“I would never follow anyone else.” Su Nian waved her arms and bared her teeth as she spoke.
She looked exactly like a cat with its fur standing on end.
If there really were a powerful and reliable force that could one hundred percent help her break free from that Horned Demon bastard, she might actually consider it.
But the Third Prince, Elvin?
Forget it.
Although the title of “prince” sounded impressive enough to make countless lovestruck girls in the kingdom dream of marrying into the Royal Family, she was not one of those ignorant girls.
Not to mention the Third Prince Elvin’s character—glittering on the outside, rotten on the inside.
And besides… in terms of looks—
Uncontrollably, Su Nian’s mind flashed to the Third Prince’s pale, effeminate face, lacking color.
Then she compared him to the man beside her…
‘Even though he was an absolute bastard, that face, that body, that aggressive and oppressive masculine aura radiating from his very bones… was undeniably more impactful.’
‘Eek!’
Su Nian jolted in shock, her cheeks instantly burning.
‘What am I even thinking!’
The Horned Demon was her sworn enemy, the culprit who imprisoned and violated her!
How could she compare him to someone else and even think he looked better?
She had to correct her attitude!
Chu Tian watched the shy expression on the girl in his arms and the fleeting disgust that crossed her face when she mentioned the Third Prince.
His mood improved slightly.
It seemed she truly had no thoughts about that prince.
That realization greatly satisfied the possessiveness in his heart.
Even so, he was still uneasy.
His cool fingertips slowly traced her smooth cheek, as if confirming his ownership.
“If you really trusted that Third Prince, with your gullible and impulsive personality, your ending would only be worse than it is now.”
Su Nian froze slightly.
Calling her gullible and impulsive—was that not just a roundabout way of calling her stupid?
She clenched her teeth in anger but found no way to refute him.
Demon Chu Tian’s deep voice continued by her ear, as if stating a cold and cruel fact.
“The Third Prince would drain every bit of value from you—your reputation, your power, and…” His voice paused, “…your body.”
His dark gaze slid downward without restraint, lingering over her delicate figure, which was covered by only a thin layer of velvet yet still outlined breathtaking curves.
“Or is it that my little wildcat is fantasizing about becoming… a princess consort one day?”
When he said the last few words, his eyes darkened abruptly, and a dangerous chill entered his voice.
Su Nian nearly rolled her eyes to the ceiling.
‘What did he mean?’
Was this guy seriously suspecting that she would run off with that useless Third Prince just for the empty title of “princess consort”?
Judging from his serious tone, he seemed to care a great deal.
Well.
For men, perhaps nothing was more intolerable than that kind of thing.
But—
She truly was not lying this time!
She really would not run!
Although she used to be a boy, after becoming a girl, the changes in her body and hormones had also shifted her orientation.
Even in Magic Feather Fantasy, where beautiful girls were everywhere, she had never developed any inappropriate thoughts toward any of them.
But that did not mean she automatically liked men either.
Accepting this psychological change required time.
So forget that nauseating Third Prince—she currently had no interest in any man at all.
As for this Horned Demon bastard in front of her—
That was purely because she had no choice!
She had been forced to submit by his despicable methods!
But now was not the time to argue with him.
She had to steady him first.
She absolutely had to make this bastard believe that she would not escape, nor run off with any “wild man” outside.
If he really decided to lock her in this sunless place forever, she would be finished.
Although this modified Dungeon… was not exactly terrible to live in.
The Horned Demon fed her every day, and life was… somewhat comfortable.
But she still wanted to go out!
She missed the academic atmosphere at the Academy, the shining lights on stage, and shopping with her friends for cute dresses and accessories.
It seemed…
Her grand plan to train the Horned Demon into a devoted lapdog would have to be postponed.
To regain at least limited freedom, she had to pinch her voice and begin her performance again.
Su Nian calculated rapidly in her heart.
The stubbornness and faint anger on her face from being misunderstood faded within a single second.
In its place appeared a grievance as if she were about to cry.
She lowered her eyes slightly.
Her long, thick lashes trembled like butterfly wings, casting fragile shadows beneath them.
Her sky-blue eyes instantly filled with moisture, mist spreading within them like cornflowers covered in morning dew—clear and innocent.
She even shifted closer to the man’s firm chest, her petite body nearly pressing completely against him.
The cool silk sheet slipped from her rounded shoulders, revealing a large expanse of fair, delicate skin—and the cold black Collar.
Her voice instantly turned soft and sweet, carrying deliberate innocence and dependence as her watery blue eyes gazed at him.
“Master…”
She called softly, her voice tinged with hoarseness from being wronged, sounding pitiful.
“How could you… think of me that way?”
“Su Nian’s body and heart belong only to Master.”
In her heart, she added, ‘As if!’
The moment she said those words, a familiar shame rose within her, though much lighter than before.
After the extreme indulgence and sinking of the previous night, her threshold for embarrassment had once again been forcibly raised.
Acting spoiled toward her Horned Demon Master was no longer an unbearable humiliation.
As long as she could secure benefits and… Humiliation Value, it was worth it.
Chu Tian looked at the girl who had switched attitudes instantly and listened to the cloyingly sweet declaration.
Even knowing it was likely an act, his heart still skipped a beat.
His previously cold gaze softened unconsciously under her misty blue stare.
His fingertips still retained the delicate touch of her cheek.
His breath was filled with her unique scent, mixed with a sweet, milky fragrance.
This little wildcat…
She truly was changeable.
One second she was a cat with raised claws, the next she was a docile pet rubbing against him for affection.
Even knowing it might be another act, it still stirred intense emotions in him.
After all…
He had never before heard a girl say that her body and heart belonged to him.
And she was the girl he liked.
The girl who had fought him many times and declared countless times that she would kill him was now saying her body and heart belonged to him.
The sharp contrast extinguished his irritation and anger instantly.
Su Nian clearly did not realize that a simple basic move had already sent the Horned Demon’s thoughts racing.
Seeing the coldness on his face ease, she decided to press her advantage.
She extended her slender, fair arms and cautiously, tentatively wrapped them around his firm waist.
This movement caused the sheet on her body to slide down completely.
The glossy black stockings, torn into tatters, were exposed to the air without concealment, forming a stark contrast with the white bedsheets.
“Master is not allowed to doubt me again, okay?”
Her cheek pressed against his warm chest.
Through the thin fabric, she could clearly feel his steady, powerful heartbeat.
“Thump.”
“Thump.”
“Thump.”
The rhythm was noticeably faster than before.
She had succeeded.
A strange thrill rose in Su Nian’s heart.
“If Master doubts Su Nian… I will be hurt. And… those men outside are nowhere near as capable as Master.”
“They cannot give Su Nian… what Master can.”
Her last sentence was light and vague, filled with ambiguity and suggestion, as if only the two of them could understand its deeper meaning.
Half of those words were acting.
The other half… was the truth.
‘Hey, hey! What others cannot give—only Master can give—is obviously Humiliation Value! Do not get the wrong idea!’
On the other side, Chu Tian was completely stunned.
He could feel the arms around his waist tightening slightly and the soft touch of her cheek against his chest.
He could also hear the undisguised “affirmation” of his ability in her words.
Reason told him it was fake.
A trick by this cunning little wildcat to regain freedom and escape her current predicament.
But his body betrayed his reason.
The heart in his chest beat faster and faster.
A scorching heat rose from his abdomen and swept through his entire body.
He inhaled deeply.
Her unique fragrance filled his nose even more clearly.
This scent was more lethal than any Magic Potion.
His Adam’s apple bobbed as he forcibly suppressed the heat threatening to make him lose control.
Chu Tian quietly adjusted his breathing, suppressing the ripples in his heart and the smile that nearly curved his lips.
“Just saying it is not very sincere.”
He implied something deeper.
Recently, he had discovered that he was becoming more and more easily influenced by this little wildcat.
Just a few teasing words from her made it difficult for him to maintain control.
Su Nian let out a heavy sigh in her heart.
A beautiful girl sighing.
‘Sigh.’
How could she not understand what this perverted Horned Demon meant?
But to make this bastard believe she had truly submitted, to make him believe that even after going out she would not run off with that useless Third Prince—
She had no choice.
She could only offer some… “sincerity” that he desired.
Slowly, inch by inch, Su Nian withdrew her body from his burning embrace.
The velvet sheet slid from her smooth shoulders with her movement.
She said nothing.
She merely turned around silently, presenting her back to him, and reached into the magic storage pouch at the head of the bed where she kept various small trinkets.
She took out a small, delicate crystal bottle.
Inside were multicolored, star-dust-like granules.
Exploding granules.
A popular magical snack among noble girls.
When held in the mouth, they burst like popping candy from her previous life, creating a wonderful sensation.
But she also knew a special way to use them.