Liu Wan was so absorbed in looking down at the outfit that she failed to notice Xia Siheng's tall, slender figure had already approached.
She turned and startled, a flicker of panic and shyness crossing her face.
She hastily covered her chest, not daring to look up.
"Didn't I tell you to wait a moment?"
"Wan'er..."
Xia Siheng stared at her, dumbstruck, unable even to tear his eyes away.
Heat and blood rushed straight to his head. The sight struck him hard.
Just looking at her left his mouth dry.
Before him, Liu Wan wore a thin silk top resembling a traditional bellyband, its ties fastened around her neck. The deeply plunging neckline revealed beautiful curves in the middle.
Even more devastatingly, the Bandeau Dress was thin and tight, barely covering her hips and outlining almost every lovely contour.
Her slender shoulders, neck, and arms were bare, along with her long, jade-smooth legs.
That tantalizing glimpse of what lay hidden sent the imagination running wild.
Xia Siheng felt as though his very soul had been stolen. He reached out to take Liu Wan's hand.
But Liu Wan felt mortified. "Wait, there's another piece."
With that, she picked up an almost transparent Sheer Robe from the cushioned stool beside her and slipped it on.
Watching the Sheer Robe settle over her body, Xia Siheng's eyes reddened at the corners. The temptation had his very soul clamoring.
His Adam's apple bobbed. After calling her name, he swept her into his arms and carried her toward the bed.
Liu Wan was carefully laid on the bed. She shifted her long, jade-smooth legs, retreating farther inside.
But Xia Siheng caught her ankle, his voice hoarse.
"Now you think of hiding?"
"My prince, don't rush..." A ticklish sensation spread through Liu Wan's ankle as he