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

After breakfast, Jiang Yanci and Yao Jinzhi went to their respective companies.

Jiang Zhaozhao was also sent to kindergarten.

The once-grand Jiang family was now reduced to just Ruan Yang.

She was squatting on the ground, packing packages, when her phone suddenly vibrated.

It was Jiang Zhuo's video call.

After hesitating for a while, Ruan Yang accepted the call.

A young man with dyed red hair appeared on the screen.

Jiang Zhuo was wearing a sleeveless vest, with the North American night behind her.

"Ruan Yang, why did it take you so long to answer the phone?"

"I'm packing my things."

Jiang Zhuo shrugged indifferently, held up his phone, and let the camera pan across the bed, the cabinet, and the bathroom before lazily sitting on the sofa with his long legs casually spread out.

"No one's here, can we relax now?"

This is the video report that Ruan Yang requested, twice a day.

In the past, she would have zoomed in on the video and watched it frame by frame.

Just now, when the camera flashed by, she saw a glimpse of a pale yellow skirt behind the curtains.

The book mentions that pale yellow is the female protagonist Qiao Lingling's favorite color.

Whatever the reason Qiao Lingling appeared in Jiang Zhuo's room in the middle of the night.

It doesn't matter anymore.

Ruan Yang said, "A-Zhuo, you don't need to report anymore. It doesn't matter if you have other girls around you."

On the other end of the video call, Jiang Zhuo's brows furrowed deeply.

"You're throwing a tantrum because the reporting video was a minute late? Ruan Yang, don't go too far."

"No, I wasn't throwing a tantrum..."

"So you're angry because I'm wearing a sleeveless top, but it's really hot here."

"No, I didn't notice what you were wearing..."

Jiang Zhuo was somewhat angry.

"Ruan Yang, can you please stop being so controlling? You won't let me show my skin, but I'll show it anyway! I've decided, I'm breaking up with you for one day!"

As he spoke, he hung up the phone, his face flushed.

Ruan Yang stared at the words "Call Ended" on her phone screen and sighed softly.

Jiang Zhuo and she broke up many times.

Add a deadline each time.

It can take anywhere from one to seven days.

But it won't take more than a week.

Because if it takes more than a week, Ruan Yang will complain to Yao Jinzhi.

The two of them were used to breaking up and getting back together. If she hadn't realized the plot and seen that pale yellow behind the curtains, she might still be deceiving herself.

……

Ruan Yang lowered her head, registered as a member of the dating website, and continued packing the packages.

"...How did this bra chain break?"

After a few seconds of hesitation, she remembered.

This is the first brooch she made.

I had no experience, so the size was too small.

The thin silver chain was digging into Jiang Yanci's body, and finally it snapped.

Ruan Yang contacted the buyer.

Ms. Ruan (whose name is Shizibu): 【Excuse me, I just realized one of my brooches is broken. Can I give you a refund?】

188 Pure Male: [Sister, you don't need to cancel. Can you come to my live stream tonight and give me a gift? I'm a small streamer, I don't have many viewers /crying]

Ruan Yang agreed.

She has a bad memory, but after following the streamer's account, she specifically set a reminder for when the streamer went live.

……

In the evening, "We are a loving family (5)" was very lively.

Jiang Zhaozhao: [I'm going to my piano lesson tonight and eating out.]

Yao Jinzhi: [I have a business dinner tonight, @Jiang Yanci, you'll have dinner with Yangyang.]

Jiang Yanci: [I have an urgent meeting, I'll be home later to have dinner with you.]

Before that, Ruan Yang would definitely have done it.

She hates eating alone, feeling like the whole world has abandoned her.

But today, she obediently replied:

My brother has important work to do, so there's no need for him to rush back.

At dinner time, she was the only one at the large dining table.

The maid stood to the side watching, her brows furrowed.

"Yangyang, why are you eating alone today? Aren't Madam and Young Master keeping you company?"

Ruan Yang looked up and glanced at Song Lejiao.

Song Lejiao was a maid in the Jiang family mansion, and she used to consider her her best friend.

Designer handbags, given away as a gift.

He also shared the million-dollar beauty card with her.

This whole process of checking up on employees and reporting back was taught to her by Song Lejiao.

But she only found out yesterday—

Song Lejiao is the female protagonist's best friend in the book. She enters the Jiang family as a maid in order to cause trouble and bring the female protagonist and Jiang Zhuo together.

Ruan Yang immediately lost her appetite.

"Yangyang, is the food not to your liking? I'll have someone fire the chef who made this dish and replace him with a new one."

"No."

"What do you mean 'no longer needed'!" Song Lejiao raised her voice. "Yangyang, you are the future mistress of the Jiang family. You can fire whoever you want! A girl should have a sense of decency!"

Ruan Yang remained silent.

Song Lejiao, thinking she was still hesitating, continued to fan the flames:

"The chef who makes this dish is named Chen Xiaomei. She's a restless person and used to always smile at the second young master."

Chen Xiaomei.

Ruan Yang recognized the name.

In the original novel, Song Lejiao also urged her to fire Chen Xiaomei.

But Chen Xiaomei's mother was sick and urgently needed money. After being laid off, she lost her income and had no money for treatment, so she passed away.

In despair, Chen Xiaomei jumped off the roof.

Song Lejiao exposed this matter online, claiming that Ruan Yang forced her to do it.

For a time, the entire internet condemned Ruan Yang for being vicious.

It also affected the Jiang family's stock.

Ruan Yang did not want to repeat the same mistake.

This involves two lives.

She was unusually serious. "I need to see her."

Song Lejiao smiled and said, "Okay!"

*

In the kitchen, Chen Xiaomei was on the phone borrowing money.

She is not tall, a bit dark-skinned, and thin, but she is very capable.

"Second Uncle, I beg you, the doctor said that if Mom has the surgery, there's an 80% chance she'll recover... I have a stable job now, I'm a cook at the Jiang family's, and I earn 20,000 yuan a month. I promise to pay you back, principal and interest, in three months!"

On the other end of the phone, my second uncle let go.

"How much more is needed for the surgery...?"

Just then, Song Lejiao pushed the door open and came in.

"Xiaomei, something terrible has happened! Miss Ruan is going to fire you!"

Chen Xiaomei's hand trembled, and she almost dropped her phone.

"What did you say?"

Song Lejiao looked troubled. "Sister, I pleaded for you, saying your mother is sick and urgently needs money. But you know Miss Ruan... when she gets angry, she won't listen to anyone."

"Oh, by the way, she wants you to go to the practice room. Don't mention your mother's illness again, or she won't even pay you your salary this month!"

On the phone, I heard my second uncle gasp in shock.

"Xiaomei, are you getting fired? I can't lend you that money!"

He then hung up the phone.

Chen Xiaomei clutched her phone, feeling completely drained.

She knocked on the door of the practice room, looking lost and disoriented.

I saw a delicate and beautiful woman.

She was wearing a beautiful ballet costume, revealing her slender back, and her graceful legs were pressed against the wooden pole.

Xiaomei thought of her pale and weak mother lying in the hospital bed, and her eyes reddened.

"You're Chen Xiaomei?"

"right."

Ruan Yang put her legs down, picked up an envelope from the table, and walked to the door.

"Here, take this."

Chen Xiaomei held back her tears, remembering Song Lejiao's words. She dared not mention her mother's surgery again and reached out to accept this month's salary.

The sealed envelope arrived, and it felt quite heavy.

She was stunned.

Then Ruan Yang said, "Here is 100,000. Take it to treat your mother's illness."