Chapter 23: The Promise

Sister Mei raised her head again to look at Lü Yang, at his strong chest muscles and full lips. For some reason, the strange feeling in her body was becoming more and more intense at this moment.

Perhaps it was because she had never been cared for in two years, or because tonight on Lü Yang, she found the long-lost sweet and bitter feeling of first love. In a certain moment, Sister Mei even found it hard to control herself.

If she forced a kiss on him, what would his reaction be?

Anger? Disgust?

So scary! How could she have such a thought?

He didn’t seem to dislike her much, and even seemed a bit shy, just like herself ten years ago.

Sister Mei looked at Lü Yang eagerly. Her heartbeat became faster and faster in a certain moment, so fast that she felt it was hard to breathe.

But she still didn’t have the courage to force a kiss on a man.

Besides gazing at Lü Yang passionately with her eyes and secretly hoping for his response in her heart, Sister Mei did not have the courage to take that step herself.

The only thing she could do was to tease him with words again and again, hoping he would…

“Lü Yang, have you really never kissed your little girlfriend?” Sister Mei continued the ambiguous topic from before.

Lü Yang glanced back at Sister Mei again. Probably feeling that she was acting stranger and stranger, for a moment, he didn’t know how to answer her.

“Lü Yang, you’re so shy. Could it be you’re still a little virgin?” Sister Mei covered her mouth and laughed. Under the cover of darkness, her gaze became even more undisguised as she stared into Lü Yang’s eyes.

Lü Yang didn’t make a sound. His eyes looked back into Sister Mei’s eyes. If he wasn’t sure before, now from Sister Mei’s eager eyes, he seemed to understand everything completely.

A twenty-one-year-old man, full of vigor, if actively seduced by a twenty-seven or twenty-eight-year-old woman, would find it very hard to resist. Moreover… Lü Yang had often fantasized about Sister Mei while masturbating before. Faced with the real situation, he found it difficult to resist this temptation.

Lü Yang just didn’t expect… why Sister Mei, who always acted so proper and well-behaved in front of him, would have such a change…

Could it be that the kind of fantasy he had while masturbating was about to become real?

Lü Yang’s heart was beating violently, and his breathing also became somewhat heavy. He even started thinking in his heart… if he forcefully held Sister Mei in his arms and kissed her soft little mouth, what kind of reaction would she have…

The air grew somewhat stagnant as the two looked at each other. Just before Lü Yang was about to lose control and act, he suddenly thought of Yi Yi and Yi Ya in his mind.

Yi Yi had once told Lü Yang that she loved him very, very much. If he betrayed her emotionally, she would be very, very sad, perhaps so sad she might commit suicide. To prevent her from killing herself, Lü Yang had no choice but to promise her that he would never betray her, either physically or emotionally.

Physically, Lü Yang had indeed kept his promise. But emotionally… that was hard to say. Although Lü Yang didn’t know if he truly loved Yi Yi, at least he hadn’t loved any other woman. As for Yi Yi’s younger sister Yi Ya, he only liked her. And the fantasies about his landlady Sister Mei while masturbating were just normal mental activities for any man.

Although Lü Yang wasn’t too sure how much Yi Yi, whom he hadn’t known or been in love with for very long, truly loved him, seeing Yi Yi’s rare serious expression when she said those words still put a lot of pressure on him. Plus, he wasn’t the type to actively pursue girls, so he had never physically betrayed Yi Yi.

He only occasionally had indecent thoughts about the beautiful Yi Ya, fantasized about the mature Sister Mei, and at most… like on the night Yi Yi disappeared, he took advantage of fooling around with the two sisters to secretly brush against and hug Yi Ya, taking some small physical liberties.

But now, if he and Sister Mei continued to gaze at each other so ‘deeply,’ he would definitely not be able to hold back and would break his promise to Yi Yi.

Lü Yang felt his willpower wasn’t strong enough to resist the temptation Sister Mei offered. If… Sister Mei could be a little more active…

Sister Mei continued to look at Lü Yang. Her breathing became heavier and heavier, and her eyes began to look somewhat dazed. At this moment, her heart was even more unsettled than Lü Yang’s. In the days after her husband died in a car accident, she felt as if the sky had fallen. She was immersed in grief, unable to free herself, and several times planned to follow him in death. Later, she often swore in front of her husband’s spirit that she would remain faithful to him for life, be his wife again in the next life, and that in this life she would never remarry or even fall in love with another man.

Who would have thought that in just two years, she would betray her own vow, fall for one of her young tenants, and even want to actively seduce him…

This betrayal also made Sister Mei feel very uncomfortable, but she couldn’t control herself at this moment. She was actually very afraid that Lü Yang, seduced by her gaze and words, would suddenly pounce on her like a hungry wolf, leaving her not knowing how to respond. But in her heart, she also somewhat looked forward to it, looked forward to his strong body bringing her a sense of security again, and that long-lost comfort and care.

Late at night, a lone man and a lone woman, dry wood near a fierce fire…

Only a small spark was needed to ignite a brilliant firework, making everything spiral out of control.

…

A sudden knocking sound startled Lü Yang and Sister Mei, who were gazing at each other on the verge of combustion. It even gave Sister Mei a big fright.

Lü Yang stood up and walked to the security door. He looked out through the round hole where the peephole hadn’t been installed yet, then called out loudly, “Who is it?”

“It’s me.” It was Xia Yan’s timid voice.

Lü Yang had already seen Xia Yan. She was wearing a clean full set of pajamas and slippers, and she held a very thick, short red Candle in her hand.

Lü Yang pulled open the security door, stood by the door, and asked Xia Yan, “What’s the matter?”

Xia Yan had already taken a bath and changed clothes. When she saw Lü Yang, she didn’t dare to look directly at him, probably because he had seen her body twice before. Seeing Lü Yang open the door, Xia Yan walked over, peeked into Sister Mei’s room, and then asked Lü Yang, “Where is Sister Mei?”

“Is that Xiao Yan?” Sister Mei walked out of the darkness. Although her face was still slightly red, her tone and demeanor had returned to normal.

“Sister Mei, you have nothing here. Come to my house to rest. My parents aren’t home.”

Xia Yan had come to invite both Sister Mei and Lü Yang. On one hand, it was to thank them for saving her life. On the other hand, the strange changes in the residential area scared her a lot. After returning home, she found her parents still hadn’t come back, or had mysteriously disappeared. She also needed someone to keep her company and give her courage.

“This…” Sister Mei seemed hesitant. Even though she had said before that Xia Yan was very impolite for not inviting them to her house. But this invitation came at such a bad time, didn’t it?

“Come with me. Although the power is out, the water and gas at my house are still working. I can boil hot water for you to bathe, and there are clean clothes to change into.” Without waiting for a reply, Xia Yan walked over, grabbed Sister Mei’s arm, and pulled her out of the house.

“Then… I’ll lock the door.” Sister Mei looked up at Lü Yang, then quickly averted her gaze. She turned around, locked the Iron Gate, smiled and called out to Lü Yang, then walked arm in arm with Xia Yan toward her home.