Chapter 390: Morning Conversations
When Ye Fei woke up, it was still dark outside. Ye Ningbing was no longer beside him. Instead of getting up, he used his mind to sense her presence and quickly found her in the living room downstairs. She was sitting on the sofa, still wearing the same nightgown from the night before. Her figure was as alluring as ever, but her face was pale, and her gaze was vacant.
Seeing his aunt's despondent state, Ye Fei felt a pang of heartache. However, he decided not to go downstairs and console her just yet. He knew that sometimes, it was better to let her come to her own conclusions.
If she couldn't figure things out on her own, he could always talk to her later.
Ye Fei was right. Ye Ningbing was indeed lost in thought, but not about Yun Jing as he had imagined. Instead, she was reflecting on everything that had happened the night before. She felt a deep sense of regret, as if she had wronged Ye Fei, Liu Yiru, and even Ye Fei's well-behaved fiancée, Lin Ling.
Her actions the previous night hadn't been driven by a desire to take revenge on Yun Jing.
In fact, ever since she had seen Yun Jing with that woman, she had already regarded him as a stranger.
It was something she hadn't even realized herself until that moment. She had come to understand that she no longer had any feelings for Yun Jing.
The only thing that had kept her tied to him, and made her believe she was happy, was their family.
The concept of "family" held immense weight in her heart, so much so that she was willing to sacrifice everything else for it.
After realizing all of this, she couldn't help but resent her own traditional mindset.
If it hadn't been for this mindset, she would have left Yun Jing long ago and wouldn't have suffered as much as she had.
In a moment of impulsiveness, Ye Ningbing made a wrong decision. She wanted to change herself, to become a different person. Her eyes fell on Ye Fei, her nephew whom she had watched grow up since he was a child. She decided to break free from her traditional way of thinking, and that was how last night's incident had happened.
A woman who had an affair with her own nephew certainly couldn't be considered a traditional good woman, could she?
However, after waking up in the early morning, she regretted her actions. Whether she changed or not didn't really matter, but hadn't she wronged Ye Fei with her behavior last night?
If it had been a one-time thing and no one ever brought it up again, then maybe it would have been fine.
But she realized that her initial intention of transforming herself had quickly turned into genuine indulgence.
After being married for over a decade, it was only last night that she had discovered the extreme pleasure that could exist between a man and a woman. She couldn't help but become addicted to that feeling, and she noticed that her nephew had become somewhat addicted as well.
If they continued to get entangled like this in the future, it would definitely not be good for him.
Although it pained her deeply to let go, Ye Ningbing made a decision.
She would talk to him and treat everything that happened last night as if it were just a dream, never to be remembered again.
After making this decision, Ye Ningbing felt as if a large part of her heart had been hollowed out. She felt incredibly lost.
But for the sake of her nephew's future, she stood up resolutely and walked upstairs.
Ye Fei could tell from the resolute look on his aunt's face that she had made some decisions. So, he withdrew his awareness and lay back down, pretending to be asleep.
When she entered the bedroom, Ye Ningbing looked at Ye Fei's sleeping face, which was strong and handsome. Her heart softened again. She suddenly realized that Ye Fei reminded her of Yun Jing from over a decade ago, but the feelings she had for Ye Fei were much stronger.
If her feelings for Yun Jing had been like a faint glow, then what she felt for Ye Fei was like a bright moon.
She shook her head forcefully to dispel these inappropriate feelings and sat down by the bed. She gently nudged Ye Fei and said, "Ye Fei, wake up."
"Hmm?" Ye Fei pretended to have just woken up, rubbing his sleepy eyes. "Auntie, why are you up so early? Come back to bed and sleep a little longer." He reached out to hug her.
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Ye Ningbing was startled and dodged away as if she had been electrocuted. She didn't know if she would have the strength to push him away again if he hugged her.
So, she quickly moved away from him and said softly, "Ye Fei, I'm sorry."
Ye Fei was taken aback and asked, "Why are you apologizing?"
"Because of what happened last night," Ye Ningbing bit her lip gently. Just thinking about last night made her want to savor the memory, but she continued, "Auntie shouldn't have involved you like that."
"Involved me? No way, I had a great time last night!" Ye Fei chuckled. "Auntie, did you have fun?"
"I..."
The word "fun" almost slipped out of Ye Ningbing's mouth, but she stopped herself just in time. She sighed and said, "Ye Fei, listen to me. Last night was a moment of impulse on my part. I didn't think about the consequences. I was just using you. It was wrong of me, so please forgive me and let's just forget about it, okay?"
"So you were just using me to get back at Yun Jing?" A deep sense of sorrow welled up in Ye Fei's eyes.
Ye Ningbing hadn't expected Ye Fei to misunderstand her. His look of disappointment and pain made her heart ache as well.
But in order to stop things from getting worse, she hardened her heart and admitted, "Yes, that's right. So just forget about it. If you really hate me for it, there's nothing I can do."
"No!"
Ye Fei suddenly shouted, the intense sourness in his heart making him want to go mad. He jumped out of bed and pulled Ye Ningbing into his arms, shouting, "You're mine. I won't allow you to be sad over another man! You can only belong to me!" With that, he pinned her sexy and delicate body beneath him.
Ye Ningbing hadn't expected Ye Fei to react like this. She quickly said, "Ye Fei, don't do this. I don't... mmm..."
But before she could finish her sentence, her lips were sealed by Ye Fei's.
At this moment, Ye Fei was somewhat frantic. He forcefully tore at his aunt's nightgown.
Fortunately, the quality of the garment was excellent, so it didn't rip. However, it was precisely because of its smooth texture that he was able to easily slide it off her body, leaving his aunt as naked as a little lamb.