436: Chapter 436 How was my husband's performance last night?

Morning light crawled in through the window, spreading a warm, cozy golden hue among the three of them.

King Feiyun and Ziyi eventually got up to take their leave.

This time they truly left without looking back.

Moli sat in the chair.

Watching their figures disappear into the morning light outside the door.

Then she lowered her head to look at the empty wine glass in front of her.

And then at the unfinished cup of warm tea beside it.

She picked up the teacup and took another sip.

Put it down.

The expression on her small face slowly changed from puffed-up anger to pensive thought.

After a long while, she muttered in a low voice:

"... But seriously, what the two of them just said actually makes some sense."

She lowered her head to look at the back of her hand, then touched her burning cheeks.

"... Could I really have been influenced by them too?"

She stared at the back of her hand for a long time, but couldn't see anything out of the ordinary.

In the end, she shook her head and tossed that thought away.

Leaning back against the chair and gazing at the ceiling, she let out a long sigh.

"Xuanyin..."

"What on earth did you discover?"

The morning light fell upon her slightly reddened earlobes, offering no reply.

...

On the other side.

In the flower beds of the Lin Family Manor, the morning dew had not yet fully dissipated, hanging like tiny fragments of light on the tips of the petals.

Ruozao was half-embraced and walked out by Lin Yun.

She was wearing a new light-colored dress, her long hair half-coiffed, revealing a section of fair, slender back of her neck.

Her steps were a bit soft as she walked, as if she were stepping on clouds.

Her entire person still carried that lingering laziness and satiation.

A shallow flush floated on her cheeks.

As if dyed through by the morning light.

Lin Yun wrapped his arm around her waist, slowing his pace considerably to deliberately accommodate her steps.

Ruozao leaned against his side with her head lowered.

Her entire body radiated a soft, cuddly bashfulness.

Her fingers unconsciously clutched a corner of his sleeve, as if afraid she would be blown away by the wind if she let go even a little.

As the two of them just walked into the courtyard, they were met with a wave of enthusiastic teasing.

Qiao Feifei was the first to bounce out.

Holding an unfinished piece of osmanthus cake in her hand.

Her entire face was filled with the excitement of "I waited the entire night and finally waited for this moment":

"They're out! They're out!"

A large crowd swarmed out from behind her.

Su Yingxue walked at the very front, her smile gentle and graceful.

Fei Xue stood beside her, trying hard to maintain a calm expression, but the curiosity at the bottom of her eyes could not be suppressed no matter what.

Feiying didn't disguise it at all, directly rushing to the very front.

Her bright, sparkling eyes swept back and forth over Ruozao.

As if wanting to see through her entire person from head to toe.

Bai Ling stood at the back of the crowd on tiptoes, calling out "Sister Ruozao," her voice sweet and crisp.

Lu Shan directly squeezed her way to Ruozao's side, grabbing her arm with a bright, smiling, curved-eyebrow expression.

Qiao Feifei spoke up first.

Her tone laid bare the eager warmth of "Quickly tell me all about it":

"Sister Ruozao! How was it, how was it? How did Husband perform last night?"

Ruozao's face flushed crimson in an instant.

Her entire body shrank back into Lin Yun's embrace.

Her lips quivered, but she couldn't say a single word.

Feiying laughed out loud nearby:

"Look at her like this; without even asking, you know it must be endlessly wonderful."

Bai Lulu nodded along:

"Right, right, right, look at the way Sister Ruozao is walking, her legs have gone soft."

Ruozao buried her face in Lin Yun's chest out of shyness.

She emitted a muffled, indistinct whimpering sound.

Lin Yun lowered his head to glance at her, then looked up at the group of expectant wives before him.

The corners of his mouth slowly curved into a slightly mischievous arc.

He deliberately drew out his tone:

"Weren't you all 'watching' the whole time? Could it be that you still don't know?"

Lin Yun deliberately emphasized the word "watching."

As his voice fell, the courtyard grew quiet for a moment.

Then it erupted into an even louder wave of teasing.

Lin Qianxi was the first to clap and call out:

"That's different! Watching from across the wall could never compare to hearing it spoken aloud firsthand!"

Bu Yaoguang nodded repeatedly beside her:

"That's right, that's right! What we watched were images, but what you felt was reality! We want to hear your real experience!"

Su Yingxue also spoke with a smiling expression:

"Husband, just tell us. The sisters have waited the whole night and are all extremely curious."

In Lin Yun's arms, Ruozao's earlobes were so red they were almost bleeding.

Her fingers clutched his clothes, her heartbeat so fast it felt like it would leap out of her throat.

Listening to the rising and falling teasing sounds around her, her heart was filled with a mix of apprehension and anticipation.

She wanted to know what Lin Yun would say.

She wanted to know what kind of impression she left in her husband's heart.

She wanted to know how those scenes appeared in her husband's eyes.

That nervous yet sweet feeling was like honey wrapping around bubbles, churning and bubbling within her chest.

Lin Yun lowered his head to glance at Ruozao in his arms.

Looking at her reddened earlobes.

Looking at her slightly trembling eyelashes.

Looking at the way she buried her face in his chest, not daring to lift it up.

The amusement in his eyes grew deeper and deeper.

He feigned thought for a moment, his brow slightly furrowed.

As if seriously pondering an extremely important question.

The teasing in the courtyard quieted down a bit, and everyone held their breath in anticipation.

Even Ruozao unconsciously and secretly raised her eyes a fraction.

Peeking half her face out from Lin Yun's chest, revealing one bright, sparkling, and expectant eye.

Lin Yun finally spoke.

His voice carried the morning's laziness and an undisguised satisfaction, consisting of only two words:

"Delicious."

These two simple words fell lightly into the morning light.

Yet it was like a stone thrown into the water, stirring up ripples across the entire courtyard.

Ruozao was stunned at first.

Then her entire face flushed completely red with a "boom," and even her neck was dyed a crimson hue.

She let out a soft cry.

Re-burying her face in Lin Yun's chest, her whole body was burning hot.

"Husband, you're so bad..."

Her voice was muffled inside Lin Yun's arms, soft and sweet.

Like it was wrapped in a layer of honey.

The thought in her heart, "So this is how Husband views me," was like an overturned honey jar, so sweet that bubbles were practically popping all over her.

The courtyard fell silent for half a breath.

And then it exploded.

Qiao Feifei was the first to burst into an exaggerated exclamation:

"Woa—!"

Qu Yanran directly slapped her thigh and laughed out loud:

"Delicious! It's actually delicious!"

Chu Xiaoxiao hopped around cheering nearby:

"Sister Ruozao is delicious! Husband said Sister Ruozao is delicious!"

Lu Shan hugged Ruozao's arm, laughing so hard her whole body was shaking:

"Zaozao, did you hear that! Husband said you are delicious! This is higher than any evaluation I've heard before!"

Shen Qingqiu finally couldn't hold it back either, saying in a low voice:

"... Truly a good evaluation."

Surrounded in the middle, Ruozao was so shy that her entire body curled up in Lin Yun's arms.

Yet the arc of her mouth could not be suppressed no matter what.

She listened to the rising and falling teasing sounds of her sisters.

The sweetness in her heart surged up like a tide.

Wave after wave, unable to recede no matter what.

Ye Qianqian leaned closer, reaching out to poke Ruozao's thoroughly blushed cheek:

"Sister Ruozao, your face is completely red. How do you feel about Husband's evaluation!"

Ruozao shrank her neck slightly from being poked, saying in a muffled voice:

"What... what kind of feeling could there be."

Ye Qianqian poked her again:

"When Husband said you were delicious, weren't you exceptionally happy inside?"

Too shy to answer, Ruozao merely tightened her fingers clutching Lin Yun's clothes even more.