Chapter 18: I Definitely Won't Hurt You

Zongfang's eyes darkened, his gaze lingering on her collarbone, his hand unconsciously and lightly gripping her neck, as if caressing it, yet as if he could snap it at any moment.

When he spoke again, his voice was a bit hoarse.

"As long as you are obedient and cooperate with me, I won't let them come to search your room again."

She raised her eyes, looking at him with wet, glistening eyes, and said softly, "Come closer, I'll tell you a secret."

Zongfang squinted, knowing full well she was playing tricks, yet he couldn't help but move closer to her, his embrace also tightening unconsciously.

The hand that had been confining her couldn't help but caress her back, the smooth sensation making him lose focus.

"What secret?"

"A little closer."

He tightened his embrace, holding the slender person entirely in his arms, feeling his heart inexplicably filled with immense satisfaction, and even giving rise to much greed at this moment.

Qiao Suisui wrapped her arms around his neck and leaned into his ear.

"The secret is..."

With a muffled grunt, Zongfang frowned and pushed her away violently.

Qiao Suisui staggered two steps, taking the opportunity to fall onto the soft carpet, holding her belly. Her mouth was full of blood, and she looked up, laughing extremely heartily.

Zongfang was seen covering his ear with his hand, blood continuously flowing down through his fingers.

She had just used all her strength to bite his ear; presumably, the earlobe was already torn by now.

"You!"

Zongfang was trembling with rage, a pair of phoenix eyes staring at her in fury, his expression terrifyingly frightening.

"It seems I've been too lenient with you lately."

He gritted his teeth, his gaze like fire, wanting to pierce right through her.

She didn't care at all, saying coldly, "Do you dare to touch me? I am the only human; if I die, you won't get anything."

To Zongfang, Qiao Suisui's existence itself was a huge temptation. He didn't know when his obsession with humans had started to change. Several times, she even discovered him quietly caressing her belly after she pretended to be asleep.

No male would not long to give birth to his own young.

So she was gambling, gambling that he wouldn't truly hurt her.

Qiao Suisui's dress had already slipped halfway to her shoulders, and bright bloodstains were on her snow-white skin, like a fragile yet pure jasmine, so beautiful that one couldn't look away. Her angel-like face, yet the words she spoke were like poison, hitting the nail on the head.

"You want to know what exactly can be born from my belly, right?"

"A combination of a human and a beastman is what you have been researching your whole life, isn't it?"

Hearing this, a flash of light crossed Zongfang's eyes; he neither admitted nor denied it.

"Do you want one? I can give you a child."

Qiao Suisui licked her lips, like a siren, opening the Pandora's box deep in his heart; Zongfang's desire could no longer be contained.

He watched her, the certainty in his gaze no longer hidden, but he didn't trust Qiao Suisui.

"Humans are very cunning, especially women."

He had seen the deep disgust in Sui Sui's eyes more than once. At first, his heart would contract violently; this feeling of heartbreak made him feel strange. Later, he gradually got used to it, but he never understood it.

"Do you hate me?"

He squinted, seemingly truly not understanding.

Clearly, the cameras had been removed according to her request, he had built a comfortable paradise for her, and he was more attentive to her health than she was herself. Even knowing this child's father wasn't him, he was still taking care of her with all his might—why, why wouldn't she give him a good look?

"Why do you hate me?"

"Because you imprisoned me."

"Imprisoned? Do you know what will happen if you walk out now?

The Aosilan Diguo leaked the news not long ago that you are the only viviparous female in the Federation and have a highly fertile constitution. Do you know that all the males in the entire Federation are eyeing you like tigers?

Even those exiled stray beastmen have received the news and are all on their way to snatch you. They are just waiting for you to walk out of here so they can carry you off to their stinking nests and make you give birth to their children!"

Hearing this, Sui Sui frowned slightly, looking at him suspiciously.

"The news released by the Aosilan Diguo?"

Not many people knew her identity; could the news have leaked from Luka and Laiboli?

Zongfang seemed to see through her thoughts, sneered, and squatted down to look at her at eye level.

"Do you think you are very important to that lion? Don't dream. If you weren't carrying his young in your belly, why would he have rushed out to save you?"

Sui Sui lowered her eyes and didn't speak, recalling Luka's attitude toward her before, and for a moment, she couldn't refute Zongfang's words.

He picked her up from the ground, placed her on his lap, his cold hand caressing her back, his thin lips pressed against her ear, his voice seductive.

"Only by my side can you get the best care. Qiao Suisui, only I can protect you."

Her ear was tickled by the hot air Zongfang exhaled, and half her body went numb. She struggled to get up, but was held even more tightly in his arms.

He wanted to study her, but he wanted even more...

"Wait until you give birth, then get pregnant with mine."

No asking, no discussing, no room for negotiation.

This was an order.

Qiao Suisui laughed in anger, holding back from pushing him away. Whenever she thought of those cold, vicious silver pupils, her scalp went numb.

Is this the right to speak of the strong?

Her fingernails dug into the flesh of her palms, but she didn't show it on her face. At this moment, she lowered her head and shed tears; to anyone, she looked like a pitiful, weak figure.

"But you only treat me rudely, treating me like a cold research specimen. I hate you."

Not a single word of this sentence was false, but said in a coquettish tone, paired with her pitifully moving face, the meaning was completely different. The man in front of her indeed had a flash of a smile in his eyes, coaxing her somewhat clumsily.

"Qiaoqiao, be good. I just want to understand you more deeply, to understand humans."

"Can you really protect me?" She looked very uneasy, as if she were truly frightened by what he had just said.

Zongfang smiled triumphantly, that face instantly becoming bewitching to all living things.

"It is only I who can protect you."

"Swear that no matter what happens, you will absolutely not hurt me."

The fragrance of lily of the valley surrounded his embrace, and Zongfang was somewhat distracted for a moment, having no heart to scrutinize her change, just holding her in his arms like this, sighing with satisfaction.

"I swear, no matter what happens, I will absolutely not hurt Qiaoqiao."

Qiao Suisui gave a soft "mm," and in a place the man couldn't see, her expression was cold.

To some extent, this was exactly the goal she wanted to achieve.

To capture the bandits, first capture the king. Zongfang was the person with the highest authority at the Research Center; if she wanted to leave this place, getting close to him was the best method. Plus, the system had already warned her—Zongfang's mental power was SSS-rank, his talent was self-healing, and his gene was Excellent.

Possessing the talent of infinite self-healing? Since this snake's body couldn't be killed, then she would grasp his heart.

She raised her eyes calmly to look at Zongfang's ear. To confirm his talent, she had waited for several days, and finally caught the opportunity today. At this moment, the tear in his ear had indeed automatically healed at some point!

If she also had this talent, she wouldn't have to worry about her own life being in danger at every moment.

The girl's black pupils turned to ice, her whole body huddled in the man's arms, but when she spoke, her voice was as melodious as a nightingale, coquettish and alluring.

"Zongfang... do you want it now?"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 19 =====