The Women of the Peerless Beauty Group Are Actually Watching Adult Films

Last night... how did she return last night?

She tried hard to recall, but only fragmented memories remained.

It seemed she had been carried by someone, the embrace warm and strong.

She felt as if she had been in a dream, blurting out words and doing things in a daze...

Shuiyue sat up abruptly.

She looked down to examine herself; her thin, cicada-wing-like nightgown was still there, worn properly.

She let out a sigh of relief, yet immediately felt her face burning.

Looking down at the outer robe in her arms, her fingertips gently brushed over the wrinkles.

This was his garment, draped over her shoulders last night, which she had held while sleeping all night long.

After a long silence, she silently folded the outer robe.

She folded it with great care, smoothing out every crease and aligning every corner perfectly.

Then she stood up and opened the wardrobe.

Inside, her clothes were stacked neatly. Plain white, ash-gray—all simple, understated colors.

She placed the outer robe inside.

She tucked it into the innermost layer, pressing it to the very bottom.

The moment she closed the cabinet door, her fingers paused.

After a long while, she shut it firmly.

Jingzhu Pavilion.

Lu Jiuyuan, Lu Xueqi, and Wen Min sat around the table.

When Shuiyue walked in, Lu Jiuyuan was serving vegetables to Lu Xueqi—a chopstick of greens, a chopstick of tofu—his movements as natural as if he had done it a thousand times.

Lu Xueqi kept her head down, the tips of her ears slightly red, but she did not refuse.

Wen Min sat to the side, shelling peanuts, her eyes watching their interaction with a hint of profound meaning.

"Master is here." Lu Jiuyuan looked up and greeted her with a smile, "Sit down, the porridge is still hot."

Shuiyue's footsteps faltered for a moment.

She walked to the head of the table and sat down, her gaze sweeping over Lu Jiuyuan before quickly shifting away.

"Let's eat."

Wen Min acknowledged this and continued shelling her peanuts.

Lu Xueqi drank her porridge in silence.

Lu Jiuyuan picked up a ladle, filled a bowl with porridge, and placed it in front of Shuiyue.

"Master, have some porridge."

Shuiyue looked at the bowl of porridge, stunned for a moment.

"Thank you."

She lowered her head to drink the porridge, avoiding his eyes.

Lu Jiuyuan picked up another chopstick of side dishes and placed them on the small plate in front of her.

"This pickled vegetable is quite good, Master, try some."

Shuiyue's chopsticks paused.

"Mm."

She picked up the pickled vegetables and ate them silently.

Watching this scene from the side, Wen Min even forgot to shell her peanuts.

She looked at Lu Jiuyuan, then at Shuiyue, then back at Lu Xueqi, her eyes darting around before she leaned in to whisper in Lu Xueqi's ear.

"Senior Sister, isn't Senior Brother acting a bit strange today? Being so attentive to Master?"

Lu Xueqi glanced at her without saying a word.

Wen Min blinked. "Are you jealous?"

Lu Xueqi's chopsticks paused.

"No."

"Really not?"

"No."

Wen Min chuckled twice and didn't press the matter further.

Lu Jiuyuan remained completely oblivious, continuing his "grand task of consideration," serving Shuiyue vegetables and handing her a handkerchief.

He was as attentive as a filial son—no, even more so than a son.

Shuiyue felt somewhat uncomfortable being cared for by him.

She set down her chopsticks and said softly, "Jiuyuan, you should eat as well."

"I am eating, Master," Lu Jiuyuan said with a smile. "Don't worry about me, please, have some more."

Shuiyue pursed her lips and said nothing more.

As she lowered her head to eat her porridge, she couldn't help but wonder: Is this child always this considerate?

She recalled how he treated Lu Xueqi on ordinary days; those subtle acts of care and those gentle gazes were all things she had witnessed.

But today, that kindness had fallen upon her.

It had fallen upon her, his master, a woman twenty years his senior.

Her heart suddenly felt a bit chaotic.

It was like a pebble being tossed into a calm lake, sending ripple after ripple spreading outward.

Time ticked by, and breakfast was finished.

"I'm heading back now," Shuiyue said, rising slowly.

Lu Jiuyuan turned back: "Take care on your way, Master."

Shuiyue nodded and turned to leave.

At the corner of the corridor, she suddenly stopped.

She looked down at her own hand.

Just a moment ago, when he handed her the soup, his fingertips had inadvertently brushed against the back of her hand.

It was very light, very brief.

It seemed like an accident.

Yet, she remembered the temperature.

Just like the outer robe draped over her shoulders last night, it was warm and dry.

Shuiyue took a deep breath and quickened her pace as she walked away.

Behind her, in the side hall, the faint sound of Wen Min's laughter drifted over, along with the low voices of Lu Jiuyuan and Lu Xueqi.

She did not look back.

Returning to her room, she closed the door.

She walked to the wardrobe and stood there for a long time.

Finally, she opened the cabinet door.

Looking at the outer robe pressed at the bottom, she remained silent for a long while before reaching out to touch it gently.

"This child..."

She murmured in a low voice, her tone carrying a hint of helplessness, a hint of confusion, and a hint of something she couldn't quite name.

Outside the window, the sunlight was perfect.

The bamboo forest of Xiaozhu Peak rustled in the wind.

Shuiyue closed the wardrobe and walked to the window, gazing at the sea of verdant bamboo, remaining motionless for a long time.

Her mind was filled with the events of last night.

The moonlight on the back mountain, the young man by her side, the outer robe draped over her shoulders.

And that warm embrace.

She closed her eyes and let out a soft sigh.

"Shuiyue, oh Shuiyue..."

"What has come over you?"

After Lu Jiuyuan finished his date with Lu Xueqi on the back mountain, he returned to his quarters to rest.

Besides, it was time to see what the women in the Peerless Beauty Group were chatting about.

He opened the chat group.

[Yan Lingji: Tee-hee, sisters, let me show you something fun~]

[Medusa: What is this?]

[Yun Yun:...]

[Yun Yun:???]

[Yun Yun: Yan Lingji! What kind of stuff are you posting!]

[Feng Qing'er: Tsk tsk tsk, Yan Lingji, you're something else; how did you even get your hands on this kind of resource?]

[Bibi Dong: I have lived for so many years, and this is the first time I have ever seen such a thing.]

Lu Jiuyuan looked at this message, his brows arching slightly.

What kind of thing could make this group of knowledgeable women so flustered?

He clicked on it.

The video was playing.

In the footage...

Lu Jiuyuan's brows arched even higher.

It was actually a Japanese adult film.

And it was high-definition and uncensored.

Two people... were...

He remained silent for three seconds.

Then he exited the video.

[Lu Jiuyuan: ???]

[Lu Jiuyuan: What are you all posting in the group???]

The group went quiet for a moment.

Then it exploded.

[Yan Lingji: Oh my, the Group Master is back!]

[Medusa: It's over, it's over, we've been caught by the Group Master...]

[Feng Qing'er: What are you afraid of? So what if he caught us? It's not like it's something shameful.]

[Yun Yun: You don't call this shameful?]

[Feng Qing'er: Pfft, don't act so high and mighty. Who was staring at it for ages just now?]

[Yun Yun: I was not!]

[Feng Qing'er: Screenshot.jpg]

[Feng Qing'er: Look at this watch time. You watched it three seconds longer than I did.]

[Yun Yun: ...]

[Yun Yun: Yan Lingji! This is all your fault!]

[Yan Lingji: Teehee, sharing is caring, right~]

Lu Jiuyuan watched these women bickering, veins throbbing on his forehead.

He took a deep breath, preparing to exercise his Group Master authority to delete the video.

[Ding-- Group Master operation detected...]

Before the message could even finish popping up, the group chat was flooded.

[Yan Lingji: Group Master, you aren't going to delete it, are you?]

[Feng Qing'er: Just try deleting it and see what happens.]

[Medusa: +1]

[Yun Yun: +2]

[Bibi Dong: +3]

Lu Jiuyuan: "..."