The moment Jiang Zheyu knocked, the door immediately swung open.

"I was just about to come find you." Su Yan smiled gently as he opened the door and saw Jiang Zheyu standing there.

He held the door open for Jiang Zheyu. "Come in. What can I do for you, Yu Yu?"

The lights were on, giving Jiang Zheyu her first clear look at Su Yan’s room. It was simple and stark.

A row of black curtains, a soft white bed, a row of wardrobes, and a simple desk with some books and pens on it.

The room’s color scheme was monotonous—nothing more than black and white.

In stark contrast to the black-and-white room, Su Yan had a head of neat, short red hair, but his personality was calm and reserved, a foil to the fiery color.

Those red eyes of his always watched her with a calm, accepting gaze.

Jiang Zheyu slowly walked into Su Yan’s room and sat down on the edge of his soft bed.

"I’m here to give Mr. Su his Spiritual Comfort for today," Jiang Zheyu said, propping herself up on her hands and looking up at Su Yan with a faint smile.

Seeing the girl look up at him with such a gentle smile, Su Yan felt his heart melt. He walked over and knelt in front of her, casually placing the wrapped gift bag he was holding on the bed next to her hand.

"Then I’ll have to trouble my Female Master." Su Yan knelt before her, tilting his head up slightly. His red eyes gazed at her, gentle yet with a hidden, possessive quality.

The bed was a bit high; sitting on it, Jiang Zheyu’s feet dangled above the floor.

The man was kneeling before her in a submissive posture, yet something about his broad shoulders or his sheer size made it feel different. His hands were planted on the bed on either side of hers, and even as he knelt looking up at her, it felt as though he was caging her in, leaving her no room to escape.

Jiang Zheyu blinked. ’This feeling is actually a little thrilling,’ she thought.

"What’s this?" Jiang Zheyu’s hazel eyes flickered, and she quickly shifted her gaze to the bag beside her, as if trying to diffuse the intense atmosphere.

She had noticed the exquisitely wrapped bag in his hand the moment he opened the door. When he then said he was just about to look for her, she guessed the bag was probably a gift for her.

’But I won’t ask if it’s for me directly. It would be awkward if it wasn’t.’

Although, Jiang Zheyu was 10,000 percent sure it was for her.

A glint flashed in Su Yan’s red eyes. He picked up the elegantly wrapped bag and placed it in Jiang Zheyu’s lap. "Yu Yu, open it and see."

Jiang Zheyu was also curious about what gift Su Yan had for her, and the purification task wasn’t urgent. So, she did as he said and took a square box out of the bag.

The black, square box had a special matte texture. Its shape seemed very similar to a necklace box.

’It’s probably a necklace,’ she guessed.

With that thought, Jiang Zheyu opened the box.

A black, circular collar with a dark, matte sheen came into view.

Her long, dark lashes fluttered rapidly. Her pale pink lips parted slightly, but she was at a loss for words.

She had guessed it was a necklace, but she hadn’t expected a collar-style necklace. Wearing it would certainly be very sexy.

’But this doesn’t quite match the image of Su Yan I have in my mind.’

’And I can’t help but feel it looks a bit like a dog collar...’

Jiang Zheyu’s thoughts began to wander...

’Could Su Yan actually be a cunning, black-bellied snake?’

’Does he like being the master?’

"Is this... for me?" Jiang Zheyu asked after swallowing silently.

Su Yan had been watching her the whole time, taking in every change in her expression. A hint of a smile colored his red eyes. "Yu Yu, will you wear it?"

Jiang Zheyu didn’t actually mind. If Su Yan wanted to see her wear it, she could wear it for him.

’But I don’t want to be a dog, and I don’t like master-and-dog games.’

Jiang Zheyu felt like crying but had no tears. ’The novel never mentioned Su Yan had this kind of fetish.’

"If you like it, I can wear it for you," Jiang Zheyu said after a moment’s hesitation, looking at Su Yan with a complicated expression. "But... I-I won’t call you ’Master’."

"Then would Yu Yu like it if I called you ’Master’?" Su Yan let out a low chuckle.

Jiang Zheyu blurted out instinctively, "Huh?"

The next second,

"Master..." Su Yan drew out the single word, his voice slow and provocative, laced with a unique, alluring charm.

Jiang Zheyu’s face flushed red. ’I feel like I don’t even know Su Yan anymore. The novel never showed him teasing the female lead like this.’

She’d always thought he was secretly in love with the female lead, never crossing any lines or trying to seduce her. She thought he was just that upright, calm, and reserved Commander Su.

But Su Yan was someone who had clawed his way out of the slums. He had seen much evil and witnessed how many Male Beastmen seduced and begged for a female’s affection.

He had thought himself above such things.

But snake-type Beastmen were lustful by nature, and their inner desires were stronger than those of other Beastmen.

He had never felt this way before, likely because he had never met someone he loved.

Now, he wanted Yu Yu to like him more, too.

Su Yan loved seeing her blush. When she looked like that, it was as if her heart was fluttering just for him.

"This is a collar that monitors Beastification Value." Su Yan stopped teasing her and explained with a smile. "It’s for me to wear."

It dawned on Jiang Zheyu that Su Yan had been messing with her. She gritted her teeth. "Then why did you make me open it?" 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

’I really thought this collar was for me.’

"Because I’ll only wear this collar if Yu Yu likes it." Su Yan reached out and gently caressed her beautiful eyes and brows. "Do you like it, Master? If you input your spiritual power and put this collar on me, you can easily kill me anytime I make you unhappy in the future."

Jiang Zheyu paused. Her feeling of being teased faded quickly. She remembered that the Male Beastmen around Bai Ruo seemed to wear collars just like this.

She didn’t want to put such a collar on her Beast Mate. It would be as if her Male Beastman couldn’t control himself and needed to be restrained by such a device.

She could understand if it was just a sexy accessory, but to hand over his life as well...

’I don’t need that,’ she thought.

Jiang Zheyu closed the box again. "That’s not necessary. You don’t have to wear this monitoring collar."

"If I wear it, you won’t be afraid of me anymore." Su Yan’s hand came to rest on her wrist, his gaze landing softly on her as he stated the fact they both already knew. "Yu Yu, you’re afraid of my beast form."

Jiang Zheyu froze for a moment, then looked at him with a gaze that was both gentle and firm. "I may be afraid of A yuan’s beast form, but I’ll work hard to get used to it."

She set a small goal for herself: ’I’m going to come and touch Su Yan’s beast form every day.’