SLAP!
The third whip finally fell. Su Ling felt the pain on his body, but his heart calmed down. He felt this was wrong, yet only by doing this could he escape the possibility of letting his mind wander.
Su Ling looked despairingly at the darkness around him. He didn’t know when this torment would end. He didn’t like this.
‘Why? Why does it always have to torment me like this? I’ve already been obedient.’
Su Ling closed his eyes. A tear slid from the corner of his eye. He suddenly remembered what Master had asked him.
‘Is she good to me?’
‘Good? Not at all!’
‘She poisoned my throat, crippled my legs, makes me write “Master” a hundred times a day, and injures me all over at the slightest provocation. Really not good at all.’
‘But Master probably wanted to hear “good,” right? It’s because I didn’t answer her that she got angry.’
Su Ling suddenly wanted to laugh, but couldn’t. There was only endless crying.
Su Ling didn’t know when this torment actually ended. When he woke up again, his whole body was wracked with tearing pain. He was still fixed to the wall, unable to move an inch. Meanwhile, Gu Qingyuan sat in the distance, leisurely eating breakfast.
Su Ling swallowed. He was so hungry and so thirsty.
Gu Qingyuan glanced at him indifferently and waved the sandwich in her hand. Su Ling couldn’t respond; his eyes held a hint of fear and hesitation. Could he eat? Had Master cooled down? If she had, then he should be allowed to eat, but if not…
Gu Qingyuan stood up, holding the sandwich as she approached Little Thing. She reached out and removed the thing restraining Su Ling’s head, then casually took out the thing in his mouth.
The moment that thing was removed, Su Ling breathed heavily. He hadn’t felt it while wearing it, but as soon as it was taken out, he immediately felt a slight suffocation! And there was a slight stinging around his mouth.
“Ah, Little Thing, Master doesn’t want to treat you like this, but if I don’t, you won’t be obedient!”
Su Ling opened his mouth, then lowered his head in vain. His hands were bound, unable to make gestures. He didn’t even dare to shake or nod his head, afraid that if he expressed something unclearly, Master would misunderstand again.
“Keeping in one position like that must be very uncomfortable for your body? Do you want Master to put you down?”
Su Ling hesitated, then nodded. He felt that nodding would answer this question, and Master shouldn’t misunderstand.
SLAP!
An unexpected slap instantly shattered all of Su Ling’s illusions. He stared blankly at Master before him, tears silently falling.
“How dare you even think of me putting you down? How dare you, Little Thing?”
Tears blurred Su Ling’s vision. Looking at this woman before him, he felt fear for the first time. The person in front of him was a demon. Even if he submitted, she would still torment him, torment him for no reason! She didn’t follow any reason at all!
‘I’ll die. Even if I don’t die, I’ll be tortured forever, never treated with tenderness!’
All illusions were completely shattered by this slap at this moment! He wanted to escape; never had the thought of escape been stronger than at this moment! But where could he escape? His body was bound here, and he had one leg cut off—where could he run? Not to mention the electrified gate; he couldn’t escape at all.
SLAP!
“Look at me!”
Gu Qingyuan suddenly forced Su Ling’s face straight and looked at him seriously. Su Ling’s eyes darted away, not daring to meet hers. He didn’t know what she was going to do. Would she hit him again?
“I’ll tell you something. Something that might be very important to you, or might not be important at all!”
Gu Qingyuan’s eyes were dark, with unreadable emotions swirling in their depths. She didn’t know whether she should tell Little Thing this. If she told him, would he care? She wasn’t sure…
Su Ling bit his lip. Seeing that she remained silent after speaking, as if she had no intention of saying anything, he couldn’t help but glance at her in confusion. The moment he looked up, he met a pair of complicated eyes. His body trembled, and he quickly looked away. Unease surged again, filling his heart with fear.
“Little Thing, I’m pregnant with your child!”
Su Ling’s expression froze. He looked up at the woman before him in disbelief. She was pregnant with his child? How could that be…
Su Ling suddenly thought of everything that had happened between them these past days. Every so often, under the control of that drug, he would have relations with her, and she would continuously bully him. There were no safety measures at all. It didn’t seem impossible that she would get pregnant.
But this…
Su Ling’s mind was in chaos. He didn’t know how to think at all.
Gu Qingyuan gently stroked her belly. She had gone to the hospital yesterday for a bunch of tests, originally thinking there was some fragrance on her body, but unexpectedly discovered she was pregnant. However, although surprised, she didn’t dislike the child. She only felt that as long as she gave birth to this child, she would have another chain to bind Little Thing!
“Little Thing, for the sake of this child, I’m going to thoroughly discipline you until you can’t leave me at all! Otherwise, when the child is born, you won’t love him, and he’ll become a child without a father’s love!”
Su Ling lowered his head. He didn’t know. He hadn’t prepared at all. How could there suddenly be a child? He didn’t know anything except crying. But when the child was born, would he and the child cry together? He had to do something; otherwise, if he knew nothing, the child would despise him.
Gu Qingyuan could clearly see the panic in Little Thing’s eyes. It seemed telling him this news was the right thing. At least it could give Little Thing some emotions. Although it might not become a chain to bind him, Little Thing having emotions showed that he still cared about this child!
Her fingers slowly traced Su Ling’s cheek. Just a light touch left several red marks on his skin.
“Little Thing, what do you think I should do to make you love this child?”
Su Ling stared at her belly with a complicated gaze. The thought of escaping that had just sprouted now vanished without a trace.
“If I put you down now, would you think of running away?”
Su Ling was silent for a long time, then slowly shook his head. He didn’t know. He didn’t know if he should run. If he ran, would he be an irresponsible father? He couldn’t do that. The thought of his child being born without a father filled him with inexplicable oppression and discomfort. Besides, he couldn’t escape anyway, right? Maybe if he was just a little more obedient and responded to her questions promptly, Master wouldn’t torment him.
Su Ling sniffed. He seemed to smell a scent that made him feel at ease, very faint, very thin, almost unnoticeable if he didn’t concentrate.
“Alright, then I’ll put you down!”
After saying this, Gu Qingyuan actually went to undo Su Ling’s restraints. When Su Ling was freed and his body fell into her arms, he was still incredulous. Had he really been let go like this?!
But the next moment, she shattered his illusion. With a click of the buckle, he saw an extremely long chain connected to a corner of the room! There was a very thick steel nail firmly driven into the floor. One end of the chain was attached there, and the other end was attached to the collar around his neck!
“Don’t blame me. This way I’ll feel more at ease. Little Thing, you don’t want the child to be born without a father, do you?”
Su Ling nodded and closed his eyes deeply.
‘It’s okay. Once the child is born, everything will be fine.’