He’d be too embarrassed to keep asking for help every time something came up.

He had turned nineteen after the New Year.

His original goal had been simple: to live a quiet life. He’d never seen anything wrong with a life like his adoptive parents’, earning a salary of a few thousand a month in a small county town.

Now, he finally understood. A person had to strive for more. Otherwise, when faced with major life events like sickness and death, they would feel utterly lost and powerless.

Just as his mind was wandering.

The WHIRRING of the hairdryer stopped, and Jiangg Ning, clad in a silk nightgown, walked into the bedroom.

Even though they had shared a bed many times, she was still a little bashful, her eyes fixed on the floor as she walked, avoiding a glance at Chen Yuan lying on the bed.

She rounded the other side of the plush, king-sized bed and sat down, affecting a casual air.

Ningning looked beautiful from behind, with a slender waist and rounded hips. The gray sheets wrinkled as her soft bottom sank into the bed.

She smoothed her hair and muttered to herself, “Forget it. I’m a bit tired today. I’ll skip the face mask and just go to sleep…”

With that, Jiangg Ning turned off the light, pulled back the covers, and slipped into bed.

She let out a soft, contented sigh.

‘She’s going to sleep just like that?’

Chen Yuan stared around the pitch-black room in a daze, the sweet scent of her body wash filling his nostrils and making his heart itch with anticipation.

“Ningning?”

“What is it, Chen?”

“You smell nice.”

“Well, I just showered. It’d be weird if I didn’t.” Amidst a rustling of sheets, he could dimly see her extend an arm and sniff it gently. “This chilled lychee scent is quite nice. I’ll buy some of this body wash when I go back—”

Before she could finish her sentence.

A surprised gasp escaped her.

Chen Yuan had already pulled her into his arms, his arm wrapped around her neck, holding her in a tight embrace, their cheeks pressing together.

“Ningning Baby~”

“Mmm…”

Her response was as faint as the buzz of a mosquito, completely inaudible unless you were pressed right against her ear.

“What did you call me when we were outside? Can you say it again now?”

“No.”

“Why not?”

“I was emotional back then. Now that I’ve calmed down, I can’t bring myself to say it.”

“Are you very calm right now?”

“I am,” Jiangg Ning’s voice was indeed very calm, and she lay naturally in his arms. She said softly, “And I’m a little tired. I’m going to sleep.”

“Then go to sleep.”

“Mhm.”

Jiangg Ning closed her eyes, searching for that faint, wispy feeling of sleepiness. Her eyelashes trembled.

Once his eyes adjusted to the darkness, Chen Yuan could see her sleeping face clearly.

After a few minutes, her breathing had become peaceful.

It seemed as if she had really drifted off to dreamland.

The more Chen Yuan looked at her, the more he found Ningning’s mature air incredibly alluring. Even though she was doing nothing, her shoulders and collarbones, visible above the blanket, were stunningly beautiful, and her neck was as white and elegant as a swan’s.

His hands began to roam.

In just a moment, Jiangg Ning’s face was so red it looked like it could bleed, but she continued to feign sleep.

…

“Ngh~”

With a short, sharp whimper, she could no longer pretend. She opened her eyes and glared at Chen Yuan.

“Why aren’t you sleeping?”

“I can’t sleep.”

“You will if you close your eyes.”

“I tried. It’s no use. It’s mainly because you’re so beautiful. Lying next to me, my heart starts racing, and I feel awful… Am I going to be awake all night?”

“Awful?”

“Yeah, really awful.”

“You’re not talking about… *that*, are you?” Jiangg Ning bit her moist lip, suddenly becoming shy.

“Ningning Baby, you’re the best. Could you please help me?”

Jiangg Ning froze for a moment, not speaking for a long time.

After a long pause.

She let out a hesitant sigh. ‘It’s our last night,’ she seemed to think, ‘so maybe…’

“How can I help?” she asked.

“Like last time.”

“Last time?”

Jiangg Ning’s mind raced. ‘Oh, no. It must be Jiangg Yao! She must have done something unspeakable with him!’

‘That darn Yaoyao, she beat me to it again?!’

Her eyes narrowed slightly, her little fists already clenched.

‘I wish I could rush over and teach my little sister a lesson right now.’

‘But the problem was, she had no idea what Jiangg Yao had actually done… So what now? Would she blow her cover if she just stared blankly?’

‘It would be a disaster if Chen Yuan found out…’

Jiangg Ning was in a bind. All she could do was think about Yaoyao’s boundaries… with her bold personality.

‘I’m afraid…!’

A deep blush crept up Jiangg Ning’s cheeks. Gritting her teeth, her face crimson, she threw back the covers.

“Don’t you dare look!”

“Okay, I absolutely won’t look.”

Chen Yuan, filled with anticipation, closed his eyes.

But then.

…

“COUGH, COUGH, COUGH!!”

Jiangg Ning was really going for broke. She didn’t know much about these sorts of lewd things to begin with, let alone what Yaoyao had done.

The one thing she did know, she wasn’t even good at.

She had no choice but to give it a clumsy try.

But the “perks” of this clumsy attempt were maxed out. Chen Yuan’s mind went completely blank.

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