"Young master, do you still indulge in that voyeuristic habit? Or is it that you’re only particularly fond of that place on Cailing’s body..." As Cailing recalled the peculiar sensations lingering on her two rounded areas, she couldn’t help but gently wiggle a little. "If just relying on that... it’s not impossible either..."
Words that made one’s blood race came from the mouth of a charmingly seductive woman, no man would refuse them. You Su was only grateful that he could keep his eyes from seeing, and solemnly said:
"Miss Cailing, there’s no need for this. Last night was merely an act. Today I come to find you, also for the sake of the previous owner of this Elegant Bamboo Pavilion, Qiao Xiuying."
Cailing was stunned upon hearing this. She tilted her head slightly and said:
"What is the young master talking about... I don’t understand? Who is this Qiao Xiuying?"
You Su shook his head helplessly, this act of Cailing’s was too fake.
"Miss Cailing, stop pretending, it’s Xiang Wenting who asked me to seek you out."
"Mr. Xiang?"
Cailing’s expression showed surprise, her attractive brows knitted together, clearly in a deep internal struggle.
"Follow me..."
Cailing no longer fixated on that matter, she gracefully walked around the screen and returned to the bedside table and sat down.
"Actually, last night you wanted to ask about Qiao Jie, didn’t you?"
Though Cailing knew the man before her wasn’t there to make love to her, she still poured tea for You Su herself.
"But last night I thought you really didn’t know anything."
"It’s all acting, who couldn’t act would never catch the eye of Mr. Xiang and leap to become the courtesan of such a large city?" Cailing looked around, her eyes showed fascination, "Though a courtesan, I enjoy riches and honor I dared not imagine before..."
Seeing she might have digressed, she turned and smiled:
"What does the young master wish to know?"
"How did you become involved with Xiang Wenting?"
"Eight days ago, while tidying up the room, he came quietly at night, taking away letters hidden in the rouge box. Originally, those letters should have been delivered to Mr. Xiang, they were evidence of his son’s affair with a courtesan, should be destroyed. But after a brief conversation, I changed my mind, because he truly loved her, so I chose to help him with this small favor."
"Do you know why she died?"
Cailing shook her head, the possibility of a common woman knowing of sinister matters was still too low.
"Where is her corpse?" You Su asked the question he most wanted to know.
Hearing this, Cailing smiled alluringly:
"I do know, but this secret could be deadly for me. If the young master wants me to tell you, you’ll need to exchange a secret with me."
"I don’t have any secrets that would match the value of your life."
You Su still kept some wariness towards this woman.
"Young master wants to get it for free, but there’s no such good deal..." Cailing slightly puffed out her chest, the robe’s neckline was already loose, now revealing quite a scene.
"What do you want to know?" You Su, for some reason, felt a bit nervous.
"I can tell the young master where her body is most likely to be, but first, you must tell me, who did you mistake me for last night?"
Cailing looked at You Su with a playful expression, as if to avenge You Su’s viewing her as someone else yesterday, she wanted You Su to say aloud the name of the one he loved yet couldn’t have.
"That was just a random story I made up to suit the occasion."
You Su had never seen her true face, how could he associate her with someone else.
"Do you think I will believe that?" Cailing smiled, "I don’t need to know her name, just tell me how she’s related to you. Without this, you can’t exchange for the information."
You Su’s brow furrowed slightly; he thought all around were women, only one male elder, Guan Chujun, so might as well say master:
"It’s my master."
"Master?" Cailing wore a meaningful expression, then curved her lips with a satisfied smile, "Xiang Wenting never got to see her one last time. The last person to see her, it should be easy to guess who it was."
City Lord Xiang?