Seeing Lin Leyao lying on the bed with her eyes closed and starting to sleep, Xin Ying breathed a sigh of relief and returned to her own bedroom.
After taking a shower, Xin Ying noticed a bulge on her bed. When she went to the bedside, she saw Lin Leyao sleeping peacefully.
Xin Ying wondered to herself when she had arrived, standing by the bed and silently watching Lin Leyao sleep peacefully.
Who would have thought that someone who seems so quiet and reserved during the day would turn into a chatterbox after drinking, leaving people helpless?
At this moment, Lin Leyao seemed to sense the gaze of outsiders. She frowned, turned over, and faced away from Xin Ying, her smooth back immediately exposed.
Xin Ying's brow twitched violently.
Lin Leyao's bathrobe was half off, now piled up around her waist. As if feeling uncomfortable, Lin Leyao wanted to take off the entire bathrobe.
Noticing her movements, Xin Ying immediately pressed down on Lin Leyao's limbs through the blanket, then closed her eyes and quickly put Lin Leyao's clothes back on, tying a knot around her waist to prevent Lin Leyao from taking off her clothes again.
Lin Leyao uncomfortably tugged at her collar, but this time she couldn't get her clothes off no matter what she did, and she kept muttering to herself. Suddenly, Xin Ying noticed a red mark on her fair neck.
Xin Ying bent down and took a closer look, and found that it looked like a lipstick mark. She wondered what had happened while she was taking a shower alone in the room.
Lin Leyao kept tugging at her collar, her slender neck and delicate collarbone faintly visible. The bright red lipstick on her fair neck was visually stimulating. Xin Ying quickly looked away, hesitated for a moment, then turned back and wiped the lipstick off.
The red residue clung to her hands, and Xin Ying couldn't help but rub her fingers together. Her fingertips felt smooth and slippery, just like the skin she had just touched...
Xin Ying was stunned for a moment, and was about to leave when suddenly her wrist was grabbed.
"Aren't you going to sleep?" Lin Leyao, who had woken up at some point, stared at Xin Ying with her sleepy eyes wide open.
Xin Ying looked back at her, met her bright eyes, hesitated for a long time before finally replying: "Sleep."
She walked to the other side of the bed, lifted the covers, and lay down.
Lin Leyao rolled to her side and into her arms. The two lay face to face on the bed, and she stared at Xin Ying with her eyes wide open.
Just as Xin Ying made a move, Lin Leyao suddenly leaned forward, bringing her entire face close to Xin Ying's eyes.
The two got closer, and Xin Ying could clearly see Lin Leyao's drooping eyelashes and the flush on her cheeks from being drunk.
Xin Ying's breath hitched for a moment. Lin Leyao moved even closer, her hazy gaze tracing down inch by inch from Xin Ying's forehead before landing directly on her thin lips.
Xin Ying took a deep breath and reached out to help Lin Leyao back.
Suddenly, Lin Leyao gently placed her finger on Xin Ying's thin lips, enunciating each word as delicate as orchids: "Miss, would you like to play a unique little game?"
"..." Xin Ying's forehead twitched violently, and she lowered her voice, enunciating each word clearly, "A... little... game?"
Receiving no response, Lin Leyao quickly rested her head against Xin Ying's neck and closed her eyes.
Lin Leyao remained in this position for a long time without moving. Xin Ying gently lifted her head and found that she had fallen asleep with her eyes closed.
After waiting for a long time, Lin Leyao did not wake up again, so it seemed that she had really fallen asleep this time.
Xin Ying sighed helplessly. She picked up her phone from the bedside table and searched for a long time before finally figuring out that what Lin Leyao said tonight were lines from the two TV dramas she had played.
The warm body kept snuggling into her arms in her sleep. Xin Ying's body tensed up for a while, and she looked down at Lin Leyao's profile.
Her fair cheeks were rosy from sleeping. She was completely devoid of her usual bright and beautiful appearance when she was asleep, and she looked very well-behaved, which reminded Xin Ying of fourteen years ago.
At that time, the little girl had rosy cheeks, fair skin, and a baby face. She had a pair of bright, round eyes that stared at her intently. Even though she was very young, you could tell that she was a very beautiful little girl.
At that time, she was a gaunt, bruised woman lying on a hospital bed, on the verge of death.
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Author's Note:
Happy Lunar New Year's Eve everyone! Hehe, I checked the calendar and realized this year's lunar calendar doesn't have a 30th. Everyone should definitely have a hearty New Year's Eve dinner today! May the new year bring you abundant blessings and a powerful, prosperous Year of the Tiger! ^v^
Thank you to all the little angels who voted for me or watered my plants with nutrient solution between 2022-01-29 00:00:00 and 2022-01-31 00:00:00!
Thank you to the little angel who threw the grenade: 1 new one;
Thank you to the little angels who threw landmines: Misaki Shokuhou, 55157345, and Clelo (1 landmine);
Thank you to the little angels who watered with nutrient solution: Xuan (16 bottles); Qi (5 bottles); Clelo (2 bottles); Bojin (1 bottle);
Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
Chapter 13
"Xiaoying, Ting'an had already stopped breathing when he was put into the ambulance on the day of the car accident."
“Xiaoying, Chang has liver cancer and only has three months to live. He asked me to tell you that he has wronged you and your siblings, and this is his retribution.”
"Xiaoying, eat your food. Your body won't be able to take it if you keep going like this."
"Xiaoying, this illness is not difficult to treat, just wait a little longer."
"Xiaoying, look at your father. I've already sent Pengchi to Australia. He can never come back to China, and he can never set foot in the Xin family again. Don't be stubborn. Can you just focus on getting better?"
"Xiaoying..."
The ringing of a cell phone suddenly rang in the room, instantly waking Xin Ying from her nightmare.
Seeing the familiar furnishings in the room, Xin Ying finally felt relieved. She picked up her phone from the bedside table and answered the call.
"Aunt!" Xin Yuan's voice came.
"What's wrong?" Xin Ying pinched her brow, her face pale and weary.
"Aunt..."
Lin Leyao, who was sleeping peacefully on the bed, let out a soft moan. Xin Ying covered the microphone, opened the door, and left the bedroom.
The bedroom door closed again, shutting out all outside noise, and the room became completely quiet. Lin Leyao turned over on the bed and fell asleep again.
"Auntie? Auntie?" Xin Yuan called out several times after receiving no response from the other end of the phone.
Xin Ying put the phone back to her ear and asked, "What's wrong? Why are you calling so early?"
"Auntie, my flight is this morning!" Xin Yuan wailed in dissatisfaction.
Xin Ying then remembered: "I'm sorry, Auntie forgot to see you off at the airport."
“It’s alright, Auntie…” Xin Yuan sat in the airport waiting room, her face hesitant.
"Um?"
"Auntie, was there anyone else at home last night?"
Xin Ying did not deny it: "Yes."
"Then..." Xin Ying wanted to ask directly if that person was Lin Leyao, what her relationship with Lin Leyao was, and whether she knew anything about the gossip between Lin Leyao and Sister Wenwen. However, she swallowed the words back after a while, and after muttering for a long time, Xin Yuan finally spoke, "Don't worry, Aunt, I'll keep it a secret for you!"
Xin Ying laughed in surprise and replied, "Okay."
Without saying anything more, the two hung up the phone.
Xin Ying stood in the second-floor corridor, staring blankly at her phone, her mind filled with a jumble of conflicting information. There were painful memories from over a decade ago, and everything that had happened the night before after Lin Leyao got drunk.
After glancing at the time, Xin Ying estimated that Lin Leyao would be awake soon. Worried that it would be awkward for Lin Leyao to see her in the same bedroom after she woke up, Xin Ying did not return to the master bedroom, but went to another room to wash up.
In the master bedroom on the second floor, Lin Leyao, who had slept soundly all night, slowly woke up.
She blinked, her eyes gradually clearing. When her gaze fell on the unfamiliar decor of the room, her eyes widened instantly.
The events of last night flashed through Lin Leyao's mind, her face turning pale and then flushed.
You abandoned me back then, and now you're heartlessly abandoning your child too!
Listen to how heartbroken your daughter is.
You'er—
Miss, would you like to play a unique little game?
One scene after another flashed through her mind, and Lin Leyao couldn't believe that she had done so many foolish things after drinking.
"Oh my god..." Lin Leyao wailed, burying her head deep in the quilt, wanting to find a block of tofu to smash her head against and die.
Knowing that Xin Ying was outside, Lin Leyao stayed inside and didn't want to go out.
Outside, the cleaning lady had already prepared breakfast and left, but there was still no sound from inside the master bedroom.
Xin Ying had finished washing up. She walked to the bedroom door and knocked: "Le Yao, are you awake?"
Lin Leyao, who was curled up in bed trying to stay warm, was startled by the knocking on the door. She cleared her throat and immediately replied, "I'm up, almost done."
"Okay, there are clean clothes on the bedside table."
"Okay, I understand!"
At the dining table, Lin Leyao had been eating breakfast with her head down ever since she finished washing up, changing her clothes, and sitting down.
After hesitating for a long time, she finally raised her head and looked at Xin Ying apologetically: "Thank you for last night. Did I cause you any trouble?"
Looking at the row of teeth marks on Lin Leyao's lips, Xin Ying could directly feel the frustration Lin Leyao felt when she bit her.
This time, she didn't tease her. Xin Ying smiled gently and said, "It's no trouble at all, she's quite cute."
Lin Leyao, still feeling annoyed, looked at the creative clock hanging on the living room wall and asked, "Are you going to work today? I feel like I've kept you waiting." It seemed quite late for work at this hour.
Xin Ying shook her head: "I don't work on weekends."
She then added, "Have you forgotten that we're going to try on wedding dresses today?"
Time flies, and today is the day to try on wedding dresses. Lin Leyao immediately replied, "I remember."
After finishing breakfast, Lin Leyao stood up to clear the dishes, but Xin Ying pressed her hands down.
Warm hands pressed against cold skin, and the heat quickly traveled from her fingertips to her limbs, causing Lin Leyao to shiver involuntarily.
Lin Leyao was half a head shorter than her, and when she looked down, she could see Lin Leyao's fair and slender neck. The bright red stain from last night flashed before her eyes, and Xin Ying closed her eyes.
She took a step back, released Lin Leyao's hand, and said, "The cleaning lady will take care of these things, you don't need to do anything. Also, you don't need to feel embarrassed about what happened last night. I told you you didn't cause me any trouble. You were actually very cute last night."
Xin Ying emphasized the last three words.
Buzz—
Lin Leyao's face flushed red.
Why does this person's voice sound so light and airy at the end, like they're deliberately flirting?
After saying that, Xin Ying realized that her words had a different meaning.