Wanwan half-closed his eyes and spoke in a low voice.
"Sheng Jiu, do you really have to torture and humiliate me like this?"
Sheng Jiu stopped checking his body behind him. He looked up at Wanwan's cheek buried in the quilt, then reached out and stroked his back covered with hickeys. "Wanwan, you know I've always wanted you to bear my child. If you give birth to a child, I'll make him the emperor and let him enjoy a lifetime of glory and wealth."
A sarcastic smile curled up on Wanwan's lips. "Sheng Jiu, do you think I'd covet your throne? I loathe this place. Even if I have a child, I won't let him stay here."
Seeing his determination, Sheng Jiu's eyes suddenly turned cold. He suddenly grabbed Wanwan's neck from behind and squeezed it tightly. "Wanwan, do you think I don't know anything about you hooking up with those people behind my back?"
"Wanwan, I've warned you more than once not to even think about leaving here. Why don't you listen? Do I have to make you unable to get out of bed, make you too weak to talk or even think about these things before you'll be obedient?"
Wanwan's cheek was pressed tightly against the mattress as he gasped for breath. Sheng Jiu slowly bent down and pressed his lips against Wanwan's ear. He asked word by word, "Tell me, when did you start hooking up with Zhan Tianjian? I was wondering why he wanted me to expel you from the palace. So it was to help you escape..."
Sheng Jiu seemed extremely angry. Every word he said was gritted through his teeth. "Does he come to comfort you when I'm not around? Why are you so obedient in front of him? You even cry for him... Is he better in bed than me? Do you feel more comfortable when you're with him than when you're with me?"
The more Sheng Jiu talked, the angrier he got. He reached out and grabbed Wanwan's light blue long hair, forcing him to raise his neck. Wanwan seemed completely disheartened and had no energy to argue with him. No matter what he said, Sheng Jiu wouldn't believe him anyway...
Wanwan frowned in pain. Tears streamed down his cheeks to his neck and dropped onto the mattress drop by drop. Sheng Jiu seemed not to see these tears at all. He asked word by word again, "Wanwan, tell me who he is. Who on earth is he?"
Wanwan bit his lips tightly and said nothing. This man must not get into trouble. His elder brother was still pregnant and waiting for him to come back... He must not get into trouble. But now he didn't dare to say a single word in his defense.
Because if he pleaded for him, Sheng Jiu would surely order his execution.
Sheng Jiu grabbed his hair while the other hand reached around and pinched his chin. He pressed his forehead against Wanwan's cheek and slowly said, "Wanwan, even though I've been so good to you, flattering you so humbly, you just can't see it, right? I've never treated anyone like this before, but never has anyone trampled on my sincere feelings like you."
"Wanwan... I truly, truly hate you."
Wanwan managed to let out a weak voice. "Since you hate me so much, then let me... go... Out of sight, out of mind for both of us."
Sheng Jiu tightened his grip on Wanwan's chin. His calm voice was deliberately lowered, as if brewing a silent storm. "Let you go so you can reunite with your lover, right?"
"You're just daydreaming..."
These were the last words Sheng Jiu said to him that night. After saying that, he left. He didn't come back before Wanwan fell asleep. Finally, Wanwan was so exhausted that he fell asleep.
When he opened his eyes again, he was locked in a cage. Chains were tied around his neck and wrists. A huge black cage was placed in the middle of the pool, and the chains were hanging from the top of the cage.
Wanwan weakly moved his wrist, and only heard the rattling sound of the chains. He curled his lips into a self - mocking smile. To this day, he had really become Sheng Jiu's caged lover...
Wanwan tightly pursed his lips.
The sound of the door being pushed open came. Wanwan wearily raised his eyes and saw Sheng Jiu in red clothes. He was still as flamboyant and proud as before. But when getting closer, one could notice his blood - red eyes and exhausted look.
When Sheng Jiu saw the cage in the middle of the pool, his eyes twitched. He stood there in silence for a long time before moving forward. He slowly squatted down beside the pool and looked down at him with his head down.
"Do you like the gift I prepared for you?"
His voice was cold and indifferent, showing not a trace of emotion.
Wanwan curled his lips and smiled. "You've wanted to trap me like this for a long time, haven't you?"
Sheng Jiu raised his eyes and sized up the cage. After a while, he nodded and said,
"I did prepare this cage for you a long time ago. I just thought that if you were disobedient one day, I'd let it trap you. Later, I was a bit reluctant. But now I suddenly find that there's nothing I can't bear to part with."
"Wanwan, I was gentle with you at first. I gave you all my gentleness. But whose fault is it that we've become like this?"
Wanwan sneered sarcastically and slowly let out a doubtful voice. "Gentle? Do you think such a word is appropriate between us? Don't you find it ironic?"
Hearing his sarcastic words, Sheng Jiu wasn't angry. He reached out his palm and stroked the cold cage. He said indifferently, "Stay in this cage during the day. At night, I'll let you go to the couch. But you should know why I let you on the couch..."
His deep eyes, like those of a hawk, locked onto him tightly. Wanwan pursed his lips and said nothing. Sheng Jiu withdrew his palm and said indifferently, "If you want to stay in here, I don't object. Apart from the small space, it seems okay..."
Wanwan shivered and suddenly raised his eyes to look at him. His eyes were as fierce as if they were poisoned. Wanwan gritted his teeth and said, "Sheng Jiu, you're a brute."
Hearing his words, Sheng Jiu smiled and shrugged indifferently. "I'm a brute, a beast, a hooligan. It doesn't matter how you describe me. I don't care at all..."
Wanwan turned his head away. Sheng Jiu stepped into the water. He pinched Wanwan's chin with his palm, fished his whole body to the side of the cage, and kissed him fiercely. His tongue penetrated deeply. After kissing until Wanwan's cheeks turned red, he let go and slowly said, "But you should remember that I only allow you to scold me this once. From now on, you're just my plaything, my slave, my pet."
"I'll never allow a plaything to be so presumptuous in front of me."