Prince Huai's Residence, the Princess Consort's bedchamber.
"Y-you lecher, let go!"
Ai Fei, who was usually so cool and reserved, felt her heart pounding as Ren Ye held her hand. She even forgot to use her mystical ability and, in desperation, bit his arm.
"Ow!"
Ren Ye jerked his arm back in pain and rolled up his sleeve, revealing a neat row of tooth marks on his shoulder.
She really bit hard.
But why couldn't she have bitten my lips? That would've hurt!
"If... if you dare lay your hands on me again, I'll order five Night Walkers to castrate you!" Xu Qingzhao warned him, her bright eyes wide and her tone deliberately fierce. Then she fled toward the door as though escaping a famine, muttering softly, "Who... wants to be a real married couple with you?"
"Ai Fei, are we really not going to take our friendship to the next level?"
"Get lost!"
"But I've been so exhausted lately. I just wanted you to massage my head and give me some acupuncture to ease my mind." Ren Ye was treating the Princess Consort's stately bedchamber like a traditional medicine clinic.
There was no reply from outside the inner hall. Xu Qingzhao simply fled all the way to the side hall.
Xue'er, the maid standing guard at the corridor entrance, saw the Princess Consort's disheveled hair and unsteady breathing. When she passed without even speaking to her, Xue'er looked puzzled and hurried after her.
Creak!
Only after entering the side hall did Xu Qingzhao feel "safe," the tension in her heart easing. Facing the bronze mirror by the door, she discovered that not only her face but the skin of her body had turned red. She looked rather disheveled.
Hmm? Why... why did I act like that just now?
*Whenever