"Did I say you could leave?" Before she could even reach the door, Song Qingshu's voice rang out.
"Huh?" Not only Pucha Qiucao, but even Puchai Alihu beside her was dumbfounded. Something about this situation seemed wrong. Did he want both of them...
Puchai Alihu's heart tightened, and she hurriedly drove that thought from her mind. She could only pray that he did not mean that.
Unfortunately, his next words shattered her hopes. "Madam, why haven't you closed the door?"
Puchai Alihu bit her lip, her heart caught in a fierce struggle. Was she really going to have to... with another woman? And her own niece at that? But if she defied him, the Pucha family might truly be finished. That alone would have been one thing, but Chong Jie and she had also been poisoned by him...
Fine, fine. I'll let him have his way this once. Maybe I can take the opportunity to ask for Chong Jie's antidote. Puchai Alihu's expression shifted repeatedly before she finally made up her mind. The only thing worth being grateful for was that it was Qiucao rather than her daughter. Otherwise, she truly would not be able to face anyone again.
She slowly walked to the door. At that moment, she could clearly hear her own frantic heartbeat. Her plump cheeks had long since flushed enticingly, and she knew full well that it was not from the wine.
After spending so many years casting seductive glances and moving with alluring grace, Puchai Alihu found it unbelievable that she had suddenly become as bashful as a young girl. Was it because that man mattered too much to her?
Her thoughts in turmoil, she still slowly shut the door. Just as she was wondering how to face what came next, she heard his teasing