The fragrant tongue slipped into his mouth, an endless stream of tender affection flowed like water.
Lin Fan instinctively held the enchanting body tight against him, feeling her unskilled yet somehow practiced kissing technique.
Her slender body pressed desperately against Lin Fan’s, her forward momentum speaking of a determination to please him.
It wasn’t until her breaths grew more rapid that Su Yufei finally broke away from Lin Fan’s lips. Her face flushed with embarrassment as she looked at him, the timidity in her eyes somehow made her appear even more endearing. She clasped her hands behind her back and said shyly, "This was my first kiss... With this encounter in the grove, you have added another debt of romance."
"Did your godmother ask you to do this?"
Lin Fan gazed at Su Yufei’s slightly reddened cheeks, nearly dripping with this alluring display, she was indeed very beautiful.
"Why do you ask that?"
Su Yufei looked up at Lin Fan.
"Because I know my own worth. Given your godmother’s capabilities, she could easily find out about the numerous women around me—including your sisters like Yao Wan Jiao—they’ve been rather disappointing, not at all worthy of a self-sacrificing woman such as yourself. So I’m curious, what virtues or abilities do I have to make your godmother push such an outstanding goddaughter into my arms?"
Originally, Lin Fan had no intention of addressing this topic, at least not before dinner tonight since he did need Su Yufei’s help. But now, he had no choice but to ask.
"Because you are exceptional."
Taking a deep breath, Su Yufei had to admit, "We were taken from the orphanage by our godmother when we were young to learn various skills, including etiquette and wine-tasting, and all with the purpose of marrying into wealthy families so we could assist our future husbands in managing family affairs. Most from my group have married rich, with the lowest-rung marrying public servants in Provincial City, and those with potential. Being the most outstanding, I’ve been managing my godmother’s business, and this time she has chosen my wealthy suitor for me."
"Chosen a wealthy suitor for you... What era are we in to still have arranged marriages?"
Lin Fan rubbed his nose. He had already learned about Boss Qi’s elite training program for ladies from Shu Feifei, and it appeared to be true.
"It might not be good for others, but the marriages my godmother arranges are all very happy. I have many sisters who have become well-known powerful women, including those married to stars and tycoons, numbering over a dozen."
Su Yufei locked eyes with Lin Fan, "We are either orphans or from poor families. If left to a common fate, we’d most likely lead a dull life in the County, marry a man, have a bunch of kids, and spend our lives doing odd jobs just to eat, everyone knows that children from our kind of families could not possibly enter high society. So, is what my godmother doing wrong?"
"Don’t you think, she’s also using you all to control others? Once married into a wealthy family you become like her puppets, just to satisfy her ambition. Is there any meaning to such a life?"
Lin Fan sat down on a nearby stone, drew a cigarette from his pocket, and lit it. Evidently, Boss Qi’s game was even larger. The children raised from an early age would become her lifelong puppets, always deferring to her. Contemplating the terrifying nature of this tactic was more than he dared to further explore.
"Not everyone needs a meaningful life to live. To live with dignity is already a luxury for the poor. The lives of daughters from poor families are even less valuable. That we can live with dignity and grace is already no small feat. What does it matter if we’re puppets? It’s still better than living day to day in uncertainty!"
Su Yufei stepped closer to Lin Fan, "I’m aware you have many women, and that you’re fickle, but I can also see that you’re a responsible man. It might seem contradictory to others, but for an ambitious man, women are also necessary conquests. So I hope to be one of them."
"Just because your godmother told you this?"
Lin Fan looked up into Su Yufei’s eyes, "Then how do you know it’s love?"
"Love is when you need each other, like now, you need me to help you deal with ’Bath Fire’!"
Su Yufei knelt before Lin Fan, extending her hand toward his crotch. During their kiss, she had felt the swelling hardness, which had pressed against her lower abdomen even through their clothing.
"The Dark Night Queen should not kneel."
Lin Fan looked directly into Su Yufei’s face—she was a queen after all, a figure set high upon a pedestal.
"In front of others, I might be an untouchable Queen, but before you, I am willing to submit. You are my man, and I am ready to give you everything. Just like Feng Xiaoxiao once did for you here, I can do the same."
Su Yufei crawled between Lin Fan’s legs, resting her head upon his thigh. Her small hands gently caressed the pronounced bulge through his pants, feeling its distinct warmth. She believed that the slumbering dragon had been roused by her touch, and the two could now unleash their might right there.