How could this happen……
How could she be like this………
At this moment, Lin Xinyuan felt like her life was over!
After what happened last time in public, this time it was actually right under her family’s noses…………
What made her even more ashamed and unable to speak was that she actually felt comfortable—better than she had during the day…
Don’t be so ridiculous…………
Right now, Lin Xinyuan didn’t even know how to describe her feelings. She kept her head down, her gaze blank, and that strange sensation lingered in her lower abdomen for quite a while, not completely fading…
Meanwhile, a certain hand that had never been well-behaved seemed to sense Lin Xinyuan’s reaction. Though it still rested on her thigh, it didn’t move around anymore, as if it hadn’t been the one up to mischief just now.
“Eh, Sis, what’s wrong?” The one closest to her, Tang Yayun, was the first to notice something was off and asked softly.
She could tell her cousin was trembling slightly, head lowered all this time, looking very uncomfortable, which made her a little worried.
“……”
Lin Xinyuan didn’t dare lift her head to look at Tang Yayun beside her, afraid her flushed face would be seen.
Her mind whirled as she forced herself to come up with an excuse: “I think… it was the hot pot at noon. Upset my stomach, not feeling well……”
Her voice was muffled and a little hoarse, sounding plausible enough that Tang Yayun didn’t suspect anything.
“Then… Sis, why don’t you go rest upstairs first? Can you make it by yourself?”
Hearing this, Lin Xinyuan’s eyes lit up at once and she hurriedly wanted to agree. Anyway, her Xiaoniao Wei was about full now.
But since she was pretending to be sick, she still “strenuously” nodded: “Mm… I can do it……”
No sooner had she spoken than she stood up shakily, taking the opportunity to shake off that “Salty Pig Hand,” eyes downcast and her body slightly hunched, putting on the appearance of someone not feeling well.
The two of them weren’t speaking quietly, so the rest of the family quickly noticed something was up and all looked over.
Only one person had a subtle smile in their eyes. Beneath the table, their thumb and forefinger rubbed together, as if still savoring the sensation…
Even though Lin Xinyuan had lowered her head as much as she could, almost curling up like a quail, her unnaturally red face was still visible.
Compared to her grandparents, Lin’s mother was closer to the girl, and soon reacted to her daughter’s odd state.
She frowned. “Xiaoyuan, what’s wrong?”
Before Lin Xinyuan could answer, Tang Yayun quickly spoke up for her cousin: “Xiaoyuan says her stomach hurts, probably ate something bad!”
Hearing this, Lin’s mother grew more worried, her delicate brows knitting together.
After all, who ever heard of someone with a stomachache having such a flushed face? It was more likely she’d caught a cold…
“Ai… I told you not to eat all that junk outside!”
Grandma immediately started nagging when she heard this, but then, seeing her granddaughter’s genuinely uncomfortable look, she sighed, “Forget it… since you’re feeling so awful, just go rest upstairs. Oh, right, there’s medicine in the cabinet in the living room. Judging by Xiaoyuan’s look, it’s probably not just a stomachache—maybe a cold too…”
“This body… I’ll go get you the medicine. Xiaoyuan, take it upstairs and have it.”
After she finished, Grandma put down her chopsticks and got up to fetch the medicine from the living room.
Lin’s mother still wasn’t reassured about her daughter’s health and felt she had to see Lin Xinyuan take the medicine herself. “I’ll take you up first.”
With that, she also put down her chopsticks and stood up.
Suddenly hearing her mom say this, Lin Xinyuan panicked a bit—after all, she was only pretending to be sick, not really in discomfort. On the contrary…… if she got exposed, it’d be so awkward……
“Mom… I’m not a little kid… I can do it……”
Lin Xinyuan quickly waved her hand, indicating it wasn’t anything serious and there was no need to worry, but Lin’s mother kept her brows tightly furrowed, clearly not believing her.
It was strange—in some ways, maybe due to guilt over not being around much during Lin Xinyuan’s childhood, Lin’s mother often treated her like a child, which made Lin Xinyuan feel helpless.
Seeing her words weren’t working and that her mother was determined to go with her, Lin Xinyuan grew anxious.
Just then, Qin Nanfeng suddenly spoke up from the side: “Auntie, why don’t I take Xiaoyuan upstairs instead?”
As soon as he said this, the whole room fell silent. It was Grandpa who reacted first, chuckling as he said to his youngest daughter, “Xiaoxin, let Xiaofeng go. The two of them can cultivate their relationship, and the kids are grown now—you don’t need to hover all the time…”
“Dad… I…”
Lin’s mother hesitated, but after thinking about it, she agreed. After all, with Qin Nanfeng she felt more at ease.
“All right…” Lin’s mother sighed, then turned to Qin Nanfeng, a hint of a smile and satisfaction in her eyes. “Xiaofeng, I’ll leave her to you—take good care of her…”
Her words carried a subtle undertone, as if she were entrusting her daughter to Qin Nanfeng right then.
“Auntie, you worry too much.” Qin Nanfeng nodded solemnly, the corners of his lips carrying a gentle smile. “After all, I’m her Boyfriend—of course I should.”
It was clearly just going upstairs, but these two made it sound like she was being entrusted to someone for life, making Grandpa have to stifle a laugh.
The girl kept blinking, watching all this with relish, while a certain someone who’d had too much to drink was still half asleep.
Not long after, Grandma returned with the medicine, handing the plastic bag to Qin Nanfeng, who was already standing. She laughed, “All right, all right, hurry and take Xiaoyuan upstairs, honestly…”
“Thank you, Grandma.”
In the end, Lin Xinyuan kept her head down as Qin Nanfeng led her by the hand out of the room.
Once they left the first floor and reached the stairs outside leading to the second floor, she finally couldn’t help but let out a breath.
Even though she’d lied and worried her family, Lin Xinyuan still felt a pang of guilt… but at the time, she’d had no choice.
If anyone was to blame, it was that damn blonde bastard!
Luckily, that damn blonde still had a bit of conscience and bailed her out in time…….
No, what conscience! What was she even thinking………
Lost in these random thoughts, Lin Xinyuan suddenly realized she was still holding hands with the culprit.
She instantly tried to yank her hand away in anger. “You… let go of me…”
Qin Nanfeng let go of her small hand with a grin, obliging her. “What’s wrong, it doesn’t hurt anymore?”
Fuming.
Lin Xinyuan said nothing, just silently walked up the stairs, making it clear she didn’t want to talk to him.
But the fair cheeks turned even redder with her back to Qin Nanfeng, not daring to face him at all.
What a pervert…….
How could he dare!
Logically, having her thigh touched by Qin Nanfeng, Lin Xinyuan should have only felt ashamed, nothing more.
But for some reason, her body just wouldn’t listen in front of this guy… and with what happened in that situation… it was no wonder she felt so humiliated and angry.
But she couldn’t say any of this, nor vent to Qin Nanfeng…
She didn’t know how to face that damn blonde, so she could only stew in her own frustration……
The girl walked in a strange way. Despite being so light, she stomped hard on the steps as she climbed, as if taking out all her strength with every step, like she was stepping on an enemy, venting some emotion.
Behind her, Qin Nanfeng raised an eyebrow at this, didn’t say anything more, and just quietly followed with a smile.
To Lin Xinyuan, her show of anger was real, but to the young man, it only made her look all the more adorable—he almost couldn’t resist bullying her further……
Qin Nanfeng’s eyes darkened slightly, keeping a certain distance behind her.
From below, his deep gaze followed that swaying hem of her skirt, lively as a wild orchid…
Under the dim light, through the thin, warm socks, hints of blue and white could be seen, wrapping around the girl’s lovely curves. As her angry legs stomped, little waves seemed to ripple…
His Adam’s apple bobbed. In the darkness, a pair of eyes watched everything, filled with yearning and wild desire…
Xiaoyuan……