“I’m sorry, little fellow, but I really don’t know what else to do. I can’t let you leave me. If you leave me, I won’t be able to go on!”
“I know you have a kind heart, so please take pity on your elder sister, okay?”
“Don’t leave me?!”
Su Ling’s head buzzed. He stared blankly at the black collar fastened around his neck. The craftsmanship was exquisite, featuring two black iron bands on either side and a small screen near the clasp!
“I… I’m not a pet…”
Su Ling’s eyes grew red, and he gripped the collar tightly with both hands, trying to tear it off!
“I don’t want this!”
“No, you have to wear it properly. If you wear it, you can still go out to play, and you can even make friends. I won’t stop you from doing anything you want!”
“Is that okay?”
“No!”
Ye Moran felt a pang of pain in her heart. She didn’t understand why the little fellow still refused after she had made such a huge concession.
“Little fellow, I know you’re very angry right now, but please don’t be. Calm down. Let’s have a proper talk, alright?”
Ye Moran tried her best to keep her tone gentle. She hoped she could persuade the little fellow so that she wouldn’t have to resort to using force!
“You’ve treated me like this, and you’re telling me to calm down?!”
“Why should I stay calm?!”
“Get out! Get out! I don’t want to see you!”
Ye Moran was startled. Looking at the little fellow before her, she felt as if she were looking at a stranger.
‘Is this the first time he’s been this angry?’
In her memory, Su Ling had always been a gentle, innocent, and lively little fellow. This was true even though she had drugged him when he was a child, preventing his mind from fully maturing!
The little fellow had gone through so much before, yet even when he was insulted and abandoned by his best friend, he hadn’t been this angry!
This was the first time. It was the first time the little fellow had ever shown such rage!
She took two trembling steps back, somewhat afraid to face him like this!
“Get out!”
“I don’t want to see you!”
“Just get out!”
Ye Moran bit her lip. It seemed she had made a mistake.
“I—I’m sorry. I’ll take it off right now. It won’t happen again. It won’t!”
When Su Ling heard that she was going to remove the object, his feelings of grievance eased slightly, but he still didn’t want to talk to her!
Ye Moran walked over with trembling hands and placed her fingers on the collar. She found the interface and tried to unlock it, but she couldn’t get it to open even after several attempts!
Confusion welled up in her heart. ‘How could this be? It should have opened.’
After trying a few more times and confirming it wouldn’t unlock, she had no choice but to return to the bag and take out the instruction manual to see how to release it!
However, when she pulled out the manual, she froze completely. Her fingers trembled as she reached into another bag and pulled out a different collar!
She tried locking that collar and then opening it. It clicked open easily.
“How… how could this happen?”
*Gulp.*
She swallowed hard, her mind going blank. It seemed she had grabbed the wrong collar. She had put the collar that could never be removed once worn onto the little fellow!
‘No, I can’t let him know. If he finds out, he’ll hate me forever!’
“What are you doing? Why haven’t you come to take it off yet?”
“I… I think you look quite good in it. There’s no need to take it off!”
“What did you say?”
Su Ling’s gaze turned dull. ‘What on earth is this person talking about?!’
“I… I’m sorry. I think it’s better if you keep it on for now. Since you don’t want me here, I’ll leave first…”
Ye Moran finished her sentence in a panic and prepared to leave.
Su Ling grew anxious. He realized something was wrong and tried to jump off the bed to grab her!
But she ran too fast. Just as he stepped onto the floor, she had already dashed out of the room. A *click* followed as the door was locked tight!
“You… you jerk!”
“Take this thing off! Take it off me!”
“Waaah, you can’t do this! You said you were going to take it off!”
There was no response from outside the door. Nothing at all.
He slumped powerlessly to the floor, his palms striking the door in desperation.
—
Ye Moran went to the roof of the Building alone. She found a spot and sat down haphazardly!
‘Why did I take the wrong one?’
She had only bought that specific collar as a precaution. She had only planned to use it if the little fellow truly left her one day. She had never intended to use it now!
‘If he finds out that the collar can never be taken off, he’ll definitely have a breakdown, won’t he?’
She didn’t want to hurt him, yet it seemed she hurt him every single time.
Even though she hadn’t even lost control that much this time!
She sat on the rooftop for a long time, not snapping out of it until the last sliver of light vanished from the horizon!
Her head throbbed with pain; it seemed she had caught a cold!
However, she didn’t care about that. She forced herself up and headed straight for the office.
The little fellow hadn’t eaten all day. She had to cook something for him first. No matter what, she couldn’t let him go hungry!
When she pushed the door open, she indeed saw the little fellow leaned against the door, already asleep!
Ye Moran leaned down and gently wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes before picking him up and placing him back on the bed!
Looking at his peaceful sleeping face, she couldn’t resist pressing a kiss onto his forehead. As soon as she did, the little fellow’s brows furrowed, and a teardrop that had been welling for a long time rolled down!
Seeing that teardrop, a surge of heat suddenly rushed through her body, and her breath gradually became scorched!
But she quickly shook her head, forcing herself to stop looking at him. She absolutely, definitely could not do that!
She remembered how he looked when he was angry. That expression made her feel terrified!
She took a deep breath and walked to the kitchen to start cooking!
Once the meal was ready, Ye Moran placed the dishes on the nightstand. She then took the little fellow’s mobile phone, set an alarm, and reluctantly left the room!
As soon as she left, Su Ling opened his eyes in pain. He reached out both hands, trying desperately to scratch at the collar on his neck!
“It’s so itchy!~”
Su Ling struggled to sit up and scratched it twice more. The itchiness wasn’t very intense, but it made him feel uncomfortable from time to time!
He couldn’t figure out why. ‘Is it possible that I’m allergic to this collar?’
‘That shouldn’t be right. How could someone be allergic to a collar?!’
He couldn’t wrap his head around it and was about to lie back down to sleep when he suddenly caught the scent of food. He turned his head and saw the meal sitting nearby. He froze for a moment but then quickly curled his lip.
“Hmph!~”
“Even if you cook for me, I won’t forgive you!”
Su Ling shouted harshly, then picked up the chopsticks and began to eat!
Through the surveillance monitor, Ye Moran watched the little fellow finish the food and breathed a sigh of relief. At least the little fellow wouldn’t try to go on a hunger strike!
If he had, she would have been at a complete loss!