Beauty Beyond Compare

Gu Yue nodded lightly, then suddenly yawned. Her lips parted slightly, revealing two rows of pearly white teeth. Her eyes were half-closed, her lashes trembling faintly. She leaned back a little and raised her hands over her head in a stretch. The white nightgown tightened around her body, outlining her curves.

"I'm a little tired. I'll go back to sleep first."

Her voice was soft, carrying a hint of languid indifference. She turned and walked toward the door, her jet black long hair swaying behind her. The tips brushed against Zhong Shenxiu's arm, stirring a faint itch.

A flicker of cunning flashed through her eyes.

Sure enough, Zhong Shenxiu reached out without hesitation and caught Gu Yue's delicate hand. As though catching a butterfly about to fly away, he gave a light tug, pulling her helplessly back around and into his arms.

His other arm wrapped around her waist and drew her into his embrace. His arms tightened, her body pressed against his chest. He could feel her heartbeat, and she could feel his warmth.

Moonlight spilled in through the window, falling over the two of them and casting their overlapping shadows onto the floor.

Moonlight fell beside the bed. A silver band of light stretched from the window to the bedside, bathing the bed covered in white sheets until it looked like a cloud from a dream.

He quietly gazed at the lovely girl before him. The moonlight illuminated her skin until it was white as snow, and her black eyes until they shone like stars. Her features seemed even more exquisite beneath the moonlight's outline—her brows slender as willow leaves, her nose bridge lofty as a mountain peak, her lips full as petals, and her chin delicate as a crescent moon.

Her beauty was beyond compare.

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