um blossom, tore the petal, and delivered it to his mouth. “I don’t even have lust. So how are you going to pit yourself against me?”

Xiao Chiye drew a step closer and grabbed Shen Zechuan’s flower-holding hand. He bent over to press in close to him and said breezily, “What is one time? So boring. We should do it a few more rounds. You couldn’t use those courtesans from Ouhua Pavilion, and you didn’t dare to touch those boys too. You pretend to be a celibate and aloof sage. But I wasn’t the one who gasped and panted so delicately that night.”

Xiao Chiye pulled Shen Zechuan’s hand to his lips, pressed against it dangerously, and scoffed.

“It’s true I’ve lost to lust. But if you are that steadfast, then why did you try stirring up a storm under the sheets11?with me? Shen Lanzhou, you are much more afraid of succumbing to desire than I am, aren’t you?”