Moonlight flowed like water. This was the first time Xiao Yi had truly understood what that phrase meant.
Out of habit, he reached to the side, but found no familiar figure. He simply sat up, left the room, and immediately spotted Zhang Lexuan busy making breakfast in the kitchen.
After their tender moments the night before, the eldest senior sister, who already had a gentle air about her, now carried an added warmth of domesticity. Her soft features had taken on the unique allure of a mature woman.
Her gaze toward Xiao Yi was tender. The guilt that had weighed on her the previous night had long since vanished, and after a whole night of Xiao Yi nourishing her, her earlier listless, haggard appearance was gone. A healthy flush glowed across her cheeks.
She wore a dark blue qipao that outlined her curvaceous figure to perfection. Her full, shapely form and rounded, pert hips displayed all the charm unique to a woman of her age.
And with the slender waist she had honed through years of cultivation and training, her flat abdomen was faintly visible beneath the qipao's fabric. Every movement of hers was alluring.
Xiao Yi walked up behind her and gently wrapped his arms around her. He rested both hands on her belly and leaned his head against her shoulder.
"Why didn't you sleep a little longer? Breakfast isn't ready yet." Zhang Lexuan's voice was soft and warm.
"Isn't it ready now?" As soon as the words left his mouth, Zhang Lexuan felt herself grow weightless. Xiao Yi had swept her up into his arms.
Her cheeks flushed with bashfulness. She curled up obediently in Xiao Yi's embrace as he carried her back to the bedroom, without the slightest resistance. Instead, knowing how reluctant he was to let