Couples of birds chirped outside a peaceful residence. The window opened as a man overlooked the surroundings. Nian Xiaoyuan leaned on the sill while drinking tea. A morning breeze passed through him and disturbed the thin bed curtains. His gaze turned to the bed to see a slender shadow sitting up. Just looking at those curves is enough to ignite bad thoughts. Nian Xiaoyuan quickly looked away. He thought she was bluffing yesterday. That she will eventually back out to leave herself unsullied for Lin Xingjin. But she actually let him have a taste. Thus, he can't spit her out and devour her completely.

  Yesterday night till dawn, it was unforgettable. He can't get enough of her, even if she begs or passes out. Nian Xiaoyuan had never lasted like this before. He easily gets bored since he has tried women more skillful in bed and Zhao Xue. Her unwillingness to submit made him unsatisfied but patient a little bit. However, when he tasted Hong Cha, she was submissive and refused.

  "Ahhh!" Hong Cha suddenly shouted.

  Nian Xiaoyuan hurried to the bed and lifted the translucent white curtains. The petite body was looking at herself. She raised her head and glared ominously.

  "Head Minister! Look what you've done!"

  "Huh?" Nian Xiaoyuan was confused.

  What's wrong?

  He scanned his gaze over her but his throat dried. Oh, it's getting hot. She has so many bite marks from her skin to her neck down her legs. He remembered how he planted them on her. Even her tearful face when he was biting her was enough to arouse him again.

  "Perverted creep!" she muttered under her breath. How will she hide these now? This Nian Xiaoyuan is really- hmph!

  Nian Xiaoyuan chuckled and walked towards the closet. He came back with a round object. After lifting its lid, Nian Xiaoyuan took a portion of the cream from it. He gently dabbed it on the bruises and bite marks. Nian Xiaoyuan did it with care that Hong Cha almost mistook him for the male lead. Isn't this gentle caring side for male leads? Why is Nian Xiaoyuan treating her like this?

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  Just as she was thinking, the bruises on her started to vanish. Nian Xiaoyuan noticed her stunned look.

  "This is a special cream from my mother's country. Not even the royal family has it." he explained shortly. His hand went down to her abdomen when Hong Cha slapped his hand away.

  Her eyes glared at him. If he goes down further, that will be another issue. Nian Xiaoyuan brimmed a mischievous smile and got on the bed. He spread her legs apart to see the bite marks and hidden valley. His throat bobbed from this sight but he needs to control his urges. Thus, Nian Xiaoyuan focused on applying the cream instead.

  Hong Cha relaxed that he didn't do anything bad. She yawned since she was still lacking sleep. Nian Xiaoyuan stopped, only to see her asleep. He positioned her and tucked her under the blanket.

  "Hm. Like always." he reminisced about their past one more.

  The small Song Cha Hua likes to wait for him outside her father's study. Sometimes, she would fall asleep, and Song Yue would ask Nian Xiaoyuan to bring her to her residence. He could not refuse and after tucking her under a blanket, she would move and kick it off her. Nian Xiaoyuan has to watch over her and keep her checked.

  His gaze lowered as his dark eyelashes covered his icy blue eyes. Nian Xiaoyuan's thoughts went lost. Perhaps if he hadn't left the capital and remained as Song Yue's disciple, he wouldn't have become the second Grand General of Zhou. Or, he could have avoided harming them. His mother, Lin Xingjin, and even Song Cha Hua. She wouldn't have died, Lin Xingjin and Song Cha Hua wouldn't have forgotten him.

  Hong Cha woke up at noon. Her eyes were blurry for a bit. When she turns to the side, she can see Nian Xiaoyuan's figure near a window. Hong Cha lifted the thin bed curtain. Out of her expectations, Nian Xiaoyuan was smiling genuinely while feeding a Scarlet Macaw. He pinched some seeds from his palm and scattered them on the windowsill. Somehow, Hong Cha finds the bird familiar.

  "Sexy spotted! Sexy spotted!" the Scarlet Macaw suddenly said upon seeing Hong Cha. She froze in place as Nian Xiaoyuan closed the bird's beak.

  "Heh. I thought there was still something decent about you." Hong Cha felt her lip twitch.

  The Nian Xiaoyuan a moment ago, smiling peacefully as if not a murdering general but a normal young master, why is it short-lived? Sigh, is he really going to stay a pervert forever?

  What a waste of his looks. And his body. And his bed skills...

  "Kong, do you recognize her?" Nian Xiaoyuan nonchalantly pointed at Hong Cha. The macaw faced Hong Cha and moved its head for a while.

  "Little Master Cha Hua? Is it Little Master Cha Hua?" Kong agitatedly asked. Nian Xiaoyuan rubbed its head and formed a faint smile.

  "Mn. She is your little master." upon saying this, Kong flew to Hong Cha. The macaw took a closer look.

  "Little Master has come to take Kong? What took Little Master so long? Kong has been waiting for eleven decades."

  "Eleven years." Nian Xiaoyuan corrected. He had taught this macaw to speak but it's still not good in communication.

  "Little Master? Me?" Hong Cha blinked. She tried to recall but Song Cha Hua had no memory of Kong.

  "Kong, quick. There are sexy parrots outside." Nian Xiaoyuan suddenly said. Kong chirped happily and flew outside the window. Hong Cha can't tell whether to laugh or be frustrated. Master and pets are really alike.

  "I don't remember Kong." she decided to break their awkward silence. Nian Xiaoyuan hummed and nodded. "Why aren't you telling me how I lost my memories? Or who are you to me?"