Chapter Eighty-Seven: Half of a Younger Sister-in-Law's Rear Belongs to Her Brother-in-Law!

Ahem, ahem. Xue Tian'ai put down the thick textbook, cleared his throat twice, and rose from the sofa. He walked over to Cen Anan, who was standing there dazed and motionless, and greeted her with a bright smile. “Little sister-in-law, hello. It’s a pleasure to meet you like this!”

Then Xue Tian'ai looked at Qin Mengxue and asked, “Honey, why didn’t you tell me your younger sister was coming today? I almost treated her like a thief and dealt with her. Oh, right—what’s your sister’s name?”

“Cen Anan,” Qin Mengxue answered, though she could not help rolling her eyes at him. In her view, Xue Tian'ai was definitely putting on another act to scare Anan.

“Oh, so you’re Anan. My name is Xue Tian'ai, and I’m your brother-in-law. Please take good care of me from now on!” Xue Tian'ai said, turning his gaze back to Cen Anan.

At the moment, Cen Anan’s expression was extremely amusing. Those black, grape-like eyes were practically written through with bewilderment; paired with the oversized coat and the faint glimpse of white underclothes beneath it, she looked rather like a naughty little doll.

“Sis... you’re in a relationship? W-when did that happen? Why didn’t I know anything about it?” After staring at Xue Tian'ai for a while, Cen Anan turned back and looked at Qin Mengxue in utter disbelief.

Just last month, when she had come with Qin Mengxue to attend the charity gala in North City, Qin Mengxue had still been single. How had she suddenly acquired a brother-in-law in less than a month? Could her cousin’s move to another place have something to do with this too?

This seemingly simple question left Qin Mengxue at a loss. In a relationship? Did she and Xue Tian'ai even count as being in one? There had been no confession, no courtship, and not even the slightest emotional foundation between them—yet they had already been married for three years. Did that count as dating?

“Well, that’s a long story. Anan, let’s go sit on the sofa and I’ll tell you,” Qin Mengxue said with a helpless sigh. Indeed, her relationship with Xue Tian'ai was not something that could be explained in a sentence or two.

She took Cen Anan by the hand and passed the shopping bag to Xue Tian'ai, saying, “Xue Tian'ai, Anan and I are going to talk for a while. Go make dinner first. These are the vegetables I just bought.”

“Roger that! I guarantee a superb completion of the mission!” Xue Tian'ai took the bag from her with the air of a model domestic husband.

As he opened the bag and peered inside, he asked, “Honey, what did you buy—” But before he could finish, he froze.

Yet after less than a second of daze, a wicked smile immediately curved his lips. “Honey, are you on your monthly visitor?”

“Yes, Anan just came over today, didn’t she?” Qin Mengxue was also startled. What was he asking that for?

“No, no, no—I’m not talking about Anan. I’m talking about your monthly visitor!” Xue Tian'ai lifted out the sanitary pads Qin Mengxue had just bought with one hand and grinned lasciviously.

The instant Qin Mengxue saw the sanitary pads in Xue Tian'ai’s hand, she went completely blank. Then her face flushed redder and redder, hotter and hotter, until at last, when it seemed her skin had reached boiling point, she cried out at once.

“Ah! Xue Tian'ai, you bastard, give them back to me!”

With that, Qin Mengxue lunged at him to snatch the sanitary pads from his hand.

Naturally, Xue Tian'ai would not let her succeed so easily. While dodging, he kept looking at the pads in his hand and said, “So, honey, you use the Seven-Day Space brand. I thought you’d use A-B-C instead.”

“Xue Tian'ai, you bastard, shut up! Hurry up and give them back to me!” She could not bring herself to say the actual words, yet she could not catch him either. So Qin Mengxue could only glare in exasperation as he danced away with her sanitary pads, utterly helpless.

“Heh heh heh, but you were the one who handed them to me personally. It’s not like I took them myself!” Xue Tian'ai said, smiling as he shook the sanitary pads in his hand.

“Ahhh! Xue Tian'ai, if you’ve got the nerve, stand right there! I’m going to kill you!”

With that, Qin Mengxue chased after him again.

Seeing her cousin in such a state, Cen Anan was utterly dumbfounded. In her memory since childhood, her cousin had always been a very cool and aloof ice beauty, not only with a remarkably high IQ and striking looks, but also with an excellent family upbringing—quiet, graceful, and lovely.

Still, this version of her wasn’t bad either. Compared with her former cold demeanor, Cen Anan thought the lively, spirited little-girl version of Qin Mengxue was even more charming.

“Sis, should I go upstairs for a bit? I’ll leave the downstairs to you two.” Cen Anan felt she ought to say something now, or else the two of them would keep ignoring her.

That remark was effective enough. The two who had been chasing each other both stopped, and now both Xue Tian'ai and Qin Mengxue looked a little embarrassed. They had unconsciously begun fooling around and had completely forgotten Cen Anan.

“Ahem, Anan, are you hungry too? I’ll have Xue Tian'ai make you something delicious right away!” Qin Mengxue said, clearing her throat awkwardly before turning to Xue Tian'ai. “Xue Tian'ai, go cook!”

“Got it, ma’am. Since my little sister-in-law is here tonight, I’ll make plenty of delicious dishes!” Xue Tian'ai declared with great confidence, though inwardly he could not help muttering in puzzlement: When had the renowned god of assassins, the eldest young master of the Xue family, become an exclusive cook without even realizing it?

Though he was grumbling inside, Xue Tian'ai still turned and headed for the kitchen.

“Xue Tian'ai, wait—you still need to give that back to me…” Qin Mengxue certainly had not forgotten this important matter. She had originally had him come home first today precisely so he would not see her buying sanitary pads.

Yet she had not expected to botch it completely. Not only had she failed to keep him from knowing she bought them, she had also allowed a misunderstanding to arise between him and Anan. A mistake—an unforgivable mistake!

“Honey, actually I think A-B-C is better than Seven-Day Space!” Xue Tian'ai said with a grin, tossing the sanitary pads back to Qin Mengxue.

Then, before Qin Mengxue could react, Xue Tian'ai slipped away in a flash, darted into the kitchen, and got busy.

“That bastard! Would it kill him to tease me for just one day?” Qin Mengxue ground her teeth in frustration, though beneath her annoyance there was also a faint sweetness.

She caught the sanitary pads Xue Tian'ai had thrown over, hurriedly stuffed them into her pocket, then turned back to Cen Anan with a smile. “Anan, dinner will be ready soon. Come on, let’s chat for a while first.”

With that, Qin Mengxue led Cen Anan back to the sofa and sat down.

“Sis,” Cen Anan asked, staring straight at Qin Mengxue with wide eyes, “when did you start dating? Why didn’t I know anything about it?”

“And your husband is way too mean! He actually scared me just now!” Cen Anan did not forget to complain about Xue Tian'ai. Her brother-in-law was absolutely doing it on purpose!

“I’ve already registered and gotten married to him...” Qin Mengxue said softly.

“What?!! Sis, you’re married? How did I not know... wait, do Uncle Qin and Aunt Lan know? Sis, how did you just go and get married? How long have you even known him?” Cen Anan felt as though her worldview had once again been cruelly reset. At first, she had thought Qin Mengxue was merely dating Xue Tian'ai. She had never imagined the two of them had already gone and gotten their marriage certificate.

“Uh, about a week, I think.”

“A week?! Just one week, and you got your marriage certificate with your brother-in-law? Sis, are you sure you don’t have a fever?” Cen Anan widened her eyes and reached out in disbelief to touch Qin Mengxue’s forehead.

“Anan, I’m fine. Although Xue Tian'ai and I have only known each other for a week, we’ve actually been married for three years...”

“Wait, wait, wait, sis... now I’m confused all over again. Let me catch my breath. You two have known each other for less than a week, so how have you been married for three years?” Cen Anan now felt as though she were someone who had crossed over from another world. She could not make heads or tails of what Qin Mengxue was saying.

“Well, that’s a long story...” Qin Mengxue let out a soft sigh and began telling Cen Anan how her marriage to Xue Tian'ai had come about.

After about a quarter of an hour, Qin Mengxue finally finished explaining exactly what had happened between her and Xue Tian'ai.

Cen Anan nodded, then blinked her large eyes and looked at Qin Mengxue with some excitement. “Sis, so you’re the daughter-in-law of the capital’s Xue family now?”

“Yes, that’s right,” Qin Mengxue replied with a nod.

“And my brother-in-law is the Xue family’s eldest grandson? Which means he’s the Xue family’s young master?” Cen Anan’s lips even curved slightly at this point, and the excitement in her voice was impossible to restrain.

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Oh, yeah!” Cen Anan jumped up from the sofa in delight, a smile spreading so hard she could hardly contain it.

Qin Mengxue was a little dazed by now. Why was this girl so excited? “Anan, what’s wrong? Why are you so happy?”

“Sis, just think about it! The Xue family is so insanely powerful! And now I’ve got the Xue family’s young master as my brother-in-law, doesn’t that mean I can swagger around with impunity from now on? Whoever bullies me, can’t I just have my brother-in-law bully them back? Besides, the Xue family is loaded, so my brother-in-law must be rich too! What brother-in-law would ever mistreat his little sister-in-law?”

Cen Anan’s eyes now seemed filled with a whole galaxy, glittering brilliantly with excitement and delight.

After hearing Cen Anan’s words, Qin Mengxue could not help but be rendered speechless. What was wrong with her cousin? Shouldn’t the normal reaction, after hearing such a story, be to comfort her properly? Shouldn’t she be joining her in condemning the darkness of a wealthy family marriage alliance?

Then why did this girl look as though she herself were the one getting married?

“What are you two talking about? So happy.” At that moment, Xue Tian'ai came out of the kitchen wearing glasses and a little braid, carrying the dishes and tableware.

“Brother-in-law, brother-in-law!” The moment Cen Anan saw Xue Tian'ai come out, her eyes lit up even more. She shouted loudly, then ran barefoot like a little penguin to stand before him, gazing at him in admiration. “Brother-in-law, have you ever heard a saying?”

“What saying?” Xue Tian'ai was still rather baffled by this sudden intimacy from his little sister-in-law, but he still asked back.

“A little sister-in-law’s butt is half her brother-in-law’s!” Cen Anan said solemnly, shaking her tiny pink fist.

At hearing that... the air seemed to freeze in an instant.

Xue Tian'ai’s mouth twitched.

Qin Mengxue’s mouth twitched too.

Only Cen Anan looked at Xue Tian'ai with innocent sincerity, grinning foolishly...

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P.S. I recommend a few good books by friends: The First Sword Against the Heavens, The Three Kingdoms Cheat System, Immortal Origin Unending, Rebirth: The Boss Is Hongjun, My Wife’s Empress Dream, and The Hidden Saintly Immortal.