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Yue Yao, hearing Yurong's words, quickly said, "No need to arrange work for me; I still want some freedom right now. It's already a lot that you're letting me stay here... it might affect you guys."

Yurong forced a smile, "Affect what? With you here, we can have more conversations during meals; otherwise, we rarely talk at all."

Li Yan said the same, and Yue Yao, knowing their relationship, didn't comment.

"Don't worry, Li Yan won't say anything. If he does give you attitude, I'll deal with him."

"Thank you, Yurong sis... So what exactly do you want to ask me about?" Yue Yao returned to the topic; she certainly wouldn't come asking such questions for no reason.

Yurong paused before softly saying, "You know about our situation... I've told you before..."

"Mm."

"You know... I'm a conservative person..."

Yue Yao finally understood and helped her out, saying, "Yurong sis, you want to ask me about sexual knowledge but feel embarrassed to bring it up, right?"

Indeed, Yurong felt awkward about it. Normally, it's the younger ones asking the older ones about such things. But now, due to her lack of experience and limited knowledge, she had to ask Yue Yao, who was younger – naturally awkward. "I know from books, but it's so dull. If someone with experience really tells me, it'd be much better."

Yue Yao felt her body heating up. If it were just two girls chatting privately, it would be fine. But with a man she liked right beside her, it felt different, causing her body to lightly tremble.

Without much experience herself, she had to pretend to be experienced to guide Yurong, which was a bit difficult. "Mm, what do you want to know? My experience isn't rich either, but I can tell you whatever... Did he make a request tonight that scared you?"

Yurong blushed; luckily, it was dark so it couldn't be seen. She whispered, "No... I feel like I may be able to accept living with him. When I said this, I saw him walking towards me, and I thought he'd push me onto the bed – I felt really tense then..."

Li Yan was speechless, Am I really that impatient?

"But he didn't end up doing that?"

"Yeah, he said a lot of sensible things. But I don't know if that was a subtle rejection... I know in others' eyes, my biggest appeal besides my looks is wealth and work capability. But, Li Yan doesn't care about these; I think he likes women who are more feminine, which I lack..."

Yurong, like a naive girl, expressed her frustration. She wasn't deeply in love with Li Yan, but thinking of her excellence in others' eyes, her husband's charm seemed less than that of a young girl – it was a bit disheartening.

"That's not it; it's mainly because your personality is conservative and you're generally cold towards men." Yue Yao comforted Yurong, while squeezing Li Yan's hand around her waist.

Even Li Yan, who usually understood such actions, was confused by this ambiguous gesture, especially given the unusual circumstance.

"I know… I suppose it needs to proceed slowly." Yurong sighed softly.

Yue Yao suddenly said, "Yurong sis, feelings can be cultivated. You are already married, so perhaps starting with physical intimacy could accelerate emotional development..."

Li Yan felt sweaty; is Yue Yao suggesting 'talking later' or 'familiarity breeds fondness'?

"There was some. Tonight, when he grabbed my hand, I didn't pull away."

Yue Yao chuckled lightly, "Sis, hands aren't a big deal. In normal social etiquette, handshaking is common."

"So, how?"

"If he were to touch your chest… how would you react?" Yue Yao asked.

"I don't know. I might reflexively slap him…"

"But he's your husband, not a rogue. If you decide to accept him."

"I know, but it's a natural reflex." Yurong felt a bit helpless; although it hadn't reached that point yet, it would eventually be experienced.

Yue Yao whispered, "It's mainly your self-defense mechanism at play. To let go of this, psychological adjustment is needed, also exercises like… if I were to touch, it wouldn't be as intense, right?"

Yurong thought for a bit, feeling awkward at being touched by a girl but tolerable. "I think so; we're both girls, similar to touching oneself..."

"Well then… want me to help exercise… try it?" Yue Yao suggested. Then quickly added, "I won't overdo it or change your sexual orientation."

Upon hearing this, Li Yan felt both awkward and a bit thrilled.

"I understand… give it a try then." After hesitating, Yurong agreed.

Li Yan was very excited at this point. Indeed, Yue Yao wasn't going to exercise with her own hands but grabbed Li Yan's hand to let him make contact!

...

Having intimate contact when Yurong is unaware is fundamentally wrong, essentially a deceitful act. Li Yan was well aware, but Yurong and Yue Yao were doing this exercise for the future well-being of his intimate life. Of course, he should contribute. Moreover, while Yue Yao making contact isn't unprofitable, the feeling difference affects the exercise's effectiveness.

Okay, all excuses aside, truthfully Brother Yan himself greatly desires some intimate contact!

Despite the short distance, Li Yan felt it was like crossing a temporal void, or solemnly as pledging allegiance. Finally, his hand touched the cotton robe – gradually, he let his hand move onto it!

Because he was behind Yue Yao, despite having longer arms, reaching through someone was unavoidable – making him cheat a little, thus tightening his press against Yue Yao, with his upper body bending onto her, while the lower closely against the nightgown….

'The farthest distance in the world isn't between life and death, nor separation across horizons. It's standing right in front of you, yet you don't know I love you.'

The famous saying often amusingly attributed to Tagore's poetry, even branching out as Zhang Xiaoxian's known words, truly displayed Yue Yao's reality. Yet she still had to help match her liked person to another woman!

For the first intimate contact disguised as Yue Yao's hand, Li Yan dared not overextend his prying hand.

One's feeling is the combination of psychological sensation and physical sensation; bodily feelings are from physiological neural stimuli like cooling when calm, influenced by psychological states, though agitation can be eased by breezes.

Yue Yao sensed this, psychologically downcast without enjoying contact with Li Yan.

At this moment, she forced herself to imagine and comment on Yurong's situation, really stressful for her dreamy nature.

"Sis… you might not have shoved my hand away or slapped it off, but I feel… your whole body is tense, still feeling unnatural, right?"

"Yes, yes. When you touched me there, it felt unnatural, uncomfortable, even knowing it's you feels like some nasty man touches me…" answered Yurong in the dark.

"Actually… you're still wearing underwear, not direct contact. If it were Li Yan, he'd probably remove clothing for touch... would you consider…"

"Huh? You want me to take off underwear and robe? No way… even being you, that would be hard to accept." Yurong said awkwardly.

Li Yan also sighed quietly, even hopeful Yue Yao's suggestion would lead to direct zero-barrier touching, something he eagerly awaits. Nonetheless, harsh touch differences for men and soft for women would be felt naturally – exposing truth poses problems. This step depends on his future conquest!

"Mm, okay, I also feel embarrassed. Mainly, relax your mind forward with him gradually."

Yurong continued her inquisitive learning, asking, "Can you elaborate... steps to becoming a woman are? My psychological burden is complex."

"Well..."

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