Even in his sleep, Shang Qi was keenly aware of a discordant aura. A wave of discomfort emanated from the back of his neck. His two sword-like eyebrows furrowed. Under his handsome eyes, a pair of eyeballs gently rolled around. Every move revealed that the owner of these eyes was uneasy and restless in his daze.

  Suddenly, his lips felt a warmth. A soft sensation came over him. Immediately afterwards, the two lip petals were pried open. Something small and delicate was being sent into his mouth. He instinctively rejected it.

  "Start. I love you." A weight lifted off his body. The thing in his mouth left of its own accord. Instead, it drew closer to his earlobe.

  Love him. Who said that. Shang Qi's eyebrows furrowed even deeper.

  Consciousness slowly returned. A weak and boneless small hand opened his clothes, trembling as it reached his chest. Shang Xi's mind was in a daze for a moment. His eyes suddenly snapped open.

  Inside the house, a rose-shaped lamp with an orange-yellow hue was lit. A long-haired woman lay on her body. For a moment, Shang Xi was stunned. "Xi."

  A faint unnatural smile flashed across her face, but it was only for an instant. She replied with a natural expression: "It's me."

  In her heart, she gritted her teeth secretly. Mu Xiao told herself that as long as she got through tonight, Gu Xiyan would no longer be able to threaten her. If she could get pregnant with Qi Ge's child today, she wouldn't have to worry about not being able to enter the Shang family's door in the future.

  "What a pity. How did we end up here?" The medicine hadn't worn off yet. Shang Qi pressed down on his forehead with one hand and asked intimately.

  "Hey, don't you remember? You got drunk at the banquet not long ago and then Wei Zong had us stay overnight here. Think carefully." Mu Xiao Xiao said so, but in her heart she was suspicious whether the effect of this medicine was really that severe. In any case, now that things have come to this point, she could only take a gamble.

  He caught a glimpse of the person on his body looking at him with worry. Shang Qi shook his head, trying to clear his mind. His eyes were deep and he remembered that he had said he wanted to go home. They went to say goodbye to Wei Zhe. When they said goodbye, a woman named Ye offered him a toast. Later, the old general Luo came... and then... what happened next?

  Suddenly a blank mind. Shang Yi quickly covered up his abnormality. The character he had cultivated since childhood told him that hiding his emotions was the most appropriate move at this time. After nodding towards the woman who was staring at him tightly, he got out of bed.

  "Hey, it's so late, do you still want to go out? After all, we're on someone else's turf. Let's just stay here." Mu Shuo hastily said. Did he remember something? No way. Don't scare yourself.

  "Alas, what's wrong with you?" Shang Xi was puzzled and didn't know why the Xī in front of him gave him a strange feeling. Obviously, she was his wife, wasn't she?

  "Hey, have you remembered?" Mu Xiao Xiao asked casually, but only she knew the truth. At this moment, her heart was filled with guilt and fear.

  "Stupid..." The girl was about to speak when he interrupted her. A feeling of annoyance suddenly arose in his heart. After thinking for a moment, he only said: "Forget it. I'm going to wash my face. Yan'er is still at home. We need to hurry back."

  When Mu Xiao heard the two words "go back", she suddenly lost her composure. Shang Qi had already turned around and gone to the bathroom in the house. She sat stupidly on the bed, thinking about her love for this man, thinking about the bitterness of her unrequited love, thinking about his gentle care for that woman... No, no way. How could she let go of this perfect opportunity? Let him leave.

  The cold water on the washbasin was flowing gurglingly. Shang Xi scooped up a few handfuls of water to rinse his face. At the same time, he was secretly thinking about tonight's unusual situation. Especially... Xi's unusual behavior. Tonight's Xi, how did she make him feel that she wasn't... Xi. 'Wei Zong', 'Stay here'. This sounded like something Xi would say.

  Shang Yi racked his brains to recall what had happened tonight, but he couldn't think of any reason why he would suddenly lose a chunk of memory for no reason. What exactly had happened after Luo Qingtian appeared?

  It seems like it now. The only way is to find Luo Jing Tian first to understand what's going on afterwards.

  When Shang Yi walked out of the bathroom door, he was about to call out for the person inside to leave. Unexpectedly, Mu Xiao Xue suddenly stuck close to him and without saying a word, she offered her own kiss.

  Shang Yi suddenly hugged the person in front of him and only then realized that she was completely naked.

  "Start. I love you. Can I kiss you?" He loves her. The phrase "I love you" that was previously spoken in a daze also echoed in his mind. At this moment, Qi's heart flashed with a hint of joy. Does she love him too?

  From passive to active, the merchant's hands grasped the person in his arms. He passionately returned the kiss. But it was only for a few seconds. That strange feeling rushed back into his mind again.

  Suddenly pushed open the wooden door. Shang Xi asked uncertainly: "Xi. Do you really love me?"

  "Yes, I love you." Seeing the struggle and hesitation of Shang Qi, Mu Xiao Xiao also quickly expressed her feelings.

  "What about Wei Zhe? Don't you love him?" Shang Qi stared into Mu Xiao's eyes.

  "Qi, I've already put Wei Zhe behind me. Can't I just love you properly now? I admit I didn't have no feelings for Wei Zhe, but the one I want to spend my future with is you, not someone else."

  Really really fake really real. Mu Xiao didn't count as a woman who was good at plotting, but she had Luo Wenyun as a friend to help her come up with plans. Before tonight, under Luo Wenyun's suggestion, she had done a very thorough investigation of Gu Xiyuan's every move. So she knew that if she wanted to imitate that woman well, she would have to call Qi "Gege" and be appropriately gentle, not too impatient... She didn't know whether that woman was passionate or conservative in bed; this point she could only grasp by herself.

  "Is it?" Not hard to hear. Shang Lu is still in doubt.

  "Alright, it's just us from now on, okay?" Wanyun had said the medicine would only last for four hours at most. She couldn't wait any longer. She hugged Shang Qi again, controlling her nervousness and trembling. Her hand reached down to undo Shang Qi's belt.

  Because of nervousness. Also because of inexperience. Mu Shao several times couldn't get the hang of it. Every time she was about to undo the belt, her hand would tremble and the belt would automatically fasten itself again.

  Shang Yi didn't stop Mu Xiao Xiao's actions, nor did he plan to help her. Everything after waking up made him feel unreal. He needed to think carefully.

  "A faint cry of 'Save me...' pierced his flesh like a thin silver needle. Shang Yue was startled, wondering if he had misheard. Alas, it was right in front of him. Was he too tired?"

  Once the seeds of doubt were sown, Shang Xi's calm heart could no longer be stable. He suddenly grasped Mu Xiao Xiao's wrist. "Xiao, did you hear any noise?"

  "No way! You're kidding, right? There's only the two of us here." Mu Shao didn't expect Gu Xiyan to be standing outside the door at this moment. The soundproofing effect of this door was extremely good, so it wasn't surprising that she couldn't hear any noise.

  "It's a pity. Let's go back." Shang Xi said unequivocally.

  It was clear that Shang Yu's attitude was firm. Mu Xiao Xiao's eyes welled up with tears, and two lines of clear tears fell down her cheeks. She seemed to be blaming him, yet also disappointed. "Shang Yu, do you think there is still a connection between me and Wei Zhe? Tonight, after you got drunk, Wei Zhe told me that he hoped I could return to his side. I rejected him. I said I don't love him anymore. But he said I don't love you either. So we made a bet. We bet that if you fall in love with me, then I will stay by your side forever, through life and death. If you don't love me, then I'll give him a chance to fulfill his seven years of longing and waiting. Are you still going to push me away?"

  Mu Xiao was at the casino, and Du Qi had feelings for Gu Xiuyan. If it weren't for Du Qi repeatedly showing signs of wanting to leave, she wouldn't have done this. These words were her last resort. This was also a plan thought up by Ye Jiayu and Luo Wenyun together. For as long as Wei Zhe had waited for Gu Xiuyan, Ye Jiayu had waited just as long for him. So in this world, Ye Jiayu's understanding of Wei Zhe was absolutely no less than his own self-awareness. And although Luo Wenyun appeared gentle and refined on the surface, having grown up in that kind of family from a young age, her thoughts were far from simple. Their joint plan had pulled in someone as influential as Wei Zhe, greatly increasing its credibility.

  It's also a good thing that she was cautious enough. She was afraid that something would go wrong with this matter. She begged Luo Wenyun to think of a foolproof plan for her. Look, now her caution has come in handy.

  Shang Yi was shaken by these words. As long as the three characters "Gu Xiyan" and the two characters "Wei Zhe" were mentioned, his rationality would often collapse. He wiped away Mu Shuang's tears from the corner of her eyes and tried to comfort her: "Xiyan... I..."

  "The three words 'I love you' are taboo, a chasm they have been unable to cross in their five years of marriage. Does he love her? Facing the person in front of him, Shang Yu's thin lips moved for a long time, but he couldn't say anything."

  This time, Shang Xiaoqi did not refuse Mu Si's enthusiasm again. A cluster of inexplicable worries lingered in his chest. He couldn't focus all his attention on the person in front of him. That unease, what was it?

  Muxiao Muxiao went all out this time. Both hands and ten fingers moved at the same time. She specialized in attacking Shang Qi's belt. Not long after, the metal buckle of the belt opened. Muxiao Muxiao then went to pull the zipper on his pants. After that, she didn't dare to move again. "Qi, are you coming or not."

  After all, Mu Xiao Xiao is also a woman who yearns to be loved. She too has her own Prince Charming dream. This will be her first night. First night. She hopes that she is the one being loved, not the one taking the initiative.

  Shang Yi Qi somewhat perfunctorily wrapped his arms around her, feeling annoyed and disordered. He leaned in close to Mu Xiao Xiao's lips, just about to kiss her when he suddenly got a brain cramp.

  No. He finally knew where the problem was.

  The scent on his body was a very faint rose fragrance, but the real him had always used lily-scented shower gel because both scents were extremely faint and he couldn't tell them apart before.

  Quickly picking up the clothes on the ground and putting them on, Shang Yue suddenly realized who the person in front of him was. One by one, the fragments came back. Shang Yue quickly recalled what had happened earlier.

  He was schemed against. Or rather, he was schemed against by several women. None of these are the most important thing. The most important thing is where did he go?

  Without hesitation, he opened the door and rushed out. Chang Yi's heart had never beat so fast before. He felt as if something was being stripped away from his life, thread by thread, piercing to the bone, and aching to the core of his heart.

  It wasn't until later that he finally understood. It turned out that it was something called love. Or rather, the thing known as romance.

  Author's Notes