The car slowly stopped in front of a European-style villa. If Yun Ya were to wake up, she would find that the villa was almost identical in layout and decoration to the villa she had lived in at Irvine, USA. Carrying her into the living room, a woman in her thirties came out, "Young Master...." Her gaze fell on the girl in his arms, a hint of surprise flickering in her eyes. This was the first time she had seen the young master bring a girl home. Qin Du’s face was stern as he strode past her towards the stairs; the woman stood frozen for a moment before quickly following him. Qin Du settled Yun Ya into the room, tucking her in carefully, and sat by the bed for a while before he got up and walked out. The source of thɪs content is n0velfire.net Outside the door, the woman asked, "Young Master, what’s wrong with this miss?" Qin Du headed towards his own room, "She is the young miss of the family. All you need to remember is that." With that, he closed his room door with a "bang." In this home, there were only the master and the young master; the master hardly ever stayed at home, leaving the young master the only one in the house, which made it always seem very quiet. But now that a young miss had appeared, it seemed like the house wouldn’t be that quiet in the following days. In the bathroom, mist filled the air, and the cascading water fell upon the man’s lean, naked body, trickling down his firm back and gradually slipping into the grooves of his body, extremely sensual. Qin Du raised his face, allowing the water droplets to spray over him, when suddenly, he couldn’t help but let out a loud yell, and he punched the tiled wall fiercely. Water droplets slid down his nose, splattering on the floor, and washed away with the water. After putting on a bathrobe, he poured himself a glass of red wine and stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, slowly savoring it. Unaware of the time slipping away, it was ten o’clock when Qin Du tilted back his head to gulp down the last drop, set the glass aside, and turned towards Yun Ya’s room. Pushing open the door, on the big bed, the girl was curled up, her body bent like a shrimp, completely sunken into the blanket, revealing only her thick black hair spread out like seaweed across the pillow. She had buried her face in her chest, her face completely out of view. Qin Du sat down by the bed, his fingers gently caressing her cloud-like hair, his eyes soft and doting. "Yaya, in the blink of an eye, you’ve grown so big. I still remember the first time I saw you, I thought to myself, where did this little fairy come from, how could she be so beautiful, just like she stepped out of a painting." "Do you believe in love at first sight? The first time I saw you, I was attracted by your bright, intelligent eyes. I wouldn’t be embarrassed to tell you, back then I was only nine years old...." He rambled on, his deep, gentle voice filling the room for a while. "When I learned of your background, I felt so sorry for you. I thought, I want to be your big brother, to care for you, to look after you. Those ten years we spent abroad were the happiest and most joyous days of my life, never to be had before, and never to be had again...." Pausingly, his gaze fell on her back, his eyes sharp as needles, suddenly tightening. "You’ve always seen me as a brother, and I know it. I’ve always consoled myself, telling myself there’s plenty of time... but I was just deceiving myself. A brother will always be just a brother, and can never become a lover." With that, he lowered his eyes and smiled bitterly. He spoke nonstop, saying so much that he became thirsty, and as the night unknowingly turned to early morning, he watched as Yun Ya remained still the entire time. He sighed, tucked her in again, dimmed the bedside lamp, and left the room. In the latter part of the night, Yun Ya was awakened by pain. "Ugh...." She groaned, suddenly opening her eyes. Her body was tightly curled up, her fingers digging into the blanket to alleviate the pain inside her. That kind of pain was like her insides were knotted up, as if someone was snipping them into pieces with scissors, cold sweat dripping down her forehead. She bit down on the blanket corner to suppress her moans. Tears rolled down her cheeks. Whether she was more sad or happy, perhaps no one in this world would ever know. "Brother Yan~." She couldn’t help but murmur between her lips, closing her eyes and sinking into a powerless slumber. In her daze, she dreamed of her future with Brother Yan, her lips unwittingly curling into a blissful smile, the pain seemingly becoming much lighter. As the first rays of the morning sun broke through, she opened her eyes in a daze, her body soaked in sweat, as if she had just been fished out of water.