Keep your voice down. Are you trying to look glamorous dressed as a forced lover?

"Shen Sishu".

The sound of the New Year's Eve greeting rang out, and Shen responded briefly. The tea room door was closed again, and the footsteps faded into the distance.

Li Qingyan breathed a sigh of relief, but Song Qinian became increasingly dissatisfied, and finally gave a forceful "yes".

Li Qingyan slid down again.

Song Qinian picked her up, pushed the tea canister aside, helped her sit down, spread her knees, and moved closer to her forcefully, continuing to kiss her while telling her what he was doing.

He's gone.

Why are you so concerned about him seeing this?

Song Qinian's voice was unsteady, his Adam's apple bobbed up and down, and a faint tingling sensation spread through his limbs. He held his breath slightly, took a step back, and tried his best to maintain his composure.

Li Qingyan's body trembled uncontrollably.

Their movements were so coincidental that even though he tried his best to keep his distance, she could still feel his barely suppressed tension.

"Song Qinian!"

Li Qingyan quickly pressed her hand to his lips, her voice unsteady yet stern: "Do you know what you're doing?"

Song Qinian was taken aback, and after a moment, he restrained himself and kissed her palm.

"I'm sorry... I lost control..."

His voice was hoarse and restrained, tinged with apology: "I couldn't help myself..."

"You're drunk, and you can't stand the fake stuff in your mouth, so you're getting a little agitated." Li Qingyan took a deep breath, pushed him, and tried to close her legs.

He's always like this, and she can't calm down.

"No."

Song Qinian didn't back down; he didn't approach, and they remained locked in a stalemate.

"I did drink, but I'm perfectly sober and not drunk."

Song Qinian's gaze fell on her swollen lips: "I lost control just now and offended Your Highness."

He apologized, but a hint of pleasure flashed in his eyes.

Not to mention that even though he stepped back, Li Qingyan felt no remorse from him at all.

Li Qingyan couldn't help but kick him: "Then why aren't you moving aside!"

"No."

Instead, Song Qinian leaned in and encircled her again, trapping her between him and the wall: "Your Highness, I surrender, I admit my mistake, please don't want him, okay?"

Li Qingyan gritted his teeth; this was a threat.

"Then what do you want?" He himself is unwilling, and he doesn't want her to go to Shen Lue either. There's no logic to this. How can he be so domineering!

"If the previous dynasty must have a face, why can't it be me?"

Song Qinian's tone was filled with resentment: "You'd be better off with me than him! How can he compare to me!"

Li Qingyan's voice was weak: "Didn't I let you go?"

Stop seducing her, she can't take it anymore.

"But he's still with you... I can't take it."

"Your Highness, I regret it, I really regret it..." Song Qinian lowered his head and leaned against Li Qingyan's neck, his hot breath spraying on his neck and shoulders, bringing waves of tingling sensation.

"Use me..."

The voice was murmured, carrying a seductive quality.

Li Qingyan felt he was doing it on purpose: "What do you mean? Didn't you choose to leave the palace?"

He's just unwilling to accept it.

Song Qinian replied, "But now is not the time for me to leave. You are at a crucial moment. If I leave the palace now, people will misunderstand, and it may even shake people's resolve."

"Besides, if I leave now, how can I return to officialdom? Everyone will just think of me as a defeated, drenched chicken."

Song Qinian didn't want people to think he couldn't beat that fake.

Li Qingyan: "Don't make excuses. You don't want to leave now? You like me?"

If you don't want to leave, then don't leave. Don't make excuses. What she wants is a definite answer.

Song Qinian's Adam's apple bobbed, his heart burning even more intensely because of her words.

"Yes, I like Your Highness."

He finally spoke the words that had been weighing on his mind for so long.

Li Qingyan felt as if her heart had been scalded.

I had guessed it before, but I never dared to confirm or believe it, and now it has come true.

Her heart was burning with passion.

Her reason, which she had been suppressing so tightly, was almost overwhelmed. She trembled, even her toes curled up, and she almost kissed him directly.

But in the end, he managed to restrain himself.

"If you're not leaving, we'll need you in the future. Can you cooperate?"

The reason for this is self-evident.

Song Qinian moved slightly closer to her, restraining himself, but his voice grew increasingly hoarse: "If Your Highness needs..."

He looked down at her, his gaze lingering, as if trying to lure her closer.

Li Qingyan's fingers twitched slightly, almost causing her to completely lose her composure.

Such a Song Qinian, with the spirit of an immortal, yet ultimately descended to the mortal realm; who could resist being moved?

Li Qingyan managed to restrain herself at the last moment. Recalling his past coldness and ruthlessness, she raised an eyebrow: "No regrets?"

A barely perceptible hint of disappointment flashed in Song Qinian's eyes:

"I don't regret it. Your Highness can continue to use me in the future."

She was using him, but so be it. The fact that she didn't use others means that he was the one with value to her.

If this is the process of reaching the highest point, then why can't he?

He was absolutely certain he wasn't leaving now.

She must have chosen a stand-in because Shen Lue was easy to get.

But instead of looking for a substitute to relieve boredom and anger, it's better to find him.

He is clearly better.

Lost in thought, Song Qinian kissed her fingers: "No, Your Highness, it doesn't have to be later, it can be now."

Li Qingyan's hand trembled: "Are you crazy...?"

He came again, and she was sure he was seducing her. She was even certain of his previous philandering behavior.

This man is quite cunning!

He's secretly passionate!

He even knows how to create contrast!

Their attitude has changed so drastically.

Perhaps the alcohol affected him, and coupled with the special circumstances, even this young master lost his mind?

She has to give it a try.

Li Qingyan refused to admit that she was susceptible to this kind of thing, saying only that she would give it a try.

Her fingers slowly landed on his clothes, deliberately hooking his belt, staring at him intently, waiting for him to back down.

I also want to see if he will still have an allergic reaction, since the original owner had an allergic reaction when he touched him before.

Song Qinian's chest heaved violently, but he did not back down.

Her coat opened little by little, revealing her collarbone and Adam's apple bobbing. She was still so conservative, yet incredibly alluring.

Moreover, Li Qingyan's hand could feel her perfectly proportioned, understated...abdominal muscles.

Yes, although Song Qinian was not a military general, he did seem to possess those qualities.

Whether it was an allergy or excitement, the tips of his ears, face, and a small patch of muscles around his collarbone were slightly flushed.

"From now on, Your Highness, you may use my body to relieve your boredom."

His voice trembled at the end, because he never thought he would say such a thing, and the fear he once had surged up in his heart again.

She was afraid that she would completely lose her value and be rejected by her.

My past resistance stemmed from the fear of becoming addicted.

But in the end, he couldn't resist becoming addicted.

Even though their relationship remains completely innocent.

"Your Highness, before I pulled you back at all costs, I told myself countless times that I shouldn't have done this, that I shouldn't have abandoned my dignity and pride, and that I shouldn't have gone back on my word and made you look down on me. But in the end, I couldn't control myself."

"I like you."

"So I can't accept the presence of my shadow in your life, or that only I can occupy the place beside you."

He thought, since he would never be able to get married in the future, why not indulge himself a little?

If I eventually achieve great success, then why not remember her forever?

Although Her Highness said she would let him go, she still considered him as her own.

Why keep torturing yourself?

Your Highness is still young. He can't forget her, so why not make her unable to forget him as well?

He is confident in this.

He wanted His Highness to remember this night, no matter how many years have passed.

Song Qinian's thoughts were clearer than ever before, yet also more chaotic than ever before, with all sorts of ideas flashing through his mind. The only thing that remained unchanged was that he did not back down.

He missed her, he wanted her, he trembled with longing.

"Your Highness, you love me."

He took her hand and placed it on his chest.

The air in the cramped tea room suddenly became thick and sticky.