Did Chi Yingyu just say that?
Jiang Lai had originally intended to seal all of Chi Yingyu’s initial words deep within his mind, desperately hoping that these memories would fade completely with time, because those weren’t mere words—they were downright dirty jokes.
What did she mean by saying he would never forget that feeling?
Holding an adult toy and talking like that could easily cause misunderstandings. To maintain the purely innocent friendship between a brother-in-law and his younger sister-in-law, Jiang Lai was a grown man who had been through many storms before.
Even if he hadn’t experienced certain things himself, he had heard bits and pieces from his late wife.
So he fully understood the thoughts Chi Yingyu was trying to convey, but why?
Why did Chi Yingyu develop the idea of wanting to sleep with him?
Was it a joke, or was it truly what she felt inside…?
Jiang Lai didn’t dare to think about any of it—not even the slightest detail—because he was terrified. Terrified that if he misunderstood, their relationship might change irreparably.
Yet, just as Jiang Lai was preparing to ignore everything, Chi Yingyu brought up these topics again. What was she really thinking?
Jiang Lai didn’t possess mind-reading skills, but he clearly understood the feelings and thoughts Chi Yingyu wanted to express. Still, he refused to believe even the slightest possibility—it was something he didn’t want to accept as reality.
He could sense that the younger sister-in-law before him was strangely frightening.
Though tears still stained her face, her voice was choked and hoarse from crying, and everything about her was pitiful, now wanting to be comforted in his arms.
Yet, that soft, rabbit-like vulnerability masked a threatening presence no less fierce than a predator stalking its prey.
“Did you just say that?”
Jiang Lai still perfectly remembered everything that had just happened, but at this moment, he feigned ignorance, “I completely forgot. Let’s not talk about this. How about we figure out dinner plans?”
“BU…”
Before Chi Yingyu could finish her sentence, Jiang Lai quickly covered his ears like a lightning strike, determined not to hear a single word.
Was she serious, or had lust clouded her mind? His resilient younger sister-in-law was never like this.
As these thoughts raced through his head, Jiang Lai frantically searched his memory for any words he might have said to cause this misunderstanding.
“If you’re having some bad ideas because of what I just said, let me be clear—Yingyu, you’re very important to me, but that importance is as family. I rely on you in that way, not in the way you think. So please, don’t misunderstand. You must stay calm right now.”
Chi Yingyu looked at Jiang Lai, who was stubbornly covering his ears, deceiving himself, and said in a hoarse, dry voice from crying, “It’s not good to deceive yourself like that.”
She smiled slightly, then pushed down Jiang Lai, who was about to get up and escape, back onto the sofa.
At this moment, the light in Jiang Lai’s eyes had already faded completely; she really couldn’t accept what Chi Yingyu might say next.
But feelings that have sprouted and broken through the soil—how could they be pushed back down?
Chi Yingyu took hold of Jiang Lai’s hands that covered his ears and gently pulled them down, then pressed her red lips close to his ear to softly reveal the feelings she had hidden for over ten years.
“Even if you don’t hear my feelings, nothing will change. I like you… I want to be with you. If you still like me calling you ‘brother-in-law,’ we can keep playing this game, but you must understand my feelings for you aren’t familial. They’re filled with desire and possessiveness.”
When Jiang Lai heard his younger sister-in-law’s confession, the last glimmer of clarity and light in his eyes vanished, leaving only an empty void.
He opened his mouth in numb shock but didn’t know what to say.
He had never scolded or hit Chi Yingyu before—she had always been sensible, his support.
In fact, in these ten-plus years, Chi Yingyu had never made him angry or worried excessively.
But after today, everything had changed.
“Don’t… Yingyu, can you take back everything you just said? We were both impulsive today. Let’s just forget all this. Tomorrow you’re still my little sister-in-law, and I’m still your brother-in-law. Can we go back to how things were?”
Chi Yingyu lowered her eyes, unconsciously pursing her lips into a pitiful pout.
Even though the truth was laid bare, why was her brother-in-law still avoiding it, refusing to believe?
“There’s no going back to how things were. Or maybe I’ve always liked you this much—I don’t even know when it started.
Maybe it was decades ago, when I first heard you called that, heard stories about you from my sister, and felt curious and drawn to you.
Maybe it was when you single-handedly took responsibility for our family, and I saw how hard you worked. I secretly vowed I’d always be by your side, never letting you suffer like that again.
Or maybe it was at my Bachelor’s Graduation. When everyone asked who you were at my Graduation Ceremony, I just said you were a good brother—vague and ambiguous.
My feelings for you have been scattered across most of my past. But you have my sister—even though she’s gone, you still think of her. So I quietly watch over you.”
Tears shimmered in Chi Yingyu’s eyes, making her look pitiful enough to break hearts.
But her actions were gravely wrong—an incestuous violation of natural order.
Now, whenever Chi Yingyu thought of her brother-in-law’s intimacy with another woman, her entire body burned with anger.
Her gaze hardened with icy cruelty.
One hand bound Jiang Lai’s wrists, while the other slowly slipped inside his clothes.
In an instant, she pulled off Jiang Lai’s bra, leaving him feeling exposed, the clothes around his chest disheveled.
That emptiness over his chest made Jiang Lai feel completely unsafe.
At that moment, he finally realized that Chi Yingyu intended to get serious.
Summoning all his strength, Jiang Lai broke free from the bonds, sprang up from the sofa, and crossed his arms over his chest, his face flushed scarlet with shame.
“Brother-in-law, why are you running away? Did I hurt you when I took off your bra just now?”
“If you keep this up, I won’t recognize you anymore…”
Jiang Lai felt like the world had gone mad.
Though Chi Yingyu was his late wife’s younger sister, there was a big age gap between them.
In Jiang Lai’s heart, her position was ambiguous—sometimes like a friend, sometimes like a sister, and sometimes like a daughter he doted on.
In fact, in some ways, over these past years, Jiang Lai had even spoiled Chi Yingyu more than his own daughter.
He and his younger sister-in-law—his beloved wife’s sister—had spent over a decade together.
Wasn’t all this more important than a romantic relationship?
“I’m your brother-in-law, your sister’s husband. Even ignoring these facts, the age difference between us is too great. There’s no way this can ever be.”
“Is it really impossible?” Chi Yingxue smiled now, her eyes slightly upturned at the corners.
On the coffee table was a small mirror, which she placed in front of Jiang Lai.
“Brother-in-law, want to see how you look right now? In this world, I’m probably the only one left who can call you brother-in-law.
Your identity is Jiang Lai, female, only twenty-six years old—actually younger than me.
What age difference is there between us now?”
Before going to apply for the Identity Card, though many of the data fields could be filled in arbitrarily, Chi Yingyu had carefully checked her brother-in-law’s physical condition.
This included many aspects, including Inheritance Diseases, effectively a thorough physical examination.
They obtained useful data, including Jiang Lai’s Age Data and the age of various organs.
The results were strange.
Some Blood Types and body traits unique to the original body remained.
Jiang Lai even considered testing his own daughter to confirm a blood relationship—if confirmed, it would mean this female body had transformed from his original male body.
Chi Yingyu knew all these results.
Now, it was up to her brother-in-law to choose.
If he cared deeply about age differences, there was a spiritual age gap between them.
But compared to the reborn sister, there was a huge physical age gap.
No matter what, she and the sister were completely different existences.
Jiang Lai could tell Chi Yingyu hadn’t fully absorbed what he said earlier, so he gave one last piece of advice with kindness:
“Don’t lose the big picture for the sake of the small stuff. I’m begging you, please.”
After breaking free, Jiang Lai couldn’t accept this violation of ethics and quickly locked himself in the only lockable bedroom.
He practically fled inside and locked the door behind him.
But a simple door was hardly enough to keep Chi Yingyu out…
Especially since it was his own home, and if the door was locked and couldn’t be opened, she had a spare key.
So what was the point of Jiang Lai locking himself in the bedroom?
But Chi Yingyu didn’t rush to enter.
She hoped Jiang Lai would calm down and think carefully about what she had just said.
She gave him enough time to consider.
Jiang Lai truly was charming and loved by many.
Not only was she an unexpected superstar, but his sister was also coming back.
She couldn’t wait—waiting even a moment more meant more danger.
Sometimes, striking first was the only option.
So Chi Yingyu wasn’t about to let her brother-in-law off so easily.
After getting the spare key to open the locked bedroom, she cheerfully tidied her toy backpack again.
The toys inside were all bought directly at the shop.
She had purchased whatever caught her eye, so many of the items she hadn’t researched much.
When selecting these toys, she was furious and didn’t care much, only thinking about which tools would be easier to use—anything that could make Jiang Lai forget everything and focus solely on her.
The only thing Chi Yingyu could recall about the process was the persistent Madam Owner nagging nearby, urging her not to use too many things and to be considerate of his wife.
Now that she reorganized her toys, she found many were unsuitable—not the right size, too long, or just too embarrassing.
Some were downright strange, and she had to search online to learn how to use them.
Before nightfall, she would study them.
Compared to Chi Yingyu outside the room doing her “homework,” Jiang Lai’s situation was more torturous—he hadn’t eaten.
He just wanted to return home sooner, to see Chi Yingyu and not let her feel lonely.
Jiang Lai now wished he had gone to Xu Ruobing’s studio to eat a proper meal instead—at least then he wouldn’t be so hungry.
But if he went out to buy food, he’d run into Chi Yingyu in the living room.
Thinking about her near-incestuous words made him furious.
More than anything, he was angry at himself for failing to educate Chi Yingyu properly.
He had raised her carefully, so how had she ended up like this?
Those who knew her thought he was raising a younger sister-in-law; those who didn’t might think she was a child bride.
If his wife found out, Jiang Lai would have no choice but to atone with his life.
His heart was full of guilt and distress.
Though it was his usual bedtime when he’d normally fall asleep hugging his pillow, he tossed and turned in bed.
Partly because of guilt over losing his wife, and partly because the room still smelled of Chi Yingyu.
But the longer he stayed awake at night, the more he saw ghosts and demons in his mind.
Jiang Lai lay wide-eyed, thinking about how to face Chi Yingyu next.
Suddenly, the locked bedroom door made a faint noise.
Jiang Lai, who had no sleepiness to begin with, became even more alert.
He had thought the locked door was his strongest protection.
But before Chi Yingyu, it seemed nonexistent.
Jiang Lai knew he couldn’t rely on just a door—it was more like a boundary, a last line of defense.
If Chi Yingyu shamelessly crossed it, there would be no turning back between them.
With ease, Chi Yingyu used the key to unlock the bedroom door.
She entered the dim room without sneaking in like before, instead teasing Jiang Lai in a crisp voice.
“Brother-in-law, still awake? I came to bring you your underwear from outside~”
Just these few simple words flushed Jiang Lai’s face bright red, making him utterly flustered.
The super well-behaved, kind, and considerate Chi Yingyu—who always encouraged him and never wanted him to be too tired—where had she gone?
If Chi Yingyu knew how Jiang Lai pictured her in his mind, she would tear apart every illusion he held about her without hesitation.
And calling him ‘brother-in-law’ while teasing him—could she not choose a different title?
At this moment, how was he still ‘brother-in-law’?
Never mind gender and age, just barging into his room and joking about undoing his underwear—was that how a brother-in-law should be treated?
Did Chi Yingyu still see herself as the younger sister-in-law? She was more like a little troublemaker now.
Jiang Lai didn’t respond to Chi Yingyu’s teasing, desperately hoping pretending to sleep would make her give up…
But Chi Yingyu, familiar with surprise night visits, would never back down.
Whether he was asleep or faking it, she refused to believe Jiang Lai was resting.
In her mind, Jiang Lai was probably tossing and turning anxiously under the covers.
Chi Yingyu quietly approached Jiang Lai’s bedside.
Throughout, Jiang Lai tried to listen closely, but when she got close, all movement suddenly stopped.
Silence returned to the bedroom.
The unknown was the most dangerous thing.
While Jiang Lai wondered what Chi Yingyu would do next, her voice suddenly exploded in his ear.
“Gotcha, brother-in-law…”
Though Chi Yingyu spoke softly, Jiang Lai’s nerves made it sound like a bomb going off, and he rolled several times in bed from the shock.
Taking advantage of this, Chi Yingyu caught Jiang Lai, pulling her long-separated brother-in-law back into her embrace.
“Brother-in-law, don’t be scared, I’m not here to eat you up.”
Jiang Lai wanted to mutter inside that in another sense, she might be.
When Chi Yingyu hugged Jiang Lai again, feeling his soft yet resilient body, the thought of anyone else touching him made her jealous to madness.
No matter what, she couldn’t let him go.
“Can I ask, how far did you and Xu Ruobing go the first time?”
When Chi Yingyu asked this, it felt as if her heart was bleeding.
Her mental state was full of displeasure—she wanted to tear Xu Ruobing apart.
She had gone mad, didn’t mind going madder, just wanting to find out exactly how far her brother-in-law had gone with someone else.
“It already happened… What’s the point of asking now?”
Jiang Lai struggled to break free from his sister-in-law’s embrace, but the tighter he fought, the tighter Chi Yingyu’s arms wrapped around him.
It felt like she was trying to crush him whole.
“It hurts, you know that?”
Chi Yingyu could see by the moonlight that Jiang Lai frowned tightly in pain but slowly loosened her hold, still restraining him.
“If you don’t tell me, then I’ll just go with the last step…”
Her voice carried many emotions—helplessness, impulse, joy, and even a hint of threat.
Jiang Lai initially didn’t take her threat seriously.
But just as he prepared to say she had no tools to carry it out, he felt a small oval rubber object against his soft thigh.
Jiang Lai wasn’t naive—though she didn’t need to, she had some knowledge about such things.
In the past, she hadn’t cared about such items at all.
But now, realizing this might be used on her, she reflected carefully on her own sensitivity.
“Put that thing away from me…”
Her voice was colder than ever.
This had crossed her bottom line.
If Chi Yingyu dared to insert that pink oval, Jiang Lai would never acknowledge her again in this lifetime.
Her stern and cold tone was exactly what Chi Yingyu expected.
But this harsh reprimand also sparked a slight awakening.
Her brother-in-law had always been gentle with her, even doting on her more than his own daughter.
As a child, Chi Yingyu knew that raising someone should involve not just indulgence but also strict criticism and education.
Jiang Lai had taken on all those roles.
This meant Chi Yingyu had only seen Jiang Lai’s gentle side before.
Even her recent behavior had stirred a faint thrill within her.