The Banquet

The evening banquet was held in a large ballroom filled with guests from all over the city. There were nobles, rich merchants, and even some foreign dignitaries.

Fang Qiong made a grand entrance, dressed in the tight green dress that Shen Mu had chosen for her. She was escorted by Madam Shen, who led her through the crowd to where the Shen family was seated.

Shen Jie stood up and greeted her warmly, introducing her to his wife and children. Fang Qiong politely curtsied to each of them, hiding her discomfort behind a mask of civility.

Shen Mu couldn’t take his eyes off Fang Qiong, openly leering at her exposed cleavage. Fang Qiong shifted uncomfortably under his gaze, but she did her best to ignore his gaze. After the initial introductions were made, Fang Qiong was seated next to Shen Mu at the head of the table.

He immediately started flirting with her, trying to touch her thigh under the table. Fang Qiong slapped his hand away, glaring at him.

“Behave yourself.” She hissed.

Shen Mu just grinned and leaned closer, whispering something in her ear. Fang Qiong’s cheeks turned red and she quickly stood up, excusing herself from the table.

Madam Shen tried to follow her but was stopped by Fang Qiong. She went outside the ballroom.

I followed her out of the ballroom and into the gardens. She was pacing back and forth, clearly upset about something.

“Are you okay?” I asked, coming up beside her.

She whirled around, startled. “Chen Fan! What are you doing here?”

“I followed you.” I said. “Is everything alright?”

She sighed and ran a hand through her hair, “No, everything is not alright. That bastard Shen Mu keeps trying to flirt with me!"

I hug her and say, "Even I would if you were my fiancée."

"What naughty thoughts did he whisper in your ears to you that you decided to bail on him", I asked her in teasing manner.

She blushes and looks down at the ground, “He said I have a perfect body for sex.”

I raise my eyebrows in surprise, "Is that all?"

She looks at me with wide eyes, "You are not helping."

"I am just asking," I reply.

Her face turns red, "He also said I must be really tight since I'm still a virgin."

I chuckle, "So he thinks you are a virgin."

She nods and whispers in a seductive tone, "He told me that he wants to fuck me so badly and that he would make me feel things that I have never felt before."

I hold back my laughter, "I can see why you ran away."

She shakes her head, "No, I ran because he was too ****. I could feel his boner pressing against my thigh."

I burst out laughing at her words. She smacks me on the arm and glares at me. I continue laughing until tears form in my eyes.

"I don't know why you find that funny," she says, crossing her arms over her chest. "He's such a creep."

I manage to stop myself and say, "I understand why he was acting that way. You are very beautiful. Any sane man would act like him."

She smiles at me and asks, "So you think it's okay? What he said about my body?"

I smile and pull her close, "Of course it is. You have a great body. Everyone knows it. And I bet you are tight too."

She gasps and slaps me on the shoulder. I grab her wrist and kiss her hard on the lips.

She then turns towards me and looks me in the eyes, "Chen Fan tell me seriously due want me to flirt back with him or be more responsive to his advances."

I stop laughing and make a serious expression," Qiong, you know the importance of our mission. To protect you and everybody else who is important to me I need to get stronger. The Steel Body technique would the first step in this. But nothing is more important than your own safety. So relax, have fun. I will always be there for you."