Liu Mingyan would take offense--not so bad? several dozen of Luo Binghe's wives would beg to differ--but she's too satisfied. She runs a hand up Janet's chest again, teasing a fingertip lightly over a nipple, just appreciating the form of her rather than starting anything new.

As with Susan, she finds herself unable to understand how Luo Binghe could have let this woman go without a wedding, how anyone could turn their back on this kind of pleasure. "I believe I understand--what was the term--gay men even less than I did before."