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

Jiang Yanci hung up the phone.

He was afraid he would say something even harsher to his second brother.

After dinner, Jiang Yanci had an impromptu meeting.

He went to the hotel's conference room, and Ruan Yang followed him, like a little tail.

Jiang Yanci was holding a meeting on his computer, while Ruan Yang was submitting resumes on his phone across from him.

Jiang Yan quit running at the gym, and Ruan Yang followed her uphill.

Even when Jiang Yanci takes a shower at night, Ruan Yang has to squeeze into the bathroom first, lay out a non-slip mat, and turn off the hair dryer.

Then he quietly moved his small stool and stood guard at the door.

Jiang Yanci: "...You want to sit here?"

Ruan Yang nodded. "Yes."

Even when Jiang Yanci was taking a bath, she was still busy.

Wearing an earphone in one ear while scrolling through TikTok, and keeping watch with the other ear.

If Jiang Yanci didn't speak for a while, she would ask in a soft voice, "Brother?"

After a long day of travel, her voice was a little hoarse. If Jiang Yanci didn't reply, she would call out to him several times.

Another time, she called him seven or eight times, but Jiang Yanci didn't respond.

Ruan Yangteng sat up abruptly, about to break down the door.

Fortunately, just as she was about to touch the doorknob, Jiang Yanci responded to her.

"I am here."

Ruan Yang breathed a sigh of relief.

Good heavens! In the half minute that Jiang Yanci didn't reply, countless images of her brother's tragic death flashed through her mind.

Even the screenwriter of "Final Destination" might not be as bloodthirsty as her.

For some reason, she felt that her brother was taking too long to take a bath today.

It went on for so long that she started to feel sleepy.

As Ruan Yang was scrolling through Douyin (TikTok), a familiar yet unfamiliar face came into her view.

It's Qiao Lingling.

Ruan Yang had seen this face in Jiang Zhuo's WeChat Moments. It was a typical face of a resilient and innocent girl, with a sweet and gentle smile.

This is a couple's vlog.

Qiao Lingling's boyfriend didn't appear on camera, but he would feed her ice cream, teach her to surf, teach her to snorkel, and take her out for candlelight dinners.

The final scene is under the cover of night, with the two of them facing a hotel mirror, the man's Rolex watch resting on Qiao Lingling's slender waist.

Qiao Lingling stuck out her tongue at the camera and said, "We're going to sleep now. See you tomorrow."

The post received over 100,000 likes, and the comments section was full of praise for how sweet they were.

Even though her boyfriend wasn't in the picture, Ruan Yang recognized him at a glance.

That person was Jiang Zhuo.

Ruan Yang had been in love with Jiang Zhuo for 7 years.

Seven years ago, she woke up in the hospital and learned that her parents had immigrated abroad with her brother and the fake heiress. She felt that she had been abandoned again because she was not good enough.

Jiang Zhuo secretly gave her a little note, telling her that she was fine.

How could anyone not be tempted?

Ruan Yang scrolled through the comments section and saw several familiar accounts.

They are all Jiang Zhuo's brothers.

[Are you serious, buddy?]

[Is this an official announcement? That's wonderful! Hello, sister-in-law!]

[My bro has great taste, they're such a perfect match! You definitely deserve better!]

The arrogant young men offered their sincere blessings, all calling Qiao Ling "sister-in-law" in the comments section.

But they never called Ruan Yang that.

Ruan Yang wasn't jealous, but rather felt a bit sentimental.

If she hadn't awakened her plot point, perhaps she really would have acted like in the book, harboring resentment and bitterness, and treating Qiao Lingling as a hypothetical enemy.

After thinking for a moment, Ruan Yang bought 5000 yuan worth of Douyin Plus software to promote the video.

Consider it adding to the romance between the male and female leads.

Ruan Yang continued scrolling through the videos.

But WeChat kept ringing.

They are Jiang Zhuo's good brothers.

[Zhou Shiji]: Yangyang, don't be sad, you deserve the best! I've always felt that Jiang Zhuo wasn't good enough for you! How about we go buy a bag tomorrow? I'll pay, and we'll help you forget that scumbag Jiang Zhuo!

[Qi Xia]: Jiang Zhuo is a real scoundrel. Sister, are you in Beijing or Hong Kong? I'll take you for a drive tomorrow.

[You Yu]: Little Yangyang, do you want to come to Finland to see the Northern Lights? I'll go with you! Back in high school, I always felt there was something ambiguous between Jiang Zhuo and Qiao Lingling, but I never expected him to cheat on me! Once unfaithful, always unfaithful, Yangyang, you absolutely cannot forgive him!

"..."

Ruan Yang was stunned.

Aren't these the three people who were calling Qiao Lingling "sister-in-law" the most enthusiastically in her comment section just now?

She rubbed her eyes to make sure she wasn't seeing things, then scratched her head.

She remembered that it was these same three people who had commented on Jiang Zhuo's WeChat Moments before, saying they wanted to see her make a fool of herself.

They were all Jiang Zhuo's best friends.

Yeah, our relationship wasn't that good at first.

In her second year of high school, Ruan Yang went to find Jiang Zhuo after school and found him fighting.

Just as a fist was about to land on Jiang Zhuo, she quickly blocked it.

Strangely, the pain did not come.

Instead, Jiang Zhuo took advantage of the opening and knocked down the three people.

However, Zhou Shiji and the others weren't angry. Instead, they stared at Ruan Yang and asked, "Who are you?"

Jiang Zhuo was very vigilant and protected her behind him.

"Come at me if you have a problem, but don't touch my sister."

Ruan Yang poked her hairy head out from behind Jiang Zhuo and stammered, "If you... if you dare to come any closer, I'll... call the police!"

Zhou Shiji and the others suddenly laughed.

They abandoned their previous arrogance and, laughing, put their arms around Jiang Zhuo's neck.

"Young Master Jiang, we've become friends after this little misunderstanding, I'm determined to make you my friend!"

Then, the four of them became good friends.

The three of them treated Jiang Zhuo exceptionally well, even letting him test drive their newly acquired race car.

During the years when Ruan Yang was most innocent and pure, she once regarded them as rivals in love.

Until one time when Jiang Zhuo was not around, they let it slip that Jiang Zhuo had dated all the school beauties and class beauties in high school.

Looking back now, they didn't just let it slip; they did it on purpose.

I deliberately wanted to see her make a fool of herself!

Ruan Yang recalled even more details.

The three of them were also present when Jiang Zhuo abandoned her in the haunted house and when he pretended to have an accident on the field.

They must have tricked her into going out so they could laugh at her.

Ruan Yang shrank back.

These men are so cunning!

She was so scared that she blocked all three of them before finally letting out a sigh of relief.

She was determined to tell her brother about this after he finished showering, so he could help her get revenge!