MLMD – Chapter 11 Confession

After entering the room, Yue Yang casually set a small bundle down by the head of the bed. Without even taking off his shoes, he flopped onto the bed and fell fast asleep, sleeping straight through until the You hour in the afternoon before finally waking up.

When Yue Yang opened his eyes, he saw two slender figures moving back and forth by the window outside. Stretching lazily, he felt that the soreness and swelling in his body—caused by carrying things all night—had eased quite a bit. Just as he was about to get up, he noticed a thin quilt sliding off his body. Sitting up, he then realized that the cloth socks on his feet were gone, and that his feet had been washed clean. Without thinking, Yue Yang knew this had to be done by the Linglong sisters while he was asleep.

Seeing this, a warm current rose in Yue Yang’s heart. Though he had been a complete nobody in modern society, he wasn’t clueless when it came to relationships. He had dated several girlfriends before, but none of them had ever taken such meticulous care of him.

In Yue Yang’s view, under the influence of the long-standing preference for sons over daughters, compounded by technologies like ultrasounds that could identify fetal sex, the gender ratio in modern society had become increasingly unbalanced. Since the beginning of the new century, the bitter consequences had gradually surfaced. With more men than women, women had become a scarce resource. Many women, under the banner of gender equality, pushed tasks that should have belonged to them onto men, while many traditional Chinese virtues gradually disappeared from women, replaced by new slogans like “strong women” and “tough girls.”

Although this was the result of the broader social environment, Yue Yang still preferred the traditional model passed down for thousands of years—men handling matters outside, women managing the home. Or perhaps every man harbors, deep down, a vision of a gentle and virtuous woman. So when he saw this scene, he couldn’t help but feel deeply moved, and called out without thinking:

“Yu Ling, Yu Long!”

“Yes, coming!”

As his voice fell, the graceful figures of the Linglong sisters quickly appeared before him. Today, they looked different from the past few days. Both had changed into simple green cloth dresses, wore plain embroidered shoes, and tied their hair up with cloth ribbons. They could truly be described as “plain skirts and simple hairpins.” Paired with their identical, unadorned, naturally beautiful faces, Yue Yang—who was used to modern, heavily altered beauties—was left staring blankly for quite a while.

Seeing Yue Yang looking as though he had just awakened from a dream, the two beauties covered their mouths and laughed together. Their identical lovely faces radiated the captivating beauty unique to young girls.

After a moment, Yue Yang finally realized his lapse. He coughed lightly in embarrassment and said, “Um, Linglong, you’re both dressed exactly the same today. I almost couldn’t tell you apart. By the way… who washed my feet just now?”

At his words, the big-eyed beauty on the left mischievously rolled her eyes and said with a light laugh, “Young Master, you guess!”

When the sisters were silent, Yue Yang had trouble telling them apart, but the moment she spoke, he recognized her at once and smiled. “So it was Yu Long. That goes without saying—Yu Ling must have washed my feet. Our Long’er definitely wouldn’t have had the thoughtfulness for that.”

“Who says so!” Yu Long jumped up like a kitten whose tail had been stepped on, blushing as she protested. “Even if I didn’t wash Young Master’s feet, I fetched the water, okay? And I even helped cover Young Master with the quilt!”

Looking at Yu Long’s face, red like a ripe apple, Yue Yang couldn’t help but reach out and pinch her smooth little cheek teasingly. “Alright, I know Long’er is the best. How about this—Young Master will give you a gift.”

Before the wronged Yu Long could let out a coquettish complaint, Yue Yang grabbed the bundle by the bed, took something out, and handed it to her with a smile. “Long’er, take a look. Do you like it?”

No girl disliked pretty things. The moment Yu Long took it, she was captivated. It was a beautiful crystal hair ornament, decorated with three pink bauhinia flowers and five or six white crystal beads, strung together with an elastic band. In the sunlight streaming through the window, it shimmered with a faint, enchanting glow.

“Young Master, this… this is really for me?” Yu Long clutched the ornament tightly, her big eyes shining with joy and excitement.

Yue Yang smiled. “Long’er is so well-behaved, of course it’s for you. Do you like it?”

“Mhm, I like it!” Yu Long nodded like a pecking chick, her simple nature making her feelings impossible to hide.

“As long as you like it.”

Seeing Yu Long so happy made Yue Yang happy as well. He turned to Yu Ling and saw that although she looked pleased for her sister, there was also a faint trace of envy in her eyes. Smiling, Yue Yang reached into the bundle again, took out another item, and placed it into Yu Ling’s hand.

“Ling’er, this is for you. See if you like it.”

Yu Ling looked down to find a light-blue crystal bracelet, made of more than ten blue crystals strung together with two small and one large transparent pearl. It looked exquisitely delicate.

Seeing such a beautiful bracelet, Yu Ling’s voice trembled with excitement. “Young Master… I get one too?”

Yue Yang turned away, casually setting the bundle back on the bed, and said matter-of-factly, “Of course. In Yue Family Manor, aside from Grandma and my little sister, the two of you treat me the best. Naturally, you both get gifts. Don’t worry—so long as you behave yourselves and listen, Young Master will give you anything you want!”

…

After a long while, Yue Yang heard no reply. He turned to look at the sisters—and froze. Whether it was the lively Yu Long or the gentle, shy Yu Ling, both had lowered their heads. Not only were their little faces turning red, even the tips of their originally fair ears had flushed.

“What’s wrong with you two? Why aren’t you saying anything? Yu Long, what’s going on?”

Amused by their reaction, Yue Yang mischievously reached out and gently touched both of their cheeks at the same time. A smooth, silky sensation traveled from his fingertips straight to his heart.

To his surprise, instead of reacting with shy protests or dodging away, the sisters kept their heads down and said nothing, letting Yue Yang take advantage of them. The bolder Yu Long even subtly shifted closer to the bed, making it more convenient for him to misbehave. Even Yue Yang was stunned, and the room fell silent.

After a long moment, Yu Long finally spoke in a voice as soft as a mosquito’s buzz. “Young Master… since the old madam has assigned us sisters to serve you, if you don’t disdain us, then we naturally belong to you. And you treat us so well, Young Master… I…”

Yue Yang couldn’t hear the rest, but even if he were slow, he understood Yu Ling’s meaning. Overjoyed, he raised his right hand and pulled Yu Ling’s fragrant shoulder into his arms.

“Mm…”

A soft cry sounded as Yu Ling was drawn tightly against him. A faint maidenly fragrance drifted into Yue Yang’s nose. At that moment, Yu Long’s startled cry rang out as well.

“Young Master… Sister… you!”

Yue Yang lifted his head and saw Yu Long’s flushed face, full of shyness and surprise. With no hesitation, he reached out with his left arm and pulled Yu Long into his embrace as well. Thus, the pair of jade-like sisters were held together in his arms.

Breathing in the similar yet subtly different fragrances from the two sisters, Yue Yang felt as though he were dreaming. Holding such a beautiful pair of sisters in his arms was something he would never have dared imagine before, yet now it had become a vivid reality.

Smelling the sweet scent rising from them, Yue Yang gently asked, “Ling’er, Long’er, are you willing to follow me for a lifetime?”

Held in his arms, the sisters were overwhelmed by the strong masculine aura surrounding them. Having never been so close to a man before, they felt dizzy, as though drunk. Hearing Yue Yang’s words, Yu Ling murmured dreamily, “The old madam assigned… assigned this servant to serve Young Master, so this servant already belongs to you. As long as… as long as Young Master doesn’t despise me… I will serve Young Master for my whole life.”

Hearing Yu Ling’s reply, Yue Yang laughed joyfully, then turned to Yu Long on his left. “Long’er, your sister has already agreed to stay with me for life. What about you?”

As his words fell, Yu Long shifted in his arms, her voice carrying a hint of bashful indignation. “Young Master is really bad. Since… since Sister is already with Young Master, then I… I’ll naturally follow Sister too!”

Hearing the two beautiful girls confess their hearts to him, Yue Yang felt his emotions surge, and a certain part of him began to stir. Just as he was wondering whether to deepen his understanding with the sisters, a knock sounded from outside, followed by Shun Bao’s voice.

“Sister Yu Ling, has Young Master returned? The old madam is urgently looking for him!”