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

Ke Yun.

Upon seeing this name, the scene from the auction day flashed before Jiang Yanci's eyes.

Jiang Yanci frowned.

Was Yangyang's appearance at the auction that day really to surprise him?

[Jiang Yanci]: Go check the surveillance footage from the day of the auction.

A few minutes later, Assistant Lu replied.

[Assistant Lu]: President Jiang, the surveillance footage from that night is damaged.

Jiang Yanci's eyes darkened slightly.

Ruan Yang rummaged through the rice in her bowl, feeling the gaze on her, and turned her head to look.

Jiang Yanci's gaze fell on him, his expression dark.

On the other side, seeing that his elder brother didn't react, Jiang Zhuo repeated, "Brother, I want to talk to you alone."

Jiang Yanci said calmly, "Wait."

He released his grip on Ruan Yang's hand, stood up, and glanced at her, saying, "Come to the study with me."

Ruan Yang was bewildered.

The older brother's tone wasn't very friendly; it was even somewhat suppressed and cold.

Ruan Yang was somewhat at a loss, but followed.

Jiang Zhuo thought that her elder brother had agreed to restore Ruan Yang's memories, so she smiled and followed him to the study.

But just as he was about to go in, he was locked out.

……

The wooden door closed, revealing Jiang Yanci's study, which was decorated in a solid wood style. A reddish-brown solid wood desk faced the door, behind which was a matching bookcase filled with books.

"Brother, what do you need me for?" Ruan Yang asked, bewildered.

Jiang Yanci sat down in the black leather chair, took off his glasses, pulled out an alcohol wipe from the table, and carefully wiped his fingers.

Have you been practicing these past few days?

Seeing his movement, Ruan Yang gripped her skirt tightly and stepped back.

Jiang Yanci pulled the person back.

Ruan Yang was pulled closer.

The man's bent knee pressed against her leg, the rough twill fabric of his suit rubbing against the front of her thigh, exuding a strong sense of aggression.

She stood, occupying a higher position, yet she trembled under the oppressive aura of the man in the seat.

She opened her mouth, trembling, "I practiced..."

Jiang Yanci casually asked, with his arms draped over either side of the chair, "How did you train?"

Ruan Yang bit her lip. "Just look in the mirror."

Jiang Yanci raised an eyebrow, his gaze falling on her hands. "Tell your brother how to practice in front of a mirror?"

Ruan Yang clenched her fingers.

She was referring to practicing ballet.

But what Jiang Yanci said was clearly not true.

Meeting those thick, dark eyes, Ruan Yang felt a sense of danger and turned to run away.

Before she could run two steps, her waist was grabbed by a large hand.

Following the force of that palm, she fell into the familiar embrace.

"Sweetie, let your husband check your practice results."

……

Jiang Zhuo waited outside the door, feeling utterly bored.

The study is an important place in the Jiang family home. Soundproofing panels have been installed, making the room very quiet.

Jiang Zhuo had always been curious about how her older brother hypnotized people.

He pressed his ear against the door, listening to what was happening inside.

……

Ruan Yang sat on the table, crying until her voice was hoarse.

Jiang Yanci spoke slowly and deliberately, "Little liar, you didn't practice properly at all."

Her little face was streaked with tears, her almond-shaped eyes were filled with mist, and she was sobbing softly, looking utterly aggrieved.

Ruan Yang grabbed his hand and pleaded, "No more, I was wrong..."

Jiang Yanci raised his eyes. "What did I do wrong?"

Ruan Yang sobbed, wanting it to end as soon as possible, "I shouldn't have forgotten to practice..."

Jiang Yanci said coldly, "Not this one. Think again."

Ruan Yang looked bewildered. "I...I don't know."

"How pitiful." Jiang Yanci sighed softly. "She has to apologize even when she did nothing wrong. Yangyang must feel very wronged."

His tone was gentle, but he didn't pause for a moment.

Ruan Yang really didn't know what she had done wrong. She shrank back, terrified, but instinctively climbed into his arms, clinging tightly to him, awkwardly trying to please him: "Honey, kiss me..."

So well-behaved.

But Jiang Yanci turned his head away, avoiding her attempt to kiss him.

Ruan Yang's tears welled up instantly, and only then did he raise his hand to touch her face.

Tears streamed down his fingertips as he moved them to the necklace around her neck.

"Yangyang, do you like this necklace?"

Ruan Yang, who was in a daze just a second ago, suddenly shrank back after hearing the question.

Necklace, that's it.

She thought Jiang Yanci wouldn't come back today, so she wore the pearl necklace that Ke Yun had given her.

So, is the older brother jealous?

A wise person knows when to yield. Ruan Yang buried her head in his chest and echoed his words, "...I don't like it."

"real?"

"real."

A soft laugh came from above. "Then let your husband take it off for you, and we can do something else, okay?"

Ruan Yang thought Jiang Yanci didn't want to see the chain and wanted to change it to another style.

Although she felt somewhat apologetic to Ke Yun, she was in dire straits, barely able to save herself, and could only obediently nod.

Seeing that the little girl had agreed.

Jiang Yanci smiled and leaned down to kiss her rosy lips. "Yangyang, you promised this yourself."

Ruan Yang trembled, vaguely realizing that something was wrong, and wanted to run away.

But her waist was held tightly by strong arms.

Pearls fell onto Jiang Yanci's fingertips.

"Baby, it's too late."

……

Outside the door, Jiang Zhuo heard no conversation; it was so quiet that he could only hear his own breathing.

This door is really soundproof.

The clock on the wall ticked slowly, and in the blink of an eye, two hours had passed.

Jiang Zhuo began to have doubts.

Does hypnosis really take that long?

But then again, he had known Ruan Yang for seven years, and recalling those seven years of memories was not an easy task.

Jiang Zhuo leaned against the door and waited.

But a faint sobbing sound came from inside the door.

That's Ruan Yang's voice. Why is she crying?

Jiang Zhuo was a little worried, so he knocked on the door. "Big brother, are you all alright?"

But there was no movement inside.

A strange feeling arose in Jiang Zhuo's heart.

Ruan Yang had cried in front of him many times before, as if she were made of water. He really couldn't understand where she got so many tears.

Especially that time in college.

The two had been in a cold war for a long time because of the secret room incident. He took Zhou Shiji's advice and pretended to have an accident at the racetrack to call Ruan Yang.

Ruan Yang thought he had really been in an accident, so she rushed to the racetrack.

She lay beside his race car, sobbing uncontrollably, saying between sobs:

"Jiang Zhuo, wake up... I'll never argue with you again... Please don't die..."

The sound of crying was heartbreaking.

But the crying that came from inside the door just now was different from her usual crying.

It felt like pain, or like something was being suppressed.

Jiang Zhuo felt a strange sensation upon hearing this.

How exactly did the older brother hypnotize her?

Why would someone cry like that?

Jiang Zhuo's heart softened, and she turned the doorknob of her study, then pushed open the door to her elder brother's study...