Liu Mingyan finishes disrobing and settles back down, this time between Susan's thighs, a position she knows accentuates both the strength of her shoulders and curve of her breasts. She runs the knuckle of her index finger up and down the front of Susan's underwear, then leans forward to plant a kiss on her mound. "Sometimes," she says, "if I wish a lover to beg, I will leave my veil on for this, and tease her for hours through the cloth. It is a shame my time here is limited, or these could serve similar purpose."