I raised stunning young ladies, but they all wanted to possess me.

The car slowly drove out of the Pei family's gate, with Pei Youyi sitting in the driver's seat.

Gu Yan sat in the middle of the back row, with Pei Yuran on her left and Lin Jinyu on her right.

The two people were standing very close, so close that his shoulders were being squeezed by both of them at the same time.

Lin Jinyu rested her hand on the seat, her fingers occasionally touching Gu Yan's arm.

Pei Yuran didn't speak, but she kept leaning towards Gu Yan, her icy blue eyes staring out the window.

Gu Yan was trapped in the middle and couldn't move at all; her back was covered in sweat.

The car turned a corner, and Lin Jinyu's finger touched Gu Yan again.

This time, instead of touching his arm, I placed my hand directly on the back of his hand and gently pinched it.

Gu Yan froze, turned to look at her, and saw Lin Jinyu looking out the window with an innocent expression.

Pei Yuran glanced down and reached out to remove Lin Jinyu's hand from Gu Yan's hand.

The movements were light but swift, like removing something dirty.

Lin Jinyu turned to look at her, her golden eyes burning with passion.

"What are you doing?"

Pei Yuran looked at her, her voice as cold as ice.

"Don't touch him."

Lin Jinyu laughed, a very sarcastic laugh, with the corners of her mouth turned up high.

"What's wrong with me touching him? He's my man, I can touch him whenever I want."

Pei Yuran didn't speak, but she reached out and directly grasped Gu Yan's right hand.

He gripped her hand tightly, as if asserting his dominance, his icy blue eyes fixed on Lin Jinyu.

Lin Jinyu frowned and reached out to grasp Gu Yan's left hand.

"Let go."

Pei Yuran shook her head, her tone as calm as if she were saying that the weather was nice today.

"Not loose."

The two held hands tightly, neither willing to let go, their grip tightening with each passing moment.

Gu Yan was being pulled on both sides, her hands were almost torn off, and she was grimacing in pain.

"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Be gentle! My hand is going to break!"

They both loosened their grip slightly, but neither of them let go, still holding on tightly.

Pei Youyi glanced in the rearview mirror and frowned slightly.

"We're almost there. Don't touch me; it'll look bad if someone sees."

Lin Jinyu snorted, released her hand and leaned back in her seat, but her eyes were still fixed on Pei Yuran.

Pei Yuran also let go of his hand, sat up straight, and looked out the window expressionlessly.

Gu Yan let out a long breath, rubbed her wrist which had been pinched red, and finally it stopped.

He leaned back in his seat, just about to relax, when his phone vibrated in his pocket.

He took it out and glanced at it; it was a message from Shen Youyao, several messages popping up in quick succession.

Shen Youyao: "Brother Gu Yan, are you busy?"

Shen Youyao: "Did I bother you? I'm sorry."

Shen Youyao: "I just wanted to ask you when you're coming to see me this week."

Shen Youyao: "You said you'd come to see me once a week, and I haven't forgotten."

Shen Youyao: "Don't overwork yourself, take care of your health, and remember to eat."

Gu Yan looked at the screen and smiled slightly. This girl is still so cautious.

Just as he was about to reply, a hand suddenly reached out and snatched the phone from his hand.

Lin Jinyu held her phone, her golden eyes fixed on the name on the screen.

"Shen Youyao, who is this?"

Her voice wasn't loud, but there seemed to be a suppressed fire hidden in her gentle tone.

Gu Yan paused for a moment, then reached for her phone.

"Give it back to me. He's just an ordinary friend."

Lin Jinyu held the phone up high to prevent him from taking it, and swiped her finger across the screen.

"Ordinary friends, ordinary friends call you Brother Gu Yan, ordinary friends ask you to go see her."

Pei Yuran also came over, her icy blue eyes fixed on the screen, reading each word carefully.

Gu Yan was caught between the two people, feeling completely overwhelmed, and reached out to grab the phone.

"Stop looking, she's just an ordinary girl, nothing special."

Lin Jinyu handed the phone to Pei Yuran, who took it and looked at it as well.

After they both finished reading, Pei Yuran handed the phone back to Gu Yan without saying a word.

But those icy blue eyes looked at him, and there was something indescribable churning within them.

Lin Jinyu spoke first, her voice much louder than before.

"A normal little sister? What kind of little sister needs to be visited every week?"

"What? Your little sister texted you goodnight in the middle of the night?"

"What kind of sister would say 'I miss you'? Do you think I'm blind?"

Gu Yan opened her mouth to explain, but Lin Jinyu bombarded her with questions one after another.

He couldn't get a word in edgewise and could only watch anxiously.

Pei Yuran also spoke, her voice cold but every word heavy.

"She likes you."

It wasn't a question, it was a statement, made with absolute certainty.

Gu Yan was stunned and quickly shook her head.

"No, that's not true. She's just a child. I treat her like a little sister."

Lin Jinyu stared at him, her golden eyes burning with fire.

"Little sister, you treat her like a little sister, but do you know how she treats you?"

"Look at the messages she sent, which one was a message from the younger sister to her older brother?"

Gu Yan was speechless after being rebuked; he knew that Shen Youyao had feelings for him.

But can we admit to this? If we do, we can forget about getting off the bus today.

He forced himself to continue explaining, his voice growing softer and softer.

"She's just an ordinary little sister; she's young and doesn't know any better."

"I was just helping her out, and she did that out of gratitude."

Pei Yuran looked at him, her icy blue eyes as calm as a deep pool.

"What help did you give her?"

Gu Yan got stuck again. She couldn't very well say that she was the female lead and that she was helping her suppress her second personality.

Even if I told you, you probably wouldn't believe me.

He opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.

Lin Jinyu leaned closer, her face very close, her golden eyes fixed on his.

His tone was gentle.

"Can't say it, huh? Xiao Yan, just how many good sisters do you have outside?"

Gu Yan shrank back, pressing her back against the car window.

"Really, there's only one. No, not that kind of person, just a regular friend."

As he spoke, he himself began to realize that something was amiss.

Pei Yuran also came closer, her icy blue eyes staring at him from the other side.

"You visit her every week."

Gu Yan nodded and then shook her head, unsure how to answer.

"It's not every week, just occasionally I go to check on her and help stabilize her mental strength."

Lin Jinyu's brows furrowed even more, her tone laced with bitterness.

"To stabilize mental strength, do I need to go every week?"

"Does maintaining mental strength require sending goodnight messages in the middle of the night?"

Pei Yuran didn't speak, but she grabbed Gu Yan's arm again.

It was held tightly, as if it were grasping something that belonged to it and didn't want to be taken away by someone else.

Gu Yan was sandwiched between two people: Lin Jinyu's questioning on her left and Pei Yuran's hand on her right.

He felt like a piece of meat being roasted from both ends, burning no matter which side he flipped over.

Pei Youyi glanced at the mirror, but this time she didn't say anything.

Her gaze lingered on Gu Yan's face for a moment, then moved away.

His grip on the steering wheel tightened, and his knuckles turned white.

Is it that girl?

She felt a tightness in her chest, a feeling she couldn't quite explain.

Xiao Yan has only just come of age and isn't in very good health. How can she live with another girl?

When she thought of the word "cohabitation," her heart skipped a beat.

The girl named Shen Youyao lives with Xiao Yan.

She dared not think about what living together meant, but her mind was filled with images.

Xiao Yan and that girl lived under the same roof, eating and chatting together.

They went back to their rooms that night, and... She shook her head, her face a little hot.