Lingxiao, carrying Zuo Xiangning, walked into the Cleansing Chamber and set her down by the bath barrel. He looked at her and asked, "Do you need me to help you take off your clothes?"
With blushing cheeks, Zuo Xiangning looked at him coquettishly but did not refuse.
Lingxiao raised an eyebrow, puzzled, and looked into Zuo Xiangning's eyes. "What's the matter?"
Zuo Xiangning bit her lower lip, the scene where Gu Zhiqing had unbuttoned her clothes flashing through her mind.
She reached out to take off the mask from his face, and her gaze toward Lingxiao grew even more determined. In an exceedingly soft and coy voice, she said, "My fingers hurt, and I want you to help me undo the buttons…"
Lingxiao thought of the three buttons he had seen undone when he had entered, and he immediately understood Zuo Xiangning's intent.
He cradled Zuo Xiangning's face with both hands and kissed her red lips forcefully.
Then his fingers undid her first button.
