Having a wet dream in broad daylight! The man she'd slept with was truly like an addiction of lovesickness, a poison that had seeped straight into her blood. Just last night they'd tangled fiercely all night, and the night before that, and the night before that too, along with the "deeds" they'd done back then in that young purple acacia forest...

  Sigh. She couldn't stop thinking and craving him all the time; this poison would be damn near impossible to cure.

  "By the way, sister Danhua, you're getting more and more natural calling me 'Building Master', and I'm getting more and more used to hearing it. All my efforts correcting and coaching you these days haven't been for nothing. 'Building Master' is so much more imposing than 'Madam'!"

  Lu Danhua smiled gently and docilely.

  She didn't react much, only pointed to the small island not far away and said: "The owner of Lucao Isle is a well-known philanthropist from Luzon, he has business dealings with Master Resalong and they're on very good terms. The deer antler and elk secretions we need for our incense and medicines all come from the male deer raised free-range on this island."

  Hua Duomei rested one hand against her brow, squinting and smiling, in an excellent mood.

  Blue sky, calm sea, warm wind blowing all over her face. Today they'd left the main island to wander the waters around the nearby islands, with a gentle, dutiful girl beside her explaining everything—truly a delightful thing.

  Even so, she shook her head and sighed: "Sister Danhua is so good to me, nothing like men. When they're busy they don't even recognize their own family, he was gone first thing this morning, just left us hanging out to dry, so inconsiderate." She huffed lightly, paused, then softened the corner of her lips and grinned at the girl. "It's still you that's good. I only said I wanted to leave the island to walk around and see things, and you immediately arranged for a boat. Afraid my local language isn't good enough, you cleared your whole day for me to come out with me. Sigh, if I didn't properly repay such kindness, where would this Building Master leave my pretty face?"

  "Ma... Building Master is too kind."

  Two faint blushes rose on the pretty gentle face, Lu Danhua's heart quietly lifted, and a hint of wariness rose in her eyes.

  After getting along these days, she had more or less learned the pattern of this "Building Master Madam". Once this woman turned her affectionate gaze on her, or mentioned the word "repay", the things she would talk about and do next were always more than Lu Danhua could handle.

  Sure enough, even though the three boatmen were already preparing to dock, with one of them talking to the caretaker on the shore, Hua Duomei still seized the opportunity and wasn't going to let her off lightly. Her flirtatious, practiced hand came to tilt Lu Danhua's chin again.

  "Sister Danhua, don't you think all twelve of my maids have gotten prettier lately? Their skin is glowing and dewy, their figures are so curvy. Do you know why?"

  "...I heard it's because the Building Master made the twelve maids practice... practice... cultivation..." She gave a bitter smile inwardly.

  Hua Duomei laughed crisply.

  "Saying 'made' is a bit too much. That Jade Chamber Secret Art nurtures a young lady's body, more practice is good for body and mind. I'm their master, of course the twelve maids listen to me. You're like a sister to me, Danhua should listen to me too. You're so shy, how are you going to handle and teach the man you fall for later?"

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  "Huh?" Her heart shook violently, her pretty face flushed so deeply it looked like blood would seep out, she shook her head quickly to argue. "That's not... there's no man. I appreciate the Building Master's kindness, but... I'm fine alone... I don't have any man I'm fond of..." Her slightly agitated voice got softer and softer as she spoke.

  As she argued, a man's face flashed through her mind. That face was stern and unsmiling, his blank expression often annoyed her. That face... that man...

  She quickly closed her eyes to steady herself, confused why her heart had sped up, an awful stubbornness rising straight from under her skin.

  If she really had someone she was fond of, it should have been the one she'd always thought it was. How could it be him? How?

  The girl was a little distracted, the flirty finger still gliding back and forth across her burning hot skin. The owner of that finger pressed her lips close to the girl's ear and murmured with a smile.

  "You're fine alone, but the feeling of two people together is even more wonderful. There are some things that can only be enjoyed with two people. If you really don't have a man sister Danhua, why don't I help you find one? Trust me, any man I take a liking to, I guarantee you'll be satisfied. How about it?" She really was sincere in wanting to repay her kindness!

  Who would have thought the simple, honest girl would jerk her head back in shock and exclaim urgently: "It's not the Master! I don't like Master Resalong—"

  Hua Duomei froze for a moment, then laughed out loud once she understood what had startled her.

  "Look how scared you are. There's more than one man I'd approve of besides Master Resalong."

  Even though she'd given her whole "Spring River happy path" to Resalong, that didn't mean she couldn't look at other fine "goods"! Why was the girl arguing so urgently, did she think this Building Master was going to use her own man to tease and probe her?

  Hahaha, bullying a gentle girl really is this fun!

  "You've sworn it so sincerely, fine—" Her sweet voice drew out the word, Hua Duomei spread out her delicate hand, and glanced lightly at that face flushed, flustered and trapped in embarrassment. "Sister Danhua doesn't like your Master Resalong. You say it, I listen. If you let me kiss your little mouth again, I'll believe you completely. Will you let me kiss you?"

  Wha, wha... what?!

  This is so similar to what happened that day at the cold spring!

  Lu Danhua was completely dumbfounded, her lips opening and closing several times, she couldn't get a word out for a moment.

  No, no, no!

  She had to say something, she had to speak, otherwise the Building Master would say... would say...

  "If you don't say anything sister, that means you silently agree. Alright, I believe you—" The lips pressed against the girl's ear quickly shifted position, unbridled they pressed straight toward that tender red little mouth, and gave a heavy smooch.

  After kissing the girl, all the interesting memories from the past surged into her heart in an instant. She couldn't help but think of Aunt Shuang and her sisters, all the shocking, outrageous tricks they'd played with the sisters of Feixia Building in Jiangnan. This soft, warm lip also made her think of the twelve Golden Hairpin guests who were both her teachers and friends. Filled with warm nostalgia, her chest felt full, and she couldn't help kissing again and again, one kiss turned into several.

  "Waa aaah—"

  "Plop—"

  The three boatmen were terrified: one froze completely, one stared and cried out in alarm, and the third lost his footing, toppling backwards into the water and sending up a large splash.

  The boat had long been securely moored, with the gangplank already set for the two women to disembark. Not only were the two women clinging to each other acting lovey-dovey, they were even kissing mouth-to-mouth in broad daylight — it would have been hard not to be shocked!

  On this side, Hua Duomei, who was getting more and more adept at playing the shameless rogue, laughed heartily, full of bold spirit, then her soft figure bounded nimbly away, and her graceful form landed on the shore of Lùc?o Island.

  She looked towards the distance, then suddenly turned back, laughing and shouting at the poor girl who was still standing there dumbfounded:

  "There really are deer! So many, so many, I see them! Sister Danhua, come quick!"