"Hehe, Aether~ How about you give me a kiss?"
Fei Xiao, slightly drunk, looked at Aether and beckoned him over with a teasing smile.
"Cough, cough. Fei Xiao, you're drunk. It's better not to move around too much right now," Aether said.
Seeing her tipsy state, Aether recalled an official video he had watched before. Fei Xiao liked drinking, but her alcohol tolerance was terrible. One sip was enough to make her drunk, and when she was drunk, she tended to go completely wild.
Fearing that Fei Xiao would lose control, Aether quickly tried to steady her, hoping she would calm down.
"I'm not drunk. I'm perfectly fine," Fei Xiao said, brushing his hand aside before grabbing his collar and pulling him closer.
"Mmm, Aether, we're a couple now, right? Then let's do something couples do. How about a kiss?" she whispered, her cheeks flushed.
"Fei Xiao, calm down. We're outside, and there are people around us," Aether said quietly, glancing at the scattered onlookers who had begun to gather.
"Hm?" Fei Xiao turned her head to look. Seeing that there were not many people paying attention, she dismissed it entirely.
Then, under Aether's stunned gaze, Fei Xiao forcefully pulled him in and kissed him roughly.
Perhaps it was her first time, or perhaps it was the alcohol, but she failed to control her strength and accidentally bit Aether's lip, drawing a thin line of blood.
The taste of blood seemed to awaken something within her. Using her drunkenness as an excuse, Fei Xiao wrapped her arms around Aether's neck and kissed him more insistently.
"Oh no… she's really gone wild. I never should've let her drink," Aether thought in despair.
Being forcefully kissed in public made his scalp tingle. What would happen if word of this spread?
Aether struggled to separate himself from her and said urgently, "Stop, stop. There are people everywhere. No matter what, we can't do this here."
After saying that, Aether quickly paid for the meal and hurriedly brought Fei Xiao back home.
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After returning to the mansion, Aether placed Fei Xiao on the bed and turned to prepare some hangover soup.
Before he could leave, Fei Xiao grabbed his arm, pulled him down, and pinned him beneath her.
"Aether… do you think I'm old?" she asked softly, her voice thick with drunkenness as she caressed his face.
As the saying goes, alcohol reveals the truth. Jiaoqiu had teased her about being an old cow eating young grass. Though Fei Xiao had brushed it off, when it came to romance, even she could not help but care.
"Not at all," Aether replied honestly. "You're beautiful. I'm the one who should feel lucky. Besides, we're both Long-Lived Species. What does a hundred-year gap matter?"
Fei Xiao was clearly satisfied. Being so close, her breathing gradually grew heavier.
"Aether… can I bite you? I'll be very gentle," she said, leaning down before he could even answer.
"Is there really a difference between you asking and not asking?" Aether said with a wry smile.
Every time Fei Xiao asked, she never actually gave him the option to refuse.
Aether didn't stop her. He let her bite his neck and slowly drink his blood. He had already been bitten so many times that he was used to it.
"Ha… ha…"
After tasting his blood, Fei Xiao's complexion turned rosy, her heroic presence now tinged with a dangerous allure.
"Aether…"
"Eh? Again?"
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The night passed in chaos, filled with loud noises that disturbed the neighbors.
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The next morning.
Fei Xiao stretched lazily and threw off the blanket, feeling refreshed. By then, Aether was already awake and stretching nearby.
The commotion from the night before had been too intense. The bed had collapsed entirely. Thankfully, the mattress was soft enough that neither of them was injured.
Aether was wearing only a pair of briefs he had found in the wardrobe. His original clothes had been torn to shreds by Fei Xiao.
Seeing Aether nearly half-naked, Fei Xiao's face instantly flushed. She raised her hands to cover her eyes, but still peeked through her fingers.
"Mm? You're awake. Cough… your clothes," Aether said, gesturing toward her.
Fei Xiao looked down and froze. She was completely naked.
"Where are my clothes?" she asked hurriedly, covering herself in embarrassment.
"You were too drunk last night, and you tore them yourself," Aether explained, turning his head away, his face red.
"There are spare clothes in my wardrobe. They're all mine, but if you don't mind, just pick something to wear."
Fei Xiao nodded shyly and quickly went to the wardrobe.
As the sound of rustling fabric filled the room, Aether could not completely stop himself from glancing over.
Fei Xiao soon finished changing.
She had chosen a white shirt and black mid-length shorts. Since Aether was taller, the clothes hung loosely on her, but instead of looking awkward, they suited her surprisingly well.
The outfit emphasized her heroic and upright bearing, enhancing the bold, radiant presence unique to a female general.
"Uh… Aether, how do I look?" Fei Xiao asked, slightly embarrassed.
"Very good," Aether replied honestly. "It suits you perfectly. I'll get dressed too."
He turned to the wardrobe and grabbed another set of clothes.
As Aether was changing, Fei Xiao noticed something red tucked into the corner of the wardrobe.
"Huh? What's this?" she asked, reaching out to grab it.
The moment she recognized it, her face flushed bright red.
"Th-this…"
"Mm? What's wrong?" Aether asked, turning around just in time to see what she was holding.
"This is… a dudou!"
The moment Aether saw it, his heart sank.
Too much had happened these past few days. He had completely forgotten about it.
What Fei Xiao was holding was the Foxian dudou his overly enthusiastic subordinate had given him earlier.
If it had been an ordinary garment, Fei Xiao wouldn't have reacted so strongly. But this was a dudou meant for adult Foxian women.
On the Xianzhou, children might wear dudous when young, but adult women wearing them carried very specific implications.
And Foxian women were naturally captivating.
For a man to keep a Foxian woman's dudou in his wardrobe made it almost impossible not to overthink things.