few new comments popped up on the screen.

[Check out Little Moon's latest update—she's debunked the rumors!]

My boyfriend is incredibly handsome!

[He's even more handsome than the boyfriend in the vlog next door!]

[A fangirl is here! This is definitely an unedited photo taken with the original Apple camera, no skin smoothing at all! These two have such divine looks!]

Qiao Lingling's smile froze.

She clicked on Ruan Yang's latest video.

The first thing you see is a group photo.

The man exuded an air of nobility, with deep-set features. He wore a sharp, tailored suit and his arms were positioned in a semi-encircling posture, somewhat aggressively pulling the woman into his embrace.

The girl looked at the camera with her watery eyes, appearing somewhat shy.

The strapless dress in the champagne was adorned with naturally lustrous pearls, making it breathtakingly beautiful.

To anyone, they look like a couple deeply in love.

"Lingling, what are you looking at?"

Jiang Zhuo's voice rang out from above.

Before Qiao Lingling could put her phone away, Jiang Zhuo's amber eyes caught sight of the sweet photo on the screen, and his expression changed drastically.

—Isn't this my elder brother and Ruan Yang?

Qiao Lingling, being perceptive, noticed Jiang Zhuo's somber expression.

It seems Ruan Yang was right after all.

Jiang Zhuo was indeed jealous when he saw her intimate interactions with other men.

Qiao Lingling's heart tightened.

We absolutely cannot let Jiang Zhuo misunderstand!

She stopped hiding the phone and instead handed it over, her tone soft and gentle:

"Ah Zhuo, I was going to tell you this yesterday... Miss Ruan actually hired a male model to help her practice ballet basics in order to win you back. I rarely speak ill of girls, but her movements... were a bit too much."

Jiang Zhuo didn't hear the second half of the sentence, only asking, "Male model?"

"right."

Qiao Lingling showed him the video, "Azhuo, don't blame Miss Ruan. She's just acting like a young girl, trying to make you jealous. I'm a girl too, I understand her."

Normally, if Jiang Zhuo heard these words, he would probably think that Ruan Yang was up to her old tricks again.

But now, looking at the comments section filled with "I'm shipping them!"

Then he looked at Ruan Yang and his elder brother standing side by side.

He felt a strange, inexplicable unease rising within him.

Seeing that he looked unwell, Qiao Lingling added, "The male model that Miss Ruan hired is quite good-looking... but people in this profession are probably not very clean."

Jiang Zhuo interrupted her: "Ruan Yang isn't that kind of person."

He paused, his tone becoming more serious: "The person in the video is my older brother, not some male model."

Qiao Lingling froze.

After a long pause, she managed a smile. "So it's President Jiang. No wonder I didn't think he had the air of a male model. I didn't expect him to cooperate with Miss Ruan in this act, making you jealous."

"impossible!"

Jiang Zhuo's tone was unusually heavy.

Qiao Lingling forced a smile. "I'm sorry, A-Zhuo, I misspoke. I just felt that Miss Ruan must miss you... Why don't you go back? I'll be fine here by myself."

This tactic of retreating to advance has proven effective time and again for Qiao Lingling.

But now.

Jiang Zhuo spoke up, "Yes, I need to go back to China."

Qiao Lingling was taken aback.

Jiang Zhuo's gaze remained fixed on the screen.

Looking at Ruan Yang's watery eyes and luscious red lips in the camera lens...

He had a vague feeling that something about her was different.

Ruan Yang used to be very thin, but now her face is fuller and her complexion is much better. Her fair face is flushed with pink, like a red rose adorned with dew in the morning.

This was an expression Jiang Zhuo had never seen before.

She possessed her usual air of arrogance, yet was excessively beautiful.

She looked at the camera with a mixture of surprise and timidity.

It was as if they had been bullied.

But she's so spoiled, who would dare bully her?

Jiang Zhuo couldn't explain why he wanted to return to China.

Of course, he didn't think there was anything between his elder brother and Ruan Yang.

The eldest brother is extremely self-disciplined and respectful of propriety; he has never been around a girl.

As for Ruan Yang, she only had eyes for herself, like a clingy little tail.

He said, "Lingling, I'm going back to China for a while. Take good care of yourself and get well during this time."

Qiao Lingling's face turned deathly pale.

But Jiang Zhuo didn't see it.

He took out his phone and bought a plane ticket back to Beijing and Hong Kong.

When making a payment, a message pops up on the screen: "Insufficient bank card balance."

Jiang Zhuo frowned and asked a friend for help.

[Friend]: Brother Zhuo, it's not that I don't want to lend you money, it's just that your older brother said—whoever lends you money can't stay in Beijing or Hong Kong.

After a while, my friend added:

[Friend]: Why don't you sell your watch? You can get a lot of money from it. Your boyfriend, Ruan Yang, spent 2000 million on a men's watch at auction. Your birthday is coming up soon, so it must be a gift for you.

My friend didn't mention the time of the auction.

Jiang Zhuo subconsciously assumed that Ruan Yang had bought it before she lost her memory.

His lips unconsciously curved into a smile, and his mood inexplicably improved.

As his friend said, he sold the watch.

However, the local unscrupulous merchants drastically lowered the price, leaving him with only 100,000 yuan.

I can't even afford a first-class ticket.

Seeing this, Qiao Lingling felt a pang of panic.

She took Jiang Zhuo's hand and said understandingly, "I'll go back with you too. If Miss Ruan blames me, I'll be able to explain to her..."

Jiang Zhuo hesitated.

10 yuan would have been enough to buy a business class ticket.

But if we add Qiao Lingling—

"That works too."

The two bought economy class tickets for the next available flight.

Back at the hotel, as she packed her things, Qiao Lingling couldn't stop crying.

She hid in the bathroom and cried to Song Lejiao.

After hearing this, Song Lejiao was both angry and heartbroken.

"I never imagined Ruan Yang was so cunning! She deliberately filmed a video with Jiang Yanci to make Jiang Zhuo jealous! She deserves to die!"

"...Don't say that, she just loves Jiang Zhuo too much."

"My dear girl, Ruan Yang is about to steal Jiang Zhuo away, why are you still speaking up for her? Don't worry, I won't let Ruan Yang, that homewrecker, get away with it!"

I hung up the phone.

Song Lejiao's eyes lit up, and she contacted Chen Xiaomei.