“Can you speak some sense? It’s just a pair of chopsticks.”
“How can you say it’s just a pair of chopsticks?! At such a young age, she’s always trying to outdo everyone. If our good daughter scores 60 points, she scores 70; if our good daughter scores 80 points, she scores 100. The other day, I asked her to look after our good daughter, and our good daughter fell off the chair. She wants to eat good food, wear good clothes. I can’t stand it anymore!”
“Lijun…”
Although she was dreaming, Liu Yu could still feel the coldness when the wind blew on her body.
She shouted at the little girl:
“You idiot! Run, what’s so great about this place?! Do you think that just because you called them dad and mom, they’re really your parents?!”
The little girl didn’t hear her.
She took out the papers from her backpack and unfolded them in her hands, nervously saying:
“Dad, mom, I’m sorry, I didn’t do well this time, I only got 60 points.”
“60 points? Listen to this, listen to this. Why did you bring back such a stupid girl?! She only barely passed, not even half as good as our good daughter!”
“Lijun, don’t say these things in front of the child!”
The little girl stood blankly in place, while the woman’s sharp voice echoed in her ears:
“…always trying to outdo everyone. If our good daughter scores 60 points, she scores 70; if our good daughter scores 80 points, she scores 100…”
“…Why did you bring back such a stupid girl?! She only barely passed, not even half as good as our good daughter…”
Her small body seemed to be held firmly by a tremendous and irresistible force from destiny–
The force became heavier and heavier, almost suffocating her–
Liu Yu struggled.
With a struggle, she woke up.
Upon waking up, she realized something was wrong. Her whole body seemed to be stuck in a deep quagmire, her limbs and body restrained by invisible ropes, unable to move– despite her kicks and attempts to move, all she heard were the sounds of bones being overstrained.
She was like a dead fish placed on a chopping board, the force suppressing her was mysterious and powerful, leaving no trace and no way to resist.
Liu Yu desperately turned her head, but could only see a black corner of clothing by the bed.
“Who…who are you?”
She struggled to make a sound.
The shadow gradually moved over, enveloping her completely.
All she could see was a piece of silhouette covered by a cloak, the figure appearing to be male.
“Bella.”
“Cough, cough, cough… Who are you?…Let, let go of me…”
Tears welled up in Liu Yu’s eyes.
The fragile neck was held in the man’s grip, she desperately pulled at his wrist, almost trying to tear his flesh apart–
But the sensation was icy, his skin was as cold and hard as a stone freshly dug out from underground, and she couldn’t pull it at all.
Liu Yu smelled a faint scent of blood.
From the corner of her eye, she could see the pale and bloodless skin beneath the shadow of the cloak– in the cold moonlight, it revealed a gorgeous hollowness.
…The Duke of the Dark Night?
Why would he make his move now?
She could feel herself breathing less and less, her throat making a “hehehe” sound, as if she was being submerged in a deep sea.
The endless darkness surged in, almost engulfing her reason.
Her whole body began to tremble with fear.
No, no, there’s still a chance.
Liu Yu desperately stirred the last bit of her consciousness, trying to remember the man’s weaknesses: arrogant…blood…
“Please, please let me go.”
She sobbed.
The girl’s terrified plea and trembling body seemed to please the man.
“Let go? ” The hoarse voice sounded like it came from a devil in the dark night. “No.”
He refused.
“I’m willing, willing to offer everything I have, as long as… as long as you let me go.”
“Oh? Everything? Including giving yourself to darkness and the devil?”
“Devil?” The girl’s widened her eyes, and in the azure pupils, a dark shadow was reflected. “You… you are… you’ve been… consumed by the power of darkness…”
She was so terrified that her trembling teeth bit into her soft lips; it seemed like she couldn’t feel any pain as she continued to grind them, and blood began to drip.
Louis shook his head.
But he couldn’t drive away the scent that was so close, the scent was too intense, not as clean as Natasha’s, more like a rose blooming in the dark night, mixed with desire, fear, and plea.
This excited him.
Liu Yu could clearly feel the pressure on her neck loosen, the invisible ropes binding her limbs also loosened, and–
She used her sharp teeth to deeply bite into her lip, the blood dripping down.
Louis froze.
The smell of burnt flesh emanated, and he suddenly retreated, as if enduring great pain, reaching out to grab Liu Yu, but she didn’t get closer and continued to use the glass bead to press against his chest–
“Hiss–“
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