"I didn't take it seriously, but I liked it." Yin Xu covered her mouth and smiled at Shi Chun, more enchanting than a flower.
Wu Jinliang chuckled along, unsure whether this woman was joking or really liked Chuntian's type. After all, they had just been in each other's arms.
"All right, I won't disturb your rest. I'll come invite you both to dinner tonight." Yin Xu dipped in a courteous bow and even cast Shi Chun a seductive glance as she left.
The door opened and closed. Wu Jinliang hurried to it and checked that she had really gone before rushing back to ask Shi Chun, "Chuntian, what's that woman playing at?"
Shi Chun looked just as puzzled. Since she had thrown herself into his arms, he had simply gone with the current. He had no objection to quickly drawing closer through a method that cost him nothing. Who would have thought that, after he had even started whispering sweet nothings, she would suddenly push him away and say she was joking?
Could people really joke so casually when they had only just met? She had left him a little dazed, unable to make heads or tails of it.
Seeing that he was equally lost in the fog, Wu Jinliang suddenly lowered his voice and chuckled lewdly. "Tell me, how did that fox spirit feel? I've never touched a demon woman myself."
Shi Chun rolled his eyes at him and couldn't be bothered to respond. He sat back down, still pondering the proprietress's intentions. Whichever side she belonged to, surely there was no reason to throw herself into his arms the moment they met.
The only explanation he could make sense of was that this might simply be her habit: she acted this way with any man she grew close