Su Xin visits Wei Congjie's room late at night and keenly detects the scent of "warm affection incense" burning, which shouldn't be found in an eunuch's quarters. She uses this as an opportunity to provocatively tease Wei Congjie, even going so far as to undress and reveal her favorite "red mandarin duck" bellyband, pressing him step-by-step to test his true identity. In a dangerous game of mingled ambiguity, Su Xin feels Wei Congjie's genuine physical reactions, ultimately exposing his shocking secret as a "fake eunuch." Though Wei Congjie tries his best to restrain himself, their emotions and secrets are now inextricably intertwined.
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