"F-forget it... I'll stay over here with Little Stone. He's injured and might need me to look after him at any time."
Lin Shisan hurriedly withdrew his gaze.
His heart was pounding.
Bai Youyou wanted to continue their intimacy, to complete that unfinished final step of their wedding night.
But reason still won out over impulse. He looked at Bai Youyou and ultimately kept his distance.
Ever since he had learned that Bai Youyou had been pretending to have amnesia back in Fishing Village, a barrier seemed to stand between them, one they could no longer cross.
"Huff, huff..."
Little Stone was already terribly sleepy.
His little head kept bobbing, his eyes were almost too heavy to open, and he had even begun to snore.
Seeing this, Lin Shisan hurriedly carried him to bed and tucked him in. Little Stone rolled over again.
He fell asleep almost instantly.
Bai Youyou stood quietly in the small sitting room, leaning against the doorframe with her arms folded as she watched Lin Shisan emerge from the bedroom.
"Shisan... I... we..."
"You should get some rest, too. There's no telling what we'll have to face tomorrow."
Lin Shisan turned and walked straight into the courtyard.
Bai Youyou stood awkwardly for a while, then took the hint and left.
She knew as clearly as a polished mirror that Lin Shisan harbored a deep knot of misgivings about her.
It was already late at night.
Through the golden barrier above the Dragon Palace, he could see the seawater outside.
There was no moon overhead, no stars, only the deep sea shut out by the barrier.
Lin Shisan sat cross-legged, rested his hands on his knees, and slowly closed his eyes, forcing his earlier impulses to settle.
Who was he kidding? With a beauty as alluring and