Xu Feng woke up, and sunlight filtered through the gaps in the curtains, falling on her face.
She instinctively raised a hand to block the light, then froze for three seconds… her hand was still so fair and delicate… so much like a girl’s.
“……”
She silently withdrew her hand, then stared at the ornate ceiling for about five seconds, slowly beginning to recall everything that had happened yesterday.
“This isn’t a dream…”
Xu Feng muttered to herself in that soft, gentle voice, falling silent for another three seconds after speaking.
“So when will I get used to this voice…”
Just then, a faint sound of pages turning came from beside her.
Xu Feng turned her head and saw President Ye Lingyue sitting in a chair by the bed, reading a book…
Today, she was wearing a white shirt with a black long skirt, her hair casually draped over her shoulders.
“Awake? How did you sleep?”
Ye Lingyue put down the book and looked over with a smile.
“How long did I sleep?”
“About… twelve hours. After all, you just finished the transformation; your body needs to adjust~”
Then, Xu Feng pushed herself up to sit.
Only then did she realize she was still wearing that white nightgown from yesterday.
She looked down at her flat chest, then looked at Ye Lingyue’s figure, whose curves couldn’t be hidden even by the shirt, and silently averted her gaze.
“Um… President…”
“Hmm? What did you call me?”
Ye Lingyue tilted her head upon hearing this.
Xu Feng froze.
The words President Ye Lingyue had said yesterday spun around in her mind, so she cautiously spoke, “Lingyue… sister?”
Ye Lingyue’s eyes immediately curved into crescent moons; she looked in a very good mood and said, “Good girl~”
She reached out and patted Xu Fengling’s head.
“Oh, right, one more thing. I’ve given you a new name. After all, you can’t really use your old name looking like this now.”
“A new name?”
“Mm, it’s Xu Fengling… ‘Feng’ as in wind chime, ‘Ling’ as in my ‘Ling.’ How is it?”
Ye Lingyue asked with a smile.
Xu Fengling silently repeated this name at least ten times in her heart.
“Do you like it?” Ye Lingyue asked again.
“Mm… I like it. I really like it.”
Xu Fengling nodded.
“That’s good then~ By the way, do you still want to go to school?”
Xu Fengling was stunned again because she truly hadn’t thought about this question.
“Do I… still need to go?” she asked.
“Do you want to go?” Ye Lingyue countered.
Xu Fengling thought carefully.
To be honest, she didn’t want to go to that school at all…
For her, it was hell…
Those mocking eyes, those shoves, and the trash hidden in her desk… Just thinking about it made her sick.
But before, she had no choice.
And after meeting Ye Lingyue, her only thought about school was President Ye Lingyue.
Now she was directly in a relationship with President Ye Lingyue, so there was no need to go to that place anymore.
“I don’t want to go.”
So she answered honestly.
“Then we won’t go. Anyway, you don’t need to learn those things now. If you want to study, I can teach you, a hundred times better than they can.”
“Really? Is that okay?”
“Of course it’s okay! My little Fengling can do whatever she wants and not do whatever she doesn’t want. That’s freedom~”
Hearing this, a strange feeling welled up in Xu Fengling’s heart.
Do whatever she wants, not do whatever she doesn’t want… No one had ever said such words to her in her entire life.
“Then… will I live here from now on?”
“Mm, from now on, this is your home.”
This is your home… Xu Fengling’s nose suddenly felt a bit sore, so she quickly lowered her head to prevent Ye Lingyue from seeing her expression.
“What’s wrong?”
Ye Lingyue leaned closer and asked.
“N-nothing… just a bit… happy.”
At this, Ye Lingyue fell silent for two seconds, then suddenly reached out and pulled her small body into her arms.
Mm…
Lingyue sister’s body was very cool, but Xu Fengling didn’t feel cold at all.
She even instinctively snuggled deeper into Ye Lingyue’s embrace, like a little kitten burrowing into its owner’s arms in winter.
“Little Fengling is so cute~”
Ye Lingyue whispered in her ear.
…
After washing up and changing clothes, Xu Fengling followed Ye Lingyue out of the room.
“By the way, Lingyue sister, do you live here alone?”
Xu Fengling looked around the corridor that was at least ten meters wide and couldn’t help but ask.
“Before, it was definitely just me, but now I have you, don’t I~”
“Then… are there any servants or anything?”
“Nope~ I really don’t like outsiders entering my home.”
Xu Fengling felt a bit surprised.
Such a huge castle… Cleaning it would be exhausting, right?
But she didn’t voice this question.
Then, the two arrived at the dining room on the first floor… In the middle was a long table that could seat over ten people, but only two place settings were arranged at one end.
“Have a seat.”
Ye Lingyue pointed to one of the chairs.
“What would you like for breakfast?”
“Uh… what’s available?”
“Everything. Do you want Chinese or Western style?”
Xu Fengling thought for a moment and said, “Then Chinese style.”
Ye Lingyue nodded, then turned and walked into the adjacent kitchen.
But Xu Fengling felt a bit restless.
President Ye Lingyue cooking for her?
This image was somehow unsettling.
Then, she went to the kitchen door and peeked in, seeing Ye Lingyue standing at the stove, skillfully heating the pan and pouring oil.
“Why did you come over?”
Ye Lingyue asked without turning around.
“I… I just wanted to see if there was anything I could help with…”
“No need, just sit and wait.”
“Ah? But…”
“Little Fengling.”
Ye Lingyue suddenly turned around and looked at her with a smile.
“I said, you don’t need to do anything… understand?”
Her tone was gentle, but Xu Fengling inexplicably felt a chill down her back.
“U-understood.”
So she obediently returned to the dining room and sat down.
About fifteen minutes later, Ye Lingyue came out with breakfast.
“Eat up.”
Ye Lingyue placed the food in front of her, then sat down opposite her with a cup of red liquid.
Xu Fengling glanced at the cup and asked, “Is that… blood?”
“Mm, you’ve just transformed recently, so you can’t drink blood for now. So, just enjoy the soup dumplings I made. They’re very delicious~”
Ye Lingyue said with a smile.
Hearing this, Xu Fengling picked up a soup dumpling with her chopsticks and took a bite.
The moment the broth burst in her mouth, she almost cried.
It wasn’t because it was delicious… it was because she suddenly realized it had been a very, very long time since she’d had a proper breakfast like this.
When she was still at home, she had to leave before her father woke up, otherwise she’d be caught and scolded with things like ‘what’s the use of eating so much.’
So she usually just bought a couple of buns on the way to cope.
At school, it was even worse.
Those people wouldn’t leave her alone even when she was eating… Sometimes they’d knock over her lunchbox, other times they’d pour something outrageous into her soup… And that was considered mild.
“What’s wrong? Not good?”
Ye Lingyue asked softly.
“It’s good! Really good!”
“Then eat more. I’ll make them for you every day from now on.”
…
After breakfast, Ye Lingyue took Xu Fengling on a tour around the castle.
The first floor of the castle had a grand hall, dining room, kitchen, reception room, study, and a huge room that looked very much like a ballroom.
Then the second floor was bedrooms and guest rooms, over ten in total.
The third floor… that place was Ye Lingyue’s private area; she said not to enter.
“What’s up there?”
Xu Fengling asked curiously.
“A secret.”
Ye Lingyue said with a blink.
And Xu Fengling didn’t press further; after all, everyone has secrets.
Additionally, the castle had two basement levels.
The first basement level was a wine cellar, filled with red wines of various vintages.
Ye Lingyue said some of these wines were older than she was.
Mm…
The second basement level had no lights, only a heavy iron door with a huge lock hanging on it.
“What’s in here?”
Xu Fengling asked.
“Storage room.”
Ye Lingyue said lightly.
“Just some things I don’t use often.”
After finishing the tour and returning to the hall, Xu Fengling was so tired she collapsed onto the sofa, saying, “It’s so big… your home is really huge…”
“Tired?”
Ye Lingyue sat down beside her.
“A bit.”
“Then rest. I have some things to take care of.”
Then, Ye Lingyue stood up and walked to the other side of the hall.
She picked up a phone from the table and dialed a number.
Xu Fengling lay on the sofa, half-closing her eyes as she watched her…
Lingyue spoke very softly; she couldn’t hear clearly.
After about five minutes, Ye Lingyue hung up and walked back, saying, “Little Fengling, I’ve taken care of things regarding your mother.”
Hearing this, Xu Fengling sat up straight.
“What did you say?”
“I had someone move your mother into a villa, and then arranged for people to take care of her… Don’t worry, she’s doing well.”
Xu Fengling’s eyes widened, not knowing what to say.
Finally, she managed to say, “You… how did you do that?”
“Money is enough. In this world, money can solve most problems.”
“Then… what about my dad?”
At this, Ye Lingyue’s expression changed slightly…
Though it was only for an instant, Xu Fengling keenly caught it.
“Your dad… How would little Fengling like to deal with him?”
Ye Lingyue asked.
“I… how I want to deal with him?”
“Yes, what do you want to happen to him?”
Xu Fengling fell silent.
Countless images instantly flashed through her mind.
Her father smashing things after getting drunk… her father slapping her mother… the pain of her father grabbing Xu Feng’s hair and slamming him against the wall.
She wanted him dead… had thought about it countless times.
But when it really came to this moment, she truly didn’t know what to do.
“I don’t know. I don’t know what I should actually do.”
Ye Lingyue lifted her chin, making her look into her eyes, and asked, “Then shall I decide for you?”
To this, Xu Fengling nodded.
Things she couldn’t solve herself, let Lingyue sister solve them… She believed Lingyue sister would handle this perfectly.
“Good girl.”
Ye Lingyue kissed her forehead.
“Don’t worry, I won’t let him off easily.”
“Mm… It’s okay even if you kill him…”
Xu Fengling said such a thing in the smallest voice, but Ye Lingyue still heard it.
Then, the corner of Ye Lingyue’s mouth lifted into a curve.