My Enemy Became My Cultivation Companion
Chapter 164 - 144: Just Like Me

Chapter 164: Chapter 144: Just Like Me

Yin Tingxue trembled in fear upon hearing those words.

She knew very well, Chen Yi had only spared her halfway, yet even so, what he subjected her to had already left her in shambles—forced into humiliating acts that shattered her dignity. And the terror he evoked was merely the tip of an iceberg.

The daughter of the Xiang King harbored no doubt; he possessed even more horrifying sides, ones so dreadful that a single glimpse might haunt a person for their entire lifetime.

Chen Yi, noticing her silence, wrapped his arm around her waist and forcibly pulled her into his lap.

"Punishment enough, punishment enough."

Yin Tingxue hurriedly clung to his neck, pressing herself tightly against him, her eyes stinging with suppressed tears as she pleaded:

"Can you please stop bullying me like this?"

Feeling the reluctant closeness of the young girl, Chen Yi began to stroke her soft, smooth hair.

"Why do I feel you’re still not obedient enough?"

Yin Tingxue’s face turned pale as she hastily replied:

"I’ve been very obedient. If that’s not enough, I’ll learn to be even more obedient in the future."

Her fear of him had seeped into her very bones; she didn’t dare to argue.

Chen Yi didn’t move. He patiently gazed at her while her fragile back quivered slightly under his palm.

Yin Tingxue choked on her breath, timidly looking at him with despair growing as his silence stretched.

"Please stop bullying me..."

She muttered weakly.

"But I just want to torment you, to tease you. What can you do about it?"

Chen Yi’s words were cruel.

"Why..."

Yin Tingxue softly asked after a beat of quiet, her voice fragile:

"Is it just because... I’m beautiful?"

As her words fell, Chen Yi stared at her in silence. Under the dim light of the night, her silhouette appeared faint and hazy—a kind of beauty that was infinite precisely because it was indistinct, resembling Yintai Temple from her memories.

Out of fear, she clung even closer to him, her fragile breaths brushing against his chest.

"Our child would be beautiful too, as exquisite as you," Chen Yi said tenderly. Yet to Yin Tingxue, his words felt utterly merciless, making her shiver uncontrollably.

"I don’t know whether it would be a boy or a girl. But I’d prefer a daughter. Tell me, what name should we give her? It must be as lovely as her mother’s name."

"I don’t want this, I don’t want this..."

Yin Tingxue began trembling in terror. In her life, no one frightened her more or earned her hatred deeper than him.

Imagining the image of the three-person family, she couldn’t hold back her tears, which fell onto Chen Yi’s chest.

"Do you think you have the luxury of refusing? Your whole life is in my hands. Even if you wanted to escape, how far could you possibly run?"

Chen Yi stroked her hair, teasing her pitiable face as he spoke with sinister amusement:

"You didn’t want to sleep with me before either, but in the end, didn’t you yield to my whims, obediently playing the role of a concubine?"

Yin Tingxue froze, forgetting even to sob, as unbearable memories surged into her mind. She whimpered softly, hanging her head low while leaning against him, not daring to pull away.

She remained motionless, as if her body had lost all sense of feeling.

Chen Yi quietly held her, knowing that resistance was futile—sooner or later, she would surrender.

As he was about to let her go, Yin Tingxue suddenly reacted.

"Don’t do this, don’t do this..."

She exclaimed in a choked voice, tears streaming down her face once again.

Chen Yi did not reply.

Suddenly... his collarbone was met with the cold, soft touch of her lips.

"I’m very obedient. Really, I’m very obedient," she murmured, kissing his collarbone. After a long while, she gasped softly, pleading:

"Just pity me this once..."

Her lips brushed against his collarbone. She had never kissed him there before, her pleas filling the air around him. Chen Yi, while softening slightly, remained condescending, asking with light mockery:

"Do you really not want children?"

"Mm... Just this once, I won’t listen to you," she replied.

"Then either shatter Longevity Bridge or bear me a child. Make your choice," Chen Yi suddenly threatened, his voice sharp and venomous.

Yin Tingxue froze, her complexion draining of blood almost instantly.

She didn’t choose, nor did she respond. She merely leaned against him.

Looking down at her, Chen Yi took pleasure in the sight of her submissive and humble attempts to please him.

"Just pity me this once..."

After a long silence, she murmured softly:

"Isn’t it a husband’s duty to pity his concubine?"

Chen Yi’s heart tightened at her words, his gaze falling as he pressed a kiss to her lips.

Yin Tingxue obediently offered her lips, even flicking her tongue forward.

After the kiss ended, Yin Tingxue stared at him intently, terrified he might turn cold and distant after the display of affection.

Chen Yi stroked the back of her head and gently said:

"Alright, I’ll give you some time."

Yin Tingxue felt little comfort from his words, her heart still hopelessly chilled.

She could evade this moment, but could she escape him forever?

Still, to have him relent temporarily was already a blessing too immense to fathom...

Many times, Yin Tingxue tried to make sense of her predicament. Didn’t the books always say that a family who sows kindness reaps blessings? At the Prince Mansion, she had treated her servants well, never slighting them. Why, then, was her house raided and she forced to become a concubine to someone like him?

Where was her supposed blessing?

Yin Tingxue wiped her tears away. She didn’t know the answer, but for now, she had to smile at Chen Yi—perhaps he would treat her with greater tenderness because of it.

Watching the girl’s lips curl slightly, Chen Yi’s chest grew tighter, and he tenderly kissed her forehead.

"Why are you so unwilling to have a child?"

Chen Yi softened his voice as he asked.

The girl didn’t answer at first, still sniffling.

"I’m frightened... I’m frightened of you," she finally said after a long pause. The idea of bearing a child for the person she feared most in life filled Yin Tingxue with panic.

Chen Yi held her even tighter. After suppressing his own emotions, he grinned and asked:

"I’m your husband. Isn’t it natural for you to bear children for me? Besides, could you run? Would you even dare to run? Whether it’s morally or logically, you must do it, obediently and without resistance."

Yin Tingxue shrank further into herself, gripping her neck and feeling a sharp pain in her chest.

Holding her in his arms, Chen Yi thought back to recent events before speaking again, his tone lighter:

"Since you don’t want children because you fear me, yet you must have children, I’ve thought of a solution."

Yin Tingxue raised her brows timidly, gazing at him in cautious curiosity and softly asking:

"What... solution?"

Chen Yi responded:

"You can fall for me.

If you love me, wouldn’t you want to give me children?

Besides, I won’t make you have children immediately."

Yin Tingxue was stunned, her delicate face frozen in disbelief, her gaze questioning.

Love this man—the one she feared her entire life?

"I can give you some time to fall in love with me."