Splash~
Splash~
The sound of waves came from afar, along with the soft patter of the downpour.
The canopy blotted out the sky and sun, screening off the curtain of rain. The fenced courtyard was rather quiet.
A dim lamp burned on the table. A man and woman leaned against the headboard in each other's arms. Once their conversation stopped, only their alternating breaths remained.
"Hah... hah..."
Though Xue Baijin had a resolute disposition, she was ultimately a woman. At first, she had thought nothing of it, closing her eyes and quietly concentrating on tending her injuries, but gradually, she noticed something was wrong.
Holding a scorching-hot, shirtless man was already rather improper. As the night grew quiet, his heated breaths brushed her robe and seeped through the fabric to her skin, bringing a strange, tingling sensation.
A faint blush rose on Xue Baijin's cheeks, and even her feet arched. But Ye Jingtang was sleeping quietly, so she did not release his burning body. She merely endured the sensation at her chest, turned her face aside, and closed her eyes to calm and focus her mind.
"Hah... hah..."
This close-pressed torment continued for nearly half an hour.
As Ye Jingtang's flesh healed, the excess medicinal potency gradually overflowed. His body grew hotter instead, and his breathing grew heavier.
As an unmarried woman, how could Xue Baijin withstand such prolonged teasing? The soft curves beneath her robe rose and fell unevenly, and her feet rubbed lightly together without stopping. In her distraction, she even began silently repeating:
Calm down. He's Ning'er's husband. Don't let your thoughts wander. You can't betray Ning'er...
Yunli hasn't declared her feelings yet. As her master, how could I betray my disciple...
The Empress can hold him, but I can't...
Pah...
Had this continued unchanged, Xue