57: Chapter 57 The stockings are almost balled up from my touching.

Jiang Che was also stunned, "You went home early in the morning?"

"I..." Stinky Girl suddenly became hesitant. However, after two seconds, she snapped back, "I asked first, you answer first."

Jiang Che felt a massive headache coming on. He glanced at An Ran intentionally or unintentionally, and in the end, decided not to mention that An Ran had stayed the night at his place.

"I took it out from the closet. I remember you wore it a few days ago, so I was planning to throw it in the washing machine for you."

Hearing this, Jiang Ning's voice softened slightly.

"Then the bed sheets and quilt cover on the balcony, did you put those out for me too?"

"Yes."

Seeing that Stinky Girl's mood had improved, after a two-second silence, Jiang Ning on the phone suddenly seemed to recall something and added another question.

"My underwear... was also in the closet, you..."

Jiang Che was stunned, a look of speechlessness washing over him.

"I didn't look! And I didn't touch them!"

Jiang Ning was silent for two seconds, then softly huffed, "I suppose you wouldn't dare. Hanging up."

Putting down the phone, Jiang Che finally realized, why was he panicking? Putting aside the fact that he hadn't done anything, even if he had accidentally seen them, he was Stinky Girl's brother, so it wouldn't be that serious, right? At most, he'd be called a pervert by Stinky Girl...

Jiang Che reached out and patted his trouser pocket. Thankfully, the note An Ran had written was still on him.

Otherwise, if Stinky Girl saw it, although she might not necessarily mind that her room was occupied by a guest for a night, she might turn around and run to tell their parents that he was dating.

But... what was this girl doing, suddenly coming home early in the morning?

"Brother Che, help me take a look at this document."

Just as he was thinking about this, Yao Yao's voice interrupted his train of thought.

"Coming."

...

Su Su had already left for two days, but she would still occasionally chat with Jiang Che a couple of times every day.

The timing was fixed, and... the content was very strange. For example:

"What are you doing?"

"Getting toilet paper, about to go to the bathroom."

"Ew, you're so gross."

Or:

"I came to Yuchong today. The night view is beautiful, but the hotpot was a bit too spicy."

"Did you drool from the spiciness?"

"Annoying, you don't know how to chat."

In the afternoon, Jiang Che took a half-hour nap. Just as he woke up, he saw that Su Su had sent him another message, and she was using her personal WeChat account.

"Traveled all day, and there's a show tonight. I'm exhausted."

This time, Jiang Che didn't intentionally say anything off-the-wall, but asked, "Where can I watch it?"

"CCTV, Channel *."

"That impressive?" Jiang Che was indeed a bit surprised.

"Of course. I've always been impressive, okay? You're the only one who doesn't understand the weight of my status as the nation's top female star."

Looking at her message, Jiang Che seemed to see her slightly smug expression before his eyes.

"Always bragging."

After sending this message, it was like a stone dropped into the ocean; Su Su went silent again. Jiang Che knew she went back to work, and he was already used to it.

Regarding this big celebrity, Jiang Che also felt a bit confused. They started chatting for no apparent reason. Although it was all meaningless small talk, Su Su seemed to enjoy it tirelessly.

If it were An Ran or other girls, Jiang Che might have bragged that the other party was lusting after his good looks, but Su Su... forget it. If he bragged like that, no one would believe it.

After a busy day, it was finally time to get off work.

Yang Fei left first. Afterward, Yao Yao confirmed with An Ran that the work was finished and there was nothing else to work overtime on, then she left too.

In the office, only Jiang Che and An Ran remained.

An Ran, who was focused on her work, looked up after a long time and saw that Jiang Che hadn't left yet.

"Why haven't you left work yet?"

Seeing Jiang Che looking at her as well, An Ran blushed slightly and asked softly.

"There's one last report. I'll be done in ten minutes and then I'll leave."

Hearing this, An Ran looked around. Not to mention the office, the other departments in the company had mostly left as well.

"Then... shall we have dinner together?"

Jiang Che thought about it and agreed.

"The porridge this morning tasted good."

Hearing his comment, An Ran's face flushed slightly, and she glanced at him.

"Blushing just from a compliment? No wonder you pretended nothing happened this morning."

"Last night... nothing happened in the first place."

Jiang Che looked at her earlobes, which were slightly red, and thought it looked very pretty. So, he said intentionally, "Is that so? How do I remember someone leaning on me, not only falling asleep but also drooling?"

"I did not!"

Concerning her reputation and image, An Ran became shy and angry all of a sudden.

"Oh~~" Jiang Che drew out his voice, then looked at her with a smile that wasn't quite a smile. "So you didn't drool, but you remember falling asleep leaning on me, right? Then you pay for tonight's meal as compensation to me."

An Ran looked at him, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. Finally, she huffed softly, "Fine, I'll pay."

The two of them worked overtime for less than half an hour, then left the company together.

After choosing a random restaurant, they went in together, and An Ran let Jiang Che order the dishes.

Jiang Che didn't stand on ceremony; he ordered two signature dishes and a soup.

Just as they were sitting and waiting for the food, Stinky Girl's call came.

"Are you home yet?"

"No, just got off work, eating."

"By yourself?" Jiang Ning asked softly.

Jiang Che looked at An Ran and said, "No, with a colleague, Sister An Ran, you met her last time we ate."

The phone was silent for two seconds, then she said "Oh," and continued, "I put my pajamas in the washing machine this morning. I had class later, so I didn't have time to wait. Remember to hang them up for me when you get home tonight."

"Okay."

Putting down the phone, An Ran looked at him and said softly, "I'm quite envious of you."

"In what way?"

"Having a younger sister, and, you have such a good relationship."

Jiang Che smiled, "That's because you haven't seen me when I'm fighting with this Stinky Girl."

"Fighting?"

"To be precise, she's naughty, and then she gets beaten by me. From childhood until now, this girl has cried quite a lot."

"Isn't that how normal siblings are? Besides, the relationship gets better the more you fight."

Hearing this, Jiang Che wanted to explain that 'Jiang Ning is not my biological sister', but the words reached his lips and he held back. He immediately changed the subject, "I remember you're an only child? If you want a younger sister, just find a husband who has a younger sister, won't that fulfill your wish?"

While speaking, the owner brought the dishes over.

Jiang Che tore open the packaging for the bowls and chopsticks, placed them in front of An Ran, and when he looked up, he saw An Ran blushing, looking at him with slight shyness and appraisal.

Jiang Che immediately realized that what he just said was ambiguous.

"Just said it casually, I wasn't trying to take advantage of you," he explained.

An Ran still looked at him quietly, without speaking.

He thought An Ran didn't believe him, so he added,

"If I really wanted to take advantage of you, last night on the sofa, I would have rubbed your stockings until they pilled."