On the bed draped in light cyan linens, Yuan Shu leaned on her side, her fiery red dress as breathtakingly vibrant as the first time they met.
A hint of pallor showed on her fair face, and the color of her lips had faded a shade due to the pain she had just endured.
But without a doubt, Yuan Shu was exquisitely beautiful.
It was not just that stunningly gorgeous face that dazzled like the sun, but also her incredibly voluptuous curves.
That night, under the bright moonlight, when Yuan Shu helped him, her other hand had clung to his shoulder.
They were so incredibly close.
He could even clearly smell the faint, alluring scent of pear blossoms on her. With a casual downward glance, his height advantage had allowed him to easily see the fullness spilling from her bodice.
Like a blooming flower holding infinite secrets, it effortlessly glued his gaze, making it impossible to look away.
He knew she had a great figure!
Right now, lying on her side on the bed, her exaggerated curves and that impossibly slender waist were perfectly accentuated.
Ji Yun only took two glances before his mind uncontrollably drifted back to that night.
His cheeks burned hot, and his voice carried a hint of a stutter, Are you feeling any better?
Mhm. Yuan Shu naturally did not miss his bright red earlobes. A shallow curve formed at the corners of her mouth as she beckoned to him, Ji Yun, come here.
Come over for what? If you really are feeling better, then don't linger in my bed. Get up early and leave Ziyang Hall...
He grumbled under his breath, but his feet consciously walked over to the edge of the bed. Looking down at her, he asked, What do you want to say?
Yuan Shu raised her eyes, her gaze sweeping over Ji Yun's face, which bore some resemblance to Ji Qingyan. The corners of her lips curled up as she beckoned to him again.
Lean down a bit.
What is it? It's not like I can't hear you, why do I need to lean down? Ji Yun muttered, bending over reluctantly and leaning close to the bed.
He wanted to see what else Yuan Shu, who had just been tormented by illness, could possibly say to him.
He guessed she wanted to beg for mercy; she must have been terrified seeing this room full of poisonous creatures!
Ji Yun snorted lightly in his heart, a faint smirk appearing on his lips as he looked down at Yuan Shu.
He was already calculating in his mind what kind of tone and attitude he should use when Yuan Shu begged him for mercy later.
He definitely had to let her know the consequences of her actions and teach her a little lesson!
Yuan Shu looked up at the face Ji Yun brought close. Seeing his eyes darting around, she knew he was definitely plotting some bad idea.
She let out a soft chuckle, suddenly reaching out to hook her arm around his neck, and with a forceful pull, brought him down.
Ji Yun was startled. He reflexively turned his head, and just as he was about to say something, a beautiful little face rapidly closed the distance.
Then, his lips were captured in a kiss.
The soft touch, accompanied by the faint and bewitching scent of pear blossoms lingering at his nose, made his heart tremble uncontrollably.
Ji Yun's eyes widened. For a moment, he couldn't react, his body going completely rigid.
It wasn't until Yuan Shu's other hand also wrapped around his neck, her red lips parting slightly to slip in while he was dazed.
The rich scent of pear blossoms, mixed with the unique, delicate fragrance of a woman, invaded his lips and teeth.
Ji Yun could hear his own uncontrollable heartbeat.
Thump, thump, thump, thump!
Beating like a wild drum!
Having succeeded in her ambush, Yuan Shu tightened her grip around his neck, using the momentum to press her entire body against his chest.
Her kissing skills were superb; with just a few shallow teasing movements, she made Ji Yun's Adam's apple bob uncontrollably.
Snapping back to reality, Ji Yun hurriedly reached out to push her away, Yuan Shu, you...
Before he could finish, Yuan Shu tilted her head and kissed him again, even taking advantage of the gap when he opened his mouth to speak to slip back in.
...
Ji Yun's eyes widened further. The hand holding Yuan Shu's waist trembled, his mind descending into absolute chaos.
What, what, what was going on?
Yuan, Yuan Shu, she, she was actually kissing him?
Why was she kissing him?
What kind of indecency was this?
He... he should push her away, right?
But if he pushed her away, she would just cling back on.
He had pushed once, and now his hands seemed to disobey his commands. They grasped that incredibly slender waist again, unable to exert any force to push her away.
Ji Yun stared with wide, bewildered eyes.
So, the scent of pear blossoms on her lips was actually this intoxicating?
Even better than the scent on her body?
Her lips were so sweet, why were they so sweet?
Were all girls this sweet?
Or was it only her?
Ji Yun's mind was a jumbled mess, thinking about this and that.
Reason told him that Yuan Shu was a wicked woman and that he should push her away, preferably throw her out of Ziyang Hall, lock the door, and never see her again.
But his body had a mind of its own.
That night, when she had pinned him against the tree, he had actually wondered more than once what it would taste like to kiss that bright red little mouth.
Even after sprinting madly back to Ziyang Hall, lying in his bed, he had rolled his tongue over his lips countless times, still unable to figure out the taste.
But now, he seemed to know.
Yuan Shu seemed to possess an endless magic, drawing in his thoughts, his body, his lips, and his teeth, making him want to get closer, wanting to have more!
The hand Ji Yun used to hold Yuan Shu trembled slightly, his slightly widened eyes reflecting Yuan Shu's pretty face.
His breathing gradually became ragged.
A hand caressed his chest, the familiar touch making him shudder uncontrollably.
He remembered that night.
Yuan Shu had started by using her cool little hands to wreak havoc on his chest.
Every brush brought a strange, tingling numbness.
Ji Yun's chest began to heave violently.
The kiss he had been passively enduring now demanded some sort of action to relieve the waves of strange sensations coursing through his body.
Yuan Shu was the one who initiated this entanglement, right?
She was the one who started it!
He should have taken his revenge for what happened that night a long time ago!
Ji Yun thought resentfully. As his temper flared, he reached around to support Yuan Shu's back, his palms pressing forcefully to pull her tightly into his embrace.
Pressing together like this seemed to feel much better.
Undeniably, Yuan Shu had first caught his attention in the bamboo forest when she cured Ji Qingyan's aphrodisiac without resorting to dual cultivation.
That night, he had originally planned to test her depths and then teach her a lesson.
No one expected that he would be the one taught a lesson by Yuan Shu on the spot.
And because of a mishandled move, he ended up poisoned by his own aphrodisiac, begging Yuan Shu for comfort under the drug's influence.
After sobering up, the feeling of shame and humiliation had driven him to the brink of a breakdown. He wanted to do something, but didn't know what to do.
After staying quietly in Ziyang Hall for a day, he finally decided to take his revenge.
As for how to take revenge, he couldn't say.
He had even flown into a rage out of humiliation when Yuan Shu teased him with the words, I'll help you one more time.
But was he really angry?
Ji Yun himself couldn't clearly explain why, upon hearing Yuan Shu say those words, a secret anticipation had welled up in his heart.
And now, he seemed to understand.
Letting Yuan Shu taste the physical torment he endured that night didn't seem like a bad idea.
Just like how she had pinned him down and done those things to him that night!
