Ye Zhiwei's expression was very rich. How could Jiang Jianian, who was so good at reading people, not understand? He roughly understood that Ye Zhiwei had returned because someone was following her. He took a deep look at Ye Zhiwei and put the hair dryer on the table.

After Ye Zhiwei realized that Jiang Jianian understood her meaning, she stopped blocking Ji Shuli from entering from behind.

Ji Shuli watched Jiang Jianian blow-dry her hair and said with a smile, "Did you just take a shower?"

Jiang Jianian nodded slightly.

"I just happened to have something to discuss with you. Oh, but my little cousin seems to be in a hurry to take a shower. Could you give her the shower gel she left behind? I'm not in a rush," Ji Shuli said with a smile. "Little cousin, where did you leave your shower gel?"

“The shower gel—” Ye Zhiwei looked at Jiang Jianian for help.

Jiang Jianian then replied in a nonchalant tone, matching Ye Zhiwei's response, "Still in the bathroom."

“Yes, yes, it’s still in the bathroom. Jiang Jianian and I will go to the bathroom to get it.” Ye Zhiwei immediately nodded in agreement.

Jiang Jianian noticed Ye Zhiwei's nervous expression and chuckled inwardly. With Ye Zhiwei's gentle shoving, they went into the bathroom together.

Ye Zhiwei breathed a sigh of relief after following Jiang Jianian into the bathroom.

That's terrifying. Who would have thought that Ji Shuli would suddenly appear?

If Ji Shuli knew that she had come to find Jiang Jianian on her own and had been bullied by Jiang Jianian, she would probably imagine all sorts of dramatic scenarios. Besides, she didn't want to be teased by Ji Shuli.

"Quick, quick, give me the shower gel, I'll be out as soon as I get it." Back in the bathroom with Jiang Jianian, Ye Zhiwei's face flushed as she thought about their intimate moment. She wanted to say something fierce to cover her embarrassment, so she couldn't help but continue, "You better be careful, don't give anything away when you're talking to my cousin later. If he finds out you've been bullying me, you'll be in big trouble."

"Hmm, so what can he do to me?" Jiang Jianian suddenly asked, still holding the shower gel bottle in his hand, but showing no intention of giving it to Ye Zhiwei. He even seemed genuinely puzzled by the question, earnestly asking Ye Zhiwei, "If I really bullied you, what would Ji Shuli do to me?"

Ji Shuli posed absolutely no threat, leaving Ye Zhiwei speechless and unable to find words to refute Jiang Jianian.

What could Ji Shuli possibly do to Jiang Jianian? She even thought of the last time Ji Shuli had enthusiastically tried to teach Jiang Jianian a lesson by playing fencing, only to be taught a lesson in return.

It's completely useless.

Ye Zhiwei didn't dare to look at Jiang Jianian anymore. Whenever they were in the same room, Jiang Jianian's gaze would become very different from usual. Just like now, he was staring at her with a look that seemed to want to devour her.

Jiang Jianian walked up to Ye Zhiwei. As soon as he got close, Ye Zhiwei blushed even more. She pushed Jiang Jianian away and whispered something soft and weak, which Jiang Jianian saw as having no threat whatsoever: "My cousin is still outside. Don't try to do anything to me."

"You know me that well?" Jiang Jianian moved closer to Ye Zhiwei, his voice softening to match hers, seemingly worried that Ji Shuli would notice their movements inside. "And you know so much about what I want to do to you?"

Ye Zhiwei's face turned even redder, and her shoulders unconsciously tightened.

Jiang Jianian's hand seemed to fall uncontrollably onto Ye Zhiwei's face. The gentle caress on Ye Zhiwei's face seemed to fascinate him. His gaze deepened, and the gentler his movements, the more fierce and malevolent his gaze became. After a long while, he said with a somewhat ambiguous tone, "No, you don't understand me. If you understood me, you wouldn't have come back so unguarded, and even actively pushed yourself towards me."

"I only came back because of my cousin," Ye Zhiwei said, blushing as she defended herself.

Jiang Jianian's thumb was still caressing the blush on Ye Zhiwei's face, then her eyes, her eyelashes, and finally, when he lowered his head and was very, very close to Ye Zhiwei, he suppressed the irritation in his heart and slowly said to Ye Zhiwei, "Ye Zhiwei, what I want to do to you is far more outrageous than you can imagine, do you understand—"

Before he could finish speaking, Ye Zhiwei, her face flushed, tiptoed and gently kissed Jiang Jianian's cold lips.

All of Jiang Jianian's irritability and repression seemed to be soothed instantly. Before he could even react to Ye Zhiwei's initiative in kissing him, Ye Zhiwei had already snatched the shower gel from his hand and run away.

Only Jiang Jianian remained in the bathroom, along with the warmth of Ye Zhiwei's kiss on his lips.

Ye Zhiwei took the initiative to kiss him.

Jiang Jianian seemed to freeze for a moment. It took him a while to react, and he touched his lips before finally laughing. There was no trace of violence left in his eyes.

When he was with Ye Zhiwei, he was the one who was completely helpless and at a loss. As long as Ye Zhiwei was willing, he would be completely defeated and lose everything.

*

Ye Zhiwei ran incredibly fast; before Ji Shuli could even react, his little cousin had already dashed off like the wind, without even a word to him.

Ji Shuli thought that since Ye Zhiwei had come out, Jiang Jianian would probably come out soon after, but she couldn't wait for Jiang Jianian to appear. Did Jiang Jianian die in the bathroom?

Ji Shuli: ...

Seeing that ten minutes had passed since Ye Zhiwei ran out, Ji Shuli was just about to go find Jiang Jianian when Jiang Jianian slowly walked out of the bathroom.

"What were you doing in the bathroom? Your little cousin has been gone for so long, why are you only coming out now?" Ji Shuli asked in surprise.

"Take a shower," Jiang Jianian replied succinctly.

Ji Shuli was even more puzzled, "Take a shower? Didn't you just take a shower?"

Jiang Jianian seemed unwilling to continue the discussion. He glanced at Ji Shuli and said expressionlessly, "If you have nothing else to do, you can leave."

Ji Shuli: ...This brat changes his attitude very quickly. He can talk to his little cousin properly when she's around, but when she's not, he turns on her like a jerk, becoming extremely cold and ruthless. I guess he's confident he has his way with his little cousin now, so his attitude towards his cousin is worse than before.

"Xiao Jiang, this attitude of yours is unacceptable, let me tell you," Ji Shuli said, adopting the air of an elder. "My little cousin isn't even married to you yet, and you're already treating her family like this? I've been kind enough to keep this a secret for you, believe me or not, I'll go and report you to your uncle later?"

Jiang Jianian glanced at Ji Shuli, who gave Jiang Jianian a deep look and continued with a smile, "Don't tell me that you didn't bite my little cousin's lip. She's really naive, thinking she can fool me with a few words. Of course, she doesn't want me to know so I pretend not to know, but that doesn't mean I really don't know anything."