The next morning, first-floor bedroom.
Morning light filtered through the gauze curtains, outlining two entwined figures on the rumpled bed.
Aimer lay on her side in Xu Jingming's arms, her black hair spread across the snowy-white sheets like silk.
In the morning light, her long, straight legs looked as though they had been carved from white jade.
The smooth skin at the roots of her thighs was tinged with a faint pink, with several red marks barely visible.
The full curves of her chest rose and fell beneath the thin blanket.
Her exquisite face, once untouched by worldly affairs, now carried an unprecedented look of satisfaction.
It was an experience she had never had before—painful at first, but followed by incomparable pleasure.
"I guarded myself for so many years. Who would've thought I'd end up falling into your hands?"
Aimer's pale, delicate fingers traced circles over Xu Jingming's chest.
Even now, she felt as if she were dreaming.
In truth, she wasn't the only one. Xu Jingming felt the same way.
Su Qingli and the others were simply too physically delicate. In the end, Teacher Aimer had unexpectedly borne it all.
But that was precisely because Aimer was in the Star Radiance Tier. Her physique was far stronger than theirs, allowing her to keep up with him.
"What? Do you regret it, Teacher?"
Xu Jingming chuckled softly, winding a strand of her hair around his fingertips.
"Regret?"
Aimer gave a light snort. "There are no such words in my dictionary."
She paused, a rare flicker of hesitation appearing on her face. "It's just... I don't know how to explain this to Qingli and the others."
"Weren't you already sisters? Now it's just official."
Xu Jingming said with a smile.
"You're quite pleased with yourself, aren't you? I'm starting to suspect