Nan Zhiyun felt like a child, being carelessly held and toyed with in his arms, so effortlessly. She buried her head in Yu Jingchen's chest, not wanting to speak, damn it. Nan Zhiyun smeared all the tears and snot from her face onto the front of Yu Jingchen's clothes.
Yu Jingchen found her adorable and somewhat pathetic, which made him want to laugh and cry at the same time.
He reached out and picked up the bamboo笞 beside him again. Nan Zhiyun happened to see this movement, and her body immediately stiffened. Yu Jingchen naturally felt it too. He found it amusing, realizing she was still scared.
He held the bamboo笞, then placed it in Nan Zhiyun's hand: "If Yun'er is unhappy or angry, hit me back with this now, alright?" Yu Jingchen resumed his 'pacifying a child' mode.
Nan Zhiyun looked at the board inside, her expression turning grim. It really hurt when struck on the body.
"Yun'er, don't be angry anymore. Just hit me back, hit me back to vent your anger, okay?" Yu Jingchen asked her.
Nan Zhiyun glanced at Yu Jingchen, then at the bamboo board, and suddenly felt uncomfortable. As if out of spite, she threw the board away. Yu Jingchen was taken aback.
Then he saw the little girl clinging to him, hiding in his embrace, and crying.
"Wuwu... It hurts." Nan Zhiyun began to release the emotions that had been suppressed, unable to hold back any longer.
Yu Jingchen quickly recovered. Hearing Nan Zhiyun's voice, his heart ached. He held Nan Zhiyun like one would a small child, patting her back with one hand to comfort her: "It's alright now, it's all fine. Such things won't happen again in the future, but Yun'er still needs to remember." Yu Jingchen soothed her.
"Wuwu, it's swollen, it hurts so much..." Nan Zhiyun couldn't listen to his words now. She just wanted to cry, and she felt wronged. Why was she so unlucky today?
"I'm sorry, it's my fault. We won't do this again next time, alright? Good girl, don't be scared... I'll apply medicine for you later." Yu Jingchen didn't regret it, but next time... he should use a different method. This might be too harsh for a young girl like Nan Zhiyun. Today, her hands and buttocks combined, she must have received about ten strokes.
"Good girl, stop crying..." Was Yu Jingchen taking care of a toddler?
"Your Majesty... wuwu." Nan Zhiyun truly felt wronged this time. She felt so much discomfort. His Majesty didn't comfort her but hit her directly with such force; it really hurt.
"It's to help you remember. Otherwise, you'll dare to do anything in the future. Yun'er, you need to think carefully before doing certain things. I was genuinely afraid you'd get into trouble. If I couldn't find you today, or if you got hurt or something else happened, I can't imagine what I would have done." Yu Jingchen was also filled with lingering fear as he recalled the day's events.
"I won't dare anymore, I was wrong... Your Majesty, can you please not hit me anymore in the future? I don't like it, it hurts so much..." Nan Zhiyun finally voiced her feelings directly.
"No more hitting. We won't do this ever again. We'll abandon this method in the future." Yu Jingchen couldn't bear to see something like this happen a second time. He had been extremely angered today, which led him to resort to such a method.
"Then... will Your Majesty still punish me?" Nan Zhiyun loosened her grip on Yu Jingchen's neck.
"No more punishment. Today ends here." How could Yu Jingchen bear to continue punishing her?