“I don’t believe it,” Su Wan laughed. “If one day I’m old and faded… like, thin as a skeleton, like a skeleton demon, would you dislike me?”
"No," Wei Jingzhuo replied earnestly.
"Oh, you don't have to be so serious," Su Wan said, lifting the dough with both hands and gently sliding it into the oil. "I know."
Wei Jingzhuo stood up, walked behind her, and hugged her, saying, "Awan, no matter what you become, I will only be good to you. No matter how beautiful other women are, I will never give them a second glance."
Su Wan tilted her head back and smiled, "Since you do not despise me, I will gladly..."
Wei Jingzhuo's lips pressed against hers without hesitation, turning her next words into a captivating moan...
The kiss continued until the room was filled with the smell of burning.
"Oh no, the pancake is burnt!" Su Wan exclaimed. "Take your hand away, I need to flip the pancake."
"It's okay, you can still eat it even if it's burnt."
"Don't be ridiculous, these burnt parts contain carcinogens. For your health, you should cut them all off. Trust your wife, she's a professional."
The sound of their laughter drifted through the cracks in the window, through the soft rain, and up to the rooftop.
On the rooftop, Chu Yi sat there, twirling his curved blade as usual.
He was completely soaked. Rainwater streamed down his face, but he was oblivious to it.
The scimitar spun slower and slower until it finally came to rest in his hand.
He shook his head, tucked the knife back into his belt, leaped onto the wall, and then leaped into the darkness of the rainy night.
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