Pampered by Short-Lived Bigshot

Chapter 1402: Chapter 805: Refined Yet Perverted Senior, Cultivation-Type Junior Sister (3 Updates)

Jiang Chengsi has always been high-profile, and his relationship with Si Qingxiao is no secret. They chartered a yacht, took plenty of photos, had a meal, went snorkeling in the afternoon, and watched a movie at night, just like any ordinary couple.

That evening, both posted on their social media showcasing their affection, sprinkling a big dose of "dog food" for everyone to see.

Si Yushan naturally allowed his daughter to go see him, and could foresee everything, except that they would post on social media to provoke him.

"Yushan, look at the photos they took, they’re quite nice," You Yunzhi said, examining the pictures repeatedly.

"What’s there to see?" Si Yushan snorted lightly, "Our Si Family has always been low-key, so why would Xiaoxiao be interested in such a high-profile young man?"

"Going on a date is one thing, but taking photos and having to post them on social media?"

"What’s there to show off?"

...

Though Si Yushan said this, he privately looked at the photos several times, saving the ones of his daughter alone and ignoring any photos with that particular wild boy.

They were an eyesore.

That night, he called Assistant Yuan to ask what the pair did after the movie.

"They walked along the beach and then each went to their own room to rest?"

"They stayed in separate rooms?"

"Yes, Fourth Master opened a separate room for Miss. He said he might have to work late, which could disturb Miss’s rest. This project was assigned to him on short notice, and indeed he needed time to prepare," Assistant Yuan explained candidly, "He just had me send the documents over."

Si Yushan nodded, "This boy, when he’s working, does have a proper manner about him."

He had been worried that after his daughter went over, Jiang Chengsi would become love-struck and lose his motivation. Unexpectedly, the boy had considerable self-control.

He hung up the phone, satisfied, without knowing that during the day, the two of them had already...

Had he known they were on his own yacht, he might have gone crazy.

Assistant Yuan didn’t know how to tell him, blushing with embarrassment, so he simply skipped over this incident while reporting.

Leading Si Yushan to think that the pair’s meetings were purely Platonic and spiritual in nature.

**

Jiang Chengsi, already someone who sparkles with a little sunshine, now had Si Qingxiao travel all that way to see him. Such a rare opportunity for some public display of affection, he naturally wanted to share their dog food with everyone.

But everyone seemed unfazed by his public display of relationship.

Qiqi: [What’s there to flaunt? Wait until you’re engaged or about to marry.]

Jiang Xiaowu: [Show it off when you get married and have kids.]

Second Brother: [I have two kids. Did I say anything?]

...

Jiang Chengsi had hoped for a bit of showing off to gain some face, but instead found himself trampled on.

What kind of friends and brothers were these around him?

Huo Qinqi hadn’t shown up for days, probably on some mission. Jiang could only go tease his brother since his brother’s situation might be even worse than his.

[Bro, are you there?]

Message sent, WeChat notification:

You’re not friends with the recipient; you need to add them as a friend before sending a message.

Jiang Chengsi was stunned for several seconds, then realized...

His brother must have just blocked him, that devil.

He immediately made a call, and the phone was promptly answered, "Bro, did you do it on purpose?"

"What?"

"Blocking me on WeChat?"

"Did I? Maybe it was a slip of the hand."

It’s not like liking a post on social media; it requires action, and that kind of excuse is really half-hearted.

"Sch..." Just then Lin Luyou suddenly pushed the door open, Jiang Shiyi was in the laboratory, not the bedroom, so it wasn’t particularly private. She also didn’t know he was on the phone, and swallowed her words back.

"Hmm? What was that sound?" Jiang Chengsi, with his keen hearing, "A woman’s voice? Bro, where are you?"

"You must be mistaken."

"How could I be mistaken, I..."

Before he finished speaking, the phone was hung up.

Jiang Chengsi was a little dumbfounded, what was going on, did he really just hang up?

**

Jiang Shiyi then looked up at the person standing at the door. Lin Luyou had a book in her arms, as thick as half a Xinhua dictionary. When he hung up the phone, she apologetically said, "I didn’t know you were on a call."

"It’s okay, what’s up?"

"There’s a problem I encountered in this book, you have notes on it, but I didn’t quite understand." Lin Luyou was staying there to recuperate, and Jiang Shiyi wasn’t yet so deranged as to scheme against a patient.

Most of the day, Jiang Shiyi spent in the laboratory, while Lin Luyou went to his study, found a few books, and settled in there.

Though the chemical analysis section was a bit inconvenienced.

Taking a leave is normal, but when the team leader takes a leave, and the team members also follow suit, citing the reason:

To care for the team leader?

The director was bewildered when he saw the leave application.

As a leader for so long, he’d encountered all sorts of bizarre excuses, but never had he seen anyone taking leave to care for their team leader, so their team, consisting of three people...

Currently, only the assistant is left struggling to manage.

"What didn’t you understand?" Jiang Shiyi shifted his computer aside, indicating for her to bring over the book.

Lin Luyou approached with the book, pointing to the place where he had previously made notes.

It was a chemical reaction principle. Jiang Shiyi pondered for a moment, then took out paper and pen to explain it to her, a simple equation that filled almost half an A4 sheet.

Initially, Lin Luyou’s attention was fully on his explanation, but midway, his phone rang.

Jiang Chengsi’s call came in, but he didn’t answer it.

Presumably, the earlier call was also from him. Thinking about what Jiang had last said, he had said:

[You must be mistaken.]

It was shortly after she spoke up that he said that, linking it together, she could probably guess the cause and effect.

Did he not want his brother to know she was staying at his house?

But Fifth Master and Tang Wan knew.

Jiang Chengsi, being his biological brother, made her feelings oddly complex when compared...

Jiang Shiyi had just finished the explanation and was about to discuss it with her when he noticed that the young lady standing beside him seemed distracted, almost daydreaming.

In the past, following him around doing experiments, she was always fully focused, fearing even the slightest mistake, but now...

Has she actually become so audacious to ignore him?

Jiang Shiyi, with a pen spinning between his fingers, watched her intently, examining her without expression.

Her stomach issue was acute; after a day of recovery, her complexion had improved significantly. Her pretty doe eyes seemed misty with a layer of water, lips slightly pursed, as if pondering something important.

He had known her since she was underage.

Following him around for years, he had almost witnessed firsthand how she transformed from a little girl into a young lady, or rather...

A woman!

The feeling was quite strange, and colleagues would joke, saying Lin Luyou was like his little junior sister in a ’development’ trope.

...

Lin Luyou seemed to finally pull herself out of her thoughts, realizing that Jiang Shiyi, although seated, was now facing her entirely.

One hand spinning a pen, the other resting on his cheek, looking directly at her intently.

The man wore the simplest black and white attire, impeccably clean clothes without a trace of wrinkles, exuding an elegant and gentle air, yet his angular jawline carried a natural assertiveness.

"Senior?"

"What were you thinking?"

With a sheepish smile, Lin Luyou pointed to the paper on his desk, "Thinking about the problem."

"The problem?" Jiang Shiyi scrutinized her, having watched her grow up, he could almost tell with accuracy when she was truthful and when she wasn’t.

"Yes."

"Then tell me, what have you thought of?" Jiang Shiyi raised his hand and flipped the work paper he had written onto the table.

Lin Luyou was a bit dumbfounded: "..."

That feeling was like being carried back to school days, gripped by the fear of being under the control of a certain eccentric senior.

"Well..." Lin Luyou wasn’t thinking about the problem at all.

This kind of chemistry problem wasn’t like humanities and social sciences; there was no space for crafty answers or fabrications.

Jiang Shiyi, seated and looking at her, already exerted great pressure, and seemingly growing impatient with waiting, he stood up and, with his height advantage, looked down closely at her...

The proximity, near enough to feel each other’s breath, made Lin Luyou even more uneasy.

"Youyou—" The man’s voice reached a deeply ambiguous pitch, sending a shiver down her heart.

"Hmm?"

"Honestly tell me, you were thinking about me, right?"

The man’s warm breath with its winding tone passed by her cheek, its dry warmth seemingly instantly carrying to her heart, spreading to her entire body...

Too close.

So close that even their hair could tangle, making her heart race with unease.