Chapter 10 : Sia must seize the future

“Gulp…”

Qianya stared at the pale little foot resting on her lap, swallowed hard, and broke out in a cold sweat.

She had never done anything like this before (sad).

But for the sake of removing a slave mark, she steeled herself and leaned in.

“I-I’m starting… wuu ≧﹏≦”

Her face twitched. She closed her eyes, stuck out her little pink tongue—

But right as it was about to touch Vivian’s toes, Vivian suddenly said:

“Nope!”

“Mm-eh?”

Before Qianya could react, Vivian hooked her chin with those toes and yanked.

The vampire’s strength was terrifying. Qianya lost her balance and crashed face-first onto the soft bed.

“Kyaa X﹏X”

What the heck, warn a girl!

Qianya tried to get up, but Vivian lifted her foot again and gently flicked up the hem of Qianya’s maid top.

The fabric bunched at her waist, exposing her soft white tummy and the cat-paw mark Zero had left.

“This won’t do at all, Yaya.”

Then Vivian lightly stepped on Qianya’s belly.

“Nnah…”

The pressure wasn’t heavy, but it still made Qianya shiver.

“How can you look so scared while licking?” Vivian sounded dissatisfied, her toes gently rubbing the cat-paw mark.
“You’re supposed to say ‘Thank you, big sis, for the reward~’ with a sweet, seductive smile while you do it!”

“Uwaa… I-I can’t do that X﹏X”

Qianya could only whimper in protest.

“It’s… it’s way too embarrassing… I can’t make that face…”

After all, to Qianya this was definitely not a reward, wuu (つ﹏⊂)

Luckily Vivian didn’t push it. She lifted her foot, leaving only a faint red imprint on Qianya’s tummy—like she’d been lightly bullied.

“Nn… got stepped on…”

Qianya hurriedly sat up, pulled her top down, and rubbed her belly while muttering.

But the moment she steadied herself, Vivian slid in from behind, arms wrapping tightly around her waist, chin resting on her shoulder.

“It’s okay, Yaya~”

Hot breath tickled Qianya’s ear.

“Wuu (⋟﹏⋞)” Qianya squeezed her eyes shut.

“Everyone has a first time… I’ll forgive you today. You’re just too cute~”

Vivian’s voice softened as her fingers traced the heart-shaped mark on Qianya’s waist.

Qianya: Hmph! Smooth talker!

She wasn’t falling for that nonsense ( ).

Vivian continued, “But from now on you have to be a good girl and listen to me, okay? And you can’t tell anyone about tonight—especially Luko. Got it?”

“Eh? Listen to you?” Qianya blinked.

“Don’t worry, I have principles~ As long as you’re obedient, I’ll not only remove my own heart mark, I’ll even help you get rid of Iris’s, Zero’s, and Luko’s marks too~ We’re ‘allies’ now, after all. How could I let them keep bullying you?” Vivian said with a smile.

Qianya: R-remove all the marks (*ﾟﾛﾟ)!!

Wasn’t that exactly her goal…?

Before she could process it, Vivian gently nipped her earlobe.

“Kyaa X﹏X” Qianya squeaked.

“Of course, if you disobey or tattle about tonight… hehe, if Iris finds out you’re trying to escape, she’ll probably crank the shock punishment to max, hehehe~”

“W-wooo QAQ” Qianya shuddered.

She never wanted to be shocked again (tragic).

“I-I got it! I’ll be good, wuu…” Qianya promised with teary eyes.

Vivian smiled in satisfaction and pinched her cheek lightly. “That’s my good girl~ Then we’re officially reconciled~ You can go now. Remember to have breakfast with me tomorrow morning~”

With that, Vivian released her.

After saying good night, she let Qianya leave the room…

♡♡♡

When Qianya stumbled out of Vivian’s room, her legs were still jelly.

She wobbled down the hallway toward her own room, emotions swirling.

Sure, Vivian promised to remove all the marks… but could she actually trust that black-bellied vampire?

Qianya was pessimistic ( ).

Vivian wasn’t pure like Luko or straightforwardly hostile like Iris. Like Zero, her thoughts were impossible to read.

What if she was just dangling a pie in the sky, making Qianya obedient, and then reneged after having her fun?

“Ugh…”

Qianya hung her head dejectedly.

But even if she didn’t trust Vivian, what choice did she have? The leverage was in Vivian’s hands.

If she disobeyed, she’d get shocked by Iris (the scariest part (๑˃ಐ˂৭)), and lose any chance of removing the marks.

She didn’t want either of those (つД`)

…

Back in her room, Qianya flopped face-down on the bed and stared at the ceiling chandelier.

The room was still the same—same furniture, nothing changed. Even though her status had flipped from slave owner to little slave, keeping the room felt like Iris’s only mercy.

Qianya rolled over, hugged her pillow, and sighed dramatically.

“I have to seize my own future… seize the future…”

“Wuu wuu wuu… do I even have a future anymore QAQ”

She couldn’t take it anymore.

“Future… future… (╥﹏╥)”

In utter despair, Qianya started doing crunches on the bed ( ).