Panda Cub – Chapter 77

Younger sister

At this moment, she didn’t know what to say, and she didn’t even know what to do next.

The flames stirred by Jing Dan were still burning, but there was no one to extinguish them, and she felt an extraordinary pain.

She sighed softly, her palm gently stroking the panda cub’s head, her gaze somewhat vacant. Was the night of their bond going to end in such a ridiculous manner?

Jing Dan shook her head to clear it a bit, then looked down at her own paws. She awkwardly leaned over to kiss He Ying’s mouth, murmuring vaguely, “Wait for me, I’ll be right back!”

After comforting He Ying, she lowered her head to concentrate on transforming herself into human form.

He Ying: “…” Letting her wait again, what if she changes back later? Wouldn’t it be even harder to endure?

Moreover, why does she feel like she’s stepping on tofu right now?

Her heart was increasingly in turmoil.

But as her body suddenly felt heavier, this thought was pushed aside. The transformed Jing Dan was now leaning down, her lips moist, kissing her.

She smiled helplessly, and in the end, she surrendered to Jing Dan’s advances.

“Mm…”

He Ying arched her back, her hand tightly gripping the sheets beside her. Her gaze grew increasingly hazy, but amid the haze, she could still see Jing Dan’s head swaying in front of her, gradually moving downward. Once Jing Dan had control of every point, all He Ying could anticipate was the overwhelming sensation.

Tears glistened at the corners of He Ying’s eyes, her tightly clenched teeth releasing a faint moan. Unable to resist, she reached up and grabbed Jing Dan’s long hair, the silky strands wrapping around her hand, much like how Jing Dan’s world enveloped her.

Their tongues entangled, soft places meeting, He Ying felt as though all her senses were slowing down. She could vividly sense every movement of Jing Dan and the feedback she herself was providing.

Her toes curled together, the arch of her foot forming an incredible curve. She even felt a sensation that if she continued, she might snap. Yet, she didn’t want to distance herself from what Jing Dan was offering too soon. As a critical point approached, she began to tremble all over, then her entire body relaxed, breathing heavily with a sense of weakness.

Jing Dan climbed up and kissed the corner of her lips, softly saying, “See, I told you, just wait a moment.”

Her voice still carried the intoxicating ambiguity unique to drunkenness, but because she always spoke with He Ying with a hint of tenderness, it seemed even more muddled.

He Ying lifted her hand to embrace her, leaning against her while breathing lightly. She didn’t have much strength to respond to her words anymore. The previous waves were too overwhelming, so overwhelming that, at that moment, she felt incapable of bearing it.

Jing Dan leaned down to kiss her on the lips, but she still remembered something she hadn’t done. Her hand wandered downward, once again firmly grasping He Ying’s attention in her own hands.

This time, even He Ying herself seemed to lose consciousness as if she were drunk. So much so that when she woke up the next day, she couldn’t remember what had happened between them in the end.

She groggily opened her eyes.

Exhaustion, yet accompanied by ultimate satisfaction.

She instinctively lifted her hand to embrace Jing Dan. Her mind could only recall the first part of what they had done together. She remembered pressing against Jing Dan later, but beyond that, there was no recollection.

She lowered her gaze to Jing Dan’s sleeping face, feeling especially sweet as she rested against her chest. Jing Dan’s fair face faintly blushed, with a hint of a smile playing at her lips.

Her throat started to feel dry again. She longed to kiss Jing Dan, to hold her tighter.

As she tightened her grip, she was about to lift her leg to intertwine with Jing Dan’s when she finally sensed that something was amiss.

Her expression stiffened, and as she glanced downward, she realized that Jing Dan’s hand had not emerged yet!

Her complexion instantly changed, as if catching up with the freshly steamed crabs, and it seemed like steam was beginning to rise from her entire being.

This, this guy doesn’t know to take it out!

She felt a sense of collapse in her heart. And did they both really get so exhausted last night that they didn’t even shower?

Watching Jing Dan sleep soundly, He Ying gritted her teeth slightly. With embarrassment, she reached down to pull Jing Dan’s hand out, then, as if deceiving herself, she avoided looking at it, turning her head to hug Jing Dan and closing her eyes to go back to sleep. She intended to use sleep to make the recent events disappear completely from her mind, as though they had never happened!

Eventually, she actually fell asleep as well. When she woke up again, she noticed that the sky outside had started to dim, indicating how long she had slept.

But after a full rest, her body felt incredibly comfortable.

She lazily opened her eyes and suddenly met Jing Dan’s bright eyes. Seeing that Jing Dan was also awake, her eyes sparkled even more. “You didn’t lie to me last night!”

Still groggy from just waking up, He Ying responded, “?”

Seeing that she didn’t understand, Jing Dan continued, “You said last night that I would be able to see you clearly today! And indeed, I can see you very clearly. You didn’t lie to me!”

He Ying: “…”

She couldn’t help but laugh and cry. What a fool, did you even realize you were drunk last night!

But she appreciated the gesture and suddenly asked, “Did you help me clean up?”

Surprisingly, she felt exceptionally dry now. This guy, even after waking up, still knew to tidy up for her.

Speaking of which, Jing Dan nodded proudly and said, “I was powerless last night, but I had strength when I woke up today!”

Now that she had strength, of course she would help He Ying clean up!

He Ying pursed her lips and smiled gently, leaning in to place a light kiss on Jing Dan’s lips. Her gaze carried a softness as she whispered, “I love you.”

Jing Dan smiled sweetly, puckering her lips and returning the kiss. “I love you too!”

After spending some more intimate time together in bed, the two finally got up to tidy themselves and leave. The whole building became quiet after they left, with no one else around to disturb them. Surprisingly, there was no interruption during this time.

He Ying glanced at the time and realized it was already past six in the evening. Her cheeks began to blush slightly as she could already imagine the looks and teasing they would receive later.

Indulgence. They truly indulged themselves last night!

However, Jing Dan couldn’t understand He Ying’s hidden worries at all. She didn’t feel the slightest bit of embarrassment!

She held He Ying’s hand and went to find the maidservants, to claim the pact red envelopes they had promised them!

When the two arrived at Jing Shiyue’s small building, they indeed saw a group of people waiting inside. As they entered, meaningful glances were indeed exchanged one after another.

He Ying tried to maintain a calm demeanor and pretended not to notice their gazes. However, when her gaze fell on an unfamiliar girl, she was slightly taken aback.

She didn’t understand. She had never seen the girl in front of her, yet she felt an unusually familiar sensation from her.

She looked at Huai Sheng beside the girl, somewhat puzzled about where this feeling came from.

Seeing He Ying’s somewhat bewildered expression, He Yuan seemed to receive affirmation once again, and her gaze towards the girl softened even more.

“What’s wrong?” Jing Dan asked somewhat displeased. Seeing He Ying staring blankly at another woman, she couldn’t understand why that woman was being stared at for so long.

She pouted slightly, looking at the woman. It seemed like being stared at by so many people made her feel embarrassed, so she shyly hid behind Huai Sheng, her soft face blushing. She looked all tender and squishy, especially pinchable.

Huai Sheng stepped forward to stand in front of the girl and smiled at He Ying and the others, saying, “Xiaoyuan is a bit shy. Don’t stare at her like that.”

At this moment, He Yuan also stepped forward to block He Ying’s line of sight, shaking her head at her and saying, “I’ll talk to you later.”

He Ying fell silent for a moment, then nodded and looked at Jing Dan, softly explaining, “It’s nothing, I just feel a sense of familiarity when I see her.”

Upon hearing their words, the person called Xiao Yuan slowly peeked out from behind Huai Sheng, looking at He Ying curiously, as well as Jing Dan, who He Ying was holding.

“Oh.” After hearing He Ying’s explanation, Jing Dan didn’t think much about it and was instead very happy. She was the first to extend her hand towards Lady He, smiling sweetly and saying, “Mom, red envelope!”

He Yuan chuckled lightly and indeed took out two red envelopes, handing them to Jing Dan and He Ying one by one. She said helplessly, “I had them prepared for you both a long time ago. I wouldn’t forget.”

Sure enough, as soon as her words fell, the other elders didn’t wait for Jing Dan to come over; they all took the initiative to bring out red envelopes and hand them to her.

“We don’t have any.” Huai Sheng shrugged innocently, saying to Jing Dan, “We’re of the same generation, why would we give you red envelopes?”

Hu Tu nodded in agreement and also made a gesture of shrugging.

Jing Dan: “…”

She turned to look at He Ying, as if she wanted to complain.

He Ying handed all the red envelopes she held to Jing Dan and said softly, “Forget it, I’ll give you all of mine.”

The red envelopes in Jing Dan’s hands suddenly became thicker, and her eyes sparkled.

Seeing her greedy appearance, apart from He Ying’s smiling gaze, the expressions of the others were somewhat indescribable.

After sitting down, Huai Sheng formally introduced the girl beside her, smiling as she protected her by her side and said, “This is Bei Yuan. You can call her Xiaoyuan. She’s originally a northern long-tailed mountain tit.”

Upon hearing her introduce herself, Bei Yuan also nodded shyly towards them and said softly, “Hello.”

Huai Sheng patted Bei Yuan’s head, as if encouraging her, and said softly, “Jiujiu, don’t be afraid, they are all very kind people. You can trust them.”

(LP: “啾啾” (jiū jiū) is an onomatopoeic term in Mandarin Chinese that represents the sound of a bird chirping or tweeting.)

Bei Yuan nodded gently, occasionally glancing towards He Yuan. Seeing the slight redness in the woman’s eyes, she also felt a bit down, and her heart felt sour, as if she wanted to cry.

She didn’t know where this feeling came from, but she couldn’t bear to see that person looking upset.

“Why didn’t you bring her out yesterday?” Hu Tu seemed to sense a subtle atmosphere between them and couldn’t help but speak, attempting to break the tension.

Huai Sheng smiled helplessly, but her gaze towards Bei Yuan was warm. “Xiaoyuan is shy. There were too many people yesterday, and I’m afraid it’ll scare her.”

Hu Tu raised an eyebrow. “How did a northern long-tailed mountain tit end up with the Panda Clan? Come clean!”

As these words were spoken, Bei Yuan’s face reddened even more. She glanced shyly at Huai Sheng, but unexpectedly met her gaze. Immediately, she turned away like a startled rabbit.

Huai Sheng cleared her throat and gave Hu Tu a warning look. “Xiaoyuan was injured before. I brought her back here to recuperate, that’s all!”

Receiving the gaze, Hu Tu made a gesture near her mouth as if pulling a zipper.

“Injured? What kind of injury? Do you need me to take a look?” He Yuan became anxious upon hearing about the injury, her gaze towards Bei Yuan filled with concern.

Bei Yuan was taken aback by the concern in her eyes. Besides Huai Sheng, would anyone else take the initiative to care for her like this?

Her nose felt a bit sour, and her eyes gradually reddened.

Unable to bear seeing her like this, Huai Sheng hugged her shoulders and said to He Yuan, “When I was out earlier, I happened to come across her being bullied by other spirits. Her spirit core had some cracks, but it’s healed considerably during this time. However, if you’re willing to help check, it would be even better.”

Initially, she had wanted to ask He Yuan to help Bei Yuan, and now that He Yuan had taken the initiative to offer, she couldn’t be happier.

Considering Bei Yuan’s shy and timid nature, she still sought her opinion and asked, “Jiujiu, would you like this sister to help you?”

Bei Yuan looked up at He Yuan, still feeling a bit shy, but not fearful in He Yuan’s presence. Softly, she said, “Sister, thank you.”

Hearing Bei Yuan call her sister, He Yuan’s eyes suddenly reddened, tears streaming down her face.

She felt her heart ache terribly, overwhelmed by a mix of emotions—sorrow, bitterness, and joy all intertwined. The complexity of her feelings threatened to engulf her.

Seeing her like this, Bei Yuan’s eyes welled up too. Her voice trembled as she said, “Sister, please don’t be sad.”

Others remained silent, observing the scene before them. He Yuan felt a pang in her heart, tightly grasping Jing Dan’s hand beside her. Meanwhile, Huai Sheng furrowed her brows, puzzled by Bei Yuan’s special connection to He Yuan.

He Yuan turned away, not wanting Bei Yuan to see her current state. After composing herself, she turned to face Bei Yuan, her voice still choked with emotion as she said, “I’m sorry. You remind me so much of my sister. I couldn’t control myself just now.”

Bei Yuan resembled her own sister too closely, even their personalities were strikingly similar. Whenever He Yuan returned home, her sister would cling to her legs and affectionately call her sister.

“It’s okay as long as you’re not upset.” Bei Yuan tried to force a smile, but it only made He Yuan’s tears flow again.

“Can I… hug you?” He Yuan asked tearfully, mirroring Bei Yuan’s earlier attempt to cheer her up with a smile, reminiscent of how her sister would comfort her when she was unhappy.

Bei Yuan felt a bit shy, but seeing He Yuan’s tearful expression, she took the initiative to embrace He Yuan, softly comforting her.

The hand that was originally resting on Bei Yuan’s shoulder suddenly withdrew.

Hu Tu: “…”

Hu Tu nudged her shoulder and gave her an affectionate look.

She gave Hu Tu a sharp glance.

He Yuan adjusted herself and said with a slight nasal tone, “Sorry for making you cry.”

Bei Yuan shook her head, feeling much better now that He Yuan had stopped crying.

He Yuan looked at her in surprise, then suddenly asked, “Can I call you my little sister?”

Bei Yuan hesitated for a moment, looking at He Yuan’s sincere expression, before nodding softly and saying, “Sure.”

He Yuan smiled gently and began to tend to Bei Yuan’s injuries.

Seeing this, Jing Dan turned to He Yuqing and whispered, “Now you have an auntie too!”

If Bei Yuan is now He Yuan’s little sister, as He Ying’s daughter, shouldn’t He Ying call her aunt?

He Ying: “…”

Her expression became somewhat complicated. Although she didn’t know Bei Yuan’s age, Bei Yuan seemed younger than her, and with her soft appearance, she appeared even younger!

Calling someone who looks much younger than herself an aunt? She really couldn’t bring herself to say it!

“Don’t forget, we’ve formed a bond. Your mom is my mom, and my mom is your mom. Naturally, your aunt is my aunt too,” she reminded. If that’s the case, this person wouldn’t think she didn’t need to call her aunt, right?

Jing Dan: “…”

She suddenly realized that it might indeed be the case. Without hesitation, she walked up to Bei Yuan and said very seriously, “Then you can call me sister, and follow me in calling her mom!”

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The author has something to say:

Do you all know about the North Long-tailed Tit! If you don’t, you can search it up. It’s an adorable chubby bird! Panda x chubby bird ahhh so cute it kills me!

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