Cheng Yaojia had escaped disaster, yet she could not feel the slightest bit happy. The thought that once the other man returned, she would be doomed made two streams of tears slide down her cheeks.
"What has happened to make Madam so sad?" A voice both familiar and unfamiliar suddenly sounded beside her ear. Cheng Yaojia opened her eyes wide and looked to the side in confusion, only to see a familiar face.
A few hours ago, she had thought this face was the most terrifying in the world. Yet now that she saw him again, she could not help feeling a surge of joy.
Song Qingshu rehung the bed curtains and looked at the beauty lying on the bed. He teased her with a grin. "Madam, are you happy to see me, or are you happy to see me?"
Cheng Yaojia blushed, but her eyes were filled with pleading.
Only then did Song Qingshu realize. "I nearly forgot you were immobilized." With that, he casually released her acupoints and helped her sit up.
"Thank you." Having been immobilized for so long, Cheng Yaojia still felt numb and sore all over. She could only sit against the headboard and rest for a while.
Song Qingshu smiled. "Madam is far too polite." They were in a dark chamber and sitting very close together. Song Qingshu could even smell the faint feminine fragrance wafting from Cheng Yaojia.
As though she had remembered something, Cheng Yaojia's expression abruptly changed. She looked at him in alarm. "You... why are you here?"
Song Qingshu was taken aback, then laughed. "What, you don't want me here? Then I'll leave. When that lecherous deer comes back, don't regret it."
"No!" Seeing that he truly made as if to leave, Cheng Yaojia cried out and instinctively grabbed Song