Luo Ningcha was still waiting for her "reward" and was very displeased that the Dragon King had left halfway through. Alone in the guest room, she threw a tantrum, smashing everything she could. Unfortunately, the Protector General's residence was too shabby to provide much worth breaking.
The maid Xiaoxin lived up to her name. She stood cautiously by the door, making herself as small as possible and praying that her mistress wouldn't notice her. Every so often, she had to kneel and sweep the shards aside with both hands, so her mistress wouldn't step on them.
"Don't think I'm easy to deal with," Luo Ningcha muttered under her breath, pacing back and forth without even noticing the maid busy at her feet. "Don't think I'm easy to deal with." She repeated herself just as the Dragon King came in.
"I know all about your little affair with King Xiao. If I spill the beans, nobody will come out ahead." Luo Ningcha was simmering with anger and started shouting as soon as she saw him.
"My little affair with King Xiao?" Gu Shenwei's tone couldn't help but carry a hint of sarcasm.
For once, Luo Ningcha blushed. She quickly recovered. "Everyone's willing to do whatever it takes. We're all much the same, so let's not laugh at each other. Didn't you once go to great lengths to curry favor with the Tenth Young Master? If she'd said, 'Huan Nu, come to bed with me,' would you have refused? She was your enemy's daughter, after all! No, you did sleep with her—not her, but... Get out."
The last words were directed at the maid. Xiaoxin had been waiting for that command. She turned and slipped through the narrow crack of the door, nimble as a mouse fleeing a cat.
The Dragon King