In the end, Ning Xiang could not even remember when Yu Tingchao had released her. She only saw in the mirror that he had eaten every trace of rouge from her lips.
The little black lotus was still in an excellent mood. While Ning Xiang touched up her makeup, his gaze fell on her wrist.
Her wrist was slender, delicate, and luminous white. As she moved, the bells on her bracelet swayed gently.
Their faint chimes sent ripple after ripple spreading across the lake of his heart.
"What are you up to now?" Ning Xiang tossed the rouge box onto the dressing table and spoke irritably.
Yu Tingchao said, "I want to hear the bells."
Ning Xiang sent a strand of spiritual energy into the bell hanging from the leather belt at Yu Tingchao's waist. "Don't you have one too?" With that, she rose and headed outside, ignoring the infuriating fellow.
The Seven-Treasure Spirit Vessel waited outside. Even after boarding it, Ning Xiang kept feeling that she had forgotten something. Before she could work out what it was, the maids adjusted her veil and praised her. "Young madam, your beauty could grace a nation, with a face like flowers and the moon. Our young master is truly blessed to marry you."
Young madam?
In that instant, many thoughts flashed through Ning Xiang's mind.
Well, with me being this gorgeous, isn't that boy getting a bargain?
Yu Tingchao: Exactly. I'm getting a bargain.
To be a heartbreaker, first you have to never initiate, never refuse, and never deny.
Yu Tingchao: *???*
And so Yu Tingchao watched Ning Xiang smile with exquisite poise and say, "Don't say that. I'm blessed as well."
The Seven-Treasure Spirit Vessel landed atop the Broad Marsh Tower. With the river of stars serving as a bridge, Yu