Xiao Lian's heart instantly tightened, frightened enough to hold her breath, her mind becoming a tangled mess.

However.

Qin Feng seemed to have no further actions.

Once again, she confirmed that he was fast asleep and all of this must have been unintentional.

This somewhat settled her nerves.

She took a few deep breaths.

She tried to move Qin Feng's hand away.

Unexpectedly.

His hand suddenly tightened reflexively, startling her and making her think that all of this had been a ruse!

Just as she was about to push him away completely.

She suddenly heard him murmuring in his sleep: "Mom, mom, where are you, mom..."

Mom?

Xiao Lian was stunned for a moment.

She turned to look.

He still appeared to be sleeping soundly, curled up like a little kitten, his resting face as innocent as a baby's, burrowing into his mother's embrace as if only there could he sleep peacefully.

For a moment.

Xiao Lian felt a surge of compassion.

Yes!

Having known him for so long, he had never mentioned his parents.

Moreover, there were rumors that he was an orphan.

An orphan.

No matter if he had the finest clothes and food, or was in a palace adorned with gold, no matter if he was surrounded by luxury cars or beautiful women, deep within his heart lay his longing for maternal love.

Xiao Lian sighed softly.

She decided not to push his hand from her chest away anymore.

And gently embraced him, providing the warmth of a hug...

...

The sun rose from the east.

Bright sunshine penetrated through the gaps in the window, casting light inside the room.

Qin Feng slowly opened his eyes.

He smelled a refreshing body scent, soft and very gentle, very comfortable...

But the next second he froze.

He discovered that his face was in Xiao Lian's embrace!

And the collar of Xiao Lian's undergarment was wide open, revealing a large expanse of snowy skin!

In an instant.

Qin Feng felt a rush of blood surging.

He hurriedly sat up cross-legged, calming his mind...

Xiao Lian woke up at this time as well, remembering last night's sleeping position, her face blushed furiously, but recalling how he had called out for "mom" like a baby in his sleep, she couldn't help feeling pity for him, and said: "You rest a bit more, I'll go add some coal balls to the stove."

She got out of bed to check.

Only to find out that the fire in the stove had gone out at some point.

She hurried to relight it.

Qin Feng watched her busying about, blinking, somewhat puzzled.

If it had been in the past.

Someone who wakes up to find that they inadvertently took advantage of another would usually be cursed as a hooligan, vulgar, and disgusting, like Zhiyun, Phoenix, Ai Yeqing and so on, so how come she didn't scold him, but instead acted so tender and virtuous?

...

The two left the room.

And found that Yu's mother, Lin Meizhen, was already up and had taken a walk outside.

Xiao Lian hurriedly expressed her concern: "Mom, you've only taken one day's worth of medicine, you shouldn't get out of bed so early."

"It's fine, I feel strength in my legs," Lin Meizhen said with a smile, "I must say, the medicine from Xiao Feng really works - by the way, I didn't see you when I woke up early in the morning, why did you get up so early?"

"I..."

Xiao Lian's face showed a bit of embarrassment.

She had forgotten to go back early while her mother was asleep, and her mother thought she had already gotten up.

Without waiting for her response,

Lin Meizhen read something from her face and immediately grabbed her hand, pulling her aside to instruct, "My daughter, even though Qin Feng is truly wonderful and is the fortune of several lifetimes for us, you're still not married after all. You must be cautious; if you get pregnant, the village folks would laugh you to death."

"Mom, what are you thinking!"

Xiao Lian blushed, turned her head, and said, "I'm going to cook!"

"Just a moment."

Lin Meizhen said, "I'll take care of cooking. I just saw your cousin Yu Lisha's car outside. I heard she's one of the designers for our village's resort renovation. Go greet her! The last time they measured the houses for demolition, we lost more than twenty square meters. Maybe if you talk to her, she might be able to negotiate with them to add back the missing square meters."

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Xiao Lian was reluctant, but she still nodded her head.

No choice.

When you're poor in a bustling place, no one asks about you; when you're rich in deep mountains, you have distant cousins.

She had two uncles.

The second uncle lived in the county town and had opened a building materials store, wholesaling construction materials. Over the years, he had made some money, and his family had moved to the county town a long time ago, with very little contact with them.

The eldest uncle was doing the best. He had opened a cement factory in the county town, not only had he built a three-story villa there, but he also owned three properties in the city and seldom came back even once a year.

In fact, over these years, they hadn't even visited Xiao Lian's home.

Every time relatives gathered, it was Xiao Lian's mother who went to the county town to visit them.

Later, as Xiao Lian's mother's illness got more and more serious, the visits became even less frequent, and they rarely came over.

However, they had asked them for money a few times unsuccessfully, to seek treatment.

But they always made excuses, saying business was tough, the funds were tied up in turnover, and they couldn't spare any, so Yu Xiaolong had no choice but to borrow from high-interest loans.

Cousin Yu Lisha was the eldest uncle's daughter.

Deep down, she also looked down on poor relatives like Xiao Lian. During the New Year gatherings, she would only superficially exchange a few words and not seek to deepen the relationship.

Xiao Lian was clear about all this.

That's why she was also somewhat resistant to interacting more with her cousin and her family.

But now, she had no choice.

The top measured their house as being short by more than twenty square meters, which was not a small amount.

"Let's go together!"

Qin Feng said to her.

The two walked out of the yard, heading towards the slope, and saw a Volkswagen POLO parked at the entrance of the village.

Not far away,

A fashionably dressed woman, who looked like an assistant, was holding a map of the village, standing on a small hilltop, observing, and making some markings.

She was Xiao Lian's cousin, Yu Lisha.

Xiao Lian and Qin Feng approached and greeted her, "Sister Lisa, you're back!"

Yu Lisha merely glanced at her indifferently then continued focusing on the map. It was quite a while before she said, "Xiao Lian, did you come back yesterday?"

"Yeah." Xiao Lian nodded.

"I heard you even brought back a fake boyfriend to cover up the shame you caused outside?" Yu Lisha said indifferently again.

"…"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Lian's eyebrows raised and she said, "Sister Lisa, those are all rumors, none of it is true!"

"Whether it's true or not isn't much of a concern to me, I only hope you won't disgrace our Yu family," Yu Lisha said.

"…"

A flash of displeasure crossed Xiao Lian's brow.

Thinking of us as family now?

Does she even consider me part of the family?

"Are you here about the issue with the house being measured too small?" Yu Lisha asked again.

"Yeah." Xiao Lian nodded.

Hearing this, Yu Lisha sneered and said, "For such a trivial benefit, you're willing to strain relationships, eh? I don't even know what to say to you. You lack foresight. I advise you to give up! Otherwise, it will delay the progress too much. Do you know who the developer is this time? It's the famous Fengxi Group!"

"Fengxi Group?"

At this moment, Qin Feng paused.

That name sounded familiar...

That's right!

Isn't that the group Lord Dog established for him!