234: Special concern

Originally, Shang Wan Ning was toiling away in the Jiaotai Palace, dealing with a mountainous pile of documents.

But just when she felt like she was about to fall apart from exhaustion, Chief Assistant Lin appeared before her under the guise of delivering "benefits."

She invited the Empress to spend a day playing (sleeping) at Lady Meng Jiang's newly opened couple hotel.

Shang Wan Ning's eyes lit up, and she immediately regained her energy.

She thought to herself that this was the perfect chance to advertise the couple hotel and increase tax revenue.

That way, the numbers on next quarter's Yin Street financial report would definitely look great.

So, Shang Wan Ning agreed without hesitation.

"flower of the other shore Couples Resort Hotel—the Empress used it and said it's good."

Shang Wan Ning happily thought of the "slogan" in her heart, feeling it was both concise and powerful.

To ensure the content in the promotional brochure was authentic and not false advertising,

the Empress specifically had the young Ghost Messenger ladies clear the top floor of the hotel.

She planned to stay here with Chief Assistant Lin for a day to properly experience the hotel's services and facilities.

After everything was properly arranged, Shang Wan Ning did not try to be a "Shang-the-Virtuous" either.

Desire came as it pleased, and the zero-distance intimacy with Lin Ran followed naturally... "The waves sang a moaning lullaby, every spray a surge of eager heat; the water fell upon the secret sea, rushing toward the shore with endless longing..."

Unfortunately, when it rushed toward the shore for the fourth time, there was suddenly no sequel.

After all, with an annoying Outer God around, she couldn't muster the energy... Lin Ran had a good night's sleep, undisturbed by any dreams.

When she slowly woke up, she only felt a slight soreness in her wrists, but her body felt no other abnormalities.

As her spiritual consciousness gradually cleared, fragmented memories began to flash in her mind.

Suddenly, Lin Ran seemed to remember something important.

She sat up from the bed with a "thump," and due to the sudden movement, she even accidentally pulled away half of the silk quilt covering Shang Wan Ning.

Last night's "spring scenery" replayed continuously before Lin Ran's eyes like a movie.

She seemed to remember that on that double bed room, she had actually dared to harbor improper thoughts toward Empress Shang Wan Ning.

And she even took advantage of this perfect opportunity to counter-attack three times in a row!!!

While Lin Ran was immersed in her "counter-attack achievements,"

a gentle voice sounded in her ear: "ARan, are your wrists okay?"

"Ah!"

Lin Ran snapped back to her senses.

Only then did she realize that Shang Wan Ning had opened her eyes at some point and was looking at her with concern.

"Chief Assistant Lin."

Shang Wan Ning called softly again.

In fact, Shang Wan Ning had already woken up when Lin Ran pulled her quilt away.

As a deity, the Empress did not need to recover her energy through sleep like mortals.

Seeing Lin Ran sleeping so sweetly, Shang Wan Ning did not get up immediately.

Instead, she stayed close to her, eyes narrowed slightly, quietly enjoying this moment of tranquility.

Lin Ran looked up somewhat sheepishly, her gaze happening to meet Shang Wan Ning's.

She saw Shang Wan Ning's long hair scattered casually on the pillow, with large areas of skin exposed.

Especially her exquisite collarbones and soft breasts, which were covered in dense hickeys.

They were particularly striking against her fair skin.

In an instant, the memories of last night's sensual soothing flooded her heart.

A blush immediately spread across her cheeks.

Lin Ran's fingertips curled involuntarily.

She hesitated for a few seconds before finally gathering the courage to ask, "Your Majesty, why... why don't you use divine power to eliminate these marks?"

The corners of Shang Wan Ning's lips curled up, revealing a playful expression. She reached out, wrapped her arm around Lin Ran's waist, and then pressed her lips close to her earlobe.

"Why should I eliminate them? These are the marks you left..."

"I deliberately let you win three times; I have to let Chief Assistant Lin see her masterpiece no matter what."

"How about it? Don't you feel like you're really awesome?"

Lin Ran clutched the silk quilt tightly, inwardly lamenting her fate and feeling heavy with guilt.

The beauty before her was truly too tempting, making it impossible to refuse.

Especially the heavenly delicacy right within reach; it felt like a total loss not to take a bite.

But who would have thought that once Chief Assistant Lin released her inner little demon, she would bite Shang Wan Ning so hard!

Gnawing, biting, and sucking... this series of actions was almost too much to look at.

Shang Wan Ning lowered her eyes slightly, gazing at Lin Ran with pupils as black as ink.

The tenderness contained within them seemed capable of drowning a person.

"ARan, do you want to sleep a bit longer?" Shang Wan Ning asked in a seductive tone.

Lin Ran's earlobes couldn't help but turn red, and she almost nodded in agreement.

"No, the Bridge of Helplessness still needs this Subordinate to brew soup."

Lin Ran steadied her mind and hurriedly reached out to push Shang Wan Ning away, wanting to quickly escape from this ambiguous atmosphere.

But who could have guessed that at the moment she reached out,

Shang Wan Ning suddenly seemed to be startled.

Her delicate body moved to the right, and Lin Ran's hand happened to land squarely on Shang Wan Ning's soft breast.

Lin Ran was stunned for a moment, completely failing to react to what was happening.

Shang Wan Ning was clearly a bit surprised as well, but she soon laughed charmingly.

She took the opportunity to bury her face in Lin Ran's neck and said coquettishly, "Hahaha, ARan, you really can't bear to let go of it!"

"Come, I'll let you touch it more."

Lin Ran's lips parted slightly, feeling only the heat in her heart.

It was already a bit hot in the morning, and with the Empress tempting her like this, she couldn't be blamed for having bad intentions.

To prevent the Secretary-General from getting jealous, Lin Ran suddenly shrank back and jumped off the bed.

She dressed in a flurry and then used a Wall-passing technique to slip out of the room smoothly.

"Your Majesty, I'm going to be late. This Subordinate is leaving first." Her words of refusal echoed on the top floor, carrying a hint of a guilty conscience.

Shang Wan Ning stared blankly at Lin Ran's series of seamless escape maneuvers.

She hadn't reacted at all.

Resentful little looks were about to overflow from her eyes.

"Ah! You heartless fellow, you don't care about me anymore after you've had your fill."

Shang Wan Ning pounded the pillow huffily. "Hmph! Scumbag Lin Ran!!!"

She gritted her teeth and whispered her complaints, a chilly glint in her eyes like stars faintly shimmering in the mist.

Suddenly, Shang Wan Ning seemed to think of something.

She pulled her phone out of her Storage ring and took a close-up photo of her own hand.

Then, she skillfully opened the underworld app's location feature and posted a Status update.

"Ding dong!"

Almost instantly.

"Hello, you have a new message from your Special Concern. Please check it in time."

In less than a minute,

the comments under the Status update were like snowflakes, fluttering and piling up.

The number actually reached as many as over a thousand.