Hot Springs

This was the first time.

Not the first kiss, but the first one that happened before sunset.

Before, the few times they were intimate were always at night.

Xie Ning felt bewildered at first, then powerless.

Being so intimately intertwined with another person made her feel at a loss.

She was both timid and resistant, but also had an expectation.

She felt as though her entire being had opened, allowing the other's breath to invade.

At the same time, she felt that her secrets, which had been kept hidden for so long, were gradually dissipating through this opening.

Xie Ning rested her head on the emperor's shoulder, her body weak and her breathing heavy.

She felt like she had opened a crack where many things were taken out, but more things were poured in.

The sunset's rays of light became exceptionally bright at this moment.