Chapter 293: The Girl's "Housewife" Plan

Perhaps she had guessed wrong from the very beginning.

This Horned Demon bastard didn’t lock her here just to make it easier to humiliate her day and night.

Instead… was it for her safety after saving her?

After all, she had caused quite a commotion in that battle.

The giant dragon, her powerful strength, and her healing abilities would likely be coveted by various factions.

So, did this guy hide her in the most secluded basement of Shadowmoon Manor just to protect her?

‘This logic… seems… to make total sense!’

In an instant, a flash of inspiration struck Su Nian.

Inside her mind, her mental image of herself pumped two pink little fists up and down in excitement.

‘(o°▽)o Hehe…’

At this thought, the massive weight hanging over Su Nian’s heart suddenly dropped.

An indescribable sense of relief instantly spread through her entire body.

She knew it!

Even though this Horned Demon bastard was a bit of a pervert, he wasn’t completely insane.

Moreover, there was physical evidence!

Su Nian’s gaze fell once again onto the silver tray.

That bowl of steaming meat porridge was the best proof!

If the Horned Demon Lord really just wanted to treat her as a prisoner, locking her in this dungeon to toy with her day and night for his own pleasure…

Then there was absolutely no need for him to go through the trouble of preparing such exquisite food.

After all, if things had really reached that point, she probably wouldn’t be eating any delicious meals.

All she would be able to eat would probably be… protein.

Chu Tian walked to the side of the bed and gently placed the tray on the simple small table at the head of the bed.

The white porcelain bowl clinked softly against the silver tray.

He didn’t speak immediately.

His gaze started from the girl’s face, which was slightly pale from her long sleep but still breathtakingly beautiful.

It slid over her long, trembling eyelashes.

Then to her cherry lips, which were bitten hard out of nervousness, making them look even more lush and tempting.

Moving further down, his eyes fell on her snowy, elegant neck.

The exquisite necklace that the [Lover’s Prison Collar] had transformed into flickered with a dangerous glimmer in the dim light.

Then, there were the soul-stirringly full curves that even the arms she wrapped around her chest couldn’t completely conceal.

The silk material of her nightgown clung tightly to her skin, outlining a slender waist that looked like it could be broken with one hand.

Finally, his gaze landed on her snowy-white, lovely feet, her toes curled up in tension.

Every inch of her skin was crystal clear, like the finest mutton-fat jade.

Su Nian felt extremely uncomfortable under his stare.

A humiliating heat rushed from the soles of her feet to the top of her head, making her entire face burn.

Wherever the Horned Demon Master’s gaze passed, her skin felt hot and tingly.

“How are you feeling? Do you have any discomfort?”

“If you can move, eat first.”

Chu Tian’s deep voice broke the silence, carrying a hint of stiff concern that even he hadn’t noticed.

Su Nian was slightly stunned.

She cautiously looked up at the food on the bedside table and then at the Horned Demon Master’s handsome face, which betrayed no emotion.

‘Huh?’

‘It seems like the Horned Demon is actually concerned about me.He even specifically brought food and asked if I was comfortable.’

‘It seems this guy isn’t that bad after all…He even knows how to protect me and bring me things to eat.’

‘Could it be…This bastard… has actually fallen for me?’

Had the Horned Demon’s feelings for her transcended that of a simple slave and Master, or mere physical attraction, and turned into a spiritual love between a man and a woman?

‘Hmm… no way!’

But thinking about it carefully…

She was a super invincible beautiful girl with a Charisma stat of over 100.

As the most radiant idol on the stage, she had captured the hearts of countless fans.

Even this perverted Horned Demon shouldn’t be able to resist her charm.

Before this, he might have just been acting out of pure possessiveness, simply craving her body.

But after spending time together day and night, he finally discovered that she was actually super invincible, beautiful, cute, smart, and kind…

‘(しく) Hehe.’

‘Wait. What on earth am I getting happy about!’

Su Nian wasn’t a real girl at heart.

What was there to be happy about in being liked by this bastard?

Besides, he was her archenemy!

But given her current situation, if she could gain the Horned Demon’s affection, it didn’t… seem like a bad thing.

It would definitely make her life much easier.

If she could be like those pampered “housewives” in stories, would she… be able to avoid being bullied so excessively?

‘Wait. Let’s verify it first.’

If it wasn’t just a Master-Slave relationship, then she shouldn’t just obediently follow the Horned Demon Lord’s every word.

Sometimes, she had to make demands.

Only then could she be called a “housewife”!

Su Nian slowly raised her pale but still stunningly beautiful face.

Mustering more courage than she ever had in her life, she met his deep gaze.

“I don’t want to drink porridge. I have no appetite,” she said, her voice soft but firm.

She saw the man’s handsome brow twitch almost imperceptibly.

‘Good, there’s a reaction.’

Su Nian encouraged herself internally and continued to raise the stakes.

“I want to eat roasted meat. The kind with a lot of spices.”

After saying that, she widened her beautiful sky-blue eyes and stared intently at the Horned Demon right in front of her without blinking.

Ever since her defeat at Blackstone Gorge, she had never disobeyed any of the Horned Demon Lord’s orders, let alone taken the initiative to make a request.

This was the first time.

The air seemed to freeze.

Chu Tian looked at the girl so close to him, and his heart skipped a beat.

Even though he saw this face every day and had already seen her most shameful and dazed side that no one else knew about…

Being stared at by her so soberly and intently still made him feel a strange sense of panic.

“You’ve just woken up and your body is weak. You shouldn’t eat greasy things.”

Chu Tian forced himself to look away, and his voice regained some of its usual majesty as if that could hide his loss of composure.

‘It’s working! He’s actually explaining!’

If it were before, he might have said something like, “You dare to disobey your Master’s orders?”

Seeing him avoid her eyes, Su Nian grew even bolder.

She shifted her weak body forward, almost pressing against the edge of the bed.

Her voice took on a deliberate softness and a coquettish tone that gave even her goosebumps.

“No, I want to eat roasted meat right now. Please…?”

She dragged out the last word, making it light and soft, like a feather scratching against an eardrum.

Chu Tian froze completely.

Looking at her pitiful yet somewhat willful and charming expression, the string called “reason” in his mind snapped instantly.

“…Fine.” He blurted out the word almost subconsciously.

As soon as he said it, he realized what he had agreed to, and a flash of annoyance crossed his handsome face.

But as the Master, his word was his bond.

It wouldn’t do to take it back; that would be even more embarrassing.

“Then wait here.”

He dropped those stiff words, and his figure instantly vanished from the spot in a slight ripple of spatial fluctuations.

The movement was so fast it didn’t look like a teleportation, but rather a panicked escape.

‘Eh? Eh, eh, eh?!’

Su Nian stared blankly at the spot where he had disappeared.

It took a full three seconds for her to react.

She… succeeded?

‘I got him! I won! So this guy… is actually this easy to deal with?!’

It seemed she could find ways to make even more “requests.”

In that case…

Before she collected 100 million Humiliation Value, not only would she not be bullied too badly by the Horned Demon, but she could also make all sorts of requests and live a better life!

However… Su Nian didn’t know that the more requests she made, the more of a “price” she was unknowingly paying.

As for what that price was…