Liu Mingyan laughs, a little breathlessly. She toes her own boots off so they drop off the end of the bed onto the floor, but makes no other move to undress. It is novel, ceding control to someone so strong—the only person who could handle Liu Mingyan like this at home is Sha Hualing, and Liu Mingyan does not cede control to Sha Hualing. She lifts her wrists, placing them on either side of her head. "Are picking up where we left off, then?"