Slave Husband I Bought (Female Dominant)

Chapter 5

Ye Lan was held tightly in Xu Qi’s arms, feeling the rough fabric of the woman’s clothes rubbing against the wound on his back, causing a fiery pain. But he couldn’t care about that now. He just clenched his fists tightly, his nails digging into his flesh. His body tensed up, then gradually relaxed, and the pale lips parted slightly, “I was born to serve, not worthy of being a partner.”

Xu Qi’s tense and shy smile slowly faded from her face. She casually moved her left hand, which was resting on her thigh, and gradually brought the somewhat dirty but slender hand into her palm. The hand was cold, and Xu Qi couldn’t help but rub it a few times. Ye Lan, with wide eyes, remained motionless in Xu Qi’s arms.

“What you’re saying has nothing to do with your true self. Being a slave is not your fault, and you’re not destined to be a slave. You’re just you, the partner I want.”

She hugged him inexplicably tighter, feeling his slight trembling in her arms until he let out a painful cry.

“Ahmm.....? Mistress?”

He tentatively called out twice, but his expression was uneasy.

Xu Qi happily responded, “That sounds so nice. From now on, you’ll call me that.”

Ye Lan was startled again, trying to shrink back, but this time Xu Qi didn’t restrain him. He successfully moved to the foot of the bed, then lowered his eyes, gripping the dark sheets beneath him, his expression unclear.

“You don’t know, I’m not worthy to be a proper husband.”

“Why aren’t you worthy? I’m not from a noble family, so why would you be unworthy?”

“I... I’m not clean.”

He turned his head away, unable to look at Xu Qi.

Even in an ordinary family, they wouldn’t want someone like him who was unclean. Even if she was willing, what about her parents and elders? Someone would always object.

Xu Qi sighed in relief, pinching his chin and turning his face back to her. “That’s not important. As long as you don’t have lingering feelings for the woman who sold you.”

“I... I don’t.”

When it came to being sold, it wasn’t decided by the adults, but by the adult’s attendant. When he was a slave, he had argued with him before and was beaten and then sold to someone else. Of course, the adult didn’t object; it was just a fleeting affection, a plaything for venting desires.

He had no attachment to that place; he just felt like a drifting duckweed, stumbling through life for so many years, which was rare. Even though it was a peaceful era now, there was no good future for a slave like him. He had had enough of living, tired of it.

Ye Lan’s eyes dimmed, his whole person like a lifeless ragdoll, causing Xu Qi’s heart to ache sharply. She let go of his chin, informing him, “Since you have no lingering feelings for her, from now on, you’ll be my husband, Xu Qi. Don’t say you’re unworthy again.”

Ye Lan stood still, not giving any reply.

Xu Qi waited for a while, feeling somewhat anxious. Thinking back on what she had said earlier, she couldn’t help but wonder if she had been too harsh. Did she scare him?@@@@

“Don’t worry, even though I’m just a commoner, I’ll treat you well.”

Xu Qi tapped the spoon against his thin lips.

Ye Lan was startled, slightly opening his lips and carefully swallowing the spoonful of porridge. His delicate tongue occasionally peeked out, extremely agile.

Xu Qi thought to herself, avoiding his gaze.

After finishing the bowl of porridge, she got off the bed. “You should rest well. I’ll go feed the pigs.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Ye Lan tried to get off the bed, “I’ll go.”

He didn’t even hear what Xu Qi said; he just wanted to do something. He was afraid of being idle, having grown accustomed to being beaten if he didn’t work.

But Xu Qi didn’t want him to move. At this moment, she frowned, wanting to tie him to the bed.

Ye Lan didn’t know Xu Qi’s temperament, but he was very obslave and almost immediately noticed her unease.

“Mistress... Mistress..”

Ye Lan called out, still feeling a bit uncomfortable with the term, stuttering and not daring to look at her.

Xu Qi had to soften her voice, “Don’t move until your wounds are healed. Just stay in bed.”

“I... This lowly body is fine, just a minor injury, it’s all better now.”

Xu Qi choked on her breath for a moment, then smiled and touched Ye Lan’s ink-like long hair. “Don’t say that about yourself. If you’re lowly, then am I not lowly for buying you as my proper husband?”

She meant it as a joke, but she didn’t expect Ye Lan to be so frightened.

“Mistress, Mistress is naturally different from me. Mistress is mistress, and I am me. How can we be the same?”

In his eyes, the mistress was willing to spend money to buy him, willing to marry him as her proper husband, the only person who had shown kindness to him in many years.

“Would I marry a lowly person as my husband?”

Xu Qi asked again, and Ye Lan stuttered, enable to speak.

“Alright, don’t think too much. My husband is not for doing chores.”

“Then what is a husband for?” Ye Lan instinctively raised his head and asked.

Xu Qi lowered her head and pressed her forehead against his, wrapping her arm around his waist. “A husband is for pampering.”