A second chance with my billionaire husband

Chapter 1334 - 258: Hidden Kingdom, Sole Faith (First Update)

Yan Si flitted back and forth between the tables and then nestled beside Yun Ya, whispering in her ear, "Sister Yun Ya, the older brother asked me to tell you to hang on a bit longer, he’ll take you away."

Yun Ya was a bit stunned, then saw Yan Si bouncing over to Pei Xinyi’s side, where Pei Xinyi frowned and chided, "Rushing around like that, not at all like a young lady, sit still."

Meng Shujing laughed and said, "Si’er is still a child; a child’s nature is to play. Don’t be so serious; you might scare her."

"Auntie’s right. Auntie, Si’er likes you best," Yan Si said with a giggle.

Pei Xinyi helplessly said, "You...what am I going to do with you...."

Zhuang Xiyue noticed Yun Ya seemed a bit absent-minded and looked at her with concern, "Yun Ya, if you’re tired, go rest later."

In large families, it’s customary to stay up late for New Year, and Yan Family is no exception. Yun Ya shook her head, "I’m fine, I can hold on."

Zhuang Xiyue patted her hand and said no more.

The feast was cleared, and the big family gathered in the living room: men played cards and drank, women rolled dough and made dumplings, the younger generation cuddled up to the grandpa, and the TV broadcast the Spring Festival Gala. Except for grandpa and Yun Ya, who were watching attentively, everyone else was playing.

The grandpa patted Yun Ya’s hand, "Go play with them; don’t just stick with me, old man."

Yun Ya smiled and shook her head, "I like spending time with great-grandpa. Great-grandpa, look how funny this skit is...."

Yan Song, Yan Ke, and Yan Sheng stood in the corner; Yan Song crossed his arms, standing tall. Compared to his usual seriousness and coldness, now there was a hint of mischievous laziness, his gaze glued to Yun Ya.

Yan Sheng proficiently shuffled the cards, "Old rules, the loser drinks, come on...."

Yan Song frowned, "I’m not playing."

"Bro, cut us some slack, we’re just here for the festivity, to liven things up...." Yan Ke started to coax him.

Just then, Yan Si ran up to Yun Ya and tugged at her coat, "Sister Yun Ya, come with me."

Yun Ya glanced at grandpa, who waved his hand at her, smiling, "Go on, play."

Yun Ya was promptly pulled away by Yan Si, who led her to Yan Song’s side, smiling as if for credit, "Big bro, see who I brought over?"

Yun Ya smiled helplessly, looking at Yan Song, "Brother Yan, why are you calling me?"

Yan Song raised an eyebrow and glanced at Yan Ke; Yan Ke rolled his eyes reluctantly, "Sister Yun Ya, are you in cahoots with my bro or something?"

Yun Ya was completely puzzled.

Then Yan Xing dragged Yan Hua over, "I’ll join you guys in playing."

Yan Song wrapped an arm around Yun Ya’s waist and stepped back, watching on as Yan Xing, Yan Ke, and Yan Sheng played cards. Since she was a girl, drinking wasn’t appropriate, so they switched to sticking notes. Yan Xing lost each time, "I don’t believe this. Are you two cheating?" She said, sweeping a wary gaze over Yan Sheng and Yan Ke.

Yan Ke shrugged helplessly, saying, "A bet’s a bet."

Yan Sheng stuck a note on Yan Xing’s face, "Third sis, I can’t find any sense of achievement with you; oh, how sad."

Yan Si clapped her hands and giggled, "Third sis is so silly, second and third bro are the best...."

Yan Xing was fuming, on the verge of exploding, while Yan Hua smiled thinly, seemingly deep in thought, looking at the lights outside the window with a trace of melancholy in his eyes.

Yan Xing stomped, "Not playing with you guys anymore." With that, she pulled Yun Ya’s hand, "Sister Yun Ya, you play with them and absolutely beat them down."

Yun Ya waved her hand, "I don’t know how...."

In Yan Xing’s eyes, Yun Ya was omnipotent; if she said she didn’t know, it meant she did know. Without further ado, she dragged Yun Ya over and pushed her into a chair, "Sister Yun Ya, help me out, come on, please...."

Yan Si also used her cultivation energy to beg, Yun Ya glanced at Yan Song, who smiled and said, "Join them for a round, lest they get too cocky and forget their own name."

Yan Ke rolled his eyes; his bro, the typical case of forgetting friends over a crush.

Yun Ya sighed, "Alright then."

"Hold on." Yan Sheng pressed down the cards and raised an eyebrow at Yun Ya, smiling, "Sister Yun Ya, sticking notes isn’t any fun. How about we make it more interesting?"

Yun Ya chuckled, "Oh, what do you have in mind?"

Yan Sheng has never quite regarded Yun Ya highly. To him, aside from her looks, she was nowhere near worthy of his older brother. In his heart, he harbors an inexplicable admiration for Yan Song.

Yan Xing put her hands on her hips, "Yeah, what do you have in mind?"

Yan Sheng giggled, "The one who loses the most has to perform a strip dance for everyone as an added entertainment, how’s that?"