Said It Was Too Early Long Ago

Yao Wan could not help lifting her eyelids slightly, her pale-gold eyes reflecting the tiny distance between them, close enough now for Xiao Yan to pull her into his arms, as she looked at the person who was just about to have his way with her.

She had long since become unable to refuse Xiao Yan. At the very least, at times like this, she truly had no way to refuse him.

Yao Wan could not quite say whether this was because Xiao Yan had taken the initiative, or because she herself had half-resisted and half-yielded... or perhaps, more likely, both were true...

After savoring Wan'er's sweet, soft little tongue for a while, Xiao Yan instead felt that the restless, blazing throb in his chest, which had yet to die down, suddenly returned to its usual calm in an instant, as if just having her there was enough to make him feel especially at ease.

Xiao Yan's fingertips unconsciously wanted to keep exploring something, yet just then, those delicate fingertips that had already, in silence, looped around his neck and caressed his cheek slid down and stopped Xiao Yan from going any further.

A trace of confusion flashed through Xiao Yan's eyes, but he still instinctively kept his hand in check.

Only after it ended did their slightly hurried breathing echo through the courtyard for a little while, and Xiao Yan could not help gently taking Yao Wan's slender jade hands.

"Don't you feel tired at all?"

Yao Wan exhaled a fragrant breath and could not help asking in return.

"At least not when I'm by Wan'er's side."

Xiao Yan, who had already realized through her body language what Wan'er was thinking, gently shook his head. However, that and him actively choosing to give up were two different things. In