The Cannon Fodder Was Pampered By The Tyrant - Chapter 14

“I’ve already promised myself to THEM!”

Lin Yutian’s forced smile instantly froze on her face.

“…Treasured?”

Si Yan rested her chin on her hand, blinking at her. “Of course.”

“We even used some of the positions in these books that night.”

As she spoke, she reached out, her fingertips slowly intertwining with Lin Yutian’s. “Ayu, you haven’t been intimate with me these past few days. Tonight…”

Terrified, Lin Yutian snatched her hand away.

Previously, she had used all sorts of excuses to deceive herself, but now the answer was laid bare before her, Si Yan actually liked women.

That explained why Si Yan had played along that night and why she had kept Lin Yutian around until now.

Lin Yutian’s lips curled into an extremely stiff arc. “Your Majesty is joking again.”

Si Yan smiled back. “Whether it’s a joke or not, won’t we find out tonight?”

“…”

Lin Yutian’s inner self was screaming at the top of its lungs, but on the surface, she maintained a façade of calm, trying to negotiate gently. “Your Highness, I am just an obscure little assassin. There are plenty of women in this imperial city far more beautiful than I.”

Si Yan raised an eyebrow. “You think I kept you because you’re beautiful?”

Lin Yutian blanked for a moment, looking at Si Yan instinctively. “Is it not?”

Today, she wore a pale green outer robe, her hair neatly pinned up in a docile style, adorned with a pink tassel hairpin that swayed in the sunlight.

Those clean, clear eyes were staring right at her.

“…”

Si Yan was rendered speechless.

For the first time, the Emperor, who could look anyone in the eye with indifference at any moment, lowered her gaze.

Having said it, Lin Yutian felt a bit embarrassed herself.

Who am I? How could I say something so brazen in front of a great beauty like Si Yan?

She quickly tried to backpedal. “That’s why I said there are many in the city more beautiful than me.”

“But I only have eyes for the best.”

Si Yan’s eyes crinkled with a smile.

Lin Yutian was stunned.

What does that mean? Does it mean she doesn’t think I’m beautiful at all, and I’m just being narcissistic?

Hey, now. There’s no need to insult me like that.

“Then Your Majesty should go find the one you consider the best.”

Recalling the plot provided by the system, she said with a hint of pettiness, “Like some princess or something.”

Maybe if Si Yan went on an incognito tour, she’d stumble upon her. But since this was Si Yan’s “White Moonlight,” she couldn’t possibly not know..

Si Yan reached out and pinched her cheek mercilessly. “I’ve found that your ability to comprehend things is sometimes truly laughable.”

Wincing from the pain, Lin Yutian said tearfully, “Can’t you just speak normally?”

A faint red mark remained on her cheek. Combined with those accusatory, misty eyes, it was a sight that…

Si Yan paused for a beat and withdrew her hand.

Rubbing her cheek, Lin Yutian muttered, “Since Your Majesty doesn’t think I’m beautiful, why keep me around until now?”

How could a sensitive and suspicious ruler like Si Yan keep a worthless little assassin?

It would be better to just let her go home.

“Lin Yutian.”

Si Yan stared at her. “Do you truly not know?”

Lin Yutian looked at her gloomily, her tone hurried. “If I knew, would I be asking you?”

Clearly, she had absolutely no inkling of those intentions.

Si Yan’s lips moved, but in the end, she couldn’t bring herself to say the words.

Though she was used to taking risks, there were always exceptions.

“That is because…”

She leaned in and whispered a few words into Lin Yutian’s ear.

By the time Lin Yutian realized what sort of scandalous words Si Yan was saying, her brain went numb, and she was unable to respond.

“T-these… Your Majesty should keep these books for yourself!”

She hurriedly pushed the four books back toward Si Yan, stood up abruptly, and turned to bolt for the door.

Lin Yutian had been the slowest runner in high school, but now she was using every ounce of strength she possessed.

Her subconscious told her, if she didn’t run now, she’d never get another chance!

Unfortunately, before she could reach the door, Si Yan’s arm hooked around her waist. Her back met a soft, burning warmth.

“Just those few words and you can’t handle it?”

Si Yan chuckled. “In those books you were reading, the language used later on is much less refined than what I said.”

Lin Yutian defended herself in a small voice, “I didn’t read the later parts.”

The content at the beginning was enough to scare her half to death.

“Are you really that repulsed?”

It wasn’t that Lin Yutian hadn’t encountered this community before. When she was a student, the two girls sitting in front of her were like that.

She often saw them walking hand in hand in the school grove, occasionally sneaking a kiss on the cheek. They would explain problems to each other during class, and when one slept, the other would pull the curtains tight and take notes for her.

Sometimes, Lin Yutian felt a little envious.

She thought it was miraculous that love could make two strangers do so much for one another.

But she couldn’t even handle basic family relationships.

Coming back to reality, Lin Yutian felt even more miserable about her situation.

She wasn’t liked at home, and now that she’d traveled into a book, she was being toyed with by a villain like Si Yan.

She wasn’t loved anywhere.

But Lin Yutian’s personality wouldn’t allow her to voice those thoughts.

“Of course,” she said, looking up at Si Yan. “And I already have someone in my heart.”

In that instant, Si Yan’s gaze turned cold.

She lowered her eyes, seemingly brushing a strand of Lin Yutian’s hair out of the way, and asked softly, “Who?”

“I’m not telling you.”

Lin Yutian swallowed hard. Her mind filled with the image of the ten million yuan she had yet to claim. She said solemnly, “I’ve promised myself to them. I can’t live without them in this lifetime.”

Si Yan sneered. “Promised yourself? Can’t live without him? What’s so good about a thing like that?”

As a die-hard fan of the RMB (Chinese Yuan), Lin Yutian wouldn’t allow a capitalist like Si Yan to slander it.

She suddenly found a strange surge of courage to talk back. “You don’t lack it, so of course you don’t know its benefits.”

“In the palace, you have everything you want, but… but for ordinary people like us, being able to possess it in this lifetime is already enough.”

“It has been by my side since I was very young. Every time I encountered difficulties, it was there helping me.”

What she said today wasn’t a fabrication; it was heartfelt.

The genuine emotion in her eyes was impossible to ignore.

Suddenly, Si Yan found it difficult to breathe.

After finishing her rant, Lin Yutian realized Si Yan’s face had turned dark and sour.

She reflexively shut her mouth.

Maybe… I went a bit too far?

Someone like Si Yan probably couldn’t stand being scolded like that.

Would she draw her blade and let her blood splatter on the spot?

As Lin Yutian’s thoughts raced, Si Yan finally spoke. “Then that is a great pity indeed.”

Her tone was calm, but the ruthlessness in her eyes spiked. “You will never escape my side in this lifetime. You will never see your ‘beloved’ again.”

“That doesn’t matter,” Lin Yutian said. “As long as I live, I will never give up on trying to see them..”

Before she could finish, her mouth was fiercely seized by Si Yan’s.

This kiss was unlike any they had shared before. Si Yan’s movements were urgent and violent, giving Lin Yutian no time to react. She explored hungrily, nearly biting through Lin Yutian’s lips.

Lin Yutian didn’t know why Si Yan was acting crazy again. She couldn’t breathe and tried to push her away to catch some air, but her wrists were grabbed and pinned against the wall.

“Did he kiss you like this too?”

Si Yan’s voice was hoarse.

Lin Yutian’s head was spinning; she couldn’t hear what Si Yan was saying. She let out a confused “Huh?”, but that somehow triggered Si Yan again, and her lip was bitten once more.

A layer of mist formed over Lin Yutian’s eyes. She mumbled, “It hurts.”

Si Yan pulled away briefly, her voice cold. “I want it to hurt.”

Lin Yutian felt wronged. How could Si Yan be so mean?

Her mouth was going numb, she didn’t like this ungentle way of kissing.

As the person in her arms began to squirm, a spark of anger flared in Si Yan’s heart.

Does she loathe me that much? Is she that desperate to run away? Is even a kiss this repulsive to her? I haven’t even touched you yet. What is so good about that thing? Can’t you just look at me?

The more she thought, the tighter her grip became.

Finally, she hoisted Lin Yutian up by her thighs, forcing her to wrap her legs around her waist, and moved to lay her on the bed.

Gasping for air, Lin Yutian rested her chin on Si Yan’s shoulder.

Once she caught her breath, she gave Si Yan’s back a light thump and pointed at her swollen lips. “That kiss hurt so much. I don’t like kissing you.”

Si Yan’s chest heaved. She placed Lin Yutian on the bed and leaned over her. “Then who do you like kissing?”

Lin Yutian had never been this intimate with anyone, so she couldn’t even think of a name. She stubbornly replied, “Anyone but you.”

“Be good,” Si Yan said. “Tell me.”

Lin Yutian looked away. “I won’t tell you. If I do, you won’t let me see them.”

Not just prevent a meeting.

Si Yan wanted to kill them.

Thinking this, Si Yan calmed down significantly.

She stared at Lin Yutian and asked, “Do you want to see them that badly?”

Lin Yutian felt a twinge of doubt, but she nodded. “Of course. They are the only thing in this world I trust.”

Si Yan curled her lips. “In that case, you might as well tell me his name. I might consider arranging a meeting.”

Hearing this, Lin Yutian’s heart tightened, and her eyes darted around instinctively.

Has Si Yan realized I’m lying?

Lin Yutian coughed. “No need.”

The curve of Si Yan’s lips gradually vanished. “Why? Are you afraid I’ll hurt him?”

As she spoke, Si Yan could no longer control the wave of jealousy leaking through.

Oh no, she really found out.

Lin Yutian felt intimidated, but she couldn’t lose her momentum. “Of course. They are quite fragile and easily damaged.”

The colder Si Yan’s gaze became, the more she listened. “Why do you like such a useless piece of trash?”

“When in danger, does he just hide behind you and tremble?”

“Definitely,” Lin Yutian said with total sincerity. “If I get hurt, I can recover. But if anything happens to them, it’s over.”

If her money got torn or destroyed, she couldn’t just piece it back together.

Si Yan’s eyes narrowed.

She suddenly recalled the time of the rebellion. The capital was engulfed in flames, and her brother had sent assassins to hunt her down while she was already gravely wounded.

At the time, fleeing soldiers were searching outside. Lin Yutian had hidden the immobile Si Yan inside a small space, but the area was too cramped for both. Lin Yutian had wiped the sweat from her brow and smiled at Si Yan, saying: “Stay here and don’t make a sound. I’ll lead them away.”

At that time, Si Yan’s legs had been pierced by arrows, her fingernails ripped out, and her body was far beyond its limit after fleeing for a thousand miles. She had also caught a mild flu and was burning with a high fever, her will to live was fading.

She had looked at Lin Yutian, her voice sounding like it had been scraped across sandpaper: “You… come in. Their target is me.”

Lin Yutian had smiled as she covered her with weeds for camouflage. “It doesn’t matter if I get hurt, but if anything happens to you, it’s not okay.”

“Wait for me to come back.”

Lin Yutian had looked at her with smiling eyes, and then Si Yan’s vision had plunged into total darkness.

Years had passed, and Si Yan never expected to hear those words from Lin Yutian’s mouth again and she certainly never expected Lin Yutian to say them about someone else.

The initial jealousy and anger had passed, leaving Si Yan much calmer.

She reached out and touched Lin Yutian’s bitten lip, a rare moment of vulnerability. “By my side, there is no possibility of you being hurt.”

So, could you consider me?

But before she could say those words, Lin Yutian vetoed her immediately.

Her bright eyes were full of blatant distrust. “Liar. You just bit my lip until it bled.”

“It really hurts!”