Chapter 102 The Cage
The man didn't respond immediately; his dark eyes were fixed on her face as he drew closer.
"I'm not joking."
His tone carried an almost morbid seriousness, mixed with a faint echo.
"This will be my sister's and my home from now on. As for things outside... I will handle them all."
"Sister, you just need to stay here comfortably. Your meals will be delivered to your door. You don't need to worry about anything. I can take care of everything for you."
“My sister likes clothes and jewelry, so I prepared a two-story walk-in closet for her.”
As he bent down at the edge of the bed, his breath brushed against her ear, but the words he spoke were like a deadly poison coated in honey.
"I won't restrict my sister's entertainment. She can play games or watch TV series if she wants. I can arrange whatever she wants."
The man paused, his fingertips lightly tracing her earlobe, an intimate gesture that sent chills down her spine.
"I can also take good care of my sister's...physical needs, and I guarantee she will be satisfied."
Ruan Yi froze, staring at the intense emotion in the man's eyes, with only one thought in her mind.
It's over. Gu Zhi really intends to lock her up and raise her into a useless little brat who can't take care of herself.
When Ruan Yi used to read CEO romance novels, she thought those plots were really exciting.
Being kept on a leash and not having to do anything? What's the difference between that and a free lunch?
But when she actually became the one being kept in captivity, and the one keeping her captor was her younger brother... Ruan Yi was already so resistant that she got goosebumps all over her body.
"You...you let me go first!"
The girl struggled, pulling at her legs and kicking hard with her right foot, trying to break free from the fluffy iron chain.
The fabric rubbing against her skin didn't cause pain, but the fact that she was restrained still terrified her.
"Sister, let's not get into that."
Gu Zhi's voice softened again, filled with undisguised tenderness.
He gently placed his warm palm on Ruan Yi's right ankle, which was bound by chains, and carefully rubbed it with his fingertips, checking carefully to see if it was rubbed raw.
"Wait, wait, don't touch me!"
Ruan Yi now gets a conditioned reflex of her hair standing on end whenever he touches her.
"I won't hurt my sister."
The man looked up, his dark eyes filled with an almost devout plea, and his tone softened further.
"Sister, please don't avoid me, okay?"
Ruan Yi chuckled inwardly. Of course she knew he wouldn't hurt her, but he was ruining her in another way!
Such extreme indulgence and comfort will eventually wear down her will and cause her to completely succumb.
No, we have to escape!
Ruan Yi knew her own personality all too well; once she got into a lazy mood, she could stay in bed for three days straight without getting up...
If they're kept locked up like this, they'll eventually settle down here willingly.
Then it will really become a fat cat that only sleeps all day long in a gilded cage and gets fed until it's fat and round!
"I'm not hiding from you! Let me go!"
Before she could finish speaking, Ruan Yi suddenly raised her left foot, which was not locked, and kicked the man in the face with all her might.
"Um……"
Her foot struck his chin precisely, sending his head snapping to the side, and a muffled groan escaped his throat.
The voice wasn't loud; it even had a deliberately lowered magnetism that somehow exuded a seductive quality.
Ruan Yi stopped moving, her mind going blank.
Is he still seducing her?
Was Gu Zhi really as he claimed, constantly tempting her in various ways?
Even when she gets kicked, she can still make such a... 'slutty' sound with a muffled groan!
Who makes that kind of sound when they're being kicked?
He's absolutely insane.
Ashamed, Ruan Yi struggled even harder, but suddenly a sharp pain shot through her right ankle.
It turned out that the shackles wrapped in velvet had somehow become crooked, and the hard metal edge had directly rubbed against her skin, causing her ankles to turn red due to her large movements.
"Hiss!" Ruan Yi gasped in pain, her struggling movements immediately ceasing.
Almost simultaneously, as if by instinct, Gu Zhi's hand, with its burning hot palm, instantly grasped her left ankle, which was still struggling and thrashing about.
The force was incredibly steady; no matter how much she kicked and stomped, it didn't budge.
The next second, the man had already leaned down to her right foot, his gaze fixed on the reddened skin, and his previously calm black eyes instantly changed color.
Gu Zhi gently parted the crooked velvet cloth, his fingertips, calloused from the slight friction, stroking the reddened skin with a gesture that conveyed an almost reverent tenderness and care.
But now, such contact is no longer normal in Ruan Yi's eyes; the touch is too hot and too ambiguous.
Ruan Yi gritted her teeth and tried to pull her foot back, but he gripped her left foot even tighter, the force increasing and leaving her no room to move.
"Gu Zhi... let me go! Let me go! Let me go!"
Having exhausted all other options, Ruan Yi resorted to screaming and howling at the top of her lungs, hoping to scare him away with the noise.
Before the girl's shout had even faded, the hand holding her left ankle suddenly tightened, and at the same time, the man lowered his head, his warm lips landing unexpectedly on the sole of her foot.
It wasn't an eager plunder, but an almost devout caress, soft lips pressed against the delicate skin of the soles of the feet.
The girl's rounded toes couldn't help but tense up, but he gently pressed down on her ankle. The force wasn't strong, but it was enough to make her unable to move.
His kisses gradually moved upwards, his lips brushing against the delicate skin of her ankle, until he reached the prominent veins. Suddenly, he opened his thin lips and gently bit down on them with his teeth.
It wasn't about using real force, but rather gently grinding the skin with the tips of your teeth, with a subtle, almost imperceptible pulling sensation that was prickly and itchy.
"Hmm...!" The girl finally couldn't help but let out a soft moan, then realized she had made a strange sound and quickly covered her mouth.
A scream stuck in my throat, my mind went blank.
She'd lived for over twenty years and read countless novels and watched countless TV dramas, but she'd never seen anything like this! Getting kicked and not getting angry was one thing, but now he was actually kissing her foot?!
It's still this kind of affectionate way of kissing.
It's so shameful!
Ruan Yi felt goosebumps all over her body and suddenly froze, too stiff to move.
Because this person kept kissing upwards!
She was terrified that if she struggled even slightly, he would start kissing her upwards, her calves, her thighs, and so on...
God knows what this madman wouldn't dare to do.
Ruan Yi held her breath, even slowing down the movement of pulling her foot back. She stiffened as he held her ankle, feeling the lingering, tingling warmth on her skin.
She was almost stunned by the man's kiss; the spirit she had been struggling with vanished instantly, and her voice became weak and unsteady.
"Gu Zhi, can't you... talk things out properly? Don't always resort to... this and that!"
"You're being absolutely insane!"
When the man looked up, there was still a lingering darkness in his eyes. He chuckled softly when he saw Ruan Yi, who looked like a little coward.
"Okay." He released her ankle, his fingertips lingering on the instep of her foot.
"I'll go get my sister some new handcuffs, softer than these, so they won't rub against her again."
Ruan Yi was completely stunned, and opened her mouth but couldn't make a sound.
She originally thought that "discussing things properly" meant they could talk about letting her go, but the man's focus was entirely on "how to lock her up more comfortably".
Watching Gu Zhi turn and leave, Ruan Yi belatedly stirred.
With a little room in the gold chain on her feet, she tentatively got up, only to find that her range of motion was limited to a two-step area around the bed.
The small sofa next to the bed is within reach, but the doorway is out of reach, let alone other corners of the room.
Ruan Yi pouted, then suddenly realized an even more serious problem.
When Gu Zhi imprisoned her, didn't he consider that she might need to use the restroom...?
The girl muttered to herself as she moved to the window, supporting herself against the wall, and peeked out from behind a corner of the heavy curtains.
Outside, it's a typical American suburban scene, with a sparse grove of trees in the distance. When the wind blows, you can see the light and shadow swaying through the leaves, and the scenery is absolutely beautiful.
The villa they were in was incredibly large, with its spires and columns exuding luxury, but what was most striking was the outer wall.
On top of the original quartz wall, a several-meter-high iron mesh was added, densely woven to the top, looking even more frightening than the prison walls.
This is so exaggerated, people who don't know better might think it's a border defense line.
Ruan Yi felt uneasy and was staring blankly at the iron net when a gray sparrow landed on top of it.
It was a common house sparrow; the little sparrow hopped around on the rope a couple of times.
The moment its wings touched the iron net, it was suddenly struck hard as if by something, letting out a weak chirp before plummeting straight down.
"Holy crap! It's electrified?!"
Ruan Yi was so frightened that her hand trembled, and she watched helplessly as the little sparrow fell to the ground and lay motionless.
The hairs on the back of her neck stood on end, and only one thought remained in her mind.
Gu Zhi has lost his mind!
What's the difference between this and a haunted house? Not even a bird can fly out; she has no chance of escaping.
He had even anticipated that she might try to escape by climbing over the wall, so he had already installed an electric fence...
"Sister, what are you looking at?"
A man's voice suddenly came from behind her, startling Ruan Yi.
Turning around abruptly, Gu Zhi had returned sometime earlier and was standing not far away.
He was holding something in his hand, a soft-looking hemp rope binding rope, the other end of which was connected to a pair of shackles wrapped in thick velvet inside and out.
It looks much gentler than the previous chain.
The man followed her gaze to the window, remained silent for a moment, and then suddenly spoke, his voice softer than usual.
"If my sister wants to go outside, I can take her out."
Ruan Yi looked at the soft rope in his hand without saying anything. Was the thing tightly locked around her ankle just air?
"I won't really leave my sister trapped here."
Gu Zhi took two steps closer and, before the girl could react, picked her up and carried her back to the bedside.
He gently placed the girl on the soft bedding, then squatted down, his fingertips gripping the chain lock, the metal clanging softly.
The iron chain wrapped with fluff fell off with a snap, revealing a faint red mark around her ankle.
Ruan Yizhen really wanted to escape right now! But with such blatant escaping, it would be strange if she could get away.
She dared not provoke Gu Zhi any further.
We need to conserve our energy and think of other methods.
Watching Gu Zhi pick up the new shackles, the velvet was so thick that its outline was almost invisible, and the connecting hemp rope was unbelievably soft.
"As long as my sister stays by my side, she can go wherever she wants and do whatever she wants."
The man lifted her right foot and gently fastened the new shackles to her ankle, his movements as delicate as if he were handling a fragile porcelain doll.
"I can go shopping, watch movies, or travel with my sister."
"This rope is a bit longer, so you can walk around more in the room and it won't choke you if you make big movements."
When Gu Zhi looked up, her image was reflected in his dark eyes, and his tone was earnest, almost pleading.
"I won't really restrict your freedom."
The tone was extremely gentle, but Ruan Yi only felt something was off.
This "sweet and soft" confinement terrified her more than the chains.
Gu Zhi never wanted her to be free; he wanted her to willingly stay within the circle he had drawn for the rest of her life.
The girl's eyes clearly said, "Holy crap, pervert."
The man's fingertips caressed the velvet on her ankle, the warmth of his fingers seeping through the fabric, making her want to pull her foot away.
He saw the shock and defensiveness in her eyes, his Adam's apple bobbed, and he sighed softly, a sigh filled with unconcealed helplessness.
“I’m telling the truth.”
All I want is for you to stay by my side.
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