8: Sister-in-law, I didn't mean to look at this!

"Yeah, just got back." Yu Heng responded, noticing she looked a bit pale, and casually asked, "Did you work overtime today, sis-in-law?"

Zhou Wanyi hung her bag on the coat rack and rubbed her temples: "Yeah, month-end account reconciliation, been busy until now."

"That's tough, sis-in-law."

"It's alright, I'm used to it." Zhou Wanyi forced a smile, "How long is your holiday?"

"Seven days." Yu Heng replied with a smile.

Zhou Wanyi nodded, didn't say anything else, and turned to enter the kitchen: "Mom, let me help you bring out the dishes."

Liu Jianfen called out from the kitchen: "No need, you rest. It's almost ready."

Dinner was rather quiet.

Yu Heng buried his head in his rice bowl, eating quickly.

Liu Jianfen occasionally put food on Zhou Wanyi's plate: "Eat more, you look like you've lost weight again recently."

Zhou Wanyi smiled: "Thanks, Mom."

After dinner, Yu Heng helped clear the table and wash the dishes.

Liu Jianfen came out of the kitchen wiping her hands: "Yu Heng, when you go to Yue Ling's place tomorrow, remember to take that bag of vegetables from the fridge."

Yu Heng was stacking the plates: "What vegetables?"

"They're all things I picked when I went back to the hometown, green beans, eggplants, stuff like that. They're fresh." Liu Jianfen opened the fridge door and pointed, "Take them over."

"Okay, got it." He stood up and stretched: "I'm going to shower, I'm all sweaty."

After showering, he wrapped himself in a towel and went back to his room, only feeling a sense of peace after closing the door.

The room was a bit stuffy; his room didn't even have an air conditioner.

He got up and pushed open the window; the night breeze was cool and quite pleasant.

He fished out his phone, habitually opened Bilibili, and found Night Lingyuan's live stream.

She was playing League of Legends.

"Thanks to 'September New Anime' for the spicy sticks!" The succubus on the screen tilted her head, her voice carrying a hint of laughter, "Boss, you're pretty late today?"

Yu Heng casually sent a comment: "Just got home for the holiday."

"Hehe, holidays are good! Your doggo is also on holiday!" Night Lingyuan chatted while operating, "Hey hey hey, can this support even play!"

Yu Heng looked at the wriggling succubus on the screen, then remembered the heroic and dashing appearance of Bai Xinran he saw during the day.

The contrast was absolutely unreal.

"The vtuber avatar is such a contrast to your voice." He sent another comment.

Night Lingyuan's operation noticeably paused for a moment: "Haha, the avatar is just what you imagine it to be."

Yu Heng curled the corner of his mouth. Imagining yourself as a provocative one?

"Streaming tomorrow too?" he asked.

"Yeah, streaming throughout the holiday." Night Lingyuan said, as the game ended with her team destroying the enemy nexus, "Victory! Am I good, Boss?"

He opened the QQ private chat window.

Yu Heng: Still so dedicated during the holiday?

Night Lingyuan: Idle hands are the devil's workshop.

Yu Heng: We'll discuss the collaboration details after the holiday. Do you need any equipment on your end?

Night Lingyuan: Not for now, my laptop and sound card are enough.

Yu Heng: Alright, you keep streaming then, I'm going to sleep.

Night Lingyuan: Okay, good night Boss (*╹▽╹*)

Yu Heng couldn't help but chuckle at the message she sent; it really felt like she was a completely different person online and offline.

Yu Heng just fell asleep like that, but at midnight, his bladder woke him up.

Groggily getting out of bed, he squinted and fumbled his way out of the room in the dark.

Only a small night light was on in the living room. In the dim yellow light, he saw Zhou Wanyi curled up on the sofa.

She was holding a plastic container with a tube, pressing it against her body.

Seeing him suddenly appear, she flusteredly pulled down the hem of her clothes, a flash of panic crossing her face.

"Sis-in-law, not asleep yet?" Yu Heng asked instinctively.

Then he caught a glimpse of what was in the container; it looked like milk?

Tsk, sis-in-law, I swear I didn't mean to see that!

Zhou Wanyi hid the thing behind her back, her ears slightly red: "Um... been working overtime a lot lately, feeding the baby less, feeling a bit engorged..."

Only then did Yu Heng realize what it was. He suddenly felt a bit awkward.

"Oh... uh, I'm going to the bathroom."

"Go ahead." Zhou Wanyi responded softly, shrinking further into the sofa.

Yu Heng ducked into the bathroom and only let out a sigh of relief after closing the door.

After flushing and coming out, Zhou Wanyi was still sitting on the sofa, packing things up with her head lowered.

Yu Heng said softly: "Well, sis-in-law, I'm heading back to my room now."

Zhou Wanyi put the packed things into a cloth bag beside her: "You go get some sleep."

"Alright, you rest early too."

Back in his room with the door closed, Yu Heng lay on the bed but couldn't quite fall asleep.

She was indeed beautiful, with a standard oval face and fair skin.

Her figure was also good. After having a child, not only had she not lost her shape, but after becoming slightly plumper, her curves were even more exquisite.

Adding a bit more of a mature woman's charm.

She was only about twenty-five or twenty-six now, right at that alluring age.

It was just that working and taking care of a child every day made her look too worn out.

Early the next morning, Yu Heng was dragged out of bed by his mom, Liu Jianfen.

"What time is it and you're still sleeping? Hurry up, take the vegetables over to Yue Ling's place!" Liu Jianfen yanked open the curtains, the sunlight making him squint.

Yu Heng squinted, groped for his phone and looked at it; it was only ten-thirty.

"Mom, it's still so early..." he mumbled, turning over.

"Yue Ling's mom just called asking why you haven't arrived yet! Hurry up, stop dawdling!"

Yu Heng reluctantly got up and went into the bathroom to wash up.

Coming out of the bathroom, Liu Jianfen handed him a bag of vegetables: "Hurry up already!"

Green beans, eggplants, potatoes... this amount was enough for them to eat for three days.

He just threw on a T-shirt and shorts, shuffled into his slippers, and went out the door.

Walking to the building where Shen Yueling lived, he sent her a WeChat: "Here, open up."

A few seconds later, the unit door buzzed open.

Yu Heng carried the vegetables up to the third floor. The door to Shen Yueling's apartment was already slightly ajar.

He pushed the door open. Shen Yueling was standing in the entryway.

She was wearing a simple white shirt and jeans, her hair casually tied back, revealing her fair neck.

"Vegetables." Yu Heng handed over the bag.

Shen Yueling took it and weighed it: "So heavy? Mom was just talking about you."

"Talking about me what?" Yu Heng bent down to change into slippers.

"Saying you probably overslept." Shen Yueling turned and walked towards the kitchen, "Come in."

Yu Heng followed her into the living room. Shen's mother, wearing an apron, peeked out from the kitchen: "Xiao Heng's here! Sit, sit! Yue Ling, pour him a glass of water!"

"Hello, Auntie." Yu Heng sat down on the sofa.

Shen Yueling poured a glass of water and placed it in front of him, then sat herself on the single sofa beside him.

Shen's father came out of the study, smiling and pushing up his glasses: "Xiao Heng's back for the holiday? Settling in okay at school?"

"It's alright, same as usual." Yu Heng picked up the water glass and took a sip.

Shen's mother came out of the kitchen with a fruit platter: "Our Yue Ling, she hasn't been causing you any trouble at school, has she?"

Yu Heng glanced at Shen Yueling; she was looking down playing with her phone, as if she hadn't heard.

"What trouble could she cause me." Yu Heng grinned, "She..."

Shen Yueling looked up and glared at him. Yu Heng pursed his lips and didn't say anything more.

"You two, being away from home, you need to look out for each other." Shen's father said.

Yu Heng picked up an apple and took a bite: "She's quite independent, doesn't need me looking out for her."

"That's not the same." Shen's mother leaned closer, lowering her voice, "You grew up together. We feel at ease knowing you're by her side."

Shen Yueling finally put down her phone: "Mom, why are you saying all this?"

"I'm just concerned about you two!" Shen's mother chided her with a look, "Xiao Heng isn't an outsider."

"Food's ready, food's ready!" Shen's father broke the awkwardness at the right moment, "Yue Ling, help Mom bring out the dishes."

The four of them sat down at the dining table.

Shen's mother kept putting food on Yu Heng's plate: "Eat more. Is the school cafeteria food to your liking?"

"It's okay." Yu Heng buried his head in his rice bowl, eating quickly.

"How's Yue Ling doing at school? Getting along with her classmates?" Shen's father asked.

Yu Heng chewed on some braised pork: "She walks around every day looking like someone owes her money, who would dare bother her?"

Shen Yueling kicked him under the table.

"Ouch!" Yu Heng grimaced.

"What's wrong?" Shen's mother asked with concern.

"Nothing, leg cramp." Yu Heng glared at Shen Yueling.

Shen's father shook his head with a smile: "With Yue Ling's temper, you're the only one who can put up with her, Xiao Heng."

Yu Heng thought to himself, I fucking don't want to put up with it either.

Gotta find a chance to teach her a lesson!