Chapter 111: Want to Escape

His jaw was pinched tight, leaving Su Ling unable to make a single sound. He could only glare at the woman before him with resentful eyes.

“Alright, stop crying.” Seeing this Little Thing cry made Gu Qingyuan feel inexplicably irritated. She glanced around the room, grabbed a notebook from the nightstand, and then found a pen which she tossed to Su Ling. “Write down what you want to eat. The cook will be here soon, and I’ll have them make it for you.”

Su Ling looked at the notebook, then back at her. Although he wanted to be angry and say he wouldn’t eat, his stomach had been empty ever since he got off the plane. After being severely bullied, he was even hungrier. After a moment of hesitation, Su Ling picked up the notebook and pen, scribbling down the foods he wanted to eat.

Gu Qingyuan took it, gave it a quick glance, and then took a photo to send to the cook.

“Alright, now come here. Into my arms.”

Su Ling was somewhat speechless. ‘Does this woman really think a single meal can make me stop being angry?’

“Hurry up, I don’t have much patience to play with you!”

Su Ling curled his lip but still obediently crawled over. During the process of moving, Su Ling was surprised to find that his calves seemed to be able to move again. Although they were still a bit stiff, they were indeed functional. He quickly regained his composure, acting as if nothing had happened, and obediently lay in her embrace.

With the Little Thing in her arms, Gu Qingyuan’s mood improved, and she couldn’t help but start stroking him again. As she touched him, Su Ling’s body gradually relaxed. For some reason, her touch felt very comfortable—so much so that he almost wanted her to keep doing it forever.

‘No, this woman must have done something to me again for me to feel this way. It’s definitely not because I want this!’ Su Ling desperately denied his current state. He could not admit to having even a single thought of being submissive to this woman. She bullied him so much and even poisoned him to be mute; she was a villain through and through. As long as he found an opportunity, he would definitely run away. No matter what, he couldn’t stay by this woman’s side!

“Your body is so soft.”

Su Ling bit his lip, reached out, and took the notebook again.

(You can’t do this. It just ended, and I need to rest. Aren’t you tired?)

“I’m not tired. I don’t feel tired at all; in fact, I’m full of energy. I could probably go over ten more times.”

Su Ling’s eyes widened. ‘Over ten more times? How is that possible? Even Elder Sister…’ No, Elder Sister probably could have, but the reason she didn’t was likely to look after his health. This woman, however, would definitely not look after him.

(No, I’ll die. Please let me go. And didn’t you say we were going to eat soon?)

“You won’t die. At most, you’ll just sleep a bit longer. If it really doesn’t work, we can use hands instead. As long as I’m satisfied, I’ll let you go.”

After Gu Qingyuan finished speaking, she saw that the little guy still looked like he wanted to refuse, and her brow furrowed instantly. She grabbed the chain hanging from the little guy’s neck and gave it a forceful tug, dragging him right in front of her.

“I’ve already made concessions. What more do you want from me? Don’t wear out my patience, or I will get angry, do you understand?”

Su Ling wiped away his tears and nodded. Gu Qingyuan released her grip, and Su Ling lowered his head. ‘This woman only knows how to bully and threaten me. Once my legs are fully healed, I’m running away, and then I’ll see what you can do.’ Su Ling thought angrily, but his tears still betrayed him, falling uncontrollably.

Su Ling slumped against her, utterly exhausted, and looked up at her.

“Not bad, let’s leave it at that. Come lie down for a while, and when the food is ready, I’ll take you to eat.”

Hearing her say this, Su Ling silently breathed a sigh of relief. He really had no strength left. After being put through the wringer, his energy was already low, and after being toyed with like that again, he had basically nothing left in him. Forcing himself to crawl over to her side to lie down, he only felt deeply tired and weary, and he couldn’t help but close his eyes. Even when he felt her grab his arm to make him embrace her after he closed his eyes, he didn’t resist. ‘Let it be. I’m so tired. I just want to sleep like this.’

Slap! Slap!

Su Ling, who was sleeping soundly, suddenly felt a bit of pain in his cheek. He couldn’t help but reach out to touch it, only for the pain to sharpen at his touch. He opened his eyes and was met with a look that seemed halfway between a smile and a smirk.

“Tsk, you woke up so fast. I thought I would have to give you two more slaps.”

Su Ling tilted his head slightly, his gaze completely blank. It took a long while for his chaotic mind to process what she had said. Just as he was about to cry, she turned around and beckoned to him.

“Come on, it’s time to eat.”

Su Ling sucked back the tears that were about to flow, wiped them away, and was forced to crawl off the bed. After confirming that she had already left the room, he pinched his calves. They had basically recovered completely, and he could walk normally now. However, he still dropped down, moving forward in his Crawling Method. He had already decided that once she went to sleep tonight, he would escape. This house was so large that she surely wouldn’t have the chance to lock every door. He would have a chance to flee.

Gu Qingyuan gave a strange look to the Little Thing who was currently crawling down the stairs. The Drug Effect from that injection should have worn off by now, right? It had already been nearly 30 hours, and the Drug Effect of that medicine only lasted 24 hours. Or was it because this little guy’s body was too weak that the effect lasted longer?

Seeing the little fellow crawl closer, she set aside her suspicions, walked over to pick the Little Thing up, and placed him on a nearby chair.

“Eat. I’ll allow you to eat normally this time. Next time, you’ll have to go back to your previous way of eating, do you understand?”

Su Ling nodded, but in his mind, he was thinking: ‘I’m running away tonight. You want me to eat that way again? In your dreams! You can eat like that yourself!’

Su Ling ate very quietly, watching her cautiously as he ate, for fear of doing something wrong and making her angry again. He didn’t know why, but he felt that this woman had become very easily angered lately; she had already lost her temper several times in just these past two days. Every time she got angry, he ended up getting hit. He didn’t want to get beaten again before he could escape. If the beating was severe enough to prevent him from running, what would he do then?

Seeing the little guy’s behavior, Gu Qingyuan assumed it was fear of her and couldn’t help but let out a light chuckle. It was right for him to fear her, but that kind of thing couldn’t be all there was. She needed something else, not just this resentment! A pet couldn’t always fear its Master, or they wouldn’t appear close.

After finishing his meal, Su Ling felt full and had even more confidence in his escape. Before, this woman had always forced him to eat in “that way,” so he never felt full and would often wake up hungry in the middle of the night. It was disgusting to wake up hungry only to see her holding his body.

“Alright, now that you’ve finished eating, go upstairs and stay there. I have other things to attend to.”

Su Ling tilted his head, not understanding what she was going to do. But seeing that she had no intention of explaining, he didn’t ask; it was none of his business anyway. He patted his stomach, obediently crawled off the chair, and slowly made his way upstairs.

Gu Qingyuan stared at the Little Thing’s retreating figure. Before, this Little Thing was very resistant to moving by crawling. Why had he become so natural at it now? Forget it, it wasn’t important. She had to deal with her own business first. Gu Qingyuan pulled back her thoughts; she had a lot of things to do.

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