Though Si Tian and Si Rou looked somewhat alike, their styles were completely different.
Like her name, Si Tian had a sweet, innocent look.
Si Rou, on the other hand, was the sexy, mature Sis type.
Si Tian and Shen Yifan turned around to see Si Rou approaching them in a short, bright-red dress with a plunging V-neck. Her long, curly hair fell over her shoulders as she swayed her slender waist.
The moment he saw Si Rou, Shen Yifan’s brows furrowed slightly.
He glanced at Li Zhixing, his expression seeming to ask, What is she doing here?
Li Zhixing replied with a look: She showed up uninvited. What could I do?
Shen Yifan felt a headache coming on.
After sleeping with Si Rou that night, he had promised her he would deal with things between himself and Si Tian.
But for some reason, he just couldn’t bring himself to say it.
In the end, he had reasoned that Si Tian had stayed by his side all along, even after Si Rou left him.
He simply couldn’t bring himself to be so ungrateful.
But as for Si Rou, he absolutely wouldn’t let her leave him again.
Shen Yifan looked at Si Rou and did his best to act normal. “No problem. Older Sister, just wait a moment.”
With that, he turned to get some ice water from the nearby coffee table.
Si Rou glanced at Si Tian, one eyebrow lifting, her eyes full of provocation.
Si Tian’s small hand, hanging at her side, clenched tightly.
Her emotions had been stirred up.
But not because the two were flirting in secret. It was Si Rou’s arrogant attitude that got to her.
On the contrary, perhaps because her heart had gone numb, Si Tian felt no reaction at all to Si Rou’s provocation.
That heartache she’d felt at first was gone.
Now it was more like being cursed at for no reason by a stranger on the street.
She wanted to curse back, but the other person had stuffed something into her mouth, leaving her unable to get a single word out.
But no one knew what she was thinking. Her furious, restrained expression looked no different from jealousy.
“Can’t you manage it?”
The man sitting on the sofa suddenly spoke.
He was clearly talking to Shen Yifan.
Shen Yifan had barely taken two steps. He turned and looked at Zhou Si in confusion.
Why wouldn’t he be able to manage it?
He had two hands, didn’t he?
The corner of Zhou Si’s mouth curled with amusement. “I have a glass of ice water here. Sister-in-Law[1]In Chinese forms of address, this can refer to a close friend’s partner as well as an actual brother’s wife; it does not necessarily mean the couple is married. jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_3736114_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_3736114_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], }); can have it first.”
As he spoke, he leaned forward, picked up the glass of ice water from the table, and held it out.
Shen Yifan froze. Something about this felt off.
Zhou Si wasn’t interested in women, but he had always been considerate toward his friends.
He was probably trying to make things easier for him.
Shen Yifan took two steps forward, intending to take the water from Zhou Si and pass it to Si Tian.
But Zhou Si glanced at Si Rou and said, “If you don’t hurry, Miss Si will be waiting too long.”
His meaning was obvious: he wanted Si Tian to come and get it herself.
Si Tian: “…”
Could he stop drawing her into this?
She just wanted to be invisible…
There was no helping it. Si Tian took a deep breath and stepped forward. “Shen Yifan, go get some water for Older Sister.”
As she spoke, she walked over to take the glass from Zhou Si.
Seeing this, Shen Yifan could only turn around and go get water for Si Rou.
Si Tian didn’t want to have any more dealings with Zhou Si than necessary. She planned to take the water and get away from him as quickly as she could.
But even after she reached out and grasped the glass, Zhou Si still 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 thumb suddenly brushed over her fingers…
A light caress!!
Si Tian felt her fingers go numb, as if a venomous snake’s tongue had slithered over them…
Startled, she jerked her hand back.
“Crash—”
The glass slipped from her hand and hit the floor.
The sharp sound of breaking glass rang through the private room, and everyone turned to look.
The man gave a soft laugh, his voice low. “Sister-in-Law, am I really that scary?”
Scary? How could he not be?!
He had just touched her fingers!!!
She was nearly terrified out of her mind!!!
There were so many eyes on them. Who knew whether anyone had seen it?!
Hearing the crash, Shen Yifan abandoned the water and hurried to Si Tian’s side, his face full of concern. “Atian, are you all right?”
Si Tian’s heart was pounding. She shook her head wildly.
But before she could calm down, the man spoke again. “She must have been startled by me.”
Shen Yifan frowned slightly. “What do you mean?”
Zhou Si’s lips curved. “Sorry, Afan. I accidentally touched Sister-in-Law’s hand just now.”
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