With legs weak, the sickly stable boy became a mad regent.

Shen Nannan's heart tightened as she looked at him.

Under the moonlight, Ah Chao leaned against a tree trunk, his face still flushed, his breathing unsteady, a smile playing on his lips.

He stared at her.

Like a hungry wolf eyeing a rabbit that's been delivered right to its mouth.

"W-what opportunity?" she asked, feigning ignorance, her voice trembling slightly.

Ah Chao looked at her and slowly began to speak.

"I said... Miss, it's not too late to leave now."

Shen Nannan didn't move.

He tilted his head, the curve of his lips widening further, a smile tinged with danger.

"Not leaving?"

Why...why should I leave?

"because--"

He leaned forward, closing the distance abruptly to the point where she could see the bloodshot in his eyes and feel the burning heat of his breath.

"This servant... doesn't really want to be a servant anymore."

His gaze was too aggressive.

Shen Nannan took half a step back, her lower back hitting another peach tree, leaving her with nowhere to retreat.

Ah Chao leaned forward slightly, bracing one hand on the tree trunk beside her ear, and pulled her into his arms.

I didn't touch her. I just leaned against the tree.

But that position was worse than being touched.

"Miss."

He looked down at her.

"Do you know what I was thinking when you were holding me just now?"

Shen Nannan looked up at him, her throat tightening: "...What are you thinking about?"

He didn't answer.

He simply stared into her eyes, his gaze slowly sliding from her eyebrows to the bridge of her nose, then to her lips, and stopped.

His Adam's apple bobbed.

"Thinking of... disrespecting one's superiors."

Shen Nannan's face flushed instantly.

Does being drugged give you the right to be so shameless?

"You—" she began, her voice trembling, and she quickly used her hand to push against his chest, which was getting closer and closer.

Ah Chao took her hand in that moment.

"Miss, you clearly knew I was drugged, yet you still appeared here alone. Aren't you putting too much pressure on a man's self-control?"

He lowered his eyes, his voice even softer.

"This servant... is hardly a gentleman."

Shen Nannan clenched her sleeves tightly, her heart pounding like a drum.

Two voices were fighting in my head—one saying, "Run! Run! This guy's crazy!" and the other saying, "Run? What are you going to do? Is he going to eat you?"

She bit her lip.

"You...you're not faking it, are you?"

She had seen him take Chinese medicine in her past life before.

His eyes burned with desire; he never cared whether she could bear it or not, he just took her.

He grabbed her and pushed her onto the bed without any regard for her safety; he was incredibly fierce.

But right now, Ah Chao looks perfectly lucid.

He was unusually lucid.

He chuckled softly. "The young lady is asking if I'm faking it?"

Shen Nannan hadn't reacted yet.

His hand had already gripped her chin, lifting it up until his face was close, his nose almost touching hers.

烫，

It was so hot that she gasped for breath.

"Is that enough?" He released his grip, his voice still hoarse.

"If that's not enough, Miss, you can touch... other places."

He leaned forward slightly.

Shen Nannan could feel something poking her.

Her face flushed instantly.

She was extremely familiar with that thing in her past life!

Xiao Yunchao is truly gifted.

She remembered that "chi/inch" and shrank back in fright, her back hitting the tree trunk. A petal fell off, softly.

"You! You! You! You! You! You! You! You pervert!!"

Ah Chao leaned forward in front of her, watching her flustered state, and chuckled softly.

"This servant wishes he were truly a lecherous man, but alas..."

"As I said, I know what I'm doing," he said slowly and deliberately.

"But I never said I wasn't feeling unwell. I think..."

Ah Chao stared at her, his Adam's apple bobbing again.

He slowly leaned down, bringing his breath close to her ear, his hot breath tickling her earlobe and making her scalp tingle.

"I want to pin the young lady down here,"

His voice was terribly hoarse.

"He kissed her until she couldn't breathe."

Shen Nannan felt herself about to climax.

"You...you dare to do this!" Her voice was soft and weak, lacking any intimidation.

He stepped back a little and looked into her eyes.

"Bold?" he repeated, a slight smile playing on his lips, a smile tinged with self-mockery and an indescribable bitterness.

"Yes, that servant deserves to die."

He straightened up, stepped back, and leaned against the tree trunk opposite him. As if he had used up all his strength, his whole body went limp, and he slowly slid down a little against the tree trunk.

A flush rose again, and sweat streamed down his face. He raised his hand to wipe it away, but his fingers were trembling.

"Miss, let's go." He looked away, refusing to look at her anymore.

"This servant can rest here by himself for a while."

"Miss, please don't mind this audacious servant."

Shen Nannan stood still, looking at his profile.

The moonlight illuminated his face clearly—his jaw was taut, his Adam's apple bobbed incessantly, his hands were clenched into fists, and his nails seemed to be digging into his palms.

She knew he was faking it.

But he was absolutely certain that she would soften her heart.

She walked over and squatted down in front of him.

Ah Chao looked down at her, his pupils contracting slightly: "You—"

You said you wanted to kiss me.

She tilted her head back, the moonlight falling on her face and making her eyes sparkle.

"Then kiss me."

Ah Chao froze completely.

He stared at her, as if he couldn't believe his ears.

"If you kiss me, will you feel better?" she asked, tilting her head with a serious expression.

He stared at her for a long time.

It was so long that she thought he wouldn't move anymore when he slowly reached out and touched her cheek with his fingertips.

It was very light, as if afraid of breaking something.

"Miss," his voice was hoarse and barely audible.

Do you even know what you're saying?

"I know. I'm touching you. You touch me, I touch you. It's fair."

She took his hand that had touched her cheek and pressed it against her own face.

"Didn't you want to kiss me?... I didn't say no."

Ah Chao's breathing suddenly became heavier.

Her cheeks were soft and warm, pressed against his palm.

He wanted to pull it back, but he couldn't bear to.

"Shen Nannan".

He called her by her full name, his voice carrying the last vestige of his sanity.

You'll regret it.

"I won't."

"You will."

"Then try making me regret it."

He stared at her, the fire in his eyes finally bursting forth.

He suddenly reached out, grabbed the back of her head, and pulled her into his arms.

He lowered his head, forehead to forehead, nose to nose, their breaths mingling, hot and damp.

"Miss," his voice trembled violently.

"This servant... can't hold back any longer."

Shen Nannan closed her eyes, her body trembling slightly.

But the kiss I expected never came.

He whispered hoarsely in her ear.

"Miss...are you...afraid of me?"

She opened her eyes.

I saw him biting his lower lip hard, and blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.

He was holding back.

I held back until my lips bled, but I still didn't kiss him.

Her heart suddenly softened completely.

"Ah Chao".

His eyes were frighteningly red.

She raised her hand and gently touched the corner of his mouth with her fingertips, wiping away the blood.

Then she leaned forward and pressed her lips to the corner of his mouth, gently, like a petal falling onto the water.

Ah Chao froze completely.