She wanted to meet Shen Nie and talk to him face to face. Carrying on like this just wasn't an option.
As she was going downstairs, Ming Mei's legs were trembling. Even though she was curious about Shen Nie, even though she felt he would never harm her.
But his ability to come and go freely, elusive as a dragon, made her incredibly uneasy.
It made Ming Mei feel as if she was stark naked before others, devoid of any privacy. All her secrets laid bare before them.
In the future, if she were to make love with Kang Chen and Shen Nie showed up unknowingly, what would she do?
In the future, she would be afraid to sleep at night.
Since it had rained during the day, and the night temperature was quite low, Ming Mei, dressed in a thin nightdress, came out and was shivering with cold.
She circled around the garden downstairs and didn't see anyone. Even the patrolling soldiers diverted their path after seeing her.
