Wei Liu's soft, sweet-scented breath brushed his face. Cradling Zhang Yuan's cheeks in her hands, she slowly lowered her head after saying those words.
"Miss Wei..."
For a moment, Zhang Yuan did not know whether to go along with her or harden his heart and push her away. He drifted in a daze until their soft, smooth lips parted, only then realizing that he had done nothing at all.
Well, this is great. No, wait, this is bad. Nobody saw that, right?
Wei Liu gazed at Zhang Yuan with tender affection for a while, then placed her hands on the buttons of her nightclothes.
Seeing this, Zhang Yuan reached out and gently drew Wei Liu toward him, bringing her into his arms instead of letting her brace herself against the quilt, stopping her next move.
Wei Liu froze, her heart sinking abruptly. "Zhang Yuan... do you dislike me?"
Zhang Yuan took a deep breath and cleared his head with [Immaculate Primordial Spirit]. Gently stroking Wei Liu's back to soothe her mind, he said:
"I don't, but I have a fiancée. If we keep this up, this realm might suffer a calamity tonight."
If he had come to his senses just now and stopped Wei Liu outright, things would not have progressed this far. Unfortunately, he had lost himself for a moment and done nothing, leaving him with no way out.
Wei Liu's direct approach had come too fast. Even he had failed to react, and she was far too bold, taking advantage of his "drunkenness" to haul him into bed.
Few people in all the Five Realms Heavens were so bold and decisive. He truly had no experience dealing with this.
"Your fiancée... is she the Empress of Great Heng?"
Wei Liu felt the warmth of Zhang Yuan's palm against