Qin I, Chapter 13: Chen Zhen Leaves Chu for Qin jenniferdodgson.wixsite.com/warringstates/… 
Art by Zhiyu Cao: artstation.com/caozhiyu
It's kind of difficult to judge how aggressive the seduction described in this story was. The verb used means "carry away", but my suspicion is that the guy used purely verbal means. I've tried to leave it ambiguous.
I don't know about Chu, but Qin law distinguished between illicit sex with and without coercion. In the latter case the guy would bear the brunt of the sanctions. There are some really fun bamboo slip court cases involving this point of law.
There's a consensual episode here, wherein the couple is being prosecuted not for moral reasons, but because the woman was supposed to be on a state labour detail at the time.
https://twitter.com/StatesWarring/status/1264968120831107072
There's a rape case here, which is actually kind of hilarious because Qin had a double-or-quits appeals process, and this guy keeps on appealing his conviction and receives a sentence extension every time.
https://twitter.com/StatesWarring/status/1264414315768975361
PS. Yes, the Qin state was extremely keen on due process, something that the Confucians like to keep very quiet about.
https://twitter.com/StatesWarring/status/1288771056270860288
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