Fairy, please don't do this!

Gu Jinzhao gently placed the lip pencil back into the brocade box, then took out the [Earthly Branch Mirror] and handed it to her.

Through the smooth mirror, Yuechu'e saw her lips stained with the color of orange maple leaves.

Its color was as warm as the sunset, with a honey-like sheen, making the lips appear fuller and more alluring, adding a touch of charming languor.

Gu Jinzhao looked down at her: "What does Madam think?"

With that incomparably handsome face so close, Yuechu'e looked somewhat uneasy and moved her head back slightly: "It's alright."

Gu Jinzhao wrapped his arms around her slender waist and leaned his cheek closer, almost touching her nose: "So, Madam, you've accepted my gift?"

Chu Yue'e's cheeks flushed slightly, and she simply hummed in agreement.

This lip rouge was indeed bought for her by Gu Jinzhao on purpose—otherwise, how could it suit her so well?

The fact that a man can go to such lengths for a woman shows how important she is to him.

For some reason, a sweet feeling welled up in my heart, as if I had been quietly soaked in the sweetness of this "late-ripening maple".

Gu Jinchao said meaningfully, "It's only right to reciprocate. Shouldn't Madam also return the favor?"

Yuechu'e was slightly taken aback, and subconsciously said, "This concubine has not prepared a gift."

"No need for you to prepare, madam. I will fetch it myself."

Gu Jinzhao spoke softly, then lowered his head and kissed those warm, honey-like, and alluring lips.

"Well--!"

Yuechu'e's pupils dilated instantly.

Feeling the warm, soft touch, her delicate body instantly stiffened.

Her delicate body, held by Gu Jinzhao, instinctively moved back, placing her hands on his chest, trying to push him away.

However, Gu Jinzhao's kiss did not become rough despite her resistance.

She simply pressed herself against him gently, just as she had when she applied the rouge to his lips, expressing the feelings in her heart in the softest way.

At the beginning of the month, a blush rose on E'e's cheeks, and her beautiful eyes gradually became misty with tears.

The force of resistance slowly dissipated under this gentle caress.

Finally, the hand that was pressed against his chest stopped pushing him away and instead unconsciously grabbed his arm.

Her voluptuous and mature body slowly softened, and she even involuntarily tilted her head slightly to respond.

Lips and teeth intertwined, breaths mingling.

Gu Jinchao was immersed in the sweet, honey-like fragrance of the beautiful woman in his arms, and also in her mature and charming demeanor.

After an unknown amount of time, their lips parted.

The meticulously painted "late-blooming maple" had completely spread in this kiss.

It not only stained her full lips red, but also left some marks on the corners of her lips and even on his lips.

Chapter 195, "Madam, are you dressed as a fox spirit to please me?" (3K)

Gu Jinchao looked at the beautiful woman in his arms with her seductive eyes and said softly, "I have received your gift, Madam."

Yuechu'e glared at him, embarrassed and annoyed: "Young Master Gu, you can just eat the lip rouge directly. Why do you have to force a kiss on me?"

Gu Jinchao said in a serious tone, his gaze falling on her moist and luscious lips, which had been kissed: "Lip rouge is only a true gift when it is applied to Madam's lips and imbued with the fragrance of a beautiful woman."

Yuechu'e's face turned as red as if it were about to bleed, and she couldn't help but spit out a light spit: "Don't talk nonsense!"

Ever since Gu Jinzhao's state of mind changed, she has been teased and made to blush and feel flustered every time she is with him.

If this continues, she might fall for him before he even falls at her feet.

Thinking of this, Yuechu'e gazed at him with a deep look in her eyes and suddenly asked, "What is our relationship now?"

Gu Jinzhao pondered for a moment before giving his answer: "I am the lady's man, and the lady is my woman. It's that simple."

Yuechu'e narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly, her gaze seemingly trying to see through him: "What about Mu Yiren and Lin Qingci?"

Gu Jinzhao didn't hide anything and frankly said, "It's about the same as Madam's."

Yuechu'e coldly questioned, "My heart only holds Young Master Gu, but Young Master Gu has other women in his heart besides me."

Do you think this is fair?

Gu Jinzhao shook his head: "It is indeed unfair."

"But there is no absolute fairness in this world."

Yue Chu'e laughed angrily: "Is this your excuse for being a womanizer?"

Gu Jinzhao met the angry gaze and sighed: "I understand what you're thinking, Madam. You just want me to sever my feelings for Sister Yiren and my junior sister, and be loyal to you alone."

"But if I did that, how would I be any different from a heartless man?"

"Would a lady like such a fickle man?"

He paused for a moment, then added, "Putting myself in their shoes, if Sister Yiren and my junior sister asked me to give up my feelings for Madam, I wouldn't let go either."

Upon hearing this, Yue'e lowered her eyes and fell silent.

After a long while, she finally looked up at the man in front of her, a self-deprecating smile appearing on her lips: "I'm such a fool!"

"I know perfectly well that you are not a faithful man, yet I still try to change you."

Gu Jinzhao could understand her disappointment at this moment and couldn't help but feel sorry for her, but he did not waver in his opinion: "Madam actually has another option."

"In the future, I will help you to completely refine the Nirvana Phoenix Flame, and after you give me all the materials I need for refining Gu, you can leave."

"Does Young Master Gu think I can still leave?"

Before he could finish speaking, Yuechu'e interrupted him, the smile on her lips growing even more melancholic.

Ever since the day she caught him in adultery, she knew she was deeply involved.

She couldn't bring herself to leave, nor was she willing to.

After all, wouldn't that mean that she, the president of the Wanhua Chamber of Commerce and the Empress of the Moth Phoenix Clan, would have to bow down to the beauty beside Gu Jinzhao?

Gu Jinzhao tightened his arms around that soft, plump body and whispered, "Since we can't get away, let's just let things take their course."

"If I am changed by you, my lady, then I will wholeheartedly assist you in ascending to the throne of the Demon Emperor."

"If you make concessions for me, you must accept my philandering."

Yuechu'e took a deep breath, as if telling him, and herself, "Young Master Gu is doomed to lose."

This man belongs to her, Yuechu'e.

Neither Mu Yiren, nor Lin Qingci, nor Yu Fengzhi, can take him away.

Gu Jinzhao smiled, a gentle light appearing in his eyes: "I still prefer Madam's confident demeanor."

Yuechu'e glanced at him and snorted coldly: "I did not come here today to talk about love with you!"

Gu Jinzhao blinked, looking completely innocent: "My relationship with my wife is completely innocent, where did this affection and love come from?"

Yuechu'e was speechless, embarrassed and annoyed, she said, "Then why are you holding me?"

Gu Jinzhao wisely released his hand, adopting a serious and earnest expression: "Let's begin refining the Nirvana Phoenix Flame."

What a bastard...

Yuechu'e suppressed her chaotic emotions and took out the [Ice Spirit Treasure Mirror] from her storage ring.

As always, one of them controlled the Phoenix Flame, while the other was responsible for refining it.

Time passed quietly, and in the blink of an eye, more than two hours had gone by.

Because Gu Jinzhao's current realm is stronger than before, he refined two strands of Nirvana Phoenix Flame in less than a night, turning them into spiritual energy to nourish Yuechu'e.

Nourished by the spiritual energy, her aura became increasingly solid, and three illusory flame-shaped marks gradually formed between her brows.

However, the mark is still very faint, appearing and disappearing intermittently.

Gu Jinzhao knew that this was the clan crest of the Demon Phoenix Clan.

Once the Nirvana Phoenix Flame has been completely refined, this clan mark will solidify into a tangible form.

At that time, Yue'e will truly transform from a moth phoenix into a demon phoenix.

Gu Jinzhao said softly, "I imagine that it won't be long before Madam will be able to reach the second rank."

Yuechu'e exhaled a breath of stale air, her expression somewhat complicated, but she remained silent.

As Xuan Ye said, this man was destined to be entangled with him for life.

It was both her destiny and her tribulation.

If it weren't for him, she wouldn't have been able to refine the Nirvana Phoenix Flame.

If it weren't for him, she wouldn't be so deeply entangled in romantic love.

Suppressing her chaotic thoughts, Yuechu'e slowly stood up: "It's getting late, I should go back."

Before she could finish speaking, the phoenix clan mark between her brows suddenly flashed, a blush instantly spreading across her beautiful face. Her delicate body trembled, and she fell backward.

Gu Jinchao reacted quickly, pulling her into his arms and asking with concern, "What's wrong?"

At the beginning of the month, E bit her red lips tightly and managed to utter a few words: "The fire poison has flared up!"

Gu Jinzhao helped her sit down again and asked in confusion, "Didn't you take some pills when you were refining the Nirvana Phoenix Flame?"

Each time Yueyue refines the Nirvana Phoenix Flame, she takes a [Heart-Clearing Ice Soul Pill] to avoid the corrosive effects of the fire poison.

Yuechu'e pursed her lips: "The moth-phoenix bloodline within my body has begun to revert to its ancestral form, transforming into the demon-phoenix bloodline."

"The second rank is the watershed, and thus the Nirvana Phoenix Flame, which belongs to oneself, also arises within the body."

"But I am not yet able to fully control it, so the fire poison will overflow and corrode my body."

Gu Jinchao frowned: "Does Madam mean that because the two types of Nirvana Phoenix Flame are superimposed, the overflowing fire poison is more concentrated, causing the Qingxin Bingpo Pill to be unable to suppress it?"

Yuechu'e gave a soft "hmm," her forehead already beaded with fine, fragrant sweat: "I have tried taking more pills before, or supplementing them with other spiritual treasures that can suppress the fire poison, but the effects have not been good."

Gu Jinzhao suddenly realized: "Is it because of this matter that you came to find me?"

Yuechu'e nodded and asked directly, "Does Young Master Gu have a solution?"

Gu Jinzhao pondered for a moment before saying, "If I'm not mistaken, Madam's fire poison should be similar to my True Yang Fire, requiring external force to blend with it."

"However, the fire poison overflowing from the Nirvana Phoenix Flame merged with the yin energy in the lady's body, forming a kind of yin fire."

"Therefore, it is necessary to introduce yang energy to harmonize the system."

Upon hearing this, Yuechu'e's cheeks instantly turned as red as if they were about to bleed.

She had previously helped Gu Jinzhao blend the True Yang Fire, so she naturally knew how to do it.

It is precisely because I know this that I feel an indescribable shame.

Gu Jinzhao did not speak further, but simply waited quietly for her to make a decision.

A brief silence fell over the room, with only the candlelight flickering faintly.

After an unknown amount of time, Yuechu'e took a deep breath and finally said with a flushed face, "I believe that Young Master Gu will not take advantage of me, just like last time."

Gu Jinzhao thought for a moment: "I'll take a bath first. I've been busy at the yamen all day and I'm quite dirty. Please wait a moment, Madam..."

After saying this, he turned around, walked behind the screen, took off his clothes, and began to take a bath.

Listening to the sound of flowing water, Yuechu'e felt that this scene was just like the prelude to a secret rendezvous between a man and a woman preparing for their tryst.

Especially tonight, she took the initiative to come to my door, just like those sly foxes who seduce men.

Speaking of which, that brat Yu Fengzhi once called her a vixen.

Since I've already been criticized, how can I live up to that title if I don't do something to seduce her man?

Moreover, if they wanted to snatch this man away from Mu Yiren and Lin Qingci, they would naturally have to put in a lot of effort in this regard.

After all, men are naturally lustful.

Moreover, Gu Jinchao has some unusual quirks.

For example, he likes women's legs and silk stockings, and he has mentioned "fox princess" and "cat girl" in his dreams...

Thinking of this, Yuechu'e took out a long dress, a snow-white fox ear and tail from her storage ring, and slowly put them on.