Cry louder, I can't hear you.

The air was silent for a moment, then Shen Suwei's calm voice rang out again:

"You're about to graduate, have you thought about where you'd like to work?"

Speaking of this, Shen Shiyu felt a little embarrassed:

"I tried to interview at some companies, but... it didn't go very well. Nancheng is too competitive. Actually, I wanted to try going to another province, but my mom wants me to stay in Nancheng."

"Your mother mentioned to me a while ago that she wants you to join a company after graduation."

Upon hearing this, Shen Shiyu stood up in a panic:

"Brother, I didn't know about this. I... I can find a job myself, you don't need to worry about what my mom says. Really, I don't want to go to a company..."

As Shen Shiyu finished speaking, her voice grew softer and softer.

Shen Suwei's expression remained completely unchanged from beginning to end. He waited for her to finish before speaking calmly:

"Are you done talking?"

Shen Shiyu lowered her head and picked at her fingers, not daring to make a sound.

Shen Suwei's gaze shifted from her to the document on the table:

"Your mother's words won't influence my decision. I'm asking you not because I have any other thoughts, but simply to confirm your personal wishes."

"My grades are so bad, going there would only cause trouble for you and the company..."

"The company is big; you're unlikely to cause any trouble for me or the company. I just looked at your grades from your four years of university, and they were pretty good."

Why am I sitting here? I should be under the table...

Yun Qiao sat beside them, listening to the conversation between the two siblings, and felt like an extra person.

[Shen Suwei definitely has a crush on Shen Shiyu, right? Shen Shiyu's grades are considered "okay"? She barely passes nine out of ten subjects thanks to her participation in class. He's so kind to her, but he just gives me the cold shoulder… It's so unfair!!!]

System: [Stop complaining, think about your mission. Taking the initiative is the only way to succeed.]

[System, tell me the truth, you really don't want me to die, do you?]

system:【???】

"This is an impossible mission! Shen Suwei likes Shen Shiyu, so there's no way he could like me! How about you give me a different identity, and I'll use Shen Shiyu's identity to seduce him? No, no, that would mean Shen Shiyu would be wiped out. Or you could reset time, and I'll go back five years. This time, I'll definitely—"

"Qiaoqiao, my brother is asking you a question."

Yun Qiao was chatting away with the system in her mind when she suddenly heard Shen Shiyu's words and froze.

Come back to your senses.

Shen Suwei's gaze had fallen on her without her noticing.

The light from the table lamp came from the side, illuminating half of his face while the other half remained hidden in the shadows.

Mysterious and dangerous.

Yun Qiao swallowed hard.

"...What are you asking me?"

Seemingly realizing that Yun Qiao hadn't been listening, Shen Su looked at her leisurely:

"What were you thinking about just now?"

Of course, he was thinking about his crush on Shen Shiyu.

Yun Qiao was internally ranting, but on the surface she feigned innocence and blinked:

"I wasn't thinking about anything."

Shen Suwei's eyebrows twitched slightly.

He didn't expose her, but turned to look at Shen Shiyu:

"If you have any doubts, you can talk to your mother first."

Shen Shiyu couldn't wait to slip away, and upon hearing this, she jumped up and replied quickly:

"Then I'll go find my mom right now!"

Before Yun Qiao could react, Shen Shiyu had already reached the door like a gust of wind.

"wait--"

Before Yun Qiao could finish speaking, the door had already closed.

The study fell silent again.

It was so quiet that they could hear each other breathing.

Yun Qiao remained frozen in her chair, not daring to turn around.

She knew Shen Suwei was watching her.

She wanted to escape.

But my legs wouldn't obey me.

Shen Suwei leaned back in his chair, his fingers tapping the armrest slowly, one tap after another.

a long time.

Why aren't you looking this way? Are you afraid of me?

His tone was completely different from when he was facing Shen Shiyu earlier.

Yun Qiao had long been used to his hypocritical act of putting on a serious face in front of Shen Shiyu.

She forced herself to turn around and meet his gaze: "Why should I be afraid of you? I haven't done anything wrong."

"Are you sure you didn't do anything wrong?"

He tilted his head slightly, a very faint smile curving his lips.

Yun Qiao's lips twitched slightly, and she almost lost her composure.

Depend on……

Can you please stop laughing...?

That laugh is really creepy...

"...Mr. Shen, I admit that I went astray before, but after your guidance, I have long since realized my mistakes."

"Yeah?"

Yun Qiao felt this was a good opportunity to express her stance.

Anyway, the mission has changed, and she won't have to do that kind of thing anymore.

She sat up straight and held up three fingers as if making a vow:

"Don't worry, I will absolutely never target your sister again!"

Why ruin her interview?

"I didn't—"

She had only spoken halfway through her rebuttal when she remembered something, and Yun Qiao froze.

"...How did you know?"

Holy crap! Is this person a ghost?! How did they know all along?

Two weeks ago, Yun Qiao's mission was to "harm the female lead".

It just so happened that Shen Shiyu was sending out resumes around that time, and several good companies sent her interview invitations.

She then registered a temporary email address and sent emails in Shen Shiyu's name to several companies that were most likely to hire Shen Shiyu, saying that she was "giving up the interview for personal reasons."

She thought she had done it perfectly.

Shen Shiyu still doesn't know about this and thinks it's because her resume isn't good enough.

But why did Shen Suwei find out again?

How did he know?

He cares about Shen Shiyu so much that he monitors her every day to see if anyone is trying to harm her.

"Give me a reason why you did this?"

Yun Qiao opened her mouth, but she truly had no words to express her suffering.

Although it wasn't the first time she'd been caught, every time Shen Suwei spoke to her in that tone and with that look, she felt completely exposed, as if she'd been stripped naked and stood under a spotlight.

She was completely naked there, with no clothes to cover her.

If she is guilty, let the law punish her, instead of letting her sit here being repeatedly and publicly tortured by Shen Suwei!

"...I'm also quite interested in those companies, but I'm afraid I can't compete with her."

"As far as I know, you haven't submitted your resume to any companies yet. What competition are you competing with her for?"

"..." Damn, you even know that?

She didn't deliver it at the time because she thought she was about to go home, but then the task suddenly changed...

"We're in the same major and graduated in the same year, so how come there's no competition?" Yun Qiao tried to explain.

"You're in the top ten of your grade, would you be afraid of someone at the bottom threatening you?"

"...He knew that too?"

"She poses no threat to you whatsoever, you know that. But you're still targeting her."

After a pause, Shen Suwei's gaze deepened as he looked at her.

"...Is it because of the late afternoon?"

Yun Qiao was taken aback.

Why did you suddenly bring up the male lead?

"You like late afternoon."

It is an affirmative sentence.

"Because Chi Zhou likes Shi Yu, are you jealous of Shi Yu?"

Yun Qiao accepted it.

She pursed her lips tightly, giving up and remaining silent.

Anyway, whatever I say will be wrong, so I might as well not say anything, right?

But the other party didn't seem to intend to let her go.

"Yunqiao, what are you thinking?"

"You like him that much? You have no bottom line for him?"

Shen Suwei's gaze remained fixed on her face, waiting patiently, as if waiting for her to refute him, or as if waiting for her to come up with a plausible excuse.

Yun Qiao was so angry she laughed.

He's a villain, what bottom line is he trying to bring up with her? And don't speak ill of the second brother, brother.

Unable to hold back, Yun Qiao blurted out:

"Shen Suwei, why are you so concerned about Shen Shiyu? Do you like her?"

The study suddenly fell silent.

Shen Suwei remained silent.

Yun Qiao felt a sudden unease as he stared at her.

Could this person be trying to kill her to silence her after her secret was exposed?

Just as he was about to suggest something to salvage the situation, Shen Suwei gritted his teeth and spoke softly:

"...She's my sister, do you think I'm a beast?"

"We're not related by blood," Yun Qiao retorted instinctively.

"As long as she's in the Shen family, she's my sister."

hypocritical.

Yun Qiao silently despised him a thousand times over.

If you like someone, just admit it. Why use your sister as a fig leaf?

She hates people who use family ties as a pretext for flirting.

"And what about me?"

"Don't I live at your house too?" Yun Qiao looked at him sarcastically. "Why won't you let me call you 'brother'? Do you even consider me your sister?"

The air froze completely upon hearing this.

Shen Suwei looked at her, his gaze becoming very strange.

The study remained quiet for a long time.

Yunqiao thought he wouldn't answer anymore.

He suddenly smiled, but his eyes were devoid of any warmth.

"You really want to be my sister? Sure."