“Have you told Leyi about this?”
The thought alone gave Jiang Lai a headache.
She had no idea how to handle it, having already considered several plans in her mind.
The first was to tell her daughter outright that she had become a woman.
But just imagining it, she could picture her daughter’s gaze.
Would her daughter find her disgusting?
Should she keep her daughter in the dark?
But it would eventually come out…
Jiang Lai hadn’t spoken properly with her daughter in ages.
When together, their conversations were limited to polite small talk, like strangers, with an unbridgeable gap between them.
So, with what mindset and method should she face her daughter?
This was Jiang Lai’s greatest challenge.
As Jiang Lai sat on the bed, lost in thought, Chi Yingyu’s voice broke through.
“Have you told Leyi about this or not?”
“No, you’re the only one who knows about my situation.
That’s what I’m struggling with—I don’t know how to tell her.”
Jiang Lai sat on the hotel sofa, her emotions tangled, one hand rubbing her head, messing her hair.
No matter how she thought, no solution came, but everyone’s joys and sorrows are different.
As troubled as Jiang Lai was, Chi Yingyu was secretly delighted.
If she was the only one who knew, it meant she could, for now, have Jiang Lai all to herself.
In that moment, the idea of keeping Jiang Lai isolated, accessible only to her, crossed Chi Yingyu’s mind.
But her trembling body and longing were quickly suppressed by reason—she didn’t want Jiang Lai to hate her.
As long as their relationship didn’t cross that forbidden line, and she didn’t confess, she was safe.
In her brother-in-law’s heart, she ranked third, after her sister and niece.
But now, being the only one aware of Jiang Lai’s transformation gave her a unique position she had to maintain!
Looking at Jiang Lai’s worried face, Chi Yingyu’s lips curved into a smile.
“Isn’t this a great opportunity?”
Jiang Lai looked up blankly at Chi Yingyu, perhaps due to her age, unsure what her sister-in-law meant by opportunity.
“You’re saying this is an opportunity?”
“Yes, a chance to get to know your daughter.”
Even Jiang Leyi herself didn’t know how much her father loved her.
Though his expressions were subtle, Jiang Lai would give everything for his daughter.
This selfless love for her daughter became Chi Yingyu’s leverage to control her brother-in-law.
“How long has it been since you talked with your niece?
Do you know what she likes now?
How’s her university life?
Does she have friends?
A crush?
Do you know any of this…?”
Jiang Lai stayed silent, lips pressed tight, her voice choked.
“I don’t know.
Things were fine in high school, but since university, I feel like a stranger.”
Even turning into a woman didn’t scare her, but this growing distance from her daughter left Jiang Lai heartbroken and aching.
She hadn’t fulfilled her promise to her wife…
Would her wife blame her if this continued?
Learning there was a chance to understand her daughter, Jiang Lai’s eyes shimmered with hope.
She desperately wanted to know what opportunity her sister-in-law meant.
But that eagerness led her straight into Chi Yingyu’s trap.
“Spend this time with Leyi as a stranger.
You look like you just graduated college—peers bond easily.
What you can’t learn as her father, you can as her friend.”
Chi Yingyu painted a grand picture, one Jiang Lai couldn’t refuse.
If she followed her sister-in-law’s plan, she could understand her daughter better.
Even if she changed back, she could return as a father.
This plan seemed entirely beneficial.
With her sister-in-law’s help, even if she never changed back, she’d have some confidence when telling her daughter, ensuring things wouldn’t spiral out of control.
After some thought, Jiang Lai nodded, her beautiful eyes holding a faint smile, like gentle ripples on a spring lake, utterly captivating.
Chi Yingyu couldn’t help but look away.
Jiang Lai’s beauty was breathtaking.
If she could, she’d love to snap a photo, frame it, and hang it in her room to admire daily.
Chi Yingyu knew her thoughts were shameful.
She wanted to possess Jiang Lai but used her niece as a shield, cloaking her intentions in righteousness.
But with Jiang Lai standing before her, how could she not be moved?
She’d waited for this change for over a decade.
Those feelings, carefully hidden through countless days and nights, those heartbeats suppressed time and again, even the dream of a simple photo together felt like a delusion, fearing others’ judgment.
Chi Yingyu had always had one extravagant wish: to bare her forbidden feelings to Jiang Lai without restraint.
She didn’t want to be a child anymore.
She wanted to stand openly by Jiang Lai’s side, even if it meant being her sister’s substitute.
Chi Yingyu still remembered meeting Jiang Lai for the first time, when her sister brought a boy home.
The whole family was thrilled, and Chi Yingyu was mobilized.
That meeting planted a seed of admiration in her heart.
Jiang Lai was too perfect, his radiance making everyone feel inferior.
From that day, no one else could catch her eye.
Time was cruel.
She met Jiang Lai just a bit too late.
Her best outcome was to be her sister’s substitute, yet even that was a distant dream.
Despite being more accomplished and understanding Jiang Lai better than her sister ever did, why did she have no chance…?
From one predator to another. Jiang Lai isn’t safe from Chi Yingyu too 😂