Chapter 3

In the dead of night.

I lay awake, staring at the ceiling.

Beside me should have been the charming gentleman from my recent blind date.

But hours ago, Jiang Ye had punched him out of the hotel.

Now, he lay behind me, his arms tightly wrapped around my waist, claiming the space as his own.

“Sis, if you can’t sleep, let’s use that thing.”

I immediately shut my eyes.

A soft chuckle echoed.

The arms around my waist tightened.

Half an hour later, Jiang Ye’s breathing became steady.

Young people fall asleep quickly.

I continued to stare into the void, when suddenly the screen lit up, illuminating the ceiling.

“Yao, are you asleep?”

“I’m planning to return to the country.”

Two simple messages shattered the self-comfort I’d spent hours building.

Ms. Zheng.

My bestie, ten years my senior, Jiang Ye’s biological mother, settled abroad for over a decade, was coming back.

Had I known this before tonight, I would have been thrilled.

Eight years!

I’ve taken care of Jiang Ye for eight years, finally able to toss this burden that has kept me single for eight years-how wonderful!

But life is a drama.

The words Jiang Ye shouted at me, gripping my neck, echoed deafeningly in my ears.

-“Sis, if any random man can do, why can’t I?”

I stayed awake all night.

It wasn’t until dawn broke that I replied to the message.

“When’s your flight?”

“I’ll bring Jiang Ye to pick you up.”