Inside Ye Xiao's room!

Ling Shuya entered Ye Xiao's room with a nervous heart and then closed the door. If she didn't close it, Ling Shuya feared that if she said anything about Ye Xiao, it could become a laughingstock for Zhou Yuyan.

Originally, Ling Shuya thought that when she entered the room, Ye Xiao would definitely be looking at her with a mischievous grin, but surprisingly, as she walked in, Ye Xiao was actually squatting in a corner of the room. There, numerous herbs from a black bag she'd seen earlier were spread out, and at the moment, Ye Xiao was busy blending and organizing them!

"Just keep thinking about it!" Ye Xiao didn't turn his head, continuing to fiddle with the herbs.

Ling Shuya had been pondering how to deal with Ye Xiao, but now he was fiddling with herbs, which made her suspicious of what he was really up to!

"Ye Xiao, what are these herbs for? Didn't Uncle Weei also bring some over yesterday?" Ling Shuya couldn't help but ask, forgetting all the flattering words she might have otherwise thought about Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao said, "These are all valuable herbs, extremely beneficial to the body. In the future, they will be very beneficial for you as well!"

Listening to Ye Xiao's words, Ling Shuya's face darkened immediately, and she rebuked him, "Shameless!"

At that moment, Ye Xiao, who was in a great mood playing with the herbs, suddenly turned his head confusedly when he heard Ling Shuya, and, not knowing why, asked, "How am I shameless?"

"Hmph, and you ask? Can't you understand what others can see clearly?" Ling Shuya said angrily, because in her view, even after she called him out directly, Ye Xiao didn't seem ashamed at all!

Little did she know, Ye Xiao immediately stood up and walked towards Ling Shuya!

Seeing Ye Xiao approaching and the mischievous smile on his face, Ling Shuya was startled and watched him warily, "What do you want to do?"

Ye Xiao said, "Didn't you say it? That I'm shameless, so naturally I should act a bit more shameless!"

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Ling Shuya instinctively stepped back and blurted out, "Ye Xiao, what do you want to do? Yuyan and Sister Qiuyu are both outside!"

"I don't want to do anything but what should be done!" Ye Xiao's face showed a smug smile.

Clearly, everything was left unsaid!

Inside the villa's living room, Ling Shuya and Shen Qiuyu both changed into pajamas, each hugging a pillow in front of a large-screen LCD TV that was displaying a melodramatic series.

Girls generally like melodramatic series because they get to see many handsome men, though most women are aware that this satisfies their fantasies only, but still, they enjoy the shows without getting tired of them!

However, at this moment, neither Zhou Yuyan nor Shen Qiuyu were crazily following melodramatic series like ordinary girls; in fact, the two girls didn't even know what they were actually watching!

Since Shen Qiuyu and Zhou Yuyan were both Martial Artists, their hearing was incredibly sharp. Hence, the intermittent, albeit very low, yet soul-stirring sounds coming from the room made them unable to calm down and watch the drama on TV!

Zhou Yuyan and Shen Qiuyu exchanged glances, both having a rough idea of what was happening in the room, yet neither wanted to speak out, as such matters were better kept to oneself.

However, curiosity is innate in everyone, male or female, and when it hits, it's unstoppable!

Zhou Yuyan looked at Shen Qiuyu again and asked, "Sister Qiuyu, what should one do if the man she likes is together with another woman, and that woman happens to be her best friend?"

"This…" Shen Qiuyu was no fool; she noticed that Zhou Yuyan's glances at Ye Xiao were different from those of ordinary people, and from this, she naturally knew who Zhou Yuyan was referring to!

Therefore, Shen Qiuyu found it difficult to voice her thoughts, and she certainly couldn't!

Seeing Shen Qiuyu's silence, Zhou Yuyan immediately showed a smile and continued, "Sister Qiuyu, our country practices monogamy, but if two women, or even several women, fall in love with the same man, and are head over heels in love, and if that man has the ability to charm many beauties, should these women choose this man or should they leave him?"

Shen Qiuyu could tell that Zhou Yuyan was determined to get to the bottom of it, and if she didn't respond to at least one part, Zhou Yuyan would surely keep asking!

Shen Qiuyu said, "I haven't experienced such a situation, so I don't really have a say, but just as you said, if we encountered such a scenario, it would probably be hard to choose. Staying is easy, but letting go is hard!"

Upon hearing Shen Qiuyu's words, Zhou Yuyan sighed and said with a smile, "Well said, staying is easy but letting go is hard. Indeed, letting go is very hard, but staying isn't easy either, one must unlock the shackles of social norms!"

Shen Qiuyu, hearing Zhou Yuyan's words, realized that Zhou Yuyan had feelings for Ye Xiao too but was suppressing her own heart because of Ling Shuya.

Thinking of Zhou Yuyan, Shen Qiuyu also thought of herself. Zhou Yuyan might be like that, but what about herself? What were her feelings towards this junior brother? Did she truly see him only as her junior brother?

The thought caused Shen Qiuyu's heart to wryly smile within. Probably not!

...

"How does it feel?" Ye Xiao looked at Ling Shuya beside him.

Ling Shuya said, "That's great, my Inner Power True Qi reserves have definitely increased by a lot, and that's much faster than how slowly my cultivation usually improves, at least ten times faster!"

"Ten times?" Ye Xiao chuckled, "Once the pill is refined, there will be even greater benefits for you. I believe your strength will increase even faster!"

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Ling Shuya's face was filled with joy. She placed a hand on Ye Xiao's chest and draw circles on him with her delicate hand while whispering, "Thank you!"

Ye Xiao smiled, "Why so formal? We're all friends here, aren't we?"

After resting for a few minutes, Ling Shuya suddenly looked at Ye Xiao and asked, "How long did we last just now?"

Ye Xiao thought for a moment, "Hmm, probably less than two hours, I guess!"

"Ah? That long?" Ling Shuya was very surprised after hearing Ye Xiao's response and continued, "Ugh, it's all your fault. How am I supposed to go out now? Sister Qiuyu and Yuyan will definitely guess what we've been doing here. I'm so embarrassed, hmph, you have to take responsibility!"

"All right, all right, I'll take responsibility, but how should I take responsibility for this?" Ye Xiao asked.

After thinking for a moment, Ling Shuya said, "Go explain to them. No matter what, you have to clear up any misunderstandings!"

"I'm sure they won't misunderstand!" Ye Xiao immediately said very seriously!

Hearing this, Ling Shuya exclaimed with delight, "Really? They really won't misunderstand?"

Ye Xiao replied with confidence, "They definitely won't misunderstand because what happened is exactly what happened. How could there be a misunderstanding?"

Realizing that Ye Xiao was teasing her, Ling Shuya pretended to be angry, "Hmph, it's all the trouble you caused, and now you're acting as if it doesn't concern you. See if I bother with you again!"

Hearing Ling Shuya's words, Ye Xiao clicked his tongue repeatedly. How could she ignore him? What if Ling Shuya got angry and didn't want to live happily with him? What would he do?

So, Ye Xiao decided to come up with a plan, but what could he think of right now? Shen Qiuyu and Zhou Yuyan would surely guess he and Ling Shuya had been up to something in the room. Should he really go explain and then tell them he didn't have physical relations with Ling Shuya on the bed? Wouldn't that just make things worse?

Ye Xiao thought about it and suddenly had a flash of inspiration. Laughing, he looked at the pile of herbs in the corner of the room and said to Ling Shuya, "It looks like you'll have to suffer a bit!"

Ling Shuya immediately asked with confusion, "Do what?"

Ye Xiao explained, "We'll say that you didn't want to praise me just now, so I punished you to help me sort the herbs, and that's why we were in there so long!"

"That's not a hardship, but, will it work?" Ling Shuya said to Ye Xiao with doubt, "I feel like they won't believe it!"

Ye Xiao responded, "Whether they believe it or not, I really can't say, but one thing is for sure; at least they won't talk about what we were doing in the room anymore. If they really ask, just deny everything!"

"What kind of silly idea is that? It's completely uncreative!" Ling Shuya said disdainfully to Ye Xiao!

Ye Xiao shrugged and said, "You can choose not to go along with it, but I guess that's not what you really want, is it?"

Ling Shuya, feeling helpless and regretting her lack of self-control, finally said to Ye Xiao, "It looks like that's the only way then. It's all your fault!"

Ye Xiao just smiled and said nothing.

Then, the two got dressed and walked out of the room!

At that moment, Zhou Yuyan and Shen Qiuyu were still in the living room. As soon as they heard the door to Ye Xiao's room open, they immediately turned their heads and saw Ye Xiao and Ling Shuya coming out!

The looks in Zhou Yuyan and Shen Qiuyu's eyes were really off, at least in the eyes of Ye Xiao and Ling Shuya!

Ling Shuya immediately glanced at Ye Xiao, signaling him to speak up quickly!

Ye Xiao internally lamented. Even if he explained, it would be futile because Zhou Yuyan and Shen Qiuyu were not fools!

Ye Xiao looked at Ling Shuya and said, "Yaya, do you regret it? Praising me would have only taken ten minutes, but because you refused, you had to spend two hours helping me sort herbs!"

"I'd rather work than ever praise you!" Ling Shuya pretended to be ferocious!

Yet, at that moment, Ling Shuya noticed that Zhou Yuyan and Shen Qiuyu's looks became even more suspicious!

"What... What are you looking at?" Ling Shuya asked Shen Qiuyu and Zhou Yuyan, somewhat guiltily.

Shen Qiuyu and Zhou Yuyan exchanged glances, and the latter said with a smile, "In just two hours, the two of you seem to have gotten much closer!"

Ling Shuya immediately retorted, "How is that possible? How could I possibly be close to him? You're overthinking it!"

Zhou Yuyan said, "No overthinking here. Otherwise, why would Ye Xiao be calling you your intimate nickname so affectionately now? Isn't that something only your dad calls you?"

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