Lin Xiu naturally noticed the trace of hesitation in the woman before him and understood her worries, so he spoke.
“Since there’s no one at home, I didn’t turn on the lights. I’ll turn them on now.”
As he spoke, the young man pressed the switch at the entrance. In an instant, the whole house was illuminated. Liu Yun looked at the simple furnishings inside and finally nodded.
“Mm, um… Master, do you usually live here alone?”
Lin Xiu responded with a grunt, not saying much more.
Seeing this, Liu Yun didn’t press further. She prepared to put the fresh groceries she just bought into the Refrigerator. When she opened it, she found that besides some beer and drinks, there was nothing else inside.
Looks like this guy really lives off takeout and doesn’t cook at all, huh?
At this, Liu Yun shook her head, then turned to the young man leaning on the Kitchen doorway.
“How about I make you some noodles?”
At this hour, noodles were naturally the simplest and quickest. Liu Yun just wanted to finish quickly and go home.
However, when Lin Xiu heard Liu Yun’s words, he was stunned for a moment, then looked at her with a half-smile, seemingly surprised.
“Really?”
Liu Yun was puzzled by the young man’s reaction. Why was he so excited? It’s just noodles—does he really like noodles that much?
Wait, ‘make you some noodles’…
Suddenly, Liu Yun realized something, and her pretty face flushed with a mix of embarrassment and anger.
Even though she appeared as a man now, the two of them already knew each other well. The young man’s outer thoughts were obviously not serious…
But Liu Yun couldn’t say it out loud, so she could only glare at him.
“I’m talking about noodles! Are you eating or not?”
Seeing the woman’s angry expression, Lin Xiu pretended not to understand.
“Yun Secretary, I only meant noodles. Could there be any other meaning?”
Liu Yun could only take a deep breath, turned to light the stove, and focused on cooking noodles, ignoring the annoying guy.
Lin Xiu shrugged at this, not making any more mischief, just playing with his phone while watching Liu Yun cook.
Looking at her long, slender jade legs—even though they were wrapped in trousers, one could tell how shapely and beautiful they were. If a pervert were here, they’d surely exclaim that those legs were worth playing with for years.
Liu Yun also noticed the young man’s naughty gaze and couldn’t help but shiver, feeling as if his eyes could see right through her clothes…
What a lecherous scoundrel!
After a while, Liu Yun grumpily brought a bowl of tomato and egg noodles to the table and said coolly.
“Eat. I’m heading back now.”
She was about to turn and leave, but of course, Lin Xiu wouldn’t let her get away so easily. He quickly called out.
“Yun Secretary, I’ve read those Planning Proposals from today, but there are still parts I don’t understand. Can you help me take a look later?”
Of course, this was a lie. Earlier that evening, Lin Xiu had specially gone to the Company to fetch the Planning Proposals, but for him, understanding them was a breeze.
However, when Liu Yun heard this, she hesitated for a moment and finally nodded.
“All right.”
When it came to work, she really had no reason to refuse.
Seeing this, Lin Xiu’s eyes flashed with a triumphant glint, and he said,
“Then sit for a while, or maybe look around? There’s not much to see, though.”
Liu Yun pursed her lips at his words and simply sat down at the dining table, having no interest in looking around.
But with that, the atmosphere at the table turned a bit awkward.
The young man slurped his noodles, hardly making a good impression. Liu Yun, bored, absentmindedly let her gaze fall on him.
Watching his satisfied eating, a figure from her memories began to overlap with the young man’s, turning from vague to clear…
Lin Xiu was highly attuned to his surroundings and naturally noticed the strange look in Liu Yun’s eyes, which made him a bit displeased.
Because, at this moment, her gaze felt as if she was looking at another man…
Thinking this, Lin Xiu put down his chopsticks and casually said,
“Yun Secretary, why are you looking at me like that?”
Liu Yun was startled by his words, quickly snapped back, and shook her head.
“No, it’s nothing.”
Lin Xiu narrowed his eyes slightly. That trace of displeasure immediately turned into greater curiosity. This woman is hiding something from me.
With that in mind, Lin Xiu was about to act, but Liu Yun suddenly stood up.
“Sorry, I need to use the Bathroom.”
Lin Xiu watched her hurried departure. Since their apartment layouts were the same, Liu Yun had no trouble finding the Bathroom.
Under the Bathroom’s light, Liu Yun gazed at herself in the mirror, still a little dazed. She washed her face with cold water and was about to go out when, as soon as she opened the door, she met a pair of golden eyes…
Night surged outside. In the dim Living Room, Lin Xiu toyed with Liu Yun’s delicate, soft jade feet. On the pale, dainty tops of her feet, tiny capillaries could just be seen.
Five slender, youthful toes paired with rosy nails looked incredibly cute and carried a faint, pleasant fragrance.
After playing for a while, Lin Xiu looked at the dazed woman.
“Yun Elder Sister, tell me—what were you just thinking about?”
Liu Yun’s mind had already cleared by now, and she felt both ashamed and indignant at the young man’s perverse actions.
But when she heard his question, her heart trembled. She subconsciously wanted to refuse, but her body spoke before her mind could stop it.
“I… I was thinking of my Younger Brother…”
This answer surprised Lin Xiu, but at the same time, he felt relieved. After all, this woman now belonged to him—he wouldn’t allow any other man to lay a finger on her.
“Younger Brother? You have a Younger Brother? Your biological brother?”
Where Lin Xiu couldn’t see, Liu Yun’s fingers tightened until they turned white.
But her face remained vacant as she replied,
“Yes. But he’s already dead. I was the one who killed him…”
As her body uncontrollably revealed her deepest secrets, waves of regret and pain surged up in Liu Yun’s heart again.
That summer, all because of her, her Younger Brother drowned in the river, and because of her, their once-happy family shattered into pieces…
Even now, Liu Yun could still clearly remember the cold gazes of her Mother and Father…
Listening to her story, Lin Xiu felt increasingly stifled. Maybe he shouldn’t have asked?
Suddenly, Lin Xiu’s expression changed, because he clearly saw tears welling up in the corners of this deeply hypnotized woman’s eyes…
At that, his feelings grew even more complicated. It was the first time he’d experienced such tangled emotions.
Lin Xiu pulled the woman into his arms, wiped her tears, and hesitated.
“All right, stop crying. You look awful when you cry. I can be your Younger Brother from now on.”
Of course, saying this now was as good as useless, since she was still hypnotized.
But what he didn’t know was, Liu Yun really did hear his words, and a strange feeling flickered in her heart.
But very quickly, she snorted inwardly. Who would want such a perverted Younger Brother…
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