Si Tian and Si Rou bore some resemblance in their features, but their styles were completely different.
Si Tian lived up to her name—sweet and pure.
Si Rou, on the other hand, was the seductive, mature type.
When Si Tian and Shen Yifan turned around, they saw Si Rou, dressed in a low-cut V-neck bright red short dress, with long wavy hair draped over her shoulders, swaying her slender waist as she walked toward them.
The moment Shen Yifan saw Si Rou, his brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.
He glanced at Li Zhixing, his expression seemingly saying: Why is she here?
Li Zhixing's eyes replied: She invited herself. What can I do?
Shen Yifan's head was spinning.
After that night with Si Rou, he had promised her he would handle things with Si Tian.
But somehow, he simply couldn't bring himself to say the words.
Later, he reasoned that Si Tian had stayed by his side all along after Si Rou left him.
He couldn't bring himself to be so ungrateful.
But as for Si Rou, he would never let her leave again either.
Shen Yifan looked at Si Rou, trying his best to act normal. "No problem, sis. Give me a moment."
With that, he turned to head toward the nearby coffee table to pour some ice water.
Si Rou glanced at Si Tian, her brow arching slightly, her eyes brimming with provocation.
Si Tian's small hands hanging at her sides clenched tightly.
Her emotions were stirred.
But it wasn't because of their covert flirtation—it was Si Rou's arrogant attitude.
On the contrary, perhaps because her heart had already died, Si Tian felt no ripple of emotion in the face of Si Rou's provocation.
Gone was the heartache from before.
What she felt now was more like being inexplicably cursed at on the street.
She wanted to curse back, but the other party shoved something into her mouth, leaving her unable to utter a single word.
But no one knew what she was thinking inside. Her expression of suppressed anger looked no different from jealousy.
"Can you even reach it?"
The man sitting on the sofa suddenly spoke up with that remark.
It was clearly directed at Shen Yifan.
Shen Yifan hadn't even taken two steps. He turned back, looking at Zhou Si with confusion.
How could he not reach it?
Didn't he have two hands?
A playful smile curled at the corner of Zhou Si's mouth. "I have a glass of ice water here. Sister-in-law can take it first."
With that, he leaned forward, picked up the ice water from the table, and held it out.
Shen Yifan was taken aback. He felt something was off.
Although Zhou Si had no interest in women, he had always been considerate of his brothers.
He was probably just trying to lighten his load.
Shen Yifan stepped forward to take the water from Zhou Si and pass it to Si Tian.
But unexpectedly, Zhou Si glanced at Si Rou and said, "If you don't go now, Miss Si is going to get impatient."
The man's meaning was clear—he wanted Si Tian to come get it herself.
Si Tian: "…"
Could he please stop calling her out?
She just wanted to be invisible…
With no other choice, Si Tian took a deep breath and stepped forward. "A-Fan, go get some water for sis."
With that, she walked forward to take the cup from Zhou Si's hand.
Seeing this, Shen Yifan could only turn around to get water for Si Rou.
Si Tian didn't want any more interaction with Zhou Si than necessary. She planned to grab the water and get away from him as quickly as possible.
But to her surprise, even after she had grabbed hold of the cup, Zhou Si didn't let go.
She looked up and met Zhou Si's deep, amused eyes.
Just as she was wondering what was going on, the man's fingertip suddenly brushed against her fingers…
And gently stroked them!!
Si Tian felt her fingers go numb, as if a venomous snake's forked tongue had slithered across them…
Startled, she quickly withdrew her hand.
"Bang—"
The cup in her hand instantly fell to the ground.
The crisp sound of the glass echoed throughout the private room. Everyone turned to look.
The man let out a low chuckle, his voice deep. "Sister-in-law, am I really that scary?"
Scary! Of course she was scared!!
He had just touched her fingers!!
She was almost scared out of her mind!!
With so many eyes in this room, who knew if anyone had seen it?!
Hearing the noise, Shen Yifan abandoned the water and rushed to Si Tian's side, his face full of concern. "A-Tian, are you okay?"
Si Tian's heart was pounding wildly. She shook her head in a daze.
But before she could even calm down, the man spoke again. "She was probably startled by me."
Shen Yifan's brows furrowed slightly. "What do you mean?"
A smirk tugged at Zhou Si's lips. "Sorry, A-Fan. I accidentally touched sister-in-law's hand just now."