A bucket of ice-cold water cascaded over her head, instantly shattering the haze of alcohol that had clouded her mind.

Not that Chi Wan was so drunk as to be completely incoherent to begin with.

Jin Han's towering figure closed in on her, grabbing her collar.

"Awake?" His deep voice was colder than the icy water that had just been poured over her.

She looked up to face his fathomless gaze, dark and unsettling like a frozen abyss. Her teeth chattered in fear and a touch of indignation. She stuttered, "B..Big Brother..."

Her soft call of 'Big Brother' was like a gentle spring breeze passing over his heart.

A slight hint of warmth returned to Jin Han's eyes.

After all, Chi Wan had been pampered in the Jin family for over a decade. Despite having no blood relation, he could not bear to see her be bullied by others.

"Clean yourself up. I'll wait for you outside."

His tone was indifferent as always. Once he finished speaking, he strode out of the room.

Jin Han paced around the room restlessly.

He had only just noticed that little Chi Wan had grown into a young maiden. Her elegant figure was curvy and delicate, and her thin, wet clothing outlined the budding chest of a teenage girl perfectly pervading a unique charm that was captivating and hard to ignore.

That was why she had attracted attention at the bar.

Several men had surrounded her, insisting on pouring her drinks only to drag her later to an secluded corner...

If he had arrived a moment later, the consequences would have been unthinkable.

Of course, those few guys had been dealt with by him. But the anger that was hard to suppress still lingered in his heart.

He made a call to Old Cui, "Find out who sent those guys to me today?"

If he found out who was behind this, he would surely not let them go.

Old Cui promptly replied and hung up soon after to start the investigation.

Meanwhile, Jin Han heard no movement from within the washroom.

Chi Wan was a bit disoriented, the water flowing onto her body until it overflowed from the bathtub. From the outside came Jin Han's frosty voice, “If you don’t feel like washing, do you need me to help you?”

The anger in the man's voice scared Chi Wan, who promptly covered her chest.

"No need, Big Brother. I'll wash right away!"

After she spoke, her face turned red. She was no longer a child, was Big Brother teasing her on purpose?

But then, she felt a hint of sadness. She had spoken out of line.

She was no longer the Jin family's daughter, and he was no longer her big brother.

It had been three months. She thought she could accept a normal person's life, but still, he had seen her at her most pathetic.

Taking a deep breath, Chi Wan plunged her entire head underwater.

After a while, she came out of the bathroom, wrapped in a bath towel.

Jin Han first saw the girl's feet. They were very fair, her rounded toes and nails were very delicate and rosy.

With bare feet, Chi Wanguang ran to Jin Han's front, her hand covering her chest.

The expression on her face held a touch of joy, yet it was mostly cautious.

"Big…" The word 'brother' hesitated for a moment, but in the end, it did not leave her mouth.

"Thank you this time!" She didn't want to call Mr. Jin, and thus simply avoided the title. This way, she could comfort herself that he's still her 'brother'.

For three months, she was no longer as loud and outspoken as before, with her eyes and brows no longer constantly twinkling with laughter. She had become careful and cautious, learning to disguise and restrain herself in front of him.

Heh, the two words 'thank you' sounded especially distant.

No wonder her second brother referred to her as an 'ungrateful wolf'.

"Do you always appear like this in front of men?"