69: Chapter 69 Woman Pursuing Man?

"But... is, is this really okay?"

"Why wouldn't it be?"

Facing Chen Yuwei's counter-question, Zhao Qingyue hesitated, trying to find a reason.

She thought for a long time in her mind before finally voicing her concerns.

"Lin Yun is interested in us, and Yingxue and the others want to set us up; that much is obvious."

"But now... if we go and confess directly, isn't it... too rushed?"

"Will it make us seem not reserved enough, not... precious enough?"

Chen Yuwei looked at her, her gaze becoming serious:

"Qingyue, let me ask you: between the two of us, compared to Yingxue, Youqing, Qingya, and Qianxi, do we have any advantages?"

Zhao Qingyue fell silent and did not speak.

Advantages?

Perhaps our looks are comparable in their own ways.

But family background, the length of time we've known Lin Yun, the depth of our feelings for each other... it seems we have none of that.

Chen Yuwei changed to a more direct question: "Then are we prettier than Yingxue?"

Zhao Qingyue shook her head almost without thinking: "Yingxue... is a beauty on another level."

Su Yingxue's bright, elegant, and radiant beauty is indeed a Peak that they find difficult to reach.

"Exactly, you admit yourself that you aren't as pretty as Yingxue."

Chen Yuwei leaned back against the edge of the pool, her voice calm but carrying a certain strength.

"Then, let me ask you again: if it were you, and you had a husband as excellent as Lin Yun."

"Would you take the initiative, or even enthusiastically set him up with other girls who are equally excellent, or who might even threaten your 'status'?"

Zhao Qingyue thought about it seriously and slowly shook her head: "No, I wouldn't."

Asking herself, she knew she couldn't be that generous; she would definitely wish for her husband to only dote on her alone.

"Exactly!" Chen Yuwei spread her hands.

"Sometimes we have to set aside that little bit of unnecessary 'pride' and 'reserve' and be more proactive; it might not be a bad thing."

Zhao Qingyue felt her heart in turmoil as she listened.

She felt that what Chen Yuwei said made sense, but she still couldn't get past that mental hurdle:

"Bu-but, even if you don't go and confess, in a few days, following the current progress, Lin Yun might also..."

"I know he will."

Chen Yuwei interrupted her, looking straight into her eyes.

"Qingyue, in these past few days, have you felt many surprises?"

"Ma-many, I suppose."

Top-tier conditions to Cultivate, patient guidance, meticulous care, the enthusiasm of the sisters... every day is full of surprises.

"Then what surprises have you brought to Lin Yun?"

Zhao Qingyue was stunned. She thought back carefully... it seemed, really, none.

They had always been the receivers; it was Lin Yun and Yingxue and the others who were giving.

Zhao Qingyue lowered her head, feeling a bit embarrassed: "It seems not..."

Chen Yuwei sighed softly:

"That's right, the two of us haven't even brought him a single decent surprise."

"Taking the initiative to confess, even if it's just the first surprise we give him, it also gives us a clear answer ourselves. Isn't that good?"

The hot spring fell silent again, with only the sound of gentle ripples.

After a good while, Zhao Qingyue finally spoke again, her voice much softer, carrying a hint of trepidation:

"Then... what if you confess tomorrow and Lin Yun doesn't accept? How awkward would that be... how would we get along in the future?"

Hearing this, Chen Yuwei suddenly smiled, a somewhat mysterious smile, even carrying a hint of cunning.

Zhao Qingyue immediately sensed something was wrong and leaned in close to stare at her: "Yuwei, are you hiding something from me? Speak!"

As she said this, she reached out to tickle Chen Yuwei.

"Ouch! Stop, stop! I'll talk, I'll talk!"

Chen Yuwei was very ticklish; she laughed while dodging, repeatedly begging for mercy.

Once Zhao Qingyue stopped, she caught her breath, still smiling, and lowered her voice to say:

"This afternoon, after I finished Cultivate in the Gravity Chamber and came out, I saw you were still inside getting individual guidance from Lin Yun, so I went to find Yingxue... and beat around the bush to probe a little."

The two of them had to endure different gravity multipliers, so they trained separately in different Gravity Chambers.

Zhao Qingyue's heart jumped, and she looked at her nervously.

Chen Yuwei didn't keep her in suspense, her eyes curved into crescents:

"Yingxue was so happy; she secretly told me that Lin Yun has a very good impression of both of us."

"He does indeed have... well, in Yingxue's exact words, the idea to 'marry both of these good girls home'."

"Re-really?!"

Zhao Qingyue's eyes instantly lit up, her cheeks flushed, and the heavy stone in her heart seemed to fall away halfway.

So, he really did have that intention...

But what followed was an even stronger shyness and a strange sense of anticipation.

"Absolutely true."

"So, the success rate of my confession should be very high."

"I just want to push this matter along a bit faster, and also let us, in this relationship, seem more..."

"...valuable, rather than just passively waiting to be chosen."

Hearing this, Zhao Qingyue completely understood Chen Yuwei's thoughts.

Looking at her friend's confident and bright eyes, the little bit of entanglement and hesitation in her heart suddenly dissipated for the most part.

In its place was a mixture of admiration, envy, and a hint of restlessness she hadn't even realized herself.

"Then... how do you plan to say it?" Zhao Qingyue asked in a low voice.

"I haven't fully thought it through yet, but it definitely needs to be sincere. Anyway, I'll play it by ear tomorrow."

The two of them fell quiet again, leaning against each other while soaking in the medicinal bath, each lost in their own thoughts.

The steam from the hot spring rose, as if steaming up some kind of determination and courage, filling the small space.

Meanwhile, in the master bedroom, the lights were as bright as ever.

Lin Yun felt that Su Yingxue was a bit... strange tonight.

She was exceptionally enthusiastic and proactive, and her eyes were flashing with a kind of light he couldn't understand, mixed with excitement and a sort of "watching a good show" implication.

He pressed her for answers, but Su Yingxue just smiled without speaking, using an even more passionate kiss to block his questions.

"Husband~ don't ask so much~"

She breathed like an orchid against his ear.

"You only need to know that something good might happen tomorrow~"

Lin Yun was teased into a state of distraction, and he couldn't be bothered to delve into that slight sense of weirdness.

Anyway, that night, the lights in the master bedroom, unsurprisingly, stayed on until late at night.

...

The next day, at breakfast time.

The atmosphere in the dining room was as usual; the exquisite breakfast exuded an enticing aroma, and the maids quietly moved about, serving.

Su Yingxue and the other three, plus Zhao Qingyue and Chen Yuwei, everyone was chatting and laughing, tasting the delicious food.

Lin Yun, however, always felt that something was a little different.

He carefully sensed it.

The breakfast was very sumptuous, and his wives' smiles were still sweet.

Zhao Qingyue was quietly sipping her porridge, and Chen Yuwei was sharing her experience of the medicinal bath from last night as cheerfully as usual... it seemed nothing had changed.

But that subtle feeling, as if an undercurrent was surging, just wouldn't go away.

Especially Su Yingxue; the way she looked at him occasionally flashed with a hint of cunning and anticipation, as if she were hiding a secret.

"Yingxue, you today..."

Lin Yun had just wanted to ask when his mouth was blocked by a crystal shrimp dumpling that Su Yingxue had picked up for him.