Zu An felt a shudder run through his mind as he heard her words. He wasn’t some crass and unromantic man. How could he miss the implied meaning behind them?

His eyes roamed across her beautiful face, taking in her affectionate and charming eyes and her moist, red lips. He could resist no more, and moved in to kiss her.

Pei Mianman stiffened for an instant, but then immediately softened, responding to him with the same intense passion.

After what seemed like eternity, their lips parted again. He looked down at the lovely Pei Mianman, snuggled in his arms, then sighed suddenly and said, “Aren’t we letting Chuyan down by doing this?”

He wouldn’t have cared so much if it had been someone else, but Pei Mianman and Chu Chuyan were close friends. He had no idea how he was going to explain this to her in the future. One misstep, and Chuyan would feel betrayed.

Pei Mianman rolled her eyes at him. “Aren’t...