Chapter 97: Strange Clothes

“Come here.”

“I said come here, didn’t you hear me?”

Su Ling tremblingly scrambled up from the ground, inching toward her little by little.

“P… Please don’t hit me, okay?”

“Who said I was going to hit you? Come here, sit on my lap!”

Su Ling glanced at her fair thighs and shook his head.

“No, I can’t.”

“I don’t want to be bullied by you anymore, I—ah!”

“Don’t want to be bullied anymore?”

“Let me tell you, you belong to me now. Until I get bored of playing with you, you’re just my little dog. If I tell you to go east, you can’t go west. You have to listen to me on everything!”

“Understand?”

“Y… You’re going too far!”

“Too far?”

Gu Qingyuan let out a laugh. This little thing clearly didn’t understand the cruelty of society; it seemed Ye Moran had raised him quite well. However, she was now going to let this little thing see exactly how cruel this society could be.

She stood up, stretched her stiff neck, and walked slowly behind Su Ling while he watched with a confused expression. Then, she suddenly kicked out!

Su Ling felt his knees go weak, and his body collapsed uncontrollably. Even though there was a soft carpet beneath him, the force of his knees hitting the floor brought a wave of dull pain.

Gu Qingyuan’s lips curled into a smirk as she suddenly grabbed the little fellow’s hair. Su Ling was forced to lift his head and look up at her.

“You’ve probably never experienced this feeling before, right?”

“Experience it well.”

“That way, you’ll know what it means to be obedient!”

“Ngh… You’re going too far! You… you’re a villain!”

Su Ling endured the pain, his eyes staring at her with resentment.

Yet, his gaze didn’t make Gu Qingyuan angry at all. Instead, she felt like the little thing was acting spoiled—that kind of aggrieved little look in his eyes.

“Waaa… You’re a jerk! You’re forcing me, you’re just a… I hate you!”

“Hate me?”

“Tsk, hate me all you want. I don’t need you to like me. I have no use for things like affection.”

“Besides, why would I ever need a toy to like me? Don’t you agree?”

“I’m not a toy! I’m not! I’m a person, a human being!”

“A human being?”

“Are you sure? Humans don’t have these cat ears or this cat tail. You’re shaped quite strangely; you’re like a monster.”

“I… I’m not. I’m not a monster, I’m not a monster!”

Su Ling’s emotions instantly collapsed. The thing he had always been worried about had finally happened—in the eyes of others, he was a monster.

“Now, take off your clothes!”

“Strip completely, leave nothing behind!”

“N… No! I won’t let you bully me anymore!”

“Who said I was going to bully you?”

“Isn’t that what this is?”

Gu Qingyuan looked bewildered. She only told him to take off his clothes, and this guy thought she was going to bully him?

“Hurry up, I’m in no mood to wait for you!”

“I won’t!”

Although Su Ling wasn’t sure what she wanted to do, he would absolutely never take off his clothes in front of a stranger!

Even in front of his Elder Sister, he had never taken his clothes off of his own accord. Why should he do it for her?

“What kind of tactics are you trying to use? Are you just going to hit me? Then go ahead, I’m not afraid at all… W-What are you doing?”

“It’s nothing. Just wait for me. I’m going out for a bit and will be right back.”

“Breaking them isn’t enough; it’s better to just cut them off. If they’re broken, there’s still a chance they’ll heal. If I just saw them off, they’ll never grow back.”

Gu Qingyuan had a smile on her face, but to Su Ling, it looked like the low chuckle of a demon, making him tremble uncontrollably.

He felt like she wasn’t joking—she really might cut off his legs.

“N… No!”

He absolutely didn’t want his legs cut off; if that happened, he wouldn’t be able to do anything.

Gu Qingyuan didn’t pay him any more attention and simply left the room on her own.

Su Ling looked at the door, which didn’t have a single gap, and his heart stirred. But as soon as he moved, he couldn’t help but look down at his calves.

What if he was caught and his legs were lost? What then?

He didn’t want to face The Penalty, nor did he want his legs cut off. What should he do?

‘No, her punishment must be terrifying. I have to run. What if I escape?’

Su Ling summoned his courage, his whole body shaking as he tried to stand up from the floor. But before he could fully stand, the sound of her footsteps reached him.

With a *thud*, he knelt back down.

‘It’s over. I should have run sooner, waaa.’

When Gu Qingyuan came in, she gave Su Ling an unexpected look. This guy hadn’t even tried to escape; he hadn’t even gotten off the floor.

It was quite unexpected.

“Very obedient. However, The Penalty must still proceed.”

“Now I want you to go change into an outfit. How about that?”

“I’m not making you strip; I’m just having you change your clothes. You can handle such a small thing, right?”

As Gu Qingyuan spoke, she threw a black Linked Leather Suit in front of Su Ling.

“Is this The Penalty?”

Su Ling accepted it in a daze, unable to stop himself from asking.

“That’s right, very smart. As long as you put this on, I’ll forgive you.”

Su Ling lowered his head and curled his lip. He didn’t need her forgiveness; he hadn’t done anything wrong.

She was the one who broke into his room for no reason, did those awful things to him, and was now keeping him in Confinement. It was clearly all her fault.

If anyone was doing the forgiving, it should be him. However, he would never forgive her.

Su Ling avoided her gaze, grabbed the outfit, and ran quickly back to the bedroom. Once inside, he immediately locked the door and then examined the outfit in his hands.

It looked like a leather suit. It was very tight and had some strange decorations on it. The strangest thing was that this outfit had a very long chain connecting the neck to the back. Furthermore, the zipper was two-way, and even stranger, the two zipper sliders were facing opposite directions.

He didn’t understand what kind of outfit this was at all.

However, as long as he wore this, she wouldn’t punish him anymore.

At that thought, he took a deep breath and began to take off his clothes to change into the Linked Leather Suit.

It was very difficult to put on because the inside was so tight. He had to exert a great deal of effort, pulling it on bit by bit to finally get it into place.

By the time he was fully dressed, he was completely exhausted, left with nothing but his mouth hanging open as he gasped for air.

Just as Su Ling breathed a sigh of relief, there was a sudden click from the door lock.

Gu Qingyuan walked in with a light step, twirling a key in her hand.

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