"I have a family and children."
"She hasn't been back for hundreds of years," Gong Miao said, her eyes silky with seduction as she gazed at Si Ye. "The Marquis has been all alone for so long. When passion stirs in the dead of night, don't you get lonely?" Her slender, delicate fingers slowly slid down his chest in a suggestive caress.
Si Ye abruptly seized her hand, his eyes dark and unreadable.
Gong Miao's body went soft, and she leaned limply against his chest, her voice a low, tempting murmur,
"A male beast can't be without a female companion, after all. I don't ask for any status. As soon as she returns, I'll leave the Marquis and keep my mouth shut. No one will ever know what happened between us tonight."
For a Male Beast, this was an immense temptation: a female offering herself freely to satisfy his carnal desires, promising not to cling to him or destroy his family. An indulgence no one would ever know about.
Si Ye didn't push her away. He looked down and spoke coolly,
