During the meal, the process was anything but peaceful.
Beneath the dining table, a fierce war was raging, the battle unceasing.
Haruno had no intention of staying quiet. While eating, she raised one dainty little foot and gently nudged Lin Ye, rubbing against him from time to time, even advancing toward more secretive regions.
Yet as for her expression, she remained perfectly composed, calmly using her chopsticks to eat the rice and dishes in her bowl.
"Yukino's cooking is getting more and more delicious."
"Sister, just because you say that doesn't mean you can eat more."
"Wah, how heartbreaking. Then I'll just have to eat Lin-kun instead."
Haruno's gaze cast toward Lin Ye, and at that moment Lin Ye clamped his legs tight around Haruno's foot. This woman truly had no sense of occasion—was she betting that he wouldn't dare expose her?
Because Yukino was sitting right beside him, he really couldn't use his hands to properly teach this woman a lesson like he had before.
"Sister, please don't talk nonsense. Lin-kun is your brother-in-law."
"Quasi-brother-in-law! The future is still uncertain! Who knows, maybe Lin-kun will end up being your brother-in-law instead, hehehe."
Haruno had already reached the point of speaking entirely as she pleased, completely disregarding how provocative her words were.
Of course, had it not been for the whole series of events earlier, Yukino would have gotten angry and worried. But now, having already learned that so much had happened between Lin Ye and her sister, Yukino's state of mind had become quite settled.
As for this kind of talk from her sister, she could even manage to ignore it.
"Mother won't allow it."
Yes, in Yukino's eyes, their parents would never agree—especially Mother. Her sister had always been groomed as the family heir, destined to take in a son-in-law through marriage, and Lin Ye could not possibly marry into the Yukinoshita family.
Therefore, her sister and Lin Ye were impossible.
"What things are ever truly impossible? Mother might even be willing to marry both of us sisters off to Lin-kun!"
If it meant binding Lin Ye to them, Haruno felt that Mother really would be willing to do such a thing.
Her smile was brimming, her hand propped against her cheek. "By then the two of us sisters could share one husband—that wouldn't be bad at all. I'm rather looking forward to it."
"Sister, please stop thinking about such impossible things day after day."
"How is it impossible? As long as Lin-kun wishes it, it's definitely possible. If Lin-kun appeared and proposed to the family to marry both of us sisters, do you think Mother and Father would refuse?"
Would they refuse?
At first they might refuse, but if Lin Ye were resolute in his attitude, absolutely insisting on marrying both sisters, their parents really might not refuse—they might even agree, or at the very least tacitly accept the matter.
After all, Lin Ye's strength and value had already reached a level where even the Yukinoshita family had to keep making concessions.
Whether considered from the standpoint of family interest or the future, using two daughters to bind Lin Ye was absolutely a no-loss, even hugely profitable, affair.
"But the family heir…"
"That's simple."
Haruno smiled, her fingers lightly tapping against the tabletop, producing a faint knocking sound.
"This just requires us to put in a bit more effort. For instance, I'll have a few adorable children, or Yukino will have a few adorable babies, and we just let one of them inherit the Yukinoshita family."
This was Haruno's solution, and moreover, their parents would certainly agree to this method too.
Skipping a generation for inheritance—that wasn't anything impossible.
Yukino fell silent.
She could only say that the method her sister had given was reasonable and effective, with a very high feasibility.
"Miss Haruno, you haven't taken my thoughts into account."
"I have! It's all built upon Lin-kun. And besides, Lin-kun, can you bear to see us sisters separated? Can you bear to watch me marry another man?"
That one sentence left Lin Ye briefly at a loss for how to respond.
Haruno's smile grew even more brilliant.
She knew that a man's possessiveness could never disappear so easily.
She had been so proactive, so flirtatious with Lin Ye, even practically throwing herself at him—just one step short. In Lin Ye's heart, he had in fact already regarded her as someone belonging to him; he simply hadn't dared to admit it.
And now, faced with the idea of her leaving with another man, Lin Ye was of course instinctively unwilling.
What's more, this reaction happened right in front of Yukino, which made it all the more genuine and reliable.
Hahaha.
At this moment, Haruno wore a victorious smile.
In contrast to Haruno's delight, Yukino's face fell, and she sank into silence.
This fiancé of hers really did harbor certain feelings for her sister—at the very least, that possessiveness toward her sister existed.
And that was where the problem lay.
"Sister getting married is a perfectly normal thing. Lin-kun and I would both respect it."
"Lin-kun wouldn't be willing to part with me."
"I would be willing."
This time, Lin Ye spoke up.
If he didn't make his stance clear now, tonight Yukino would make him 'make his stance clear.'
"Lin-kun, saying the opposite of what you mean—how detestable!"
Haruno waved her hand, her face flushed.
She withdrew her foot.
Having failed to provoke Lin Ye, she still felt a touch of disappointment.
But today still had its gains.
The three of them continued their meal.
The dishes Yukino had prepared tonight were lavish and delicious—this was a meal she had specially prepared to let the two who had escaped danger properly relax.
Good food can also bring joy to body and mind.
Half an hour later, Yukino and Haruno washed the bowls, chopsticks, and tableware clean in the kitchen.
Lin Ye sat on the sofa.
After Yukino came out, she sat down on Lin Ye's left, and seeing this, Haruno wiped her hands and took the opportunity to sit down on Lin Ye's right, the two sisters sandwiching Lin Ye between them, one on each side.
Unlike Yukino, Haruno actively leaned in and looped her arm around Lin Ye's, even resting her little head on Lin Ye's shoulder.
"This really does look like two sisters serving one husband!"
She brought up that matter again.
Yukino glanced over and, seeing her sister being so intimate, felt displeased. She wanted to imitate the same behavior, but then felt that doing so would seem like copying her sister, so she held back.
But once she compared her own posture with her sister's, her heart ached unbearably.
How had her sister managed to get ahead of her?
She was the one who was Lin Ye's rightful girlfriend and fiancée.
"How about tonight the three of us share one bed? The bed in Yukino's bedroom is big enough; the three of us could definitely fit."
"Sister, please do not make such proposals."
"I'm serious."
"I'm serious too."
"Then it depends on what Lin-kun thinks."
"I'm going back tonight; I won't be staying over here."
Lin Ye chose to withdraw from the battlefield.
Staying tonight would likely bring even more trouble, so he decisively chose to leave, avoiding further complications.
"That's fine, that's fine."
Sister Haruno's reaction left Yukino momentarily stunned. She had thought her sister would surely object and try to persuade Lin Ye to stay, but the result was that her sister agreed.
This wasn't normal.
The next second, she understood her sister's aim.
"I'll just go over to Lin-kun's place. Staying overnight at Lin-kun's apartment—I'm quite looking forward to that too."
A look of longing surfaced in her eyes.
She even wore an excited expression, as if she couldn't wait to set off and spend the night right then and there.
"No, I won't allow it."
Yukino objected. She trusted Lin Ye's self-control, but even that self-control had its limits. If she let Lin-kun and her sister be alone together tonight, and her sister found an opening to exploit, then she would suffer a huge loss and end up in tears.
She absolutely refused to see Lin Ye and her sister reach that kind of stage.
"Yukino really loves to meddle in everything."
"Not allowed is not allowed. I'm his fiancée, I have that right."
"I'm your sister, I have the right to manage you."
Haruno immediately retorted. One's status—use it when needed; that was Haruno's way of thinking.
"If you're my sister, then all the more reason for you to keep your distance from Lin-kun."
"No. For our little goal of us sisters being together forever, I should be working even harder and giving it my all."
The two sisters argued without end, neither willing to concede.
"You two… Miss Haruno, that's enough. If you keep this up, I won't mind putting you to sleep first."
"Whoa! Is Lin-kun going to be rough with me?"
She wore a startled expression, her right hand covering her chest. "It-it's not that it isn't allowed. It's Big Sister's first time, so I still hope you can be… a little gentle, treat me a little softer, please."
Lin Ye's eyes twitched.
He wanted to use his Hypnosis skill.
But Yukino was present, so this time he decided to ask for Yukino's opinion.
And faced with Lin Ye's inquiry, Yukino quickly understood his meaning.
She pondered for a moment, then gave a slight nod.
"Hey, hey, hey, what are you two secretly communicating about? Tell me too, I want to know. Don't leave me out all by myself, all right?"
Seeing the two of them secretly communicating and discussing something, Haruno immediately cut in to interrupt and offered her own opinion.
In that instant, she sensed a subtle change in the atmosphere—the gaze Lin Ye directed at her was just a tiny bit off.
And so, Haruno instinctively shifted, trying to put some distance between herself and Lin Ye. Only, Lin Ye grabbed Haruno's arm in one motion. "Miss Haruno, don't be afraid, it won't hurt. It'll be over soon."
"No, no, no, I'll… let's just forget it, Lin-kun."
She had no idea what Lin Ye was about to do to her, and her heart kept fluttering with panic. Then, she even cast a pleading gaze toward her younger sister Yukino, hoping her sister would speak up to stop him.
Only, her sister's expression was calm, as if she had already tacitly approved of this matter.
"Yukino, I'm your sister! Can you really bear to…"
"I can bear to."
This was Yukino's answer. She was already fed up with her sister and didn't want to keep wasting words with her. It would be better to let Lin Ye hypnotize her to sleep, so she could have some peace as well.
"I…"
"Miss Haruno."
Lin Ye used his Hypnosis skill.
Compared to the Hypnosis superpower, the Hypnosis skill was naturally inferior in effect, but putting a woman with normal mental fortitude like Haruno to sleep was no problem at all.
"You will feel that you are very, very sleepy right now."
The leisurely voice, fine and subtle, bored into her ears. Haruno slowly widened her eyes, her red lips parting. "I'm not sleepy, I…"
She still tried to struggle and exert force, but quickly discovered that her eyelids were growing heavy, and her once energetic body had become fatigued.
"You will very much want to sleep, want to sleep, want to have a good sleep."
Her eyelids grew heavier and heavier, her eyes half closing.
"In the end, you fall asleep."
In this moment, Haruno closed her eyes, her body slumping limply onto the sofa, lying there as if she had completely lost all her strength.
Yukino rose and walked over to confirm. Her sister's steady breathing and the rise and fall of her chest already indicated her current state.
"Actually, why don't I try modifying Miss Haruno's memories?"
Of course, his current Hypnosis skill couldn't accomplish that, but that didn't mean he couldn't bring it up—after all, he was certain Yukino wouldn't accept it.
"No need. You are not allowed to do that."
Yukino had personally experienced having her memories modified, and she absolutely did not want Lin Ye using this evil ability to alter memories.
"Also, from now on you're not allowed to use Hypnosis on me, not even just to put me to sleep."
"Okay."
Lin Ye agreed directly. "But I want compensation."
In the very next sentence, he demanded his compensation.
Why pass up something free? Given Yukino's temperament, she would surely agree.
"No."
"Then I'll wake Miss Haruno up right now."
Yukino: ???
This bastard—this was a threat, wasn't it!
"Yukino, compensation."
Under Lin Ye's repeated demands, Yukino in the end still agreed.
"One minute."
"Mm."
One minute times ten—that was what Lin Ye had in mind.
Tonight, he had decided to sleep with his arms around Yukino.
"Carry my sister to the guest room."
"Sure."
Lin Ye carefully lifted Haruno up in a princess carry, walked toward the guest room, and laid Haruno down on the guest room bed.
Come to think of it, Haruno wasn't heavy at all—very light, her body soft and supple, her skin quite springy.
Though they were sisters, the feel of their skin differed greatly.
Yukino's skin was delicate and silky, soft to the touch, while Haruno's skin had a bit more spring to it.
But no matter whose skin it was, the feel of either was quite nice to the touch.
Yukino pulled back the covers and reached out to begin undressing her sister Haruno, but seeing that Lin Ye was still standing there and hadn't left, she said, "You go on out. I can handle this alone."
"Actually, I'm not…"
"Out."
Yukino knew what Lin Ye was about to say. This bastard had already seen every inch of her sister, had even touched every inch of her.
Only, even so, she could not accept Lin Ye standing by and watching while she undressed her sister.
Once there was a first time, there would be countless times afterward—that was something she could not accept.
Lin Ye left the room.
Yukino fussed about for a few minutes and successfully removed Haruno's outer garments without waking her. Noticing her sister's tall, well-proportioned figure, she felt a surge of envy.
Compared to her sister, she really did fall quite short.
Even if age was a factor, she worried that in the future there might truly be no room left for her to develop.
Could it be…
Recalling the records in certain books, could it be that she needed to find someone to help massage her into developing?
No, no, no.
Yukino Yukinoshita, how could you have such a thought?
The girl shook her head vigorously, flinging this thought out of her mind.
She walked out of the guest room and softly closed the door.
Lin Ye came up before Yukino. He had just reached out his hand, but Yukino spoke up. "Wait, let me go wash up first."
This guy was so impatient.
It made her both annoyed and a little happy.
At least Lin Ye liked her very much—though admittedly, part of it was his craving for this body of hers!
But Yukino knew that Lin Ye didn't merely covet this body; it was because of who she was that he liked her.
This much, she knew.
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