Qiu Tu had always been a sharp-minded person. After so many years of training on the secret front, he had long become an expert at finding crucial information through tiny clues.
So, when he discovered that Qing E was dressed so "coolly," Qiu Tu's first reaction was to suspect the relationship between Ilena and Qing E.
Qiu Tu had not forgotten that when Ilena had not yet arrived, he had accidentally pulled Qing E into his arms. When Qing E realized it was him, she had been extremely surprised and frightened.
That showed that Qing E had not known it was him in the Wine Pool back then. She had not come throwing herself into his arms of her own accord.
And following that line of reasoning: Qing E had clearly come to the Wine Pool tonight to see Ilena.
Yet she was dressed so "coolly" when meeting Ilena. That meant the two women had always interacted like this before.
The relationship between these two women really is unusual.
Though he did not know whether they truly liked lilies, Qiu Tu felt obligated to help them verify—or correct—their orientation.
After all, if two such beautiful women really got together... wouldn't there be two fewer confidantes for the men of this world? No, for himself?
With that thought, Qiu Tu subtly adjusted his position, and his hand followed Qing E's upward movement, shifting the spot where he was massaging Ilena.
Originally, after Qing E arrived, Qiu Tu had moved from massaging Ilena's back to massaging her thighs.
But now that Qing E had moved upward, his hand also shifted upward to Ilena's waist.
Qiu Tu had never been particularly well-behaved when giving massages. So even though his hand had moved up, Ilena, lying by the edge of the pool and enjoying