Zhou Family Daughter-in-law — 21.4

　　After falling into a dream that night, she finally saw the peach forest again. Xuan Du was sitting under an old tree drinking, his robe fluttering in the wind, and he looked like an immortal who was about to be blown away by the wind.

　　The moment she saw him, Zhang Xiaoyan clearly felt a surge of joy, though her expression remained etched with anger. “Xuandu, where have you been these days?” She snatched the wine jug from Xuandu’s hand, glaring at him with blazing eyes. She hadn’t dreamed of him since she gave birth, and she’d thought he’d vanished completely.

　　”Do you miss me?” Xuandu was not angry. Instead, he smiled rarely and asked softly.

　　Zhang Xiaoyan was stunned and stared at him again, “What do you mean…”

　　Xuan Du pulled her to sit down, then suddenly leaned in close, pinched her chin and lifted it slightly, and whispered word by word: “I said, if you sleep with me, you will be responsible…”

　　She was completely petrified. “Responsible? How?”

　　Xuandu held her hand and squeezed it hard, saying softly but without any resistance, “Come back with me.”

　　”What?” She blinked.

　　”If you reject me now, I will disappear from your world forever…Ah Tan…” He said slowly, but called out a strange name at the end.

　　Zhang Xiaoyan’s heart trembled. When he called out that name, many images flashed through her mind in a flash. The sealed memories of the past rushed into her mind one by one, shocking her so much that she froze on the spot.

　　She remembered her identity. She was not human, she was A-Tan, the fourth princess of the demon clan…

　　Xuandu was a demon, her friend, a childhood sweetheart. And now she was sleeping with her best friend! He was holding her responsible. What did he mean by that?

　　She tried hard to calm her chaotic emotions, and asked with a stiff smile, “Xuan Du, why did you follow me here… and… and still parasitize on me…”

　　Seeing that she couldn’t even speak clearly, Xuandu’s expression was no better than hers, but he suppressed his emotions and said slowly, “I just want to give myself a chance. If nothing changes this time, then I will completely give up…”

　　”What are you talking about?” She understood every word, but why didn’t she understand when they were put together? Her mind was in a mess now. She had slept with her friend so many times. Her heart was as tangled as a mess, and he was saying things she couldn’t understand.

　　Looking at her confused expression, Xuan Du frowned and suddenly held her face close to him. His usually cold eyes were now filled with anxiety and repressed emotions, and his scorching gaze almost burned her.

　　”In the demon clan, you slept with so many men, but never slept with me. You said that because we were friends, you refused to sleep with me… refused to love me… So I gave myself a chance. I wanted to know if… if we were not friends, would you…” At the end of the words, Xuandu’s white jade face was flushed, and the unfinished words did not need to be said anymore.

　　She was stunned, staring at him for a long time without saying a word.

　　He was her friend, a perception she had held in her mind for centuries, unwavering. Demons were known for their unbridled indulgence in pleasure, including sex. She was happy to have sex with any handsome and strong man she liked, but among all the men she had, she had never considered sleeping with him. Because in her mind, they were friends, not sex buddies…

　　”Ah Tan, do you still think we’re just friends?” Xuan Du suppressed his emotions, holding her face tightly and demanding. He had confessed to her, but she had always just thought he was joking, just a friend, a damn friend, just because they had known each other since childhood. So he was not even as good as those sex partners who had slept with her. At least they still had a chance…

　　She’d had enough of the demon clan and had come to play in another world, so he took this opportunity to see if, after she’d lost her memory and forgotten him, they’d meet again, as adults, without any childhood sweethearts. Would she still just consider him a friend? If so, he could really give up.

　　But it turns out not to be.

　　”Xuan Du, this…that…” Zhang Xiaoyan was frightened by his stare. She couldn’t adjust psychologically. She struggled to grab his hand and had an urge to escape. “My mind is a little confused now. I, I’ll go back first…” She said as she was about to get up.

　　Xuandu’s eyes dimmed, and he said softly, “Atan… I understand… Take care…”

　　The desperate tone startled her. She turned around, but there was no one in sight. Before she could react, Zhang Xiaoyan’s vision faded into a blur of white. Then, a force pulled her out, and she jolted awake. Panting heavily, she quickly stripped off her clothes, only to find that the tattoo on her back had indeed vanished.

　　Never see you again?

　　She frowned, chewed on these words hard, and finally sighed and admitted defeat. Compared to an insignificant sex partner, she really couldn’t give up this friend.

　　The Zhou family’s daughter-in-law disappeared, leaving behind only a letter stating that their fate had ended and there was no need to search for her. Unconvinced, Zhou’s father and brothers suspected she had met with an accident. They reported the incident to the police, who then investigated, only to find that not only had their daughter-in-law vanished, but her parents had also vanished, as if they had never existed.

　　Zhou’s father and son never gave up searching and waiting, but the beautiful daughter-in-law never appeared again and disappeared completely.

　　Zhang Xiaoyan returned to the demon clan, leaving with complete freedom. Neither the Zhou family father and son, nor her five sons, could hold her back. She had originally intended to play the true love game in the human world like her elder sister, but she ended up sleeping with her own friend…

　　The Zhou family father and son were naturally happy when they slept, but that was only physical. They did not have any spiritual resonance. But she knew it was different from the unprecedented wonderful feeling when she slept with Xuandu.

　　Xuandu’s promise to never see her again made her a little angry. So after returning to the Demon Tribe, she didn’t look for him, but waited patiently. After a few days, Xuandu was the first to lose his patience.

　　He who loves first always loses first.

　　When he heard the news that she had returned to the Demon Clan, he thought she would come to find him, but after waiting for a few days without any news, he could no longer hold back and took the initiative to come to her house, but was stopped outside the gate by the guards.

　　Xuandu rushed into her boudoir without hesitation and excitedly hugged her standing by the window. Zhang Xiaoyan smiled charmingly and scratched his face with her fingers, “Didn’t you say you didn’t want to see me… Why did you go back on your word…”

　　”Because you’re back.” Xuan Du tightened his grip on her waist, his expression unable to maintain its composure any longer. She was back; that was the answer. He knew she still had him in her heart. He then hugged her tightly, lowered his head, and looked at her with burning eyes, asking, “Are we still friends?”

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　　She nodded and curled her lips: “Friends can also go to bed. And your sexual ability is pretty good.” More than just good, it’s better than everyone else.

　　After saying that, she grabbed him and pushed him to the bed.