A silver thread appeared between her lips. Su Er, disregarding her still-pounding heart, quickly hooked the mask over her ears with her fingers, concealing her peach-blossom-like face.
Su Er straightened up, pulled her hat brim down, and scolded in a soft, sweet voice, "What are you doing? You suddenly kissed me. What if we get photographed?"
"What's there to be afraid of? Even if someone takes a picture, no one will dare to post it." Jiang Siyan's smiling eyes held a noble and proud air. "Besides, we've already kissed, what else can we do? Kiss him back?"
This person can be really shameless when they act like a scoundrel.
Su Er could only mutter these words to herself. She waved to him nonchalantly, pretending not to hear his nonsense, and said, "I'm going up now! Bye-bye!"
She ran very fast, her skirt billowing in the wind, just as she always did when she ran towards him, like an elf descended to earth.
Jiang Siyan suddenly remembered the nickname that had been fabricated based on rumors.
Looking back now, the name "Little Fairy" is a happy accident, but it actually brought her good fortune.
"Slow down, don't fall," Jiang Siyan said loudly as he watched her retreating figure.
Although there weren't many people around, they all turned to look at her without prior arrangement.
Su Er covered her face, didn't turn around, and waved her arm behind her back, signaling him to go back quickly.
Her hair fluttered in the wind, and the air conditioning in the lobby, though strong enough, did not suppress the heat on her face beneath the mask.
She quickened her pace until she was sure the burning gazes fixed on her had disappeared, then she slowed down.
Su Er felt a dampness on her neck; she couldn't tell if it was sweat or rain that had accidentally dripped down.
She took off her hat, brushed her hair aside, and the delicate fragrance of her hair wafted to her nose.
Su Er raised her arm and smelled through her mask. She had spent the whole day in that courtyard, and the incense burning in the incense burner had caused her to be covered in the same agarwood scent as Jiang Siyan.
This tiny, almost imperceptible detail inexplicably put me in a good mood.
Unbeknownst to her, Su Er's lips curved into a slight smile, as if stained with a sweet candy, leaving one wanting more.
Su Er turned the corner with light steps and immediately saw the elevator door about to close in front of her. It was only a few steps away, but the sticky feeling on her body made her not want to wait for the next one.
Su Er took longer strides and, on a whim, called out, "Please wait a moment!"
Fortunately, the elevator doors, which were just a hair's breadth away from closing completely, reopened in the next instant.
Su Er began thanking him before even entering the door. As soon as she stepped into the elevator, she met his warm eyes and smiled with surprise, "Senior brother, it's you."
Xiao Shiyu hummed in agreement. Their rooms were on the same floor, so there was no need to press any more buttons.
"Thank you for just now, senior brother." Su Er took off her mask and took a deep breath without any obstruction. Remembering her absence last night, she turned her head apologetically and said, "Senior brother, I'm sorry about yesterday. Something came up and I couldn't have dinner with you guys."
Xiao Shiyu smiled calmly, "It's okay, didn't you let Sister Qin swipe her card? Everyone had a great time tonight."
Hearing this, Su Er breathed a sigh of relief, "It's nothing, I'm just glad you don't mind, senior brother."
The elevator was still going up. Xiao Shiyu hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Xiao Er, although it may be a bit presumptuous, what was downstairs just now...?"
His questioning stopped abruptly, his eyes filled with concern, as if he feared she had encountered trouble.
After all, whether it was last night or just now downstairs, Jiang Siyan's attitude was quite tough.
In the entertainment industry, stories of extortion and coercion, using resources to force actors to compromise, are commonplace.
From the bottom of his heart, Xiao Shiyu hoped that her eyes would always be clean and pure.
The air froze for a few seconds. Xiao Shiyu, not wanting to put Su Er in a difficult position, said casually, "If it's inconvenient, we can..."
Su Er shook her head, interrupting him: "There's nothing inconvenient about it, he is... my boyfriend."
She hesitated for a moment, but perhaps it was the familiar scent on her that gave her confidence. Besides, it was just a form of address; there was no need to overthink it.
As she spoke, Su Er's gentle smile was exceptionally charming.
With just one glance, Xiao Shiyu understood.
A fleeting sense of disappointment crossed Xiao Shiyu's mind, but he felt mostly relieved that at least Su Er hadn't encountered those dirty and difficult situations.
He quickly suppressed his sense of loss, and the elevator doors opened, with the two of them exiting one after the other.
Their rooms were in different directions, and there was no chance for them to continue traveling together. Xiao Shiyu, like a caring older brother, patted her shoulder and said sincerely, "That's good, Xiao Er."
Su Er's smile widened. "Thank you, senior brother. I'll go back to my room now. I'll treat you to a meal when I have some free time."
"good."
Su Er swiped the door open, casually tossed her bag onto the sofa, grabbed her clothes, and went straight into the bathroom.
The steam in the bathroom made Su Er feel much more comfortable. After taking a shower, Su Er was about to call Lin Shuqin to confirm the specific schedule for tomorrow when the internal phone on the table suddenly rang.
Su Er didn't think much of it, assuming it was the hotel receptionist, so she picked up the receiver and put it to her ear, politely saying, "Hello."
But all she got in response was silence. Apart from the sound of electromagnetic waves, Su Er could only vaguely hear a rustling sound.
Thinking it was a signal problem, she asked again, "Hello?"
There was a moment of silence on the other end, followed by a trembling, low voice, as if struggling to control a frantic emotion, "Xiao Er... you finally answered my call!"
Su Er's heart tightened suddenly.
The hoarse voice instantly pulled Su Er back to a night a year ago. In the middle of the night, she opened her Weibo private messages and saw a dark profile picture emitting a nauseating panting sound.
This is an internal phone line! This person is at the hotel right now!
Su Er's heart leaped into her throat, her hand holding the receiver trembled uncontrollably, and she abruptly hung up the phone, slamming the receiver against the landline.
Su Er hugged her knees, huddled at the head of the bed, her fingertips trembling as she unlocked her phone. But the screams and screams that followed the call hanging up seemed to echo in her ears: "Xiao Er! You can't do this! How could you go out with another man! Who is he! Tell me who he is! No one loves you more than me! I really love you! I love you!"
The piercing screams intertwined with the disgusting gasps from my memory, stirring up the strongest sense of fear in my heart. Tears uncontrollably spilled from the corners of my eyes, splashing onto the screen and blurring my vision. My fingertips were also slippery and uncontrollably wet.
Su Er wiped her phone screen on the blanket and stared at the contact she had accidentally selected in the chaos, momentarily stunned.
"Knock knock knock..."
Su Er suddenly looked up at the door that was being knocked on...
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