The Second Master of the Red Chamber

Chapter 868 Renew the relationship
When Jia Lian woke up, he found that everything outside was quiet.

The person in my arms is still there, and there is still a faint candle in the room.

Beside the bed, the young maid Xueyan held a round fan and weakly fanned the air inside the bed.

The little head nodding clearly indicates that the physical body is still working, but the mind has already gone to sleep.

He turned around, hugged the soft, boneless little body in his arms, looked down at that serene face, and couldn't help but feel affection for her. He was about to lower his head to kiss her.

No sooner had she made a move than a sweet voice came from beside her ear: "Now that you're awake, why aren't you getting up?"

Jia Lian looked closely and, sure enough, Daiyu was awake.

She broke free from Jia Lian's grasp, sat up, and swept her disheveled hair behind her ear, revealing her slender and clean neck.

Before she could finish tidying up, she caught Jia Lian staring at her. Her pretty face first flushed red, then she feigned a fierce expression:

"What are you still looking at? Get up. I've been lying on you for so long, my body is so sore."

Daiyu pretended to rub her shoulders and arms.

Jia Lian just smiled, then slowly asked, "When did Lin Daiyu wake up?"

"What do you mean, when did you wake up? I wasn't asleep."

Daiyu's eyes darted away, because she was indeed asleep.

And I slept better than ever before.

This was the first time in so many years since her mother passed away that she had been held and slept in someone's arms.

However, she was a light sleeper and woke up before Jia Lian.

She could have escaped while Jia Lian was asleep and relaxed.

However, she lingered there because she found it hard to leave the feeling of lying in Jia Lian's arms.

She barely dared to move, fearing she might attract the attention of the maids or wake Jia Lian.

Only when she realized that Jia Lian was about to wake up did she secretly withdraw her prying gaze and pretend to be asleep.

Jia Lian didn't expose Daiyu. He turned his head to look at Xueyan, who was already awake and trying hard to open her eyes wide to show that she was energetic and hadn't been slacking off, and asked, "What time is it?"

"Reporting to Second Master, it's already past midnight."

Hearing that it was already past midnight, Jia Lian had no choice but to sit up and complain to Daiyu, who was sitting inside:

"It's already past midnight, why didn't you wake me up earlier, Lin sister?"

Upon hearing this, Daiyu sneered: "You yourself are sleeping as soundly as a pig, and you're blaming others for not waking you up."

Upon hearing this, Jia Lian, with a mixture of helplessness and affection, raised his hand and patted Daiyu's head, then asked Xueyan:

"Did your second madam send someone to inquire?"

"Second Madam didn't... but Sister Zijuan sent a little maid to report to Second Madam that Second Master was tired and fell asleep here."

They even asked Second Madam if she wanted to wake Second Master and have him go back.

Second Madam replied that it wasn't necessary, and that Second Master could go back after he woke up.

With each word Xueyan spoke, Daiyu's face turned a little redder.

Seeing that Jia Lian was still laughing, she immediately reached out and pinched Jia Lian where Xue Yan couldn't see, complaining in a low voice, "It's all your fault."

Jia Lian asked with a puzzled smile, "Is this something to worry about? Why are you blaming me again?"

Jia Lian's words only made things worse; once he started talking, Daiyu became even more unrestrained, raising her small fists to pound Jia Lian's chest and legs while scolding him:
"Anyway, it's all your fault. Sister Feng must be furious with me."

Jia Lian grabbed a pair of delicate, angry fists and laughed loudly, "Hehehe... That doesn't make any sense either. Why would she resent you for no reason?"

Daiyu was too lazy to waste words with Jia Lian, so she kicked with her legs when her hands were restrained.

"Get down here right now!"

Although Jia Lian found Daiyu's outbursts adorable, he would never indulge her temper.

Taking advantage of her leg strain and unstable footing, he tackled her to the inside of the bed.

With his other hand still behind his back, he secretly made a shooing gesture towards Xueyan.

Xueyan stood there stunned for a moment, then, as if she had thought of something, a knowing smirk appeared on her bewildered face.

She tiptoed out of the room like a cat, clutching her fan, to report the battle situation to her elder sister, Zijuan. ...

On the bed, Jia Lian's forceful kisses not only aroused his own desires but also caused Daiyu to lose all her strength and fighting spirit, collapsing limply as if being peeled away layer by layer.

She stared intently at Jia Lian, who had restrained her limbs and was pinning her down, his eyes fixed on her menacingly.

This was both a natural reaction and a scheme of hers.

Because she knew that whenever she looked at him like that, Jia Lian would unconsciously stop all his bullying.

This time is no exception.

Seeing that Daiyu was powerless to resist, Jia Lian stopped talking and instead gazed at Daiyu's face, which seemed to have fallen to earth, just like the other man.

The difference is that his gaze would occasionally drift to the torn collar of the clothes from the playful fight.

There, though there was no magnificent snow scene of Jade Mountain like Baochai's.

However, the scenery of the budding lotus flowers in the courtyard also has a kind of elegant charm that makes people want to peek inside.

Jia Lian, already refreshed after waking up, couldn't help but softly call out, "Sister Lin~"

This trembling call sent shivers down Daiyu's spine.

Daiyu knew perfectly well that Jia Lian's address of "Sister Lin" concealed ulterior motives. She knew even more that she should now forcefully push Jia Lian away and, as always, ruthlessly drive him away.

But at this moment, with all her thoughts swirling together, she uttered only a soft, yielding word:

"Hmm~"

Before she could even utter a word, she nervously closed her eyes again.

Seeing this, Jia Lian was secretly delighted, knowing that after several months, he had once again shattered all the armor that Daiyu had painstakingly accumulated, allowing Daiyu to reach a point where she could take whatever she wanted from him.

For a fleeting moment, he longed to emulate Baochai and completely devour Daiyu, thoroughly comparing the two women who were ranked first among the Twelve Beauties in the official register.

At least some rationality remains.

Besides, this isn't the Lin family's villa.

On that day, at the Lin family's villa, winning over Baochai was a perfect storm of favorable timing, location, and people.

At this moment, in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, it seems that I am not affected at all.

To take the simplest example, that loyal and righteous Zijuan could come in and interrupt him at any time.

After much deliberation, Jia Lian quietly released his grip on Daiyu's arms.

Only when he realized that Daiyu was indeed not moving did he carefully stand up.

He removed the handkerchief and other unnecessary items, and then straddled Daiyu again...

After much persuasion, Jia Lian finally managed to coax Daiyu into offering her delicate hand, just like last time.

Of course, it's more accurate to say it was a combination of coaxing and coercion than simply coaxing.

It was all because Daiyu was too shy. Even though the atmosphere was wonderful, Jia Lian almost lost his temper and caused Daiyu to lose her temper in embarrassment and anger.

This was still done by his cunning, without removing Daiyu's clothes.

Jia Lian was 100% certain that if he had touched Daiyu's undergarments and exposed her completely to the light, he would have been in serious trouble unless he took advantage of the situation and took her for himself.

Otherwise, don't expect Daiyu to cooperate with him in doing anything shameful.

Perhaps it was the thin layer of clothing she wore that gave Daiyu a sense of security, or perhaps it was this that allowed her to see Jia Lian's sincerity.

In short, under Jia Lian's watchful eye, Daiyu raised her arm, half shy and half perfunctory.

Everything was beautiful at first.

The man and woman were mutually attracted, and the maidservant waiting outside wisely refrained from coming in to disturb them.

The problem is that Jia Lian was just too greedy.

He shouldn't have taken advantage of Daiyu's youth and inexperience by deliberately not reminding her.

Therefore, he was ultimately forced to escape from Daiyu's room.

Moreover, judging from Daiyu's furious state, if he had run even a little slower, he would probably have had two scratches on his face from Daiyu!
(End of this chapter)