He actually had a child.
But he hadn’t been prepared at all. He stared blankly at her belly, his heart filled with mixed emotions. He had betrayed her, yet she was carrying his child. What did this make him? Was he a beast? He was a beast, trash.
He looked up, his eyes brimming with tears as he stared at her. At this moment, he wanted to tell her everything! Tell her how he had been bullied by others, how he had been threatened. But… he gave up.
He didn’t dare. It wasn’t just because of those two young men; maybe that was part of it, but more than that, he was afraid. He thought back to the look of disgust Liu Ruyan had given him when she bullied him. Would the person in front of him find him even more disgusting? Would she think he was dirty? After all, he had already been used by others, no longer clean. At the thought, he couldn’t bring himself to speak, but the more he didn’t dare, the guiltier he felt, completely at a loss for what to do.
“Alright, don’t overthink it. I won’t make you undergo the Linking. I’ll carry this child myself and give birth!”
Not undergo the Linking?
Upon hearing this, Su Ling immediately shook his head. How could he not undergo the Linking? If he didn’t, it would be very painful.
Seeing Su Ling’s reaction, Gu Qingyuan smiled slightly. Still the same as before—so agitated at the mere mention of not doing the Linking. But this time, she wouldn’t patiently explain to the little fellow. After all, it was pointless.
She gently stroked the little thing’s head, softly rubbing his cat ears. “Be good, your body is too weak to withstand it. Get a good sleep. You don’t need to worry about such things.”
Su Ling shook his head. Such a big matter that concerned him deeply—how could he not care?
“I said you need to listen. If you don’t, I’ll have to hit you!”
Su Ling’s body instinctively shrank back. He stared blankly at the woman before him. She was fine now. If he set aside the violence, the person in front of him was good. Unfortunately, he was no longer good. He was dirty, no longer clean!
He curled up in her arms, his body trembling slightly, greedily inhaling the reassuring scent wafting from her. In his heart, he told himself he didn’t deserve this scent, didn’t deserve to curl up in her arms. But his body couldn’t help wanting to stay there. He was just that worthless—even though he had wronged her, he still greedily enjoyed everything about her.
Su Ling was taken care of by her for a few days. Although he was seriously injured, after just a few days, his body had recovered considerably.
“I’m leaving tomorrow. I have some things to take care of. Study well here. I hope that next time I come, you’ll be obedient.”
Su Ling didn’t answer, just silently lowered his head. Although she had hit him these past few days, he still couldn’t bear to see her leave. He knew very well that once she left, Liu Ruyan would come to torment him. He really, really wanted to tell her everything, but at the thought of that look of disgust and the safety of those two young men, he couldn’t bring himself to speak. No, he couldn’t speak anyway.
He could only watch helplessly as she picked up her luggage and slowly left the room. The large room quickly became empty, leaving him alone. He curled up uneasily, tightly grabbing the blanket to wrap around himself.
Creak—!
The door was pushed open, and a figure walked in unhurriedly. Liu Ruyan twirled a key in her hand as she approached the little cripple, gently lifting his chin.
“Little cripple, did you have fun these past few days?”
Su Ling’s breath caught. He didn’t dare move, staring at her with fearful eyes.
“Are you that scared of me?”
“You know? I thought you’d spill the beans about us, but you didn’t. What a coward! I was all ready to kill your former master, but none of it was used. What a waste!”
Su Ling’s pupils trembled. He stared in disbelief. Seeing the little cripple’s reaction, Liu Ruyan’s lips curled up slightly.
Of course, she didn’t have the guts to kill Gu Qingyuan. After all, the Gu Family behind Gu Qingyuan, even when abroad, was still somewhat formidable. But saying it to scare this little cripple was fine. See? He was scared.
“Ah, I prepared so much. Such a waste.”
Su Ling raised his thin arm and grabbed her wrist, slowly shaking his head, his face full of begging.
“You want to beg me? Beg me to spare your master?”
Su Ling nodded. There was only one thought in his heart: he had already wronged her, he couldn’t let her be harmed because of him. And she was carrying his child. No matter what, he didn’t want anything to happen to her.
“Little cripple, that’s not how you beg. You need to offer something that moves me!”
Su Ling looked at himself blankly, then at Liu Ruyan. He didn’t seem to have anything that could move her, did he?
“Think carefully. You can figure it out.”
Liu Ruyan extended a finger and pointed at Su Ling herself, her tone meaningful, as if hinting at something. Su Ling frowned, trying hard to think. The corner of his eye suddenly caught her finger pointing at him.
She was pointing at him?
A flash of insight struck him. He had nothing, nothing except this body. Was she asking him to use his body to please her? At that thought, a wave of pain surged in his heart. But for that person, he could do it. He was already dirty anyway. How much worse could a little more dirt make it?
He swallowed hard, slowly climbed up, and approached her…
“It seems you’ve figured it out. Be serious, okay? If you don’t satisfy me, I won’t agree to your request.”
Su Ling’s expression froze for a moment. He felt he had heard those words before somewhere, but he quickly pushed the feeling aside. Maybe someone had said that to him before. He dismissed the thought and continued moving.
“Can you still move?”
Su Ling nodded. Although his body was a bit sore, moving wasn’t a problem.
“Then let’s go. I’ll take you to see those two little things you’ve been worrying about.”
Hearing this, Su Ling’s heart leaped with joy. The two young men were fine! A rush of happiness surged in his heart. Not just because they were safe, but because his efforts over these past days hadn’t been in vain! He had betrayed his master for them, done many wrong things. Now that they were safe, it was the greatest comfort to him.
“Hand me the chain, and I’ll take you out.”
Su Ling was startled for a moment, then quickly reacted. He grabbed the chain around his neck, followed it to the other end, picked it up, and held it out to her with both hands.
“Good boy. If your master saw you like this, she would be very happy. But I don’t want her to see it, understand?”
Su Ling hesitated for a moment, then nodded. He knew what she meant. Although he was slow, her meaning was clear enough.