A long while.
The room was quiet; it seemed that sister-in-law and Song Yue had not been woken up.
Lin Fan let out a quiet breath.
He stood up and said to himself with a self-mocking smile, "I'm acting like a thief. Once my house is built, I can do whatever I want."
Fortunately, the kitchen door was not locked!
Lin Fan tiptoed and walked to the west wing door in the dim moonlight.
He bent over, gently placed the axe on the ground.
Then, he gripped the door handle and slowly pulled the door open, searching for his own cabinet.
"Found it!"
Behind a green pickled vegetable jar was the cabinet where the Crimson Blood Lingzhi was hidden.
Such a divine item, hidden in a cabinet, was rather embarrassing!
Lin Fan carefully moved the jar aside, then quietly opened the cabinet door.
As the flashlight beam shone inside, a vibrant, luminous plant immediately emitted a mysterious, cool glow.
"A treasure is a treasure. It looks extraordinary at first glance."
Lin Fan praised in a low voice.
The Crimson Blood Lingzhi was exactly the same as when he first saw it.
It was as if no dust in the world could affect it.
He wondered what his sister-in-law was thinking, placing a few stones next to it.
Did she make a nest for it?
Lin Fan gave a wry smile, "It's already dug up, do you think it can still lay eggs?"
He reached out and plucked a thumb-sized piece from the cold Crimson Blood Lingzhi.
Fu Lizhi's students, though many, only used one herb.
He, by himself, was using such a divine item; this piece should be enough.
If not, he'd figure it out later.
Lin Fan nodded to himself and then ate it in one bite.
It was soft, resilient, and chewy, but tasteless.
It was just like the plain noodles he ate daily, the kind without any seasoning.
In short, it didn't taste good.
After eating, his goal for this trip was achieved.
He restored the scene to its original state, then carefully walked out.
Clang!
A loud metallic sound.
Lin Fan's heart skipped a beat, and he stared at his feet in shock.
He hadn't paid attention when closing the door and accidentally stepped on the axe on the ground.
"Sister Xue'er, I heard some noise outside."
Slam!
The light turned on, and Song Yue's voice came from inside the room.
Lin Fan was in a panic, having made a noise when he was about to leave.
Whoosh!
The curtain was suddenly pulled open.
Song Yue, wearing an overcoat with no buttons fastened, pressed against the glass and looked around.
"Shush, shush, shush!"
Lin Fan, in the dim light, approached the window and made a silencing gesture to Song Yue.
Seeing Lin Fan, Song Yue's eyes widened instantly, and she swallowed her shout.
"So it's just a wild cat!"
Song Yue said to herself, "I'll go out and scare it away."
In less than three seconds, Song Yue ran out.
"What are you doing here in the middle of the night?"
Song Yue's brows were furrowed as she glared at Lin Fan.
Lin Fan was momentarily at a loss for words, stammering "I, I, I" without being able to form a coherent sentence.
Seeing him like this, Song Yue immediately misunderstood.
"Forget it, I'll finish what needs to be done for you, then you leave quickly."
"Come inside, there are mosquitoes outside."
After speaking, Song Yue grabbed his hand and pulled him into the house.
Lin Fan was extremely stunned.
What was going on?
It wasn't until they were inside that Lin Fan realized what she intended to do.
"I just came to get the antidote, how did it turn into stealing precious jade and stealing kisses?"
Lin Fan was very helpless.
He had no such intentions right now. All he wanted was to figure out what that thing was.
Song Yue pulled Lin Fan into the room, then looked cautiously towards Xia Xue's room.
Seeing no movement from Xia Xue's room, she gently closed the door.
In the past few days, she had been subtly trying to pry information out of Xia Xue.
She said she was willing to be Lin Fan's lover, but if she could marry him formally, wouldn't she want that?
But Xia Xue always beat around the bush, only hinting that Lin Fan should marry a good girl.
And she already had a child; time couldn't be reversed, so how could she become a girl again?
Therefore, she had given up hope and could only leave it to fate.
"You're something else, so impatient?"
Song Yue said with a playful scold.
Her small nose flared, and her breathing became rapid.
Lin Fan saw a charming glow on her face, like that of a hot spring.
"I missed you."
Lin Fan pondered for a moment, then an idea flashed through his mind, and he came up with this reason.
Upon hearing this, Song Yue's beautiful eyes immediately became moist.
A deep affection and boundless sweetness struck her heart.
Lin Fan's simple words were like honey, making her infatuated and lost in the moment.
"Xiao Fan~"
Song Yue's voice trembled, and in fact, her entire body was trembling.
"It's not that I don't want to give myself to you, but your sister-in-law is in the next room, so we can only do it like that..."
Song Yue's tone was pleading, as if she felt she was letting him down.
"Mmm."
Lin Fan didn't think much of it.
He hadn't come with that intention at all. Being able to have this much was already a huge win!
"Turn off the lights, don't let your sister-in-law see."
Song Yue said, and Lin Fan immediately turned off the lights.
The room plunged into darkness.
Song Yue fumbled for Lin Fan in the dark and shyly said, "Xiao Fan, you can just stand."
"It's not that I don't want you to get on the bed, I'm afraid you... this bed is old, it creaks whenever it moves."
For some reason, she was exceptionally good to Lin Fan today, not at all like her usual fiery self.
In the past, she didn't like such things at all.
But after falling in love with Lin Fan, she was a hundred percent willing.
Unconsciously, her heart had sunk for Lin Fan, no longer caring about worldly constraints.
In the darkness, Lin Fan's eyes shone brilliantly.
He could clearly see Song Yue's flushed face and her beautiful eyes burning like two fires.
"What's wrong with her today?"
"Usually, she's reluctant and needs coaxing before half-heartedly complying. Today, she seems very proactive."
Time slowly passed.
Under the pale moonlight.
Faint creaking sounds gradually filled the room.
Song Yue was right, the bed was too old and creaked with every movement.
"Cough cough..."
Suddenly, a cough made Song Yue jump.
Immediately after, she thought to herself, "If we get discovered, then so be it!"
At worst, she'd be laughed at for the rest of her life!
She just wanted to be with Lin Fan, and was willing even without a title.
"Sister, what are you doing?"
Xia Xue's voice made both of them freeze.
Song Yue was so scared she almost fainted, her eyes rolling back.
Her house was a three-bedroom layout, less than three meters away from Xia Xue's room.
"Sh-sister Xue'er, it's nothing, just a mosquito, I killed it."
In the critical moment, Song Yue came up with this excuse.
"What kind of bug is it, that you hit it so many times?"
Xia Xue said, getting out of bed and walking towards Song Yue's room.
Hearing the movement, Lin Fan quickly climbed out the window and ran.