Volume 15
Chapter 13: Like Fish in Water
“Because I don’t want you to be just my sister,” Lu Li lowered his head and buried it in Zou Yameng’s chest, letting her full bosom cup his cheeks. “Actually, I’ve been a little scared recently.”
Zou Yameng’s heartstrings quivered. Hearing this, her motherly instincts flared up, and she hugged Lu Li. “Lizi, what are you afraid of?” As she spoke, her heart melted, and she was filled with regret for her recent deliberate avoidance of Lu Li.
“I’m afraid that my Yameng doesn’t actually want to marry me. I’m afraid that one day, the omnipotent superhero in my heart will suddenly fly away in a flash.” Lu Li didn’t know where he had learned to play the victim. Anyone with eyes could see that Lu Li was playing the sympathy card, but Zou Yameng was a sucker for it. With the atmosphere having been built up before, Zou Yameng’s eyes were watery. “Lizi, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to… I-I was worried… sigh, I was too concerned about what others would think…”
She continued, “I’ve always felt my identity was a burden, but sometimes I’m also glad that I’m your sister. If not for this, I probably wouldn’t even have had a chance to get close to you… The more I think like this, the more I’m afraid of losing the identity of ‘sister.’ You’re making money now, Lizi, and you have so many women around you. You’re no longer like when you were a child, needing to cling to me all the time, even holding hands when you sleep at night… But if I’m your ‘sister,’ how can I agree to your proposal?”
Her tone grew more and more dejected. So this was her heartache. Her big heart held a little girl.
Lu Li didn’t speak right away. He lay between her breasts, listening to Yameng’s heartbeat through her clothes.
“Yameng.” Lu Li reverted to his usual form of address. “Do you want to wear a wedding dress?”
Zou Yameng’s heartbeat quickened. “…I do.”
“Do you want our future child to call you ‘mommy’?”
Her heartbeat quickened even more. “…I do. I… I’ve actually even thought of a name for the child…”
“We can separate our household registrations. We can also move to a brand-new city where no one will know you were ever my sister.” Lu Li slowly lifted his head and saw a light of longing shining in Yameng’s eyes. She seemed to be imagining the future Lu Li was describing. “I’ll still call you sister usually, but in front of outsiders, you’ll be Lu Li’s wife.”
At this point, Zou Yameng had been persuaded. No, she hadn’t been persuaded. In truth, as long as Lu Li acted cute with her, or kissed and hugged her for a while, she would have persuaded herself. This was also the reason why she had deliberately avoided Lu Li these past few days. Otherwise, the moment Lu Li hugged her, she was afraid she would voluntarily surrender to the enemy. Zou Yameng’s gaze went past Lu Li and fell on that small, boxy TV. She thought, Lizi is so cunning. He deliberately brought the small TV over, just to trick me so I can’t escape right away.
“…Okay.” Her body went limp. “But you have to promise me a few conditions…”
“I promise.”
“I haven’t said them yet.”
“I promise even if you haven’t said them. I know that my Yameng would never harm me anyway,” Lu Li said with a smile.
“Mmm, you should listen first and then decide whether to agree… If, if you really don’t want to agree, then forget it. It’s okay too…” Zou Yameng felt she was done for. Her bottom line kept receding in front of Lu Li. When had this started? It had probably started when she entered junior high, when a little girl matured early and her heart first stirred… She was always thinking about her Lizi. The unruly little boys at school couldn’t compare to a single hair on Lizi… Sure enough, Teacher Xie had seen it long ago.
“First, you can’t call me Yameng in the future… It sounds a little uncomfortable, as if I’m no longer your sister.”
“Okay, Yameng~”
“Second, I agree to your proposal, but don’t make a big deal of it. I’m afraid Zhou Wen and Coach Dan will look at me with strange eyes.”
Lu Li hesitated for a moment. Since his sister was still a little self-conscious, there was no need to provoke her. At worst, he could make up for it with a proposal ceremony in the future, which would be even more romantic.
“Okay, Yameng. But, since you’re afraid of what Zhou Wen and the others will say, why don’t you ask for their opinion? Maybe they’re not as narrow-minded as you think.”
“And the third… Lizi, you have to promise me, you’ll go to the hospital with me for a physical check-up. You didn’t go last time!”
Alright, in the end, she had turned back into the worrying older sister. Lu Li felt the fiery temperature of the woman in his arms. “Okay, I’ll go, I’ll go. You arrange a time, and I’ll definitely go with you!”
Zou Yameng looked at Lu Li, her eyes growing more and more hazy. “Lizi…”
“Yameng?”
“I’m sorry for avoiding you all this time.” She hesitated for a moment, then began to unbutton her clothes and pants. “You must have been holding back a lot…”
Lu Li actually wanted to say it was fine. He had been visiting Little Qiao and Zhu Xi’s rooms recently. But at this moment, with a beautiful woman’s invitation, how could he refuse? In the end, it was just Yameng finding an excuse for him.
“Yes… I’ve been holding back a lot.”
…
Downstairs, Baili, who was being watched by Hupo, was scratching her head and ears. She couldn’t go upstairs, so she could only lean against the wall on the first floor and listen to the sounds coming from inside the wall. Suddenly, An Baili said in pleasant surprise, “Little Qiao, I told you, those two wouldn’t be able to be alone for more than half an hour without starting that thing!”
Hupo shook her head helplessly. “You can even hear that? The Outstanding Representative even specially asked me to keep an eye on you, so you wouldn’t get up to any sneaky business again.”
Little Qiao blushed and was too embarrassed to reply. She couldn’t just say that when she was with Lu Li recently, they would also be at it in less than half an hour. If Sister Xi was there, this start-up time would even be shortened to ten minutes. She subconsciously touched her lower abdomen. Gege wouldn’t pull out when he slept. She felt she had even gotten used to the feeling of fullness he brought… At this thought, Little Qiao’s face grew even redder. She felt she must have become bad.
Chen Jianing was sprawled on the sofa, looking at her phone in a very indecent manner. Hearing them speak, she suddenly looked up. “Little Qiao, which one do you want to be?”
“Huh?” Zhu Qiao tilted her head. “I’m fine with anything, as long as I can be with gege.”
The Little Tiger jumped up from the sofa. “Then can you be after me? You’ll be the youngest, and I’ll be the… one, two, three, four… the sixth! This way, I won’t be the youngest anymore!”
An Baili giggled. “If you let Zhu Xi come back, she’s guaranteed to chase you down and teach you a lesson!”
The Little Tiger instantly wilted. “Zhu Xi is using her princess status to do whatever she wants. Should we form an anti-Zhu Xi alliance?”
An Baili nodded her head vigorously in delight. “Good, good, good! Little Qiao, you’ll be the leader!”
Little Qiao was still dazed. “Huh? Okay… okay…”
…
After Lu Li left, Zou Yameng went to the bathroom to rinse her body, wrapped herself in a bath towel, and sat on the bed. She thought it over and over, and finally took out her phone and sent a message to Zhou Wen: “Wenwen, what do you think of my Lizi?”
Zhou Wen replied very quickly: “He’s great. He’s handsome, has a good personality, and can make money. The key is that he’s completely obedient to you… wuwu, Yameng, I’m so jealous of you. My younger brother is practically a little bastard!”
“Then if, I’m just saying if, if he’s planning to start a family, what should I, his sister, pay attention to in the future…” Zou Yameng still had some psychological burden. Her words were extremely reserved.
Zhou Wen replied with a big question mark.
“? Start a family? Yameng, haven’t you always liked Little Lizi? Why would you let him start a family with another woman? Don’t you feel bad in your heart?”
Zou Yameng’s face flushed and her heart pounded. “That was just me joking when I was drunk before… Don’t take it seriously.”
“It’s not just me who thinks so. Coach Dan and the former teammates all said so too. That time we went to Lingyue, even a fool could see how much you cared about Little Lizi.”
A chill went through Zou Yameng’s heart.
“You and Little Lizi aren’t even related by blood. The two of you grew up depending on each other, and you have a deep bond. Why would you be willing to let him start a family with another woman?” Zhou Wen was a little agitated and sent several angry emojis in a row.
“Coach Dan has been looking forward to the day he can attend your wedding. If you let Little Lizi be snatched away by some woman from who knows where, we’ll all look down on you!” Zhou Wen thought for a moment and added another sentence, “Instead of letting someone else have him, you might as well let your best friend have him… I also want to find a rich, handsome, and gentle man…”
Zou Yameng replied angrily, “Impossible!”
