The car doors kept out all the biting cold wind.
Jiang Siyan watched as Su Er peeled himself out of his heavy clothes, layer by layer.
Su Er looked down as she untied her scarf and asked curiously, "Why did you come to pick me up? Didn't you say you had a dinner party tonight?"
"I'll take you home first, then we'll go." Jiang Siyan couldn't help but step forward to help her, laughing at her, "You're all bundled up like a quail."
Su Er took off her clothes and was covered in sweat. She leaned back in her chair and took a deep breath. She pouted and said unconvinced, "Even like this, people still recognized me. I was just stopped by someone for an autograph and a photo."
Jiang Siyan lazily pinched her cheek and said perfunctorily, "Okay, you're amazing, big star."
Su Er was dissatisfied with his attitude and gave a light "humph".
After driving for a few minutes, Su Er glanced at Xiao Qu, who was driving in the front seat, turned her head to look out the window, and casually raised the partition.
Once the space in front and behind was completely separated, Su Er turned her head back, met Jiang Siyan's ambiguous smile, and unceremoniously climbed onto his shoulder and sat on his lap.
Su Er cupped his face in her hands, her nose brushing against his, and asked him, in a way that wasn't a strict interrogation, "Did you miss me?"
Jiang Siyan liked to tease her more at times like this, so he nudged her with his knee and asked, "What do you think?"
"Ah..." Su Er suddenly covered her mouth, glaring with her round eyes as she angrily tried to get off him. "You pervert, I'm not talking to you anymore."
Almost every time, she would strike first, but if she couldn't win, she would flee in defeat.
Jiang Siyan chuckled and held her slender waist, resting his chin on her shoulder, his warm breath brushing against her ear. "Er'er, I missed you."
Su Er stopped struggling, her eyelashes trembled slightly, and the tips of her ears felt faintly hot, whether from the warm breeze or from her shyness.
It was the answer she wanted to hear, but she couldn't help feeling shy. She mumbled something and lowered her head, poking his chest with her fingertip, "So cheesy."
Jiang Siyan readily accepted her playful insult, kissing her cheek and caressing her waist with his hand. He frowned, noticing her slender waist, which he could easily encircle with his palm. "You've gotten thinner again."
"Really?" Su Er raised her arm to look at it, then rubbed her face, not feeling that she had lost weight anywhere. "No, I don't think so. I haven't been controlling my diet much lately."
Jiang Siyan slapped her on the side of her buttock without any mercy, "If you dare to lose weight randomly again, I'll replace your agent. He's always coming up with bad ideas."
Su Er retorted defiantly, "This is the audience's aesthetic, and it's what the role requires. This is how I make a living!"
"Do you think I'd let you go hungry? Would I let you starve?" Jiang Siyan said slowly and deliberately.
"You..." Su Er swallowed the words back. What she really wanted to say was, you are you, and I am me. We are ultimately two different people.
But ultimately, unwilling to spoil the warm atmosphere, she pouted and stubbornly resisted, saying, "It's my own body, how could I not know whether I've lost weight or not?"
Jiang Siyan smiled slightly, leaned close to her ear, and said something that made the air feel hot, "Do you know better than me where those two ounces of flesh on your body are?"
His fingers had somehow slipped inside the sweater hem, gliding along the edge of his bra, the cool knuckles touching the soft skin.
Su Er gasped softly, quickly grabbing his restless hand and biting his chin as a warning. She wrinkled her nose and scolded him in a coquettish voice, "Hey! You big pervert!"
She couldn't utter any particularly offensive swear words; even when she cursed, it sounded like she was playfully whining.
Jiang Siyan quickly pulled the ruffled "kitten" into his arms, resting his chin on her collarbone and laughing, "Alright, alright, I won't tease you anymore, give me a kiss."
"No!" Su Er turned her head away, blocking his lips.
This unwavering resolve to refuse a kiss lasted for a minute, but ultimately succumbed to the sound of eager breathing.
When she got off the bus, Su Er covered her flushed face with a scarf, grabbed her luggage, and went into the elevator without even turning her head back.
As the elevator doors closed, Jiang Siyan touched the lingering teeth mark on his cheek, lowered his eyes, and sighed, "Little girl."
His tone was one of helplessness, but a faint smile remained on his usually nonchalant face.
This good mood lasted until he stepped into the private room.
"Siyan's here, come and sit down." Cheng Yanzhe waved warmly.
Jiang Siyan stood at the door without moving, and glanced at his father.
The family dinner was quite lively.
Jiang Zhuoli laughed heartily, showing no embarrassment whatsoever. "What a coincidence that we both chose the same place for our gatherings. Old Cheng, our two families are truly destined for each other."
That's the correct way to put it.
This play was undeniably interesting.
Only the seat next to Cheng Youli remained empty at the table. Jiang Siyan raised an eyebrow mockingly. To be honest, he had no intention of keeping him company.
"Yan-ge'er, come, sit next to Grandma." The old lady, sitting in the seat of honor, saw his impatience at a glance, beckoned to him, and pushed Jiang Zhuoli away with a hint of disdain, "Go away, let my good grandson sit with me."
Jiang Zhuoli was unwilling to let such a good opportunity to cultivate their relationship slip by, and gave the old lady a wink, "Mom..."
The old lady didn't even glance at him, and continued talking to Jiang Siyan while holding the little chubby baby in her arms, "Tingxu, let your uncle hold you."
The little one in my arms was at the age where he was learning to speak, and like a parrot, he called out, "Uncle... hug me!"
With things having developed to this point, Jiang Zhuoli had no choice but to compromise, only thinking of arranging for him to take a seat first.
Since the old lady was there, Jiang Siyan didn't want to embarrass her. He entered the dining room, greeted everyone present briefly, took Jiang Tingxu from the old lady, and teased him by hooking his chubby chin with his lowered eyes.
During the Chinese New Year holiday, Jiang Siyan and the little guy became quite familiar with each other.
From burying her head on her parents' shoulders when she first saw him, to now, begging to be held by him, and laughing out loud at the slightest teasing.
With this little guy around, a meal, while not entirely comfortable, is at least lively and never gets dull.
Jiang Zhuoli always took the opportunity to intentionally or unintentionally steer the conversation toward Jiang Siyan and Cheng Youli; his intentions were obvious to everyone.
The two younger children turned a deaf ear to this.
After her previous conversation with Jiang Siyan, Cheng Youli gave up the idea of becoming a "pretend couple" with him.
So whenever she is mentioned, she smiles politely so as not to be impolite.
As for Jiang Siyan, he was completely focused on playing with the little ball of flesh, only looking up with a slightly apologetic smile when Jiang Zhuoli clearly called his name, "What did you say?"
Their manners and etiquette are impeccable, leaving no room for criticism.
But this happened several times in a row, and anyone with eyes can see why.
Even if Jiang Zhuoli still wanted to make this a beautiful story, he was too ashamed to steer the conversation toward his son who was pretending to be deaf and dumb.
It only makes people laugh at us.
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