evening.

Su Yan finally woke up.

Xie Jin was extremely grateful.

Not only did his phone explode that day, but Su Yan's phone also exploded.

The reason was that she arrived in Guangzhou but did not call home to let her family know she was safe, which worried her family and Jiang Jingxing greatly.

He only said that she was too busy these past two days and didn't have time to call home.

As for the matter of her being abducted, let her decide for herself when she wakes up.

"Junior sister, you're finally awake! My head was about to explode," Xie Jin said, on the verge of tears.

Su Yan slept for a long time, and her body felt much more relaxed. She no longer had a fever, but her muscles were a little sore.

She sat up, glanced at the sky outside, and said, "Senior brother, I haven't slept for a whole day and night, have I?"

"No, not at all," Xie Jin said. "I've been sleeping since this morning, probably until six or seven o'clock. I had Wen Liangce cook some porridge, would you like some?"

Su Yan nodded. "Okay."

After all that commotion, she was starving and her stomach was acidic.

She was sure she woke up because she was hungry.

While eating porridge, she learned from Xie Jin that her family was worried about her, so she quickly called home to let them know she was safe.

He could easily fool his family, but not Jiang Jingxing.

After exchanging only a few words, Jiang Jingxing asked suspiciously, "Ayan, are you feeling unwell? Your voice sounds off."

Su Yan ate her porridge in small bites and said softly, "No, you're overthinking it. I'm just a little tired. I've been busy at the restaurant these past two days and haven't had a chance to go to the medicinal cuisine factory yet."

Jiang Jingxing knew that she never stopped working once she started, so he didn't suspect her of lying. He said, "After you eat, get some rest. I won't talk to you too much. Also, no matter how busy you are, you have to do it in moderation. Your health is the most important thing, you know?"

"knew."

Jiang Jingxing was satisfied and gave a few more instructions before hanging up the phone.

Just when she thought she could finally take a break, Guo Ziming called again.

"Junior sister, are you feeling any better? Does your wound still hurt?"

Su Yan answered him honestly.

Guo Ziming couldn't help but complain about Xie Jin again, saying sullenly, "If it were me, I would never let such a thing happen."

Su Yan glanced at Xie Jin, who was engrossed in his work at the desk, and thought to herself how lucky it was that cell phones didn't have speakerphone these days, otherwise her senior brother would have been in big trouble if he had heard what she said.

She lowered her voice and said, "Third Senior Brother, Eldest Senior Brother didn't want anything to happen to me either. Besides, it was already very kind of him to come pick me up in the early hours of the morning. Please don't blame him. He's probably feeling bad too."

She could see the guilt in Xie Jin's eyes.

If she really couldn't be found, or if she was even more seriously injured, he would probably never have peace of mind for the rest of his life.

"Fine," Guo Ziming said reluctantly, "I'll let it slide this time since you spoke up for him, and I won't bring this up again."

"That's right. We four siblings should always love each other and live in harmony."

"What about your skipped-grade exam?" Guo Ziming said, "How about I talk to your school first and ask them to postpone the exam?"

Guo Ziming and Xie Jin had completely different styles of handling things.

Xie Jin was quite tactful and mature. Although he had various powers, he did not use a commanding attitude to solve problems. He preferred to discuss things until an agreement was reached.

Guo Ziming was young and impetuous. He had been pampered and spoiled since childhood and was used to giving orders. When he had more power than others, he was also used to solving problems in a commanding manner, and he was quite decisive.

However, he will not use his power to oppress others, nor will he suppress or bully others, unless that person makes him unhappy.

For example, right now.

He figured that Su Yan was injured and sick, so of course she couldn't take the exam. He thought he should inform Director Zhong. Xie Jin called him, explained the reason, and then discussed it with him.

Of course, Su Yan wasn't ungrateful.

No matter what her two senior brothers did, it was all for her own good and out of consideration for her, and she was only moved.

After hesitating for a moment, she said, "Director Zhong will come to see me when he has time. I'll talk to him about it then. I don't really want to postpone the exam."

Firstly, everyone already knows I'm going to skip a grade for the exam. If I suddenly postpone it at this crucial moment, what will people think of me? It's not that I'm worried about other people's opinions or attitudes; I just don't want to embarrass my teacher, nor do I want to embarrass myself. My arm is injured, but my wrist can still move; writing a few exam papers shouldn't be a problem.

Although Guo Ziming did not agree with her idea, he did not want to refute her and upset her, so he said, "Fine, you can do whatever you want as long as it doesn't harm your own body."

"Thank you, senior brother."

"Alright, get some more sleep. Sleeping helps you recover. If anything happens, just call me. Even though I can't come over, I can still get a few people to run errands in Guangzhou."

That's what I meant.

She probably still harbors some resentment towards her senior brother.

Su Yan couldn't help but shake her head and chuckle.

After hanging up the phone, Xie Jin suddenly turned around and asked, "I bet the third brother just said a lot of bad things about me."

Su Yan was taken aback for a moment, then said with a wry smile, "No way, you're overthinking it, Senior Brother."

Xie Jin snorted coldly, "He has cursed me eight hundred times since you got into trouble. How come I never knew he was so petty before?"

In the past, the third brother was always completely suppressed by his eldest brother.

Now he's found a reason to take advantage of us.

Xie Jin lacked confidence and had been scolded like a grandson by him for the past two days.

Su Yan realized the reason and burst into laughter, clutching her stomach.

Xie Jin was so embarrassed he almost lost face.

She suppressed a laugh and said seriously, "Senior Brother, you don't need to feel guilty. It's my own problem that I was deceived. What does it have to do with you? If I had been more careful back then, none of this would have happened. I can't blame you for this."

Looking at her swollen, bluish-purple face, Xie Jin couldn't help but sigh, "Third Brother was right about one thing. If I hadn't been lazy and had waited for you at the exit, the human traffickers wouldn't have had a chance."

Su Yan's face immediately fell, and she deliberately said in a cold voice, "Senior Brother, if that's what you think, I'm really unhappy, and I won't have the face to see you again."

Xie Jin naturally knew that she said all this simply to dispel his inner guilt.

But how could he let go of it so easily?

He definitely wouldn't have acted this way if it were someone he didn't know well.

He got up and walked over to Su Yan, patting the top of her head. "Good junior sister, your senior brother hasn't spoiled you for nothing. Give me some time to recover."