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“The test.� I tried for a smile. “Proof that I can make any man want me.� There was a pause. The pounding of the rain quickened like a heartbeat. “Yes, Xishi,� he said at last, his voice pained, looking anywhere but at me. “You passed it perfectly.�
this is the exact moment that fanli realizes he wants xishi. that he has common desires, just as any man—seeing xishi charm another, and witnessing even a potential for harm to touch her when doing so � that got him good.