What One Sees Is Not Necessarily Real (IV)

"I'm a human being!" Zhu Zhuqing slowly rose from the ground, her dark eyes filled with unwavering resolve. "I'm not a toy you can play with at will!"

"There are many kinds of toys, some inanimate, some alive. Ultimately, the meaning of any toy is only one: to please its owner!" Ye Qingcang didn't care about these ambiguous words. The world is beautiful, yet also ugly. A person who dares not acknowledge the ugliness of the world is undoubtedly a canary living in a cage, utterly pathetic. "Besides, even if I give you the right to refuse, do you really have the resolve to refuse right now?"

Zhu Zhuqing slowly bent her legs.

He lowered his head and remained silent.

Ye Qingcang had her weaknesses perfectly figured out.

Yes, she has lost the ability to refuse.

Even if she refuses this time, her future Destiny is already sealed.

Regardless of whether Ye Qingcang or not, Dai Mubai was not misled.

Dai Mubai has already selfishly abandoned her.

That's true. On the chessboard, the Empress is often the piece that gets captured.

To be sacrificed is the Destiny of this pawn.

This is also the Destiny of her identity.

"Take whatever you want..." Zhu Zhuqing slumped to her knees, closed her eyes, and a tear rolled down her cheek. Her voice was hoarse. "I only have one request: kill Dai Mubai... As long as you promise me to kill him, even if you kill me, I will not resist. Like him, I can offer my sincerity. I beg you to grant my request."

"If what I need is a puppet toy without a self, I can make a lot of them..." Ye Qingcang pinched Zhu Zhuqing's cheek. "What prompted me to give you a chance was the spirit and will you showed; but I can't see that spirit and will now."

"How long do you intend to torture me?"

Zhu Zhuqing's long eyebrows trembled slightly.

She opened her eyes, her teeth clenched.

He raised his hand and pressed down on the zipper of the leather jacket.

He pulled it down casually, chuckling to himself, "Do I really need to take the initiative?"

"God appreciates talented people."

"The devil chooses those who never give up."

Ye Qingcang hooked the zipper and pulled it up a bit. Although he wasn't a saint or a gentleman, he wasn't someone who would be blinded by lust either. "You're not a talented person, at least not someone I would choose because of your talent. The weak have no dignity or secrets in front of the strong, but I hope you can recognize your own heart, even if you want revenge..."

Zhu Zhuqing looked at Ye Qingcang's very polite hand.

After a long silence, he finally let out a deep sigh.

"I'm not good at these things..." Zhu Zhuqing gently slapped Ye Qingcang's hand away, firmly pulling the zipper all the way down, and said self-deprecatingly, "My family didn't teach me any knowledge about pleasing the opposite sex in this area... If this is my Destiny, I'm willing to accept Destiny. However, I hope I can gain the power of revenge!"

"On the condition that you can satisfy me..."

Ye Qingcang threw the kitten onto the bed.

Then, he leaned in and attacked.

In the corner of the room.

The shadow rippled silently.

"Very unhappy?" After a long while, the wind and rain stopped, and Ye Qingcang's fingers slid inch by inch down the back of the unconscious Zhu Zhuqing Zhu Zhuqing, removing the hideous scars on her body. He glanced at the trembling shadow and called out to the fleeing figure, "Violet, are you really planning to hide from me for the rest of your life?"

"Master..." Violet, wearing Ghost Shadow Mask, emerged from the shadows, pursing her lips and controlling her voice. She looked at Zhu Zhuqing, who was twitching occasionally on the bed, trying her best not to show any unusual reaction. "Ning Rongrong seems to have noticed something. How should I answer her?"

"You're using the problem to deflect attention." Ye Qingcang habitually pinched Zhu Zhuqing's spine, causing the unconscious Zhu Zhuqing to let out a soft moan. The cat ears on her head and the cat tail behind her spine instinctively stood up for a moment before slumping down, especially the cat tail, which instinctively wrapped around Ye Qingcang's waist. However, this did not prevent Ye Qingcang from speaking to Violet, "I know you're unhappy, but I want to hear you say it yourself."

"I don't think she's a trustworthy person."

"I know I have no right to interfere in your private life."

"But I would say that I believe I am more qualified to be a toy than she is."

"I don't understand why you chose her."

"Including Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong."

"Choosing either of them would be much less troublesome than choosing her."

Violet hesitated, placing her hand on the hilt of the short sword at her waist, gripping it several times, before finally silently releasing her grip.

"I strongly agree with this statement..." Ye Qingcang noticed Violet's subtle movements, but he never doubted Violet. He patted Violet's head, and amidst Violet resistant gaze, removed his Masks, revealing Violet slightly swollen eyes. "Men are like cats; none of them can resist stealing fish. It's just that some men are capable of stealing fish but still try, while others are capable of it. You've been by my side for many years and have seen the darkness of the world. You should know that the reason 'one love for one person for life' is the pursuit of many couples is because the vast majority of couples find it difficult to fulfill this condition..."

"But I love you!" Violet could no longer pretend. She lowered her head and forced herself to ask, "Why did you choose her?"

The cat tail wrapped around Ye Qingcang's waist tightened.

They seemed to be waiting for Ye Qingcang's reply.

However, Ye Qingcang's answer was very simple.

"Because I want to." Ye Qingcang wouldn't let reason control him, nor would he let emotion control him. He advocated balanced development, like the yin and yang. "Between a Lion and several female lions, it's obviously the Lion 'Lion right to choose... But you're different. I don't mind hurting a stranger, but I would never hurt my own people; I'm not sure if your choice of me is a good thing or a bad thing. Perhaps free development is more suitable for you. In this regard, I can't make the decision for you. I can only wait, wait for you to figure out what you want, and wait for you to make your own decision; this is respect. Whatever your decision is, I will respect it; as for her, it's just what I want, and it has nothing to do with respect."

Violet also practiced Stellar Martial Arts.

Just by listening to her breathing, I knew Zhu Zhuqing was pretending to be asleep.

Even so, she still boldly voiced her thoughts. "I've said I am Violet, only your Violet!"

"Then let's not use 'you,' but 'you'." Ye Qingcang understood Violet's meaning and shrugged. "If you don't mind, we can do it now, it's not like I'm at a disadvantage in this kind of thing; but if you really dislike her, I can always find another place..."

The cat tail wrapped around Ye Qingcang's waist tightened instinctively.

"Okay..." Zhu Zhuqing propped herself up, preventing the situation from escalating to an embarrassing point. Her hands and feet were trembling, but she wouldn't back down. She forced herself to speak, "Please wait a moment, I'll leave right away..."

"Leave?" Ye Qingcang said speechlessly, pressing Zhu Zhuqing down. The static electricity flashed and disappeared in an instant, and Zhu Zhuqing immediately reverted to her previous timid self. "As a little kitten, the most important thing is to be obedient. Don't worry about anything else. Besides, can you even get down on the ground now?"

"Don't leave me..." Zhu Zhuqing instinctively hugged Ye Qingcang. Even though she had become weak and helpless, that obsession still lingered in her heart, making her plead with Violet, "Please don't send me away, okay?"

"If you dare to harbor any disloyalty, I will make sure you never see the sun rise tomorrow!"

Although Violet was dissatisfied with Zhu Zhuqing, she did not dislike Zhu Zhuqing. In the end, she was just jealous that Zhu Zhuqing had been taken by Ye Qingcang.

If she were betrayed by someone she trusted, she believed she would feel a lot of unease, and might even behave worse than Zhu Zhuqing.

He lowered his eyes and retreated into the shadows.

The quiet atmosphere was left to Zhu Zhuqing.

It was also left to Ye Qingcang.

She wouldn't make things difficult for Ye Qingcang.

Similarly, Zhu Zhuqing didn't want to put Ye Qingcang in a difficult position.