To be honest, Su Yuze rarely got angry with Su Rou, let alone spoke to her coldly. But today, facing Su Yuze, Su Rou felt that the atmosphere was a bit off. Su Yuze... Well, it felt like he had turned dark today!
"Brother Ze, are you angry?" Su Rou asked, looking a bit confused.
Su Yuze glanced at her indifferently. "Shouldn't I be?"
Su Rou thought he was unhappy because she went out to play with Jiang Ling. So she explained, "I just went out to play with Jiang Ling." This shouldn't count as a date, at most it was just a... a picnic in the wild? But that wasn't the point. The point was, why was Brother Ze angry?
"Put aside the matter of Jiang Ling for now. Don't you think you should explain to me about going abroad?" Su Yuze gradually closed in on her.
Su Rou watched Su Yuze with a gloomy face and slowly backed away until her back hit the door. Only then did she realize there was no way out. "Who told you?"
"You left your phone behind. I answered Grandpa's call." Come to think of it, he really had to thank her for forgetting it. Otherwise, how could he have gotten this "explosive" news?
Su Rou pouted. "Grandpa said he would keep it a secret for me!"
"Grandpa..." Su Yuze paused. "That's not the point. Didn't you say you weren't going abroad? Why did you still hide it from me?"
"Because... the educational methods abroad are good." Su Rou looked up at the ceiling, making up an excuse.
"Little thing, you've already learned to lie to me?" Su Yuze said menacingly. The expression on his face was far from pleasant. "I want to hear the truth."
Su Rou stubbornly refused to say a word and stared at the door. Su Yuze frowned. What was going on? Did she think she was in the right? If he hadn't discovered her plan to go abroad, would she have only told him after boarding the plane?
Su Rou bit her lips. Her mind was in a bit of a mess. "I just want to go abroad."
"That's not what you told me before." Su Yuze leaned down slightly and got closer to her. "Little Rou'er, I said I want to hear the truth."
Su Yuze's tall figure was right in front of her, making Su Rou feel extremely pressured. She quietly moved a few steps to the side, trying to get out from the side. But Su Yuze propped his hand on the door panel, blocking her movement.
Trapping Su Rou between the door panel and himself, he was like a lion about to pounce. "Explain clearly!"
Su Rou couldn't move left or right. She pushed Su Yuze's chest impatiently. "Get out of the way..."
"Explain clearly." This time, Su Yuze was determined to get an answer from Su Rou. "And why did you go with Jiang Ling?"
"Is it not okay?" Su Rou said in annoyance. Since she couldn't push Su Yuze away, she just raised her head and shouted at him. "Can't I go abroad?"
"No, you can't!" Su Yuze said through gritted teeth.
Su Rou widened her eyes. "Why? I'm just going abroad!" There were plenty of rich kids going abroad. Why didn't Su Yuze allow it? "I'm going abroad! I must go abroad!"
Su Yuze's eyes were deep. Listening to Su Rou's words, he felt a surge of anger rising in his chest. "Little thing, do you know what you're saying?"
"I know!" Su Rou angrily punched him. "I want to go abroad!"
Seeing her intense reaction, Su Yuze seemed to understand something. "So, you... are you together with Jiang Ling?" He couldn't think of any other reason. Just the thought of Su Rou being with Jiang Ling made him feel uncomfortable all over. "Are you together with him?"
"Didn't we just talk about going abroad?" Su Rou slapped Su Yuze's chest a few times. "Who does Jiang Ling think he is!" Her intention was to ask why they were talking about Jiang Ling, but it came out differently.
Su Yuze paused. "Aren't you going abroad just to be with him?"
"You..." Well, Su Rou finally understood. It turned out that Su Yuze had misunderstood. He thought she was going abroad because she wanted to be with Jiang Ling. This... stupid guy! He was so stupid. Su Rou got so angry that she blurted out, "Who said I like him!"
"Really?"
"Really!"
"Then you're not going abroad because of him?"
"No!"
Feeling that Su Rou was about to explode, Su Yuze asked, "Then why are you going abroad?"
In a fit of anger, Su Rou said quite matter - of - factly, "Because of you!"
"... " Because of him? The arm that Su Yuze had propped on the door panel relaxed a bit. "Me?"
The whole villa was so quiet that only Su Rou's gentle panting could be heard. Wait... what had she just said? Only then did Su Rou realize what she had said. She lowered her head in annoyance, looking at her toes.
After a long while, Su Yuze finally spoke. "What did I do wrong?" He just didn't want her to go abroad to study. He hadn't restricted her in other aspects, right?
Damn it. Since she had already said it, she might as well explain it clearly. Maybe after hearing her explanation, Su Yuze would agree to let her go abroad! But... could they still be siblings? Taking a deep breath, Su Rou poked Su Yuze's arm with her index finger. "If I tell you, you can't get angry..."
"When have I ever been angry with you?" Su Yuze said irritably as he let go. "It's always you who makes me angry..."
"... " When did she ever? "Brother Ze, it would be better if you weren't so nice to me."
Hearing this, Su Yuze gently raised his eyebrows. Was she going abroad to study just because he was too nice to her? This... didn't make sense, right? "Little thing, I'm your brother. If I'm not nice to you, who should I be nice to?"
"Because you're my brother, don't be so nice to me!" Su Rou suddenly kicked Su Yuze hard. Her eyes turned red with grievance. "I'll fall in love with you."
It was the first time Su Yuze had heard Su Rou say the word "love". He was a bit stunned for a while because he wasn't sure what kind of love Su Rou meant. "You love..."
"But I can't, because we're siblings." This was exactly what troubled Su Rou. It was all Su Yuze's fault for saying that she wasn't allowed to fall in love and that if she wanted to find someone, it had to be someone who could match him. But there was only one Su Yuze. Who could be better than him?
After saying that, Su Rou pushed Su Yuze away. She felt so ashamed after saying it. Who would fall in love with their own brother? Wouldn't Brother Ze think she was a pervert... "So I'm going abroad."
This time, Su Yuze understood. The stern look on his face had disappeared, replaced by a softer expression. It was the first time he had learned about Su Rou's thoughts. He had been thinking about how to let her know his own feelings, but unexpectedly, it was Su Rou who spoke first.
The corners of his lips curled up slightly. Su Yuze looked at the figure that was about to go upstairs. He hugged her from behind and brought his thin lips close to Su Rou's ear, whispering, "I'm sorry..."