“What’s going on?” Jiang Xiaoxiao asked, pulling her hand, her voice full of anxiety.
Su He couldn’t quite explain it either. “I haven’t been sleeping well lately. The moment I lie down, I start dreaming, and always... those kinds of dreams!”
“What kind of dreams?” Jiang Xiaoxiao asked, confused.
“Well…” Su He’s earlobes turned slightly red. “Um, I keep dreaming of a man whose face I can’t see clearly…”
Jiang Xiaoxiao opened her mouth, then burst into laughter, swaying unsteadily. “Hahahaha, I thought it was some terrible nightmare, but it turns out to be… Meow Meow, you’re just sexually frustrated!”
Afraid the driver in the front seat might hear, Su He quickly covered her mouth. “Keep your voice down! I’m being serious!”
Jiang Xiaoxiao finally stopped laughing. “Alright, then tell me, in the dream, what did you two do?”
Su He stammered, unwilling to elaborate.
The dream was rather inappropriate for children, indescribable.
“I have a hunch that the person in my dream is crucial to me, but I just can’t remember who he is,” Su He said, covering her face. “Do you think it has something to do with that car accident?”
“But you remember me, you remember your adoptive parents, you remember everyone around you. Even those classmates you haven’t contacted in a long time, you have impressions of them. How could you possibly forget someone like that?”
“That just means that person isn’t important to you at all!”
“Meow Meow, stop overthinking. In my opinion, Young Master Yan is much more reliable than your dream lover. At least he’s handsome, wealthy, and generous to you.”
“Look at these roses, they’re at least several thousand yuan. You should cherish your blessings!”
Su He fell silent.
Is that really how it is?
But why can’t she forget the man in her dream?
If he were truly dispensable, she shouldn’t be thinking about him so much!
*
After watching Su He enter the residential complex, Jiang Xiaoxiao’s smile vanished completely.
She took out her phone and dialed a number she knew by heart.
“Hello?”
Jiang Xiaoxiao licked her lips and said, “Mr. Chen, it’s Jiang Xiaoxiao.”
“Something wrong?” The other party was taken aback for a moment upon hearing her voice.
“There’s something I don’t know if I should tell you,” Jiang Xiaoxiao began hesitantly.
There was a moment of silence on the other end before the question came, “Did something happen to Su Su?”
Only Su He’s family called her Su Su.
“Su He’s mental state has been very poor recently. She can’t sleep well, and it seems like those buried memories are starting to resurface.” Jiang Xiaoxiao spoke after much deliberation.
She knew betraying her best friend wasn’t a glorious thing to do. But she had accepted benefits from Su Chen and promised to keep an eye on Su He for him, and she couldn’t break her word.
Besides, Su Chen was Su He’s brother; he wouldn’t harm her.
Jiang Xiaoxiao had struggled for a long time before making this decision.
Without waiting for her to finish, Su Chen’s cold voice came through the receiver, “Why didn’t you tell me sooner!”
“I only discovered it recently,” Jiang Xiaoxiao said, startled but forcing herself to remain calm.
“Where is she living after her divorce?” Su Chen asked as he angrily walked back to his office.
Jiang Xiaoxiao knew he was angry and dared not hide anything. “She… she’s living with Lu Yanbei now.”
“Say that again?” Su Chen thought his ears were playing tricks on him.
“After Su He divorced Lu Jingyang, she was proposed to by Lu Yanbei…” Although Jiang Xiaoxiao was usually carefree, she felt extremely insignificant and inferior in front of Su Chen, barely daring to breathe.
She almost finished the sentence with a sob.
A crisp sound of something falling to the floor came from the other end of the phone.
Jiang Xiaoxiao flinched and pulled her phone away.
After a while, Su Chen’s voice came through again. “I understand. Thank you for your trouble during this period.”
Jiang Xiaoxiao quickly replied that it was nothing.
However, before she could finish speaking, the call was hung up.
Jiang Xiaoxiao bit her lip, a wry smile appearing. “Jiang Xiaoxiao, you’re such a scoundrel!”
She had sold out her friend for money.
At this moment, Jiang Xiaoxiao hated herself.
If Meow Meow knew she had betrayed her, she would surely never acknowledge her as a friend again.
*
Upon returning home, Su He rushed to her room to shower and change, missing several international calls.
When she emerged after a comfortable bath and saw the missed calls on her phone, she was dumbfounded.
“Brother, you were looking for me?” Su He had been a little afraid of Su Chen since childhood, so she immediately called him back.
“I’ve been a bit busy lately, just calling to check on you.” Su Chen didn’t mention her dreams, and his tone was as usual, with no hint of anything out of the ordinary.
Su He breathed a sigh of relief. “I thought you were going to scold me again.”
“You haven’t done anything wrong, why would I scold you?” Su Chen chuckled.
“I… I divorced Lu Jingyang…” Su He said softly. “I was afraid of embarrassing you guys…”
“I’m overjoyed that you’ve escaped a sea of suffering, so why would I blame you?” Su Chen said.
“Really?” Su He was somewhat flattered.
“Lu Jingyang isn’t worthy of you,” Su Chen unabashedly belittled her former brother-in-law. “Our Su Su deserves the best!”
Su He’s lips curved upwards, and her heart felt warm.
It felt so good to be cared for by family!
“Brother, when will your project there wrap up?” Su He calculated the days; Su Chen hadn’t been home for over a year, and she missed him dearly.
“It’s in the final stages,” Su Chen replied. “What, do you miss your brother?”
“Yes!” Su He admitted generously. “The last time our whole family gathered was during the Spring Festival the year before last.”
“Mm, I’ll finish my work here as soon as possible and try to come back to spend Christmas with you,” Su Chen promised with a smile.
“Whether we celebrate the holiday or not is secondary, what’s important are the gifts!” Su He was the doted-upon youngest in the family, and everyone indulged her.
“Don’t worry, you won’t be shortchanged.”
They chatted for a while, and Su Chen had to go offline due to a prior engagement.
Su He patted her chest and exhaled. “Fortunately, I didn’t ask about anything else… otherwise, if he knew I was living with Lu Yanbei, he’d eat me alive!”
What Su He didn’t know was that Su Chen’s expression was far from pleasant on the other end of the phone.
A storm was brewing.
After dealing with Su Chen, Su He took a moment to compose herself and dialed Lu Yanbei’s number.
She couldn’t ignore a call from her benefactor.
The ringtone lasted a few seconds before being answered.
Lu Yanbei’s voice sounded a bit hoarse, as if he had just woken up.
Su He inwardly cursed.
She had forgotten about the time difference.
At this hour, it was still the early morning where he was?
“Are you asleep? Then I’ll call you back later.” Su He shrank her neck, afraid of displeasing the powerful man.
After a rustling sound, Lu Yanbei’s voice came through again. “Something wrong?”
“Um… thank you for the flowers,” Su He mumbled softly.
Lu Yanbei hummed lazily, dragging out his tone. “You like them?”
“Of course, I do! This is the first time I’ve ever received roses in my life!” Su He chirped with delight.
“Got it,” Lu Yanbei replied.
“Got what?” Su He was confused by his vague response.
“Mrs. Lu, you’ll receive a bouquet every day from now on,” Lu Yanbei explained.