Asaka Akie had been a little nervous, her cheeks flushed as she fidgeted bashfully.
Fang Cheng's words reminded her of the time everyone had hidden under the bed together, and she burst out laughing.
"Honestly, how could I possibly get lost?"
"If you're not lost, then could it be... a midnight raid?"
Fang Cheng's eyes lit up. He grabbed Asaka Akie's hand and pulled her into the room, then slammed the door shut.
Asaka Akie didn't resist. She obediently followed him inside, her heart pounding.
She had come to see Fang Cheng to talk about Ye Yuqing, but she had deliberately chosen such a late hour. How could she not have a guilty conscience?
What had finally pushed her to make up her mind was the scent of another woman on Cheng-kun today.
Asaka Akie hadn't pressed Cheng-kun about which woman he had gone to see before coming back.
She knew she had no grounds to blame him. The two of them had never officially defined their relationship, and Cheng-kun was completely free to do as he pleased.
She was even afraid that if she said anything, she might push him into another woman's arms instead.
For those hours from noon until evening, Asaka Akie had kept thinking it over, and at last she understood one thing.
Hesitation meant defeat. Waiting led nowhere.
If you wanted something precious, you had to fight for it. No one would simply hand it to you.
There would be plenty of time to deal with the other women later. For now, the most important thing was to define her relationship with Fang Cheng as soon as possible.
Only once their relationship was official could she get ahead, claim the moral high ground, and have the standing to drive the other women away from Cheng-kun.