Mei Mei sat down at the front of the entrance gates, waiting for both of her masters to return that early morning. “Oh, it seems as though she is already up and early waiting for the two of them.” Qin Yun and Hun Cuifen had brought a bowl of food for Mei Mei to eat since they were assigned the duty to be sure to feed her while her masters were away.

“She loves the two of them. I am glad that the young miss decided to bring her in.” Hun Cuifen had a soft spot for animals, looking at the wolf that could no longer return to the wild. ‘I hope that the two of them could come back soon since Mei Mei is waiting for them.’ Taking the bowl of food, she placed it next to Mei Mei, who glanced up to her. “You have to be sure to eat, okay?” She told Mei Mei, who started to eat the food.

“She at least seems to like you. She does not even like me at all.” Qin Yun told Hun Cuifen, who held a beautiful smile to the wolf. “Smile more often, okay?” Qin Yun moved little strands of hair out of her face, making her turn to face him with a bit of shock and surprise. Hun Cuifen could only nod her head in response with her face red.

“You idiot!!!” Xia Ling came out of a tent, looking a bit messy in a way. She was hurrying off while Shi Men chased her, looking to be in the same state.

“I did not think that it contained that kind of stuff in it!” Shi Men took her hand when Xia Ling shook his handoff.

“It does not matter! The fact that…” Xia Ling stopped there, seeing people awake and witnessing it all. She let out a sigh and shook off his hand, hurrying off while Shi Men tried to follow her again. “Do not follow me!” She told him, running off after with Hun Cuifen and Qin Yun going up to him.

“What did you do this time?” Qin Yun could see that this couple was struggling to work things out. ‘I thought that you two would be able to work things out, but it seems as though it is more complicated than I thought.’

Shi Men let out a sigh, rubbing the back of his head, and then stared at Qin Yun and Hun Cuifen. “I need your help.” He directly said to Qin Yun, who was a little puzzled.

“I’ll leave you two be then. I will go and see what I can do to help Xia Ling.” Hun Cuifen went to find Xia Ling while Qin Yun had to talk to see what Shi Men did since he knew that this fellow did not know the first thing when it came to love.

First, he let out a sigh, “What did you do now?” Crossing his arms over his chest, looking at the man who held a look of guilt.

Shi Men had them go back to his tent; Qin Yun looked around and then noticed a dark spot on the ground. Knowing that this kind of thing tended to happen almost all the time. “Tell me from the very beginning.” Qin Yun was willing to listen to know what exactly happened. Listening to Shi Men, they had wanted to cook something fresh, but they came across some herb that was not meant to be edible in food.

“Yesterday, I was going to cook something, and we came across this plant.” Shi Men pointed at a plant that still had a few leaves attached to it.

Qin Yun took a look at the plant, looking all around and taking a sniff. “This isn’t meant to be eaten in food.” He said that when Shi Men already knew that it was not meant to be in food. “You know that you have to take responsibility.”

“I know… bu-”

“There is no ‘but’ in this case since you already did something unforgivable. It is either a yes or no response. You cannot be a man who will not take responsibility for his actions. Most men do not even want to, but you have to since the chances of her carrying your child are high. She is a grown woman who is mature now. We can’t just let this kind of thing go.” Qin Yun then thought about something. “How do you feel about her?”

“How do I feel? What do you mean?” Shi Men was a little lost.

“Do you feel worried about her when she is sad? Do you think about her all the time? What runs through your mind when you see her or think of her?” Qin Yun decided to ask questions and see if this man knew his emotions and feelings.

“I…” Shi Men started to think of all the times he would encounter Xia Ling, from the dangerous times to the most fun times. ‘I care about her. No…” Thinking again, he then said, “I love her.”

Qin Yun stared at Shi Men, who said those words out. “Well, I hope that you can think carefully about what you plan to do after this.” After that talk ended, Qin Yun went back outside.

Shi Men never really understood the meaning of love so well, but he always thought of a familiar face when he saw Xia Ling. He always wanted to ask her something as well, but she ran off whenever it came to it. “There is so much that I want to know from you. Why do you always run from me?’

***

Qin Yun went to see that Hun Cuifen was next to Mei Mei once again at a particular tent. “How did it go with Xia Ling?”

Hun Cuifen shook her head, looking back up to him. “She wanted to be left alone, so I let it be. It must be something serious.” She said.

“We can only wait and see if anything will progress. We can’t just intervene in something like this.” Qin Yun did not want them to be involved in a couple’s matter or situation. It would be complicated to go back and forth. ‘Also. I will just be wasting my time on them when I should be spending it with Hun Cuifen.’

***

Lin Ning felt her body aching; she was lying down on something. Feeling that it was an arm, she recalled what had happened last night, making her perk up. ‘I AM A CRAZY WOMAN!!!!!!’ She shouted intensely in her head, thinking that she was the one who made the first move throughout that entire situation. ‘He is going to wonder how I know all of this!!!!’

“You are finally awake.” Cao Peizhi had pulled Lin Ning back to lay on his chest. “You seem to be really energetic. Maybe… we should have continued yesterday.” Whispering the last part to her only made her face redder.

“W-We are not going there.” Lin Ning did not want to continue since it was embarrassing enough for her to recall everything that had happened. ‘I will have to live with this shamefulness till the day I die.’ She cried inside.

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“How did you know so much about that kind of position?” Cao Peizhi was finally able to ask the question he wanted to know the answer. ‘Do women nowadays talk about this kind of thing amongst each other?’ He wondered, thinking that Xu Meili or Hun Cuifen could be in on it.

‘I KNEW IT!!!!!’ She shouted, getting back up to try and put her clothes back on since it was dry now. “We should hurry and get back.” Hoping that he would just let it all slide like it was of no importance.

“It was clearly your first time.” Cao Peizhi looked at his white robe stained with red at a particular spot.

“AAHHH!!! Don’t say that, and don’t look at the evidence!!!” Lin Ning wanted to grab it and burn it, but Cao Peizhi held her in his arm again.

“It is proof that you are my woman and will be my wife.” Cao Peizhi snuck a kiss, looking to see how Lin Ning acted from him, pointing out that he was her first like she was to him. ‘We cannot back out of this now.’

‘This man is going to become even more mischievous and curious for his good.’ Wishing that she could just turn back time for her to make the right decision to wait till marriage.