Chapter 38: Unprepared

Xu Ruobing looked at Chi Yingyu, whose expression seemed as if she wanted to skin her alive, but in the end, she only responded with a faint smile, gently patted Jiang Lai’s little head, and got back into the Wangyueche.

Xu Ruobing left behind Chi Yingyu, who stood there, her heart burning with rage but with nowhere to vent it.

Chi Yingyu watched as the Wangyueche gradually drove away, her face turning aggrieved.

She turned and began to complain to her Jiefu, “Jiefu, she bullied me just now…”

Jiang Lai looked at his little sister-in-law, who was acting like a little girl pouring out her grievances to him, and a warm smile appeared on his lips.

“Next time I see her, I’ll help you teach her a lesson.”

At first, Jiang Lai hadn’t quite understood what Xu Ruobing meant, but seeing his little sister-in-law’s angry face, he more or less figured it out—Xu Ruobing had actually said his little sister-in-law wasn’t good-looking.

No wonder she was so upset.

After all, that’s the one thing you should never comment on with a woman.

Such things can only be kept quietly in your heart.

“Others might not know, but I know very well—Yingyu, you’re beautiful. In my eyes, no one is prettier than you.”

“That’s a bit of an exaggeration.”

Clearly already thirty years old, but at this moment Chi Yingyu’s face turned red from that one sentence, “But you don’t need to teach her a lesson. Just make sure not to meet her again.”

Chi Yingyu didn’t know why, but she felt a natural aversion to that woman she’d only met once. It was better not to see her again.

“But I really mean it.”

Every time Jiang Lai looked at his little sister-in-law’s features, which bore a thirty percent resemblance to his late wife, he felt a unique place in his heart for her.

His wife had been the most beautiful person in his heart, but now that his wife was gone, his little sister-in-law, who shared some of her looks, became irreplaceable to him.

As for his and his wife’s daughter, she took after him in looks and didn’t resemble her mother much. “To me, you’re the most beautiful person in the world.”

Jiang Lai only said this to give his little sister-in-law some confidence, but he had no idea that this casually spoken sentence would be remembered by her for a lifetime.

After returning home, even though Chi Yingyu was extremely unwilling, she was still pressed by her Jiefu into her room to rest, told to wait until the meal was ready before being called up.

Jiang Lai knew that these days Chi Yingyu was handling a major Anzi, and the entire Shiwusuo had been busy with it for a long time.

Sometimes, even after coming home, Chi Yingyu had to sort and go through documents, often not resting until the early hours of the morning, leaving her severely sleep-deprived.

Jiang Lai felt sorry for his little sister-in-law. Whenever there was a chance to rest, she would make sure Chi Yingyu got some proper sleep, and this time was no exception.

When Jiang Lai finished cooking and came to the bedroom to wake her little sister-in-law, she saw Chi Yingyu’s Shuiyan and couldn’t bear to disturb her.

It was so rare for her to sleep soundly for a while, so why not let her rest a bit longer?

While waiting, Jiang Lai didn’t just sit idly by.

She first placed her carefully prepared dinner in the BaoWenzhao, then took a few Mianqian and a Shizhi from the bathroom and returned to the bedroom.

Sleeping while wearing eye makeup would make your eyes uncomfortable when you woke up, even if it was just for a little while.

Jiang Lai gently soaked the Mianqian with Mianmozhishui.

Although Mianqian couldn’t completely remove all the makeup, at least it could wipe away the oxidized roughness on the surface, so the tears wouldn’t sting her eyes.

Holding the Mianqian, Jiang Lai gazed at her little sister-in-law’s peaceful Shuiyan.

Lowering her head slightly, she could see the deep dark circles around her little sister-in-law’s eyes.

Jiang Lai gently wiped away the eye makeup from her little sister-in-law’s eyes with the Mianqian, proceeding step by step, carefully removing it. But after falling asleep, Chi Yingyu let down all her guard.

To sleep more comfortably, Chi Yingyu had loosened her clothes, which allowed Jiang Lai to catch an unintentional glimpse of her little sister-in-law’s now graceful and curvaceous figure.

Just that accidental glance made Jiang Lai’s heart flutter for a long while.

She was about to pull up the blanket to cover Chi Yingyu when the latter seemed to sense something and let out a soft whimper from her lips.

Jiang Lai thought her gaze had been discovered, but Chi Yingyu only changed sleeping positions, turning over to lie on her side.

It was fine when she lay on her back, but once she turned on her side, her little sister-in-law’s full curves pressed together to form an alluring deep cleavage.

Just a single glance, and Jiang Lai felt her mind being sucked in.

These days, Jiang Lai had been trying hard to get used to her own body while showering, working to accept her new female identity, but deep down, she just couldn’t accept being a Nüxing.

No matter how many times she looked at herself, whenever someone else was around, her subconscious fantasies would immediately take over.

Only after becoming a Nüxing did Jiang Lai realize that women could also slowly accumulate desires and have physiological needs.

Just now, for a moment, she even thought about how nice it would be to look a little longer.

Realizing she was being overwhelmed by desire, Jiang Lai knew she shouldn’t stay in her little sister-in-law’s room any longer.

She quickly finished wiping away the remaining eye makeup around her little sister-in-law’s eyes and all but fled the room.

If she stayed any longer, a certain dark thought in her heart might be born.

Jiang Lai stood in the bathroom, itching with desire, a fire burning faintly within her body, making her want to do that sort of thing—could she really do it?

Although Jiang Lai was usually cold and reserved, anyone normal would have some needs in this regard. She used to do DIY herself…

Now that she was a Nüxing, the way she did DIY was completely different from before.

She had never done such things before, and for a moment, Jiang Lai was at a loss.

But that feeling, that desire, couldn’t be resolved—it was like ants crawling all over her heart.

Jiang Lai glanced at the closed bedroom door, knowing her little sister-in-law wouldn’t wake up early, and with the door closed, if it was opened, she’d notice immediately.

Once everything was ready, Jiang Lai went to the bathroom and tried to calm herself down with cold water, but the longing deep in her heart only grew stronger under the cold shower.

While Jiang Lai hesitated about whether to satisfy her physical needs, she was completely unaware that a Shexiangtou above her head was flashing, constantly recording everything she was doing.

In the room, Chi Yingyu, who should have been sound asleep, was instead focused intently on her laptop, watching her Jiefu Jiang Lai’s every move and the barely concealed expression on her face, all clearly visible on the screen.

“Jiefu really is completely off guard, huh?”