Li Yichen PoV
My eyes fluttered open, and I grumbled as I felt something warm enveloping my body.
When I tried to flip onto my other side, I frowned as I realized I was stuck, unable to move that much.
As my vision focused, I stiffened as I saw Gao Chen smiling down at me, her orange eyes alight with mirth as she held me in her arms.
"Good morning, Yi'er~! Sleep well? I know I did..."
Her hand slid around under the sheets, and I unwillingly moaned as she started taking liberties with my body, her smile widening.
"While I waited for my little bunny to awaken, I had a.. few ideas..."
Pulling me further into her bare chest, I bit my lip as she continued to hold me in her embrace.
I was shivering, fear slowly entering my mind.
It felt like a snake was slowly twisting and wrapping around my body, constricting my movements and suffocating me, preparing to strike when I was sufficiently weakened.
Gao Chen's hand gently stroked the back of my head, and her scent washed over me as my face was placed between her breasts.
The smell of ginger entered my nose, the citrus and floral scents mixing together to give Gao Chen her calming, but still sharp natural scent.
"I was thinking of moving you into my courtyard. This... dreary little corner isn't becoming of my wife. So, you shall move in with me. It won't be much of an issue, considering... well, you have few personal effects.
Though, that mirror that you've had Bao store away, that shall be moved in with you as well, Yi'er. Just in case your Mother Ai calls for you in the upcoming days..."
I shivered at that, before listening in horror as Gao Chen continued on, her voice holding barely disguised amusement.
"With you moving in, we'll be sleeping together every night, little bunny. You're every need shall be taken care of by An, Bo, Ci, and Da, as well as Bao. It's only natural for my wife, no?"
Her hands continued to stroke my hair and back, and her voice turned cold as she said "Besides that, since we need to announce your pregnancy, I won't tolerate having you being an utter weakling, Yi'er. I may be unparalleled, but many will still whisper to one another about my useless bunny who sits idly behind me. I'm not asking for you to become a powerhouse, but..."
Clenching the back of my skull, she forced me to stare up at her, her orange eyes empty as she whispered "At the very least, don't be something that should embarrass me, Yi'er. The longer you remain this pathetic weakling, the worse it is for you, me, and-"
Her hand slid down to my stomach, and I gulped as I felt her Dark Qi glide over my skin, the chill making me shiver again.
"This little one. You wouldn't want your child to endure the same as you have, now would you? Is that not what you cried to me last night?"
I opened my mouth, my eyes watering as I stared at her, before shakily nodding my head.
My hate for Gao Chen took a step back for a moment as my thoughts turned instead to the little one growing in my stomach.
Without having even met them, without them even showing signs of truly existing yet, I wanted my child to not only be born, but to thrive.
To, at the very least, have a normal, safe life, one that I wished for desperately in the last six years.
I didn't know why this was making me react as much as I was; maybe I was always more of a maternal woman then I believed, or maybe I just couldn't bear the idea that, since this child WILL be born, they might end up living how I have.
With no talent, always made fun of or forgotten, and left to wonder why no one ever loved them; why they were always alone.
Living with a shattered, broken heart, the pain of witnessing others get even the bare minimum of affection eating away at your soul each and every time.
The idea scared me so much, so while my hatred of the woman laying beside me still existed, I nodded again, my voice cracking as I whispered "I-I'll try... I'll s-start cultivating in e-earnest..."
Gao Chen's face warmed at that, a large smile forming as she chuckled, kissing my brow.
"Good Yi'er~! Now, let's get ready... I'll need to inform the girls about this move..."
Throwing off the sheets, I gulped as Gao Chen's sculpted body entered my vision, my cheeks reddening as I looked over each chiseled line.
Noticing that, she smirked down at me as she lifted me up, making me stand right in front of her.
Spinning me around, she nodded to herself as she stared at me, muttering "Not bad..."
Leaning down, she placed a sloppy kiss on my lips, her tongue coiling around mine and opening my jaw, making me gasp in surprise.
When she finally pulled away after draining her saliva into my mouth, she smirked at me as she guided my hand down her abs, making my eyes widen as I felt her stiffen.
"Actually, let's go in a few minutes..."
Pushing me back onto the bed, Gao Chen started taking me again, her eyes alight with sadistic joy as I moaned under her.