Inside the room filled with red candles.
Lin Yi raised the leather whip in his hand, constantly whipping Xiao Lan, and Xiao Lan also let out a whimpering cry of pain.
"Does it hurt?" Lin Yi raised the whip and scolded.
"Ah… … it hurts, it hurts so much… …" Xiao Lan whimpered, saying it hurt, but her body didn't curl up because of it.
Some people are addicted to pain.
Especially those who practice fighting techniques. People who can persist in fighting have reached an unimaginable level of pain tolerance.
People like this often particularly enjoy the experience of pain.
Of course, this part of the pain refers to mild pain, not the kind of severe pain from being chopped in the thigh.
However, these people enjoy inflicting pain on others even more… … after all, hitting people is always better than being hit.
Xiao Lan also has a certain addiction to pain.
Her mouth says no, but her body is very honest.
"It's good that you know it hurts!"
Lin Yi said, whipping Xiao Lan again, continuing, "Breaking hands and feet is thousands and millions of times more painful than this! Do you know that?"
"I know, I know."
Xiao Lan responded with a whimper, begging for mercy, "Stop it!"
"Do you still want to break my hands and feet?" Lin Yi said, shaking his right hand and waving the whip again.
Xiao Lan hurriedly shook her head and said, "I don't want to anymore, I don't want to anymore."
"Will there be a next time?" Lin Yi waved the whip without hesitation.
It was rare to have such an opportunity, he had to cherish it.
It probably wouldn't be so easy to get Xiao Lan to do these things again next time… … after all, she had developed some resistance to his tricks.
"There... there won't be a next time." Ran looked up at Lin Yi, her eyes filled with pleading.
"What if there is?" Lin Yi continued to nitpick, trying to find a reason to brandish the whip in his hand.
"Huh?" Ran was stunned by the question and shook her head repeatedly; "There won't be, there won't be, there definitely won't be a next time! I promise!"
"I don't quite believe it." Lin Yi shook his head and waved his hand again.
"Wuwuwu... you have to believe me."
"..."
Lin Yi really couldn't think of any more excuses, so he simply stopped thinking and directly swung the whip to continue.
Of course, he was measured in his strikes; he definitely wouldn't leave any whip marks on Ran's body.
Unexpectedly, with this casual strike from Lin Yi, Ran could no longer endure it. She gave a loud cry, her body twitched, and she fainted.
Lin Yi: "..."
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When Ran woke up, she felt her whole body was cool and refreshed, with an indescribable sense of comfort.
Memory link.
Ran remembered what happened before she fainted and quickly checked her body.
"Hmm?"
She found no whip marks on her body, felt no pain anywhere, and there was no strange smell on the quilt.
This made Ran startle slightly. If it weren't for the extinguished candles still placed around, she would have thought it was just a dream.
Frequent battles with Lin Yi had allowed Ran's body to gradually adapt to high-intensity combat.
So while she was unconscious, her physical stamina had already recovered quite a bit.
Ran could get out of bed and walk normally.
Coming to the living room, Ran subconsciously glanced at the floor; even the carpet had been replaced with a new one.
Meanwhile, Lin Yi was sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed, reading a newspaper.
For some reason, Ran couldn't control her happiness.
She quietly came up behind Lin Yi, hugged him from behind, and then gave his neck a hard bite to take revenge for him hitting her with a whip!
Lin Yi put down the newspaper and pulled Ran directly from behind into the sofa, letting her lie in his arms.
Ran was as docile as a cat, nestling in Lin Yi's arms without moving, just staring at him with eyes full of love.
No words were needed; just by seeing Ran's eyes, Lin Yi knew how deep her love for him was and how much she loved him.
Opening Ran's information.
[Name: Mori Ran]
[Age: 16]
[Affection: 512 (Unwavering Loyalty)]
[Reminder: Congratulations, you finally have a soulmate. No matter what you do, she will support you... As for the consequences of killing her father, it is something worth trying.]
Seeing this information, a satisfied smile appeared on Lin Yi's face.
As for the last sentence, Lin Yi acted as if he hadn't seen it.
He had no grudge or enmity with Mouri Kogoro, so why would he kill the man?
Besides, Mouri Kogoro was a very suitable wingman. By handling cases alongside him, the comparison made Lin Yi look even more glorious and great—practically the Boeing 747 of men.
Moreover, Mouri Kogoro was also Ran's free Bodyguard and occasionally served as his own free thug.
Lin Yi couldn't bear to kill him.
"How is it? Does your body still hurt?" Lin Yi asked.
After being rough, following up with careful concern is a routine every man must master.
"It doesn't hurt."
Ran shook her head and honestly stated how she felt now.
"Then... again?"
Lin Yi's eyebrows twitched, his face full of ill intent.
"No."
Ran huffed and reached out to pinch his cheek: "From now on, you are not allowed to do this kind of thing to me again!"
"Okay, okay. I promise you."
Lin Yi smiled and lightly caressed Ran's small hand.
"Humph."
Ran knew what Lin Yi was like; he said so with his mouth, but once he found an opportunity, he would definitely do it again!
"Bad guy!"
Ran puffed out her cheeks and pinched his face hard.
Lin Yi didn't mind letting her pinch him a few times; his skin was exceptionally thick anyway.
"If you hadn't wanted to break my arms and legs, I wouldn't have done that," Lin Yi said plausibly.
"I... I..." Ran opened her mouth, not knowing what to say. She didn't know why that thought had suddenly popped into her head either.
Since there was no way to be reasonable, she simply wouldn't be reasonable.
Anyway, being unreasonable is a girl's prerogative.
"Haven't I already promised you not to think about it anymore!!"
Ran huffily pinched Lin Yi's nose and said, "I'm not thinking about it, so you can't do that kind of thing to me anymore! Understand?"
"Yes, okay, I understand!"
Without a second thought, Lin Yi immediately fired back a three-part response.
"Liar!"
Seeing how quickly he answered, Xiaolan knew he hadn't even thought about it, and she angrily pounded her small fists on Lin Yi's chest a few times.
Inside the living room, the playful sounds of the bickering couple echoed with cheerful laughter.
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