On the orders of her adoptive father, Wan Jiaqi seduced the Jinyiwei's Commander of the Imperial Guards.
Xia Min laughed at her clumsy tactics, but did not turn her away. In public, they behaved with decorum. In private, they tangled together night after night.
To help her benefactor return to the palace and seize power, Wan Jiaqi plotted at every turn and schemed at every opportunity. Xia Min always pretended not to notice.
Once everything was settled, Wan Jiaqi planned to withdraw after completing her mission. But the usually cold and hard-hearted Commander blocked her path, his eyes full of hurt.
"How can you not want me? What gives you the right not to want me?"
