Emperor Grand Hotel, Supreme Presidential Suite 1707.
Warm, radiant morning light filtered through the enormous floor-to-ceiling windows and a thin layer of silk curtains, spilling gently into the spacious, luxurious room like scattered gold.
On the large bed, beneath the thin silk blanket, Lu Xinyi's long, butterfly-wing-like lashes trembled slightly.
Then, with a soft murmur, she slowly opened her autumn-pool eyes.
The morning sunlight was somewhat dazzling, and she instinctively raised her fair, jade-like arm to shield herself from it.
As her consciousness gradually returned, last night's madness flooded into her mind with absolute clarity, like scenes from a film.
Recalling everything that had happened last night, a breathtaking blush instantly spread across Lu Xinyi's originally cool and ethereal face, traveling all the way to her crystal-clear earlobes and slender swan-like neck.
It was a captivating flush born of extreme shyness, yet mixed with an incomparably immense sense of happiness.
As she shifted slightly, an unusual sensation spread through every inch of her body.
Yet that slight discomfort did nothing to diminish the sweetness and wild joy that nearly overflowed from her heart!
She had really done it!
She had truly... become the woman of the White Moonlight she had yearned for but could never reach in her youth!
Her beautiful eyes shimmered with moisture, overflowing with tender affection.
"Jiang Che..."
Lu Xinyi lovingly murmured the name that had haunted her dreams for more than a decade, the corners of her lips rising uncontrollably into a smile stunning enough to outshine the years.
Ever since that stolen kiss at the banquet all those years ago, the name Jiang Che had been like a seed taking root and sprouting in her heart, growing into a towering tree that left no room for anyone else.
Over all those days and nights of