The next day, at the Star Emperor Grand Hotel.
A graceful body lay sprawled across the wide bed. The woman hugged the blanket haphazardly, her ample breasts and fair, full thighs on full display.
Sunlight streamed through a gap in the curtains, motes of dust glittering like particles within the beam. It shone upon the red marks covering the woman's neck and collarbones on the soft bed, scattering a pearly white radiance.
Ma Xiaotao sat up groggily. The blanket bunched in her arms slipped down of its own accord, while her lovely flushed face reddened like a rain-kissed peach blossom. From the side, her long lashes trembled, full of feminine charm and the satisfaction of a night of passion. Her brain still seemed to be lagging, only finally booting up after she had stared blankly for a long while.
Feeling the strange state of her body, memories flooded back like a tide. When her evil fire had been stirred yesterday, she seemed to have poured out everything in her heart at once. Then, instead of refusing like some eunuch, he had accepted her. The two of them had spent a wild, indulgent night together.
"He was pretty impressive."
Once she understood exactly what had happened, Ma Xiaotao stretched lazily. People on the Douluo Continent matured at an absurdly rapid pace, and she had long since been an adult woman. She was highly accepting of certain risqué matters.
She had chosen the man she liked most, so she felt neither shy nor angry. Instead, she found Ling Bai exceptionally capable when it came to love and desire. She had been overflowing with pleasure last night.
"Creak—"
The door suddenly opened, and Ling Bai walked in carrying a hotel-provided breakfast. Seeing that Ma Xiaotao was awake, he smiled.
"Get up and eat