Su Yan turned her head and saw the person who kicked open the door to the private room, and her body stiffened.

"Senior brother, what brings you here?" she asked awkwardly.

Guo Ziming stood there staring at her, his face terribly gloomy, and anger permeated his entire body.

Jingmao had seen Guo Ziming on other occasions, but he never expected to see him in person so soon!

He quickly stepped forward and said, "Hello Mr. Guo, my name is Jingmao, and I am a friend of Miss Su. I was unaware of your presence. My apologies for not recognizing you!"

His smile was as bright as a chrysanthemum, and he was so immersed in the joy of currying favor with someone powerful that he hadn't noticed Guo Ziming's displeasure.

Guo Ziming glanced down at him, then looked at the girl who was staring blankly at the table and questioned her, "Did you find someone like this to escape my feelings? Do you want me to give up?"

Su Yan was stunned for a moment, then quickly stood up to defend herself, "Senior brother, you misunderstood. I didn't have such thoughts. There was a reason why I had dinner with Jing Mao."

"Really?" Guo Ziming chuckled self-deprecatingly. "You even have him wipe your mouth while you eat? Su Yan, you're really something."

Jingmao finally realized that something was wrong with Guo Ziming, thinking that he didn't like other men getting close to Su Yan, so he said, "Mr. Guo, I really like Miss Su and I want to pursue her, but I don't know if she is willing to give me this opportunity."

It’s over!

Su Yan closed her eyes in despair, cursing Jing Mao inside and out in her mind.

really.

Guo Ziming laughed in exasperation, "You like her? And you're going to pursue her?!"

Jingmao nodded sincerely and said, "I fell in love with Miss Su at first sight. If she is willing to be with me, I will do everything I can to treat her well!"

Before he could finish speaking, he was kicked away.

Jingmao rolled around on the ground a few times before finally hitting the leg of the dining table, leaving him dazed and in pain.

He was furious when he came to his senses, but he had to pretend to be innocent. "Mr. Guo, why...why did you kick me?"

After saying that, he looked at Su Yan with a wronged expression, hoping she would say something on his behalf.

How could Su Yan dare to speak?

This was the first time she had ever seen Guo Ziming so angry. His eyes were fierce, as if he wanted to devour someone, which was completely different from his usual playful and smiling demeanor.

Guo Ziming sneered, "I kicked you to tell you what you are? You think you're worthy of pursuing Su Yan? I'm warning you, stay far away from her from now on, or you'll regret it!"

After saying this, he stepped forward, grabbed Su Yan's hand, and strode out of the private room.

Jingmao watched their departing figures with a gloomy expression, feeling both angry and confused.

He just wanted to pursue Su Yan, why was Guo Ziming so angry?!

How dare he say he's not worthy!

"Pah!" Jing Mao said with utter disdain.

If Guo Ziming hadn't been born into a good family, how could he have had the ability to swagger around in front of him?

He will definitely get back tenfold for today's humiliation!

Since Guo Ziming cares so much about Su Yan, then he'll take it from Su Yan!

...

The entrance to a Western restaurant.

Guo Ziming opened the passenger door and pushed Su Yan inside before walking around to the driver's seat to start the car.

Su Yan obediently fastened her seatbelt and let him take her away.

They drove for more than ten minutes without exchanging a single word.

Guo Ziming was furious and stopped the car wherever he could find a spot.

He tilted his head, his deep eyes blazing with anger, and gritted his teeth, saying, "Su Yan, don't you have anything to explain to me?"

Su Yan was startled by his domineering demeanor and stammered, "Senior brother, you scared me."

"Don't play the innocent rabbit in front of me. Don't you know how bold you really are?"

Su Yan, "..."

It seems there's no escaping this fate.

“Jingmao and I have nothing to do with each other. He is Jinghe’s enemy. I ate with him just to play a prank on him, to embarrass him, and to avenge Jinghe. My brother knows about this. If you don’t believe me, go ask him.”

"Besides, I know Jingmao is no good. Even if he wanted to escape your feelings, he wouldn't choose someone like that. I'm not blind!"

Guo Ziming scrutinized her. "Are you sure you're telling the truth?"

"Anyone who lies to you is a dog."

His expression softened somewhat.

After a long silence, he suddenly asked, "Junior sister, do you really not like me?"

Su Yan was stunned.

I never expected him to play so directly!

She panicked for a moment, but quickly calmed down. "Senior brother, of course I like you. But this liking is that between senior and junior brothers, not romantic love."

Now that things are out in the open, there's no need for her to keep running away.

"Senior brother, I'm surprised by your feelings for me. I thought you were only so nice to me because I'm your junior sister. If it weren't for liking me, you probably wouldn't be so nice to me..."

"Nonsense!" Guo Ziming interrupted her excitedly, "I'm good to you because of who you are, nothing else!"

There was a moment of silence after he said that.

He said irritably, "Forget it, let's just pretend this never happened. I'll be more careful in the future, so please don't avoid me anymore."

He hasn't seen her these past few days, and they haven't contacted each other by phone. He's about to explode with rage, and he keeps thinking about her no matter what he's doing.

But the Guo family was a complete mess, and he would rather stay with her for the rest of his life than let her be hurt by the Guo family.

Tao Yue was right that day. Once his family found out that he had fallen for Su Yan, they would do everything in their power to make her disappear from his life, given her status.

You can't fight city hall.

Although he is the next head of the family, he feels powerless when it comes to marriage.

He was only in his twenties; how could he possibly compete with his grandfather and father, who had been powerful and influential all their lives?

Su Yan looked at him suspiciously, "Senior brother, have you suffered some kind of shock? You keep changing your mind."

"Stop talking nonsense. You're not allowed to hide from me from now on, you hear me? Otherwise, you'll regret it!" Guo Ziming threatened fiercely.

"……OK."

After this discussion, the subtle atmosphere between the two finally returned to normal.

Su Yan didn't ask Guo Ziming how he knew she had dinner with Jing Mao.

She could easily guess that Li Juan thought Jingmao was no good and was afraid that she would be deceived. She called her brother but couldn't get through, so she called Guo Ziming instead.

“Don’t talk to Jingmao anymore. If you want to avenge your sister-in-law, I’ll help you,” Guo Ziming said.

“No need,” she refused. “My brother said he would do it himself. I only wanted to play a prank on him today and embarrass him on purpose.”

Guo Ziming frowned, staring at her as she spoke to him as usual, when suddenly he thought of something, "Will you reconcile with Jiang Jingxing?"

He visited the military hospital several times and heard nurses discussing how her relationship with Jiang Jingxing had improved considerably.