Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio
Yin Shuiling froze entirely as she looked those hickies.
She tried hard to recall what happened yesterday. Older Brother had a beautiful older sister in his arms as they played golf together. She was very angry and upset, and she ran into the hotel room as she perched onto the bed as she sobbed. She drank a glass of water, and her entire body felt hot, and after that, it seemed that Older Brother came by.
Yin Shuiling’s mind had a flash of many broken scenes.
Yin Shuiling’s small face was crimson red. Her long, thick lashes could not stop fluttering. She closed them shyly. She did not want to think anymore. She did not dare to think further.
She curled both of her legs together as she hugged her own kneecaps.
Knock, knock, knock. The sound of someone knocking on the door rang out in the air. “Miss Yin, are you awake already?”
It was Aunty’s voice.
She quickly tugged the silk blanket over her neck as she said, “Aunty, come in. ” It was only after she opened her mouth that she realized that her voice was a little hoarse.
The door was pulled open, and Aunty walked in holding a meal tray.
“Miss Yin, you have slept for an entire day already. You must be hungry, right? Come, Aunty will feed you.”
Aunty placed the meal tray on the bed, then sat on the bed and took the small porcelain bowl to feed her rice.
Yin Shuiling wanted to eat by herself. She didn’t need someone to feed her, but when she moved her body underneath the blankets, she realized that she did not even have an ounce of strength left in her. Moreover, when she moved underneath the blankets, the blankets will slip downwards, and she was afraid that Aunty would see the hickey marks.
“Thank you, Aunty.” She thanked Aunty coyly, and she opened her mouth obediently to eat her meal.
Aunty looked at the girl’s adorable behaviour. She was a Young Miss that was raised in a wealthy family, but she did not have any haughty attitude that a Young Miss would have. She was frail and coy, like a small cute bundle, and was polite to others also.
Who said that she wasn’t a small angel?
Aunty used the soup spoon to scoop a mouthful of soup and held it near her lips. “Miss Yin, this is soup made with black fish. I used peanuts to brew this soup. It tastes very delicious. You can have more of it.”
Yin Shuiling had a frown on her face as she said, “Aunty, I don’t like to eat fish soup.”
“Miss Yin, you must have it. Sir asked for me to prepare black fish soup for you. He said that I must feed you with this soup.”
The moment she heard that it was instructed by Older Brother, Yin Shuiling did not speak further. She opened her mouth obediently, and she took a mouthful of fish soup. Aunty removed the fish bones as she fed her the meat of the fish, and Yin Shuiling also ate it.
“Aunty, what are the benefits of having black fish soup?”
“Black fish soup has the most protein. Normally, it is used to nourish a woman’s health. When a woman is pregnant, in the middle of her confinement period, they have fish soup. Also…” Aunty looked at Yin Shuiling as she spoke with a smile, “After the woman does it for the first time, she also has to have fish soup.”
Yin Shuiling’s tender little face was extremely red. She did not know much about first times, but she had heard about a girl’s first time.
She did not know…
After having a few mouthfuls of rice, Yin Shuiling weakly and hesitantly asked, “Aunty, where is…my Older Brother?”
“Miss Yin is asking about Sir? It is fine to ask about him, but why is your face so red? Sir is outside right now. When I came in, Sir said that he was going outside to smoke. He should be back now.”
Aunty cast her gaze to the side of the door.
Yin Shuiling also looked in the same direction. The door that was half closed was pushed open by a large, defined palm, and the tall and lanky man appeared by the side of the door.
Yin Shuiling frantically cast her gaze elsewhere. Her heart was thumping quickly. After experiencing what went on last night, she did not dare to look at Older Brother, as she was afraid, nervous, and shy.
Older Brother obviously could come into the room at the same time as Aunty, but he let Aunty come in first. He leaned back on the wall as he smoked a cigarette. When Aunty teased her for blushing, Older Brother must have heard what she said.
Yin Shuiling drooped her small head downwards, and she hated that she could not dig a hole in the ground to bury herself into.
Aunty addressed Yin Muchen politely as she greeted him. “Sir.” She heard the man’s steady and firm footsteps as he walked towards her direction. Her line of vision was cast down slightly as she saw the man’s neatly ironed black trousers. His trousers landed beside her soft, light-pink bed. The visual contrast between the warm and cold shade was very apparent.
She bit her bottom lip, and she held onto the blankets covering her body tight, covering herself well.
“Miss Yin, the heater is turned on inside the room. Why are you covering yourself up with the blankets? Don’t you feel hot?”
The thing that she did not want Aunty to bring up was just said aloud. Yin Shuiling’s small, snow-white earlobes turned red, and she shook her head firmly. She answered coyly and softly. “It’s not hot… I am feeling cold!”
Aunty laughed as she fed her another mouthful of rice.
All of Yin Shuiling’s attention was on the man standing quietly by the side of the bed. She messily ate two mouthfuls of rice, and when she regained her senses, she realized that her small stomach was round and full — she was stuffed to the brim.
She chewed on rice in her mouth, as she furrowed her eyebrows.
Aunty still wanted to feed her more, and she was about to reject him, but at this moment, the man’s low and charming voice rang out by the side of her ears. “That’s okay. You don’t have to feed her anymore. She is about full already.”
“Okay, Sir.” Aunty handed the glass of warm water by her side to Yin Shuiling and let her gargle her mouth. Aunty laighed and said, “Sir is so considerate. Miss Yin has yet to open her mouth, and Sir knows that Miss Yin is full already. Anyone is jealous of the deep feelings between both of you.”
Yin Shuiling spat the water out, and Aunty used a warm towel to help her wipe the corners of her lips, then Aunty organized the meal tray and walked out of the room.
She closed the door as she left.
The room became quiet in an instant. Yin Shuiling did not dare to lift her head up, and she maintained her posture without moving, but the man’s existence was way too obvious. She felt a hot gaze fall on her small face.
After experiencing what happened last night, there was a subtle change between them.
Yin Shuiling could not express this kind of feelings in words, but her heart felt a little sweet.
It was a sweet kind of longing.
At this moment, her small head was touched, and the man laughed softly and gently. “What are you thinking about? You are not going to talk to Older Brother anymore?”
“No…” She lifted her gaze up in a fluster. Her eyes were fixated on the man’s handsome and gentle face. He was wearing a custom made white shirt, and he had one of his hands in his pockets while he looked at her with a smile on his face.
Yin Shuiling’s heart started to thump quickly, and she forgot what she wanted to say to explain herself.
Yin Muchen looked at the girl. Her dark, luscious hair was let down, and it exposed her exquisite, palm-sized face. Her eyes were sparkling brightly, and her cherry-like lips were supple and attractive, looking absolutely stunning.
He swallowed his saliva, and he took his left hand from his pocket to hand a tube of medication over to her. “Apply this once in the morning and night, and the scar on your body will disappear very quickly.”
Yin Shuiling knew what he was referring to, and she stretched her small fair hand to accept it.
“Shuiling, the water that you drank last night was not clean. That’s why your entire body became hot. Older Brother wanted to save you, so I kissed you for a few moments. Nothing happened between us. Older Brother also did not hurt you, so don’t be scared of Older Brother, okay?”
Yin Shuiling’s small face was like an apple. It was red and supple, and anyone who saw her would feel like having a bite. She nodded her head and said, “Oh.”
She was a 15 years old girl, other than saying “Oh,” she did not know what else to say.
Yin Muchen had another glance at her. “Shuiling, it is noon right now. Have more rest. Older Brother will go to the office now. Give Older Brother a call if there is anything.”
“Okay.”
Yin Muchen walked out of the room.
After the door was closed, Yin Shuiling lifted the silk blankets that were covering her body. She had a nightgown on her body. Ger small white hands were shaking as she pulled the spaghetti straps of the nightgown down. Near her collarbones, there were a bunch of hickies…
…
After getting tortured in bed for such a long time, Yin Shuiling closed her eyes and took another nap.
When she opened her eyes again, the sky was dark, and it was nightfall.
She sat up and got down from the bed. She placed her small hand on the handle of the door, and she wanted to see if Older Brother was back home or not.
She just snuck her small head out, and her eyes were contracting drastically. At the other end of the corridor, where the light was dim and dark, Older Brother was pushed onto the wall, and Older Sister Yilin was hugging him as they kissed…
Yin Shuiling felt that she could not breathe anymore. She withdrew her small head as she closed the door.
Her small, soft figure went limp against the door as she slid down. She slumped down on the carpet in a moment. Why did Older Brother have to kiss other women after kissing her?
Why did so many women chase after Older Brother?
She did not like it.
She did not like it at all.
…
At the other end of the corridor, Yilin’s beautiful face was nonchalant and free. She shook her head and examined the man in front of her with a foreign gaze. Softly, she said “Muchen, coming back to T City this time, I feel as if I don’t know you anymore.”
Yin Muchen pressed his left hand against her shoulder, and he did not say a single word as he pushed her away for a moment. He put some distance between them. His dark, clear eyes were extremely deep, like two abysses that did not have an end to them. The mighty and haughty look on his face made anyone unable to see through what was in his heart.
He curled the corners of his lips up slowly, as his voice was deep mixed together with self-mockery. “Yilin, what was me in the past like?”
He was recalling the past. His gaze was fixed on the crystal chandelier that was sparking brightly in the living room downstairs. He laughed coldly. “The first two years that I just arrived in America, I was unfamiliar with people and the place. Yin De sent someone to spy on me. Although I pretended to study business management that I did not like to on the surface, I contacted An Mengwen secretly without him finding out.”
