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The next morning, I had breakfast.

Chen Qianyue held his hand as he cleared the dishes and said, "Today I plan to go to the Valley Master to inquire about your condition. He said before that the cold poison might have stimulated your memory. Once the poison is cured, there might be a chance that your memory will recover."

Xie Shangjia's eyes wandered, as if he was thinking about something: "I have an appointment with Uncle Wang to help today. Can you go by yourself?"

Shen Qianyue saw that he was unnatural and knew that he had his own little thoughts.

"Of course."

Xie Shangjia leaned against the door frame and watched Shen Qianyue leave, then ran to the courtyard where the herbalist lived.

Uncle Wang was tidying up the winnowing baskets for drying medicine. He looked up when he heard this and said, "Master Xie, why are you here?"

Xie Shangjia put on an ingratiating smile. "Last time when we were growing herbs, you said you'd brew some medicinal wine in your spare time. I wanted to ask if you still have any stock of that medicinal wine you brewed at home?"

Uncle Wang scratched his head. "Yes, yes... But Master Xie, don't you need to avoid alcohol in your current state?"

Xie Shangjia immediately came over, put his arm around Uncle Wang's shoulders affectionately, lowered his voice, and spoke mysteriously.

"Oh, Uncle Wang, it's not me who's drinking. It's my wife. She hasn't been sleeping well these days, so I thought of getting some of your medicinal wine to relieve her fatigue. A few sips will help her sleep well at night."

Uncle Wang was skeptical, but he still took out a small jar from the small cellar behind the house.

"Hey, I don't know the alcohol content of this homemade wine, so drink it slowly!"

Xie Shangjia was overjoyed and gave Uncle Wang some small change: "Don't worry! Thank you very much, Uncle Wang!"

He happily slipped back to the guest house, weighing the small jar in his hand. He drank two cups to taste it, but found it tasteless. Unconvinced, he drank two more cups...

In the evening, Shen Qianyue came back with the bitter scent of herbs.

As soon as I pushed open the gate, I smelled a sweet aroma of wine. I saw Xie Shangjia lying on the stone table in the yard with a flushed face, and a small coarse porcelain bowl was filled with amber wine.

Shen Qianyue patted his shoulder: "Xie Shangjia?"

Xie Shangjia jumped up and almost tripped over the stone table. He rubbed his eyes in confusion, and after seeing Shen Qianyue clearly in front of him, he took the medicine basket from her hand attentively.

Shen Qianyue looked at him like this and couldn't help but smile and criticize him again.

"Didn't the Valley Master ask you to drink less? You just can't help it these past few days."

Xie Shangjia's smile was so bright that it was dazzling, and he scratched his head.

"I'll definitely pay attention next time. Come, sit down and have a rest. This wine is delicious, and it's a good way to relieve your fatigue."

Shen Qianyue's eyes swept across the stone table and fell on the small bowl. Her eyebrows moved almost imperceptibly. She sat down calmly and watched Xie Shangjia attentively hand her the bowl.

Xie Shangjia highly recommended it. He picked up the bowl and took a big sip, smacking his lips to show that it tasted good.

"This is the medicinal wine brewed by Uncle Wang. They say it helps with sleep. You should try it too. It's not spicy at all. Drinking a little is fine!"

Shen Qianyue didn't touch the bowl, just looked at him.

Xie Shangjia immediately came closer, pulled her sleeve and shook it gently, his eyes wet, like a big dog begging for food.

"Oh, just a little bit! It's for sleeping! Just drink a little~ Look, I prepared it specially, just a small bowl, okay? Please~"

His voice was soft and had a strong nasal tone, and he even started to act like a spoiled brat.

"If you don't drink, I...I won't eat. I'll just sit here and watch you tonight!"

Shen Qianyue felt a little helpless at his persistence, and seeing him pouting deliberately and looking childish as if he would roll on the ground if she didn't drink, a hint of understanding flashed in the depths of her eyes.

It seems that he must make her drink this wine today.

Shen Qianyue was silent for a moment, and under Xie Shangjia's expectant and anxious gaze, she finally slowly picked up the small bowl in front of her.

She lowered her eyes to look at the clear wine in the bowl, shook it gently, and then, under Xie Shangjia's breathless gaze, she brought the edge of the bowl to her lips and slowly drank the bowl of wine in small sips.

Xie Shangjia's heartbeat quickened as she swallowed.

Done!

Shen Qianyue raised her hand and turned the empty bowl upside down, indicating that she had finished drinking. She raised her hand and gently pressed her forehead: "Let's go back to the house."

Xie Shangjia was overjoyed and quickly filled her bowl again: "It tastes good, right? More? Just a little!"

Shen Qianyue looked at him, did not refuse, and cooperated by slowly drinking half a bowl.

After all, this wine has really no taste. I don’t know how much Xie Shangjia drank to fall asleep now.

Half an hour later, Xie Shangjia continued to coax her to drink, but Shen Qianyue's eyes were already a little dazed. The aftereffect of this alcohol was really strong.

Thinking about Xie Shangjia's lost look when he rejected him last night, and the Valley Master's words today about not going too far in sexual intercourse, there was nothing wrong with it, but he couldn't drink anymore.

"Go back to the house."

Xie Shangjia saw that her body swayed slightly and her eyes were a little dazed, so he thought she was drunk. His heart beat faster. Here came his chance!

He carefully moved to Shen Qianyue's side, stretched out his arms, and tentatively took her into his arms.

Shen Qianyue's body was soft, with a hint of sweet fragrance and the bitter taste of herbs. She leaned obediently on his chest without any resistance, just closed her eyes, and her long eyelashes trembled gently like butterfly wings.

Xie Shangjia's heart was in his throat, and his voice was very soft, with a bewitching tenderness.

"Chen Qianyue...Miss? Are you drunk?"

Shen Qianyue made a vague nasal sound: "No..."

Xie Shangjia took a deep breath and calmed down. Generally, drunk people say they are not drunk.

He mustered up the courage, put his lips close to her pink earlobe, his warm breath spraying on her sensitive skin, and asked the question that was lingering deep in his heart.

"Chen Qianyue, what is your relationship with my uncle, Dingwu King Xie Zhiyun?"

After asking this question, Xie Shangjia was so nervous that his palms were sweating, and he held his breath waiting for her answer.

Shen Qianyue frowned slightly and was silent for a long time. She also figured out why he was so persistent in getting her to drink.

Xie Shangjia, who has lost his memory, has no idea about his past and can only tell it to others.

He had another attack of poisoning due to stimulation a few days ago. At that time, I just thought that I was not there when he was being treated, and he was frightened, so the attack occurred after I came back.

Only two people in the valley knew what happened in the past. Xie Shangyu went to look for medicine at that time, so it could only be... Pei Miaoyin.

The silence lasted for too long, so long that Xie Shangjia thought she would not answer or was asleep, only then he heard her voice.

"We were just engaged, but we broke up when things didn't work out for us."

Xie Shangjia's heart sank suddenly. It was actually true. A sharp sour taste instantly rushed to the tip of his nose. He suppressed the surging emotions, and his voice trembled slightly.

"Then...then do you...love...love Xie Shangjia?"

After asking this question, Xie Shangjia felt that his heart had stopped beating. He stared at Shen Qianyue's face, which was so close to him, waiting for an answer.

Shen Qianyue opened her half-closed eyes, raised her hand, and brushed her fingertips across Xie Shangjia's Adam's apple, which was rolling due to nervousness. She slowly moved her fingertips upwards and touched his lips, which were slightly opened due to shock.

Her fingertips were slightly cool, but the touch was like an electric current, and Xie Shangjia trembled slightly all over.

Shen Qianyue felt the hardness beneath her, leaned close to his ear, her red lips almost touching his earlobe, and gently uttered three words.

"I love you."

The voice was like a feather, but it instantly broke down all of Xie Shangjia's defenses. Tears fell one by one, and only those three words were left buzzing in his ears and the deafening sound of his own heartbeat.

"I love you too, Shen Qianyue, I love you."

Xie Shangjia's voice trembled slightly with excitement, but his arms tightened around Shen Qianyue's waist, almost trying to pull her into his arms.

Shen Qianyue nestled in his arms, put her arms around his waist, and gently traced his spine with her fingers through the thin fabric in a soothing manner.

Xie Shangjia buried his face in the crook of her neck, his breath burning. He raised his head, made up his mind, leaned back slightly, and with his free hand, he actually began to... unbutton his clothes.

The movements were slowed down with a touch of clumsiness and obvious temptation. The collar was torn open, revealing a beautifully shaped collarbone and a firm chest, which shone with a jade-like luster under the hazy moonlight.

His eyes were wet and hooked as he stared straight at Shen Qianyue. He even deliberately turned slightly to the side to let the moonlight better outline the tight lines of his body, like a peacock trying hard to spread its tail to attract a mate.

"Do you think I look good?"

Shen Qianyue did not push him away, but turned her head slightly to avoid his overly hot breath, and put her hand into his clothes to hug him.

Xie Shangjia's heart skipped a beat and he looked at her expectantly.

However, Shen Qianyue unbuttoned his shirt... and put it back in place, her fingertips accidentally brushing against the skin under his collarbone, causing a slight shudder, but the action itself was full of gentlemanly meaning!

"Heavy dew at night will bring a cold wind."

Xie Shangjia stood there like a puppet, looking at her hazy face, and then at his clothes which she had arranged tightly and meticulously.

Like a cat whose tail was stepped on, his voice suddenly rose, filled with tears and accusations.

"Chen Qianyue! You...you didn't even touch me. You weren't like this before. You used to...you used to take the initiative..."

Xie Shangjia couldn't say anything. His eyes were red and his chest was heaving violently, like a pufferfish about to explode at any time. Tears fell uncontrollably from his eyes, as if he had suffered a great injustice, and he shouted in rage.

"You just don't love me anymore! You don't love me anymore!!"

Shen Qianyue straightened up slightly, and under the gaze of Xie Shangjia, who was still tearful and looking at her blankly and aggrievedly, she kissed his mouth as he continued to chatter and accuse her.

"Hmm." All of Xie Shangjia's words were stuck in his throat, turning into a vague syllable.

Shen Qianyue kissed his cheek again: "Go back to the house, it's cold outside."

Xie Shangjia's tears were still hanging on her eyelashes. She blinked her big wet eyes, understood the hint, and strode back to the house with the person in her arms.

As the night deepens, the moon shines like a silver thread.

Inside the room, Xie Shangjia's palms, with a warmth that could not be ignored, wrapped around her waist. His palms ironed her waist through the thin nightgown, and his fingertips unconsciously stroked the soft curve.

"Why did you enter the house and ignore me? Shen Qianyue, say something."

His voice grew lower and lower, almost like a humble plea, yet filled with burning desire, like a big dog that was deliberately ignored by its owner and was eager to prove its existence.

Shen Qianyue touched his head helplessly: "Drank too much, no strength... dizzy."

The two of them stared at each other silently in the dim light.

The only sounds in the air were his hot breath and her increasingly unstable heartbeat. Xie Shangjia pressed her soft body closer to himself.

Xie Shangjia smiled muffledly, holding her waist with his hands, his Adam's apple rolled, his red lips slightly parted, his breath a little unstable, trying hard to please and serve her.

The moonlight moved quietly, stretching and shaking the overlapping figures on the bed.

It didn't die down until the middle of the night, leaving only the heavy and satisfied breathing of the two people lying in each other's arms, and the occasional chirping of insects outside the window.