With a half-smile, Tian Chen said, "Senior Sister, why couldn't it be me?"
Zhang Lexuan stood frozen in place, her thoughts unreadable.
Seeing that she still hadn't moved, Tian Chen coughed. "Senior Sister! Aren't you going to invite me in?"
Zhang Lexuan paused for a moment, then stepped aside to clear the doorway.
"Come in!"
Tian Chen stepped over the threshold and pulled the door shut behind him.
Only one warm yellow Soul Guidance Lamp burned inside the loft. Its soft light gave Zhang Lexuan's moon-white dress a faint glow, like a pool of still lake water.
After Tian Chen came in,
Zhang Lexuan casually poured a cup of tea and set it on the table.
"Sit."
Her voice was gentle and calm as she poured Tian Chen a cup and pushed it toward him.
Tian Chen lowered his head to smell the tea, then took a small sip.
Zhang Lexuan folded her arms and crossed her legs, saying coolly, "You wouldn't visit the temple without a reason. Tell me, what brings you here?"
Tian Chen spun the teacup between his fingers, then raised his eyes to study Zhang Lexuan from bottom to top.
Her moon-white dress covered her snugly, yet only made her curves all the more breathtaking.
His gaze brought a slight blush to Zhang Lexuan's face, but she maintained her stern demeanor as Senior Sister. She tapped the edge of the table lightly with a fingertip, like a silent warning.
"Have you looked enough?"
"I have," Tian Chen said with a half-smile.
"Then hurry up and tell me what you want." Zhang Lexuan was puzzled. She had been in the Inner Court all this time.
Normally, she and Tian Chen hardly crossed paths. Besides, it was still summer vacation, and she hadn't heard anything about him beating