She declared that huffily.

Rong Si raised his eyebrows. His expression was nonchalant, as if he thought nothing of it. “Can I pretend I didn’t hear that?”

“No way!”

“Really?” He suddenly leaned toward the girl, his long arm brushing her ear, and cornered her against the window of the bus. Staring at her, he said, “But what if I do?”

“…” Su Jiu’s heart raced. She felt as though she was about to sink into his vast and deep eyes.

D*mn it…

Why is my face all red again?

I’m losing my nerve in front of him!

***

After getting off the bus, Rong Si sent Su Jiu all the way back to her house. Su Jiu turned to look at him. “Big Brother, my parents are not at home. I want to invite you to my house!”

Rong Si froze. “Are you sure?”

“Of course. My mother is filming a new show, and my father has gone to shoot an advertisement. He won’t be back for a while, so you don’t have to worry.” Actually, Su Jiu just wanted to spend more time with him.

“Okay.” Rong Si agreed without thinking.

He couldn’t ask for more than the chance to be alone with her.

“Wait a minute! The housekeeper is at home. I’ll see if she wants to take a few days off. If she does, then it’ll be just you and me at home!” The thought of it made Su Jiu a little excited.

Rong Si nodded and waited for her at the door.

Su Jiu opened the door and walked into the two-story villa. She saw Auntie Zhang, the housekeeper, sprinkling water on the flowers in the vase. Hearing the commotion at the door, Auntie Zhang immediately turned around and said with a smile. “Little Jiu, why are you back so late tonight? Did you go on a date with a boy? Why didn’t you tell me you were coming home to eat? Dinner is cold. Come. I’ll heat it for you.”

Su Jiu was speechless.

Is Auntie Zhang a goddess?

She could guess that?

Su Jiu walked to her side and took her arm. “Auntie Zhang, I’ve already eaten. You don’t have to heat the food for me. Also, you’ve worked hard. Why don’t I give you a few days off so that you can go back and see your grandson?”

Auntie Zhang was stunned and quickly said, “Little Jiu, did I do something wrong? Just tell me, and I’ll fix it. Don’t chase me away!”

Su Jiu didn’t know whether to laugh or to cry. “Auntie Zhang, I’m not trying to kick you out. It’s just… seeing that you’ve been taking care of me and it has been especially hard on you, I thought I’d give you a few days off. I don’t mean anything else. Isn’t your little grandson only two years old? Go back and see him, okay?”

“This… This, Little Jiu, are you sure I didn’t do something wrong?” Auntie Zhang was surprised.

Although Little Jiu’s family was especially nice to her, it was strange for her to be given time off so suddenly, especially because Little Jiu was home alone without her parents and needed someone to take care of her. It was strange to think that she would let her housekeeper go back.

Auntie Zhang was also worried about leaving Su Jiu alone at home, so she said, “Little Jiu, your father said that I have to take good care of you while he’s away. So, how can I take a break? If he comes back, he’ll definitely blame me.”

“Auntie Zhang…” Su Jiu had no choice but to pull her aside and whisper, “Actually, I… I wanted to bring my boyfriend home.”

“What? A boyfriend?” Aunt Zhang exclaimed. “Little Jiu, you have a boyfriend?! Do your parents know?”

“Mom knows. She doesn’t object. But Daddy doesn’t know yet. I’m afraid to tell him.” Su Jiu exhaled gloomily.