Volume One, Chapter 11: Liu Ting’s Teasing

Hearing Liu Ting’s words, I suddenly felt embarrassed and lowered my head shyly. Seeing my awkwardness, Liu Ting quickly took the opportunity to tease me. She sat down beside me, smiling as she asked, “Yan Feng! Have you ever had a girlfriend?”

“No,” I replied.

I hadn’t expected Liu Ting to sit so close to me. There was a faint, refreshing fragrance about her, quite different from the scent of my cousin-in-law. I felt warmth rush to my face, and I wondered if every woman carried a unique scent. This thought sparked a curiosity in me, and I looked at Liu Ting with a more intense, passionate gaze.

After all, I was still a young man brimming with energy and awakening desires, deeply curious about the mysteries of the opposite sex.

Liu Ting noticed my sudden fiery and somewhat aggressive look. She was momentarily stunned, then felt her body soften. A blush crept across her cheeks as my smoldering gaze overwhelmed her.

At her age, fierce and passionate, with her husband often away, and me being a vigorous young man, it was no wonder she was affected. Not just her—any woman would find it hard to withstand my heated, slightly aggressive stare.

The atmosphere in the room immediately turned intimate. Under the dim light, Liu Ting and I were each lost in our own thoughts, neither speaking.

After a moment, a strong impulse to pull Liu Ting close surged within me, growing stronger by the second.

“*Ahem!*”

Realizing things might soon spiral out of control and unwilling to betray my cousin-in-law, I cleared my throat, avoided looking at Liu Ting, and stood up quietly.

“Liu Sao, I won’t disturb you any longer,” I said softly.

With that, I quickly left. Liu Ting still felt weak in the knees. Hearing my farewell, she wanted to speak but found her throat dry and her voice gone.

Only after I had left did her emotions gradually settle.

A seductive smile appeared on her lips as she murmured to herself, “This boy looks honest but is surprisingly wicked. I wonder if he has that kind of relationship with Su Wan… I’ll find a chance to probe Su Wan properly…”

Thinking of Su Wan’s voluptuous figure, beautiful face, and her connection to me, Liu Ting’s eyes gleamed with amusement. A flush returned to her cheeks, and her expression turned shy, like a delicate flower quietly waiting to be picked.

The night passed without incident. As dawn broke and it was time for a shift change, I slept until noon before being woken by my cousin-in-law.

“Yan Feng! There’s a power outage and no water from the pipes today. This afternoon, you’ll need to fetch water from the well,” she instructed. She had already prepared lunch, and I nodded in response.

After eating, I took a bucket to the well. There were two wells in our team—one large, one small. I went to the large one. It was midday, and no one else was around.

I tied the bucket to a rope and began drawing water. At that moment, Li Da arrived, also carrying a bucket.

Seeing me, a sharp glint flashed in his eyes. A cruel smile curled his lips as he sneered, “Little bastard! You’re so tough, yet you ran away like a coward last night.”

Anger surged through me, but I restrained myself. If I fought Li Da now, the forest ranger unit and the company would hold me accountable, and I might be expelled and sent home.

Li Da likely had the same hesitation; otherwise, he wouldn’t have just mocked me without attacking.

Many things done in secret, even if known, can’t be acted upon without evidence. But blatant actions are different—they provoke the law, and the police would intervene immediately.

“Little bastard! If you hadn’t run off like a scared child last night, I would have crippled you and dragged Su Wan before you to personally... ha ha ha…” Li Da sneered, leaning close to my ear with a sinister voice.

“Ah!”

Before he finished, as I pulled the water up, I used my elbow to jab his lower abdomen.

He staggered back a few steps, howling in pain, clutching his stomach. Glaring at me fiercely, he growled through gritted teeth, “Little bastard! How dare you ambush me…”

“Li Da, don’t give me a reason to break both your legs,” I warned coldly.

With the water drawn, I lifted the two buckets, staring at him sharply before turning to leave.

Li Da’s face darkened as he hissed angrily, “Little bastard! Before I let you break my legs, I’ll make sure you can neither live nor die…”

I quickly returned with the water, and my cousin-in-law began washing dishes.

Unable to help, I sat idly by, watching her busy movements.

The weather was growing warmer. Today, my cousin-in-law wore fitness pants and a T-shirt, which hugged her shapely, full figure, accentuating every curve with undeniable sexiness.

I was captivated, my gaze growing heated as I thought about finding a chance to get closer to her.

Suddenly, this thought startled me, and I scolded myself for even entertaining such an idea about my cousin-in-law.

“Sexy, aren’t you? Want to touch?”

Just as I was lost in these reckless thoughts, a tempting voice whispered in my ear.

“Sure!”

I replied instinctively, then immediately realized my mistake.

Turning sharply, I found Liu Ting standing silently beside me. In that instant, I accidentally met her lips in a sudden intimate kiss.

“You little bad boy!” Liu Ting blushed deeply, scolding me with a playful glare.

“Sorry, Liu Sao! I didn’t mean to,” I quickly explained, thinking, who told you to sneak up silently behind me and get so close? How could I be blamed?

Still, since I had taken advantage, I had to pretend to apologize properly.

“What’s going on?” my cousin-in-law asked, looking over while washing.

Liu Ting glanced at me and smiled, “Su Wan, your cousin here is secretly watching you.”

I was shocked by her words, wondering what Liu Sao was up to, saying all sorts of nonsense.

“Liu Jie, what are you talking about?” Su Wan’s cheeks flushed as she glared at Liu Ting, scolding.

Liu Ting gave me a knowing look, then teasingly said to Su Wan, “With your outfit, big hips, full chest, slender legs, and tiny waist, no wonder Yan Feng keeps stealing glances. Even I can’t help but sneak a peek.”

“Liu Jie, you’re going to die…” Su Wan, unaccustomed to such lewd talk, blushed even deeper and scolded Liu Ting shyly.