Inside the room, Qin Chuan struggled to ignore distracting thoughts as he helped his stepmother with a massage.
Outside the room, Ye Wenxi listened to the sounds of panting coming from inside, her heart seized by conflicting emotions.
She didn't know what was happening inside; she could only infer through the sounds.
Although she hadn't taken that final step with Qin Chuan.
Yet, Ye Wenxi was no longer that naive little girl.
She understood what those sounds inside signified.
What was her mother doing in there? Was her little brother Chuan inside too?
Could it be just as Aunt Luo had said, that her mother was also a woman who had needs?
So, was her mother comforting herself or was someone helping her?
Ye Wenxi's heart was like a tangled ball of yarn, impossible to untangle.
She wanted to flee, but it was as though her feet were weighed down by lead, unable to move.
In truth, what she really wanted to know was whether Qin Chuan was inside.
Meanwhile, inside the room, the massage was drawing to a close.
Her mother's voice was becoming increasingly uncontrolled, sounding somewhat suppressed, but primarily joyful.
This was Ye Wenxi's first time hearing such lustful sounds coming from her mother's mouth.
She couldn't believe that her usually graceful and virtuous mother could have such a wanton side.
Perhaps, it was truly as Aunt Luo had said.
Mother, after all, was still a woman.
Every woman inevitably has physiological needs.
Moreover, ever since she could remember, there had never been another man around her mother.
Until Qin Chuan's arrival broke that situation.
Thinking back to the time she questioned her mother, Ye Wenxi felt increasingly sure that Qin Chuan was in her mother's room.
Yet, she still clung to a bit of hope that things weren't as she feared.
Crack!
Suddenly, the originally closed room door made the sound of someone opening it.
The abrupt disturbance startled Ye Wenxi into a flurry.
She had no time to worry about making noise and ran off.
But as she ran a short distance away, she couldn't help but glance back.
That glance.
She was utterly despairing.
The figure standing at her mother's door was none other than her beloved little brother Chuan.
Her worst fear had come true after all.
Little brother Chuan and her mother were together.
What would she do now when facing little brother Chuan?
At the same time she spotted Qin Chuan, Qin Chuan noticed her too.
"Chuan, what... what's wrong?" The exhausted stepmother lay on the bed, gently asking.
"Nothing... nothing."
Qin Chuan, his thoughts chaotic, quickly turned to close the door: "Mei Aunt, you have a good rest, I'll head back to my room first."
After leaving this remark, he headed straight to Ye Wenxi's room.
At this moment, Ye Wenxi was curled up in bed, her head buried under the covers, trembling uncontrollably, with faint sobs coming through.
She was very heartbroken.
On one side was the boy she liked, on the other was the mother who raised her.
Though she was not blood-related to her mother, only adopted.
But, after more than a decade of affection, she had long since regarded this adoptive mother as her own.
She didn't know what to do next.
Should she act as if she hadn't noticed anything and voluntarily give up her little brother Chuan to her mother?
Seeing this, Qin Chuan silently turned on the light and shut the door.
He sat on the edge of Ye Wenxi's bed, quietly explaining: "Things aren't the way you think..."
The truth was, even though some things were hard to say, they needed to be clarified.
So, he explained everything about his stepmother's internal injuries and how he was helping her with the massage.
"It's because I was afraid you'd misunderstand that I didn't dare tell you. I swear, Mei Aunt and I are absolutely innocent." Qin Chuan earnestly explained.
Upon hearing this, Ye Wenxi silently poked her head out from under the covers, with red-rimmed eyes and tears still flowing at the corners.
"So... did you see everything of my mom?" Ye Wenxi sniffled and choked, asking.
"Uh..."
Qin Chuan nodded awkwardly: "It was necessary during the massage, I had no choice."
"Then tell me, is my mom prettier, or am I prettier?" Ye Wenxi suddenly asked.
"Hmm???"
Qin Chuan was taken aback, then his face flushed red instantly, extending down to his neck.
The abrupt change caught him completely off guard.
"Both... both are pretty."
He answered hastily.
But clearly, this answer wasn't satisfactory to Ye Wenxi.
She suddenly pulled the blanket away, quickly stripping off her clothes, and straddled Qin Chuan's lap.
"Little brother Chuan, tell me, is my figure prettier, or my mom's? Look into my eyes and say it." Ye Wenxi stared stubbornly at Qin Chuan.
Qin Chuan's face turned red, wishing he could dig a hole and hide.
Ye Wenxi's figure had the lively youthfulness unique to a girl.
But, stepmother Ye Qingmei's figure had the voluptuousness unique to a mature woman.
Honestly, it was difficult to decide which was better.
"You are more vibrant."
Qin Chuan looked at Ye Wenxi's breasts, which seemed about to burst, saying softly.
Her supple breasts were wrapped in delicate white floral lingerie, smooth and elastic.
"Hmph! That's more like it!"
Ye Wenxi proudly tilted her chin, then pouted and said: "I'm still not fully believing you, little brother Chuan."
"Everything I've said is true, I swear, if there's any lie may I be struck..."
Qin Chuan was about to swear but was cut off by Ye Wenxi's sudden kiss.
Ye Wenxi kissed him deeply, her gaze growing hazy: "No need to swear, I have a way to verify it."
With that, Ye Wenxi, wearing only her underwear, knelt gracefully at Qin Chuan's feet.
"Xixi, you..." Qin Chuan's throat moved, instinctively swallowing.
At this point, he knew exactly how Ye Wenxi wanted to verify.
If he really had done anything with his stepmother just now, then at this critical moment he certainly wouldn't have recovered so quickly.
In a way, Ye Wenxi had a bit of wit about her.
"My period has just finished, tonight, can you not refuse me?"
Ye Wenxi helped Qin Chuan take off his pants, raising her water-like eyes, blinking as she gazed at him.
Qin Chuan swallowed again, feeling the fire in his belly burn fiercely.
After Ye Wenxi helped Qin Chuan remove his pants, she stood up, voluntarily stripping away her remaining underwear and revealing everything.
Qin Chuan finally saw it all...