His greatest, ugliest secret had just been laid bare by him!
So he'd known all along! That day, she'd hidden in the shadows, heart pounding and face flushed as she watched him getting intimate with her junior sister, Gan Baobao. He'd seen everything!
He knew how hot and bothered she'd been, how shamefully parched her mouth had felt!
Qin Hongmian was so mortified she could hardly stand it. She wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into—or simply faint away on the spot.
She felt completely exposed. In front of this man, she had no secrets left.
She was like a thief stripped naked, with even her soul laid bare.
Seeing how mortified and desperate to disappear she looked, Lin Xuan felt even more pleased.
But he knew better than to push her too far.
He reached out and gently stroked her head, smoothing her slightly mussed hair. In a tender voice, he said, "Silly girl, what's the big deal? I just thought that even though you're so cold when you're out and about, you have such a cute side too. Come on, tell me—have you wanted to try it for a long time?"
There was not the slightest hint of mockery in his voice, only tenderness and affection.
His words were like a warm spring, instantly quenching the flames of shame and indignation in Qin Hongmian's heart.
She raised her misty, almond-shaped eyes to look at him beneath the moonlight, her thin lips pursed in a pout, full of grievance.
How could anyone call her "cold" now? She looked just like a little girl who'd been caught doing something wrong and didn't know what to do.
Lin Xuan lowered his head again and kissed her deeply.
After a long while, they finally parted.
He rested