Unable to struggle free, Emika stomped on his foot. Gasping for air, she frantically pushed his face away.
Shufeng looked at her, dazed. "Why are you avoiding me while you consent silently? If you do not seduce me, why are you so intimate with me? If you do not seduce me, why did you come here looking for me? Why did you not leave when I urged you to do so?"
And they stared at each other for a while, then suddenly she sought to free herself completely of his embrace, "The gong... I should get back." He didn't let go of her until she gave an anguished cry: "What of my family... Their future depends on me! It is my filial duty to obey and honour them. Since I am engaged with his First Highness I won't do anything to embarrass my parents and the Imperial family, do you understand?"
