An Yuying was rather timid, and Luo Yang worried that if she heard, it might lead to psychological issues.
Fear, taken to the extreme, could indeed result in mental illness.
If this matter were to change An Yuying completely, Luo Yang couldn't forgive himself.
Picking up An Yuying and taking her upstairs to talk to Tang Guihua later would make An Yuying jealous.
He would have to wait until An Yuying was soaking in the medicinal bath to figure it out.
"Sister An, it's best to scrub your body when soaking in the medicinal bath to warm up your skin and absorb the medicine more effectively," Luo Yang said.
"How should I scrub then?" An Yuying asked softly.
"Sister An, I can help with that," Luo Yang offered very enthusiastically.
At those words, Tang Guihua let out a chuckle.
"I don't need your help scrubbing, I can do it myself," An Yuying's eyes nearly brimmed with embarrassment.
"Sister An, maybe I'll do a better job," Luo Yang said with a grin.
"If you keep this up, I'll stop talking to you," An Yuying pouted her red lips.
In such moments, Luo Yang knew exactly what to do.
With three gentle pecks on An Yuying's red lips, he softened the lines of her pretty face, and a smile appeared at the corners of her mouth.
An Yuying was someone who got jealous easily but also got over it quickly.
Luo Yang really liked this about her.
"Niu Zai, if you have nothing to say, then I'm leaving," Tang Guihua said as she started to get up.
"Sister Guihua, wait a moment," Luo Yang said as he lay his upper body down, pinning Tang Guihua beneath him.
"Be gentle, you're hurting me," Tang Guihua said, trying to push Luo Yang off her.
But she wasn't strong enough.
Hearing faint footsteps, Luo Yang looked toward the stairs and saw Qin Piao crouching beside the stair's handrail.
"Sister Piao, what are you doing there?" Luo Yang asked with a smile.
"I came down to get something. Don't mind me. I'll go back up now," Qin Piao said as she turned and walked back upstairs.
Qin Piao couldn't resist coming down after hearing laughter from below.
Once back in the room, Qin Piao whispered, "The three of them are enjoying themselves again; they're probably about to take off their clothes. I'll go down again later."
Hong Jiaxin curled her lips in disdain, while Fang Lin covered her mouth and giggled.
They were too embarrassed to go downstairs and peek, so they had to wait in the room, leaving it to Qin Piao to spy for them.
Downstairs.
At that moment, An Yuying went to the restroom, leaving only Luo Yang and Tang Guihua in the bathtub.
There was an instant when Luo Yang considered telling Tang Guihua everything.
The only unpredictable part was how Tang Guihua would react upon hearing it; if the fear was too great, it could severely affect her psyche.
Not telling her, on the other hand, Luo Yang feared later complications. If she knew, she could be on her guard.
The Lin Family was like a towering tree, not something that could be toppled in a day or two.
When Tang Guihua tried to stand, Luo Yang wrapped his arm around her slender waist, and the two swayed together in the bathtub.
"Who will you choose in the end?" Tang Guihua asked, nibbling on Luo Yang's ear.
She had heard Luo Yang speaking hesitantly earlier and sensed he was inclined to choose An Yuying as his girlfriend.
Now, asking him directly, she was still anxiously awaiting his reply.
The only advantage was that An Yuying wasn't there; if Luo Yang said he chose An Yuying, Tang Guihua could still ask him to reconsider.
"Sister Guihua, what's there to choose?" Luo Yang pecked her lips lightly.
"Between me and Yuying," Tang Guihua hinted.
Luo Yang knew she had misunderstood; his decision wasn't about choosing a girlfriend.
"Sister Guihua, actually I..." Luo Yang hesitated again.
Seeing the situation, Tang Guihua thought that Luo Yang was about to completely break it off with her; her heart raced even faster, thumping against her chest.
Luo Yang's back was pressed closely against Tang Guihua's body, feeling the rapid beat of her heart.
"Sister Guihua, what's wrong?" Luo Yang pecked her lips again.
Just then, the bathroom door opened.
An Yuying, who caught a glimpse of Luo Yang kissing Tang Guihua's lips, pursed her lips and said, "Niu Zai, I'm going upstairs. You two keep talking!"
With that, she hurried upstairs.
Luo Yang thought this was a good opportunity to discuss serious matters with Tang Guihua, so he did not follow her.
"Niu Zai."
Seeing Luo Yang was still in the bathtub, Tang Guihua felt much more comfortable.
"Sister Guihua, I want to tell you that..." Luo Yang couldn't make up his mind and couldn't say it.
"If you choose her, then go up," Tang Guihua said softly.
The two were at cross-purposes.
"Sister Guihua, do you have a strong ability to cope?" Luo Yang probed.
The Tang Guihua he knew was not very lively but not completely demure either.
Hearing this, Tang Guihua thought that Luo Yang was most likely about to break up with her.
"Why are you asking this? If you love her, then go up. Quick, go," Tang Guihua said, pushing Luo Yang with both hands.
"Sister Guihua, it's not what you think," Luo Yang said, holding onto her thighs with both hands.
No matter how much Tang Guihua struggled, she couldn't push Luo Yang away.
While they were pushing and embracing, An Yuying came down from the second floor again.
"Sister An, come here," Luo Yang called.
"Why would I come! I just want to see if the Traditional Chinese Medicine is ready," An Yuying said, her pretty face full of jealousy.
She was already very jealous, her eyes filled with a distant expression.
Tang Guihua was secretly delighted, considering this the first time she had beaten An Yuying.
But Luo Yang stood up, stepped out of the bathtub, and picked up An Yuying horizontally.
"I want to check if the Traditional Chinese Medicine is ready. If you don't let me down, I'm going to get angry," An Yuying said, swaying.
"Sister An."
Luo Yang pecked An Yuying's red lips five times, which made her pouted lips settle down, and after one more peck, a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"Niu Zai! You said you would tell me a secret!" Tang Guihua became angry again.
"Sister Guihua, I'll tell you," Luo Yang said.
Tang Guihua stepped out of the bathtub and walked over to Luo Yang, swinging her little pink fists to hit his back.
He had intended to take An Yuying into the bathtub so the three of them could talk inside.
Now that Tang Guihua had come out, Luo Yang had no choice but to put An Yuying down, wrapping his left arm around her slender waist while freeing his right hand to hook around Tang Guihua's willowy waist.
The two village beauties were likely to become jealous of each other.
When Luo Yang wrapped an arm around each village beauty's waist, they both swayed their delicate bodies gently.
At that moment, Luo Yang saw Qin Piao tiptoeing down the stairs.
"Sister Piao, what are you looking at?" Luo Yang said with a smile.
"I want to see if the Traditional Chinese Medicine is ready. You keep talking, I'm going upstairs," Qin Piao said with a smile.
While the two village beauties kept fussing, Luo Yang led them out of the house by the hand.
They let Luo Yang lead them without much resistance.
Once under the eaves, Luo Yang wrapped an arm around each of them and said softly, "Sister An, Sister Guihua, I want to tell you that..."
But as the words reached his lips, he realized that if the two village beauties learned the truth, he couldn't be sure how greatly they would be affected.
In reality, he didn't want An Yuying to know.
"I want to check if the Traditional Chinese Medicine is ready. Let me go," An Yuying said in a delicate voice.
"Sister An, it's probably not ready yet," Luo Yang said softly, pecking her lips.
After a few pecks, she quieted down.
Tang Guihua hit Luo Yang's back again in protest.
"Sister Guihua," Luo Yang could only gently peck Tang Guihua's lips to soothe her.
The three of them stayed under the eaves for quite a while, with Luo Yang unable to decide whether to tell the two village beauties or not.
In Luo Yang's opinion, it was best if Tang Guihua didn't drive for the time being.
"Let's take a walk," Luo Yang suggested.
Although the two village beauties shook off their hands, they still let Luo Yang lead them by the hand, walking slowly along the village road.
The moonlight was like water.
The night was very quiet.
But Luo Yang's mind was anything but peaceful.
He wanted to think it over once more to see if he could come up with a better way to handle the matter.