Should she hide this condition?
Su Nian’s mind raced but how could she hide it?
This kind of physical change was fundamentally impossible to conceal.
What if… she told the Horned Demon Master directly and then negotiated with him?
Use this as a bargaining chip to exchange for some benefits and freedom?
That… wouldn’t work either!
How could she possibly bring up something like this?
What kind of person would she seem like!
Su Nian stole a glance at the man sitting across from her in the carriage.
At this moment, Chu Tian was leaning back against the seat, his eyes closed.
Moonlight streamed through the carriage window, casting a soft glow on the sharp contours of his profile.
His long eyelashes cast a shadow beneath his eyes.
Stripped of his usual aggressiveness, he actually looked somewhat peaceful.
‘This face…’
Su Nian’s heart skipped a beat uncontrollably.
She remembered the sweetness of those two months when she had lost her memory, and also the repeated humiliations after her memories returned.
Love and hate, dependence and fear, tore at her heart in a frantic tug-of-war.
“What are you thinking about?”
Across from her, Chu Tian had opened his eyes at some point and was staring at her intently.
“N-nothing.” Su Nian flusteredly averted her gaze.
“You look terrible.” Chu Tian leaned forward, reaching a hand towards her forehead.
Su Nian instinctively shrank back, avoiding his touch.
Chu Tian’s hand froze in mid-air.
The atmosphere inside the carriage instantly plummeted to freezing point.
He looked at her expression of avoidance as if he were a venomous snake, a slight frown creasing his brow.
“Turning your back on someone after getting what you want?” His voice held a hint of mockery, “What’s this? You were so… amorous back in the Saintess Tower, and now you’re pretending not to know me?”
Su Nian’s heart clenched violently.
She knew her reaction just now had angered the man who controlled her.
If it were before she lost her memory, if she were acting with all her might, she definitely wouldn’t have shown any trace of disgust towards the Horned Demon Master.
But because in the memories from her amnesiac period, she had gotten used to being casual, she couldn’t really be blamed.
Su Nian hesitated for a moment, gritted her teeth, and decided to yield first.
It was truly that unknown “Lactation Constitution” that was too troublesome.
“What’s not?” Chu Tian continued to press.
“I’m not…” she hurriedly tried to explain.
“I’m sorry… Master.” Su Nian lowered her head, a trace of uncontrollable tremor in her voice.
She shifted her body, moving out from the corner, and slowly, humiliatingly, knelt at Chu Tian’s feet.
The [Lover’s Prison Collar] around her neck had reverted to its collar state after entering the carriage.
It shimmered with a dark luster under the moonlight, reminding her of her current status.
“Please… punish me, Master.”
Inside the carriage, only the sound of rolling wheels remained.
Chu Tian lowered his gaze, looking at the girl kneeling at his feet, her body trembling slightly.
The coldness in his eyes gradually faded, replaced by a complex, deep glint.
‘To think this girl in front of me has become so obedient…’
He was both surprised and also curious to see how far this girl would go.
“If you’re apologizing, just saying it isn’t enough.” Chu Tian said meaningfully.
Su Nian’s cheeks instantly burned.
She understood his meaning perfectly.
Inside the narrow carriage, under the hazy moonlight, in such an environment…
She frantically calculated the time.
If she were discovered, maybe there would still be room for negotiation.
Before that shameful state was activated, she had to find a solution.
With less than five hours left, she had to… or at least make this bastard…
“Mmm… I understand.” She replied softly, but her mind was racing with calculations.
Soon, Su Nian felt that the Horned Demon Master before her was no longer angry.
Of course, she hadn’t really done anything.
She just ate something while watching him.
***
Shadowmoon Manor.
Outside the window, snow was still falling.
Inside the bedroom, however, it was as warm as spring due to the magic arrays.
Su Nian huddled under the soft bedding but felt no warmth at all.
Ever since returning to the manor, she had been restless.
That cold countdown, each tick of a second, made her heart pound with fear.
She wrapped herself in the quilt, trying to use sleep to escape the impending reality, but her mind was unusually clear, repeatedly playing out various possible scenarios that would make her die of shame and anger.
After returning to the manor, Chu Tian had gone to the study, seemingly dealing with some urgent matter.
After all, he had gained a large amount of Annoyance Value in the Saintess Tower.
If he went back to the room now and faced that peerlessly beautiful girl, he was really afraid he wouldn’t be able to suppress himself, and his body wouldn’t be able to take it either.
However, this brief period of solitude didn’t make Su Nian feel relaxed at all.
Instead, it intensified her anxiety.
Su Nian opened her Magic Phone, deciding to distract herself.
She started chatting with her best friends.
“Nianbao! Today’s Blessing Ceremony was so amazing!” Amy sent a string of exclamation marks in the group chat.
“Yeah, yeah! Miss Su Nian is practically a living goddess!”
Lise followed with a spam of messages.
“Don’t say things like that.” Su Nian’s fingers trembled slightly as she typed.
If they knew that the Holy Lady they saw as sacred and inviolable had just been… by someone in the Saintess Tower…
“Nianbao is too modest! Everyone in the Academy City is talking about you now!”
“Right, right! Some people even said they want to build a statue of you!”
Su Nian looked at her friends’ praises, her feelings growing even more complicated.
They would never know that this “perfect” Holy Lady was currently restless and anxious over an extremely shameful physical change.
After finishing the idle chat, Su Nian took a bath, hoping to calm herself down.
But it wasn’t much use.
Time ticked by, second by second.
[Time until the state “Lactation Constitution” officially activates: 1 hour remaining… 30 minutes… 10 minutes…]
Su Nian hugged her knees.
When the countdown entered the final ten minutes, she felt her heart was about to leap out of her throat.
‘What to do? What to do?’
She looked around, her gaze finally landing in the direction of the wardrobe.
If it really came to it, she could hide.
At least she could avoid that man.
The moment this thought arose, the bedroom door clicked open.
Chu Tian walked in.
He had changed out of his outdoor attire and was now wearing only a loose, silky sleeping robe.
The collar was slightly open, revealing his firm chest.
He was holding a cup of steaming hot milk and walked straight to the bedside.
“Not asleep yet?” He placed the milk on the bedside table and sat down on the edge of the bed very naturally.
Su Nian’s body instantly stiffened.
She subconsciously pulled the quilt up higher, covering her chest.
The action made her feel guilty.
“Not sleepy.” Her voice was dry.
“You’ve been absent-minded ever since we returned.” Chu Tian raised an eyebrow, keenly sensing her nervousness.
“What’s wrong?”
He reached out, wanting to touch her cheek.
“Don’t touch me!” Su Nian almost shrieked as she dodged.
Chu Tian’s movement halted.
The look in his eyes instantly darkened.
Su Nian also realized she had overreacted, alarm bells ringing wildly in her mind.
She had just been taught a lesson in the carriage, and now she…
“I… I didn’t mean it like that.” She hurriedly explained, her mind blank, “I just… don’t feel very well.”
“Don’t feel well?” Chu Tian’s gaze swept over her body, finally settling on the chest she was tightly guarding.
A hint of amusement entered his eyes, “Where don’t you feel well? Let your Master examine you.”