Chapter 122 - 113: A Phone Call from the Eldest Sister-in-Law

Chapter 122: Chapter 113: A Phone Call from the Eldest Sister-in-Law

As they walked, Yan Xici said, "Mm, it’s nothing. I was just thinking about how my parents will react when they find out we’re together..."

As she spoke, she gazed ahead.

It was August, and the neighborhood was lush and green, but the scenery did nothing to ease the lost look in her eyes.

Xiao Ran frowned, looking thoughtful. "Don’t you worry about that," he said. "I’ll handle it."

’He sounded serious, but in truth, he had no idea how he was going to break the news to his future mother-in-law, either. After all, it was just too awkward.’

’But that’s life. There are always awkward situations you have to face.’

’Since she chose to be with me, I have to step up and take responsibility.’

He wasn’t an irresponsible person.

Hearing this, Yan Xici felt a pang of guilt. She couldn’t hold it in any longer and confessed, "Actually... I went to my sister’s company today."

Xiao Ran froze.

Huh?

"So she yelled at you, right?"

’He didn’t even have to think to know how strongly Yan Li would disapprove of them being together.’

’Any normal person would have trouble accepting the fact that their ex-husband was now with their younger sister.’

"She didn’t, she was just really angry," the girl said as she walked. "But... after she found out I slept with you, she stopped telling us we couldn’t be together."

Xiao Ran stopped dead in his tracks.

!!!!

’This girl... she really has no filter. Isn’t she afraid her sister is going to skin her alive?’

After a moment, he couldn’t help but let out a laugh.

It was as if he suddenly understood something.

’Knowing how Yan Li’s mind works, she must be thinking her little sister just lost her virginity. Heck, she probably thinks she’s pregnant!’

In fact, during their three years together, Yan Li had always been extremely careful, terrified of an accidental pregnancy that would keep her from focusing on making money. After all, having a child is an incredibly draining affair.

Seeing Xiao Ran’s expression, Yan Xici frowned slightly, feeling as if she were being laughed at.

Her eyes, full of reproach as she stared at him, she pouted. "Go on, laugh! I hope you laugh yourself to death!"

’And here I am, being this shameless just to be with him!’

Seeing her reaction, Xiao Ran couldn’t hold back and laughed even harder.

To him, she had always been like a pure, blank slate. He genuinely couldn’t figure out how such words had come out of her mouth.

The contrast was just too stark; it was hard not to laugh.

"You’re still laughing!" The girl stomped her foot in anger.

"My apologies. I don’t usually laugh," Xiao Ran said, keeping a straight face as he looked at her earnestly. "Unless I really can’t help it..."

Yan Xici: "????"

’How outrageous!’

Realizing what he’d said, Yan Xici’s face tightened, and she reached out to pinch him.

’Even a cornered rabbit will bite, and she was no rabbit.’

The girl clenched her small fist and swung it at Xiao Ran’s chest. "I’ll show you what a fist the size of a sandbag looks like!"

"Ow, ow, ow, that hurts."

Love truly is a magical thing. It can make two adults stand under the sun, bickering playfully for ages, and not only do they not feel the heat, but they even feel incredibly happy.

"From now on, you’re not allowed to laugh at me. At least not so openly."

"Okay, got it."

Having made up, Yan Xici shamelessly linked her arm through Xiao Ran’s again and continued, "But I feel like what I said was just a stalling tactic. My sister will definitely check in with me in a month, and if I’m not pregnant, she’ll probably go right back to her original stance."

The problem wasn’t solved, and after that brief moment of happiness, her thoughts couldn’t help but return to it.

’Even though I’ve never had a baby, I know you can get tested at a hospital after a month of pregnancy. If she doesn’t believe me and insists on taking me for an exam, then it will all have been for nothing.’

’But getting pregnant for real right now just to stop them from objecting wasn’t an option, either.’

’After all, I’m only a junior in college. I haven’t even graduated yet!’

’You can get married in college, but if I really had a baby and had to go to class with a big belly... the stares from my classmates alone would probably make me die of social embarrassment on the spot.’

The more she thought about it, the bigger her headache became.

Xiao Ran looked at her pensive expression with a mix of exasperation and amusement. "You, you really speak without thinking. How could you just make something like that up?"

But even as he said it, he was actually quite moved.

’After all, she was willing to throw away her own reputation for him.’

’It seemed she really did like him a lot.’

"You’re laughing at me again!"

"No, I’m not."

Just as they were speaking, the phone in Xiao Ran’s pocket rang again.

His brow twitched. His intuition told him the call was probably from Yan Li.

Seeing that his phone was ringing, the girl reluctantly let go of his arm so he could take the phone out of his pocket.

Sure enough, it was Yan Li.

Xiao Ran frowned at the caller ID.

Seeing his reaction, Yan Xici watched him with a wary expression, her tone tinged with curiosity. "Who is it? It’s not my sister, is it????"

Perhaps it was her guilty conscience, or perhaps she just knew her sister too well, but Yan Xici also had a feeling the call was from Yan Li.

Xiao Ran nodded and answered the call.

Before he could say a word, Yan Li’s furious voice erupted from the other end. "Xiao Ran, you’re not even human!"

Yan Li was so furious she started cursing. ’How could he do something like that to my little sister? Does he take me for a fool?’

Xiao Ran narrowed his eyes. "Calm down."

’To be fair,’ he thought, ’I haven’t actually done anything. I’m totally innocent here.’

Calm down?

Yan Li almost laughed out of sheer anger. "How could you sleep with your ex-wife’s younger sister? And... and without taking any precautions?!?!"

Yan Xici was her own sister. Her heart would always be biased toward her, at least a little. She even started to think that for Xici to do something like this, Xiao Ran must have tricked her!

????

Xiao Ran’s pupils contracted. He was so surprised that he choked on his own saliva.

"COUGH, COUGH, COUGH..."

’He knew the end result of their conversation, but he truly had no idea about the process.’

’Was their conversation really that explicit?’

He was absolutely floored.

"What are you coughing for? You have the guts to do it but not to admit it?!?!" Yan Li was so agitated she was practically screaming.

’Just thinking about it made her feel like her blood pressure was about to shoot past 200!’

’What kind of trashy soap opera plot was this!’

"No, Yan Li, you can’t put it that way. How am I not admitting to what I’ve done?" He had never considered himself an irresponsible person. "Did we have a child we couldn’t afford and ask you for child support?"

’For a man, the most important thing is taking responsibility.’

’Yan Xici, a young woman, was willing to say something so damaging to her own reputation just to be with him. The least he could do was take responsibility for her words!’

’Even if it was a lie!’

He used to give in to Yan Li because she was his wife. But she wasn’t anymore.

Xiao Ran’s words were like a knife stabbing straight into Yan Li’s heart. ’I’m his ex-wife, after all,’ she thought. ’How could he say something so hurtful?’

’How did he have the nerve?’

Anger and helplessness made her bite down hard on her red lips, leaving two deep indentations. "Fine," she said. "What is it you really want?"

To be honest, Yan Li had no idea what to do now either.

It was just that a massive weight was pressing down on her heart, threatening to crush her, and she was desperate for an outlet. So, she had called Xiao Ran.

He was the one who started it all.

It had been many days since her divorce from Xiao Ran, and she had calmed down considerably.

The divorce had been a mutual agreement. He had consented. So what was he trying to do now?

’Get revenge on me?’

"Even if it was my fault we got divorced, even if I was wrong, you can’t get revenge on me like this."

’We’ve only been separated for a month, and he’s already sleeping with my sister?’

’And without taking any precautions, no less?!’

’If this wasn’t revenge, what was?’

’And to think that just a few days ago I was actually wondering if I’d been too harsh. It looks like I wasn’t harsh at all!’

Xiao Ran sighed. "No one is getting revenge on you. You’re overthinking it. As for your other question, I can tell you this unequivocally: I like her. I love her."

’Revenge was so boring. He wasn’t that kind of person, and he wouldn’t do something like that.’

’Besides, this was Yan Xici’s sister. In the future, he’d have to call her his sister-in-law.’

Tsk.

’What a relationship.’

Thinking of this, Xiao Ran shook his head.

’What a mess.’

Yan Xici was anxiously watching Xiao Ran, wanting to know what her sister was saying. But then she heard Xiao Ran’s words: ’I like her. I love her.’

In that very instant, her heart skipped a beat.