"You!" Jiang Peihong was a little embarrassed. "Why don't you just talk it out nicely? Why did you do that?!"

"He was the one who started it, Dad." Jiang Rong looked innocent. "And he looks like he deserves a beating. I guess he won't listen to any nice words."

Jiang Nian had never been beaten in his life and was furious: "Jiang Rong! If I don't kill you today, I won't be named Jiang!"

He rushed forward and was about to attack, but Jiang Rong suddenly whispered in his ear, "You've been getting pretty close to your female classmate lately, huh?"

Jiang Nian's whole body stiffened.

He was sixteen years old, and most of his friends had already had sex, so they encouraged him to try it too. They introduced him to a few girls. Although Jiang Nian didn't really want to do anything, he was curious and had met them a few times. If his family knew about this...

His parents probably won't be in any trouble, but his elder brother, who has a strict family tradition and is ruthless and impartial, will definitely hang him up and beat him half to death!

"You...how did you know?" Jiang Nian suddenly lost his breath and his voice became much softer. "I'm warning you, if you dare to say anything—"

"So what if I said it?" Jiang Rong said slowly, "Jiang Nian, you haven't even grown all your hair yet, and you're already thinking about sleeping with a woman? Honestly, I'm surprised you could fall so low so quickly."

Jiang Nian's face flushed red, angry, furious and ashamed: "I... I didn't! I was just curious, I've never..."

He was halfway through his explanation when he suddenly realized that Jiang Rong was just a thief who had taken over the magpie's nest. Why should he explain all this to a thief? The boy frowned and said disgustedly, "Forget it, you'd better know what to say and what not to say, otherwise I will make you pay for it!"

He snorted and turned to leave. Jiang Panyu took two quick steps to try to stop him, but Jiang Nian ignored him. Jiang Panyu sighed helplessly and looked at Jiang Rong disapprovingly: "Xiao Rong, Xiao Nian's words were unpleasant, but you shouldn't have hit him. He has grown up and his parents have never hit him."

Jiang Rong groaned and said, "Then it seems we've found the reason why Jiang Nian deserves a beating so much. It's simply that he hasn't received enough beatings."

Without waiting for Jiang Panyu to say anything else, she smiled and said, "I'm full, so I'll go back and rest first."

Jiang Peihong probably wanted to scold her, but was stopped by Qiao Yixiuan. Jiang Rong walked out as if nothing had happened. Her previous room had been converted into Jiang Panyu's dressing room, so of course she couldn't live there anymore. The room Qiao Yixiuan arranged for her was on the third floor - this floor was always vacant and usually reserved for guests.

In Qiao Yixiuan's view, Jiang Rong is already a guest of the Jiang family.

Jiang Rong didn't feel anything. He walked up the stairs. Just as he reached the end of the stairs on the third floor and was about to turn the corner, a hand suddenly stretched out from the side and pressed Jiang Rong against the cold wall with great force.

022 was startled, and the entire ball turned a dazzling red. Jiang Rong was not surprised. She leaned lazily against the wall, looked up at the uninvited guest, and curled her lips: "Brother, are you waiting here for me on purpose?"

Jiang Ci's face was ice-cold, his eyes like deep pools making it impossible to discern his emotions, but the restrained hostility in his body could still be clearly felt.

The light in the stairwell was dim, and the light from the ceiling made it seem very ambiguous. Jiang Ci trapped her between his arms and body. Because of the height difference, Jiang Rong's figure was almost invisible from behind. He said coldly, "Why did you come back?"

Jiang Rong's eyelashes trembled, and he hummed, "To steal Jiang Panyu's things? Isn't that what you all think of me?"

Jiang Ci was silent for a moment, and his voice became even colder: "Five years ago I told you that you'd better not return to Yancheng in this life, otherwise you will definitely regret it."

"Am I going to regret it, or will big brother make me regret it?" Jiang Rong asked with a smile.

Jiang Ci suddenly raised his hand to cover her eyes. For a moment, Jiang Rong could not see anything clearly. She only heard Jiang Ci's indifferent voice: "I'll have someone take you back tomorrow."

Jiang Rong blinked, and her long eyelashes trembled twice in Jiang Ci's palm. He trembled his fingers and covered her eyes more tightly.

"Brother." Jiang Rong tilted his head slightly, "I will die if I leave."

"In that case, do you want me to leave too?"

"Don't try that on me." Jiang Ci sneered, "You're just an orphan now. Who would want to kill you? Even Jiang Nian hates you. No one in Yancheng wants you back anymore."

Jiang Rong was silent for a while, then pulled Jiang Ci's hand away, still with a smile on his face: "Brother, listen carefully."

"I'm here for revenge. Everyone who owes me will pay the price. I will take back everything that belongs to me. But you..." She stood on tiptoe and whispered in Jiang Ci's ear, "You can't stop me."

Then she slipped out from beside Jiang Ci, her steps leisurely: "Brother, it's late, good night."

…

The next day, Jiang Rong stayed in her room and didn't go out. Jiang Panyu probably felt that Jiang Ci and Jiang Nian's attitude yesterday hurt her. Even though she was still recovering from her injuries, she couldn't help but knock on Jiang Rong's door at dinner time with food.

When she entered the room, she saw that Jiang Rong's hair had turned black. Without the dazzlingly bright green hair, it made people pay more attention to Jiang Rong's exceptional beauty.

"Your hair..."

Jiang Rong casually grabbed a handful of her long hair. She had only just discovered it when she washed her hair last night. Shang Shaoheng, that bastard, had some conscience. He had used a disposable hair dye that would fall off after washing. She casually said, "Do you think I look better with green hair?"

Jiang Panyu laughed: "Green is also very nice, but Dad doesn't like it. It's better to wash it off."

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