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

His deep, magnetic voice brushed against her earlobe, and his warm breath felt like downy feathers brushing against her ear tips.

Ruan Yang trembled, a tingling sensation running down her spine.

Doubao's words, "Your older brother likes you," kept echoing in my mind.

All the wishful thinking and self-deception from before vanished in an instant.

Yao Jinzhi knocked on the door twice more:

"Yangyang? I'd like to talk to you."

Ruan Yang opened her mouth, but it felt like something was blocking her throat.

Jiang Yanci is terrifying now.

She didn't know what was wrong with him, but the burning look in his eyes was definitely not rational.

Once he comes to his senses, he will definitely regret everything he's done.

Ruan Yang clutched the bed sheet, and as soon as her lips parted slightly, Jiang Yanci leaned down and kissed her.

All cries for help were swallowed up between their lips and teeth.

He pulled her into his arms, his strength both tangible and restrained.

It was like enclosing her in an airtight barrier.

Even Ms. Yao's voice outside the door had faded into the distance.

All thoughts of calling for help were swallowed back down.

She was easily subdued by Jiang Yanci, whose strength was so great that it felt like he was pressing her into his bones.

Ruan Yang's mind was in complete chaos.

After an unknown amount of time, when Jiang Yan left, the air between the two finally began to flow again.

Ruan Yang's mouth was freed again, and her first thought was to call out to Yao Jinzhi.

Ms. Yao will come to save her...

But then, Jiang Yanci picked her up in his arms.

No, it should be "end".

Her knees were pressed against her chest, and those strong arms wrapped around the back of her knees from behind.

It's like holding a white porcelain vase.

Jiang Yanci carried her to the door.

The restrained suit had been removed at some point, and their skin touched without any barrier, causing Ruan Yang's slender back to tremble.

She could clearly feel the bulging veins on the arms that were wrapped around her, and the pounding heartbeat of the chest pressed against her back.

It was as if what was surging inside was not blood, but magma erupting from a volcano.

Ruan Yang's throat tightened.

It was as if magma had erupted into her throat, scalding her so much that she couldn't speak.

"Baby, lift your head."

A deep voice whispered in my ear.

Ruan Yang looked up and saw Jiang Yanci stop in front of the full-length mirror.

This mirror was chosen by Ruan Yang in high school. It has a light pink cream cloud border and stickers of her favorite boy band idols on it.

Back then, Ruan Yang was so obsessed with her idol that she kept him in a place she could see every day, which made her very happy.

But right now.

As soon as Ruan Yang's gaze fell on the mirror, she was so startled that she turned her head away.

Jiang Yanci, however, refused to let her lower her head.

Those strong fingers gripped her chin, forcing her to face the mirror.

In the mirror, she was being held by a tall man.

Three inches below the collarbone, a deep red hickey is slowly emerging.

Like a flower seeping out from under the skin.

Her face was flushed, and her eyes were glistening with moisture.

He looked disheveled and ambiguous, as if he had been severely bullied.

Ruan Yang froze in his arms.

Jiang Yanci freed one hand and gripped the metal doorknob, his dark eyes fixed on the mirror, his low, husky voice whispering in my ear.

"Should we open the door?"

With each word he spoke, he twisted his hand slightly.

The sound of metal spinning was very noticeable in the quiet air, stimulating Ruan Yang's nerves.

"Don't open the door..."

Tears welled in her eyes as she pleaded softly.

How pitiful.

Jiang Yanci lowered his eyes and kissed away the tears at the corners of her eyes, his tone gentle.

"Do you know what to say now?"

Ruan Yang nodded, tears streaming down her face.

Ruan Yang tried hard to suppress the tremor in her voice as she said to Yao Jinzhi through the door, "I'm sorry, I'm a little tired today... How about tomorrow?"

Yao Jinzhi didn't suspect anything. "Okay, then you should get some rest."

Outside the door, the footsteps faded into the distance.

Jiang Yanci gently patted Ruan Yang's trembling body, his tone soft, "Good child."

Ruan Yang's body was still trembling.

"Were you scared?"

Jiang Yanci gazed at the little girl in the mirror. "Yangyang, this is normal. What are you afraid of?"

unusual.

My older brother is acting very strangely right now.

She met Jiang Yanci's scrutinizing gaze in the mirror, suppressing her fear and trying to calm herself.

Ruan Yang dared not let her elder brother know that she was faking being hypnotized.

She dared not gamble on what would happen.

She made up her mind; tomorrow she would go to Italy with Ke Yun to get away from all this drama.

But now, she needs to keep Jiang Yanci calm.

Ruan Yang lowered her head and pursed her lips, "...But it can't be in front of other people."

"Just don't do it in front of others?" Jiang Yanci chuckled, releasing her chin. "I'll be more careful next time."

He turned her around, held her face to face in his arms, gently wiped the glistening moisture from the corner of her mouth with his thumb, and then closed her clothes for her.

The movements were a hundred times gentler than before.

Ruan Yang's mind was even more confused by his sudden gentleness.

Just now, he was clearly still in that domineering and forceful posture.

But at this moment, he seems like a completely different person.

The palms that cupped her face were warm and restrained, and the fingers that straightened her clothes were polite and gentlemanly.

Jiang Yanci lowered his eyes to look at her, the crimson in his eyes had mostly faded, revealing the familiar, usually cool and gentle eyes she knew.

"Does it hurt?"

He suddenly asked, his fingertip lightly touching the small patch of skin on her lower lip that had been bitten.

Ruan Yang shook his head.

She didn't know how she should react at that moment.

She simply nestled in his arms, trying not to anger him, and said, "Brother, you scared me just now."

Her watery eyes reddened as she leaned on him dependently.

Like a frightened bird that depends on its master.

Jiang Yanci indeed benefited from it.

He sighed, pressed his forehead against hers, and breathed on her nose. "It's my fault."

He lowered his voice, "But next time you're not allowed to say you don't want your brother, understand?"

Ruan Yang nodded, reverting to her obedient demeanor, "Okay, brother."

"What did you call me?"

"Husband."

She had barely uttered those two words when she was kissed by gentle lips again.

In the darkness of night, the two bodies sank back into the bed.

Her body was still trembling, like a child who had stopped crying but was still sobbing.

Jiang Yanci felt a pang of sympathy and gently patted her back with his palm as if to comfort her.

"Yangyang, never leave your husband, okay?"

"……good."

"Good girl, go to sleep."

Jiang Yanci suppressed the burning desire in his heart and placed a goodnight kiss on her forehead.

He wanted to fulfill his duties as a husband the moment she called him "husband" in her soft, gentle voice.

But he has already frightened her today.

Never mind, no rush tonight.

He has already contacted the staff of the Civil Affairs Bureau, and they will come to his home tomorrow to complete the marriage registration.

Ruan Yang was completely unaware of this.

Her eyelashes fluttered slightly as she buried her head in Jiang Yanci's arms, at an angle he couldn't see.

She lied.

Tomorrow morning, she plans to take her visa and passport to find Ke Yun and leave Beijing and Hong Kong with her.