I raised stunning young ladies, but they all wanted to possess me.

The room remained quiet for a long time.

Lin Jinyu lay on Gu Yan's chest, her long golden hair falling over his shoulders, covering the thin layer of sweat that had not yet subsided on both of them.

Her fingers gently traced the faint red scratch mark below his collarbone, a mark she had accidentally left earlier. The nail mark was very light, but she stroked it back and forth several times.

She suddenly spoke, her voice muffled, as if she were talking with her face buried in the pillow.

"If you die again, I'll make your ashes into compressed biscuits and eat one every day until you grow back inside me."

Gu Yan paused for a moment, then chuckled softly.

He raised his hand and brushed the stray hairs stuck to her forehead with sweat behind her ear, looking at her golden eyes that were still surprisingly bright even in the dim light.

"it is good."

"I'll eat whatever you make."

Lin Jinyu glared at him, but with tear stains still clinging to her eyes, she couldn't muster any fierceness.

She buried her face in his chest again, her voice so soft it was as if she were talking to herself.

"I've missed you every single day for the past three years."

"When you're around, I always yell at you, call you sissy, and complain that you can't walk as fast as me or fight as well as I can."

"Actually, I can't sleep for several days before you come to see me."

"After you left, I searched all over England."

"Later they said your body was missing, and I couldn't sleep at all."

"On one hand, I wonder if you are still alive, and on the other hand, I'm afraid I'm having that kind of dream again, where you're still alive, but you're gone when I wake up."

As she said this, she suddenly propped herself up and looked at him.

Her fingers moved from his chest to his cheek, her thumb gently stroking his cheekbone.

He had lost a lot of weight, even more than he had three years ago, and his eye sockets were deeper, but the way she looked at him was exactly the same as before.

Intense, scalding hot, like a fire that can't be extinguished no matter what.

"You're not allowed to run away again."

"I'll chase you wherever you run."

"If you die, I'll die with you."

"If you live, I'll live with you."

Gu Yan placed her hand on her back and pulled her back into her arms.

Her shoulders were cold, so he warmed them with his palms.

"Then you'll have to keep up."

"I used to walk quite fast."

"I'm faster than you now."

"Ranked fifth in global combat power, S-class fire-type ability, can kill an S-class calamity in three strikes."

"Why don't you try to outrun me?"

She gently bit his collarbone, then buried her face in the crook of his neck again and took a deep breath.

They lay there for a while longer, until the sunlight outside the window moved from the east window to the west window, until the sound of the wind chimes was gradually replaced by the chirping of cicadas in the evening.

Then Lin Jinyu sat up and started getting dressed.

Her movements were swift and efficient; she buttoned her clothes, fastened her belt, and tied her hair up in one smooth motion.

But when she picked up the bed sheet, her movements suddenly slowed down.

She folded the plain white sheet neatly, as if it were a new garment just retrieved from a tailor shop.

"I'll take this."

Her tone was flat, as if she were saying that the weather was nice today.

But her whole body, from her ears to her neck, turned bright red.

Gu Yan watched as she stuffed the bed sheet into a canvas bag she carried with her. The bag was faded from washing and had the logo of the Lin family's medical team printed on it.

"When I find you in the future, I will take this out."

"If you dare to deny it, I'll burn down the entire capital city for you to see."

When she said this, the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned, carrying a hint of the spoiled and willful air of the former hot-tempered young lady, but her eyes were still red.

After seeing Lin Jinyu off, Gu Yan returned to the Chiyo Palace family alone.

His mind was in a mess the whole way.

One moment it's the image of long, golden hair scattered on the pristine white sheets in that private room, and the next it's Cecilia's icy blue eyes when she says she'll only allow you to have one lover.

One moment it's Fu Shiwei's trembling fingertips as she kisses his face in the secret realm, and the next it's Fu Wanqing crying and kneeling on the ground at his funeral.

What's the big deal?

He leaned against a pillar, feeling that he was probably the most sinful man in the world.

"Not bad, your mental strength has improved significantly again."

"You've broken through about half of the bottleneck from A to near S. At this rate, a few more practice sessions and you'll be able to reach the threshold of S-level."

"Did you just have sex with someone?"

Gu Yan suddenly turned around.

Elena leaned against the other side of the pillar, flipping through a comic book in her hand, her golden eyes not even lifting to look at him.

Staring into those eyes, he felt like a paramecium under a microscope.

No need to answer.

"Judging from the residual spiritual energy in your body, the other party is a fire-type ability user, S-rank. The spiritual energy fluctuations match Lin Jinyu's file perfectly."

"I've lived in this house for three years, and I recognize the spiritual characteristics of everyone here."

She closed the comic book and tilted her head to look at him.

The moonlight shone on her long silver hair, making her stunningly beautiful face look like a goddess straight out of mythology.

You seem a little guilty.

"Don't worry, from a physiological point of view, this is not a bad thing."

"In your human superhuman system, S-class superhumans have extremely vigorous vitality, and the exchange of bodily fluids can promote the fusion and enhancement of mental power."

"This enhancement effect is even more significant when both parties are experiencing strong emotional fluctuations."

"So I suggest you do more of these in the future."

"It's good for your physical recovery, and it's also good for your mental breakthrough."

Gu Yan's lips twitched.

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but didn't know where to begin his rebuttal.

"Where did you learn all this?"

"In the book."

"A textbook on human physiology".

"Yason bought it for me."

She straightened up from the pillar, walked barefoot to him, and tilted her head to look him up and down.

"However, according to the traditions of your Great Xia, you have to take responsibility for doing this kind of thing with a woman."

"You've added another debt to your portfolio."

"Do you need me to make a list for you?"

Gu Yan did not answer.

He simply leaned against the pillar and sighed softly.

Seeing his silent expression, Elena didn't press him further, but simply turned a page of the comic book in her hand.

"Go take a shower."

"Use the water drawn from the spiritual spring in the backyard."

"Yuzuru will be back soon. She won't say anything, but if she smells another woman on you, she'll probably sit by the window all night polishing her pheasant sword."

"I've seen her like that before."

Gu Yan pushed open the bathroom door.

The Chiyomiya family's bathroom was small, but it was fed by a spring in the back mountain, and the rising steam carried a very faint scent of cypress.

He stood under the showerhead, the hot water pouring down from head to toe, clearing the jumbled thoughts in his mind a little.