"Ah!"
Suddenly, Zhang Lexuan cried out and pushed hard, actually shoving Gu Yunxiao away.
"Gu Yunxiao, you... you..." Zhang Lexuan's face was scarlet. She was so embarrassed that her head felt dizzy.
Gu Yunxiao's hand... had really gone too far!
"I couldn't help myself."
Gu Yunxiao smiled and stepped forward.
"You... what are you trying to do?" Zhang Lexuan instinctively backed away, covering her chest with both hands in a panic. "I was only thanking you just now. You can't..."
"Sorry, it's too late."
"Gu Yunxiao, you bas-mmph!"
"..."
In an instant, Gu Yunxiao had gathered Zhang Lexuan into his arms and kissed her again.
At first, Zhang Lexuan still resisted a little.
But under Gu Yunxiao's guidance, and with the little alcohol in her system taking effect, her eyes gradually grew hazy.
They embraced and kissed all the way back to the sofa, where they sat down again.
Gu Yunxiao sat on the sofa with Zhang Lexuan in his arms.
Zhang Lexuan sat on his lap, her arms wrapped tightly around his neck as she lost herself in their kisses.
Gradually, they got down to the main event.
Zhang Lexuan gazed at Gu Yunxiao with misty eyes and asked nervously, "Yunxiao, do you... do you like me?"
"Yes."
"Then... will you take responsibility?"
"I will."
"Do you love me?"
"I do." Gu Yunxiao answered with such seriousness that even when cultivating, he had never been this earnest.
Zhang Lexuan felt that something was odd, but she couldn't put her finger on it.
Just as she was pondering it, Gu Yunxiao kissed her yet again. That kiss sent her thoughts drifting away like a kite with its string snapped, vanishing without a trace.
And then, there was no more to tell.
A man and a woman alone in a dark