Chapter 196: Did You Break It Down There?

Yang Cai!!

Yes, it was Yang Cai!

This horrifying realization made Yang Xun’s eyes fly wide open, nearly popping out of his head.

He froze in place as if electrocuted, holding his breath as his heart seemed to skip a beat.

Just then, Yang Cai seemed to sense something was wrong. Her long eyelashes fluttered twice, and her clear, bright eyes opened.

She had just woken up, her gaze still a little hazy. When she saw Yang Xun so close, she froze for a moment.

Then, her body suddenly trembled. She could clearly feel a large, warm hand resting on her chest, while the other was brazenly positioned on her most private area...

Realizing the scandalous situation, Yang Cai also froze on the spot, her red lips slightly parted and her mind a complete blank.

Their eyes met.

The air in the entire room seemed to freeze solid at that moment...

"Brother, what... what are you doing?"

A moment later, Yang Cai finally spoke, her voice trembling slightly with a hint of panic and confusion.

Her words were like a bucket of cold water, instantly yanking the dazed Yang Xun back to reality.

He snatched his hands back as if he’d been burned, pulling away with lightning speed.

He leaped off the bed and scrambled to the wall, hitting the light switch with a CLICK.

A dim, yellow light instantly filled the room.

Yang Xun stood by the bed, his face flushing and paling by turns. He had no idea where to put his hands, the picture of extreme awkwardness.

"Xiaocai, you... why are you sleeping in my bed?!"

Yang Xun took a deep breath, trying to make his voice sound normal, but if you listened closely, you could still detect his obvious guilt.

Although they had some skin-to-skin contact when he massaged her body before, that was all for her treatment, and he had never touched *that* kind of place down there.

But just now...

Recalling the moist sensation from his right hand, Yang Xun’s mind exploded with a BUZZ. He desperately wanted to give himself a couple of hard slaps.

’Outrageous, this is absolutely outrageous!’

’I actually got my own sister wet just by touching her!’

Yang Cai was now fully awake. She sat on the bed with her legs pressed tightly together, her hands gripping the edge of the blanket. Her face was as red as a boiled shrimp, and she kept her head down, not daring to look at Yang Xun.

"I... I had a nightmare."

Yang Cai kept her head low, her voice as quiet as a mosquito’s buzz. "I dreamed that my illness couldn’t be cured, that you didn’t want me anymore, Brother. I got scared being all alone, so I came to your room."

She bit her lip and continued, "I smelled your scent on the pillow, and it calmed me down. Then I fell asleep without realizing it... Besides, I didn’t think you were coming back tonight."

Hearing that his sister had a nightmare, Yang Xun’s embarrassment was instantly replaced by a pang of sympathy.

He sighed and walked over to sit on the edge of the bed, deliberately keeping some distance. He reached out and gently patted Yang Cai’s head, saying softly, "Silly girl, what nonsense are you talking about? How could I ever abandon you? Your illness... I will definitely cure it."

Yang Cai looked up, her clear, bright eyes glistening with tears. She bit her lip and asked, "Really?"

"Of course, it’s true."

Yang Xun’s tone was firm. "I’ve already obtained the first medicinal ingredient. I’m working on the remaining four. You can rest completely assured and just wait patiently."

Looking at Yang Xun’s earnest and determined gaze, the fear in her heart finally began to dissipate.

She sniffled and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with the back of her hand. "Brother, I’m sorry. I pretend to be strong during the day, but when I’m alone at night, my mind starts to run wild, and I get scared that one day I’ll just..."

"Don’t think such things!"

Yang Xun cut her off. His tone was stern, but his eyes were full of gentleness. "As long as I’m here, nothing will happen to you."

Soothed by Yang Xun’s reassurance, Yang Cai’s emotions finally settled, and her tears stopped.

Yang Xun stood up, grabbed a jacket from the back of a chair, and draped it over himself. "Alright, it’s getting late. I’ll walk you back to your room so you can sleep."

"I don’t want to!"

Yang Cai’s reaction was unexpected. She shook her head fiercely, grabbed Yang Xun’s wrist, and said stubbornly, "Brother, I want to sleep in your room tonight. If I go back by myself, I’ll have nightmares again."

Yang Xun was taken aback. "Then I’ll sleep on the sofa..."

"No!"

Yang Cai held onto his hand, refusing to let go, and looked at him with pleading eyes. "Brother, please stay and keep me company. Right here, on this bed. Didn’t we used to squeeze onto one bed to sleep all the time when we were little?"

Yang Xun’s scalp tingled. He quickly said, "That was when we were little. You’re all grown up now. How can a brother and sister sleep in the same bed? It’s not appropriate!"

"What’s not appropriate about it?"

Yang Cai pouted and said with righteous confidence, "We’re just sleeping. We’re not going to do anything out of line. Besides... we’re not even related by blood. Even if we did do something, what would it matter?"

"Yang Cai!"

Hearing this, Yang Xun’s expression darkened. He rebuked her in a rare, harsh tone, "What nonsense are you spouting! In my heart, you will always be my little sister, whether we’re related by blood or not! Don’t you ever say anything like that again, do you hear me?!"

"I... I get it."

Startled by Yang Xun’s shouting, Yang Cai looked wronged and said pitifully, "Then we’ll just sleep normally. We definitely won’t do *that* kind of thing, okay? Brother, please? Just for tonight. I really don’t want to be alone..."

Looking at Yang Cai’s pitiful expression, Yang Xun’s heart softened.

He sighed helplessly and finally gave in. "Fine. Just for tonight. But this is the only time."

With that, Yang Xun turned off the light and carefully lay down on the bed.

They lay side by side, deliberately leaving a fist’s width of space between them.

Yang Xun’s entire body was as tense as a drawn bowstring, terrified he might have an inappropriate physical reaction.

He secretly circulated the True Qi in his body, forcefully suppressing the lustful fire stirring in his Dantian. Only then did he manage to keep the lower half of his body in check.

And Yang Cai was true to her word, lying quietly and obediently beside him.

The room grew quiet, with only the sound of the two’s even breathing.

Moonlight spilled through a gap in the curtains, casting a faint, silver-white glow on the floor.

About ten minutes passed.

"Brother, are you asleep?"

Yang Cai suddenly asked in a soft voice.

"Not yet."

Yang Xun shook his head slightly and turned to glance at her. "Why are you still awake?"

Yang Cai was silent for a few seconds, then she suddenly mumbled, "Brother, I can’t sleep now... and it’s all your fault."

Yang Xun was bewildered. "My fault? How is it my fault?"

In the darkness, Yang Cai’s voice grew quieter and quieter, laced with a shyness that made the words difficult to say. "When you... when you touched me just now, it felt too good. I can’t stop thinking about that feeling, my mind is full of that image, and now I can’t fall asleep."

Yang Xun’s body instantly went rigid.

Before he could say a word, Yang Cai’s voice came again. "And... where you touched me down there feels really strange, really itchy. There’s this indescribable feeling... Brother, did you break me down there when you touched me?"