Jiang Sui originally wanted to say something else, but she suddenly noticed a head peeking out from the bedroom door that led to the corridor.
When Jiang Sui turned to look, the head quickly ducked away, only to peek out again less than two seconds later.
Sometimes, she really had to admire her mother’s personality. As long as her mother didn’t feel awkward, the ones who remained awkward would always be Jiang Sui and Lu Yunze.
“Young Master, I asked you to help me tidy the room before I left…”
“Yeah, I haven’t finished everything yet.”
“That’s great. We should go finish tidying up now, otherwise, it’ll be an inexcusable mess.”
“Alright.”
The two left the kitchen. As they passed through the corridor, they didn’t see Xia Youqing anywhere; it was unclear where she had gone to hide.
Jiang Sui didn’t bother looking for her. After she and Lu Yunze entered the bedroom, the two sat on the edge of the bed and continued organizing the unfinished laundry.
With a helper to divide the labor, the progress was significantly faster than when Lu Yunze had been working alone.
However, he wasn’t sure if it was just his imagination, but Jiang Sui kept sorting her intimate apparel over to his side.
Bras of different colors and panties printed with various patterns — Jiang Sui remained silent, simply pulling them out one by one and tossing them toward Lu Yunze.
“Jiang Sui, can’t you just fold them and put them away yourself?” Lu Yunze couldn’t help but complain.
“To be honest, Young Master,” Jiang Sui said, looking at him, “I actually don’t know how to fold clothes.”
“Who are you trying to fool? You clearly know how to — “
“I meant that I don’t know how to fold underwear.”
“That’s even more ridiculous than the first lie.”
Once all the intimate clothing was folded and organized, Jiang Sui finally placed them neatly inside the wardrobe.
With only a few items left, there were suddenly two knocks on the bedroom door.
Jiang Sui and Lu Yunze exchanged a glance before the former rose to open the door.
“Mom, is something wrong?”
“Sui, come here for a moment.”
“What is it now?”
Jiang Sui had no choice but to leave the room. To avoid causing Lu Yunze any further trouble, she didn’t forget to close the door behind her.
She and Xia Youqing went to the living room and sat together on the sofa.
“It’s been a long time since we sat down and had a proper talk like this, hasn’t it?”
“Mom, didn’t you just ask about my life this morning?”
“That doesn’t count.” Xia Youqing waved her hand. “Be honest with me, how have you really been over this past half a year?”
“Everything I said is true.” Jiang Sui sighed. “Working while going to school is definitely tiring, though.”
“You call that ‘just’ tiring?” Xia Youqing’s eyebrows practically stood on end. “That Young Master named Lu Yunze — he doesn’t make things difficult for you, does he? If he ever tries to do anything inappropriate to you, you can tell me directly.”
“He really doesn’t. Young… Lu Yunze has a very good personality. Mom, you’re just being stereotypical. In your eyes, is every rich person a bad person?”
“I’m certainly willing to believe you, but I will never believe that guy.”
This was the most serious expression Jiang Sui had seen on Xia Youqing’s face since returning home.
“Mom, are you really that hostile toward the Luo Family because they tore you and that wretched man apart?”
“Don’t speak about your father that way. He must have his reasons for hiding from us right now.”
“Give me a break.”
Jiang Sui couldn’t help but roll her eyes.
“Has he contacted you even once since he caused all that trouble? Has he given you any help at all? No, he hasn’t.”
At least since Jiang Sui had crossed over, she had never received any form of contact from that bastard father.
She had even deleted all the photos of them from her mobile phone. It was clear that even the original owner had hated that irresponsible man, let alone Jiang Sui, who was a transmigrator.
“Even if your father is irresponsible, do you think a son from a wealthy family will be any more responsible?” Xia Youqing continued. “He might be treating you well now, but it’s probably just an act. Once you’re completely fallen for him, he’ll show his true scumbag nature.”
“Impossible. Don’t I know what kind of personality Lu Yunze has?”
‘He thinks he can play the scumbag in front of me? If he ever tries that, I wouldn’t mind training him into a dog whose head is filled with nothing but me.’
“You can know a person’s face but not their heart. For all you know, he might already have other women behind your back.”
“He doesn’t have anyone else.”
Jiang Sui could guarantee it. She had snuck into Lu Yunze’s room at night more than once to secretly unlock his mobile phone and check his contacts.
Most of the people he chatted with frequently were male friends. Even when there were chats with the opposite sex, they were just friends from the school clubs or teachers.
Jiang Sui had also inspected Lu Yunze’s room and found no traces of any suspicious correspondence.
“The Young Master stepped up and saved me. Isn’t that enough to earn some trust?”
“Sigh, Sui…”
The conversation had reached a dead end.
Jiang Sui and Xia Youqing parted on bad terms.
After returning to her bedroom, she told Lu Yunze about her mother’s attitude and thoughts.
“Sigh, I didn’t think Mrs. Xia would hate our family this much.”
Lu Yunze also looked distressed.
“I’m sorry, Jiang Sui, for making your family situation like this.”
“Why are you blaming yourself, Young Master?”
Jiang Sui appeared much calmer.
“It’s just that my bastard father didn’t have the ability to take responsibility.”
The atmosphere in the room suddenly grew heavy, and the two didn’t speak for a long time.
“I really shouldn’t have come here. I’m only causing a misunderstanding for Mrs. Xia.”
Hearing this, Jiang Sui looked up.
“I’ll go apologize to Mrs. Xia, explain our relationship clearly, and then I’ll leave.”
Lu Yunze stood up, but he didn’t walk away because Jiang Sui grabbed the hem of his clothes.
“Jiang Sui?”
“Sit down.”
“It’s okay, I won’t get into an argument with your mother.”
“I said, sit down.”
“Oh.”
Lu Yunze sat back down on the bed, his shoulders slumped.
“You’re always like this, Young Master, acting like it’s your fault when it isn’t.”
“Since it involves the Luo Family, it involves me. I can’t just sit by and do nothing.”
“Then just do nothing. The actual members of the Luo Family might not even care.”
As expected, Lu Yunze’s sense of identity regarding the Luo Family was still too high.
Jiang Sui secretly bit her finger, getting more and more frustrated the more she thought about it.
‘When will Lu Yunze finally put me first in his heart?’
‘Why is he always thinking about the Luo Family this and the Luo Family that? When will he finally cast the Luo Family out of his mind?’
‘It’s so annoying. Even after all that effort, I still can’t beat them?’
Lu Yunze was currently listless. Although part of it was because he felt he had caused trouble for Jiang Sui, as long as he still held even a shred of concern for the Luo Family, she felt displeased.
Very displeased, extremely displeased, incredibly displeased!
She had to make him cheer up. He was the protagonist who was supposed to destroy the Luo Family — how could he be so idle?
Jiang Sui’s mind raced.
Was there any way to quickly divert Lu Yunze’s attention?
Got it!
Jiang Sui suddenly stood up, prompting Lu Yunze to look up and ask, “What are you doing?”
“Young Master, you said you didn’t like the mature style, right?”
Because Lu Yunze had been accompanying her today, Jiang Sui was still wearing a skirt — the kind that was so short it didn’t even cover her thighs. Beneath the hem were her fair and well-proportioned calves.
Right in front of Lu Yunze, Jiang Sui bent over, flexed her knees, and reached her hand under the hem of her skirt.
Lu Yunze immediately gasped and scrambled to cover his eyes.
“You — you — you, what are you doing?!”
He couldn’t see anything, but the sound of fabric rubbing against skin continued to tease his desires, constantly urging him to lower his hands.
It wasn’t until Jiang Sui said “That’s enough” that Lu Yunze finally lowered his hands.
Jiang Sui was standing straight again, but in her hand, she held a pair of white panties with a light blue bow on the front.
“Here, Young Master.”
“What are you doing? Why are you giving me this? Didn’t we already finish packing all the clothes?”
“You’re still playing dumb, Young Master. These were obviously just taken off.”
Jiang Sui sat down beside his shoulder with a charming smile.
“I’ll lend them to you for now, as long as it makes you happy again.”
As she spoke, she forcefully pressed them into Lu Yunze’s hand.
Forget smiling — Lu Yunze looked like he was about to cry. If Xia Youqing burst in at this moment, there would be absolutely no way to explain this.
Strangely enough, the moment he felt the warm fabric in his palm, his nervous heart actually began to calm down.
It was miraculous. He had seen plenty of them just a moment ago, yet only this one possessed such magic.
‘Could it be because it’s stained with a girl’s body heat and scent?!’
“Young Master, do you feel a bit better now?”
“Yes, great, feel fantastic.”
It would be hard not to feel better.
Jiang Sui chuckled softly and stood up to walk in front of him.
“Since you’ve cheered up, Young Master, let’s find a way to get my mom to accept you. After all, she can’t exactly give you an attitude every time you visit, right?”
Because her movements were quite large and a breeze was blowing in from the window, the light skirt appeared particularly playful at that moment. It seemed as if it only needed to rise a tiny bit more to reveal the tops of her thighs and even more mysterious regions.
Lu Yunze turned his burning face away, trying to force himself to calm down. The hand gripping the panties was trembling.
“Wait, did you just say ‘every time’?”