My sister, whom I raised, has turned evil after faking her death for three years.

"Miss."

Xiao Zhi's voice came from behind, very softly, as if afraid of disturbing some invisible tension in the room.

Jiang Ran did not turn around; her gaze remained fixed on the other side of the one-way mirror.

On the living room sofa, Su Qing was leaning back, the hem of her newly changed black dress draped gently to her knees. She picked up a glass of water from the coffee table and took a sip, completely unaware that her every move was being watched by another pair of eyes.

"Is everything arranged?" Jiang Ran's voice returned to its usual coldness, completely different from the gentle demeanor she had when looking at her sister through the glass just now.

Xiao Zhi bowed slightly: "Everything has been arranged... but Miss, why don't you go directly to see Miss Su?" She paused, then asked the question that had been bothering her.

She could tell that her young mistress cared a lot about Miss Su. Since she was selected to be her mistress's personal assistant and housekeeper two years ago, she had never seen her mistress show such an expression to anyone.

If she had to use one word to describe the one she followed, it would be "snow on a high mountain."

At the age of eighteen, he created a vast force independent of the Jiang family. Within two years, he expanded his business empire several times over with his accurate and ruthless investment acumen and decisive management skills, and he never lost a negotiation.

Rumors circulated that this young Ms. Jiang had a beautiful smile, but Xiao Zhi had never seen it.

Until tonight.

She watched as the young lady stood in front of the one-way glass, watching Miss Su sitting on the sofa eating strawberries, and a smile curved her lips in a way she had never seen before.

  

That wasn't the composed smile of someone strategizing during business negotiations, but a softer, more genuine smile, like a flower suddenly blooming deep within a glacier.

"She just got back, let her rest for a few days and have some fun." Jiang Ran didn't turn around, her voice was very soft and gentle, as if she was talking to herself, or as if she was talking to the dazed figure on the other side of the glass, "I will personally pick her up and take her home."

After saying that, she turned and left the dark room, heading straight into the kitchen.

Xiao Zhi followed behind, watching the young lady take the apron off the clothes rack and tie it around her waist. Her movements were smooth and practiced, as if she had done it countless times before.

She took out the prepared pork ribs and winter melon from the refrigerator, placed them on the cutting board and began to cut them into pieces. Her knife skills were quick and even, and each piece of winter melon was cut into a bite-sized piece.

Two pots were burning simultaneously on the stove. The young lady adjusted the heat with her left hand and stirred the soup with her right, all in one smooth motion.

She had never seen the young lady cook herself... There were always three chefs on duty in the kitchen, and the young lady didn't even care which way the kitchen door opened.

But now the young lady is standing in front of the stove wearing an apron, holding a soup ladle, intently adjusting the saltiness of the soup base.

That hand, which has signed countless documents that have determined the fate of the company, and which can easily crush its opponents with a push at the negotiating table, is now struggling with whether or not to add an extra half spoonful of sugar.

Xiao Zhi waited by the side, watching as her mistress finally gave up on the sugar jar, took a pinch of salt from the spice rack next to her, put it into the soup, stirred it with a spoon, tasted it, and then showed a satisfied smile.

She couldn't help but repeat that question in her mind again... Just who exactly is this Miss Su?

Jiang Ran stirred the soup and reached out her hand to Xiao Zhi without turning her head.

Xiao Zhi immediately understood and took out a tiny transparent sealed bag from the inside pocket of her uniform, which contained white powder that had been prepared beforehand.

She placed the sealed bag in the young lady's palm and reported in a low voice: "Wenliang said that the medicine will take effect within an hour after taking it, and will not cause any damage to the body. It will only make people feel sleepy naturally, and they will wake up naturally after about nine hours of deep sleep."

Jiang Ran poured the powdered medicine into the soup and stirred it gently with a spoon until the powder was completely dissolved and no trace could be seen.

Then she lowered her head and smelled the soup base to make sure there was no unusual smell before ladling the soup into a white porcelain bowl and putting the lid on.

She did these things quietly and attentively, as if she were performing some kind of ritual that only she knew about.

Xiao Zhi stood aside and watched as the waitress placed the soup bowl into the serving cart and arranged the other dishes as well. Each plate was carefully covered with an insulated lid and arranged neatly.

The young lady was humming a song while she was doing these things; the tune was very soft and gentle.

"Take the food over there, don't let my sister go hungry." Jiang Ran gently pushed the food cart forward.

sister.

When Xiaozhi took the handrail from the food cart, her fingers paused slightly, as if she had obtained some crucial information.

She had been with the young lady for two years and had never heard her call anyone "sister".

She knew the Jiang family's relationships perfectly. The young lady was the Jiang family's daughter who had been lost for many years and was found again. She only had one older cousin, Jiang Yi, but even to Jiang Yi, the young lady never addressed her as "older sister".

So who exactly is this Miss Su, that she can make my lady, who never bows her head in the business world, willingly call me "sister"?

She didn't ask any more questions, just nodded and pushed the food cart out of the kitchen.

When Xiao Zhi pushed the food cart back to the door of room 31001, Su Qing was staring blankly at the TV program.

The fruit plate on the coffee table was almost empty, the strawberry stems were neatly arranged in a small dish, and she had been flipping through the remote control several times.

Without Xiao Ran by her side to talk to, and without a phone to watch videos or play games, she felt like a drifter stranded on a luxurious island.

Just then, there was a knock on the door, and she quickly sat up straight from the sofa.

Xiao Zhi pushed the food cart in, first bowing slightly with a perfectly appropriate apologetic smile on her face: "Miss Su, I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting."

Su Qing quickly waved her hand: "No, no, I didn't wait long."

Xiao Zhi arranged the dishes one by one on the round table: braised pork ribs with rich sauce, steamed sea bass, a plate of fresh and tender stir-fried seasonal vegetables, a bowl of winter melon and pork rib soup that was still bubbling slightly, and a small plate of delicate strawberry mousse as dessert.

The presentation alone is so exquisite that it's almost a shame to eat it.

Looking at the table full of food, Su Qing's stomach growled again, even louder than the two growls she had heard in the living room earlier.

Xiao Zhi smiled slightly, placed a pair of ebony chopsticks on the chopstick rest, and then turned to the main business.

"Ms. Su, this is a new promotion our hotel has recently launched. All guests can enter a lucky draw." She took out an exquisite little box from the lower level of the food cart. The box was wrapped in velvet and looked more like a jewelry box than a raffle box.

She handed the box to Su Qing, gently opened the lid, and inside were about a dozen small balls, each wrapped in red velvet.

Su Qing didn't think much of it, reached in and randomly picked one up. When she opened it, she found it was a small red ball.

Xiao Zhi looked at the red ball, and a smile that was even brighter than any of her previous professional smiles bloomed on her face: "Congratulations, Ms. Su! You've won the grand prize of our event! The prize is an extension of your current room for five days, as well as a five-day tour of Beicheng. During these five days, I will continue to serve as your personal butler and guide, accompanying you throughout the trip."