Su Er had just entered the bathroom when she heard a soft exclamation from inside: "Ah!"
Jiang Siyan's heart tightened, and he quickly opened the bathroom door. "What happened? Did you fall?"
Su Er covered her face to stop him from looking, "Don't look at me, get out, get out!"
"If you feel unwell, you should always tell me." Jiang Siyan reached out to pull her hand down, but Su Er was surprisingly strong at this moment.
"I'm not feeling unwell, it's just swollen! Swollen doesn't look good, so don't look!"
Not only was his face swollen, but his eyes were also swollen.
She was really shocked when she looked in the mirror. Although she had some idea of what was going on while eating last night, she didn't expect her eyes to be so swollen. Her double eyelids were completely gone, and she looked like a sad frog emoji.
She said she always felt resistance when she opened her eyes.
"What's wrong with it? Didn't you just see it?" Jiang Siyan had indeed noticed it as soon as he got up. Because of his fair skin, the area around his eyes was tinged with a light red, like the color of flower petals.
As for Su Er's comment that it wasn't pretty, he didn't think so at all; on the contrary, he thought it was quite cute.
Su Er lowered her head and pushed him out, "You still say that... you saw it but didn't tell me. Get out, get out, I need to go to the bathroom."
After actually pushing the person out, Su Er couldn't help but reflect on her actions.
This is his home. Isn't it inappropriate for her to act this way? And... won't he be angry? She always seems to want to throw a little tantrum at Jiang Siyan.
She opened the door a crack again and whispered, testing his attitude, "Jiang Siyan, could you put two metal spoons in the refrigerator for me?"
Jiang Siyan was a little overwhelmed by her timid tone. Where did this sudden caution come from?
Jiang Siyan replied nonchalantly, "Alright, Miss, I'll go and freeze it for you."
What is he shouting again...?
This time, however, Su Er reminded herself repeatedly not to be petty, and replied gently, "Thank you."
When Su Er came downstairs, Jiang Siyan was already sitting in a chair having a meal.
Hearing the noise, Aunt Cui went to the stairs to greet her, smiling gently, "Miss Su is awake."
The set of anti-swelling exercises hadn't relieved much of the puffiness on her eyelids. Su Er lowered her eyes and said in a friendly voice, "Aunt Cui, you can just call me Xiao Er."
Aunt Cui took her hand very familiarly. The little girl was the first girl Jiang Siyan had brought home, and she was so pretty and charming that she was delighted no matter how she looked at her. "Okay, Xiao Er, tell me what you want to eat."
Su Er sat down in the chair next to Jiang Siyan and said, "Thank you, Aunt Cui. An iced Americano and a boiled egg will do."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Siyan glanced at her sideways.
The next second, Aunt Cui shouted, "Oh dear, why is the young lady drinking something so cold so early in the morning? It's not good for her health. Yan-ge, why don't you do something about it?"
Jiang Siyan put down his cup, leaned back in his chair, and said with a helpless tone, "Aunt Cui, I can still control her, but before I've even said a few words, her eyes are already red. Then she'll start calling me 'yours' and become distant. It'll be hard to coax her back."
Su Er wished she could go up and cover his mouth; he was quite talented at being the straight man in a comedy routine.
Seeing that Jiang Siyan's acting habit was getting more and more intense, Su Er couldn't help but glare at him, half-angry and half-reproachful, "Jiang Siyan, stop talking nonsense."
Jiang Siyan raised an eyebrow, as if he had caught her red-handed, and said righteously, "Look, she's covering my mouth now."
Su Er bit her lower lip. She couldn't very well bite him again in front of Aunt Cui, could she? She could only mutter to herself, "He's such a grown-up, how can he still complain to Aunt Cui? How childish!"
Aunt Cui was a sensible person. She could see that Jiang Siyan was trying to teach the young girl a lesson because she was easily embarrassed. She didn't respond to him, but just gave him a look, signaling him not to make her cry.
Jiang Siyan tapped the table lightly with his knuckles. "With your lips pursed so high, why are you secretly cursing me?"
Su Er retorted in a low voice, "I didn't, you're wronging an innocent person."
This sharp-tongued person thinks they're right in every way.
Jiang Siyan suddenly raised his voice, "You don't even know to be careful during your period, making an iced Americano, how can you even say that?"
Su Er lowered her head and fiddled with her fingers. She had been so rational and confident, but after being scolded like this, she suddenly lost her confidence and fell silent.
Jiang Siyan pinched the bridge of his nose with annoyance at her appearance, and then said, "Aunt Cui, bring her a cup of hot Americano and a slice of bread."
"Okay, I'll get it done."
The atmosphere in the living room became somewhat solemn. Su Er sat in a chair, not looking at him, and there seemed to be a silent confrontation between the two of them.
A few minutes later, Aunt Cui brought breakfast to Su Er and patted her on the back, "Okay, eat up."
Su Er nodded, still unwilling to look at Jiang Siyan, and sat up straight to peel the eggs. "Thank you, Aunt Cui."
Jiang Siyan waved his hand, "You can go now."
Aunt Cui was about to agree, but her gaze suddenly fell on Jiang Siyan's face, and she stopped in her tracks.
She squinted, pointed to a spot on Jiang Siyan's jawline, and said in surprise, "Oh my, Yan-ge'er, what happened to your face? I didn't see it before, but something bit you here, and the mark looks quite deep."
Upon hearing this, Su Er's heart tightened, and she paused in her action of biting into the egg, secretly glancing in Jiang Siyan's direction.
Unexpectedly, she met his deep eyes. She quickly looked away and began to chew rapidly, but the tips of her ears gradually turned pink.
The place Aunt Cui pointed to was where she had bitten herself in the yard last night. Most of the marks had faded, but the two marks on her front teeth were deep. Although the skin wasn't broken, they had turned into light bluish-purple marks after a night of settling.
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