CHAPTER 261: CHAPTER 258: JUST HOW LOUD ARE YOU TWO IN THE BEDROOM AT NIGHT...

The property manager on the other end of the phone quickly said, "I know what to do, Miss Shi Su. Sorry to bother you."

Shi Su hung up the phone directly, suddenly feeling the seat beside the sofa sink slightly. Turning her head, she saw Jing Jihan sitting by her side, his long arm resting behind her, gently patting her back, as if offering silent support and comfort.

He didn’t say anything, nor did he ask any questions.

But the last time she was forcibly taken back to the Shi Family, he sent Wen Ke to rescue her later.

"Do you know everything about me?"

"I know."

"Since when?"

"A few months ago, when I had people investigate the car accident case that fell into the river, they discovered Shi Yunyin, and quite a few secrets about the Shi Family were unintentionally uncovered." The man’s eyebrows were relaxed, his voice calm and unruffled, and he candidly said, "If you don’t want to see them, then you don’t have to. There’s no need to feel troubled."

Shi Su suddenly laughed at herself sitting there, casually throwing the phone onto the coffee table, and said with a smile, "Isn’t it ridiculous? The head of the Shi Hong Group actually has another daughter besides his most cherished little princess. The famous movie queen in the entertainment industry, Shi Yunyin, actually has an older sister. I’m actually Shi Lingkang’s daughter, but no matter how you look at it, I don’t seem like someone with such a family background."

"But even if my surname is Shi, what does it matter if I am his daughter or not? In twenty-four years, this is the first time I’ve been called ’young miss’ by the Shi Family, and it turns out my biological father is in a rush to sell me off, hastily stamping me with the Shi Family’s heiress seal."

"What ’young miss’ am I? I lived in the Shi Family for nineteen years, completely in Shi Yunyin’s shadow. Everything I ate, used, and wore were all things she discarded or left over. The servants never treated me as Shi Lingkang’s daughter. The small damp attic on the top floor of the Shi Family villa was my only place to stay. No love, no freedom, and not even anyone who knew about my existence. Everyone knew the Shi Family had only one daughter. I was initially only supposed to quietly lay on their household registry. But five years ago, they tried to erase even that last trace. And now he says he’s my father?"

The man’s powerful arms suddenly encircled her, pulling her to his side, turning slightly on the sofa to look down at her, and pulling her closer into his embrace.

"Progress. You’re opening up to me about your feelings."

Shi Su: "..."

Previously a bit agitated, she now deflated like a punctured balloon, shrinking into his embrace.

Even if she killed Shi Lingkang, it couldn’t change the fact she was his daughter.

"That’s because you’ve already known, so rather than let you slowly discover my embarrassing past, I’d rather say it myself." Shi Su raised an eyebrow in his embrace as she spoke, "With your family background and status, how many heiresses would wish to be related to you? Are you sure you aren’t mistaken with me, a fake heiress who never received proper socialite treatment?"

Jing Jihan: "Indeed, I was mistaken."

Shi Su: "?"

He suddenly pinched her face: "I thought you didn’t dare to love or hate enough, didn’t expect you to be a jealous spirit."

Shi Su: "??? Since when was I jealous?"

"Where are all these heiresses from? You’re making things up out of thin air."

"I didn’t make it up! Last year, wasn’t there a granddaughter from some Chen Group who fasted and nearly ended up in ICU after you refused her marriage proposal? The year before, an A-list or B-list actress, I don’t remember her name, saw you at a charity gala and tried every way to get your attention, only to be ignored by you. Frustrated, she even spoke directly to the media, saying she wanted to pursue you, but your company’s legal team sent her a cease and desist letter, leaving her with no dignity and wanting to jump to get you to see her... Ah, and there was also the heiress from the Hei Family... And last time, during Mr. Jing’s birthday, that girl who wanted to make trouble for me, what was her name..."

As Shi Su spoke more enthusiastically, she noticed Jing Jihan’s smile deepening.

Her tone paused, realizing what he was laughing at, she immediately stopped talking, trying to get up and escape, but was easily pulled back, stumbling into his embrace.

"Didn’t you say we weren’t from the same world? When did you start paying attention to these tidbits about me?"

Shi Su: "......"

Careless!

"Just, just something I heard from my assistant. That girl is especially nosy." At such a time, she could only put the blame temporarily on Chujio.

"Oh, someone simply mentioned some gossip, and you remember it so clearly?"

"That’s... gossip is in a woman’s nature!"

Jing Jihan lowered his head and kissed her ear, making Shi Su shiver, as she heard his voice right by her ear: "Saying one thing but meaning another, how will you cover this up?"

"..."

Just as Shi Su was going to use the strength she’d regained after recovering from the fever to resist in his arms, suddenly, the doorbell rang.

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Five minutes later—

Shi Su sat upright on the sofa, looking as if nothing happened, exchanging glances with Jing Luozhou who entered with a bunch of electronic car keys.

Jing Luozhou first raised an eyebrow, then suddenly glanced meaningfully at Jing Jihan.

Jing Jihan’s face was full of unwelcoming vibes: "Couldn’t you call before coming?"

"I left my phone at the Jing Family, left the house in a rush, and didn’t bring anything except the car keys. Luckily the car had a Kaixing Mansion access card."

"What do you mean?" Jing Jihan’s stern eyebrows paused slightly, clearly sensing something was off.

"I’ve been kicked out by Mr. Jing. Left my phone and cards at home, didn’t bring my ID, and had nowhere to go, so I came to seek refuge with my brother."

Shi Su: "?"

Is Mr. Jing really that heartless?

Yet Jing Jihan was even more ruthless than Mr. Jing: "There’s no place for you to stay here."

"How can there be no place? When you renovated this apartment, you didn’t expect anyone to stay, didn’t make many bedrooms, but isn’t there a folding bed in the study that’s never been used? This sofa is big enough for me to sleep on, I won’t mind!"

Jing Jihan unflinching: "I mind."

Shi Su watched silently, pouring herself a glass of water to drink.

"Bro, you can’t be so cold-blooded and heartless; I came to you only because I have nowhere else to go, and it’s this late, and I haven’t even had dinner. There’s not even a bread in the car. My situation is so tragic that it would bring tears to anyone’s eyes. How can you abandon your own brother like this?"

Seeing that Jing Jihan wasn’t moved, Jing Luozhou played his trump card: "I promise, I’ll just stay for the night, leave tomorrow morning. No matter how noisy you and Shi Su get in the bedroom tonight, I’ll pretend I didn’t hear and won’t disturb you two!"

Shi Su spit out a mouthful of water: "Pfft... cough cough...!!!"