Xiao Yan opened his eyes, his expression no longer calm.
He rose, walked to the door, and gently opened it.
Moonlight spilled into the room, falling upon a girl dressed in white.
Dan Chen gazed at him with a crimson blush, her peach-blossom eyes clear and sparkling, as though a thin film of water lay over them.
"Get in here." Xiao Yan caught her soft, seemingly boneless little hand and pulled her inside.
"No." She gave Xiao Yan a pitiful look.
"No to what?"
"No sleeping."
"Why don't you want to sleep?" Xiao Yan stared into her eyes.
"Doesn't a girl get pregnant if she sleeps with a boy?" The girl looked at Xiao Yan with an utterly innocent expression.
Seeing how innocent and guileless she was, Xiao Yan suddenly found himself torn between laughter and tears.
Unable to help himself, he planted a fierce kiss on her jade-white cheek.
Dan Chen shot him a reproachful glance but said nothing. She did not even wipe the saliva off her face.
That fragile manner of hers, knowing no resistance and leaving herself entirely at his mercy, stirred a powerful urge to protect her even in a scoundrel like Xiao Yan.
Knock, knock, knock! Another bout of knocking interrupted them.
Dan Chen's expression shifted slightly, her little face growing tense.
Meanwhile, Xiao Yan had already risen to answer the door.
The door opened, and moonlight streamed in once more.
Unlike the pure and delicate Dan Chen, the Cao Family's enchantress wore a black qipao tonight. Beneath the moonlight, it outlined the exquisite curves of her figure, which had only just begun to mature.
"Master, your humble servant has come to receive her punishment." Cao Ying looked at Xiao Yan coyly.
"You little temptress!" Xiao Yan laughed and gave her a pat before