A little earlier.
Splash-
Rain poured down in torrents.
After leaving Sister Guo's room, Xie Jinhuan headed toward the inn where he was staying, still pondering that old bastard Shang's business along the way.
Ye Hongshang walked beside him. She had changed out of her red dress into a rather provocative stepmom dress and deliberately made herself half a head taller than Xie Jinhuan.
She raised a hand to hug his arm, her gaze brimming with sensuality.
"What are you thinking about? Want Mommy to help you figure it out?"
Xie Jinhuan stumbled, pulled his arm free, and said seriously,
"Wifey, don't joke like that. If people found out, wouldn't they think I was a pervert?"
Ye Hongshang hugged his arm again.
"Guo D Meiren said it, not me. Besides, men can have their wives call them Daddy, so why can't it work the other way around-"
"Ah."
Xie Jinhuan raised a hand slightly, cutting off this potentially troublesome topic.
He had wanted to hurry back for the pills before heading to his next engagement, but halfway there, he saw a procession from Hundred Flowers Grove passing down the street. Among them was a beautiful flower carriage, wreathed in mist and smoke. Its occupant was probably the sect leader of Hundred Flowers Grove.
Xie Jinhuan had long heard of the naughty ladies of Hundred Flowers Grove. Suddenly catching sight of their sect leader naturally piqued his curiosity. He watched from afar for a while, only to notice something amiss in the distance.
Before coming here, he had planned to stay near Moon-Tasting Tower, so his lodgings and Moon-Tasting Tower were practically within sight of each other.
Just as the Hundred Flowers Grove procession passed the street in front of Moon-Tasting Tower, a familiar figure appeared at a lit fourth-floor window