The intercom call was from Chen Jinlin.
She wasn’t omnipotent. So naturally she was unaware her sudden appearance would cause the main bedroom just a few walls away to descend into a battleground at this moment.
Chen Jinyao told her to wait a little longer patiently.
As the saying goes, ignorance is fearless. Chatting cheerfully over the intercom, Chen Jinlin’s tone was delighted. Only at the end did she slowly add the cherry on top, “Sis, I’ve come to keep you company for New Year’s. Are you happy?”
“… The mobile phone was on speaker, and Chen Jinyao clearly saw that Yan Cheng, who was already full of resentment, turned completely black-faced. His resentful gaze seemed like he wanted to press her to the ground and rub her vigorously. He personally took her bathrobe up to her waist, put it on slowly and deliberately. In the process, he inhaled a lot of cold air, sweated lightly on his forehead, and finally, relying on the tenacious perseverance akin to Zhu Xi1, he securely tied her belt around her waist. The strength was so great that it almost broke her slender waist. From the details, it can be seen how displeased Yan Cheng was after being abruptly interrupted during this time period. Chen Jinyao didn’t even dare to look directly into his eyes that were about to spew fire. She lowered her eyes guiltily, pursed her lips, and in a dry tone, unclear whether it was against her will, uttered the word ‘happy’…”
Chen Jinyao couldn’t help thinking—you’re probably going to get chopped up by your brother-in-law!
She hung up the phone.
Chen Jinyao soothed Yan Cheng again. She puffed out her cheeks. Tilting up her head, she smiled and kissed his chin.
But it was useless. Yan Cheng irritably raked a hand through his hair.
Then, she, irresponsibly ignoring Yan Cheng’s tenderness, got out of bed and rushed into the bathroom. Looking in the mirror, she would discover that she still had a delicate appearance that had been ravished, with rosy cheeks and watery eyes. With a slight hook at the beautiful corners of her eyes, she could easily provoke the passionate Yan Cheng to ravish her again.
In fact, swaying his steps as he lazily followed her in, that was exactly what Yan Cheng was thinking.
Chen Jinyao scooped out two handfuls of cold water to splash on her face, trying to manually lower her temperature. But the results were negligible. Raising her eyes to glance at Yan Cheng leaning against the side in the mirror, she quirked a brow, gloating, “A cold shower?”
She even wanted to gloat some more by adding—A cold shower is beneficial for physical and mental health.
But before she could make her addition, she heard Yan Cheng give a meaningful scoff. Then he strode over swiftly, pressing her against the vanity counter. Eyes narrowing, he leaned down and heavily sucked at a spot on her neck.
He breathed heavily, his inherently magnetic voice hoarse, “A cold shower is useless now.”
“……” Chen Jinyao’s heart quivered, her legs nearly going soft.
Yan Cheng, “Tsk, hurry up and go. I’ve got to resort to self-help now.”
“……” Imagining it a bit, probably because the scene was too vivid, Chen Jinyao’s face that had failed to manually lower its temperature suddenly flushed fiery red once more. Great surging flames that could burn someone to death. She couldn’t catch her breath, face swelling red. Mustering all her strength she pushed him away, glaring, “Rogue!”
Young Master Yan shrugged, not bothering to refute this appellation.
“Tsk.” The next second he got stomped on the foot. Before the nerve could transmit the pain signal, Chen Jinyao had already swiftly fled the “crime scene”, only leaving a hurried, escaping back in Yan Cheng’s line of sight.
Since Chen Father and Mother kept to their word, they indeed chose to travel for the new year, thus cleverly avoided the tedious process of visiting relatives.
And now, the current situation is that, fearing Chen Jinlin might become a shiny third wheel between them, affecting their “twilight love symphony,” the elderly couple, after casually contemplating for a few seconds, heartlessly abandoned Chen Jinlin, using the excuse “generation gap, young people should have their own world.” They struck Chen Jinyao off the travel list.
Later on, after quietly enjoying a day of solitude at home, Chen Jinlin, unwilling to be completely isolated from this lively festival, especially after feeling the overwhelming sense of terror sweeping in as night approached while guarding the vast villa, didn’t hesitate anymore. In just a few moments, she packed her bags, called a car, and with a disdainful hum, crossed over half of the imperial city to join Chen Jinyao.
In the name of sisterly love, they spent the New Year together.
But the seemingly endless waiting caused Chen Jinlin’s brow to gradually furrow. She became doubtful, not really understanding why her sister Chen Jinyao didn’t even have time to open the door for her. She clearly answered the phone at home just a while ago when she called.
Chen Jinlin even started suspecting she had the wrong door.
“……” After thinking for a while, she took a few steps back, still pulling her suitcase. Tilting her head up, she narrowed her eyes to carefully examine the house number.
There was no mistake, she wiped her face. Simply parking her butt on her suitcase while taking out her phone to chat with her boyfriend to pass this extremely dull time.
Chen Jinlin: ?My sister is too much. Still hasn’t opened the door till now.?
Luo Xiao: ?I remember you said your sister got married already, right??
Chen Jinlin: ?Yeah.?
Then her boyfriend, unclear about the situation, preached her a lesson.
Luo Xiao: ?Put yourself in the other’s shoes and think about it. At a time like this, besides me, few people would be willing to take you in. Consider it yourself carefully.?
Chen Jinglin only felt he was sowing dissent: ?Whip out your sword!?2
Exchanging one sentence for another sentence’s silence like this. After about five minutes.
Chen Jinglin, shivering and sniffling while sitting dejected and alone in the freezing night yet still stubbornly typing on her numb fingers, abruptly lifted her head.
Her hearing sharp, she sensed the sound of the door lock turning.
……Misery to sweetness, it almost moved her to tears of joy.
She stood up quickly, stepping from foot to foot, and eagerly pulled her suitcase closer by a bit.
The very next second when the door opened, Chen Jinglin who had been hoping for the light of dawn almost impulsively hugged the Chen Jinyao inside. Her arms were already opening when she suddenly dropped them. This girl with extremely dynamic visual acuity glimpsed the key area in a glance. She saw several distinct red marks around her sister’s collarbone. Her line of sight surreptitiously glanced up a little more and saw her sister’s face also rosy pink, her lips seeming to also have been nibbled—Chen Jinglin swallowed, instantly able to infer her sister’s fresh hickeys around her collarbone were newly baked.
“……”
The air seemed to congeal.
Chen Jinglin awkwardly didn’t know what to do with her hands.
Her expression was complicated before she sharply sucked in a breath.
At this moment, she suddenly understood why even after she knocked for this long no one paid her any attention.
At this moment, she totally understood why it took so long for someone to pick up even though the phone rang many times.
At this moment, she also completely understood the meaning behind her boyfriend’s words, suddenly seeing the light.
But she really didn’t do it on purpose!
“Why are you standing there blankly? Hurry in!” Seeing her suddenly turn dull as if her soul had departed, Chen Jinyao couldn’t help speaking up.
As soon as she finished speaking, she was just about to go out to help carry the suitcase when Chen Jinglin blocked her back in with the character “Big”3.
Chen Jinyao tilted her head, “??????”
The next instant, Chen Jinglin swiftly bent at the waist to bow deeply at her.
When straightening up, Chen Jinglin cautiously glanced at her. Her voice didn’t sound very calm at all, “I’m sorry, didn’t mean to disturb.”
After speaking, she decisively turned while pulling her suitcase, preparing to leave.
“……”
The heating inside the room couldn’t warm Chen Jinlin’s heart, which had fallen into an icy abyss. Like a well-behaved child who made a mistake but knew how to repent, she sat upright, quiet as a mouse. Her eyes stared straight at some object in the guest room, not daring to glance around. The plan she initially had of having a heart-to-heart talk with Chen Jinyao to seek guidance for her confused life is now something she doesn’t dare mention at all.
She speculated a snowstorm would descend on Feicheng tonight. Even if there wasn’t, it would descend directly into her heart, freezing her blood solid.
Yan Cheng had finally settled down, living well steadily with her sister.
This all made Chen Jinglin feel gratified. But……
Under the dazzling lighting, tormented by pangs of conscience, Chen Jinglin felt she had committed an unforgivable sin, simply heinous. She retracted her senses with a sigh.
Chen Jinyao brought her a quilt, smiling as she said, “Should’ve told me earlier if you were coming. Then I could’ve prepared a room.”
“Oh……” Chen Jinglin nodded her head, getting up to take the quilt.
The speaker is unaware, but the listener interprets with intention4.
Words like these made the already guilty-conscience ridden Chen Jinglin determine there was another layer of meaning, clearly hinting.
So she tentatively opened her mouth, yet still knew better than to bring the subject towards anything awkward. She thought for a bit before suddenly recalling something she heard at the neighboring Huo family recently. “Sis, you and brother-in-law still getting along fine?”
“Very well.” Chen Jinyao answered sincerely after a pause of a few seconds.
In the short span of time, Chen Jinglin narrowed her eyes slightly, carefully observing Chen Jinyao’s facial expressions. It seemed she wanted to see if she was lying at all.
Discovering her frank and open manner with nothing suspicious, she easily let it go for the time being. She gulped, “Good it’s good then.”
“……” The probing was too obvious. Chen Jinyao knitted her brows. Helping her lay out the bedding, “What is it you want to say?”
“Nothing much……” She murmured softly.
Next, silence for a long time.
So long Chen Jinyao had already settled Chen Jinglin in and felt it was late enough she should bid goodnight then go back to her bedroom to sleep.
Chen Jinglin suddenly grabbed a corner of her clothes. “Sis.”
In the tranquil room.
The two sisters stood facing each other.
Chen Jinglin first said two alarmist words.
“Sis, you must keep a close eye on brother-in-law.”
“I heard Qi Dong and Xue Zhou are getting a divorce.”
After a pause of two seconds.
Perhaps she had decided to throw caution to the wind.
No longer caring if her heart was still at the bottom of the ice crevasse or not, Chen Jinglin took a deep breath and said, “Sis, let’s sleep together tonight.”
“There are some things I want to tell you about.” She lowered her eyes.
Her little sister had also grown to an age of having little secrets to share with big sister.
“……” The tip of Chen Jinyao’s tongue pushed against her right cheek. She pondered briefly, “Fine. I’ll go tell your brother-in-law first.”
“I’m worried your brother-in-law will……”
Chen Jinglin widened her eyes, “not agree?”
“Most likely.” Chen Jinyao calmly said, “Mainly afraid he’ll chop you up.”
“………………………..”
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