Chapter 424: Hidden Illness (Second Night) Chapter 424: Hidden Illness The lotus-like arms rested gently upon Lu Yun’s rapidly rising and falling chest, her voice soft and sweet, delicate and yielding. “Have you enjoyed it?” Her tone was honeyed, fragile, and tender. Lu Yun chuckled, saying, “Sister, shouldn’t it be me asking you that?” Li Yun seemed still immersed in the passionate intensity of the just-passed encounter, her voice rising softly in reply, “Don’t you feel it yourself? Can you not tell whether I’ve truly satisfied you?” Previously, when Zhang Yi was uninjured, Li Yun had thought that Zhang Yi was already quite passionate. But now, she realized that compared to Lu Yun, Zhang Yi was nothing short of extraordinary. While Zhang Yi’s passion could elevate her to a state of floating on clouds, it was nowhere near as intense as Lu Yun’s. During Lu Yun’s performance, she felt as though she were a lone boat tossed about in a storm—drifting through a sea of fierce winds and rain—sometimes so deeply enchanted that she longed to remain there, never returning to reality. This content is from Chapter 424 of “Rural Beauty.” Lu Yun chuckled, raised his hand to gently stroke her rosy cheeks, saying, "Brother-in-law, there's still a bit of residue on your lips." Li Yun was slightly taken aback, then her cheeks flushed like fire. She quickly wiped a little with her fingertip along the cool edge of her lips, then placed the finger into her mouth and carefully sucked it clean, blushing as she looked up at Lu Yun, sighing impatiently, "It's all your fault! You insisted on getting it into my mouth—now I'm ruined!" "I see you're enjoying it, aren't you? Besides, this is the most precious part—believed to have anti-aging and beautifying effects. It's far more effective than any cosmetics out there. If you're not satisfied, I'll just add a spoonful or two of honey next time and mix it in—then it should be delicious." Lu Yun's fingers, still gently resting on her cheeks, then drifted to the still slightly damp edges of her lips, lightly stroking them back and forth. "Go on, keep pretending! As if I'm some fresh-cut girl just being harvested—believe your nonsense, I'd be amazed." "Yuanyun sighed wearily, laughing half-heartedly, 'I'm so tired—I feel like my whole body is about to fall apart.' As she spoke, she fetched tissues to wipe herself clean. Lu Yun rose from the bed, picked up the sheet that had been tossed aside by his own movements, and said, 'I'm drenched in sweat—I'd just like to take a cold shower.' Upon hearing this, Yuanyun looked up at him and said, 'There's water in the kitchen's water barrel, and there's a basin here too—go take a shower, please. I've been feeling so miserable I really want to freshen up.' With one graceful motion of her arm beneath the blanket, she tossed a tissue aside, then retrieved a nightgown from the bedside table, draped it elegantly over herself, and slowly got off the bed. She then found a pair of slippers for Lu Yun and said, 'Just wear these for now.' Lu Yun stepped on the slippers, stretching his feet to measure them, and exaggerated, 'Brother Zhang's feet aren't ordinary—they're huge! A single step from him can knock someone off their feet.' Yuanyun chuckled, 'Stop exaggerating—how could they "Her face darkened slightly, and she said, 'If it were truly as impressive as you claim, he wouldn't have been injured by someone else.'" Lu Yun quickly comforted her, "Sister, don't worry. I'll do my very best to help Zhang brother recover from his illness." Liu Yun smiled wistfully, "Well, that would be ideal. If he doesn't recover, then it's fate—both mine and his. The only regret is that I haven't yet given him a son or a daughter to carry on the family line. This content is from Chapter 424 of 'Rural Beauty.'" Seeing Liu Yun's worried expression, Lu Yun suddenly chuckled with a mischievous smile, "I knew you hadn't given Zhang brother any children—so I deliberately made you swallow that thing. I can handle all the other matters, but the continuation of the family line? That one has to be his own responsibility." Liu Yun blushed, spat out a little, and scolded, "You've already taken over his family line—now you're standing there saying cold, indifferent things? You're really not very polite!" Lu Yun immediately pleaded, "Sister, I'm sorry. Next time, I'll pour it all in and never pull it out again, just leaving it there." Li Yun huffed, "Even if you pour it in, you won't be able to implant the seed." "Why not?" Lu Yun looked utterly puzzled. "I have infertility," Li Yun sighed. Infertility! Lu Yun was stunned. He never expected the delicate, blossoming Li Yun to suffer from infertility. There were others in the village with the same condition—being unable to bear a child throughout one's life was undoubtedly the greatest suffering and hardship for a woman. Once, a young wife in the village, under relentless pressure from both her husband's parents and her own husband, had finally been driven to despair and took her own life by drowning in the river. "Sister..." Lu Yun called out, full of concern. Li Yun's eyes glistened with tears, yet none of them fell. Upon hearing Lu Yun's call, she managed a weak smile: "Well, others might find it hard to bear, but for me, this isn't even a challenge. Come on, let's hurry and get washed up." Lu Yun knew that in rural areas, a woman who couldn't bear children not only faced pressure from her family but also endured constant gossip and criticism behind her back—some of the most biting remarks being comparisons to an "unproductive hen that doesn't lay eggs." Though Lu Yun didn't know whether Li Yun and Zhang Yi had grown up in rural settings, he was certain that even if they had been raised in the city, such misfortune would surely stir deep concern within them. It seemed he'd have to seek help from Uncle with the thick beard once again. As he pondered how to approach him, he realized that their acquaintance wasn't particularly close, and that asking him for help three or four times might make him feel overwhelmed—perhaps even perceive him as a greedy, insatiable guest, eventually pushing him out of the house. "Come on, if we don't hurry, it'll be light by now," Liu Yun urged from the kitchen. "Got it," Lu Yun picked up a large basin from his bedroom and hurried toward the kitchen. / / Village Beauty 424, Main Text 424 Hidden Illness (Second Update) Completed!