Gu Yue's body trembled slightly, and for a moment, she lost her strength, uncontrollably retreating a few steps.
That feeling of being completely controlled and powerless over everything surged in her heart again, engulfing her like a tide.
She opened her mouth, trying to speak, but not a single word came out.
The contract, the contract she had personally signed, was both her greatest hope and the shackles that tightly bound and restricted her, and she had no choice.
Gu Yue fell silent, and Kong Mingan no longer looked at her. He calmly turned around and continued to focus his attention on the sample in his hand. The laboratory fell into a brief silence.
After a long while, Gu Yue seemed to have composed herself and recognized her current predicament. She slightly raised her dull eyes, looking at Kong Mingan with a hint of inquiry:
"Was Snow Empress also treated like this by you after she signed the contract?"
Kong Mingan paused, but shook his head with little hesitation, his tone unusually showing a distinction: "She is not like you."
Not like?
What's different?
Gu Yue frowned. She could clearly feel that when he said this, his tone was serious, completely different from the dismissive attitude he had towards her.
She had thought she would get an affirmative answer from him, and the knowledge that her humiliation was not an isolated case would probably make her feel a little better, but...
Not like?
These three words lingered in Gu Yue's mind like a curse, repeating themselves in her heart.
For some reason, she was very unconvinced by these words; the more she thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt.
Why is it not like?!
Gu Yue thought to herself, remaining silent for a while. She seemed to have thought of something and proactively looked at Kong Mingan:
"Where are the clothes you want me to change into?"
Kong Mingan pointed to the neatly packaged box on the table beside them.
Gu Yue took the box and opened it, only to find that the style of the clothes inside seemed somewhat familiar.
"This isn't the same set as Qiu'er's."
Kong Mingan nodded, his tone matter-of-fact: "That's right. After the contract was signed, I originally intended for you to be the maid, but Qiu'er got ahead of you."
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Maid
Gu Yue's heart was silent, feeling a familiar sense of humiliation resurface. However, after the humiliation, she seemed to have thought of something.
She couldn't help but ask a question similar to the one she had just posed:
"After Snow Empress signed the contract with you, did you also make her your maid?"
Kong Mingan replied while recording data: "At first, Snow Empress was indeed my guard."
Gu Yue's eyes flickered slightly, and her heart felt a little more balanced.
However, in the very next moment, Kong Mingan continued: "...but Snow Empress isn't anymore."
Gu Yue was stunned.
"Isn't anymore?"
"Mm."
"Why?"
Kong Mingan's eyes were calm, and his tone still carried that serious, distinguishing quality: "Because she's different."
Gu Yue: "???"
Gu Yue's unconvinced feelings towards the Snow Empress, whom she had only met a few times, intensified again!
Why was she different? Why would this guy favor her more? They had almost identical contracts, so why was she different?
This was not jealousy, but an unwillingness and dissatisfaction stemming from her pride being overshadowed. Gu Yue fell silent, but did not speak again.
She felt that if she mentioned Snow Empress now, it would only be to humiliate herself.
Picking up the clothes, she glanced at the largely uncovered laboratory, then raised her hand to draw upon the surrounding elemental power, quickly constructing an opaque elemental barrier in front of her to enclose herself, preparing to change.
She knew that he possessed some ability to see through obstacles and perceive essence. In short, if he wanted to, her process of changing clothes would likely be seen clearly by him, with no secrets to speak of.
However, Gu Yue no longer cared about this. After all, her body had already been touched and pressed by him during treatment. What did being seen a few times matter?
She didn't think she could escape his clutches; it was only a matter of time.
In fact, she now even hoped that he would focus all his attention on her and act directly against her, as long as he didn't act against Qiu'er.
Anyway, she had already sold herself for the Spirit Beast race. Selling herself a little more to protect Qiu'er was also very reasonable, right?
As for why she still created an elemental barrier even with such thoughts, it was more for her own psychological comfort.
She needed a familiar process. At present, she couldn't change clothes calmly under his gaze.
Hmm... at least not now.
Silently, she came up with various reasons in her heart to justify her actions.
Gu Yue unbuttoned her Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy uniform while taking out the clothes from the box.
However, when she fully unfolded this so-called outfit and saw its complete appearance, her movements involuntarily paused.
Can this thing really be worn?
Gu Yue glanced at the thin fabric in her hand and finally turned her gaze to the instruction manual beside her... Time slowly passed. After a long while, the elemental barrier, like a water curtain, slowly fell, revealing Gu Yue, who had already finished changing.
Kong Mingan looked up and saw Young Miss Dragon King, now dressed in a maid outfit.
Its basic color scheme was similar to Qiu'er's, both classic black and white, but in certain easily noticeable areas, there were completely different design philosophies.
Qiu'er's set, though eye-catching due to her inherent temperament and expression, was essentially a relatively conservative work uniform.
Aside from various lace trimmings and accessories that added a touch of elegance, it didn't deliberately expose anything.
However, the set that Young Miss Dragon King was wearing now was clearly not for work, but more for… other activities.
The upper body abandoned the traditional maid outfit's high neck or shirt collar design, replaced by a daring cutout.
Excess fabric was directly removed, revealing her fair and graceful neck and large expanses of pale skin. Her full curves were half-covered by lace trimmings at the edges.
And behind her, there were no decorations like bows. Instead, from her lower back upwards, large sections of fabric were directly removed.
Her smooth, delicate back, extending to below the shoulder blades, was naturally exposed, with only a few slender black straps crisscrossing to secure it, accentuating the elegant lines of her back.
The lower skirt was slightly longer, completely covering Young Miss Dragon King's slender legs, but its cut featured a clever front-and-back overlapping design.
With just a slight step, the skirt would naturally part with her movement, revealing a layer of thin white suspender stockings underneath.
The edges of the stockings were outlined with delicate lace, and the suspenders connected to the corset above, appearing and disappearing as she walked, making it exceptionally convenient.
In short, this attire was definitely not intended for a maid's usual service scenarios but was specially designed for certain, day-to-day work.
(End of Chapter)
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