"Song Qinian, weren't you bold enough when you played mind games? Why are you so timid now?"
Knowing that the person in front of her was Shen Chiyan, not some random ghost, Song Qinian felt some comfort.
She tightly gripped Shen Chiyan's clothes, wanting to gesture with her hands. However, it was too dark in the cell. Even if she could see her fingers, Shen Chiyan wouldn't be able to see the sign language she made.
"Don't try to play the pure, innocent flower to gain sympathy from others. I won't fall for your tricks."
Shen Chiyan pulled the fox ears from Song Qinian's head. "Shen Yushu picked out this headband for you, and you like it so much that you haven't taken it off for so long!"
No!
Song Qinian felt extremely wronged. The reason she hadn't taken off the headband was because it was secretly placed on her, and Shen Yushu had nothing to do with it.
"Do you know? You look hideous with those fox ears on!"
Song Qinian's heart ached. She knew that in Shen Chiyan's eyes, she had always been ugly, both in appearance and in heart.
She reached out and pushed Shen Chiyan, but this action made him even angrier. He pressed her onto the grass-covered ground and lowered his head to kiss her fiercely.
Realizing what Shen Chiyan was about to do, Song Qinian's face changed drastically, her pupils dilating.
Was he crazy?
Doing this here...
Suddenly, Song Qinian heard the sound of a bell, followed by a chill on her ankle. Something seemed to be placed on her ankle.
If she moved, the bell would ring.
"If you want to be an animal, why wear fox ears? This bell suits you better."
A cold, low voice whispered in her ear. Song Qinian struggled, and Shen Chiyan suddenly squeezed her waist.
When Song Qinian cried out in pain and opened her mouth, Shen Chiyan kissed her without hesitation.
The eerie music and the sound of the bell mingled, seemingly stimulating Shen Chiyan immensely. He was more ferocious than ever.
Song Qinian felt no joy. On the contrary, her whole body ached.
Her body hurt, and her heart hurt.
A person with潔癖 (aversion to dirt/germs) like him, bullying her in this place, how much must he hate her?
No!
To be precise, he didn't consider her a person at all.
Instead, he treated her like a pet, without dignity, to be humiliated at will.
Song Qinian couldn't speak. Her body, which had resisted at first, gradually became numb.
Unable to get a response from her and unable to see her face clearly, Shen Chiyan became displeased and intensified his actions.
Not feeling completely satisfied, he took Song Qinian to a nearby hotel after leaving the haunted house.
In the bathroom of the luxurious suite.
He pressed Song Qinian against the mirror and held her chin from behind, forcing her to look at herself.
Her cheeks were flushed, and her eyes were misty.
Despite looking like she had been terribly mistreated, she was undeniably captivating.
"If your father saw you like this beneath me, would he still claim to be innocent?"
Thinking of Song Guanliang, Song Qinian bit her lip tightly and closed her eyes.
Her action, resembling resistance, displeased Shen Chiyan. He maliciously bit her on the back of the neck. "Open your eyes and remember exactly what you look like right now."
Song Qinian's hands pressed against the glass, leaving several smudged handprints as Shen Chiyan moved.
The sound of the bell continued incessantly, jingling throughout the afternoon.
...
When Song Qinian returned to the amusement park, her legs were trembling, and she felt lightheaded.
Shen Keqin saw her and noticed she had changed her clothes. He seemed to understand, smiled, and came over, whispering, "Sister-in-law, where's my brother? Did you appease him?"
Song Qinian didn't know if she had appeased Shen Chiyan, but his mood seemed to be quite good when they left.
At that moment, Shen Keqin spotted the bell on Song Qinian's ankle. "Wow, your anklet is so unique! And it has a bell! Where did you buy it? I want to get one too."
A flicker of humiliation crossed Song Qinian's eyes, and Shen Chiyan's warning echoed in her mind: "Don't you dare take it off, or next time I'll hang it around your neck."
"Niannian..."
Quietly, who had played all day, was tired and held her. Seeing Song Qinian, she opened her hands.
This moment of Quietly's action saved Song Qinian. She breathed a sigh of relief, took Quietly, and said goodbye to Shen Keqin and Shen Yushu.
Shen Yushu said, "Niannian, you look very tired. Shall I drive you back?"
Song Qinian smiled and shook her head, carrying Quietly away.
Even though Shen Keqin was usually oblivious, he noticed that Song Qinian was not herself.
"Miss, Mr. Shen is waiting for you in the car."
Shen Keqin and Wen Ziqian got into the car and saw Shen Chiyan sitting in the back seat, working on his laptop, looking refreshed.
"Brother, tell me honestly, did you bully Sister-in-law just now?"
Wen Ziqian exclaimed, "I knew it! That woman named Niannian is my aunt. She's like a little fairy! Uncle, you can't bully Fairy Aunt."
Shen Chiyan, in a good mood, couldn't be bothered with the two children.
Seeing his reaction, Shen Keqin became annoyed. "Brother, I know you like Lin Qiutong, but Sister-in-law likes you so much. Even if you don't like her, can't you be a little nicer to her?"
Shen Chiyan paused his typing and turned to give Shen Keqin a cool glance. "Who told you Song Qinian likes me? Did she tell you?"
Shen Keqin knew he had spoken out of turn in his anger. He coughed lightly. "I guessed. Look at yourself, so handsome, rich, and in great shape. What woman wouldn't like you? Right, Ziqian!"
Wen Ziqian surveyed Shen Chiyan and nodded. "He is quite handsome."
Shen Chiyan ignored the two flatterers and turned his attention back to the computer.
"Hey, brother, I'm just asking, if... if Sister-in-law really likes you, what... what would you do?"
Shen Chiyan's mind flashed with the image of Song Qinian's tearful, alluring eyes.
He snapped his laptop shut with a "bang," feeling annoyed. He thought of something, his eyes turning cold. "Don't forget how she married into the Shen family. Likes me? Hmph, she's not worthy."
Shen Keqin was persistent. "Brother, I don't believe you have absolutely no feelings for Sister-in-law. You dislike crowded places so much, yet you accompanied Ziqian to the amusement park, all because you knew Sister-in-law would be here today..."
Before Shen Keqin could finish, he received a sharp glare from Shen Chiyan. "You have such a wild imagination, you should stop studying fashion design and become a screenwriter."
Shen Keqin: "..."
After listening to their conversation, Wen Ziqian immediately said, "Uncle, you don't like Aunt? Then hurry up and divorce Aunt. When I grow up, I'll marry Aunt."
As soon as Wen Ziqian finished speaking, he was hit on the head.
"Ouch, why are you hitting me? I'm telling the truth! Aunt is so beautiful, so gentle and cute when she smiles, and she even wipes my sweat and buys me ice cream."
Unaware of Shen Chiyan's icy, menacing gaze, Wen Ziqian said, both cowardly and earnestly, "Why are you angry? We'll just take care of you together when Aunt and I get married!"