45: Chapter 45 Bro...why is there a woman in your room?

"Brother... why, why is there a woman in your room?"

"What? Not happy to see me?"

Seeing the look on Jiang Che's face, as if he had just swallowed a fly, Jiang Ning immediately frowned and muttered.

"It's not that... I'm happy to see you."

"Then why do you have that look on your face?"

"I... my face is cramping a bit."

"Hmph, so weird." Jiang Ning muttered, then headed straight for Jiang Che's room.

"Where are you going?!" Jiang Che exclaimed excitedly, calling out immediately.

"What are you doing? You scared me to death." Jiang Ning pouted, looking indignant. "My bedsheets and quilt cover haven't dried yet."

"They haven't dried?" Jiang Che was stunned at first, but quickly realized, "You still want to stay in my room?!"

A flush crept onto Jiang Ning's face, and her eyes darted away slightly. She then murmured softly, "Do you think I want to sleep on your bed? It's so hard, it's terribly uncomfortable."

Jiang Che was speechless; why did that sound so strange? But he quickly realized, "Wait, haven't your sheets and quilt cover been drying for two days? They're still not dry?"

"Yeah, if you don't believe me, go check. Maybe... the humidity has been higher lately?"

Looking at Jiang Ning's serious expression, Jiang Che felt that something was not quite right.

However, the issue right now wasn't whether the sheets were dry or not, but that the Stinky Girl not only wanted to stay over but also wanted to stay in his room, and behind the door, Su Su was still hiding inside!

"It's not very late yet, how about... I take you back to the dorms?"

"What? Are you kicking me out?" Jiang Ning immediately pouted at Jiang Che.

"Uh... it's not that. It's just that you're a grown woman now; it's not appropriate for you to lie down with your brother."

"Why isn't it appropriate?" Jiang Ning looked at Jiang Che with a look of pure innocence.

Jiang Che was speechless. This girl, isn't she usually quite smart? Why is she so dense?

Before Jiang Che could think of an excuse, he saw the Stinky Girl walking towards the door again. "I don't care, I'm afraid of the dark, I'm sleeping at home tonight."

"Wait!" Jiang Che rushed forward, grabbed Jiang Ning's arm, and pulled her back.

The next second...

Jiang Ning crashed directly into Jiang Che's chest. She lifted her head slightly, their eyes locked, and they stood there, stunned in a very ambiguous position.

"You, why are you pulling me?" Feeling Jiang Che's breath so close, Jiang Ning's face instantly flushed red.

"I... my clothes are on the bed in my room, don't go in." Jiang Che was also stunned as he watched the girl's originally fair face suddenly turn rosy.

"What's wrong with clothes? It's not like I haven't seen them before."

"Ahem, underwear..."

Jiang Ning's eyes showed shyness, then she remembered she was still pressed against her brother, so she immediately stepped back, her ears turning red. "You go in and tidy up first."

Jiang Che felt like his head was about to explode, but since the Stinky Girl wouldn't leave, he had to pretend to go back to his room and then figure something out.

Taking advantage of the moment the Stinky Girl was getting water in her cup, Jiang Che quickly slipped back into his room and closed the door.

Seeing this, Jiang Ning in the living room muttered softly, "It's just picking up underwear, why close the door?"

Once inside, Jiang Che saw a helpless-looking Su Su standing at the furthest end near the head of the bed.

The two locked eyes, feeling a bit awkward.

Su Su frowned slightly and pointed outside the door.

Jiang Che felt helpless and lowered his voice, "My sister is staying home tonight."

Su Su's eyes widened immediately, "Then what time can I leave? Won't I have to wait until midnight?"

Staying in a man's room until midnight, even if others didn't misunderstand, Chen Xuan, who was still waiting outside, would probably imagine all sorts of inappropriate scenes.

"It's not a question of what time you can leave; my sister... she's going to sleep in this room later too."

Hearing Jiang Che's words, Su Su panicked for a moment, but then realized something felt off.

She looked around the room and whispered, "Is this your sister's room?"

Jiang Che shook his head. "Mine."

It would have been fine if he hadn't said anything, but as soon as he said it was his room, Su Su's expression became fascinating. "You... you sleep in the same bed as your sister?"

Just the expression on the big star Su Su's face made Jiang Che feel his old face burning. Amidst her strange look, Jiang Che quickly explained, "Don't get the wrong idea! My sister's room is next door, her bedsheets got dirty, so she's just squeezing in with me for the night."

After he finished speaking, Su Su looked at him without saying a word. However, her expression clearly showed she didn't believe him.

"Damn, don't look at me like that! I'm not a pervert!" Jiang Che couldn't help but curse under his breath.

Seeing him so agitated, Su Su realized that this wasn't the time for gossip.

"Then what do we do now? Can you trick your sister into leaving? Or find a way to get her to go back to her own room?"

Jiang Che felt a headache coming on. He was about to speak, but quickly stopped.

Because...

The Stinky Girl suddenly opened the door without even knocking and poked her head in...

"Brother, why is it taking so long to pick up clothes..."

The "ah" in Jiang Ning's mouth hadn't even come out before the expression on her face froze.

In the room, besides Jiang Che, there was another person... a... very beautiful woman, and, very familiar.

The air was silent. Jiang Che raised his hand to cover his face, wishing all of this was a hallucination. However, after a full ten seconds, the Stinky Girl spoke.

"Brother... why, why is there a woman in your room?"

Jiang Che's head was pounding, and Su Su was incredibly embarrassed. Although she was a widely admired and household-name star, this kind of situation... being caught on the spot... ahem, doing that... was a first for her too.

"H-hello, you must be Jiang Che's sister, right? I am..."

Before Su Su could finish her sentence, she saw Jiang Ning's eyes suddenly turn red for no apparent reason. The next second, she charged straight at Jiang Che and delivered a headbutt!

"Bastard!"

With Jiang Ning's voice full of grievance and unwillingness, the next second, Jiang Che let out a wail and was knocked directly onto the bed by Jiang Ning.

In that split second, Su Su's eyes widened. She stared, dumbfounded, at Jiang Che, who was rolling on the bed holding his chest, and at Jiang Ning, who was standing to the side with a look of grievance for reasons unknown.

"Jiang Che, are... are you okay?"

After a few seconds, Su Su finally reacted and hurried to look at Jiang Che, who was in pain and completely bewildered.

Before he could answer, there was another series of urgent knocks at the door outside.

Jiang Che was lying on the bed, still recovering, and while his sister heard it, she had absolutely no intention of acknowledging the knocking outside.

Su Su stood at the head of the bed, not knowing whether to leave or stay.

The knocking continued for half a minute before Su Su cautiously looked at Jiang Che's sister and reminded her, "Outside... someone is knocking."

Jiang Ning stared straight at Jiang Che. After a few seconds, she let out a huff of grievance, then, without even glancing at Su Su, she turned and walked out.

She opened the door, and there was another woman.

"Who are you? Who are you looking for?"

Chen Xuan at the door was stunned. Isn't this Jiang Che's place? Why did a girl who looked like she was about to cry open the door?

"Hello, I, I'm looking for Su Su."

"You've got the wrong door, there's no Su Su here."