By all rights, the two of them should have already had that kind of relationship, but she had been coughing and never got better, saying she was worried about passing her illness to Chad Sullivan, so they never did that thing.

Her coughing became more and more frequent, and more and more severe.

Chad Sullivan studied medicine and knew this was a lung infection. He wanted to treat her, but this world was just too backward—there were no antibiotics, and treating it entirely with traditional medicine was just too slow.

So recently, every time Emily Parker came, Chad Sullivan would be decocting medicine for her, and the room was filled with thick medical books.

Emily Parker still wanted to drink alcohol, but Chad Sullivan stopped her.

Every day she came, she only drank medicine, not alcohol.

He took meticulous care of her, worried the medicine was too bitter, so he added honey, and every mouthful of medicine, he tasted first himself before feeding it to Emily Parker.

In short, Chad Sullivan completely seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Every day, he was putting on a textbook-level performance of a green tea schemer.

Emily already liked Chad Sullivan, and these days of attentive care struck the softest part of her heart.

She was completely moved.

One day, after finishing her medicine, she suddenly hugged Chad Sullivan tightly and softly said, “Little Chad, marry me.

No...

let’s get married.”

This green tea schemer Chad Sullivan had been waiting for this day for a long time.

All this time spent taking meticulous care of Emily Parker—what was it for?

It was to turn over a new leaf, to live off her.

This woman was highly skilled in martial arts, yet deep down she was fragile and solitary, and she was also the deputy commander of the Yingzhou navy, with her elder brother being the governor of Yingzhou.

Such a thick thigh to cling to, such a perfect person to settle down with—how could he possibly let her go?

Sure enough, in less than half a month, Emily Parker fell.

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Note: Hugging the benefactors’ thighs is enough for me. Dear benefactors, please pluck a few leg hairs for me!

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Chapter 6: Blasphemy

After hearing Emily Parker’s words, Chad Sullivan trembled all over, as if he couldn’t believe his ears, his eyes filled with wild joy and excitement.

Then he shook his head and said, “No, I’m not worthy, I’m not worthy!

I was born in a brothel, I’m of lowly status, how could I be worthy of you? Don’t joke about this. If your brother finds out, he’ll beat you to death.”

Immediately, Emily Parker’s face turned pale.

Her brother was the governor of Yingzhou, and as the eldest brother, he was like a father. In her eyes, Chad Sullivan was perfect in every way, but in everyone else’s eyes, he was just a brothel gigolo, the lowest of the low.

How could her brother possibly agree to this marriage? He might really beat her to death.

Taking a deep breath, Emily Parker said, “Chad, I’ll go talk to my brother right now.

If he doesn’t agree, I’ll let him beat or kill me. At worst, I’ll elope with you. No matter what, I won’t let you down.”

Chad Sullivan said, “I...

I believe you!

But you mustn’t clash with the governor, and don’t ruin your future because of me. If you can just come see me often, I’ll be content.”

Emily Parker loved him even more, and said resolutely, “Little Chad, I will never let you down.”

With that, she strode out the door, as if going to war.

At the doorway, Emily Parker said, “Little Chad, wait for my good news. Next time I come, it will be our wedding day.”

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Very soon, the news that Chad Sullivan was going to marry Emily Parker spread throughout Xianyin Pavilion.

Everyone, men and women alike, were so jealous their eyes were about to pop.

Since ancient times, only women in brothels had good outcomes by marrying into respectable families as concubines. There had never been a male courtesan who successfully turned over a new leaf.

Men could take concubines, but women couldn’t.

So if Chad Sullivan really married Emily Parker, he would be her only husband, the husband of the deputy commander, and the governor’s brother-in-law.

A true leap to the top, from lowly status to a man above men.

The owner of Xianyin Pavilion, Henry Thompson, was a big figure in Yingzhou City, as elusive as a dragon, rarely appearing in the pavilion.

After hearing the news, even Henry Thompson came back to Xianyin Pavilion especially to have a drink with Chad Sullivan, warmly addressing him as Young Master Sullivan.

The madam Mrs. Carter saw Chad Sullivan walking with a spring in his step, wanting to say something but hesitating.

“Chad, there’s something I’m not sure if I should say?”

Mrs. Carter said gently.

Chad Sullivan said, “Go ahead.”

Mrs. Carter said, “If you can really marry General Emily Parker, of course I’ll be happy for you. You’d be the pride of our Xianyin Pavilion, even breaking the history of the brothel world. But there are some rumors I think you should know.”

Chad Sullivan said, “What?”

Mrs. Carter said, “They say that General Emily Parker likes women, but you know, things between two women are taboo.

So she needs a husband as a shield.”

A lily marriage scam?

Chad Sullivan couldn’t help but recall that Emily Parker once said she knew a woman, the genius female alchemist Edward Clark, whom she greatly admired.

When she talked about Edward Clark, her eyes even sparkled.

And during this time, Chad Sullivan still hadn’t actually slept with Emily Parker.