“None of your business…”
Ye Xingmian bit her lower lip, unwilling to answer.
“If you don’t tell me, I won’t let you go. Is it that hard to understand, sis?”
So despicable!
But she felt helpless.
Ye Xingmian thought maybe she could just make up a reason. As long as she could leave this house, that would be fine. Lunch didn’t matter. Once out of this house, she would immediately run away and not return until evening.
Lin Ziyan seemed to want to do something bad to her. She wanted to escape.
“Don’t lie. I can tell.”
Lin Ziyan’s tone was threatening.
After a moment of hesitation, Ye Xingmian spoke up.
“Ziyan, are you still stubbornly refusing to see reason? Stop this. You liking me… that kind of thing is impossible. Uncle and Aunt would never allow it. If they found out, I’d be kicked out.”
She tried to make Lin Ziyan give up through words.
Lin Ziyan didn’t answer. Her eyes narrowed dangerously.
“Answer my question.”
Ye Xingmian was stunned, but she didn’t give up.
“Ziyan, are you listening to me? I’m serious. You can’t do those things to me. Otherwise… I could call the police…”
Lin Ziyan walked toward her in silence.
Getting closer. Ye Xingmian couldn’t help nervously stepping back, step by step, until her back hit the wall. With nowhere to retreat, she nervously bit her lip.
Right in front of her was Lin Ziyan, who was much taller. Looking down from above, her dark pupils beneath the shadows were intensely oppressive.
“Answer me.”
Her tone was cold, and it made Ye Xingmian’s stress skyrocket.
It felt like if she didn’t answer, she would get beaten, or be forced to do something terrible.
Ye Xingmian was momentarily speechless. She didn’t know how to answer. In fact, she hadn’t even decided where to go after leaving here. She just instinctively wanted to escape.
But if she insisted on an answer…
Ye Xingmian lowered her head, her voice tense.
“I… I wanted to go visit Liu Yinuo at her home. I said so this morning…”
Lin Ziyan fell into an eerie silence.
Ye Xingmian could feel her increasingly dangerous gaze, making her feel extremely uneasy, but she forced herself to continue.
“I know hearing my answer might make you angry, but Ziyan, you need to understand that we can never be in that kind of relationship. We’re sisters.”
“Even if you don’t acknowledge it, we’ve lived together for nineteen years… and… and I’m still a girl now. Besides, your parents would never approve. Moreover, I…”
“I don’t like you either.”
Ye Xingmian had meant to say that, but in the end, she couldn’t.
The atmosphere fell into a strange silence.
“You what?”
“N… nothing. Anyway, Ziyan, let me go. I’ll pretend that incident never happened. We’ll get along just like before. I can sleep with you every night, take care of your daily needs, okay?”
“…Are you done?”
“Huh? Yeah. No… wait, Ziyan, were you even listening to me!”
Ye Xingmian looked up, her pink eyes trembling as they met those dark eyes.
Maybe she didn’t hear clearly?
Maybe I need to repeat myself a few more times, make her realize how absurd her behavior is.
The silence stretched, deepening her unease.
Ye Xingmian was organizing her words, but then the silence was broken.
“…I can consider what you said.”
“Huh? That’s great!”
“But there’s one prerequisite.”
Prerequisite?
Ye Xingmian was startled, but she didn’t think much of it. Maybe it was something harsh. But as long as she could escape the current predicament, nothing seemed unacceptable.
With that thought, she nodded.
“Okay, what prerequisite?”
Lin Ziyan was silent for a moment, but what she said next made Ye Xingmian unable to believe her ears.
“I want your first time.”
“Okay… huh? Wait! What first time?”
Lin Ziyan didn’t answer. Instead, she forcibly scooped Ye Xingmian up horizontally.
Her “big sister” was very light, so this movement wasn’t difficult.
“Let me go! Put me down! What first time? Explain yourself!”
The sudden loss of support made Ye Xingmian panic. She wanted to slap Lin Ziyan to make her let go, but her precarious position made her afraid to do so, scared she might fall from her arms.
This continued until she was placed on the bed.
Lin Ziyan climbed on top of her.
This position made Ye Xingmian vaguely realize something.
She grew afraid. Her gaze at Lin Ziyan was full of anxiety, her voice trembling.
“You… what do you want to do?”
“Take your first time.”
“What first time exactly… please explain… I’m begging you…”
Lin Ziyan said nothing more. Instead, she began unbuttoning Ye Xingmian’s clothes.
She was only wearing that thin one-piece dress. In panic, she started struggling desperately.
Her strength was no match for Lin Ziyan’s, but it was enough to make things difficult for her.
“Stay still. Don’t make me force you.”
“Ziyan, what are you trying to do? Please, I’m begging you. Let me go.”
“…It’s impossible. If you could give up on that person, maybe there would still be a chance. But you definitely can’t do that. I’m going to keep you by my side.”
“What do you mean…?”
“Sis, I told you, I like you. So I don’t want you to leave. But besides your body, I also want your heart.”
“But your heart is already completely occupied by that person. There’s no room for me.”
Lin Ziyan suddenly leaned down. Her breath brushed against Ye Xingmian’s face, tickling slightly.
The burning look in her eyes made Ye Xingmian extremely uncomfortable.
“So, if I make it so you can’t live without me, I won’t have to worry about you leaving me. Like this, slowly, your heart will eventually belong to me.”
“Don’t worry, sis, I’ll take care of you for life. As long as you behave.”
“…What are you planning to do?”
Ye Xingmian sensed something was terribly wrong.
Lin Ziyan started taking off her clothes again.
Ye Xingmian tried to struggle, but this time, Lin Ziyan pulled a soft rope from her pocket. She forced Ye Xingmian’s hands together and tied them, then fastened the rope to the headboard, leaving her almost completely immobile.
“Save your strength. You’ll find out soon enough…”
Her body couldn’t move. Layer by layer, her clothes were peeled off.
From Lin Ziyan’s actions, Ye Xingmian gradually understood what she was trying to do.
A feeling of helpless despair slowly crept into her heart.
“Tell me, if you lose your chastity, will that Liu Yinuo still want you? I know, sis. You like her, don’t you?”
Lin Ziyan asked.
Bound, Ye Xingmian closed her eyes in pain.