"But..."
Chu Hongjiao hesitated.
"Hong Jiao, did you think I couldn't see what was on your mind? I could tell you liked Lu Ren back at the Myriad Pills Convention. Go to him!"
Luo Hongyi smiled.
Resolve appeared on Chu Hongjiao's lovely face. She nodded. "Hongyi, you're right. If I like someone, I should pursue him. Perhaps I'll never have eyes for another man!"
She carefully opened the door and went inside.
When she saw Lu Ren lying on the bed, already fast asleep, her heart began to race. Her breathing quickened and grew uneven.
She approached him step by step, a bell clutched in her palm. She gave it a sharp shake.
Jingle!
The ringing lingered in the air, drifting again and again into Lu Ren's ears.
Lu Ren slowly opened his eyes. Purple light flickered in them, and his gaze looked vacant.
He rose and pulled Chu Hongjiao into his arms, then reached out to undo her dress.
Chu Hongjiao spoke in a breathless voice. "Lu Ren, tonight, I'm yours!"
The night passed.
Lu Ren woke slowly with a splitting headache. Then he felt a soft, supple body lying in his arms.
"What..."
His eyes widened. He tried to sit up, only to find that he could not move at all. A powerful Calamity Power seemed to be holding him down.
"Lu Ren, didn't you say I was yours?"
Chu Hongjiao rested her head against his chest, a teasing note in her voice.
"I—I only said that to get us through the situation!"
Lu Ren said.
"But I took it seriously!"
Chu Hongjiao laughed.
Lu Ren saw the spot of crimson beneath them and guessed what had happened last night. "You didn't have to do this!"
"I wanted to. Besides, when you think about it, I came