After being diagnosed with a terminal illness, the fake heiress binds herself to a rough-looking man

The surroundings became quiet.

Jiang Ruoruo's eyes were red-rimmed. She walked past the dining table and went straight to Jiang Yu'an.

"Big brother..."

Her voice trembled.

"Don't blame my sister. She just has a bad temper. She just said... even if I were the Jiang family's biological daughter, you wouldn't even give me a second glance."

"It's all my fault. I shouldn't have brought up her having friends outside..."

Jiang Yu sat in the chair and silently rolled her eyes.

Jiang Yu'an stood still.

No matter how much Jiang Ruoruo cried and pleaded, his gaze passed over her and fixed straight on Jiang Yu.

My gaze traveled from her taut back.

He slowly moved toward her phone, which was face down on the table.

"What are you talking about, you seem to be having so much fun?"

The sound wasn't loud.

But it felt heavy and dull.

Jiang Yu curled her fingers up.

Her hand rested on the phone, her fingertips touching the hot screen.

Huo Li's words, "I'm your man, not your mother," are still in the chat box.

But then Jiang Yu'an came back.

But Jiang Ruoruo was standing right next to him, crying in a very nuanced way.

Jiang Yu had only one thought in her mind.

We must not let Jiang Ruoruo speak again.

If this woman says even half a word more, she could reveal all about the "wild man," the "mechanic," and the "phone chatting," and be labeled as having a "chaotic private life."

A tiny ball of light peeked out from inside my brain.

[Host, we recommend prioritizing the protection of your phone.]

Jiang Yu thought to herself, "Nonsense, I wish I could swallow it whole right now."

She pressed a button, and the screen lit up.

Battery level is 67%.

Jiang Yu remained expressionless and pressed and held down the power button to turn off the phone.

"The power is out."

She stuffed the blacked-out phone into her pocket and looked up to meet Jiang Yu'an's gaze.

"I was chatting with Lin Xingran. She asked if I wanted to come to her house for lunch, but I said my arm hurt and I couldn't go."

The small ball of light remained silent for two seconds.

[Host, that's a very convincing lie. A 67% power outage is a new energy fraud.]

Jiang Yu: "Mute."

Jiang Ruoruo's eyes were still red, and upon hearing this, she immediately seized the opportunity.

"Sister, you were clearly laughing just now—"

"What's wrong with me laughing?"

Jiang Yu cut her off abruptly, pushing her chair back with a jarring sound.

She stood up, her injured left arm hanging at her side, the edges of the gauze rumpled from being rubbed by her sleeve.

"Jiang Ruoruo, you sat across from me this morning and interrogated me, asking why my brother went into my room last night."

Then you made sarcastic remarks about me receiving special treatment. Now that my older brother is back, why are you pretending to be the victim?

Jiang Ruoruo's tears fell down in a patter.

"Big brother, I didn't... I'm just worried that my sister has made friends with the wrong people outside."

"Do I have to report to you before I make friends?"

Jiang Yu sneered, "Are you a household registration police officer or a community access control officer?"

"Whom do I meet when I go out, who do I eat with, and when do I come home? Which rule in the Jiang family's rules requires your signature?"

Jiang Ruoruo was so angered by her retort that she took half a step back.

Jiang Yu'an stood still.

He still held the document in his hand, but didn't spare a single glance for Jiang Ruoruo.

From the moment he entered, his attention was focused on Jiang Yu.

The phone that Jiang Yu had placed face down on the table, the screen that suddenly turned off, the gauze peeking out from under her sleeve, and the half-second pause when she mentioned "Lin Xingran".

He knew her too well.

From childhood to adulthood, whenever Jiang Yu felt guilty, her attitude would be more self-righteous than usual.

The more people ask her questions, the more she gets angry, raising her voice as if she wants to silence everyone.

He used to find it funny.

Right now, I just feel a tightness in my chest.

She wrapped herself up tightly, hiding that man so well.

She wouldn't let him hear a single word.

Jiang Ruoruo cried out, "Big brother..."

Jiang Yu'an then shifted his gaze over there.

"Jiang Yu's arm is still injured, why are you arguing with her?"

In a word.

He swallowed all of Jiang Ruoruo's grievances.

She stood there, tears still streaming down her face, speechless for a long time.

"I...I didn't mean to. I was just afraid my sister would be scammed."

Whether she's been scammed or not, you don't need to remind her in this way.

Jiang Yu'an handed the document to the maid who had rushed over.

"Eat breakfast if you want. If you don't want to, go back to your room."

Jiang Ruoruo's face turned pale.

Jiang Yu was also a little surprised.

She was prepared to face a double attack.

Jiang Ruoruo was responsible for crying, Jiang Yu'an was responsible for investigating, and she was responsible for dying on the spot.

As a result, Jiang Yu'an did not coax Jiang Ruoruo.

He even scolded her.

If it were in the past, she would have already taken advantage of the situation.

"Big brother, look, she's bullying me."

"Brother, my hand hurts."

"Big brother, I want to eat the crab roe buns from that place in the south of the city."

She used to be so skilled at using coquetry that she could write a textbook about it.

But now, when facing Jiang Yu'an, she even awkwardly calls him "brother".

Jiang Yu'an noticed it.

She was avoiding him.

Before last night, she would talk back, throw tantrums, and act pitiful.

She's been on guard against him ever since last night.

Jiang Yu'an loosened his tie and walked to the dining table.

"Why hasn't the doctor arrived yet?"

Wang Ma hurriedly came out of the kitchen. "Young Master, I've already called. They said there's a bit of traffic on the road, and they'll be there in about ten minutes."

Jiang Yu seized the opportunity and took a step back.

"Perfect timing, I'll go upstairs and wait for the doctor."

"Change it here."

Jiang Yu'an looked at her. "Let me see your arm."

Jiang Yu's back tensed up instantly.

She covered her neck with concealer last night and barely managed to get away with it.

I wore a loose T-shirt this morning, with a neckline that wasn't too low.

But as long as he gets close, the traces Huo Li left yesterday afternoon will definitely not be hidden.

"No need to look."

She hid her left arm behind her back, saying, "The doctor will be here soon; you're not a professional."

Jiang Yu'an didn't say anything, but walked towards her.

Jiang Yu subconsciously took a step back.

The action is fast.

The restaurant fell completely silent.

Jiang Ruoruo, standing to the side, saw this scene and her eyes lit up again.

But she didn't dare to speak.

Jiang Yu'an's reprimand just now made her feel extremely embarrassed.

Jiang Yu'an suddenly stopped walking.

He lowered his eyes, watching her shoulders as she tried to pull back, his knuckles tightening slightly at the edge of her trousers.

The step she took away wasn't heavy, but it landed on his chest.

When Jiang Yu was a child, she would have a fever and become delirious, and she would hold onto his sleeve tightly, not letting him leave.

As she grew older, she became afraid of injections and would bury her face in his arm, whispering complaints about the doctor's heavy hand.

She was never afraid of him getting close.

She dared to pounce on him and snatch the car keys from his hand, dared to lie sideways on the sofa in his study, and dared to kick his legs with her icy feet, forcing him to turn up the air conditioning.

She has now retired.

They dodged it cleanly and efficiently.

Jiang Yu'an's hand froze in mid-air.

It paused for two seconds, then slowly withdrew.

He wasn't unfamiliar with fear.

At the negotiating table, many people were afraid of him.

His subordinates were afraid of him, his competitors were afraid of him, and even his relatives in the Jiang family were afraid of him.

But Jiang Yu cannot be afraid of him.

This is more painful than her lying to him.

Jiang Yu also realized that she had overreacted.

She coughed and tried to salvage the situation.

"It's not that I won't let you see it."

She raised her left arm, revealing the gauze.

"My hand hurts because I was so angry with Jiang Ruoruo just now. I overreacted a bit."