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What do you think, Sakura?

Xu Qi began to reflect – what had he done to offend Ying today?

The game continued, and Ai Li quickly sent an invitation to Xu Qi, while Ying bowed her head again. "Lightly touching, slowly teasing, stroking, and licking..." was a very apt description.

This time, Xu Qi learned his lesson.

Since we can't concentrate, let's just bring Zhongli along!

But the problem is he doesn't... He only recently started playing Genshin Impact...

"Aili, is Zhongli here?"

"Huh? Oh right! Yes, there are some, and they're even second lives!"

OK! Xu Qi's lips curled into a confident smile again, even though that confidence was about to crumble under Ying's increasingly skillful technique.

While playing video games, he had to keep it a secret from Airi, and also endure Sakura's lip service...

With such multifaceted stimulation, Xu Qi felt as if his sympathetic nervous system was about to explode!

With Zhongli around, there's really no need to fear death.

Although Xu Qi's performance was still erratic and his output was lackluster, his margin for error was extremely high!

It was at the very moment when he was finally worn down by the opponent! Accompanied by the sense of accomplishment and relief that it was finally over, Xu Qi could no longer bear it.

He took his hands off the keyboard and immediately pressed down on Sakura's head.

He made a soft "humming" sound.

"Phew...finally killed him...Xu Qi, what's wrong with you today? You seem a bit out of sorts. We were able to beat the Boss entirely thanks to me, you know!"

However, after Ellie finished speaking, she received no response for a long time.

"Huh? Xu Qi? Xu Qi, are you there? Xu Qi?"

Just as Ai Li was about to go to Xu Qi's room to see what he was doing, Xu Qi's voice finally came through.

"Uh... I just went to the restroom, what's wrong, Ellie? What did you just say?"

For some reason, Xu Qi's voice sounded slightly breathless, but Ai Li didn't pay attention and said with a smile, "Am I amazing? If it weren't for my Zhong Li, you would have sent it long ago."

"Yes, yes, it's getting late, Ellie. I'm logging off now. I have some things to take care of."

"Hmm? Oh...bye then?"

"Okay, goodnight, Ellie."

With his microphone off, Xu Qi could finally relax and slumped back in his chair, his eyes vacant.

Sakura slowly straightened up and elegantly pulled out a napkin to wipe her lips.

The scene was truly indescribable; the air was filled with the scent of photinia flowers, which was rather bland.

Xu Qi said with a wry smile, "Sister Ying... what did I do today? Why are you treating me like this..."

Perhaps because of the previous behavior, which was quite hot, Sakura had already taken off her black coat and was now wearing a white short-sleeved t-shirt.

The front of her clothes was still slightly damp, seemingly from the splashes that had gotten there earlier...

"What did you do when you went to pick Rin up?"

"Nothing happened?" Xu Qi asked suspiciously. "What's wrong with Rin? She seemed perfectly normal."

Sakura let out a long sigh.

The look in her eyes as she looked at Xu Qi contained both doting affection and helplessness.

“I know my sister best. As soon as I got home today, I noticed... the way she looked at you was a bit strange.”

what?

Xu Qi was stunned.

Something's not right... What does that mean?

Seeing this, Ying understood—it seemed that Xu Qi had never had any such thoughts. Ying knew her husband well enough to know that he would never lie to her.

In that case, should we really tell Xu Qi what's going on?

Sakura thought about it for a moment and still felt she had to say it.

"Your sister-in-law seems to have a crush on you."

Xu Qi was taken aback, then waved his hand dismissively, "Sister Ying, don't joke around. What do you mean by 'seems to like me a little'? Hasn't Rin always liked me?"

When I picked her up from the airport, she kept calling me "brother-in-law." "Your sister and I are very close, don't talk nonsense..."

He stopped mid-sentence.

Xu Qi is no blockhead; he has high emotional intelligence, otherwise he wouldn't have so many girlfriends.

He had never thought about it that way before.

However, now that Sister Ying had mentioned it, and seeing the other person's helpless look, Xu Qi couldn't help but have a bold idea.

"You mean Rin... has... romantic feelings for me?"

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If he could, Xu Qi would have loved to hear a negative answer from Ying.

Sakura nodded anyway and said, "That's why I asked you, what did you do when you went to pick up Rin?"

Xu Qi clenched his hands tightly and quickly recounted everything he had done.

"I didn't do anything... I just shared some life experience. After all, I'm an elder, so I shouldn't have done anything wrong, right?"

You didn't do anything wrong... but at your age, you have such experience and insights. For a young girl like Rin, whose mind is slightly more advanced, that's far too powerful...

Sakura suddenly remembered an anime series she had watched before.

It was Mei who recommended it to her; it's called "After the Rain"...

"It's alright, Xu Qi, I don't blame you. Right now, Lin only has a slight liking for you, and it's not a big one yet. It's not too late to nip it in the bud."

Xu Qi nodded very seriously.

He was clear about this point—no matter what, she was still his sister-in-law.

Although he was involved with multiple women and had ambiguous relationships with his sister and older sister, Xu Qi was still a good boy.

He would never do something like lay a hand on his sister-in-law.

Upon seeing this, Sakura's gaze softened considerably.

Reaching out to stroke Xu Qi's cheek, she said gently, "I know this is difficult for you, and it seems a little cruel, but Rin..."

“I know, Sakura.” Xu Qi said, pressing down on Sakura’s hand, “Don’t worry, it’s nothing to me. I’ll gradually cool down my attitude towards Rin.”

I imagine that a smart girl like Rin would definitely notice my coldness towards her, and over time, those feelings would naturally fade away.

"Xu Qi..."

I felt a strange sense of guilt.

Ying knew that Xu Qi did all this because he loved her...

Sakura already felt a little guilty for suddenly leaving Guangcheng earlier, and now that this has happened... her desire to make amends to Xu Qi has grown even stronger.

"Xu Qi..."

"Ok?"

Sakura lowered her eyes, her cheeks flushed, and under the night lights, she appeared faintly radiant and charming.

"I bought a really nice dress a while ago, do you... want to see it?"

Xu Qi stared blankly at Sakura beside him. Even in his post-coital state, he was still captivated by the charm Sakura displayed at this moment.

Raise your head slightly as a sign of respect.

It's hard to imagine what I would do if Sakura wore new clothes.

Suddenly I couldn't wait!

But you still need to be a little reserved.

Xu Qi coughed lightly, his expression unchanged, his eyes fixed on her, and said, "Oh? Is that so... then show it to me."

They sound completely uninterested.

Sakura lowered her head and glanced at the spot where Xu Qi was beginning to react.

"cough!"

Xu Qi hurriedly put his pants back on. Really... Sakura, she only cares about taking them off and not putting them back on!

Sakura stood up, and before leaving, she leaned down in front of Xu Qi, kissed him on the forehead, and said, "You're such a dishonest child, but... I don't dislike you."

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In Sakura's room, Rin rested her chin on her hands, watching her older sister, who had just returned, fiddling with her new clothes in front of the mirror.

"Sister, stop looking, your brother-in-law will be smitten."

Sakura was slightly taken aback, not for any other reason, but because she clearly heard a hint of jealousy in Rin's tone—her intuition was right after all…

"I won't be back tonight. Remember to go to bed early. I remember you have class at 8:30 tomorrow morning, right?"

"Ah, right, right, right..."

Rin slumped onto the table—"Sister, you really have some tricks up your sleeve. No wonder your brother-in-law is completely smitten with you."

She didn't realize at all that her initial idea was to make her older sister the one Xu Qi favored the most.

Meanwhile, in Alicia's room, pink little Alicia is pouting as she thinks about tomorrow's live stream plans.

Don't underestimate the profession of online streamer!

Even Ellie has to come up with some creative tricks to attract viewers.

For some reason, I thought of Xu Qi's strange behavior in the voice message earlier—Xu Qi was completely out of sorts today... What's wrong with him?

Did he really bump into the corner of the table?

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After taking a shower, Xu Qi came out wrapped in a bath towel. As soon as he looked up, he saw that Ying was wearing a black and white fitted cheongsam with light gold trim, which made her look exceptionally elegant.

A white shawl, resembling a dumpling, was wrapped around the shoulders, adding to the festive atmosphere.

What surprised Xu Qi the most was the cheongsam.

Even though the bottom of the cheongsam didn't cover anything at all, Sister Ying's two snow-white long legs were clearly exposed in front of Xu Qi's eyes, as if they were trying to steal Xu Qi's soul.

Is it pretty?

Xu Qi nodded subconsciously.

His gaze shifted from her thighs, but then moved to Sakura's chest.

Between the two white, tender pieces lies an unfathomable gap... Only a woman like Sister Ying, with her lithe figure yet full and rounded curves, can truly carry off the charm of this cheongsam.

There was no answer, but Sakura already understood.

She stepped forward and lightly hooked Xu Qi's chin with her slender fingers.

"I knew you liked cheongsams. I had Eden specially commission one to be made. I was planning to wear it for the New Year, but now... you're getting a good deal?"

"How can you wear this during Chinese New Year... It's too cold..."

"Of course you should wear more lining underneath, you idiot."

Xu Qi shook his head, his gaze still fixed on Ying.

"If you were wearing an inner lining, the scene wouldn't look so good."

They make no attempt to conceal their true nature as LSPs.

But it was this undisguised desire that made Ying's smile even more radiant and satisfying—a woman dresses for the one who pleases her; if she wore this outfit, Xu Qi would be unmoved…

That's what makes people feel regret and pity.

"If you like it so much, why don't you do anything about it?"