Liu Erlong's Bewitching Steps

For her to get up right now...

She lazily cracked her eyes open a sliver, glanced at the clothes scattered across the floor, then glanced at the face in front of her—handsomer than ever after getting what he wanted, so much so it was annoying—and shut her eyes again in irritation.

"Go yourself."

Her words were brief and to the point, carrying a languid, post-affair nasal softness as she shifted slightly onto her side.

She buried half of her still-flushed face into the pillow that still held his scent, looking as if she intended to stay completely still from then on.

But how could Dai Chengfeng let her have her way?

Otherwise, wouldn't all that setup earlier have been for nothing?

Dai Chengfeng propped himself up, reached out to pinch her soft, smooth shoulder, then slowly slid his hand down along the elegant hollow of her spine.

"You really won't get up? Warm Jade Marrow is good, but paired with a medicinal bath, the effects will be even better."

"I specifically had people prepare the mind-calming Snow Soul Orchid. It's perfect for helping you settle your Soul Power and nourish your spirit."

He paused, lowering his voice as his breath brushed past her ear. "Or is it that you want me to... carry you over, Erlong?"

Liu Erlong's eyes snapped open. The lingering moisture in her phoenix eyes had yet to fade, but when she glared at him, there was already a bit of clear-headed annoyance in them.

"Dai Chengfeng!"

She reached out to swat away his misbehaving hand, only for him to lightly catch her wrist with a turn of his hand. "Can't you behave for a while?"

"That won't do," Dai Chengfeng said, already hooking a broad, soft fleece blanket from the bedside with one hand and wrapping