Jiang Yu originally intended to call Fang Zhi an hour later, but he went to bed too late last night and fell asleep while waiting. When he opened his eyes again, it was already evening.

He cursed under his breath, picked up his phone, and dialed the number without hesitation.

Fang Zhi curled up on the bed, her legs bent and her arms wrapped around her knees, a position she maintained for the entire afternoon.

The sudden ringing of her phone snapped her out of her reverie, and she slowly picked it up. The familiar last four digits were from the number she had dialed halfway through the morning before hanging up.

Hello? May I ask who you are?

Hearing the girl's soft and charming voice, Jiang Yu suppressed his excitement and moved his thin lips slightly, "It's me."

A deep, slightly husky voice came from the other end of the phone. Fang Zhi was taken aback and tentatively asked, "Jiang Yuze?"

He gave a soft "hmm," and asked, "Why did you ask Liu Siyi to tell me that I can't go out recently?"

She could talk to Siyi about these private matters because they were close enough, but Jiang Yu couldn't.

Moreover, Fang Zhi didn't want everyone to know about this relationship, which she considered abnormal.

She was afraid of being looked at differently by others.

"Can I not answer?" She pursed her lips, her tone unusually firm. "In any case, you shouldn't go out for the time being."

If it was someone outside the school he had offended seeking revenge, there was nothing he couldn't say. Jiang Yu's eyes flickered, and an unlikely possibility surfaced in his mind.

"Is it because of your brother?" The moment the words left his mouth, the atmosphere became strangely quiet. Jiang Yu secretly regretted that his words had been too blunt and might have hurt her.

Because he could tell from the smallest details that Fang knew the taboo between her and her brother.

After Jiang Yuze uttered those words, Fang Zhi was first surprised, then his heart raced, and after a long while, he softly uttered three words, "You know?"

"I know some." The boy spoke slowly and with difficulty. He, who was usually carefree and easygoing, carefully considered his words in front of the girl he loved so as not to hurt her again.

“On Liu Siyi’s birthday, I saw him being affectionate with you, which is not how a normal older brother should act.”

Fang Zhi's eyelashes trembled. Two months had passed since Si Yi's birthday. So he knew back then.

Besides Jiang Yuze, were there other people who knew about the incident that day...?

Through the phone, Jiang Yu couldn't see the girl's expression, but he listened to her disordered breathing and felt worried. "Did your brother make things difficult for you?"

"No." The girl's voice was very soft, as if it would dissipate with a gust of wind.

Jiang Yu didn't believe it, because he liked Fang Zhi, and that man was trying to drive him away by any means necessary, even involving his parents. He didn't believe that such a possessive person would let Fang Zhi go so easily.

"You told me not to go out because your brother is planning to harm me?"

He pleaded anxiously, "Zhizhi, what's wrong? Tell me, okay? Trust me, I'll definitely help you."

Hearing the car engine, she knew her brother was back. Her heart tightened. "No need. Just remember not to go out during this time. I'm hanging up now. And don't call me again."

They were lucky this time; the phone call didn't happen in front of their brother. Next time, things might be different.

"Wait a minute..."

Without giving the boy time to finish speaking, Fang Zhi hung up the phone and then deleted the call records of Liu Siyi and Jiang Yuzhe.

Knowing her brother's personality, he might check her phone to see if she had tipped him off.

She didn't want one problem to be solved only for another to arise, otherwise things might really be difficult to resolve in the end.

downstairs.

With more servants in the house, Wang Ma's work became much easier. When she saw the man open the door, she went to greet him.

"Sir, you're back."

"Hmm." Qi Shen stood in the entryway changing his shoes, his voice indifferent. "Where's Zhizhi?"

"Miss has been in her bedroom all afternoon and hasn't come out."

Qi Shen's brow twitched, a thoughtful look in his eyes, before he looked at Wang Ma and asked, "Is dinner ready?"

The latter said, "It's ready, it's all in the kitchen."

"Wang Ma, serve the dishes first." Qi Shen casually raised his hand. "I'll go upstairs and call her."

"OK."

-

Qi Shen went back to his bedroom first.

Without his permission, servants were not allowed to go upstairs or enter the master's bedroom.

The bedroom still looked the same as it did in the morning; the sheets were disheveled, and clothes were scattered all over the floor, creating a mess. An ornate anklet lay quietly on the bedside table.

Qi Shen gave a soft sneer.

The young girl probably still vividly remembered what happened last night, as she didn't take her skirt or underwear back with her.

He looked around, picked up the clothes from the ground, folded them neatly, and slowly walked outside.

Standing at the door of Fang Zhi's bedroom, Qi Shen turned the doorknob, but the door did not open.

Realizing the door was locked from the inside, he calmly let go and gently knocked on the door with his long, slender index and middle fingers together.

In the bedroom, the girl looked up towards the door, and through the heavy door, she could almost see her brother's figure.

She slowly got out of bed only after the door was knocked on again.

The door opened.

Qi Shen looked at the girl nestled against his chest, his deep eyes filled with warmth and tenderness. "Are you sleeping?"

Fang Zhi lowered his head slightly and shook it from side to side.

“Wang Ma said you haven’t come downstairs all afternoon.” Qi Shen lifted the girl’s face by her chin. “Why did you lock yourself in your room?”

Fang Zhi glanced sideways subtly, trying to avoid meeting his gaze, and said, "I didn't do anything."

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