"I couldn't really let you lose out, could I?" Leng Yaozhu said.
Putting herself in Gu Yue's shoes, if Xu Qingjia had barged into her bathroom, she certainly wouldn't have let the matter drop so easily.
"In that case..." Xu Qingjia looked thoughtful.
"I don't lack money or treasures, so that only leaves taking responsibility for me."
"Oh?" Leng Yaozhu chuckled. "Have you set your sights on your Senior Sister?"
Xu Qingjia blinked. His gaze settled on the black-stockinged calves between Leng Yaozhu's skirt and ankle boots, then traveled upward, finally landing on her exquisite face. It was as vibrant as flame yet delicately beautiful, with a hint of the Heavenly Phoenix's nobility in her features. "Senior Sister Gu Yue wasn't the only one who saw all of me, was she?"
As he spoke, Xu Qingjia leaned forward, as though he meant to pin Leng Yaozhu against the sofa.
"Little Pervert." Smiling, Leng Yaozhu reached out and lightly pressed a slender, delicate finger between his brows. "You're so young, yet you already dare to set your sights on your Aunt Leng."
"I'm not little," Xu Qingjia protested.
At that, Leng Yaozhu seemed to recall something, and her ears flushed faintly.
He certainly wasn't little...
Xu Qingjia reached out and took hold of Leng Yaozhu's wrist, gazing at the mature, breathtaking beauty before him. "Didn't you say you'd compensate me, Aunt Leng? Shouldn't you take responsibility after seeing all of me? And I'm willing to accept, too."
Leng Yaozhu froze for a moment, then tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear. Her gentle voice sounded as though she were instructing a younger member of the family. "That reasoning is fair, but..."
"Liking someone and loving someone are two different things. This is a major decision that affects your whole