"What?!"
Yang Xun was utterly thunderstruck. The beer mug in his hand nearly slipped to the floor. He stared at Meng Qiaofei in disbelief, certain he must have misheard her.
’His sister-in-law... wants him to help her have a baby?’
’This has to be a joke!’
"S-Sister-in-law, what did you just say?"
Yang Xun’s heart was pounding in his chest as he stammered out the question.
"I said, I want you to help me have a baby..."
Meng Qiaofei’s eyes were hazy. She leaned against Yang Xun’s shoulder again, her tone a mix of drunkenness and seriousness.
"Sister-in-law! You’re drunk!"
"You can’t just say things like that! Xu Feifan is my brother-in-law, and you’re my sister-in-law. This... This is impossible!"
Yang Xun shot to his feet, his face paling.
To be honest, he was truly terrified.
He had to admit his sister-in-law was breathtakingly beautiful, and he’d certainly had some inappropriate thoughts while massaging her that morning.
But thoughts were just thoughts. To actually do something like that... the consequences would be catastrophic.
If he were discovered, his life with the Xu Family would be over.
"Sister-in-law, you must be drunk. You’re just talking nonsense!"
Yang Xun took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down.
Seeing Yang Xun’s vehement reaction, Meng Qiaofei’s heart sank.
In truth, she wasn’t drunk at all.
Three beers had her feeling a little buzzed, but she was far from incoherent.
She was only acting drunk to get some liquid courage, to finally voice the idea that had been brewing in her mind all day.
Ever since Yang Xun told her that morning that her inability to conceive was Xu Feifan’s problem, she had been thinking about it constantly.
Xu Feifan couldn’t perform, and he would never go to a hospital for an examination, much less admit he had a problem.
If things continued like this, she would be stuck endlessly drinking those bitter, disgusting medicinal soups, and she would never have a child.
But Yang Xun...
He was virile, physically strong, and part of the Xu Family, living under the same roof.
Most importantly, she knew his character. If he agreed, he would never tell a soul.
But seeing how strongly he rejected the idea, she knew she couldn’t press the matter any further today.
"Pfft..."
The next moment, Meng Qiaofei suddenly laughed. She lightly patted Yang Xun’s arm and said with feigned nonchalance, "Look how scared you are! I was just kidding. You actually took me seriously!"
"K-Kidding?"
Yang Xun looked at Meng Qiaofei suspiciously.
"Of course I was kidding!"
Meng Qiaofei rolled her eyes and mumbled, "I’ve had a few drinks, so I’m not thinking straight. Don’t take it to heart. I would never do something like that."
"Phew!"
Hearing this, Yang Xun finally let out a sigh of relief. He clapped his chest and said, "Sister-in-law, you scared me to death! You can’t make jokes like that again!"
"I know, I know!"
Meng Qiaofei waved her hand with feigned impatience and took a big swig from her beer bottle.
But as she lowered her head to drink, a flicker of disappointment, almost imperceptible, crossed her eyes.
’It seems getting Yang Xun to agree won’t happen overnight,’ she thought. ’I’ll have to take it slow.’
"Come on, let’s keep drinking! Enough of this nonsense."
Meng Qiaofei raised her glass and gestured toward Yang Xun.
"Alright! Cheers!"
Yang Xun, not wanting to dwell on what had just happened, immediately raised his glass, clinked it against his sister-in-law’s, and downed it in one go.
The two continued to drink and chat about trivial, everyday things, and the atmosphere gradually relaxed again.
About twenty minutes later, after several more beers, Yang Xun’s bladder was about to burst.
"Sister-in-law, I’m going to the restroom. Wait for me."
"Okay, go ahead."
Meng Qiaofei waved him off.
Yang Xun got up and walked quickly toward the restroom behind the barbecue restaurant.
While in the restroom, he closed his eyes and continued to browse the contents of the *Yin Yang Dragon and Phoenix Technique*, trying to find the reason why he had "disarmed" so quickly after absorbing the Primordial Yin Qi earlier.
’Wait... here it is!’
Soon, he found a crucial passage in the Cultivation Technique.
"When a Cultivator is at the first level of the Qi Refining Stage, after absorbing Primordial Yin Qi, the True Qi in their body will merge with it. This can cause a temporary phenomenon known as ’Yin-Yang Reversal Surge,’ which leads to the Cultivator being unable to control their release during intercourse or stimulation, resulting in premature ejaculation."
"After breaking through to the second level of the Qi Refining Stage, the True Qi can completely suppress the reversal surge of the Primordial Yin Qi, and this symptom will disappear on its own."
’Hahahaha...’
’So that’s how it is! That’s the reason!’
After learning the reason, Yang Xun was overjoyed. ’I knew it!’ he thought. ’There’s nothing wrong with my body. It’s all because of my ’cultivation’.’
Now, as long as he could break through to the second level of the Qi Refining Stage, the problem would be easily solved.
’In other words, I have to break through to the second level of the Qi Refining Stage within three days... if I want to pass my little sister-in-law’s ’interview’!’
At this thought, Yang Xun’s expression changed dramatically, and he froze.
Breaking through from the first to the second level required a significant amount of Primordial Yin Qi.
The tiny bit of Primordial Yin Qi he got from massaging his sister-in-law was nowhere near enough.
The amount of Primordial Yin Qi he’d gain during the "interview" with his little sister-in-law would be a bit more, but still just a drop in the bucket.
Unless... he could have actual intercourse with a woman, which was the only way to obtain a large amount of Primordial Yin Qi.
’Dammit, this is so screwed up!’
Yang Xun was deeply troubled. He needed to have sex with a woman to get Primordial Yin Qi and break through to the next level, but he didn’t have a woman right now.
Although he was married to Xu Yue, it was a marriage in name only.
If he dared to even touch Xu Yue, he wouldn’t even know what hit him!
’Sigh... I’ll just have to take it one step at a time.’
’For today, I’ll just drink with my sister-in-law. I’ll worry about this tomorrow.’
...
「Meanwhile!」
A gorgeous woman like Meng Qiaofei sitting alone at a barbecue stall late at night was far too conspicuous.
Soon, a group of men set their sights on Meng Qiaofei. They walked over and surrounded her.
"Hey, beautiful! Come on, have a drink with us brothers!"
The leader of the group placed a hand on Meng Qiaofei’s delicate shoulder, his eyes leering.
Meng Qiaofei had never been in a situation like this before and was instantly terrified. However, she remained outwardly calm, shaking off the man’s hand and saying sternly, "Get lost. Don’t touch me. I’m waiting for someone!"
"Hehehe, beautiful, don’t be so fierce, now."
The leader, a bald man with a thick waist and broad shoulders, lecherously eyed Meng Qiaofei’s sizzling figure, placing his hand back on her shoulder.
"I said, don’t touch me! If you don’t leave, I’ll call the police!"
Meng Qiaofei struggled with all her might, but she was no match for the bald man’s powerful grip.
"Hahaha, the more you struggle, the more I like it!"
The bald man completely ignored her threat to call the police, wrapping an arm directly around Meng Qiaofei’s waist.
The other two thugs closed in, blocking her escape route with lewd grins on their faces.
"Motherfuckers! You dare bully my sister-in-law?!"
Just then, a figure charged into the crowd and sent the leader flying with a powerful kick.