But then, Lin Xuan's kiss changed.
It was no longer the tentative yet domineering press of their lips from before. His tongue, nimble and forceful, pried open her tightly clenched teeth and entered that sweet, warm territory.
Qin Hongmian shuddered all over, as though an electric current had struck her.
The feeling was... so unfamiliar, so thrilling, and so... embarrassing.
She resisted even more fiercely, turning her head from side to side in an attempt to escape the invasion that left her flustered and unsettled.
But the hand Lin Xuan had on the back of her head was so strong that she had no way to get away.
Yet his kiss now displayed a gentleness that was the complete opposite of his domineering actions.
His tongue was no longer a forceful intruder. Instead, it was like a fish gliding through the water, moving with endless patience and skill as it lightly brushed the roof of her mouth and teased its sensitive inner surfaces.
Then, gently, it entwined with her bewildered little tongue.
He sucked and licked, savoring every fragrant inch of her mouth with a tenderness that was almost lingering.
This sudden gentleness was like a warm current, instantly dissolving all of Qin Hongmian's will to resist.
Her body gradually stopped being so tense.
At some point, the hands that had been pushing against him so firmly had lost their strength and dropped limply to her sides.
Then, almost unconsciously, she grasped his arms.
Once more, that absurd erotic dream surfaced in her mind, beyond her control.
Everything in the dream seemed to overlap with reality at that very moment.
The stirring that had left her so ashamed and furious when she awoke was now sweeping through her whole body in an even more vivid way.
Her reason was slowly