Pampered by Short-Lived Bigshot

Chapter 1351 - 773: Has Jiang Xiaosi Become the Snail Maiden? Old Scoundrel, Black-hearted Rascal_2

Jiang Shiyi isn’t someone who loves takeout. Whenever he has time, he mostly cooks for himself, and his fridge is always stocked with ingredients.

He sliced a plate of braised beef and fried some peanuts. Just as he was plating them, he heard the sound of a car pulling up outside, clearly stopping at his doorstep.

It must be his brother returning.

Since it wasn’t his wife coming back, Jiang Chengsi didn’t bother going out to greet him; he continued to plate his peanuts.

As Jiang Shiyi opened the door, he caught the aroma of the peanuts and furrowed his brow upon spotting a pair of men’s shoes at the entrance that weren’t his. He immediately knew who was back.

"Is someone here?" Lin Luyou followed behind him, noticing the smell, she instantly felt nervous.

"Come on in."

Since they were already at the door, Jiang Shiyi didn’t plan to just let her run off, so he gestured for her to step in as he closed the door behind them.

"Brother, you’re back!" Jiang Chengsi went out with the peanuts, "Let me tell you, today’s fried peanuts are simply amazing, so fragrant..."

As Jiang Chengsi stepped out, he saw Lin Luyou, and when their eyes met, she politely nodded at him, while Jiang Chengsi was left bewildered.

What on earth?

Last night, they were at each other’s throats, and today he’s brought her home?

Are you two playing house?

"L-Lin Group Leader..." Jiang Chengsi, the host, was suddenly awkward and restrained, and when he set down the peanuts, a couple of them rolled off the plate, making the atmosphere a bit tense.

"Xiaosi." Lin Luyou, though feeling constrained, kept a calm demeanor.

Jiang Shiyi bent down, fetched her some slippers from the shoe cabinet, placed them by her feet, and took the bag from her hand, "Change your shoes first."

The whole process was seamless and composed; his brother personally fetching slippers for a young lady?

Jiang Chengsi felt a pang of jealousy.

"You don’t have to call me Xiaosi, just call me Chengsi is fine." Given the current situation, this girl is likely to become his sister-in-law, and he didn’t dare act high and mighty in front of her.

Lin Luyou just smiled, changed her shoes, and went inside. Jiang Shiyi let her sit and watch TV for a bit, and then turned towards his still stiffened brother.

"Why are you back?"

His tone suggested that his return wasn’t quite welcome...

Jiang Chengsi was confused as he quickly analyzed the situation. Was this Lin Group Leader just visiting, or had she moved in to live with his brother?

Either way, he figured out that this wasn’t the right place for him to be.

"I... I just..."

At this moment, Lin Luyou was not far away and could clearly hear the brothers’ conversation. Jiang Shiyi didn’t say anything cutting or harsh, but his look clearly conveyed:

Are you still not leaving?

Do you need me to ask you to go?

Can you not take a hint?

Jiang Chengsi wasn’t a fool; if he stayed under such circumstances, that would just be asking for trouble, so he might as well tactfully leave on his own accord, but...

Where was he to go!

It was already dark, driving back to East City would take over an hour.

"What do you want?" Jiang Shiyi stared at him intently.

"Brother, I was thinking about how you were so worried about my issue last night, so I came over planning to cook you a meal, then I’d leave after cooking."

How about I be like a snail girl!

Lin Luyou wasn’t silly, she knew quite well the kind of person Jiang Shiyi was, but just hadn’t expected Jiang Chengsi to be so afraid of him, with unopened wine and fruit wine on the table and snacks ready for a drink, as the host, he couldn’t just leave because she came, it wouldn’t be right.

She walked over, smiling at him, "It’s already dark, why not stay and have dinner together."

"Well..." Jiang Chengsi glanced at his brother.

Should he stay or not?

"What do you think?" Lin Luyou nudged Jiang Shiyi’s arm.

Jiang Shiyi couldn’t bully his brother in front of Lin Luyou, so he nodded, "Stay for dinner."

Jiang Chengsi was secretly pleased, he was about to head to the kitchen when Lin Luyou unexpectedly spoke up, "Didn’t you say you’d cook for me tonight? So you do the cooking then."

This remark was clearly directed at Jiang Shiyi...

**

A few minutes later, Jiang Chengsi and Lin Luyou were sitting on the couch watching TV, while Jiang Shiyi busied himself in the kitchen.

Throughout the whole process, Jiang Chengsi was dumbfounded.

Honestly, in all his years, he had never seen his brother be so obedient.

It was like witnessing a rare event of a lifetime.

He was very sure that from now on, sticking close to his sister-in-law would definitely ensure not just meat, but even drinks wouldn’t be a problem!

Before heading into the kitchen, Jiang Shiyi had secretly warned him:

"Take care of her, don’t ask what shouldn’t be asked, don’t say what shouldn’t be said, if you really can’t find a topic, then don’t, just keep your mouth shut."

"..."

Although Jiang Chengsi agreed verbally, he wasn’t too pleased inside, and once his brother was in the kitchen, he started to observe Lin Luyou.

He’d always been curious about his brother’s gossips, and now that the person was right in front of him, it’d be a shame not to ask something.

"Lin Leader, don’t just sit there, have some tea." Jiang Chengsi beamed at her.

He wasn’t one of those naturally mischievous people, and his smile had a contagious charm to it.

"Thank you." Lin Luyou had rarely interacted with Jiang Chengsi, and since he was Jiang Shiyi’s younger brother, she was curious about the impression and opinion he had of her, so she too was somewhat tense.

"Are you my brother’s boss?" This was something Jiang Chengsi had gathered from hearing their quarrelling last night.

For his consistently proud brother to be willing to take a subordinate position, that was quite something.

"Not exactly a boss; it’s more like we do experiments together, and I’m the group leader in charge."

"Have you known my brother for a long time?"

"Not too long, but he was my senior when I was in school. He’s always helped me." Lin Luyou couldn’t very well tell him that your brother was a jerk back then who bullied me at school, he was just a piece of work.

You’ve got to choose your words wisely.

"Senior..."

Well, this senior-junior thing does tend to invite some happenings.

"When I first met you, I didn’t realize you knew my brother." Jiang Chengsi still remembered the first time he saw her; his brother was present, too, but the two had acted like strangers.

"I was working at the time, and given your circumstances back then, it wasn’t appropriate to get too involved with you." Having worked for quite some time, Lin Luyou knew how to speak appropriately.

"That makes sense..."

Jiang Chengsi pried repeatedly, to no avail.

Though Lin Luyou’s words weren’t as harsh as his brother’s, they were unassailable, and her descriptions of his brother were very official.

As for the juicy bits of their romance, he didn’t get a taste of any.

Moreover, when Lin Luyou spoke of Jiang Shiyi, it was mostly in favorable terms.

In his mind, his brother was someone with obsessive cleanliness, who was nitpicky, sarcastic, and a bully to his brother, just a piece of work.

Yet in this young lady’s account, he was stable, gentle, and responsible.

This made Jiang Chengsi doubt if they even knew the same person.

Just when he was about to press on, Jiang Shiyi emerged, "What’re you two talking about?"

His deep, rich voice suddenly resonated in the room, sending chills down Jiang Chengsi’s spine.

...

The three of them sat down for dinner, with Jiang Shiyi and Lin Luyou naturally sitting on one side, and Jiang Chengsi seated across from them, creating an atmosphere that was somewhat awkward.

"So... how about some wine? I brought it, it’s not too strong. Lin Leader, why don’t you try some too?" Jiang Chengsi, being in the bar business, was quite good at entertaining guests, and Lin Luyou couldn’t really refuse.

While Jiang Shiyi, who usually protected Lin Luyou, surprisingly made no move to stop him this time.

Watching as Jiang Chengsi fetched wine glasses from the cabinet, Jiang Shiyi remained expressionless.

Today, Jiang Chengsi’s smarts were shooting up; maybe it was because he himself was in a relationship, so he felt differently.

His brother was simply crafty to the core!

Not stopping the young lady from drinking was clearly a deliberate move to use his hand to get her drunk.

This old rogue, black-hearted.