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Lying on top of this unfamiliar bed, tossing about due to the difficulty in sleeping, thinking of the matters I’ll need to confront later, my heart was filled with expectation and also slightly at a loss about the future.
I am called Le Jie. Originally, I stayed at home in Zhejiang and hardly ever came to Shanghai city. Three months ago, I was still a senior high school student and after pa.s.sing the university entrance exam for Shanghai city’s university, I was going to stay at the dorm. However, my older male cousin via the female line was living at Shanghai city and had bought a house since he had a very good job. As it was quite near the university, my family let me live at my older brother’s home and let him take care of me.
TLN : From now on, ‘older male cousin via the female line’ will be just older brother. The first use was just to represent his ident.i.ty.
There’s a difference of 10 years in age between me and my older brother. He loved me quite dearly from my childhood and frequently played with me during that time, so he was very happy regarding my arrival.
My older brother still hadn’t reached his thirty’s; he was a thin person who looked pretty refined after wearing eye lens. He married three years ago, sister-in-law’s looks were quite pretty, I still remember the first time I saw her at my native place during older brother’s wedding. At that time, she seemed like a young lady, looking very delicate, and when she smiled at me; my mind became muddled. My sole memory of that time were her pretty looks, it was very different from those stars, after returning home and thinking of her appearance, an adolescent child would definitely have an erotic dream.
Today, older brother brought his car to take me to his home. It wasn’t that far from my native place to his home, just a journey of around 2 hours in a car. He asked me about several events while driving the car and I was mostly thinking I would only see sister-in-law again, However, I learned later that I was going to live together with her. Only, I felt a little bit guilty in my heart, how could I like my sister-in-law?
My heart was filled with expectation as I stood behind my older brother when he opened the door. As I set my foot inside the house door, I knew that my new life has begun; even I didn’t know what would happen in the future.
[Returned?] When my older brother was helping me with my luggage, a voice echoed out. I raised my head to see my sister-in-law walking out of the kitchen while smiling.
Wearing skintight jeans, and a T-s.h.i.+rt on top, although she had worn an ap.r.o.n, all the curves of her figure were plainly visible. Her appearance hadn’t changed even a single bit, but she felt even more attractive to me. I was unable to free myself of this young married woman’s charm.
[En, fortunately, there wasn’t a traffic jam today.] My older brother put down the luggage as he said this.
[Sister-in-law.] I shyly called her.
[Le Jie had become taller again, becoming a little handsome guy. Don’t stand there, first sit down; I’m still preparing the meal. Husband, you first show Le Jie his room.] Saying this, she turned back to enter the kitchen.
I was however foolishly looking at sister-in-law’s rear view. Wearing those skintight jeans, her b.u.t.t seemed to stick up and slightly move as she walked and it looked very attractive.
[Let’s go and take a look at your room.] My older brother didn’t notice my sluggish gaze and patted my shoulder.
[Oh, all right.] I quickly regained my sight and followed him to take a look at my room.
During the meal time, sister-in-law sat opposite to me and kept on flooding me with various dishes. Her bosom’s view was very beautiful, although it wasn’t especially huge; it stuck out very well and was perfectly round. I didn’t dare to openly look and stealthily shot glances while digging into the remaining food.
[Le Jie, there’s still two more weeks for your new term, let your sister-in-law take you around for a stroll. You have never come here to have fun, so use this opportunity to familiarize yourself to the surroundings.] My older brother looked at me as he said this.
[Le Jie, I will take you to roam around tomorrow, your elder brother goes to work all day long and I am also bored at home by myself. Having other people at home feels lively.] Sister-in-law smiled at me and said this.
[En, all right.] I made an awkward nod, not daring to meet sister-in-law’s gaze.
Thinking of sister-in-law’s beautiful figure, I wasn’t able to sleep.
My room was beside my older brother’s room and was only separated by a wall, [Older brother should have already fallen asleep while holding sister-in-law?] I slowly fell asleep as I had these envious thoughts.
Looking at the time after waking up in the morning, it was already 10’o clock, maybe it was due to sleeping very late yesterday night. Recalling sister-in-law, my thoughts warmed up once again, and looking at my trousers, a pillar was raised over there, Ai! This virgin, when will I be capable of saying good-bye to this t.i.tle?
Getting up in a daze, I went to the toilet and after finis.h.i.+ng urinating and brus.h.i.+ng my teeth, I splashed cold water across my face and left the toilet. Coming out of the toilet I was dumbfounded. Sister-in-law yawned in a daze as she walked over to the toilet; she was also stunned after seeing me. After she saw that I was standing there motionless and attentively watching her, she bowed her head to size herself up. Originally, she was only wearing a skirt type pajama, which covered till her thigh region, and that pajama was quite transparent, the two protrusions on her bosom were vaguely visible through them.
[Aaaaahhhh!] Sister-in-law gave out a soft cry and ran back to her room. I saw a slight blush across her face as she turned around.
[Originally, she didn’t wear a bra … …] I still hadn’t recovered from my sluggishness and dim-wittedly thought this. By the time I managed to recover myself, I saw her almost half naked body as she awkwardly ran back to her room.
I foolishly sat on top of the bed and thought about sister-in-law’s alluring body. I still didn’t dare to go out when I heard the sound of her room door opening; I also didn’t know what to do.
After a long time, I suddenly heard a knock at the door. [Le Jie, come out and eat breakfast!] Sister-in-law’s pleasant voice interrupted my train of thoughts. [Oh, all right.] I immediately agreed.
After reaching the living room, I saw sister-in-law putting a bowl of congee on the dining table, after she saw me come out, her face became red as it was covered up by her.
Sister-in-law changed into a frock with her pretty calf’s exposed outside. It was summer right now and that skirt was also very thin, one look at her beautiful figure could make any man crazy.
[Good morning, sister-in-law.] I said with a little bit of embarra.s.sment.
[Come, drink the congee, I cooked it just now.] We both filtered out the embarra.s.sing moment which happened a moment ago.
Raising the bowl to taste it, there was a fragrant smell still remaining on top of the bowl. [Its sister-in-law’s smell, it’s very fragrant!] It was her smell which was left behind when she came to put down the bowl; I avariciously drank mouthfuls of it.
Sister-in-law sat opposite to me with a bowl in her hand and started to drink, we didn’t speak anything and the mood became quite weird.
[Older brother went out?] I broke the impa.s.se.
[En, he goes to work at an early time each day, I’m also free at home and sleep in till late.] Sister-in-law glanced at me and said this.
[Oh.]
[Then, where should we go?]
[En? Oh, anywhere!]
[Shall we go to purchase clothes first?]
[All right!] I didn’t dare to look towards sister-in-law.
I’m already 18 years old and I was also quite tall, my height was a half-length higher than sister-in-law. She changed into a dim adornment before going out, it was a pretty woman’s dress, distributing a breath of youthfulness but also not lacking in maturity which could captivate a man.
We seemed like a couple of lovers as we walked together, there were many pa.s.ser-by’s looking at us and their envious sights made me secretly delighted, I thought, it would be really great if I and sister-in-law were really lovers!
After I strolled around with sister-in-law for a few hours, she began to help me purchase quite a few clothes, and then she gradually started choosing clothes for herself. She resembled a young lady as she continuously tried different clothes on and asked me if she looked all right, looking at sister-in-law’s elegant postures and figure, I really thought of saying: [Sister-in-law looks good no matter what you wear.]
These past few days, I went out with sister-in-law every day and there wasn’t any awkwardness left between us now. She occasionally pulled my and laughed with me, this raised the illusion that we were really lovers inside me. Only after returning home and seeing older brother’s and sister-in-law’s affectionate appearance, I got clear-headed a bit and told myself to not let my imagination run wild.
One night, my mind was filled with sister-in-law’s sweet smile and her beautiful figure; I wasn’t able to sleep at all and got up thinking of going to the toilet. I hardly left the room and immediately heard a soft moan, [Its sister-in-law’s voice!] I stood there not knowing what to do as continuous moans came out of her room.
I was unable to control myself and silently walked until older brother’s and sister-in-law’s room door, thinking of eavesdropping, the outcome was that there weren’t any voices anymore and I only heard someone get down the bed. I quickly returned inside my room and silently shut the door.
Soon, someone came out of sister-in-law’s room and seemed to go towards the toilet. Waiting for a moment, I didn’t know why, but I summoned my courage to look out and found an excuse for myself: I came out due to dropping a water cup.
I silently left the room and came near the toilet. That toilet’s door was a pull movable type. The result wasn’t good, there was a small gap in it through which the lighting was coming out from inside.
I stealthily went to look and the outcome was that the scene almost let my heart stop beating. I saw sister-in-law wearing only her that transparent pajama and sitting on top of the toilet bowl, her pajamas were flipped over and I could clearly see her private place. One of her hand was at her p.u.s.s.y and the other was gently caressing her breast, her pajama’s straps were already fallen to the side, exposing her breast, that smooth and round breast was transformed into various shapes by her hand and that pink point on top of that breast was especially eye-grabbing.
Sister-in-law’s small panties were dropped onto the floor and there was some toilet paper to the side. Her p.u.s.s.y was very clean as there wasn’t any pubic hair, but that complete pink was extremely adorable. My mouth and tongue had gone dry as I looked from outside as I felt my lower part feel very unwell. Looking at her use her hand to knead her p.u.s.s.y, I really thought of rus.h.i.+ng in and comfort sister-in-law, it’s a pity that there was still a little bit of rationality stopping me.
Sister-in-law comforted her body as she moaned out and they seemed like an immortal voice when they fell at my ears; feeling extremely pleasant to hear.
Suddenly, she stopped kneading and stretched her body as it twitched a few times. She softly stayed paralyzed on the toilet bowl as she o.r.g.a.s.med. Not long after, sister-in-law cleaned her genitalia and I regained my gaze, returning back to my room.
After I heard the sound of sister-in-law returning inside her room, I silently slipped away to the toilet and impatiently tried to find the traces left behind by her. Finally, I found the panties she had worn inside the clothes box. I picked it up and couldn’t help but kiss it, although the smell was indescribable, it felt very good to smell.
I silently closed the toilet room and took off my trousers; my d.i.c.k was already standing erect. I brought sister-in-law’s panties to my mouth and recalled the appearance when she was masturbating. I closed my eyes as I jacked off, c.u.mming a while later.
As I took deep breaths, I opened my eyes and noticed as if there was a shadow at the doorway, however, I couldn’t see it clearly due to being dazed, maybe it was an illusion due to closing my eyes for a long time?
I cleaned up and after returning sister-in-law’s panties to its original position; I went back to my room. Lying on top of the bed and feeling the excitement after the event, I suddenly felt a deep sinful feeling; thinking I am very wicked, how could I peep at sister-in-law, and still use her panties to m.a.s.t.u.r.b.a.t.e? However, sister-in-law’s appearance was etched inside my heart and refused to leave it.
Early morning of the next day, I woke up and reached the living room and saw that sister-in-law had already gotten up. I became muddled as I saw her rear view as she busily worked inside the kitchen. She had worn a cowboy T-s.h.i.+rt today, but it looked really tempting. Sister-in-law smiled at me and said: [Wait a moment, you can eat soon.] Suddenly, I thought of holding sister-in-law from behind and say to her: [I like you very much!]
Eating breakfast with sister-in-law and thinking of her tempting appearance as she accompanied me to play everywhere, imagining the feeling of her leading me along my hand, I discovered that I had really fallen in love with my sister-in-law.
[Sister-in-law, shall we go to skate in the afternoon?] I walked beside her to sound out her opinion.
[Skate? All right, but … … I haven’t learned skating!] Sister-in-law looked towards me after turning away from the congee and said to me.
[It doesn’t matter if you don’t know! I also haven’t played much. We can play as we want, I really want to play!] I looked towards sister-in-law with a gaze filled with expectation.
[All right, the congee is pretty good, drink the congee!] Saying this, sister-in-law went to hold that congee pot. [Aaah! Very hot!] She quickly withdrew her hand after touching the bowl.
[Let me take a look.] I grabbed her hand and blew air from my mouth, however, sister-in-law tried to struggle free of my hand and said with a trace of blush across her face: [What are doing by acting as my humble child? Still blowing air. All this harm was done because of you, due to speaking to you; I forgot to put on the glove.]
I found that my recent action was not a little proper but I summoned up my courage to say: [Sister-in-law looks similar to a humble child, it feels as if you are still youthful compared to me.]
[Oily-mouthed and smooth talking, is this how you speak to your sister-in-law?]
[I merely spoke the truth that’s all! Sister-in-law, you are very pretty, the prettiest of all the girls I have ever seen.] I looked into sister-in-law’s eyes as I said this.
[Yo-You stop talking drivel.] Sister-in-law didn’t dare to look at me and moved her sight away.
The mood became a little awkward, [Sister-in-law, let me help you carry it!] I s.h.i.+fted the subject.
[En, be careful, it’s a bit hot so put on the gloves.] Sister-in-law’s red face was really good-looking.
[Don’t let go, don’t … …] Sister-in-law grabbed my hand as she spoke with a trembling voice.
[Sister-in-law, don’t be afraid.] I pulled her hand slowly slid over the zone.
Maybe because I felt very courageous and also due to having a very good balance, I slowly slid around for half an hour by myself, however, I didn’t dare to slide too fast. As for sister-in-law, she refused to play again after almost falling down once and kept looking at me from the side as I played. After a while, I pulled sister-in-law to the center of the ring; there weren’t many people here today and there were only a few parents playing with their children.
[Holding sister-in-law’s hand feels very comfortable!] I was having devious thoughts; however, sister-in-law was anxious about falling down. After she slid around for a little while, she also started to relax a bit and started enjoying this occasion.
My heart started to itch when I saw sister-in-law’s happy smile and mischievous thoughts started to rise in me. So, I put increased the force on my foot and raised the speed up, [Slower, go slower… aaahhh!] Sister-in-law expressed her discontentedness towards me.
[Oh!] Responding with a voice, I simply reduced the speed. The outcome was that sister-in-law cried out in alarm as she came cras.h.i.+ng into my embrace. Since I was afraid of falling down, I tightly held sister-in-law’s waist and her both hands grabbed my back clothes. Her well rounded bosom pressed against my chest, giving a very peculiar and comfortable feeling to me.
I held sister-in-law as I leaned against the protective fence and she leaned her head on top of my shoulder and didn’t lift it up for a long time; I also didn’t destroy this subtle mood. After a long time, sister-in-law lifted her head but she dodged my eyesight; I saw that her eyes were a little red as if she was almost going to cry.
Sister-in-law released me; I bowed down to look at her eyes: [What happened? Did I make you angry?]
[No.. It’s nothing , I was merely frightened. Let’s return!] Sister-in-law quietly replied this.
After coming out of the ice rink, we didn’t expect that it would start to drizzle outside; summer weather was always elusive like this. We didn’t have an umbrella but fortunately the ice rink wasn’t that far from home, we could reach the street after taking a few turns and bends.
I pulled sister-in-law and rushed inside the rain. Although the rain wasn’t that heavy in the beginning, but we still hadn’t run much far and it immediately started to rain heavily and after some time we reached home while getting completely drenched.
[What are you looking at?]
The T-s.h.i.+rt sister-in-law was wearing was soaked and stuck to her body, manifesting her exquisite figure and I was unable to move my gaze away from her towering bosom. Sister-in-law escaped to the first floor after saying this and looking at her attractive rear view, I also went up.
After dinner, sister-in-law went to her room and slept. Older brother came back late in the night and I was lying on my bed, reflecting on the splendid feeling of embracing sister-in-law, it made my imagination roam wildly inside my head; making it difficult for me to sleep for a long time.
Early morning of the next day, older brother went to work quite early again, he held an office post in a foreign enterprise group, the income was quite good and the only thing was that he was occupied with work all day long.
I got out of my bed quite late and stood up. However, after seeing that sister-in-law’s room door was still shut and her silhouette missing from the kitchen, I looked at the time and saw that it was 10’o clock. Usually, sister-in-law would have finished making breakfast by now.
I came in front of sister-in-law’s room door and knocked it: [Sister-in-law, did you get up?] There was no response. I opened the door to see that sister-in-law was still lying on top of the bed, the AC was off and the room had warmed up quite a bit but sister-in-law was still under the quilt.
I walked until the bedside and saw that sister-in-law seemed as if she was still asleep and had a very pale appearance. I crouched at the bedside and shook her. She opened her eyes in a daze and said to me: [Le Jie, sister-in-law is having a headache.] I was at a loss for a moment, it should have been due to getting wet in the rain yesterday, [Sister-in-law, shall I take you to the hospital then?] I said.
[No need for that, I don’t like going to the hospital. There’s some medicine for colds inside the drawer, bring them to me.] Sister-in-law weakly stated this. Seeing her appearance, my heart started to ache.
[Sister-in-law, I’ll go to cook congee first; you should drink the congee first and then take the medicine, after that you should take a good nap.]
[En.]
I fed Sister-in-law a little congee and then made her eat her medicine. Sitting there and looking at her peaceful sleeping appearance, I couldn’t help but think that these affairs should have been originally done by older brother, however, taking care of her felt really good.
I bowed down my head to look at sister-in-law’s sleeping appearance. She didn’t change her clothes and seemed a little pale; however it was still very beautiful like that. Looking at her mouth, I suddenly had the urge to go and kiss her, forgetting everything else, I couldn’t help but kiss on top of sister-in-law’s lips; they felt very soft.
Sister-in-law moved her mouth and I saw her eyebrows move as I departed her lips, but she didn’t open her eyes. I softly said to her: [Sister-in-law, I like you very much.] Suddenly, I felt my head being hugged as I fell on the pillow. I could feel her warm face on top of my face and also sense her soft weeping sound.
I raised my head to kiss the tear stains on sister-in-law’s face and slowly tried to find my way to her lips and softly kiss her. However, sister-in-law pushed me, [I am ill; it can be pa.s.sed on to you.] Sister-in-law lowered her head and said shyly.
[Sister-in-law, you also like me?] I looked in her eyes.
[W-We cannot, wu … …] She still hadn’t finished and I kissed her once again, forcefully sucking on her sweet lip petals. This time, she didn’t push me but rather responded to me.
My hand slowly climbed on sister-in-law’s well rounded bosom. Although separated by the clothes, I could still feel her softness and heat. My hand covered her bosom and softly kneaded them. I felt her body go tense and become soft as she leaned on top of my body.
[En … …] Sister-in-law couldn’t help but moan as she got kissed by me. I seized this opportunity to stretch my tongue inside her mouth and find her tongue. Tasting the flavor of her fragrant tongue, we exchanged our saliva.
I sat on top of the bed and used one of my hands to hug sister-in-law and my other hand followed her slender waist and explored down towards her thighs. I stretched my hand towards the place between them. As her shameful place was going to be touched, she suddenly clamped her thighs, not letting me enter there.
[Sister-in-law, I want you.] I departed my lips from hers and stuck them at her ears as I said this.
[It won’t do, not today, I’m tired. You … …. Your sister-in-law is ill and you don’t even know to cherish me.] Sister-in-law leaned against my ear and said with a weak voice.
[Sister-in-law, I’m sorry!] I kissed sister-in-law’s cheek, forehead, and tip of the nose …. …. finally kissing her mouth.
I sat on top of the bed for a long time, and sister-in-law was covered in the quilt in my embrace. I lowered my head to look at her fascinating sleeping face as I was completely bewildered.
In the evening, when I saw the scene of older brother feeding warm congee to sister-in-law, my chest was filled with guilt. Sister-in-law is not mine; I knew that it was very difficult for something to result in between us. What am I supposed to do?
The next day, I opened my eyes, thinking that older brother ought to have left; I still didn’t know how sister-in-law’s illness was? I quickly got up and opened the door and after I saw her familiar figure in the kitchen, I was unable to control myself and hugged her from behind. Her body went stiff, perhaps she knew it was me but she simply let me hold her.
Smelling her familiar fragrance and sensing the comfortable feeling of holding her, I softly said at her ear: [Sister-in-law, I was thinking about you all night, I am unable to control my feelings and neither do I want to control them, I have fallen in love with you.]
Sister-in-law turned her body and tightly held me, but she didn’t speak anything. I bowed down my head to kiss her and we kissed intensely, until we were unable to breath. I gently caressed her beautiful body and suddenly raised her and walked over to older brother’s room. Sister-in-law hugged my neck and buried herself in my embrace.
I released her on top of the bed and took off my T-s.h.i.+rt and pressed myself on her body as I kissed her face while trying to strip her clothes, [Don’t.] However, she blocked my hand.
[Why do you say no? Today shouldn’t be a problem right?] I gasped and said.
[Just don’t.] Sister-in-law moved her face to one side but I could see a smiling expression on her mouth.
[However, I want you, sister-in-law.] My hand stretched inside her T-s.h.i.+rt and gripped her bosom. My hand directly groped her tender skin and the two protrusions on her bosom; originally, she hadn’t worn a bra.s.siere.
[Sister-in-law, why haven’t you worn anything inside? Don’t tell me that it’s for me?] I made an evil laugh and said at her ear.
[You … … neurotic, I just don’t like feeling hot.] Two smears of blushes floated across her face.
I pushed her T-s.h.i.+rt up while she matched me and lifted her hands, taking off the T-s.h.i.+rt. This was the first time I had her naked upper body from such a close range. Before, I could only stealthily peep from outside the toilet but I didn’t expect that I would be able to press down sister-in-law and carefully appreciate it.
Her bosom was particularly round, there wasn’t any part which drooped, they were similar to two semi-spheroids hanging on her bosom and looked very attractive; her waist was very slender and didn’t have any excess flesh. I went blank for a little while after seeing her body, slim but again well rounded, really a little more than less and a little less than more.
[Don’t look at me so much.] Sister-in-law’s shy voice interrupted me.
[Sister-in-law, you’re so s.e.xy that I could only stare in awe.] I said this and bowed my head to kiss her pink nipple, softly sucking it. Sister-in-law gave out soft moans and held my head, pressing me into her bosom.
My hands continuously fondled her b.r.e.a.s.t.s as my mouth kissed her lovely nipple, [Sister-in-law, your breast is really tasty.] I said to her as I released perverted breaths.
[No need to say it, neurotic.]
[My bad, I will not eat then.] I released her breast and groped her legs: [Sister-in-law, you look very alluring when you’re wearing jeans.]
I caressed her thigh and attempted to remove her jeans, but it was a little tight. I leaned over her body and kissed her belly, which caused her to wriggle her body due to the ticklish feeling. I seized the opportunity to take off her jeans again when she slightly lifted her b.u.t.tocks.
Sister-in-law was almost naked in front of me right now as she was wearing only her panties. I lowered my head and kept on kissing her through her panties. [Don’t, Ho… How can you kiss over there?] Sister-in-law blocked her p.u.s.s.y with her hand.
I laughed and moved to kiss her mouth: [Sister-in-law’s that place is very fragrant! Sister-in-law’s whole body is very fragrant.] Saying this, I stretched my hand towards her panties, moving her hand away; I started to softly knead there. She moaned, and looking at her releasing such alluring moans, I started kissing her mouth again.
My hand slowly stretched inside her panties and groped her p.u.s.s.y, it felt very smooth! Not even a single hair! Moreover, it was already dripping wet. I said: [Sister-in-law, your p.u.s.s.y is very slippery and wet!] She didn’t reply me and merely held me tightly as she bit my mouth.
My d.i.c.k was already swollen: [Sister-in-law, I want you, I want to go inside you] Sister-in-law nodded with a blus.h.i.+ng face.
I took my trousers off and exposed my already erect c.o.c.k. She closed her eyes while trembling, not daring to look at me. I removed her panties; her p.u.s.s.y looked white and tender! Slightly opening the l.a.b.i.a, it was pink inside, looking very cute! I impatiently pushed myself towards her body as I held my c.o.c.k at her p.u.s.s.y. A wave of pleasure attacked me due to the stimulation! Although I was too excited to be calm, it was fortunate that the amount of adult videos I saw were not less, I knew the how and what to do. I aimed my c.o.c.k at sister-in-law’s p.u.s.s.y, [Softer … …] her voice trembled.
I slowly pushed in, little by little, her tightly clamping p.u.s.s.y brought waves of pleasure attacks. She tightly held me as she kissed my shoulders.
I made a strong thrust, [Aaahh … …] Along with her yelling, my c.o.c.k got completely sucked inside her p.u.s.s.y. Moreover, I felt as if it penetrated through a layer. Her p.u.s.s.y was very wet, moist and clamped very tightly around me.