Liu Erlong's Surprise

In the Bath Pool, Liu Erlong leaned quietly against the Warm Jade pool wall, the warm current wrapping around her skin. The sharp, faintly bitter fragrance of the Snow Soul Orchid seeped out with the rising steam, gradually loosening the tension that had been coiled in her mind for days.

But in her heart...

A faint, indescribable doubt began to surface.

Dai Chengfeng, that guy... had actually just left like that?

She opened her eyes, her phoenix-like eyes hazy with moisture, and cast her gaze toward the Sandalwood screen.

On the screen were painted pale silhouettes of distant mountains, misty rain blurring the scene. She could vaguely see that the light outside was a little brighter, but there was no figure there.

This was far too unlike his style.

Had he finally learned restraint? Or was he holding back some other wicked idea?

Liu Erlong gave a soft snort, scooped up a handful of water, and splashed it onto her face.

"Forget it. Since I'm here, I might as well settle in... Whatever he wants to do..."

Liu Erlong stopped dwelling on it and closed her eyes again, letting her body relax completely in the warm water.

Her long black hair spread out, floating on the milky-white surface like seaweed, setting off the jade-like whiteness of the skin at her shoulders and neck. A few suggestive red marks still lingered there, especially eye-catching beneath the moist sheen of the water.

Just as she was about to drift off, footsteps sounded from beyond the screen.

Neither hurried nor slow—it was Dai Chengfeng.

Liu Erlong's eyelashes stirred slightly, but she did not open her eyes, pretending not to know.

The footsteps stopped beside the screen. Then that familiar figure turned and came in.

Liu Erlong glanced through the slits of her eyes