Su Nian’s mother had originally been worried that the two were arguing, so she came to check… on the wedding dress.
But when she saw Chu Tian on one knee, and the wedding dress displayed in the room, she instantly understood!
The worry on her face was replaced by surprise and a knowing smile.
“Oh my.”
She deliberately dragged out her tone, placing the fruit plate on the low cabinet by the door.
Her eyes sparkled as they swept over Chu Tian, who was on one knee, and her daughter, who was wearing that gorgeous purple-black robe with an icy expression.
Su Nian’s mother’s voice was low, but it struck like a thunderbolt, making Su Nian’s head buzz.
The vast divine power that had been enough to freeze time instinctively and shamefully retracted into her body the moment her mother appeared.
The air in the room, which had seemed solidified, began to flow again.
The still flames in the fireplace burst back to life with a warm crackle.
The starlight on the dome fresco swirled once more, light and shadow intertwining.
Everything returned to normal.
Just as Su Nian was about to explain…
She glanced at Chu Tian’s current state: on one knee, holding a ring, a wedding dress prominently displayed, and flowers decorating many places.
‘Ah!’
She finally understood what her mother meant by “interrupting” her and Chu Tian.
It seemed she had been mistaken for being proposed to.
In reality, she had been about to settle all the blood, tears, and humiliation between them!
Was there anything more absurd or infuriating than this?!
Her sky-blue eyes, which had just been glowing with divine golden light, were now filled with panic and embarrassment.
She could even feel the temperature of her cheeks rising at an alarming rate.
Su Nian’s fingertips trembled uncontrollably.
Just as she was about to lose control, not knowing how to explain this ridiculous scene, the man still on one knee moved.
Chu Tian slowly stood up, his movements unhurried, as if it hadn’t been him who had been suppressed by divine power, bones cracking in agony.
He had to stay calm to survive.
He first straightened the non-existent wrinkles on his black suit, then turned to Su Nian’s mother at the door.
A perfect expression of awkwardness and sincerity appeared on his face, as if he had been caught in the act.
“Aunt, how could it be an interruption? You’ve arrived… at just the right time.”
As he spoke, Chu Tian casually took hold of the girl’s slender, fair hand beside him.
Su Nian: “…”
She choked, nearly losing control of her divine power and blowing up the entire castle.
‘This bastard!’
He was shamelessly climbing up the ladder!
Hearing this, Su Nian’s mother beamed even brighter.
“Alright, alright. You two lovebirds keep going. Mother won’t disturb you.” Su Nian’s mother looked at Chu Tian, her tone as affectionate as if he were her own son.
“It looks like I need to prepare for a wedding…”
With that, she smiled, hummed a tune, and left the bedroom contentedly.
“Creak—”
The heavy arched door closed.
Once again, only Su Nian and Chu Tian remained in the room.
The moment the door shut, Su Nian immediately let go of Chu Tian’s hand, as if she had touched something scalding.
But the overwhelming murderous intent she had felt to settle everything had dissipated considerably due to her mother’s interruption.
Her panic was again replaced by coldness.
She looked at Chu Tian, who had straightened up and was staring at her with an unreadable expression.
Her feelings were mixed.
Although she could easily suppress him now, killing him required considering the consequences.
First, who knew if this man, with his endless tricks, would use some unknown trump card if she killed him outright.
And her parents would be impossible to explain.
“Chu Tian”—they genuinely liked this polite, generous hypocrite!
It would be troublesome when they questioned her.
Second.
Although she had become a god-level combatant, the threat of the Demon Race still loomed.
If this Horned Demon bastard could deal with them first, it would be a good thing.
Never mind.
Killing him so easily would be letting him off too lightly.
He had bullied her for so long—how could she let him die so painlessly?
A sly, vengeful cold light flickered in Su Nian’s eyes.
She would torment this guy.
Make him taste what it was like to be a prisoner, to have no control over his own fate!
“From today on, this castle and all your treasures are mine.”
Su Nian crossed her arms, lifted her chin slightly, and announced to him from above.
Her tone carried a childish thrill of revenge, like a child finally reclaiming a beloved toy.
To her… Chu Tian was an object to be disposed of.
Su Nian moved her finger.
A golden divine light rope appeared out of thin air, like a living serpent, instantly binding Chu Tian tightly, making him unable to move.
Her gaze swept over him, as if appraising an item to be dealt with.
“Stay here and reflect properly!”
With a thought, dense golden divine patterns suddenly appeared on the walls, floor, and ceiling of the entire room.
These patterns connected, flowing with light, instantly forming a perfect, sacredly glowing sealing cage.
After doing all this, Su Nian turned and walked toward the door without looking back.
Her twelve-centimeter scarlet high heels made no sound on the soft carpet.
She didn’t spare another glance at the wedding dress that had once shaken her heart, nor at the man bound by the golden light rope.
She left this bedroom that had brought her countless humiliations and decadence.
This time, as a victor.
***
Night.
Su Nian lay in her own room in the castle.
The air smelled of the fresh scent of sun-dried bedding—clean, pure, with none of that man’s aggressive presence.
She had finally taken everything back.
That Horned Demon bastard who had once imprisoned her in a cage and dominated her at will was now locked up by her divine power seal in the circular bedroom at the top of the castle.
Freedom.
Peace.
She should have enjoyed this, falling asleep in the satisfaction of regaining her dignity.
But… Su Nian couldn’t sleep.
In the silent castle, deep in her body, there was an indescribable restlessness.
A familiar, empty heat surged uncontrollably from the depths of her body, violently occupying her limbs.
[Submissive Physique], [Enchantment Mark]—those negative states that had once made her so ashamed they seemed burned away by the holy light the moment she became a god.
How could this be?
Su Nian’s mind was blank.
No…
Her cheeks began to burn, and her breathing became rapid and chaotic.
She turned over, burying her hot face deep into the soft, cool silk pillow.
Her legs curled restlessly under the slippery sheets.
‘It hurt so much…’
A voice screamed inside her body…
After being conquered again and again, the habits imprinted into her body now made her crave to be controlled by a stronger power, to be possessed without resistance.
Su Nian bit her lower lip hard.
The sharp pain brought a brief moment of clarity.
Humiliated, she reached out her own hand, hesitated, and slid it down her flat belly.
But the unfamiliar, clumsy touch only brought stronger emptiness and anxiety.
Five minutes later.
A stifled sob, filled with deep grievance, escaped from the depths of her throat.
“Ugh…”
Lousy fingers.
How could they compare to that bastard Horned Demon…