Chapter 20 Scheming and Spoiled Stepsister VS Cold Childhood Sweetheart Brother
"Brother Xunzhou, you're finally back! I missed you so much!"
In the room, Fu Xunzhou sat on the sofa, and Jiang Zhiyi was clinging to him.
She wrapped her legs around his waist, her arms around his neck, and rested her chin on his shoulder.
The man looked at the woman acting coquettishly and didn't make any move for the time being.
Jiang Zhiyi looked up at him and met his gaze directly.
His eyes held an unfathomable abyss, and unlike his usual gentle smile, he seemed to be in a bad mood today.
Jiang Zhiyi kissed his neck, then his Adam's apple, his chin, and then the corner of his mouth.
After a long while, the man finally responded, a feeling of oppression washing over him, completely unlike his usual gentleness. He kissed her forcefully, stealing her breath.
Fu Xunzhou suppressed his doubts. This time, he chose to believe her rather than listen to the inexplicable words of outsiders, and he would not investigate for the time being.
Fu Shi.
The project by Jihe has started smoothly, and all the hard work these past few days has paid off; everything is in line with expectations.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief; now they could finally take a short break.
To help everyone relax, the company booked a luxury hotel in City A for a celebration banquet.
The luxurious and brightly lit hall was bustling with activity. After the speeches, it was time for everyone to enjoy themselves freely.
On an open-air balcony on one of the hotel floors, Jiang Zhiyi and Fu Xunzhou were clinking glasses.
The banquet hall outside was too crowded and noisy, so the two of them hid here.
Fu Xunzhou looked at the girl in front of him. Her hair was loose, and her makeup today was much more exquisite and bright. Unlike her usual pure and lively appearance, she had become more charming.
"Brother Xunzhou, why are you looking at me like that? Have some more to drink." Jiang Zhiyi kept pouring him drinks, clearly teasing him on purpose.
"You can't hold your liquor, you got drunk so easily?" she teased him as she leaned closer.
"Hmm, I feel dizzy." The man didn't try to be brave; he closed his eyes, propped his head up, and pressed his temples.
"Then I'll help you to your room to lie down for a while."
The two went to a suite. The man was lying on the bed in the bedroom, but he was still holding her hand, not letting her leave.
He wanted to hold her and sleep together.
"I'll be right back after a short while. You can sleep here for now, okay?"
Jiang Zhiyi coaxed her softly.
However, she still wanted to go outside and play for a while.
The man let go and quickly fell asleep on the bed.
Outside the suite.
Jiang Zhiyi accidentally dropped her room key on the ground, but she didn't notice it for the time being.
Song Qiao happened to be passing by.
Song Qiao remembered that she had just seen Jiang Zhiyi and Fu Xunzhou on the balcony.
Fu Xunzhou seemed to be very drunk.
Song Qiao picked up the room key from the ground, and stood there hesitating for a very long time...
In the end, she went into the room.
This scene was witnessed by Jiang Zhiyi, who had returned to look for her room key.
Jiang Zhiyi thought for a moment and then left.
Lights flickered in the corners of the corridor ceiling, and the surveillance cameras captured these scenes clearly.
...
Inside the room, Fu Xunzhou was not drunk; he had simply wanted to stop Jiang Zhiyi from making him drink more.
"What are you doing here?" he frowned.
Song Qiao was clearly surprised that he was actually awake, and quickly said, "Mr. Fu... Mr. Fu, I found your room key, so I wanted to return it to you."
After saying that, she left in a hurry.
Fu Xunzhou made a phone call and asked someone to retrieve the surveillance footage from outside and send it to him.
The surveillance footage showed Jiang Zhiyi dropping something, and Song Qiao picking up the room key... Then Jiang Zhiyi returned, watching Song Qiao enter the room, but she remained unmoved and instead turned and left...
Fu Xunzhou stared intently at the scene on the monitor, his face tense, and the veins on his forehead throbbed violently.
A layer of pain crept into his eyes, and intense emotions surged into his heart, causing it to clench painfully.
the next day.
Jiang Zhiyi went to Xu Qingran's house last night, and as soon as she woke up this morning, she went straight back to Xingjian Road.
She thought about calling Fu Xunzhou and "explaining" that she had been called away by Xu Qingran last night and ended up sleeping at Xu Qingran's house.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I entered the villa, I saw the man sitting in the downstairs hall.
He was smoking with a frown on his face, and the ashtray was full of cigarette butts.
The man was still wearing the same clothes as last night, and Jiang Zhiyi suspected that he had been sitting there smoking all night.
"Come here." The words uttered from his thin lips were as cold as ice.
“Brother Xunzhou…” Jiang Zhiyi sensed that something was wrong.
The man grabbed her and pulled her over, holding her hand very tightly.
"What happened last night? You saw her come into my room, didn't you know what might happen?"
The man didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point.
Jiang Zhiyi remained silent and did not answer.
The man lowered his gaze, his dark eyes fixed on the person in front of him, and a low-pressure aura emanating from him enveloped his entire body.
Seeing that Jiang Zhiyi hadn't spoken, he directly lifted her face with his hand, forcing her to look at him.
Jiang Zhiyi knew very well that she couldn't fool him this time, especially since the male lead was in a bad mood.
That would be a good opportunity to fast-forward through the plot and let Fu Xunzhou see through her true colors.
"Yes, I saw it last night, but I just didn't want to get involved. What do you want to do now?"
Jiang Zhiyi gave up entirely.
"What do I want to do? What do I want to do? What do you think I want to do?"
“I don’t know,” she said.
Fu Xunzhou wanted nothing more than to tear the person in front of him to pieces.
It's all fake, all fake, it's all a lie to him.
Does she really care about herself?
If they cared, why would they do such a thing?
"Why? Have you fallen for that pretty boy He Chuan? Is that why you're so eager to get rid of me?"
He laughed mockingly, drawing out his words.
"You're asking me why now? Don't you like Song Qiao quite a bit?"
"You two are fellow disciples, you've probably been together for a long time, haven't you? What right do you have to talk to me like that? You're not good at all, you're utterly wicked!"
"Did she tell you about me and He Chuan? Are you two already that close? Aren't you happy that I'm letting you two be together?"
She spoke without regard for anything else.
The man listened to her words and found the scene before him quite amusing.
So what she means is that she did these things simply because she was jealous and envious, because she suspected that he was having an affair with someone else behind her back?
He thought that even she herself wouldn't believe this reason.
"Do you really like me?" he suddenly asked.
"dislike."
Jiang Zhiyi did not hesitate.
Since he asked, she would answer him.
"Because you are Fu Xunzhou, the heir of the Fu family and the Jiang family, you have money, power and influence."
"In this Fu family, all I can do is try to please you and flatter you. Later I realized that perhaps another identity would be more useful than being your sister."
She continued speaking.
"So I seduced you and lied to you, saying I loved you. But it was all a lie; I don't like you at all."
"It was all just a scheme to use you and find a powerful backer for myself. Do you understand now?"
Her clear voice rang out, each word and phrase like a sharp knife piercing him.
It felt like his heart had been stabbed.
The stinging pain slowly spread, seeping into my internal organs, and finally turned into a bloody, gaping hole.
It penetrated to the bone, and pierced my heart.
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