Ruan Li’s heart tightened.
Bullet Comments kept scrolling:
【Jiang Siyan is worried about the Female Supporting Character and has already driven to the building!】
【Doesn’t that mean he’ll run right into Shi Yu?】
【Wait! Not only is the Male Lead downstairs, but Ruan Li’s adoptive sister has also arrived, and she brought Ruan Li’s brother along!】
【Oh my goodness, this is so intense!】
【Can’t wait! Once Brother Si finds out the Female Supporting Character is fooling around, he’ll have a legitimate reason to Break Off Engagement and be with Little Sister Treasure!】
The Bullet Comments were all celebrating.
Only Ruan Li’s heart sank.
If her brother and Jiang Siyan ran into each other downstairs, her lies would be exposed!
Not only would she fail to get her adoptive mother’s address, but she’d also anger her brother and risk cutting off her adoptive mother’s medical funds.
Ruan Li patted her cheeks.
“Calm down, calm down. There must be a way.”
Steadying her nerves, she decided to go downstairs first to intercept Ruan Baozhu and her brother.
At the very least, she could get her adoptive mother’s address.
As for Jiang Siyan—
The worst-case scenario would be the Break Off Engagement.
With this in mind, Ruan Li walked to the entryway. Hearing the faint sound of running water from the bathroom, she instinctively glanced over.
The decor of this marital home had been decided by both families’ elders, filled with all sorts of thoughtful details.
For example, the bathroom door was made of frosted glass.
Under the warm orange glow of the light, the silhouette of the person inside was clearly visible.
【Wow! Those shoulders, that waist, those legs—so hot!】
【? Something’s off with the person above】
【Though the words are crude, the point isn’t wrong, but they’re just too crude!】
【In my next life, I’ll still be your internet friend—too extreme!】
Ruan Li quickly averted her gaze.
Now wasn’t the time to think about such things.
Her immediate priority was to stop her brother.
She opened the main door to the entryway and paused mid-step.
Standing outside were two figures, one in blue and one in yellow.
“Sis-in-law, you’re home,” the round-faced boy in yellow said, somewhat surprised, holding a stack of beer cans. “We were just about to knock!”
The slightly taller boy in blue was carrying a case of drinks.
Seeing Ruan Li, he nodded slightly. “Sis-in-law.”
Ruan Li had previously suffered from face blindness, so she couldn’t match faces to names now. Only after hearing their voices did she recognize them.
They were Jiang Siyan’s roommates, Gou Junjun and Zhao Shen.
The Bullet Comments kept scrolling:
【Where’s the Male Lead?】
【The Male Lead is worried about Ruan Li but can’t bring himself to return to the new home, so he made an excuse for his two buddies to bring some drinks upstairs to check if Ruan Li is home. He’s waiting in the underground garage.】
【Huh? Doesn’t that mean he’s missing all the drama?】
【No, no! Ruan Baozhu and her brother are already on their way up and are now at the elevator entrance. Waiting to catch the Female Supporting Character in the act!】
【Everything’s a mess now—why not just drink it all up!】
Ruan Li’s spine stiffened.
Life was only one, but life-threatening situations were more than one.
—“Who’s here?”
Behind her, the bathroom door opened, and Shi Yu stepped out.
With no clothes to change into, he only had a gray-pink bear-patterned towel wrapped around his waist.
He looked up, his gaze straight ahead, meeting the two familiar faces at the door.
Inside and outside the door, eight eyes met.
Instantly, the air froze.
And a few meters away, in the hallway.
Ruan Baozhu’s mood was elated.
Even though she couldn’t see what was happening inside the room, she could clearly hear a male voice from within.
“Strange, that voice…” Ruan Baozhu suppressed a rising smile and muttered softly, “It doesn’t sound like Brother Si’s voice at all.”
“What did you say?”
Ruan Baozhu said weakly, “Brother, I also saw the photo sister just sent you, but I think that figure… doesn’t really look like A Si. Maybe I’m mistaken, brother, don’t overthink it.”
Ruan Bo’s brow furrowed.
His finger hovering over the send button paused, his gaze lifting to the photo.
If the person in the photo wasn’t Jiang Siyan, then who was it?
Frowning, he stepped forward.
【Ah! The Female Supporting Character’s brother is here!】
【So satisfying! The Female Supporting Character is about to be exposed for lying!】
【Brother is getting closer and closer!】
Footsteps indeed echoed from the hallway.
Ruan Li’s heart tightened.
Facing the surprised gazes of Gou Junjun and Zhao Shen, she spoke as calmly as possible, “Sorry to trouble you, just leave the things on the floor.”
Gou Junjun: ?
He wasn’t a delivery guy—why did that sound so awkward?
Meanwhile, Shi Yu had already walked to the refrigerator and poured a glass of water. Seeing the water was gone and noticing Gou Junjun still standing there, his eyes turned cold. “Would you like to come in and sit for a while?”
Gou Junjun laughed—a laugh of anger.
Caught in the act, and still so calm?
He had always been righteous. Previously, he had spoken up for Ruan Li over the bet, and now he felt indignant on Jiang Siyan’s behalf.
The words “How could you do this to A Si?” stuck in his throat.
Then he heard Ruan Li ask in surprise, “You know each other?”
Gou Junjun frowned.
“Of course we know each other, we—” are all roommates.
Before he could finish, Zhao Shen tugged at him.
“What a coincidence, I didn’t expect it to be you,” Zhao Shen said. “We’ll leave the things here. We have to go now, but let’s have a meal together next time.”
With that, Zhao Shen placed the alcohol and drinks he was holding at the doorway and pulled Gou Junjun away.
【？？？】
【What’s going on? Am I the only one who doesn’t understand?】
【I don’t get it either. What’s up with Zhao Shen? Why did he pull him away?】
【To be fair, these two guys, one in blue and one in yellow, really do look like delivery guys.】
Ruan Li’s palms were slightly damp with sweat.
She had interacted with these two before. Gou Junjun came from a somewhat wealthy family, naive and righteous.
Zhao Shen, on the other hand, was widely recognized as an academic genius, mature beyond his years and skilled at reading people.
Just now, she had acted naturally and emphasized her “face blindness,” so Zhao Shen would only think she had mistaken Shi Yu for Jiang Siyan.
As for why Shi Yu was here?
To win the sports car, he was pretending to be Jiang Siyan to seduce her.
Someone as cautious and smart as him wouldn’t get involved in this mess.
Ruan Li breathed a sigh of relief. What surprised her was how composed Shi Yu had been.
Even after being discovered half-dressed in the same room as his roommate’s fiancée, he remained calm and collected.
Truly worthy of being the top performer.
The two boxes of alcohol and drinks blocking the entrance were in the way. Just as Ruan Li was about to move them, a pair of hands lifted the boxes effortlessly before she could.
Ruan Li looked up and found herself face-to-face with Shi Yu’s chest muscles.
Having just taken a hot shower, his skin was still glistening with moisture.
She quickly lowered her head.
Her gaze landed squarely on the narrow waist wrapped in her gray-pink bear towel.
The bear’s face was distorted, turning into a long-nosed Pinocchio, weighed down heavily.
Her breath caught.
Was this the top performer’s capital? It certainly was impressive.
“Do you know them?” Shi Yu’s voice sounded above her head.
Ruan Li was startled and stammered, “Don’t talk nonsense, how could I possibly know them? Last night, we didn’t…”
“I’m talking about Gou Junjun and Zhao Shen.” Fu Shiyu lifted his gaze, leisurely watching Ruan Li as she blushed and explained.
He then glanced at his own leg, curling his lips into a smile. “Baby, what are you referring to?”