Seeing Lia struggling and creeping in the bath like a caterpillar, her little face flushed with exertion, Lin Da couldnât help but feel an odd sensation in his heart.
Scenes where Lia bossed him around these past three years kept flashing before his eyes.
Her complaints about the strategy not being produced on time,
Using him as a trash can to dump her frustrations whenever she was in a bad mood,
Using the excuse of being tired from training, demanding all three meals a day catered to her tastes,
When unable to hand out the rewards, sheâd elegantly claim they would be deferred to the next month, and up until the day he left the adventure team, he was still owed three monthsâ payâ¦
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The sliver of sympathy in Lin Daâs heart vanished as if it were a steamed bun snatched away by a dog.
Faced with Lia, who was bound into a rice dumpling by the Dark Whip, only her skin trembling, his hands seemed to become birds soaring in the sky. As they caught sight of the âdrumskin,â this huge, plump worm, each finger twitched with eagernessâ¦
Lin Da wrapped himself in a bath towel and sat by the edge of the bath. Then, with a snap of the Dark Whip, he dragged Lia over and placed her onto his knee.
A flash of light in his hand, and a black pointer appeared!
This was the pointer Lin Da used when pointing at the small blackboard during strategy meetings.
It was cylindrical in shape and smooth to the touch, like a miniature pool cue.
âWoo woo!â
Seeing Lin Da take out the pointer, Liaâs eyes filled with terror, and she frantically shook her head.
âLet you go?â Lin Da taunted, âIs that what you mean?â
The Dark Whip loosened slightly, allowing Lia to speak.
Lia first gasped for air in a fluster, then glared fiercely at him, her eyebrows upside-down and her small canines revealed with intense hatred:
âFine, if youâve got the guts, never let go, or just you wait for me!â
âIt seems you donât learn your lesson without a little punishment.â
Lin Da controlled the Dark Whip, once again silencing Liaâs mouth.
A muffled cold laugh came from Liaâs throat; she didnât believe Lin Da dared to lay a finger on her.
In the three years with Snow Goose, sheâd seen right through Lin Da; she could bully him, but he wouldnât dare to bully her!
It must be just to scare her now, perfect, she would make sure Lin Da couldnât get off the stage, and embarrass him badly in front of the Phoenix Tail Flower and Snow Goose team members!
Liaâs mouth curled up in self-satisfied triumph, pondering how she would taunt Lin Da in a moment.
Just then, a slap sound echoed near her ear.
The next moment,
Liaâs behind was in severe pain, as if a row of ants had each taken a bite, fiery and raw!
The pointer in Lin Daâs hand cut through the air, like a drawn slingshotâs band, and struck down.
The crisp sound resonated through the bathhouse.
Everyoneâs heart skipped a beat.
On Liaâs backside, there was a bright red whip mark.
No one expected the usually amiable Lin Da to strike so fiercely!
With one strike of the pointer, Lia was completely stunned.
Lin Da really dared to hit her?!
She had never suffered such humiliation from childhood.
And in front of the Snow Goose team members, to spank her like a bug on his kneeâ¦@@novelbin@@
Lia was bound too tightly by the Dark Whip, lying across Lin Daâs legs like an inverted V, with the point of the V being her buttocks. She could feel that everyone in the bathhouse was looking at that spot.
The fiery pain on her buttocks couldnât even begin to compare to the scorching sensation in Liaâs heart!
Liaâs pride was like a little princess captured by goblins, brutally battered and bruised.
âLin Da, enough already!â
Liaâs voice was muffled and unclear, her eyes filled with anger.
âStill refusing to admit your mistake?â Lin Da said with a stern face, âIt seems you still need a lesson!â
âYou dare!?â
Smack! Smack!
Smack! Smack! Smack!
The stick swung down again and again.
Red marks were whipped onto the fair buttocks, as if they had been scratched by a cat.
Liaâs face turned the color of liver as she stubbornly stuck out her buttocks for Lin Da to hit harder, thinking it might as well be over with her dead.
But to her surprise, Lin Da really did start hitting harder and harder, like an ancient adventurer washing clothes on the riverbank with a wooden stick, the faster the beating, the cleaner the clothes.
Before long, Liaâs buttocks were sticking up as if they could support a large can of wheat beer.
Liaâs attitude shifted from âLin Da, you wouldnât dare hit meâ to âSo, Lin Da really dares to hit me,â making her start to doubt her life.
And on top of that, there was a crowd watching her disgrace.
Lia lifted her head tremblingly to see Aikoâs mocking gaze, the sympathy on Isaâs face, and the taunt at the corner of Luluâs mouthâ¦
Being beaten by Lin Da in private was one thing, Lia could have endured it, but not in front of a whole crowd!
Lia wanted to maintain the image of a mature and excellent team leader in the eyes of her team members and had always worked hard to maintain it.
She would read and exercise in front of her team members, and even when the strawberry cake was stolen by Klrona, she would suppress her anger and generously forgive Klrona.
All of this was to be an excellent adventure team leader.
However, the paddle that Lin Da continued to bring down tore through all her pretenses, revealing her as a frantic, helpless little girl, nakedly exposed to everyoneâs eyes.
It was then that everyone discovered that she was actually underdeveloped, posturing as nothing but flatâ¦
Lia felt as if she had plunged into an unseen abyss of darkness, and her mentality immediately collapsed.
Sob, sob sob!
âLin Da, please stop.â Isa couldnât bear to watch and grabbed Lin Daâs hand that was swinging the paddle, pleading on behalf of Lia.
âNo, this one has yet to admit her wrongdoingâ¦â Halfway through speaking, Lin Da suddenly noticed that Lia was no longer struggling, lying down resignedly, letting herself be hit without moving an inch.
Whatâs happening?
A sudden sense of alarm went through Lin Daâs mind.
Looking intently, he saw Lia biting her lip, quietly shedding pearl-like tears that rolled down her chin, drop by drop falling into the bathwater.