Chu Tian’s movements paused slightly atop the girl.
‘Gentle?’
He lowered his head a bit, gazing down at the girl beneath him—her beautiful face flushed red with shyness, her eyes and brows still faintly touched by a suppressed, expectant longing.
He had never truly tried the option of being “gentle.”
Could it be that this little wildcat, so stubborn in her bones, actually preferred gentleness?
No…
The girl before him should prefer the forceful type, shouldn’t she?
Forget it.
There’s no need to overthink.
Since Su Nian spoke up, maybe he could give it a try, this so-called gentleness.
Treat it as… fulfilling a small request from his own woman.
And see, if he changed his approach, what kind of different reaction Su Nian would have.
With Chu Tian’s decision made.
Slow and gentle.
Kissing, caressing, lingering at the girl’s ear and hair, his actions were always light and careful.
As if cradling the most precious treasure, afraid it might break.
That night Chu Tian truly restrained many of his usual “tricks” and harsh methods.
No deliberate verbal humiliation or lewd teasing.
No rough tugging at the Collar on her neck, that symbol of subjugation.
No using the Hairband to bind the girl’s slender wrists.
None of those slaps that left her both ashamed and angry, that marked her body with the evidence of humiliation.
Even the positions he chose were the most traditional, the ones most… in line with society’s definition of “gentle,” and they stayed on the Bed the whole time.
He patiently guided her, his movements even qualifying as gentle and restrained.
One had to know, for Chu Tian, the girl in Black Silk Stockings and High Heels before him, was an overwhelming temptation.
Suppressing the primal desires in his heart and adopting a “gentle” manner left him somewhat unpracticed.
Fortunately he could make up for it with time.
Gentleness and endurance aren’t mutually exclusive, are they?
“Ding-dong, Humiliation Value increased by 50,000.”
“Ding-dong, Annoyance Value +50,000.”
“Ding-dong, Humiliation Value increased by 50,000.”
“Ding-dong, Annoyance Value +50,000.”
“Ding-dong, host’s Favorability with Recognition Object +1, current: -55t”
***
At dawn the next morning.
Memories of last night flooded her chaotic mind like a slow replay, frame by frame.
The process still made her feel humiliated.
The marks on her body were still plain to see.
But that relatively ordinary, even “gentle” pleasure.
It seemed to lack that kind of experience—the one where the ultimate humiliation and pain intertwined…
That surging wave, where shameful agony and overwhelming pleasure mixed madly, tearing at her very soul…
That contradictory sensation, of sinking and struggling on the verge of collapse.
It seemed to make her body’s reaction even more honest even happier.
“Eek—!”
Su Nian suddenly let out a sharp, short cry, her hands clamped tightly over cheeks burning so hot they seemed about to catch fire.
A deeper sense of shame surged up from her heart like molten lava, threatening to consume her completely.
She shook her head hard, as if trying to shake loose those terrifying, self-disgusting thoughts from her mind.
What on earth was she thinking!
Was she crazy!
How could she how could she actually feel that the bastard demon’s original way, filled with humiliation… was more…
No!
That’s absolutely an illusion!
It’s because… she’d gotten less Humiliation Value, so last night felt happier by comparison.
And it’s all because of the Lover’s Prison Collar and that damn Submissive Physique acting up!
Amplifying the wrong feelings in her body!
Yes, that’s it.
Hmm…
At the same time, deep within Su Nian’s heart, another voice was asking her.
‘Are you… sure it’s really that simple?’
A chilling doubt, terrifying the more she thought about it, quietly rose in the girl’s heart.
***
Meanwhile, Chu Tian on the other side had also fallen into deep thought.
Last night, he had indeed, according to Su Nian’s request, tried a completely different approach.
The “gentleness” as he understood it.
There was no doubt that being able to possess a beauty like Su Nian in that way was itself a supreme pleasure.
The process was pleasing to both his body and mind.
Yet…
As a man, it was only natural to care about his woman’s feelings and responses.
Last night he had sensed it keenly.
Su Nian’s state seemed a bit off.
Or rather, there was a certain restlessness in her mind?
Her body was still just as sensitive, blushing easily at his touch, trembling ever so slightly.
But that trembling from the depths of her soul—
That look of utter surrender, of being completely lost in intoxication—
Compared to the previous night, it had faded quite a bit.
The System’s feedback of Annoyance Value in the end confirmed his observation.
Only half of the previous night’s.
Could it be…
A thought rose in his mind, rapidly growing clear and certain.
Su Nian said she wanted gentleness.
She pleaded for him to be gentle.
But in reality, her body, her soul, deep down—did they actually yearn for rough treatment?
Did she long even more for that feeling of being utterly conquered, completely dominated?
Chu Tian’s gaze sharpened, secretly confident.
‘That’s right it had to be this way.’
As for that tearful plea of “gentleness” from Su Nian’s lips—
It was probably just the girl’s thin skin, her bone-deep pride at work.
A shamefaced excuse, made in embarrassment.
In truth, the girl longed to be mastered by a stronger power, to be forcefully conquered and possessed, but was too embarrassed to admit this secret desire.
It seemed he had misunderstood her heart.
Misjudged her real needs.
Last night, not only did he fail to satisfy her—he might have even disappointed her.
Ah, in the end, he had wronged Su Nian.
The corner of Chu Tian’s lips curled into a knowing smile.
With a trace of self-mockery, and the certainty of making up for his mistake.
But tonight, he would definitely make it up to her properly.
And let the girl at his side receive true satisfaction.