In his excitement, Su Xi nestled into Jin Yu’s embrace. Originally pleased by his words, Jin Yu raised her eyebrows upon feeling him pressed against her. She remembered the lingering scent on the bedding and flipped to press Su Xi underneath her. “Let’s not talk about those unpleasant things now,” she said, wanting to focus on more immediate needs. Though she felt no anger, she still wanted to assert some boundaries.
Su Xi responded instinctively, clinging to Jin Yu, their movements becoming more intense as the night wore on.
The two, originally river crabs, became increasingly frantic due to the lingering scent of desire on the bedding.
In the distance, the cold autumn wind blew. Xu Yi crouched down, holding his chest in pain and struggling to breathe.
Hua Yan, worried, supported him. “Young Master, let’s go back. Don’t stay here.” Since being rejected in marriage, Xu Yi had become increasingly thin, crying daily at the thought of the madam arranging another marriage for him. He had shamelessly sought out Miss Jin, clinging to the hope that she might still have feelings for him.
Inside, sounds continuously hurt Xu Yi’s fragile heart. He cried, weakly extending his hand to pull down his collar, revealing smooth skin where chastity sand should have been. Tears blurred his vision as he lamented, “Hua Yan, she doesn’t want me anymore…”
His voice was desperate, weakly grasping Hua Yan’s hand: “What… what should I do?” In her eyes, he felt he wasn’t even worth a dark prostitute.
Hua Yan’s eyes teared up as she adjusted his clothes, covering where the chastity sand should have been. “Young Master, let’s go back. Tell the madam; she will surely find a way.”
“No,” Xu Yi shook his head through tears, “No.” His desperate voice carried panic, not wanting others to know his chastity was already given away or face more ridicule. If even his mother would reject him, what would he do?
Hua Yan compassionately helped Xu Yi up. “Young Master, it’s getting dark. Let’s return to the mansion before dinner; we can’t let Madam know you came to Jin’s residence.” Her young master shouldn’t suffer such pain. Even now, he still couldn’t let go of Miss Jin.
