A side room in the West Residence.
Xie Jinhuan had returned to deal with Father-in-Law Bu's affairs. As disciple and granddisciple, Wanyi and Zisu had naturally followed him back.
But half a day's exertion had indeed been tiring, and the wait was rather long, so Xie Jinhuan had sent mother and daughter back to their room to rest.
Inside the tastefully furnished bedroom, Lin Zisu lay on the inner side of the bed, one leg draped over Wanyi, looking every bit a half-grown girl.
Lin Wanyi lay flat against her pillow, a thin quilt covering her chest. Her eyelashes trembled slightly as she once again dreamed that lovely dream: I, your aunt, might be about to become a mother.
In her drowsy haze, Lin Wanyi suddenly felt a chill beside her, as though someone had lifted the bed curtains.
Whoosh~
Thinking Xie Jinhuan had returned, she instinctively moved farther in. "You're back? What time of night is it already-huh?"
Before she finished, she noticed a woman in a blood-red dress standing outside the curtains. The room was so dark that, at first glance, it looked as though some unclean thing stood beside her. Fortunately, a familiar voice immediately reached her. "Wanyi, it's me, Hongshang."
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Lin Wanyi looked carefully and realized it was Miss Night. Only then did she relax, sitting up and feeling around for her gold-rimmed glasses. She put them on. "Miss Night, what brings you here?"
Ye Hongshang sat down beside her, her expression quite amiable. "Just came to chat. Wanyi, do you remember the first time you left Danyang City with Xie Jinhuan? You unexpectedly fell unconscious, and in your daze, you discovered he'd gotten it on your face?"
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Lin Wanyi had still been a virgin then and had never had anything like that on