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Lin Xian immediately thought of the words Shen Chuwei said that afternoon, her desire to be intimate with him.

As for intimate activities, he thought of that painting and couldn’t help but feel parched and restless.

Anyone who saw that painting would be stirred, and he was just a normal man. The man in the painting looked exactly like him, so it was normal for him to have a reaction.

"No."

Shen Chuwei felt somewhat disappointed, "Why not?"

Lin Xian said with a pause between each word, "In such an intimate matter, you’re the one at a disadvantage, and there will be no room for regret later. Why ruin yourself over a face that resembles another?"

Shen Chuwei smiled again upon hearing this, moving closer to him once more, careful not to press on Xiao Jinyan’s wound on his chest.

"Are you rejecting me because you’re afraid I’ll be at a disadvantage?"

As the person on top of him leaned closer, Lin Xian’s breath hitched, his face reddening slightly. He looked away from Shen Chuwei.

"Didn’t you understand the meaning behind my words? Get off me now!"

Shen Chuwei, not giving up, asked again: "Do you really not want to try?"

Lin Xian was getting impatient, "Why must you?"

Shen Chuwei couldn’t help but stress her words, "Of course, it’s necessary. I just hope you can remember me soon. I want to go home."

Lin Xian, his voice hoarse, said, "Get off me first."

Shen Chuwei failed to notice the man’s changes, puzzled as she looked at the two of them. Though they were close, she remembered he was a patient and thus, did not put her full weight on him but rather hovered lightly.

She looked at the man with an innocent expression, "I didn’t press on your wound."

She just wanted a kiss. Why was it so difficult?

In the past when they kissed, he wouldn’t want to let go of her until they were both out of breath.

Lin Xian was on the verge of collapse at this moment, feeling extremely hot, as if his back was soaked with sweat.

Didn’t she call him vigorous that afternoon? Had she forgotten already?

Shen Chuwei noted his increasingly red face, touched it, and grew more puzzled. She had checked his pulse during the moxibustion earlier, and everything seemed normal.

"Your face is so red, and it’s burning up."

Lin Xian forced a composed reply, "It’s too hot in this room."

"Hot?" Shen Chuwei lifted her head to look outside the window. The wind tonight was quite strong, causing the window to rattle noisily. It wasn’t hot at all, rather it was quite cool.

Lin Xian said irritably, "Of course, it’s hot."

Shen Chuwei’s gaze returned from the window only to notice that not only was his face red, but his slender, phoenix-like eyes were also tinged with red. She suddenly recalled Xiao Jinyan from that night, who was also suddenly shy.

"Are you feeling shy?"

Lin Xian: "..."

Shen Chuwei wasn’t usually impatient, but she was particularly anxious about Xiao Jinyan regaining his memory.

Perhaps it was because they had been so affectionate previously, and suddenly going back to square one, becoming strangers with such a drastic change in attitude, made her quite sad.

If it were to return to the very beginning, even if Xiao Jinyan didn’t visit her once a year, she wouldn’t mind, living her life carefree and eating and drinking without a worry, enjoying her days as a "salted fish".

Thinking of this, she wished for Xiao Jinyan to remember her soon, and then they could go home together, so she could continue living a carefree life...

As Shen Chuwei was lost in thought, she was suddenly pushed down onto the bed with great force.

After pushing her away, Lin Xian took a deep breath but still couldn’t calm his racing heart or the wicked thoughts in his mind.

Caught off guard, Shen Chuwei was pushed onto the bed. The wooden boards of the summer bed were somewhat hard since there were no mattresses or bedding, and being used to a life of luxury, how could she stand such a fall?

Instantly, half of her face reddened, and seeing that her elbow was also hurt from the impact, she didn’t need to look to know that it had turned a large, bruised red.

Shen Chuwei propped herself up to sit, rubbing her elbow, then touched her sore face. She lifted her head, confused, and looked at Xiao Jinyan.

"Why did you push me?" Already feeling somewhat disappointed and sad, Shen Chuwei was now unbearably aggrieved.

Lin Xian looked over and saw Shen Chuwei looking at him with a grievous expression, her eyes slightly red as though she was about to cry.

He hadn’t meant to harm her; he just wanted to push her away to keep himself from losing control.

Seeing her look like that, he suddenly felt a wrench in his heart, but the words that came out were terribly hurtful.

"As a married woman, shouldn’t you be more reserved? Do you have to come onto me like this?"

Even though it was the same face, it felt so unfamiliar and repulsive at the moment, and his words were even more detestable.

Shen Chuwei blinked her watery, large eyes, and couldn’t hold back her tears any longer—they fell with a plop.

The moment Lin Xian saw her tears fall, he regretted the words he had just uttered.