Liu Wan's heart raced. She closed her eyes, ready to respond to him.
Just when she thought he would take things further, he merely caressed her tenderly for a moment before letting her go.
"Keep looking forward to it. I'll come back for you once I've finished my business," Xia Siheng said with a low chuckle beside her ear.
He made Liu Wan's ears burn all over again.
"Who... who's looking forward to it?"
"If you're not, why did you open your mouth..." Before Xia Siheng could finish,
Liu Wan covered his mouth with her hand. Her face flushed scarlet. "Don't you still have business to attend to, Prince? Hurry along."
Xia Siheng smiled and took her hand away, his voice indulgent. "All right. Wait for me."
The laughter in his eyes kept Liu Wan from daring to look at him.
She secretly berated herself. She had always been composed and proper. For her to act like this now, he must have bewitched her!
Yes, she would just blame him.
The next day.
It was the day of Liu Shi and Li Qian's marriage meeting.
Early that morning, Mother hauled Xia Wanwan out of bed and dressed her up carefully.
Xia Wanwan was in the habit of playing with Yuanbao in the mornings, so Liu Wan brought Yuanbao along on their visit home.
To avoid any trouble, however, she gave Yuanbao a set of women's clothes.
To her surprise, the Cat Spirit particularly loved women's clothes. He even arranged his hair in a beautiful bun, looking every inch a stunning, sultry beauty.
Mother and daughter boarded the carriage, and their little group soon returned to the Minister's Residence.
At the Minister's Residence.
Liu Shi put on his new clothes, grinning happily as he nudged Lady Liu.
"Mother, if this