Young Brother-in-law Is Now My Husband

Once Lu Qiang left, both siblings continued their breakfast. Jiang Yuyan ate slowly with her head lowered down as if she was not interested in food.

Nothing could hide from Jiang Yang, but he kept quiet this time and didn't bother his sister, leaving her alone to deal with her thoughts. They finished their breakfast, cleaned the dining table, and went to the living room.

As they sat on the sofa, Jiang Yuyan expected her brother to ask her something as she was sure her brother was aware fo the situation between her and Lu Qiang. 

Jiang Yang asked Nothing and turned on the TV, which surprised her seeing her nosy brother asked her Nothing yet.

"Don't you want to ask me anything, brother?" Jiang Yuyan finally broke the silence.

Jiang Yang looked back at her and asked, "Do you have something to tell me?"

She didn't know how to start it and just said, "You were not home yesterday, so I thought you would ask me something….."

Seeing his sister embarrassed, Jiang Yang averted his sight from her which he fixed on the Tv, "Are you expecting me to ask you, how did you get those marks on your neck?"

Jiang Yuyan was ready to talk about it with her brother, but she felt embarrassed when she heard it from him. She couldn't look at him and felt anxious.

Though Jiang yang didn't look at his sister, her silence was enough to understand what she felt. He didn't look at her as he didn't want to make her feel uncomfortable, knowing all these things were new to her, and she will take time to accept it. Also, because of her past, it will be hard for her to go through it.

"No need to feel embarrassed. I told you before; everything is fine if you don't regret it."

"Mmmm," Jiang Yuyan nodded with her sight lowered down to the floor.

"Are you regretting it?" Jiang Yang asked as he looked at her.

Jiang Yuyan was confused as her mind was overflowing with so many thoughts. "Nope!...Ummm....Actually...I..don't know."

Jiang Yang understood her condition and tried to make her feel relaxed. "It's ok. No need to rush for anything; just follow your heart."

"I guess, I can't," she mumbled.

"Why?"

"At that time...that...thing…." She tried to explain but struggled for words.

"Flashed in front of your eyes?" Jiang Yang completed what she was trying to say.

"Ummmm!" She nodded.

In the morning, when Jiang Yang heard everything from Lu Qiang about her sudden reaction, He understood what must have happened.

"But still you have to face it. It's been eight years. It's time to move on now," he instructed.

"I want to move on, and I am trying hard, but it won't let me be alone." She countered.

"That's all in your mind. I know you are strong, and you have to be because someone is waiting for you." He said.

She looked at her brother, surprised, as she knew he was talking about Lu Qiang. 

"Did he say something?" she asked.

"Nothing much. I think he needs time, too," Jiang Yang replied.

"He was trying to maintain a distance with me today," Jiang Yuyan informed, sadness evident on her face.

"And you felt hurt," Jiang Yang added.

She nodded, "But I hurt him too. He must be thinking that he did something wrong."

"Yup! That's right," Agreeing, Jiang Yang asked, "Do you like him?"

Jiang Yang knew what was in her heart but wanted to listen to it from his sister.

"I don't know, but I like to be with him. Even if he teases me, touch me, I don't hate it." She replied.

Jiang Yang paused for a moment, cleared his throat, and asked, "Did you like it yesterday."

Asking about her kiss with Lu Qiang was not a big deal to ask directly, but what happened yesterday between his sister and Lu Qiang was entirely private.

Talking to Lu Qiang as a friend was different, but she was his sister, who was already feeling embarrassed. Though they were more like friends than being siblings, it was not easy for him to ask her about it. It was like invading her personal space. Still, he asked because he wanted to know her current condition. 

"Yes!" She was hesitant but still accepted that she liked it.

Jiang Yuyan knew why her brother asked this to her. Most of the time, such conversations were like a doctor and patients. As Jiang Yuyan wished to get out of her past, her brother was the only support she had, and for that, she needed to tell him everything.

Moreover, she never hid anything from her brother as she only had him in her life, whom she trusted more than anything and with whom she could share everything. For the last eight years, her brother was her world.

Jiang Yang looked at her smiling pleasantly, "That's a good sign. You will start to accept things soon, just be strong."

"But for that, I can't hurt him again and again." She said with worry.

Jiang Yang smiled, "Don't worry about him. He will be fine."

"But, I don't want him to feel bad about anything. It hurts to see him like this. I think I need to stay away from him," she suggested.

He looked at her, questioningly, "Really? When he was maintaining a distance with you, why did you feel hurt?"

She knew what her brother said was true. "It's ok to hurt me."

Jiang Yang Shifted towards her, held her hand, and asked while looking in her eyes. "Will you listen to me one more time."

She too looked at him and assured, "I will!"

"Don't avoid him. It will hurt him even more," Jiang Yang suggested.

"I'll try."

He patted her head, "Good girl."

Jiang Yang was happy that his sister agreed to listen to him and he was thankful to Lu Qiang for coming into his sister's life as he could be the only medicine to her problem.

It's not the only thing but he could see Lu Qiang truly loved his sister and what more one brother could wish for.