Chapter 246: His Sister Is So Easy to Talk To and Trick

Speeding all the way, Fang Zhou nearly ran a red light.

By the time he arrived, an hour had passed.

As he reached for his keys and inserted them into the lock, someone inside seemed to hear the sound, opening the door before he could. It was his sister.

“Ge! Finally, you’re back! If you didn’t come back soon, we were going to eat without you!”

Fang Wenjing smiled brightly, stepping aside to reveal the table full of dishes prepared by Aunt Wei.

But the first thing Fang Zhou did wasn’t look at the food. Instead, he scanned the room for Qiao Sisi.

Strangely, she was nowhere to be seen.

“Are you looking for Sister Sisi? She’s asleep on the couch.”

Fang Wenjing helpfully pointed to the couch, reminding him.

Walking over, Fang Zhou saw the once radiant celebrity curled up on the couch, her brows furrowed as if having a bad dream.

She was covered with a thin air-conditioning blanket but still had her arms wrapped around herself, seemingly cold.

Fang Zhou adjusted the air conditioner, raising the temperature by two degrees, then turned to his sister.

“Are you okay?”

She looked puzzled, asking, “Huh? What could be wrong with me?”

Hearing her casual tone, Fang Zhou relaxed, saying nonchalantly, “Nothing, just checking if you’ve taken your medicine.”

“Of course! I took my medicine before coming out.”

“Look at me, I even brought Aunt Wei over to cook for you! Hmph, and you weren’t even here!”

Fang Wenjing accused her brother, her face full of displeasure.

How was Fang Zhou supposed to know his sister would come over? She didn’t call ahead.

Plus, he had indeed set his phone to vibrate last night, completely missing Qiao Sisi’s calls and messages.

Why had she suddenly gone crazy looking for him?

Fang Zhou couldn’t figure it out.

Unable to understand, he decided to stop thinking about it for now.

He chuckled, strolling to the kitchen where Aunt Wei was busy cooking shrimp and crabs.

“Wow! Aunt Wei, going all out today!”

Aunt Wei laughed, “I’m making a crab pot. Your friend is here, right?”

“Adding something special for you all.”

His sister walked over, smiling mischievously and winking at Fang Zhou, “Exactly. Sister Sisi waited for you so long; she deserves something good.”

Having watched his sister grow up, Fang Zhou knew what she was thinking.

Clearly, she was trying to set him up with Qiao Sisi.

To her, matchmaking was more important than her crafts.

Fang Zhou made a zipper motion across his lips, signaling his sister to keep quiet.

Qiao Sisi was too dangerous to mess with.

“Hehe, but I think Sister Xinran is also nice. Maybe we should invite her to join us?”

But his sister, with her 38 kilogram of rebellion in her 40 kilogram frame, didn’t quiet down and even mentioned Chu Xinran.

Fang Zhou glared at her, covering her mouth, “Don’t call anyone. She’s busy.”

The point wasn’t whether Chu Xinran was busy; it was to keep her away from Qiao Sisi.

If those two got together, they’d probably cause chaos.

As the siblings messed around, Qiao Sisi had woken up at some point, watching them with her dark eyes in silence.

It was Aunt Wei who noticed her first while bringing out the dishes.

“Miss Qiao, you’re awake?”

Fang Zhou immediately stopped fooling around and looked at Qiao Sisi. She was awake but seemed in a bad mood.

Understandably, who would be in a good mood after a sleepless night?

“Uh, you’re awake. Come eat.”

Fang Zhou nodded at Qiao Sisi, inviting her to join them at the table.

Whatever the issue was, it could wait until after they ate.

Maybe a good meal would improve her mood.

“Sister Sisi, Aunt Wei’s crab pot is amazing! Come try it!”

Fang Wenjing eagerly set the table, calling Qiao Sisi over.

For once, the siblings were in agreement.

Qiao Sisi forced a smile, softly asking, “Do you have any makeup remover?”

She hadn’t removed her makeup all night, and her face felt uncomfortable.

More importantly, seeing Fang Zhou’s indifferent face made her hands itch and her temper flare. She needed to wash up and cool down.

Fang Zhou scratched his head, “We don’t have makeup remover, but there’s face wash. Can you use that?”

Qiao Sisi’s makeup wasn’t heavy, so it should come off easily.

But this made Fang Zhou more curious. Had she really stayed up all night with her makeup on?

She always cared about her appearance. Even a zit from stress would make her complain for ages. Today, she hadn’t said a word?

Intuition told Fang Zhou that this was unusual unless she was planning something big.

Something out of the ordinary usually hides a bigger truth.

Considering she might genuinely be exhausted, Fang Zhou kindly found a new toothbrush and brought it to the bathroom for her.

But upon entering, he saw Qiao Sisi staring at the two sets of toothbrushes on the sink with a cold gaze.

Fang Zhou’s heart skipped a beat. “You can use this. The face wash is the blue one.”

“Okay.”

Qiao Sisi finally looked away, taking the toothbrush and seriously washing up.

Fang Zhou stood nearby, pondering how to explain.

Those were Chu Xinran’s from yesterday. How should he explain?

Then he realized he had no obligation to explain to Qiao Sisi.

She wasn’t his girlfriend, just an ex. Why should she control everything in his house?

Fang Zhou straightened his back, feeling justified.

He hadn’t done anything wrong. No need to scare himself.

This calmness persisted until they reached the dining table.

Qiao Sisi silently picked up some crab meat that Fang Wenjing had eagerly recommended. It tasted good but was rich for a celebrity used to a light diet.

“How is it? Tasty?”

Fang Wenjing’s eyes sparkled like stars. In her, Qiao Sisi saw a glimpse of young Fang Zhou, both exuding a pure simplicity.

She felt slightly better. At least his sister was easy to talk to and easy to deceive.