Fell In Love With My Older Sister’s Friend - Chapter 105

Xu Luzhi never dreamed that after only a few years of marriage, she would have a daughter.

When the little one was brought before her, she looked up at her. She had a delicate, clean little face that bore some resemblance to Lin Qingyue, with big eyes that held a steadfastness unbefitting her age.

Xu Luzhi had just stepped in and taken a sip of water when she was caught off guard by the child’s soft voice calling out, “Mama.”

She choked on the water, which got stuck halfway down her throat, and ended up coughing violently.

Lin Qingyue suppressed a smile while patting her back, “Why so excited?”

Xu Luzhi shot her an annoyed look. Who wouldn’t be excited to come home from work and find a daughter suddenly there?

Before she could even ask for clarification, the child tugged at Lin Qingyue’s skirt and softly called out, “Mama.”

The innocent, big eyes blinked, and somehow, Xu Luzhi detected a hint of cunning in them. A natural intelligence.

Lin Qingyue’s heart softened at the call. She immediately bent down, picked up the child, and nuzzled her chin against the little one’s head. “So good.”

Xu Luzhi: “…”

The little girl smiled sweetly in her arms. At four or five years old, she already knew very well how to win people over, planting kisses all over Lin Qingyue’s face, making her beam with delight.

What a warm scene of motherly love and filial piety.

Xu Luzhi’s expression didn’t change, but she felt a pang of jealousy. Although she knew being jealous of a child was inappropriate, her tone cooled slightly, “Where did she come from?”

Before she could question further, Lin Qingyue looked wronged instead. She blinked her peach blossom eyes and said petulantly, “Surely she wasn’t born to me with someone else?”

Xu Luzhi was torn between laughter and tears. “Of course, not with someone else. I just meant, where did you get the child?”

“What do you think?” Lin Qingyue playfully pouted, put the child down, and just gave a knowing look. The child intelligently ran over to Xu Luzhi and repeated the act.

Clutching Xu Luzhi’s clothes with one hand, she awkwardly hugged Xu Luzhi with the other, calling out “Mama” non-stop.

The little girl’s voice was sweet and soft, the repeated calls melting one’s heart.

Xu Luzhi was helpless against her and picked her up. She then saw a triumphant look on the child’s face as she planted a few kisses on Xu Luzhi’s cheek.

She was also quite obedient. She must have been bathed, as she exuded the same sweet scent as Lin Qingyue, which slightly lessened Xu Luzhi’s feeling of unfamiliarity toward her.

Lin Qingyue’s peach blossom eyes curved as she announced, “She is our child.”

Xu Luzhi put the little girl down, got the big orange cat as a toy for her, and then pulled Lin Qingyue aside, asking suspiciously, “Did you get IVF behind my back?”

That was impossible, though. They had been inseparable for so many years; she hadn’t seen Lin Qingyue’s stomach ever get bigger.

A certain part of her, however, was getting bigger.

Lin Qingyue: “…”

Xu Luzhi then asked, “Surrogacy?”

Lin Qingyue looked aggrieved. “Is that what I am in your eyes?”

She grumbled and acted spoiled, “So in Zhizhi’s heart, I am that kind of person.”

Xu Luzhi lightly poked the woman’s nose and smiled gently. “Adopting a little one and not reporting it to me in advance don’t you know what kind of person you are, sister?”

Lin Qingyue, having been found out, leaned into Xu Luzhi, hugging her neck and nuzzling into her embrace, saying sweetly, “Ah, I was just carried away in the moment…”

“Besides, I asked you before about how you felt about having children.” When Lin Qingyue acted shamelessly, her entire peach blossom eyes curved, making her exceptionally beautiful.

What she said was not untrue. Xu Luzhi was still young, but Lin Qingyue was already over thirty. Although many people had children later in life now, objectively speaking, the older one gets, the less favorable it is for fertility.

Not to mention that for a same sex couple to have children, adoption or IVF were the only options. Over the years, Xu Luzhi’s family had repeatedly urged them to have children, but Xu Luzhi had managed to fend them all off.

Lin Qingyue had asked her several times if she wanted children, and Xu Luzhi had firmly shaken her head.

She was in the ascendant phase of her career and temporarily did not want to give birth herself. Moreover, she couldn’t bear for Lin Qingyue to suffer or struggle through it, so she forbade Lin Qingyue from having a child either.

As for adoption… there was no age limit, and there was no rush.

Most importantly, their life of two people and one cat was already lively enough, and having only been with her sister for a few years, she selfishly didn’t want to be disturbed by a child in their world for two.

Lin Qingyue, however, seemed very interested in children. She had even taught at a hope primary school in the mountain village several times, showing great patience for the children, and was very popular.

Xu Luzhi knew that her mother was close by but could not be reunited, so all her yearning for kinship was projected onto the child. She was also exceptionally calm and gentle towards the big orange cat.

Thus, Xu Luzhi had agreed, allowing Lin Qingyue to adopt a child, but said there was no immediate rush.

Unexpectedly, Lin Qingyue was so impatient that she brought a child home so soon. And without a single word of warning.

Xu Luzhi was upset. She bit Lin Qingyue’s neck lightly and whispered, “Am I just not enough for you, sister?”

“Sister isn’t satisfied enough, are you feeling lonely with just one person, is that it?”

“Or perhaps sister is tired of the life of two wives and wants a family of three?”

She pestered her relentlessly, kissing Lin Qingyue’s cheek and neck repeatedly, stopping short of her lips, as if deliberately giving her a “punishment.”

Lin Qingyue was breathless from the kisses, only managing to gasp out broken pleas in between, “Mm… no… it’s not that… I am satisfied, really…”

Xu Luzhi was relentless, pressing her again and again, kissing everywhere on Lin Qingyue’s face and neck, but still avoiding her lips.

Lin Qingyue, unable to bear it any longer, finally reached out her tongue and actively licked and kissed Xu Luzhi’s soft lips.

Xu Luzhi deftly evaded the kiss, reaching around from behind to cause trouble in front, seemingly to emphasize her “punishment.”

Lin Qingyue’s lips were slightly parted, her pink tongue sticking out, with nowhere to lick, looking utterly wronged. She actively begged for mercy, “I was wrong, Zhizhi, can I have one kiss, please?”

Xu Luzhi glanced at the child playing with her back turned and said nothing.

Lin Qingyue tried again, taking Xu Luzhi’s hand and placing it below her own body. Her peach blossom eyes were filled with mist, as was a certain area, ardently proving how proactive she was in admitting her mistake.

Xu Luzhi slowly and deliberately picked her up and carried her back to the bedroom, closing the door.

Lin Qingyue let out a surprised cry as Xu Luzhi’s lips fiercely sealed hers, allowing only fragmented sounds of begging to escape, blocked out by the soundproof bedroom door.

Outside the door, the little girl stood quietly. Her unblemished face held an uncharacteristic calmness, waiting patiently for a result.

The big orange cat lay at her feet, pawing at her trouser leg, sniffing curiously, unable to understand why there was a new little master.

After a long while, Xu Luzhi carried Lin Qingyue out after they had washed up and changed clothes. Lin Qingyue was too weak in the legs to stand and was humming faintly on the bed, saying she needed to rest for a while.

Xu Luzhi gently kissed her forehead, tucked her in, quickly tied up her hair, and pushed the door open.

As soon as she opened it, she met the gaze of the little girl waiting outside. Her eyes were clear and pure, holding a stubborn quality that was reminiscent of rustling bamboo forests covering the mountainside.

Xu Luzhi gently closed the door, crouched down, and looked into her eyes, asking softly, “How old are you?”

The girl replied, “Four.”

Such a well-behaved child. An ordinary child in an unfamiliar environment, having been ignored for so long, might have already burst into tears, yet this one waited for so long without much change in expression.

She also knew that this was a day of great importance for the girl’s fate; Xu Luzhi’s attitude would determine whether she could leave that mountain village.

Xu Luzhi continued, “What is your name?”

The girl shook her head. “Mama said, you get to name me.”

She was a clean slate, unconditionally handing over her trust and a soft, warm embrace in exchange for a bit of security.

She really couldn’t imagine what she had been through before.

Lin Qingyue first met this little girl by the stream in the mountain village. By the fast-flowing stream, a group of women were washing clothes, among them was a small, frail silhouette, tiny and diligently scrubbing clothes with all her might.

The local gossip in the village was rampant. Lin Qingyue only stood there for a short while before she understood the whole story: this little girl, who didn’t even have a name, also had a mother who was bought. She died from difficult childbirth shortly after giving birth, a double tragedy, a dead mother and child. The father treated her poorly, making her work every day. And now, even that unreliable father had passed away from illness. With just a little leftover food, she could manage for a few more days. If things dragged on, it was unknown who the unvalued girl would end up with either starving to death or being sold off as a child bride.

Lin Qingyue’s heart stirred. After watching coldly from the side of the stream for a while, she only intercepted the little girl as she walked past, shakily trying to carry a basin.

Lin Qingyue asked her, “Do you want to go to school? Board and lodging are free.”

The little girl seemed startled and instinctively took a step back. When she recognized that Lin Qingyue was an important person, she nodded lightly, then shook her head. Her voice was crisp and decisive: “I want to leave here.”

At such a young age, she had already learned the word “leave.” Was it taught to her by her mother? The child was indeed small, not even reaching Lin Qingyue’s thigh, yet she had learned emotional management so early. A natural spiritual quality emanated from her.

For some reason, this persistent and quiet gaze reminded her of Xu Luzhi in the beginning equally intelligent and well-behaved, knowing when to advance and retreat, making it impossible for her to refuse.

Lin Qingyue gently held the little girl’s hand and asked, “Do you want… to be my daughter?”

As if guided by an impulse, she brought the little girl home, bathed her, changed her clothes, and filled her stomach. She emphasized repeatedly, “You have another Mama. Only if she agrees can you continue to stay here, do you understand?”

The little girl chewed on a waffle and nodded seriously, “I understand, Mama.”

She was not shy at all in half a day, she had coaxed out Lin Qingyue’s maternal instincts. Now, even Xu Luzhi was surprised by how quiet and well-behaved she was. Her obedience had some sharp edges; the little schemes she used to achieve her goals were not at all annoying, but rather endearing. She was somewhat like Lin Qingyue herself; no wonder Lin Qingyue couldn’t resist her at first sight.

Thinking of Lin Qingyue’s gentle demeanor towards the child, Xu Luzhi sighed and asked, “Then shall I name you… Lin Ji, is that alright?”

Lin Ji : Clear sky after snow, gaining light.

Lin Qingyue’s daughter should be luckier, possessing the wholehearted love of two mothers from such a young age, no longer fearing the heavy snow, able to live openly under the sun.

The little girl leaned softly against Xu Luzhi’s head, wrapping her arms around her neck, “Okay, Mama.”