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

Ruan Yang sat in her elder brother's lap. After hearing his words, she seemed to think of something and her face turned pale.

She stammered, "...It is quite dangerous."

"Good to know."

Jiang Yanci released his hand, the soft touch still lingering on his fingertips.

His tone was indifferent, and before he could finish saying "I'll give you a private room," his eyes narrowed slightly.

Ruan Yang then said, "Brother, why don't you have your colleague move in with us too, so the three of us can live together?"

Ruan Yang's thinking was naive.

If something happens to her brother, she won't be able to move it by herself, which would be quite dangerous.

Therefore, it's better for three people to live together.

Jiang Yanci: "..."

In psychology, there is a phenomenon called the "house-breaking effect".

If a room is too hot and someone suggests opening a window, someone else will object.

However, if the house is to be demolished, then opening windows is feasible.

Jiang Yanci conceded.

Ruan Yang got to stay in her elder brother's room as she wished.

She was like a monitor with a smart lock; wherever her brother went, her head would automatically follow.

As someone who has watched the entire Final Destination series, Ruan Yang remembers every single one of the ways the "accidents" happened.

Electric shock while showering.

Bathroom hanging.

It is possible!

Just thinking about it makes Ruan Yang feel a chill run down her spine.

Jiang Yanci asked, "You didn't bring any luggage?"

Ruan Yang shook her head.

"I came in a hurry, so I brought myself with me."

"Okay, I understand."

Jiang Yanci made a phone call, and a moment later there was a knock on the door; hotel staff brought in a change of clothes.

Ruan Yang took it into the bathroom and saw that there was also a set of lace lingerie inside.

Her face flushed, and she hid at the very bottom.

……

As night fell, Ruan Yang lay on the sofa playing on her phone.

She had taken a shower and changed into a nightgown, her two shapely legs dangling in the air beneath the hem, swinging back and forth.

The Dragon Boat Festival had just passed, and she still had colorful bell ropes tied to her slender, white ankles.

When shaken, it makes a tinkling sound.

Not far away, Jiang Yanci was working in his office.

The noise is making me feel uneasy.

He closed his laptop. "Let's go to the restaurant for dinner."

Ruan Yang tilted her head. "Can we call them to the room?"

She's now paranoid, fearing something might happen to her brother.

Jiang Yanci assumed she was too lazy to move, so he called the front desk to order dinner.

Dinner arrived half an hour later.

Hearing the doorbell ring, Ruan Yang pricked up her ears like a puppy and ran to open the door.

But when she opened the door, she paused.

A hotel staff member pushed a rose gold food cart, rose petals were scattered on the white stone table, and pink heart-shaped candlesticks swayed with a warm yellow light.

"Hello, this is a special couple's set meal prepared by our hotel for you two. We hope you enjoy your meal."

Ruan Yang quickly waved her hand, "You've got it wrong."

Jiang Yanci came running at the sound, and upon seeing the roses, his expression darkened. "Who gave you permission to make this decision on your own?"

The staff member turned pale. "I'm sorry! I'll leave right away."

Anger damages the liver.

Ruan Yang took her brother's hand and said softly, "Just leave it there, it looks nice, I like it."

To appease her brother, she picked a rose and put it in her hair, intending to amuse her father.

"Brother, am I pretty?"

A vibrant rose adorned the little girl's dark temples; it was impossible to tell which was more beautiful.

Jiang Yanci turned his gaze away.

"Yes, it looks good."

"Brother, you didn't even look at me!"

Ruan Yang feigned anger and moved closer to Jiang Yanci, asking, "Am I pretty or not?"

Seeing her brother's expression relax, Ruan Yang smiled and waved to the staff, "Thank you for the flowers."

The bright red roses made her cheeks appear rosy, adding to her radiant beauty.

The staff were stunned.

Jiang Yanci's eyes showed displeasure. He pulled his sister back to the room and closed the door.

……

The scent of roses still lingered in the air.

The two people sat at the dining table.

Just as Jiang Yanci picked up a dish, Ruan Yang seemed to remember something, stood up, took the dish from her brother's chopsticks, and ate it.

After a moment, she smiled sweetly: "It's not poisonous, brother can eat it."

Jiang Yanci paused, guessing that Ruan Yang's series of strange behaviors today were all related to the nightmare from that day.

He asked, "What if it's poisonous?"

Ruan Yang said, "It's okay, as long as my brother is healthy and alive."

Jiang Yanci's heart skipped a beat.

He suddenly stood up: "I'm going to the bathroom to wash my hands."

"……good."

That's strange, didn't my brother just wash his hands?

The phone on the table vibrated, interrupting Ruan Yang's thoughts.

Ruan Yang glanced at it; it was a video call from "Jiang Zhuo".

Over the past seven years, a conditioned reflex had formed, causing Ruan Yang to press the call button.

"Brother, why did you answer so quickly today?"

—"Feed?"

The two voices collided, and Ruan Yang froze.

She glanced at the phone on the table and realized it was Jiang Yanci's phone.

I had already deleted Jiang Zhuo's WeChat, so how could I have received a video call from him?

Ruan Yang, you really have a pig brain!

"Who are you?"

Jiang Zhuo's surprised voice came from the other end of the phone.

Wow! There's a woman's voice coming from my brother's room?

Ruan Yang leaned closer, about to say that it was her.

Just then, a long, slender, pale hand picked up the phone from the table.

Jiang Yanci took the phone and went to the balcony.

"Brother, are you at the hotel?"

"Who was that girl who answered the phone just now? Do you really have a girlfriend?"

"Wait, what's with that necklace around your neck, and that ring on your finger? Aren't those matching couple rings?"

"Do I really have a sister-in-law?"

Jiang Zhuo's questions came like a machine gun.

Jiang Yanci said calmly, "I'll hang up if there's nothing else."

"Something's wrong!" Jiang Zhuo didn't dare to gossip and said repeatedly, "Big brother, please don't suspend my card, okay!"

"Didn't you win racing prize money last year?"

"The flowers have already been spent."

"Then you'll have to accept it."

Jiang Yanci glanced at Ruan Yang in the living room through the glass, and after confirming that she couldn't hear him, his tone became even colder.

"That black card was a wedding gift I gave to you and Yangyang. Now that you've broken up, I'll naturally cancel your card."

"...It's not exactly a breakup, I just wanted to give her some space," Jiang Zhuo complained. "Brother, you have no idea how dramatic Ruan Yang is, she deleted me on WeChat."

Jiang Yanci spoke in a cold tone.

"Jiang Zhuo, you need to return to China immediately and start preparing for the wedding. The unlimited black card, the villa in Nanshan, and that Lykan supercar you like will all be transferred to your name."

Jiang Zhuo explained:

"But Qiao Ling needs me."

"Brother, I just feel sorry for Qiao Ling. I will marry Ruan Yang, otherwise she will cry again."

When Ruan Yang was mentioned, Jiang Zhuo's lips curved into a smile, as if he was thinking of something.

—"You and Qiao Ling filmed a couple's vlog, and you pretended to be her boyfriend. Was it out of pity?"

Jiang Zhuo paused, "Brother, how did you know?"

"If you don't want others to know, then don't do it in the first place."

"Brother, Lingling's illness is incurable. I just want to accompany her on this journey."

"Have you thought about what would happen if Yangyang saw it online?"

"I...I didn't show my face."

"I can recognize you at a glance, do you think she can't?"

Jiang Zhuo looked at Jiang Yanci pleadingly through the screen.

"So I hope you can help me hypnotize Ruan Yang... You know Ruan Yang's personality, she's spoiled and willful. If she finds out I went abroad to be with Qiao Ling, she might kill me!"

"Brother, please, just hypnotize her for me. Just make her forget me for a month. After a month, I will definitely go back to China and marry her."

"..."

Jiang Yanci's voice was cold and stern, "I won't help you."

"elder brother--"

Jiang Zhuo drawled out her words and acted coquettishly towards him.

Jiang Zhuo is a child who is very good at acting cute.

When I was a child, both my father and mother loved him the most.

Jiang Yanci has always doted on this younger brother.

He would give anything his younger brother liked to him.

Even seven years ago, when the Jiang family was on the verge of bankruptcy, Jiang Zhuo's love of spending money never stopped.

But this was the one thing he couldn't tolerate in his second brother.

Jiang Yanci spoke.

"Jiang Zhuo, you have two choices."

"First, I'll return to China immediately to prepare for my wedding with Yangyang. I can cover your classmate's subsequent medical expenses."

"Secondly, I've cut off your credit card, so don't even think about getting money from Mom or your friends. I'll contact them."

Upon hearing that his elder brother intended to block all his paths, Jiang Zhuo's anger flared up.

"Jiang Yanci, everyone says you're a heartless money-making machine, always putting profit first, and I even argue with them. You are just like they say, a heartless and cold-blooded person."

"Qiao Ling has a terminal illness, a terminal illness, do you understand?!"

"Her only wish is for me to be with her for the next month. Why can't you help her?"

Jiang Zhuo vented his anger all at once.

When she met her brother's calm eyes in the video, she belatedly shrank back.

"Brother, that's not what I meant..."

"Jiang Zhuo," Jiang Yanci interrupted him, her voice calm, "I'm asking you, if Ruan Yang accompanied the boy who had a crush on her on a trip, filmed a couple's vlog, and stayed in the same hotel, how would you feel?"

Jiang Zhuo's expression darkened.

Just imagining that scene makes me feel a little uncomfortable.

But he's stubborn.

"What's the big deal! Bro, you're just too old-fashioned."