The Means to Indulge Herself

Finished at midnight. Time for bed.

"Tell me the truth. Was that man yesterday Sun family Second Master?"

Faced with Aunt Xue's pointed question, Li Wan's expression changed several times before she actually nodded in admission. Then she asked, "How did you know, Aunt?"

So it really was him!

Aunt Xue sighed inwardly, unable to stop a sense of disappointment from arising. After all, not long ago, she herself had entertained improper thoughts about Sun Shaozong.

But now...

It was all in the past!

With a helpless sigh, she said, "You have always been cautious. Even if you had other intentions, you should not have acted so freely in the home of an unmarried man."

Only then did Li Wan realize where she had given herself away.

Actually, she had expected this. When she discovered that Aunt Xue harbored improper feelings for Sun Shaozong as well, she had never intended to conceal the matter forever.

Still, Aunt Xue's early discovery of this secret caught her somewhat off guard.

Should she follow her original plan and simply lay everything bare, or...

As she hesitated, Aunt Xue demanded again, "Then let me ask you this: what exactly were you thinking when you brought me there today?"

"This..."

"Tell me the truth!"

Rarely stern, Aunt Xue fixed her eyes on Li Wan and threatened word by word, "If you dare utter even half a lie, I will immediately report this to your mother-in-law and see how she deals with you!"

Her fantasies had been shattered, and she resented Li Wan's attempt to drag her into this mess. Thus, she had become more imposing than ever before.

Facing Aunt Xue's thunderous anger, Li Wan hesitated again and again before finally choosing her words carefully. "This morning, I saw that Aunt seemed to have some