Chapter１２

Unfortunately,afterdinnerinhell,ChaninwasnotsummonedtodowhathedideverynightinRan'sroom.Hedidn'taskwhy,anddidn'twanttoknow.Hethoughtitwasgood.Whenhereturnedtotheroom,hecouldonlybeathiminthechestalonetoventhisresentment.Thecollarhewearsisforbiddenandcanonlybetakenoffwhengoingout.Whileinthehouse,Idon'tthinkLanewillbeanymorecrueltohim,heiswrong,anditseemsthathewillbecomemorecruelsoon.

Idon'twantthis,butitwillhappen.Allhecandoisacceptit.

Justacceptit...Areyoucrazy?Treatedasinhuman?Whowouldagree!

I'vealmostdecidedtomeetLan.ItwouldbeasurpriseifMamorudidn'tshowupthenextmorningandsaidhewastakinghimtothehospitaltoseehismotheratLan'sorder,andChanindidn'taskforit.Laneagreed,too,butwhenheheardMamorusayitwasinreturnforhisobedienceatlastnight'sdinner,hedidn'tthinkofaskinghismotheranything,butitwasfine.

Now,theonlyonewhocanhealhisheartishismother.

Afterarrivingatthehospital,MamoruletChaninspendthewholedaywithhismother.ShetoldmethattodayRanwillgotomanagethecleanlinessofthecompanyandmeetagainafterRanfinisheshiswork.Chanincanonlypraynottoseeeachotheragain,butheavendoesn'tseemtoupsether,becausesheshowedupthatnightafterhermotherfellasleepexhaustedintherehabilitationroomafterreceivingchemotherapy.Whentheotherpartyappeared,hequicklyjumpedoffthesofawhilesittingnexttohismother.

"Whyareyouhere?"

"IremembercallingyoumyLord."

Asusual,Rundidn'tanswerthequestionandcamein,pretendingtobetheowneroftheroom.

Chaninsighedandaskedagain.

"Sir,whyareyouhere?"

"Can'tIgoandseemystepmother?"

Thistime,heanswereddirectly,butsatdownonthesofa,thenheturnedaround,satdowninthechairbythebed,andstaredatAlan.

"DidIletyousitthere?Whendidyousaythat?"

Chaninrolledhiseyes,walkeduptothespeaker,kneltdown,kneltinfrontofTanLan,smiledandputhisarmsonthesofa,verycomfortable.

"Iheardshewenttochemotherapytoday.Shemusthavesleptforalongtime."

Chaninnodded,knowingthatRunalreadyknew,butpretendingtoask,hemighthavemoreplansinmind,fromhisslyexpressionandeyes.

Ofcourse,asshemovedherhandstountiehertie,sodidherlips.

"SleepwellsoIdon'twakeupandseewhatmysonhasdone."

"WhatshallIdo,sir?"

I'mnotaskingfororders.Heisparanoid.

Lanedidn'tanswerimmediately,hismouthwrinkledslightly,asifheweresayingsomething.

"Helpmerelievethestress.I'vebeenmanagingthecompany'ssystemsalldaytoday.Icansayyourmanagementisterrible.I'vewastedalotofenergy.It'stimeforyoutoserveme."

Thenhespreadhislegsoutalittleanddidn'tspeak,andheinstinctivelyrealizedwhathewantedhimtodo.

"Idon't..."

"Withyourmouth."

Beforehecouldevendenyit,Lanesteppedin.Heheldhishandtightly.HeknewthatLanewouldforcehimtodosuchathingoneday,butitwouldneverbehere.

Whenhismotherfellasleep,itwasequaltobeinginfrontofhisparents!

"That'stoomuch."

Chaninwantedtoshout,butcouldonlymakestiffsoundsinhisnormaltonesoasnottowakehismother.Raninalsosmiledunabashedly,sayinghisvoicewassoft.

"Ifyoudon'twantyourmothertowakeup,finishitquickly.AsIsaid,Iamverytiredandemotionallyunstabletoday.Ifyouloseyourtemper,Ican'tguaranteeit."

Althoughthisisnotanimmediatethreat,itmeanshismother'slife.Youngpeoplehavenomeaningthattheyaretoostupidtoexplain.Heglancedatathinmiddle-agedwomanlyinginbed,breathingrhythmically,andthenlookedbackatthemaninfrontofhim.

"Comeon,howmanytimesdoIhavetorepeat,Idon'tliketosaythesamething."

Chaninclenchedhisteeth,openedhiseyeswideandbecameunabashedlyaggressive,buthedidnotresist.Inthiscase,itisbettertofinishhisorderquickly.Thesituationisquitedangerous.Ifhedid,hismother'slifewouldnotbesafe.

Hisbigmankneltbeforehim,seeminglyreluctantly,buthisexpressionwasnotsodocile.Hecouldrealizethatthemanhehadbeenafraidofforsomanydayshadnowbeguntoresist,andthathehimselfwaswaiting.

Iwillhavemorefunwiththisslave...

"Handle."

OrderedChanintoraisehishand,unhookthemaninfrontofhim,pullitup,reachintoit,andgentlytouchtheinnerpart.Hisbehavioriscompletelyoppositetowhathefeelsnow.Hewasabouttoexplode,buthehadtotoucheachothergentlyandcherisheachother,thoughthatwasnothisrequest.

Afterawhile,Lane'sbodyorgansreactedtohistouch,soLaneliftedhisfortifications,hisbodybecamestiff,andhiseyeswereremovedbyhislittleones.Butmyhairwasjerkedback.

"Don'tturnaround,Itoldyoutouseyourmouth,andbecarefulwithyourteeth,orI'llputyourbrain."

Hedidn'tsayempty,butreachedoutandtookoutaspearfromhiswaistandhelditinhishand.Chanindidn'tnoticesomethinglikethishiddenunderthehemofhissuit,whichmadehimunabletoresistandhadtoshowhislips.Itoccupiestheedgeofthetop,andthepinktextureontheskingoesdownbitbybit,allowingLanLantostartcomingfromagirl'slifeinthewayhewasoncetreated.

Tobehonest,inpractice,Chanindidn'tdoverywell,buthecouldbreathestronglyfromRanin,andhedidn'thavetolookuptoguessthattheotherpersonwouldbesatisfied.ButyouknowthatRunisnotsatisfiedwithChanin'spampering,andhepreferstotrampleonhishalfbrother.

Inordertoendthissituationassoonaspossible,Chaninisveryattentive,althoughheisdisgusted.Beforelong,herbodywasalittlestiff,andthenherslenderhandsclutchedherhairtightlyagain.Pressyourfacelowerandmovehard.Nomatterhowchokedtheotherpersonis,tearswillflowout.

Chanincouldhardlytakeitanylonger,butthepatienceofthoseinfrontofhimwasfinallyover.Thewarmthoftheliquidfilledhismouth.Heknewwhatitwasandwantedtospit,buthedidn'tdare,becauseRanhadraisedhisguntohistemple.

"Swallowitandcleanitup."

Whenhefinishedhisorder,hequit.Helaughedhappily,liftedhislegs,liftedhisbigmanofftheroad,andputonhistrousers.

"Doanything,justlikeyourmother.Thereisnothingwrongwithbeingamother."

ThisisnotthefirsttimeIhavebeensatirizedlikethis,butthistimeitmakesChanintremblewithanger.Whathappenedtohimjustnowwastooheavytobear.

"Imaynotcomebacktoday,havethingstodealwith,don'twaittogotobed,havesomethingtotellMamoru."

Havingsaidthat,hewentoutoftheroomandsatChanininthesameplace,andthentheyoungmanclenchedhisfistinangerandfellhardtotheground,althoughheandhismotherwerethereasonwhyRanwasdrivenawaybyhisfather,andweresoresentfulthathewantedrevenge.Butthat'snotwhyheputupwiththisemotion.

Tobeenslaved,tobetrampledon,tohavenogoodinthingshehadnointentionof,wasunfairtohim.Itdoesn'tmakeanysensetoendureslavery.It'sbettertostrugglelikeadog.

Hewillnolongerbeapawnonthechessboardandbeathismercy.

Ifhedies,hewon'tdiewithoutstruggling.

I'vehadenoughofthisdamngame,andthismomentshouldbeover...

Neveragain!