After taking a few turns carrying the boy, he finally woke up just as they arrived back home.

    "Miss... Where am I? Is this the afterlife?" The boy asked weakly as Yueyue held him on the back.

    "No, you lived. We are still on earth. I''m Yueyue, and he''s Xiaoyun." Yueyue replied as Xiaoyun opened the door.

    "Can you walk with the other leg?" Xiaoyun curiously asked before letting the two inside the house.

    "Yeah, I think I can walk... Wait, how did my leg come back?"

    The boy looked dumbfounded as he could still remember the man chopping off his leg right before his eyes. But now it was back to where it was, at least how it appeared to him.

    "It''s a secret, okay? I can''t tell you how, but all you need to know is that you are fully healed now... I think."

    As Yueyue puts the boy down, Xiaoyun immediately notices the boy hasn''t moved at all.

    "How do you feel?"

    "I feel fine... but why does my leg feel a little weird?"

    The boy tried to step forward, but it somehow caused both of his legs to move forward at once, almost falling right onto its face if it wasn''t for Yueyue''s fast reaction.

    "Um, you might need to relearn how to walk. It''s the cost of getting your leg back," Xiaoyun explained as he picked up the boy and carried him to the sofa.

    "Thank you, mister... I can never pay back this debt to you."

    The boy suddenly started sobbing as if it was the first time he had received kindness from someone.

    "It''s okay. There''s no need to pay back. Anyone would have done the same——"

    Suddenly, a loud sound came out of Mingpeng''s stomach.

    "You must be hungry. Let me call Leyan to cook you something."

    As Xiaoyun headed upstairs, Yueyue returned with a cup of water for the boy to drink.

    "What''s your name?" Yueyue asked softly.

    "My name is Mingpeng..."

    The boy''s sobbing slowly stopped as Yueyue gently patted his head.

    "Mingpeng? That sounds like a good name. Where''s your parents?" Yueyue curiously asked.

    "They are still in the 309... My dad was killed by them when he tried to protect Mom."

    Mingpeng''s face immediately darkens for a second as a bunch of unhappy memories are triggered inside his head.

    "I''m sorry to hear that... We''re going to save your mom, okay?" Yueyue promised as she clenched her fist in anger.

    "Thank you, sister Yueyue..."

    As Mingpeng looked back at Yueyue full of hope, she suddenly started to regret making such a big promise as she remembered the man saying the gang leader had guns and several people armed.

    However, she didn''t take it back as she couldn''t watch Mingpeng be disappointed.

    "No problem... Just lay down on the sofa and rest for a bit, okay? You had been very strong."

    Mingpeng nodded in agreement as Yueyue helped him lay down on the sofa and grabbed a small blanket to cover him.

    ---

    Meanwhile, an hour before Xiaoyun and Yueyue came back home.

    Yuqi was in her room, putting her ear on the wall and trying to hear what Nami and Lily were doing for half an hour.

    "Lily, do you like this dress? Doesn''t it look nice?"

    "Um, it feels kind of cold wearing this. Is this a little too short?"

    "Nah, it''s perfect. Here, wear this."

    Yuqi could feel Lily''s hesitation as she imagined Nami forcing Lily to play dress up.

    "T-This is a c-cloth?"

    Yuqi immediately raised the alarm in her head as Lily''s voice started to sound a little nervous.

    "Yes, it is, trust me. Are we friends? Hm... It looks very nice on you. But this bra and underwear... The color just doesn''t fit.

    I think you should just take them off."

    "B-but then I don''t have anything to cover..."

    Yuqi could imagine Lily blushing hard, being pressured by Nami constantly to take off her undergarments.

    "Just trust me. The cloth still has a strap that perfectly covers it. We are both girls anyway, so there''s no need to be so shy and scared."

    Hearing Nami''s tempting words, Yuqi immediately got up from the bed and started walking towards the door.

    Just as she stepped into the hallway, an odd moaning sound suddenly came out of Nami''s bedroom.

    "Hm!——W-We can''t do this, sister Nami."

    Yuqi stopped for a second as she realized it wasn''t the right time to go in yet.

    In her head, she knew if she had stepped inside right now, Nami would have simply made some excuse unless she had caught her in the act.

    "Come on, it''s very fun! We are friends, right? Do you think sister Nami would ever hurt you?"

    "N-No. But my mom said girls shouldn''t do this kind of stuff... Can we not do this?" Lily pleaded.

    "Okay, now, just one last part. I''ll try not to touch anything too sensitive this time..."

    Leyan''s hand slowly moved to the front and started applying sunscreen directly onto Yuqi''s chest.

    "Hm!——I think I''m good, Mom! Y-You can stop now."

    Yuqi tries to push Leyan away as the coldness of the sunscreen triggers inside her head again.

    "Wait a second. I need to apply it evenly... I''m almost done."

    As Leyan started spreading the sunscreen all over Yuqi''s chest, her hand kept brushing Yuqi''s nipple over and over again.

    "Mom!——Hm!——Why didn''t you stop when I told you to stop!"

    Leyan let out a loud moan as her body twitched a little before calming back down, as it only lasted for a short second.

    "S-Sorry. I just wanted to spread it evenly. I-I didn''t mean to do that."

    Leyan bowed down in apology as she realized she had gone a little bit too far after noticing the wet mark down below on Yuqi''s swimsuit.

    "You idiot... You are going to pay for this!"

    Yuqi suddenly pushed Leyan into the pool, then jumped into the pool herself as two loud splash sounds appeared in the backyard.

    As Leyan struggled in the water, Yuqi couldn''t help but laugh.

    "Ha ha, that''s what you get for bullying me."

    However, Yuqi''s laugh quickly ended as Leyan started to panic more and more and even started sinking.

    "Okay, okay, stop panicking."

    Yuqi swam closer and lifted Leyan to the edge of the pool, letting her hold onto it to float on the water.

    "Y-You don''t do that, okay? I-I almost drowned." Leyan yelled in anger as she panted heavily.

    "Well, if somebody didn''t tease me like that, I wouldn''t be so mad... Mom, do you really don''t know how to swim?" Yuqi curiously asked.

    "S-shut up. Nobody taught me how to swim, so how am I supposed to know?"

    Seeing Leyan holding onto the edge of her dear life, Yuqi started to feel a little bad.

    "I can teach you if you want," Yuqi suggested.

    "Really?" Leyan asked in an uncertain voice.

    "Yes, really. Try to copy me and float like this."

    Yuqi started to spread out her body as flat as possible, demonstrating how to float in the water.

    After a few tries, Leyan quickly learns it and is finally able to float on the water without sinking.

    "Thank you so much."

    "No problem. Now, let''s learn to swim. I''ll start with freestyle."

    As Yuqi began stroking the water with her hand, her leg started kicking the water behind her.

    After swimming an entire lap, Yuq signaled Leyan to replicate it.

    However, Leyan''s attempt ends in disaster as she almost drown again if it wasn''t for Yuqi carrying her back to the edge.

    "Okay, let''s go back to the basics first. You should try to paddle with your hand forward. Imagine a dog digging a hole with its hand. Then kick your legs like you were holding the edge earlier."

    After a few more attempts, Leyan was finally able to swim a lap and got the hang of it.

    "You still need a lot of practice. Anyway, we should practice on the deeper side now. This is too shallow for you."

    Yuqi quickly dragged Leyan to the other side of the pool, where the deepest part was only almost doubled her height.

    ---

    After thirty minutes, Leyan was able to swim to the deeper side without kicking the ground a single time, but she had to do it in one breath as she struggled to change breaths while doing a stroke.

    Yuqi noticed it and showed her how to tilt her head to catch a breath as her hand stroked toward the water.

    "Now you get it?" Yuqi asked.

    "Yeah, I think so," Leyan replied after swimming to the other side with the new technique she learned.

    "Nice, you got it. There are other ways to swim, like butterfly or backward, but let''s learn that next time." Yuqi commented as she jumped onto the edge and got out of the pool.

    "Thank you... I never knew swimming was this easy."

    As Leyan got out of the pool, Yuqi suddenly noticed Leyan''s crop top and shorts were completely transparent.

    More importantly, Leyan wasn''t wearing anything underneath, allowing her to see Leyan''s body as if it were naked.

    "Um, Mom, you might want to go take a shower right and change first." Yuqi pointed out.

    "What''s wrong?... Oh yeah, good idea."

    Leyan''s face blushed a little as she noticed it as well and quickly rushed upstairs.

    "Mom size... How is it still so much bigger than mine."

    Yuqi looked down at her own, which was already bigger than most people she knew.

    "Whatever, it doesn''t matter... But why did my body become so sensitive earlier? Why does the coldness feel so good?"

    Yuqi thought to herself as she headed towards the bathroom to take a shower.