Su Er paused, her gaze fixed on the mark, and continued rubbing the ointment. "I didn't."
Jiang Siyan grabbed her wrist. "Alright, all wiped clean. Sit down and rest."
Su Er said "oh" and was about to get up and leave when he wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her into his arms.
Su Er didn't try to break free from his embrace. She softly expressed her grievances, "You can talk to me nicely in the future. You're so fierce, I'm bound to be scared... And I'm afraid you'll blame me."
"What's it to blame you for?"
"No respect for elders."
Jiang Siyan glanced at the top of her head and laughed in exasperation, "How come I never realized you were such a coward before? Besides, is that all I can handle?"
Su Er glanced at his expression, and seeing that there was nothing unusual, she breathed a sigh of relief, then playfully hugged his neck and said coquettishly, "Not at all, you're the most generous."
Jiang Siyan pinched the back of her neck and pulled her away a little, his tone sarcastic, "Well, now I'm the best again."
Su Er cupped his face in her hands, saying "Of course!" and smiling as she tried to kiss him. Jiang Siyan blocked her, but she leaned in again.
Jiang Siyan was both amused and exasperated by her kiss. He finally managed to hold her arm down and asked, "Alright, alright, you're not going to eat the bread anymore?"
Su Er shook her head, "I'm really not eating anymore. I haven't even digested what I ate last night."
Since there was plenty of food at home, Jiang Siyan didn't force her anymore. He put his arm around her and asked, "Do you want to go out or stay home later?"
Su Er glanced at the torrential rain outside, having no intention of going out. She nestled lazily in his arms and said, "I'll just stay here."
Jiang Siyan stroked her arm. "Then you can play here by yourself. If there's anything you want to eat, just tell Aunt Cui. I have something to do at noon, but I'll come back to have dinner with you tonight."
"good."
It was almost ten o'clock when they finished breakfast. The car was waiting in the rain. He Wen came in with an umbrella and said, "Sir, the car is ready."
Su Er took a metal spoon from the refrigerator and applied it to her eyes. Hearing this, she put down the spoon, stood on the steps, and waved to him, "Bye-bye."
Jiang Siyan pulled her close and leaned down to kiss her, but Su Er quickly covered her mouth with a spoon, saying, "What are you doing? Secretary He is watching."
Jiang Siyan raised his eyes slightly, and He Wen decisively turned around.
Jiang Siyan pulled her hand away. "I'm not looking at it anymore."
Su Er: "..."
After the kiss ended, Su Er felt too ashamed to face anyone, covered her eyes and pushed him away, saying, "Goodbye."
Jiang Siyan flicked the tip of her nose. "Alright, hurry up and go inside, or the rain will blow in and soak you."
Su Er had just put her hand down when she turned around and saw Aunt Cui standing behind her, smiling at her.
She raised her hand again after putting it down, and Jiang Siyan was amused by her action. "Don't cover your eyes, or you'll trip over the threshold and fall."
Su Er gave a heavy "humph," ignored him, and ran straight into the house and upstairs.
Hearing the sound of footsteps on the wooden planks, Jiang Siyan turned around, opened his umbrella, and stepped into the rain. Water droplets splashed up under his feet, creating a cool, damp sensation, but unexpectedly, it didn't bother him as much as usual.
When the car came to a stop, the rain had gradually stopped. Jiang Siyan glanced at the time; it was a little later than agreed.
Upon entering the room, Jiang Siyan looked at the two sitting figures and called out softly, "Dad, Mom."
He had just handed the umbrella to the old nanny when he heard Jiang Zhuoli shout angrily, "So you still know to come back."
"Didn't you tell me to come back?" Jiang Siyan washed his hands and sat down comfortably on the sofa.
"I told you to go back last night, did you go back?" Jiang Zhuoli scolded, "You... every day, I see you're getting more and more arrogant. Last night's dinner, you just said you weren't coming back, and your phone was off. He Wen kept his mouth shut too. In the future, if I want to have dinner with you, do I have to report to you in advance?!"
In contrast to Jiang Zhuoli's anger, Jiang Siyan remained calm throughout. "It was just a family dinner, just you and Mom. My older brother wasn't in Beicheng either. I had something come up and told you in advance that I wouldn't be coming back. You're making it sound like I've committed a terrible crime."
Jiang Siyan paused, slightly lifted his eyelids, and asked casually, "What, is there someone else?"
Jiang Zhuoli sneered, "You're trying to trick your father into talking about you."
The atmosphere remained tense. Liang Huai got up from the sofa and interrupted the escalating conflict between the father and son, saying, "Alright, you keep nagging him when he's not back, and you'll start arguing again when he does. Wash your hands and eat."
The battleground shifted to the dining table. Peace was temporary, and Jiang Siyan, having just finished breakfast, naturally had little appetite.
He looked at the food on the table with little interest, and suddenly remembered how Su Er ate last night. Her eating habits were much better than her sleeping habits.
Thinking of this, a smile involuntarily crept onto his lips.
Jiang Zhuoli glanced at his face, his expression becoming more serious. He lost his appetite and said in a deep voice, "You're not young anymore. Don't get into all sorts of trouble all the time."
Jiang Siyan chuckled, "Who has spread these rumors to your ears again? What did they say? Tell me, I'd like to have a laugh too."
What can be said? At most, it's said that he's been having a hot affair with some nobody star lately. But these things are half true and half false, not something worth investigating, and there's no need to damage the already shallow father-son relationship over them. Just let it go.
Jiang Zhuoli shifted the topic to a more important issue, "Si Yan, you've only been back at Beicheng Group for a short time, and you're already making such sweeping changes, causing widespread panic..."
Jiang Siyan's brows were already showing signs of impatience when Liang Huai interrupted him coldly, "Alright! Let's have a peaceful meal. Why are we talking about this at the dinner table!"
In the end, no one was satisfied with the meal.
Jiang Siyan was about to leave after finishing his meal and sitting for a while, but he was stopped by a shout at the door.
"Zhuo Li."
Jiang Zhuoli immediately stood up to greet him, his enthusiasm excessive, "Oh, Lao Cheng, welcome, welcome! Youli is here too! Come and sit down."
Jiang Siyan understood the charade and chuckled to himself.
His departure was abruptly halted. Since the two families were old acquaintances, it was only natural that he couldn't make things awkward. Jiang Siyan extended his hand to shake hands with Cheng Yanzhe, saying, "Uncle Cheng."
"Siyan, how's work going?"
"It's alright, thank you for your concern."
Cheng Yanzhe looked at him with admiration, "Not bad, Si Yan, you're doing things like Grandpa Jiang back in the day."
Jiang Siyan replied casually, "You flatter me."
Cheng Yanzhe slightly turned to the side, making room for half a person. "Youli, you met Siyan at a dinner party before, right?"
Cheng Youli smiled calmly, "Yes, I ran into them when I was having dinner with Qingshu and the others last time."
Jiang Siyan nodded, "Cheng..."
"Just call me Youli," Cheng Youli reminded him at the right moment.
“Youli”.
"Hello, Brother Siyan."
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