"Flustered?" He Zhilan chuckled softly. "Dongxue, did you know? At first, your brother wouldn’t even let me in his unit, saying that he wouldn’t remarry me. I was quite upset at that time, and felt some regret about our divorce. I kept thinking that perhaps I had done something wrong. But now, although your brother still hasn’t agreed to remarry me, I feel that the divorce was the right decision. Without the divorce, I may not have discovered in this lifetime that your brother has feelings for me beyond mere responsibility."
Upon saying this, He Zhilan paused. "Maybe he hasn’t even realised that he’s fallen for me. After our divorce, we are two free individuals who might come together again out of love. This is what I truly want. Plus, I’ve discovered that it’s quite interesting and challenging to tease your brother every now and then!"
"Isn’t it challenging? How hard is it to make my brother, with his wooden face, show such a range of expressions?" He Dongxue laughed, then leaned into He Zhilan and asked, "Sister-in-law, what exactly is love?"
"Love is..." He Zhilan sighed, "It’s something very strange. As for just how strange it is, I can’t quite explain it. But once you’ve truly experienced it, you’ll understand. Love, in a phrase, is the envy of only mandarin ducks and not immortals. Do you understand?"
He Dongxue shook her head. "I don’t understand! So, I’ll ask a different question! What does it feel like to kiss my brother? Oh God! I witnessed my dear brother and sister-in-law being intimate, I think I might get pinkeye!"
"I just wish that time could have stopped at that moment and each second could freeze into a lifetime," He Zhilan revealed.
He Dongxue was sceptical. "Is it really that good? Your lips look swollen from my brother’s kisses. Doesn’t it hurt? And you wish time stopped at that moment? I’m afraid if I came any later, you would have been swallowed whole by my brother!"
Obviously, the term ’swallow’ that He Dongxue used was meant literally. Being a young girl, how was she to know about the details beyond a kiss?
But He Zhilan agreed wholeheartedly to this interpretation, "Indeed! If you ever see me and your brother together in future, appear a bit later!"
"Understood! All these ideas boil down to me disturbing you and my brother being intimate tonight. Got it! Next time I’ll stay far away until both of you finish being intimate. Is that alright?" He Dongxue joked, covering her mouth to laugh softly. Seeing how good her brother’s and sister-in-law’s relationship was, naturally made the younger sister happy!
"A teachable moment indeed!" He Zhilan nodded, and then asked He Dongxue about the places Kang Xing had taken her to. The two then snuggled in bed, getting ready for sleep.
While over here, He Zhilan and He Dongxue were gossiping about He Teng, over there, Kang Xing, who had left with He Teng, was also giving He Teng a challenging time.
"Captain, Captain!" He Teng’s strides were long, forcing Kang Xing to jog to keep up. "Didn’t you divorce Zhilan? How can you just kiss her? My mom said that when a man kisses a woman, the woman might end up with a baby. You’re divorced now, what if Zhilan ends up having a baby without a father?"