Once the young man had completely left and there was no sound of footsteps, An Yao secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She wiped the sweat from her face, and the heavy weight on her heart finally lifted. She felt like she had survived a disaster.
Her legs had gone weak earlier—no, they had gone weak because of that teasing.
It was all the snake's fault for deliberately causing trouble; she had almost been discovered by Huli. But fortunately, she had managed to escape unscathed.
Tonight had been a night of terror in her 20-year life.
A long, slender arm reached around from behind and imprisoned her delicate waist, causing her to let out a soft gasp as she fell into his broad, cold embrace.
Because Gu Di’er was in a half-sitting position at the head of the bed, when he reached for her, the force of gravity caused her to sit on his lean waist.
"Gu Di’er, you..." She immediately widened her clear apricot eyes and stared at him in astonishment, seemingly shocked by the scene.