44: Chapter 44 I'm not going back tonight, I'll stay overnight.

Su Su looked at Jiang Che with a somewhat bitter expression; after a few seconds, she took out an envelope.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Che was instantly taken aback, "Signed photo?"

"That's right, the signed photo you wanted to give to your sister's roommate." Su Su enunciated each word clearly, deliberately emphasizing the words 'give to your sister's roommate'.

Jiang Che felt a bit awkward, "Ms. Chen could have just had someone mail it; why did you bring it over yourself, Ms. Su Su?"

Before he could finish, Jiang Che suddenly thought of something, looked up, and gazed at Su Su with slight surprise.

And Su Su was staring straight at him too.

The two locked eyes, and the air suddenly went quiet.

After a full ten seconds or more, Jiang Che tentatively asked, "That WeChat account that added me... it couldn't be... yours, could it?"

"It's not mine..." Su Su said softly, expressionless.

Just as Jiang Che let out a sigh of relief, he heard Su Su continue, "So that you could say I'm vengeful, petty, and bad at math?"

Jiang Che stood rooted to the spot, staring at Su Su in dumbfounded silence. After a few seconds, he couldn't help but blurt out a curse, "Damn it! Isn't that still you? You lied to me?"

Hearing Jiang Che's slightly crude remark, Su Su's cheeks, fair as a peeled egg, turned slightly red. "I didn't. From the very beginning, you were the one who mistook me for Chen Xuan, and I didn't say anything."

Jiang Che paused, realizing that did indeed seem to be the case, but then he thought, "Wait, me mistaking you is one thing, but why did you keep chatting with me for so long?!"

His words left Su Su speechless. It was true; if the other party mistook her for someone else, all she had to do was explain it in one sentence. But not only did she not explain, she even used 'Chen Xuan's' name to chat with him from time to time.

"I... I was just chatting casually."

"Wow, what a unique reason. Want to guess if I believe you?" Jiang Che blurted out.

Taken aback by his retort, Su Su felt a bit embarrassed, and her face began to flush. However, angry as she was, she seemed to have a good temper; she just glared at Jiang Che slightly and then, acting like a petulant child, turned her face away.

Jiang Che looked at her profile and found it amusing. This superstar, known to almost everyone, seemed very different from how she appeared on TV...

"I was just joking with you earlier. I was the one who mistook you for someone else, and I apologize." Jiang Che said softly, giving Su Su a way out. "Also, the signed photos are all very nice. I should thank you in person."

"Didn't you say you hadn't looked at them?" Su Su's expression softened slightly, then she looked at Jiang Che and asked softly.

"I don't need to look at the photos to know they're very nice." Jiang Che glanced at the superstar in front of him. Whether it was her face or her figure, everything was top-tier; it was no wonder she was pursued by so many people. This face, this waist, these legs—who wouldn't be captivated?

Seeing his gaze intentionally or unintentionally sweep over her, Su Su's face felt slightly hot, and she gave him a coquettish glare.

She suddenly remembered that when she asked him as 'Chen Xuan' if he 'didn't like Su Su,' this guy had been glib and replied: "Like her, I like her a lot, I like her to death."

Thinking of this, Su Su felt a bit embarrassed and annoyed. He was the first person to flirt with her right to her face like this, this Jiang Che.

Originally, Su Su had come that night to give Jiang Che a surprise and to question him about why he was 'not very friendly' to her. But now that they had met and spoken a few words, this guy was still as infuriating as ever, but... Su Su's own anger had inexplicably vanished.

As a result, the situation became a little awkward. Because she had unexpectedly come all the way here to deliver the signed photos herself, if she just left like this, it would make her seem... a bit too forward?

Forward? The word inexplicably appeared in Su Su's mind, and she felt it was a bit strange.

Seeing her looking at him, her expression constantly changing, not knowing what she was thinking, Jiang Che just felt the atmosphere was a bit off. So, he cleared his throat and asked: "Ms. Su Su, it's getting late. The two of us just staring at each other in the living room isn't really a solution. How about..."

Before the words 'how about you go back first' could leave his mouth, a sudden, urgent knocking sounded behind him.

Jiang Che was stunned, and so was Su Su.

"It wouldn't be paparazzi following you, would it?" Jiang Che said instinctively.

"Impossible! It should be Chen Xuan."

Just as Su Su finished speaking, a familiar voice came from the doorway.

"Brother, Brother, are you asleep? I forgot my keys, open the door!!"

Hearing this commotion, both Jiang Che and Su Su were stunned.

"Stinky Girl?"

"Your sister?"

Jiang Che didn't hear Su Su's words and muttered to himself: "Why did she run back so late?"

Just as he was about to open the door, Su Su frowned and said: "Wait a moment!"

Outside the house, Jiang Ning, who was carrying a large bag of snacks and looked very happy, suddenly heard what sounded like a girl's voice inside, and her brow furrowed instantly.

"Knock, knock, knock..."

"Brother?"

"I'm here!" Jiang Che replied.

"Open the door quickly, do we have guests at home?" Stinky Girl asked while pressing her ear against the door.

Seeing her ask this, Jiang Che knew that Stinky Girl must have heard the noise earlier.

It was originally just a matter of opening the door and explaining a couple of things, but seeing Su Su's somewhat nervous expression, Jiang Che immediately realized that she was still afraid of being discovered by others.

After all, if word got out that Su Su appeared at a man's house in the middle of the night, all sorts of rumors and gossip would fly everywhere, which would not only affect her but also himself and Jiang Ning.

Seeing Jiang Ning knock on the door again, Jiang Che hurriedly gestured for Su Su to go into his room, while he picked up the remote and turned on the TV.

Seeing Su Su hesitating, Jiang Che quickly lowered his voice: "It's this late, what are you still being so reserved for?"

After Su Su hurriedly hid in his room and closed the door, Jiang Che walked to the door and opened it.

As soon as the door opened, Jiang Ning immediately poked her head in and scanned the room.

"Why did it take so long to open the door? Who was talking just now?"

Jiang Che's expression was a bit unnatural, and he said slowly: "I... I was just taking a shower and only just came out."

Jiang Ning looked at his hair; indeed, the water hadn't dried yet.

"Even after a shower, it shouldn't take this long to open the door, right?"

"I was watching TV in my boxers after my shower. Since you were knocking, I had to go back to my room to put on some clothes, right?"

"Pfft." Jiang Ning blushed and gave him a cute eye-roll.

"Why are you back?" Jiang Che quickly changed the subject.

"I brought you this." Jiang Ning placed the large bag of snacks in her hand on the coffee table.

"Snacks?" Jiang Che was speechless, "Do you think I'm a kindergartner?"

"I didn't buy them; Shuyan, Tangtang, and Weiwei knew you helped get Su Su's autograph, so they specifically asked me to bring them to you!"

Normally, Jiang Che would definitely have told Stinky Girl to take them back and eat them with her roommates, but now... the situation was special, and Jiang Che just wished Jiang Ning would leave quickly.

"I'll accept the things, thank your roommates for me, so... shall I take you back?"

"Back?" Jiang Ning felt her brother was a bit strange and, after slightly furrowing her brows, said:

"I'm not going back tonight, I'm staying over, and I'll leave tomorrow morning."

Jiang Che: "..."