It had been a long time since she had felt this way.
Shi Mei unconsciously shifted her position, and the man beneath her stiffened all over, grasping her body, his breathing growing more rapid.
Shi Mei saw his reaction, leaned back against him, and whispered in his ear, "What are you enduring?"
Shi Lingyan held her but hesitated to move, burying his face into her neck, his voice somewhat hoarse, "What happened to your face?"
"Hmm?" Shi Mei’s eyelid twitched, "It’s all in the past."
"A burn?" Shi Lingyan raised his hand, wanting to touch her mask, but Shi Mei blocked him.
Shi Mei’s smile slowly faded, pushing his hand away, "I’m leaving if we don’t do it."
Shi Lingyan’s anger was again doused as if with cold water, and it significantly subsided, "Did you look for me just to make love?"
"Of course not," Shi Mei pursed her lips casually, "I came to beg you, Ah Ling."
"What did you call me?"
"Say it again," Shi Lingyan’s voice grew even huskier, he kissed her neck, eliciting a soft moan from her, "I love hearing it."
Shi Mei’s entire body electrified, a tingling sensation overwhelmed her, and she instinctively raised her hand, fingers threading through his hair, "Ah Ling, Ah Ling..."
Shi Lingyan swelled with pain, his lips moving across her body, his hand beginning to roam mischievously.
Rough hands traveled over her smooth skin, quickly unfastening most of the buttons on her shirt, revealing black lace.
The stark contrast between her pale skin and the black created a vivid juxtaposition,
"Ah..." Shi Mei, her blouse widely opened, clung tightly to his head, panting sweetly, intoxicatingly calling his name, "Ah Ling..."
Shi Lingyan undid the hidden clasp of the black lace, his voice slightly hoarse, "Where have you been all these years?"
Shi Mei suddenly snapped out of her trance, looking at him warily, instinctively trying to break free.
Shi Lingyan immediately held her tighter, "Are you avoiding this question? Is it that hard to answer?"
Shi Mei chuckled lightly, alluring and enchanting, "I thought you finally stopped acting, ready to really make love, but instead, you just wanted to extract information from me?"
Her dismissive tone was like she was picking up a dagger again, stabbing him viciously once more, the pain nearly equal to the last blow.
But that blow had been to the body, this one pierced the heart.
"I just want to know..."
"What’s there to know," Shi Mei interrupted him sharply, her voice cooling, "Life is short, Mr. Shi, don’t waste my time."
Then Shi Mei forcefully pushed his hands away; Shi Lingyan suddenly panicked, holding her even tighter, "Tang Wu!"
"I won’t ask anymore, please don’t be angry," Shi Lingyan desperately pulled her into him as if to merge her into his bones, his voice extremely hoarse, "I’ll give you whatever you want, from now on, please don’t leave, okay?"
Shi Mei’s heart clenched painfully, missing a beat, her breathing suddenly becoming short.
"About Shen Ming, just one word from me, and he can be released at any time," Shi Lingyan’s voice softened, gently saying, "He’s the leader of your support group, even if you didn’t send Ye Tiao to find me, I couldn’t just ignore it, I let you come to beg me only because I wanted to see you."
Something in Shi Mei’s heart was melting quietly, her eyes burning hot, but the next second, Shi Mei laughed out, "You talk sweeter than you sing."