Selling Cakes: C09
Chapter Nine
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As a flash of lightning dyed the pitch-black sky in silver and the already pounding rain grew more and more intense, Xiao Ning carried Xiao Yuan in one arm while dragging Shen Yunjie up the stairs with the other. Once upstairs, he locked Xiao Yuan in a warm inner room.
When Shen Yunjie awoke, he was already thousands of miles away from Jinling, with Xiao Yuan—head tilted and sucking on his thumb—sitting by his side. He was in a carriage, one driven by an expendable soldier from Tianyi. Upon seeing he was awakened, the driver stopped the horses and handed him a package. “Master requested I inform you the name of the poison inside you is ‘Futile Heartbreak’. As the days pass by, this poison will cause your health to deteriorate until it ends your life in three years' time. So, if you regret the path you’ve chosen, he says to return to Jinling to see him.”
As a flash of lightning dyed the pitch-black sky in silver and the already pounding rain grew more and more intense, Xiao Ning carried Xiao Yuan in one arm while dragging Shen Yunjie up the stairs with the other. Once upstairs, he locked Xiao Yuan in a warm inner room.
The little one in arms blinked the doll-like eyes that now stared at the gentle and beautiful “uncle” within them intently; it was clear they were a bit confused. In the home he had always known, the mute man could not communicate with him much, and his wife never dared encourage him to call them mother and father on account of his true lineage.Chapter Nine
The little one in arms blinked the doll-like eyes that now stared at the gentle and beautiful “uncle” within them intently; it was clear they were a bit confused. In the home he had always known, the mute man could not communicate with him much, and his wife never dared encourage him to call them mother and father on account of his true lineage.
Three months following this reunification, Shen Yunjie took his son to Yongjia County—to the door of a cake seller they stood before and gave a knock.
With his master’s words conveyed, the soldier did not linger for a second more. After leaving the carriage for Shen Yunjie, he made his departure. When a bout of low coughs forced their way from Shen Yunjie’s chest and he pressed his fingers against his pulse, he knew the soldier’s words were true. His diantian, the central point wherein lay his qi, was empty. Every last bit of his internal force was drained.
Three months following this reunification, Shen Yunjie took his son to Yongjia County—to the door of a cake seller they stood before and gave a knock.
“Relax. Since he is my child, I have no intention of hurting him.All colour drained from Shen Yunjie’s at those words, a rippling blackness shrouding everything before his gaze.
“Relax. Since he is my child, I have no intention of hurting him.” With that said, he dragged Shen Yunjie up from the floor and pressed him down on the bed. “Now, I’ll ask you again, Shen Daren. What exactly is it that you want? You went through so much hardship in the past for your ambitions. You could’ve left. You could’ve left earlier, yet you lured me into your bed on the eve of that incident. Why? How could you do something so despicable, Shen Yunjie?”
“Uncle…” A soft little hand tugged at Shen Yunjie’s hem. Xiao Yuan had crawled out of the carriage and was looking up at him pitifully, saying. “I’m hungry.”
Jinling was in the distance, and there would no longer be a Shen Guan of Tianyi. For these three years of freedom, he was more than willing to pay the price with his life.
“Uncle…” A soft little hand tugged at Shen Yunjie’s hem. Xiao Yuan had crawled out of the carriage and was looking up at him pitifully, saying. “I’m hungry.”
Using the door for support as he struggled to catch his breath, Shen Yunjie peered up at the unfamiliar face before him, his heart squeezed by a dull ache. The Xie Yunyi he had once known had long been dead, killed by his very own dagger.
“Uncle…” A soft little hand tugged at Shen Yunjie’s hem. Xiao Yuan had crawled out of the carriage and was looking up at him pitifully, saying. “I’m hungry.”
Using the door for support as he struggled to catch his breath, Shen Yunjie peered up at the unfamiliar face before him, his heart squeezed by a dull ache. The Xie Yunyi he had once known had long been dead, killed by his very own dagger.
“Xiao Yuan!” Shen Yunjie used all his strength to slam into that door at the sound of his son crying out for him on the other side.Note: Daren means Lord, Mister, or Sir according to context. But our jilted lover boy here is using it to be cold and unfamiliar. So, I left it as Daren because it sounds harsher than anything I can come up with in English. []iana: I should also clarify that the Xiao (小: xiǎo) in Xiao Yuan’s name means little and is not the Xiao (萧: xiāo) surname used by Xiao Ning.
“Xiao Yuan!” Shen Yunjie used all his strength to slam into that door at the sound of his son crying out for him on the other side.
A thunderous roar resounded, the room silent long after it passed. A chuckle broke the eerie stillness—a soft chuckle from Xiao Ning followed his words. “Isn’t such a thing far too... {cheap}, Shen Daren?”“Relax. Since he is my child, I have no intention of hurting him.” With that said, he dragged Shen Yunjie up from the floor and pressed him down on the bed. “Now, I’ll ask you again, Shen Daren. What exactly is it that you want? You went through so much hardship in the past for your ambitions. You could’ve left. You could’ve left earlier, yet you lured me into your bed on the eve of that incident. Why? How could you do something so despicable, Shen Yunjie?”
A thunderous roar resounded, the room silent long after it passed. A chuckle broke the eerie stillness—a soft chuckle from Xiao Ning followed his words. “Isn’t such a thing far too... cheap, Shen Daren?”
While the rain bludgeoning the city like a burst dam roared beyond that room’s walls, Shen Yunjie’s ice-like features glowed under the dim candlelight. Before him was no longer the baby-faced Xie Yunyi.N/A
While the rain bludgeoning the city like a burst dam roared beyond that room’s walls, Shen Yunjie’s ice-like features glowed under the dim candlelight. Before him was no longer the baby-faced Xie Yunyi. The face filled with pure youthfulness and a smile radiating innocence when its cheeks softened into dimples was now a countenance lacking any such warmth. Gloom traced itself in every sharpened feature. After entering the Xiao Sect, that old face was discarded and replaced with one drawn of pure ruthlessness.
“Yes, Xiao Yuan,” he replied amid all these emotions, “Dad is here. Daddy is here.”
The corners of Shen Yunjie’s eyes stung; his arms extended to swallow the child within his embrace as he choked out, “Xiao Yuan, can you call me dad?”
“Yes, Xiao Yuan,” he replied amid all these emotions, “Dad is here. Daddy is here.”
All colour drained from Shen Yunjie’s at those words, a rippling blackness shrouding everything before his gaze.
The little one in arms blinked the doll-like eyes that now stared at the gentle and beautiful “uncle” within them intently; it was clear they were a bit confused. In the home he had always known, the mute man could not communicate with him much, and his wife never dared encourage him to call them mother and father on account of his true lineage.
All colour drained from Shen Yunjie’s at those words, a rippling blackness shrouding everything before his gaze.
Grasping the soft, black hair of the one below him, Xiao Ning lifted Shen Yunjie, easily tearing off his plain robe, his voice flat and frigid as he spoke. “Remember those words you told me in that cell back then, Shen Daren? I, Xiao Ning, have remembered them well. Since you’ve never once loved me, tell me why that dagger you stuck in me was off by an inch.”
“Dad?” Xiao Yuan curiously tested out the word, yet this mere utterance was enough to flood Shen Yunjie’s heart with warmth, surround his eyes with a deep blush, and make his hold on his son grow all the more tight.
Grasping the soft, black hair of the one below him, Xiao Ning lifted Shen Yunjie, easily tearing off his plain robe, his voice flat and frigid as he spoke. “Remember those words you told me in that cell back then, Shen Daren? I, Xiao Ning, have remembered them well. Since you’ve never once loved me, tell me why that dagger you stuck in me was off by an inch.”
With his clothes stripped, Shen Yunjie’s fair legs were then pulled open, and the voice of the one above him turned into a sneer. “Now you wish to redeem yourself. Fine, then. I’ll even help you in fulfilling this request.”Shutting his eyes in anguish, Shen Yunjie managed to speak out, “For what happened back then, my debt to you is far too great. So if you wish for this life of mine to serve as reimbursement, then take it, young master. Take it if you will.”
With his clothes stripped, Shen Yunjie’s fair legs were then pulled open, and the voice of the one above him turned into a sneer. “Now you wish to redeem yourself. Fine, then. I’ll even help you in fulfilling this request.”
When Shen Yunjie awoke, he was already thousands of miles away from Jinling, with Xiao Yuan—head tilted and sucking on his thumb—sitting by his side. He was in a carriage, one driven by an expendable soldier from Tianyi.
“Yes, Xiao Yuan,” he replied amid all these emotions, “Dad is here. Daddy is here.”
When Shen Yunjie awoke, he was already thousands of miles away from Jinling, with Xiao Yuan—head tilted and sucking on his thumb—sitting by his side. He was in a carriage, one driven by an expendable soldier from Tianyi. Upon seeing he was awakened, the driver stopped the horses and handed him a package. “Master requested I inform you the name of the poison inside you is ‘Futile Heartbreak’. As the days pass by, this poison will cause your health to deteriorate until it ends your life in three years' time. So, if you regret the path you’ve chosen, he says to return to Jinling to see him.”
Yet nothing but mockery was reflected in Xiao Ning’s gaze as he leaned down to meet Shen Yunjie, his thin lips curling into a sneer as he said with a chuckle, “Shen Daren, you’ve already committed a crime worth beheading by secretly freeing a convicted traitor all those years back. Now you’ve also given birth to that traitor’s spawn?”
Three months following this reunification, Shen Yunjie took his son to Yongjia County—to the door of a cake seller they stood before and gave a knock.
Yet nothing but mockery was reflected in Xiao Ning’s gaze as he leaned down to meet Shen Yunjie, his thin lips curling into a sneer as he said with a chuckle, “Shen Daren, you’ve already committed a crime worth beheading by secretly freeing a convicted traitor all those years back. Now you’ve also given birth to that traitor’s spawn?”
The little one in arms blinked the doll-like eyes that now stared at the gentle and beautiful “uncle” within them intently; it was clear they were a bit confused. In the home he had always known, the mute man could not communicate with him much, and his wife never dared encourage him to call them mother and father on account of his true lineage.
While the rain bludgeoning the city like a burst dam roared beyond that room’s walls, Shen Yunjie’s ice-like features glowed under the dim candlelight. Before him was no longer the baby-faced Xie Yunyi. The face filled with pure youthfulness and a smile radiating innocence when its cheeks softened into dimples was now a countenance lacking any such warmth. Gloom traced itself in every sharpened feature. After entering the Xiao Sect, that old face was discarded and replaced with one drawn of pure ruthlessness.
The little one in arms blinked the doll-like eyes that now stared at the gentle and beautiful “uncle” within them intently; it was clear they were a bit confused. In the home he had always known, the mute man could not communicate with him much, and his wife never dared encourage him to call them mother and father on account of his true lineage.
All colour drained from Shen Yunjie’s at those words, a rippling blackness shrouding everything before his gaze.Jinling was in the distance, and there would no longer be a Shen Guan of Tianyi. For these three years of freedom, he was more than willing to pay the price with his life.
All colour drained from Shen Yunjie’s at those words, a rippling blackness shrouding everything before his gaze.
With his master’s words conveyed, the soldier did not linger for a second more. After leaving the carriage for Shen Yunjie, he made his departure.
Xiao Yuan was clutched in Xiao Ning’s grip, his little body quaking in fear as he kept crying out for his father. Every feature on his little face was reminiscent of the Xie Yunyi of old; so much so, it was as if the child was carved from his exact mould.
With his master’s words conveyed, the soldier did not linger for a second more. After leaving the carriage for Shen Yunjie, he made his departure. When a bout of low coughs forced their way from Shen Yunjie’s chest and he pressed his fingers against his pulse, he knew the soldier’s words were true. His diantian, the central point wherein lay his qi, was empty. Every last bit of his internal force was drained.
Jinling was in the distance, and there would no longer be a Shen Guan of Tianyi. For these three years of freedom, he was more than willing to pay the price with his life.Chapter Nine
Jinling was in the distance, and there would no longer be a Shen Guan of Tianyi. For these three years of freedom, he was more than willing to pay the price with his life.
When Shen Yunjie awoke, he was already thousands of miles away from Jinling, with Xiao Yuan—head tilted and sucking on his thumb—sitting by his side. He was in a carriage, one driven by an expendable soldier from Tianyi.With his clothes stripped, Shen Yunjie’s fair legs were then pulled open, and the voice of the one above him turned into a sneer. “Now you wish to redeem yourself. Fine, then. I’ll even help you in fulfilling this request.”
When Shen Yunjie awoke, he was already thousands of miles away from Jinling, with Xiao Yuan—head tilted and sucking on his thumb—sitting by his side. He was in a carriage, one driven by an expendable soldier from Tianyi. Upon seeing he was awakened, the driver stopped the horses and handed him a package. “Master requested I inform you the name of the poison inside you is ‘Futile Heartbreak’. As the days pass by, this poison will cause your health to deteriorate until it ends your life in three years' time. So, if you regret the path you’ve chosen, he says to return to Jinling to see him.”
Chapter Nine
Yet nothing but mockery was reflected in Xiao Ning’s gaze as he leaned down to meet Shen Yunjie, his thin lips curling into a sneer as he said with a chuckle, “Shen Daren, you’ve already committed a crime worth beheading by secretly freeing a convicted traitor all those years back. Now you’ve also given birth to that traitor’s spawn?”
Chapter Nine
A thunderous roar resounded, the room silent long after it passed. A chuckle broke the eerie stillness—a soft chuckle from Xiao Ning followed his words. “Isn’t such a thing far too... {cheap}, Shen Daren?”The corners of Shen Yunjie’s eyes stung; his arms extended to swallow the child within his embrace as he choked out, “Xiao Yuan, can you call me dad?”
A thunderous roar resounded, the room silent long after it passed. A chuckle broke the eerie stillness—a soft chuckle from Xiao Ning followed his words. “Isn’t such a thing far too... cheap, Shen Daren?”
“Relax. Since he is my child, I have no intention of hurting him.“Xiao Yuan!” Shen Yunjie used all his strength to slam into that door at the sound of his son crying out for him on the other side.
“Relax. Since he is my child, I have no intention of hurting him.” With that said, he dragged Shen Yunjie up from the floor and pressed him down on the bed. “Now, I’ll ask you again, Shen Daren. What exactly is it that you want? You went through so much hardship in the past for your ambitions. You could’ve left. You could’ve left earlier, yet you lured me into your bed on the eve of that incident. Why? How could you do something so despicable, Shen Yunjie?”
Breaths laced with heat soon invaded Shen Yunjie’s ear, the voice accompanying them deep. “You like giving birth to my children, yes? Then take it all, and don’t you dare waste a single drop.”
Using the door for support as he struggled to catch his breath, Shen Yunjie peered up at the unfamiliar face before him, his heart squeezed by a dull ache. The Xie Yunyi he had once known had long been dead, killed by his very own dagger.
Breaths laced with heat soon invaded Shen Yunjie’s ear, the voice accompanying them deep. “You like giving birth to my children, yes? Then take it all, and don’t you dare waste a single drop.”
With his master’s words conveyed, the soldier did not linger for a second more. After leaving the carriage for Shen Yunjie, he made his departure.Shutting his eyes in anguish, Shen Yunjie managed to speak out, “For what happened back then, my debt to you is far too great. So if you wish for this life of mine to serve as reimbursement, then take it, young master. Take it if you will.”
With his master’s words conveyed, the soldier did not linger for a second more. After leaving the carriage for Shen Yunjie, he made his departure. When a bout of low coughs forced their way from Shen Yunjie’s chest and he pressed his fingers against his pulse, he knew the soldier’s words were true. His diantian, the central point wherein lay his qi, was empty. Every last bit of his internal force was drained.
Chapter NineWhen Shen Yunjie awoke, he was already thousands of miles away from Jinling, with Xiao Yuan—head tilted and sucking on his thumb—sitting by his side. He was in a carriage, one driven by an expendable soldier from Tianyi. Upon seeing he was awakened, the driver stopped the horses and handed him a package. “Master requested I inform you the name of the poison inside you is ‘Futile Heartbreak’. As the days pass by, this poison will cause your health to deteriorate until it ends your life in three years' time. So, if you regret the path you’ve chosen, he says to return to Jinling to see him.”
Chapter Nine
While the rain bludgeoning the city like a burst dam roared beyond that room’s walls, Shen Yunjie’s ice-like features glowed under the dim candlelight. Before him was no longer the baby-faced Xie Yunyi.
“Did you come here to die?” Xiao Ning’s expression was as cold as it was ruthless when he spoke.
While the rain bludgeoning the city like a burst dam roared beyond that room’s walls, Shen Yunjie’s ice-like features glowed under the dim candlelight. Before him was no longer the baby-faced Xie Yunyi. The face filled with pure youthfulness and a smile radiating innocence when its cheeks softened into dimples was now a countenance lacking any such warmth. Gloom traced itself in every sharpened feature. After entering the Xiao Sect, that old face was discarded and replaced with one drawn of pure ruthlessness.
With his clothes stripped, Shen Yunjie’s fair legs were then pulled open, and the voice of the one above him turned into a sneer. “Now you wish to redeem yourself. Fine, then. I’ll even help you in fulfilling this request.”
Shutting his eyes in anguish, Shen Yunjie managed to speak out, “For what happened back then, my debt to you is far too great. So if you wish for this life of mine to serve as reimbursement, then take it, young master. Take it if you will.”
With his clothes stripped, Shen Yunjie’s fair legs were then pulled open, and the voice of the one above him turned into a sneer. “Now you wish to redeem yourself. Fine, then. I’ll even help you in fulfilling this request.”
When Shen Yunjie awoke, he was already thousands of miles away from Jinling, with Xiao Yuan—head tilted and sucking on his thumb—sitting by his side. He was in a carriage, one driven by an expendable soldier from Tianyi.Note: Daren means Lord, Mister, or Sir according to context. But our jilted lover boy here is using it to be cold and unfamiliar. So, I left it as Daren because it sounds harsher than anything I can come up with in English. []iana: I should also clarify that the Xiao (小: xiǎo) in Xiao Yuan’s name means little and is not the Xiao (萧: xiāo) surname used by Xiao Ning.
When Shen Yunjie awoke, he was already thousands of miles away from Jinling, with Xiao Yuan—head tilted and sucking on his thumb—sitting by his side. He was in a carriage, one driven by an expendable soldier from Tianyi. Upon seeing he was awakened, the driver stopped the horses and handed him a package. “Master requested I inform you the name of the poison inside you is ‘Futile Heartbreak’. As the days pass by, this poison will cause your health to deteriorate until it ends your life in three years' time. So, if you regret the path you’ve chosen, he says to return to Jinling to see him.”
When Shen Yunjie awoke, he was already thousands of miles away from Jinling, with Xiao Yuan—head tilted and sucking on his thumb—sitting by his side. He was in a carriage, one driven by an expendable soldier from Tianyi.As a flash of lightning dyed the pitch-black sky in silver and the already pounding rain grew more and more intense, Xiao Ning carried Xiao Yuan in one arm while dragging Shen Yunjie up the stairs with the other. Once upstairs, he locked Xiao Yuan in a warm inner room.
When Shen Yunjie awoke, he was already thousands of miles away from Jinling, with Xiao Yuan—head tilted and sucking on his thumb—sitting by his side. He was in a carriage, one driven by an expendable soldier from Tianyi. Upon seeing he was awakened, the driver stopped the horses and handed him a package. “Master requested I inform you the name of the poison inside you is ‘Futile Heartbreak’. As the days pass by, this poison will cause your health to deteriorate until it ends your life in three years' time. So, if you regret the path you’ve chosen, he says to return to Jinling to see him.”
The corners of Shen Yunjie’s eyes stung; his arms extended to swallow the child within his embrace as he choked out, “Xiao Yuan, can you call me dad?”
A thunderous roar resounded, the room silent long after it passed. A chuckle broke the eerie stillness—a soft chuckle from Xiao Ning followed his words. “Isn’t such a thing far too... cheap, Shen Daren?”
The corners of Shen Yunjie’s eyes stung; his arms extended to swallow the child within his embrace as he choked out, “Xiao Yuan, can you call me dad?”
With his clothes stripped, Shen Yunjie’s fair legs were then pulled open, and the voice of the one above him turned into a sneer. “Now you wish to redeem yourself. Fine, then. I’ll even help you in fulfilling this request.”“Did you come here to die?” Xiao Ning’s expression was as cold as it was ruthless when he spoke.
With his clothes stripped, Shen Yunjie’s fair legs were then pulled open, and the voice of the one above him turned into a sneer. “Now you wish to redeem yourself. Fine, then. I’ll even help you in fulfilling this request.”
Using the door for support as he struggled to catch his breath, Shen Yunjie peered up at the unfamiliar face before him, his heart squeezed by a dull ache. The Xie Yunyi he had once known had long been dead, killed by his very own dagger.“Did you come here to die?” Xiao Ning’s expression was as cold as it was ruthless when he spoke.
Using the door for support as he struggled to catch his breath, Shen Yunjie peered up at the unfamiliar face before him, his heart squeezed by a dull ache. The Xie Yunyi he had once known had long been dead, killed by his very own dagger.
“Relax. Since he is my child, I have no intention of hurting him.
As a flash of lightning dyed the pitch-black sky in silver and the already pounding rain grew more and more intense, Xiao Ning carried Xiao Yuan in one arm while dragging Shen Yunjie up the stairs with the other. Once upstairs, he locked Xiao Yuan in a warm inner room.
“Relax. Since he is my child, I have no intention of hurting him.” With that said, he dragged Shen Yunjie up from the floor and pressed him down on the bed. “Now, I’ll ask you again, Shen Daren. What exactly is it that you want? You went through so much hardship in the past for your ambitions. You could’ve left. You could’ve left earlier, yet you lured me into your bed on the eve of that incident. Why? How could you do something so despicable, Shen Yunjie?”
Note: Daren means Lord, Mister, or Sir according to context. But our jilted lover boy here is using it to be cold and unfamiliar. So, I left it as Daren because it sounds harsher than anything I can come up with in English. []iana: I should also clarify that the Xiao (小: xiǎo) in Xiao Yuan’s name means little and is not the Xiao (萧: xiāo) surname used by Xiao Ning.
“Xiao Yuan!” Shen Yunjie used all his strength to slam into that door at the sound of his son crying out for him on the other side.
Note: Daren means Lord, Mister, or Sir according to context. But our jilted lover boy here is using it to be cold and unfamiliar. So, I left it as Daren because it sounds harsher than anything I can come up with in English. []iana: I should also clarify that the Xiao (小: xiǎo) in Xiao Yuan’s name means little and is not the Xiao (萧: xiāo) surname used by Xiao Ning.
Shutting his eyes in anguish, Shen Yunjie managed to speak out, “For what happened back then, my debt to you is far too great. So if you wish for this life of mine to serve as reimbursement, then take it, young master. Take it if you will.”
“Relax. Since he is my child, I have no intention of hurting him.” With that said, he dragged Shen Yunjie up from the floor and pressed him down on the bed. “Now, I’ll ask you again, Shen Daren. What exactly is it that you want? You went through so much hardship in the past for your ambitions. You could’ve left. You could’ve left earlier, yet you lured me into your bed on the eve of that incident. Why? How could you do something so despicable, Shen Yunjie?”
Shutting his eyes in anguish, Shen Yunjie managed to speak out, “For what happened back then, my debt to you is far too great. So if you wish for this life of mine to serve as reimbursement, then take it, young master. Take it if you will.”
Shutting his eyes in anguish, Shen Yunjie managed to speak out, “For what happened back then, my debt to you is far too great. So if you wish for this life of mine to serve as reimbursement, then take it, young master. Take it if you will.”“Uncle…” A soft little hand tugged at Shen Yunjie’s hem. Xiao Yuan had crawled out of the carriage and was looking up at him pitifully, saying. “I’m hungry.”
Shutting his eyes in anguish, Shen Yunjie managed to speak out, “For what happened back then, my debt to you is far too great. So if you wish for this life of mine to serve as reimbursement, then take it, young master. Take it if you will.”
Jinling was in the distance, and there would no longer be a Shen Guan of Tianyi. For these three years of freedom, he was more than willing to pay the price with his life.All colour drained from Shen Yunjie’s at those words, a rippling blackness shrouding everything before his gaze.
Jinling was in the distance, and there would no longer be a Shen Guan of Tianyi. For these three years of freedom, he was more than willing to pay the price with his life.
“Xiao Yuan!” Shen Yunjie used all his strength to slam into that door at the sound of his son crying out for him on the other side.
All colour drained from Shen Yunjie’s at those words, a rippling blackness shrouding everything before his gaze.
“Xiao Yuan!” Shen Yunjie used all his strength to slam into that door at the sound of his son crying out for him on the other side.
“Did you come here to die?” Xiao Ning’s expression was as cold as it was ruthless when he spoke.As a flash of lightning dyed the pitch-black sky in silver and the already pounding rain grew more and more intense, Xiao Ning carried Xiao Yuan in one arm while dragging Shen Yunjie up the stairs with the other. Once upstairs, he locked Xiao Yuan in a warm inner room.
“Did you come here to die?” Xiao Ning’s expression was as cold as it was ruthless when he spoke.
“Did you come here to die?” Xiao Ning’s expression was as cold as it was ruthless when he spoke.Shutting his eyes in anguish, Shen Yunjie managed to speak out, “For what happened back then, my debt to you is far too great. So if you wish for this life of mine to serve as reimbursement, then take it, young master. Take it if you will.”
“Did you come here to die?” Xiao Ning’s expression was as cold as it was ruthless when he spoke.
Xiao Yuan was clutched in Xiao Ning’s grip, his little body quaking in fear as he kept crying out for his father. Every feature on his little face was reminiscent of the Xie Yunyi of old; so much so, it was as if the child was carved from his exact mould.
Grasping the soft, black hair of the one below him, Xiao Ning lifted Shen Yunjie, easily tearing off his plain robe, his voice flat and frigid as he spoke. “Remember those words you told me in that cell back then, Shen Daren? I, Xiao Ning, have remembered them well. Since you’ve never once loved me, tell me why that dagger you stuck in me was off by an inch.”
Xiao Yuan was clutched in Xiao Ning’s grip, his little body quaking in fear as he kept crying out for his father. Every feature on his little face was reminiscent of the Xie Yunyi of old; so much so, it was as if the child was carved from his exact mould.
A thunderous roar resounded, the room silent long after it passed. A chuckle broke the eerie stillness—a soft chuckle from Xiao Ning followed his words. “Isn’t such a thing far too... {cheap}, Shen Daren?”Breaths laced with heat soon invaded Shen Yunjie’s ear, the voice accompanying them deep. “You like giving birth to my children, yes? Then take it all, and don’t you dare waste a single drop.”
A thunderous roar resounded, the room silent long after it passed. A chuckle broke the eerie stillness—a soft chuckle from Xiao Ning followed his words. “Isn’t such a thing far too... cheap, Shen Daren?”
A thunderous roar resounded, the room silent long after it passed. A chuckle broke the eerie stillness—a soft chuckle from Xiao Ning followed his words. “Isn’t such a thing far too... cheap, Shen Daren?”
With his clothes stripped, Shen Yunjie’s fair legs were then pulled open, and the voice of the one above him turned into a sneer. “Now you wish to redeem yourself. Fine, then. I’ll even help you in fulfilling this request.”
A thunderous roar resounded, the room silent long after it passed. A chuckle broke the eerie stillness—a soft chuckle from Xiao Ning followed his words. “Isn’t such a thing far too... cheap, Shen Daren?”
“Relax. Since he is my child, I have no intention of hurting him.Grasping the soft, black hair of the one below him, Xiao Ning lifted Shen Yunjie, easily tearing off his plain robe, his voice flat and frigid as he spoke. “Remember those words you told me in that cell back then, Shen Daren? I, Xiao Ning, have remembered them well. Since you’ve never once loved me, tell me why that dagger you stuck in me was off by an inch.”
“Relax. Since he is my child, I have no intention of hurting him.” With that said, he dragged Shen Yunjie up from the floor and pressed him down on the bed. “Now, I’ll ask you again, Shen Daren. What exactly is it that you want? You went through so much hardship in the past for your ambitions. You could’ve left. You could’ve left earlier, yet you lured me into your bed on the eve of that incident. Why? How could you do something so despicable, Shen Yunjie?”
“Dad?” Xiao Yuan curiously tested out the word, yet this mere utterance was enough to flood Shen Yunjie’s heart with warmth, surround his eyes with a deep blush, and make his hold on his son grow all the more tight.
Breaths laced with heat soon invaded Shen Yunjie’s ear, the voice accompanying them deep. “You like giving birth to my children, yes? Then take it all, and don’t you dare waste a single drop.”
“Dad?” Xiao Yuan curiously tested out the word, yet this mere utterance was enough to flood Shen Yunjie’s heart with warmth, surround his eyes with a deep blush, and make his hold on his son grow all the more tight.
Author's Note:
Notes:
iana: I should also clarify that the Xiao (小: xiǎo) in Xiao Yuan’s name means little and is not the Xiao (萧: xiāo) surname used by Xiao Ning.
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