Ye Lingling lowered her head.
Her fair, jade-like neck was slightly bent, seemingly avoiding eye contact with Ye Qinshui.
She carefully picked up the soup in her bowl and gently handed it to Ye Qiu, her movements revealing a hint of shyness.
Ye Qiu also glanced helplessly at Ye Qinshui.
A trace of helplessness flashed in his deep eyes; he was used to his mother-in-law's teasing.
Ye Lingling rolled her eyes at him helplessly and said quietly,
"If I said no, do we have any other rooms in our house?"
Ye Qinshui smiled even more brightly upon hearing this.
She waved her hand and said mysteriously, "How could we? We have plenty of rooms."
Then, her tone changed, becoming playful again:
"But they're all full, and we're just a widow and her son... Lingling, are you really sure Ye Qiu will be okay with this? What if he goes to the wrong bed—"
Pfft!
Hearing this, Ye Qiu's expression changed, and he quickly covered his mouth, afraid he would spit out the soup.
"Haha."
Ye Qinshui couldn't help but laugh out loud at Ye Qiu's disheveled appearance, laughing so hard she was shaking.
"Mom! What... what are you saying! You're shameless!"
Ye Lingling's face turned red.
She couldn't believe her mother would say such things.
She glared at her mother, inwardly scolding her for her inappropriate behavior .
However, when she looked at Ye Qiu, a ripple of emotion stirred within her.
She thought of her mother's friends, Liu Erlong and Tang Yuehua.
Could Ye Qiu really have feelings for her?
Ye Lingling was startled by her own thoughts.
She quickly shook her head, banishing these absurd ideas.
Ye Qiu quickly finished the soup in his bowl.
He chuckled dryly, "Aunt Ye, maybe I should take Lingling back to the academy."
"No, no, Xiao Qiu, Auntie was just joking. You and Lingling should stay here peacefully. Auntie promises not to wander off at night and cause you two any trouble."
Ye Qinshui smiled, stopping Ye Qiu from getting up.
"Uh..."
Ye Qiu really couldn't handle it. Ye Qinshui
was the only living mother-in-law he'd ever met, and she was really difficult to deal with.
He could only look at Ye Lingling.
Ye Qinshui's phoenix eyes kept giving her daughter meaningful glances.
"You brat, Mom was just joking. No matter what, Mom wouldn't steal your man. If he dares to go the wrong way, I'll kick him out and pack him up and throw him back into your room."
"Mom! If you keep saying these ridiculous things, I'm really going to take Ye Qiu away!"
Under these words, Ye Lingling was incredibly embarrassed by Ye Qiu's gaze.
"Alright, alright, I was just kidding."
Ye Qinshui pinched Ye Qiu's reddened cheek, unable to resist clicking her tongue in amazement.
"Xiao Qiu, your skin is even better than Aunt Ye's!"
*Slap!
* Ye Lingling helplessly slapped her hand away.
She pulled Ye Qiu towards her bedroom, not forgetting to turn back and remind Ye Qinshui,
"Mom, you'd better not come to my room tonight!"
"Don't worry, Mom doesn't like watching those things. Xiao Qiu, have you eaten yet?"
Ye Qinshui smiled and waved, but received no response, so she rested her chin on her hand and looked at the moon alone.
A smile played on her lips as she murmured,
"Lingling used to be sullen all the time, and she still doesn't smile much. She doesn't know how to learn from her mother, to live one day at a time and do whatever is interesting."
...
"Ye Qiu, you should be full, right?"
Ye Lingling asked softly, linking her arm with Ye Qiu's, the two walking side by side down the corridor of the mansion.
The moonlight bathed the tranquil night in a soft glow.
"If you're still hungry, I'll have the servants prepare some more."
"No need, I'm full from just the vegetables."
Ye Qiu rubbed his stomach; since they sat down at the table, Ye Qingshui hadn't eaten anything, while Ye Qiu hadn't stopped eating.
"That's good."
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Ye Lingling twitched her lips, a hint of mockery in her eyes. She had never seen
Ye Qiu act like that before, like a hamster. "Lingling, you don't even feel sorry for her, why are you gloating?" Ye Qiu wrapped his arm around Ye Lingling's waist and pinched it playfully. Ye Lingling calmly replied, "It's because you don't know how to refuse." "Who doesn't know how to refuse? Aunt Ye stuffed so much in there, I couldn't say no." In the corridor, Ye Qiu suddenly stopped and pinned Ye Lingling against the wall, looking down at her. At this moment, the black veil was no longer on her face. She looked to be in her early twenties, slender and slim, dressed in black, with a cascade of long, blue hair flowing down her back. "What are you doing?" Ye Lingling's pale blue eyes trembled, her face flushed, her soft hand resting on Ye Qiu's chest. "Move aside, she might see you." "Yan Yan asked me to kiss you first." Ye Qiu put his arm around Ye Lingling's waist, pressed his forehead against hers, and breathed on her. "Yan Zi?" Ye Lingling was stunned, a strange look flashing across her face. She remembered yesterday noon. Dugu Yan had been showing off the candied hawthorn she had licked clean of rock sugar in front of her. She had even given her one, telling her to learn how to use it today. She hadn't expected that she would give Ye Qiu a task as well. Ye Lingling's face turned red, her fingertips nervously twisting Ye Qiu's clothes. She stammered, "Shouldn't you be listening to me today? Why are you listening to Yan Zi?" "Not really, after all, I did want to get closer to you." Ye Qiu gently turned his head and slowly kissed her. "Someone will... mmm~" Ye Lingling's slightly parted cherry lips were already captured by Ye Qiu's gentle kiss. Ye Qiu gently turned around, sticking out his tongue and blowing hot air. Ye Lingling clenched her fists, tilting her head back and silently cooperating. Ye Qiu's hands didn't move around much either, only holding Ye Lingling's slender waist and pinching the soft flesh there. After a while , Ye Qiu raised his head, his lips glistening with saliva, glistening in the moonlight. Ye Lingling breathed heavily, somewhat dazed by Ye Qiu's kiss, seemingly not yet reacting. Her lips were still slightly open, her pink tongue sticking out and waving gently. "Alright, mission accomplished." Ye Qiu pursed his lips, raising his hand to gently stroke Ye Lingling's slightly dizzy, moist red lips. He poked her tongue, which hadn't yet retracted. "Lingling, are you alright?" "Eek~" Ye Lingling, regaining her senses, blushed deeply, quickly closing her mouth and looking at Ye Qiu shyly. She shook her head. She knew she'd be incredibly embarrassed if anyone had seen her sticking out her tongue like that. Ye Lingling glanced around furtively for a moment, then pulled Ye Qiu towards her room. "Let's go back to our room first." "Okay." Ye Qiu nodded, letting Ye Lingling lead him. Wishing everyone a pleasant life! (End of Chapter)