[Original Short Story Collection] This Issue's Update: The Mob Boss's Personal Rope Master (Completed)

"The room is small, but quite tidy," Saki surveyed the room. "Of course. Hotels in this area aren't cheap, so the quality won't be bad," I replied. Saki didn't respond, but took off her shoulder bag and placed it on the table. She then plopped down at the foot of the bed, hands propping her up, and looked at me with her head tilted. My heart pounded. I felt like I understood her unspoken suggestion, but I was also afraid I was misinterpreting it, so I just watched her quietly. I watched her legs, which had been swinging moments ago, slowly come together, the black over-the-knee socks and black leather shoes rubbing against each other. Her hands also moved from their supporting position on the bed to clasp behind her back. Losing her support, Saki tilted and fell onto the foot of the bed, her hands still clasped behind her. I hesitated no longer. I quickly walked to the suitcase and grabbed a pouch from a corner. This was something we had agreed on beforehand. Seeing this, Saki sat up again, grinned at me, and then adjusted her posture to face away from me. I took a bundle of pink cotton rope from the pouch, shook it out, and gently placed it on her shoulder. This was how we had first met. The rope wound down from her shoulder, binding her upper arms and the area above her breasts. I guided the rope down behind her, continuing to bind her arms and the area below her breasts. Then, I threaded the rope between her arms and body, looped it around the rope below her breasts, and pulled it back tight. As she felt the rope tighten, Saki actively clasped her arms behind her back. Following her lead, I wrapped and tied the rope around her wrists. With her upper body bound, Saki closed her eyes and tried to struggle. Her gasps mingled with my racing heartbeat. I forced myself to stay calm, which was incredibly difficult under the influence of alcohol. I looked at her legs, clad in black over-the-knee socks. I had once told her how much I liked this look, and today she had worn it. A wave of indescribable emotion washed over me. I reached out my left hand and slapped my own face hard, trying to fight the alcohol's effects on my mind. I leaned down and squatted, then took another rope from the pouch and began to bind Saki's ankles. After a few wraps around her legs, I threaded the rope between her ankles and pulled it tight, securing it. I did the same for her knees and thighs. I stood up and retreated to a chair on the side, sitting down. Saki's eyes drifted to the side, her gaze somewhat unfocused. Her shoulders swayed back and forth, as if she were feeling the sensation of her body being restrained. Her bound feet rubbed together, and slowly she kicked off her leather shoes. She curled her legs up onto the bed, then used her feet to push against the edge of the bed, inching herself further in. Finally, she closed her eyes and lay down on her side. "You're not just going to sleep like this, are you, Saki?" I asked, smiling as I watched her. "Mmm..." Saki mumbled. Soon, soft snores filled the air. "She's actually asleep..." I shook my head in resignation. Was her guard really that low? To be left alone in a room with someone she had just met, especially after drinking? She was the one who had encouraged me to drink, and she had a lower tolerance than I did. I stared blankly at the sleeping Saki, my rational mind and primal urges battling within me. Finally, I got up and rushed to the bathroom, dousing my head with cold water to help my reason overcome the combined forces of alcohol and impulse. They say the social atmosphere in Japan is quite oppressive, something tourists can't truly grasp. My friends working in Japan often told me this. Perhaps the pressure of academics and living alone in a foreign country led Saki to choose to indulge herself today without considering the consequences. "My dear, perhaps you shouldn't sleep while bound." I leaned in, intending to loosen her restraints. But the moment my hand touched the rope, Saki suddenly struggled and flung my hand away. I thought she had woken up, only to realize she was still fast asleep. I tried several more times, but Saki would always struggle. To avoid further stimulating her, I had to give up. I was actually worried that the ropes might impede blood circulation in her arms, but thankfully, they were over her clothes, and I hadn't tied them too tightly, so it should be fine... The night air in Osaka was quite cool. I covered Saki with the blanket. To avoid making any mistakes and to prevent Saki from misunderstanding if she woke up, I spread out the few jackets I had brought on the floor. Then, I used the long bath towel from the bathroom as a blanket and settled for sleeping on the floor for the night... As usual, I was lying on the sofa at home, playing on my phone while petting my cat, Tart, who was dozing beside me. Suddenly, Tart jumped up and landed on my face, pressing down on my eyes, nose, and mouth. I felt like I couldn't breathe! I quickly tried to push Tart away with my hands... Huh? What was this texture? This wasn't Tart's fluffy fur. This was... cotton. And rope? I sat up abruptly. It turned out I had just been dreaming, and what I was touching... I looked down at my hand, still clutching what was struggling to break free: Saki's bound feet. Xiao Shan listened to me this time, pulled out a small box from under the bed, opened the combination lock, and then pushed the box towards me. She took off her shoes, stood on the bed I had prepared for her, and voluntarily turned around. This must be the box Xiao Shan had told me about, the one she used to store the various items related to bondage she had bought in Japan over the past two years. I looked inside the box, and wow, it was practically a treasure trove of shibari. There were so many ropes, hemp and cotton ropes of all colors, as well as electrical tape, gags, blindfolds, leather handcuffs and restraints, and so on. Considering that tonight might be another all-night session of bondage, I chose the softer cotton ropes. "Your academy robes make it difficult to tie you up. I'll take them off first, and put them back on after I'm done tying you." After getting Xiao Shan's consent, I removed her outer robe, and Xiao Shan's hands were already clasped behind her back. Xiao Shan seemed to really like Japanese-style tying. Since that was the case, I went along with her wishes. After tying up her upper body, I put her academy robe back on her and helped her to sit by the bed. I took off her shoes, then took out another cotton rope and began tying from her ankles, then above and below her knees, and then her thighs. "You're so gentle when you tie me up." "Oh? Are you?" I looked up at Xiao Shan, then continued with the wrapping in my hands. "Yes, I didn't feel you using much force, but before I knew it, I was already tightly bound by you." "Because I enjoy the process of tying you up so much, I can't help but slow down, tying you slowly and meticulously, striving for neatness and beauty." "Hmph, I didn't expect there to be such a pervert among the Death Eaters. I was careless and that's how I was defeated!" This girl, Xiao Shan, gets into character so quickly. I'm embarrassed... "Ultimately, you're still too green. You had several opportunities just now to defeat me, but you couldn't seize them. Rest assured, you will be my servant! Ha! Ha! Ha!" I had to put on an act too, matching her performance. I lifted her chin, squinted at her, and said, "You look so beautiful when you're tied up. Tonight, you'll keep the ropes company. Ah~ not just tonight, I want you to keep the ropes company every day." Xiao Shan snorted dismissively and said, "To tell you the truth, before this, I've already been keeping the ropes company every day." "Oh? Then I really underestimated you. But this also piques my curiosity. I wonder if you can withstand this?" I sat cross-legged on the bed Xiao Shan had prepared for me, placed her legs on mine, and began my assault on the soles of her feet! The moment my fingers touched the soles of her feet, Xiao Shan flinched as if electrocuted, trying to pull her legs back. But my hands held her legs tightly, not giving her a chance to escape! "Ah! You... you... ha... ha... Death... Eater... how dare you... use... such... hahaha... despicable... despicable means! I... I will not surrender!!!" Xiao Shan writhed and struggled, still managing to play along with me. Honestly, it's a shame she's not an actress; she's too dedicated... "Hahaha, I've caught your weakness, my little servant! Let's see if you dare to defy me again!" As I said that, I tickled her more vigorously. "Ha... ha... I... I was wrong... Mas... Master... your servant is wrong... please... please spare your servant... I beg you...呜呜..." Xiao Shan begged for mercy, and it was clear she wasn't acting anymore; she genuinely couldn't take it. I stopped what I was doing and gently placed Xiao Shan's legs down. Xiao Shan, who had been sitting by the edge of the bed, had already collapsed onto it, writhing and messing up the prepared bedding. Feeling me release her legs, Xiao Shan quickly moved her own legs onto the bed, curling up and panting. The ropes on her body hadn't loosened despite her earlier struggles. I wiped away the tears and sweat from her laughter. "I'm sorry, did I go a bit too far?" I asked. "...It's okay... It was... an experience I've never had before, quite stimulating," Xiao Shan said. "Being tied up seriously feels so much better than tying myself up. It's tight, yet comfortable... Even though I've lost my freedom, I feel incredibly at ease inside." Xiao Shan, who had been resting with her eyes closed, slowly opened them and looked at me, her eyes full of tenderness. "I wish I could be tied up like this forever." "Then let's sleep like this tonight. I won't untie you," I said, gently stroking Xiao Shan's hair. "It's nothing, no matter what, I support you. Let's go, we're going home." I stood up, ready to untie her. "If you keep ignoring me like this, I'm really going to get angry." Gan Yu frowned and shifted backward. I forgot about that. I quickly explained, "No, no, aren't we going home? I want to untie the ropes on your legs first. I won't untie the ones on your upper body; I can just drape a coat over you to cover them. And we only need to get to the underground parking lot, so we don't have to walk too far." Gan Yu looked at her bound ankles and felt that what I said made some sense. "Then untie the ropes on my shoes, ankles, and calves. Don't untie the ones on my thighs." I originally wanted to argue, but my trench coat was long enough to cover the ropes on her thighs, so I agreed. I sat beside Gan Yu, and she extended her legs towards me, placing them on my lap. Her slender, well-proportioned legs were wrapped in black stockings, and red rope was wound around her beautiful legs. I unconsciously slowed my movements, wanting to admire this beautiful sight up close. "Then... since you like it so much, maybe we shouldn't untie them." Seeing that I was hesitating to untie the ropes on her ankles and calves, and noticing my eyes staring at her legs in a daze, Gan Yu's cheeks flushed. Although Gan Yu said that, I still "painfully" untied the ropes binding her high heels, ankles, and calves, and helped her stand up. After all, in an office building with so many surveillance cameras, if a young woman was helped by a man, with her legs bound, hopping out of the office, and taking the elevator, anyone who saw would rush to rescue her. Moreover, this would easily expose Gan Yu and increase the risk. After draping the long trench coat over her, tidying her original blue hair, putting on a black wig, and a large hat, I said to Gan Yu, "Let's go, we're going home." Gan Yu was already accustomed to such disguises, as it was necessary for her to work as my assistant in the company – a role she had strongly requested. The black wig and a sufficiently large hat were needed to cover her beautiful blue hair and her most striking feature in this world – the horns on her head. Gan Yu nodded, looking down at her feet, and tentatively took her first step... As expected, because her thighs were tightly bound, she could only take small, delicate steps with difficulty. The "clack-clack-clack" of her high heels echoed crisply in the empty office. I didn't dare to delay, and helped Gan Yu to the company entrance. I quickly took two steps to the elevator lobby, pressed the down button, and then hurried back to help Gan Yu. We successfully got into the elevator and arrived at the underground parking lot. After "tying" Gan Yu to the passenger seat with the seatbelt, I finally felt relieved and got into the car, ready to go home. The thugs all lay there, unable to move. I pushed myself up with all my might, but my arms gave out, and I collapsed back down. "Su Chen!" Seeing me on the ground, Gan Yu's eyes instantly shifted from murderous intent to panic. She rushed to my side in a few quick steps and knelt down, not caring that her hands were still bound tightly behind her back. She leaned over to examine the wound on my head. "I... I'm fine," I said, forcing a smile through the pain. "Here, let me untie you first." As I reached out my right hand to loosen the knot, I found my fingers unresponsive. My forearm began to throb with intense pain. Gan Yu shook her head. "With your hand like this, you can't untie me. And with the injury on your head, you'll pass out before you even get close to freeing me." With that, Gan Yu quickly stood up and walked to where the thugs had tossed her jacket. She knelt down, picked up the jacket with her mouth, and returned to my side, dropping it to me. Gan Yu adjusted her position, lowering her right shoulder towards me. "Use your relatively less injured left hand to hold the jacket and drape it over me for a simple cover. Then, place your hand on my shoulder, and I'll help you up." I obeyed, extending my left hand to hold the jacket over her right shoulder. My left hand indeed felt much better than my right. "Alright, place your left hand on my left shoulder," Gan Yu continued. I draped my left arm, holding the jacket, over her left shoulder. The jacket successfully concealed the ropes on her left arm and back. With Gan Yu's strength, I managed to stagger to my feet, my body conveniently hiding the ropes on my right arm. Fortunately, my legs were unharmed. Leaning on Gan Yu's shoulder, I could still walk, and I fought to maintain consciousness. This shortcut indeed saved us a considerable distance, and there were no passersby. Soon, we reached the entrance of the residential complex. "Hello, do you need any help?" The security guard, seeing my injuries, approached and asked. "N-no, it's fine," I managed to reply, pressing myself closer to Gan Yu, desperately trying to conceal the ropes on her. "Thank you. He drank too much and fell on the road, hitting his head. But it's not serious. I'll take him home and apply some medicine," Gan Yu's response surprised me. It wasn't just her quick thinking, but also the tone of her voice when speaking to a stranger – relaxed and casual, completely devoid of the aloofness of an immortal. "Alright, I'll open the gate for you then." The guard nodded and opened the complex gate for us. "Thank you." Gan Yu smiled and nodded at the guard, making him a little embarrassed. The apartment door finally opened. Without bothering to take off her shoes, Gan Yu pulled me along and rushed towards the living room sofa, helping me lie down. "Quick, while I'm... still conscious, I'll untie you," I urged, gasping for breath. This time, Gan Yu didn't refuse. She shrugged off her jacket and brought her hands, bound behind her back, to me. My right hand still had no feeling, so I used my left hand to single-handedly work on the knot, struggling to loosen the ropes that bound Gan Yu's hands together. Her hands were finally free to hang loosely behind her back – though the knots on her wrists still needed to be undone. Looking at the knots on her wrists, I reached out, and then the world went black. I lost consciousness. Zhou Xinyun's body was naturally supple, and with her recent exercise, even though it was just for fitness, her bodily functions had improved considerably. Being grabbed by the arm like this didn't elicit much of a reaction. "M-Master, do you want to tie me like this?" Zhou Xinyun asked softly. The person did not answer her question either. "If you don't answer, I'll take it as consent," Zhou Xinyun grumbled inwardly. When the person released her hands, Zhou Xinyun remained in the same position. The person picked up a bundle of rope from the coffee table, unfurled it, and prepared it. They looped the rope around Zhou Xinyun's wrists three times, then passed it between her hands, wrapping it around the loops twice before tightening and tying a knot, completing the wrist binding. Zhou Xinyun felt this binding was different from the previous two. The rope began to wrap around her forearms, bringing her arms together. The loops were passed through the middle and tightened. Next came her upper arms. Although they couldn't be brought together like her forearms, Zhou Xinyun could clearly feel the rope's tension pulling her upper arms as close as possible until they were immobile. "So tight... tighter than before..." Zhou Xinyun couldn't help but exclaim, though she expected no verbal response. However, after she spoke, the person seemed to intentionally loosen the tension on the upper arm loops slightly, making Zhou Xinyun feel a little more comfortable. "Th-thank you, Master..." Zhou Xinyun said softly, surprised at how smoothly the word "Master" came out. But then she thought, this person was her benefactor, so calling him Master wasn't too much to ask... With the arm binding complete, the rope passed under her left armpit and over her shoulder, then behind her neck to emerge under her right armpit. It hooked onto the rope going left, pulling it back to the middle of her back. The upper part of her upper arms was then pressed down by the rope, which then moved to her chest, passing over her breasts before returning behind her from the left. It was wrapped around again in the opposite direction, hooking onto the rope and then onto the space between her body and arms, pulling it tight. The binding below her chest was done in a similar manner. The knot was tied tightly behind her back, completing the upper body binding. "This binding feels completely different from before. The biggest sensation is how tight it is..." Zhou Xinyun was thinking when the person clapped twice on her back, causing her to rise from her kneeling position on his lap, revealing her black-stockinged legs. Zhou Xinyun shifted her kneeling posture on the soft sofa, her thighs and calves forming a ninety-degree angle, her knees together, her ankles dangling outside the sofa. Her dangling ankles made the person's binding process much easier. The rope wound around her ankles, and this familiar sensation surprisingly brought Zhou Xinyun a sense of security... After her ankles were bound, the person temporarily stopped. Just as Zhou Xinyun was wondering, he sat on the floor behind her, caressing her black-stockinged feet with his hands. He gently squeezed her toes, then his fingers lightly traced the soles of her feet, teasing her feet, which twitched with ticklishness. "Mmm... itchy..." Zhou Xinyun's delicate voice seemed to excite the person even more. He played with her feet for a while before reluctantly releasing them. He then picked Zhou Xinyun up and sat her on the sofa, instructing her to place her feet on the coffee table, exposing her legs for him to bind. Her slender black thigh-high stockings were no match for the rope that heavily wrapped around her calves, knees, and thighs. This binding method was all too familiar to Zhou Xinyun. For the past month, she had bound her legs like this every day, adapting to the sensation, all for this very day! With her legs bound, the restraints on her body were complete. Based on her previous experience, the next step would be gagging her. As Zhou Xinyun expected, a cloth was folded and stuffed into her mouth. Then, a ball gag was placed over the cloth, and the straps were tightly fastened. "Mmmph mmmph..." Zhou Xinyun cried out, wriggling and struggling on the sofa. She was ready for whatever the person intended to do next. Her mind raced, and suddenly she felt something shoved into her ears, followed by a headset-like device clamped over her head. Now, she couldn't hear anything from the outside world. "Mmmph mmmph mmmph!!!" Zhou Xinyun panicked. Was he going to kidnap her? Sell her? Was the reward just bait, a step-by-step trap to lure her in? Zhou Xinyun struggled desperately. She couldn't see, couldn't hear, and couldn't even scream for help. All she could do was stand there and thrash, trying to leap away. But her high heels hindered her attempts to jump. As she took a small step forward, she lost her balance and tumbled onto the sofa. "Mmmph... mmmph..." Zhou Xinyun cried out in despair. The person picked her up, and she began to struggle again. Even if she couldn't escape, she didn't want to be taken away so easily. Alas, how could she escape when so tightly bound? She had even tied her own legs, walking right into his trap. Zhou Xinyun felt herself being placed into something, like a suitcase? Then she felt herself being stood upright and moved outwards. Zhou Xinyun shook her body violently, trying to attract the attention of passersby, to make them notice the anomaly of the suitcase. But she didn't know that there were no other pedestrians on this route. She was carried into an elevator by the person, then carried out, lifted, and set down. Her body jiggled with the placement, and Zhou Xinyun deduced she had been put into a car trunk. Zhou Xinyun despaired. Tears streamed uncontrollably, and she sobbed incessantly. Her tears were absorbed by the eye mask. She had no idea where he was taking her... The car ride was somewhat long. Zhou Xinyun gagged from crying so hard in the trunk several times before the car finally slowed to a stop, the shaking ceasing. "Have we reached the destination? Where are we?" Zhou Xinyun guessed wildly. Then she felt herself being lifted out and placed on the ground. Suddenly, she felt a gust of wind as the suitcase was opened. "Mmmph mmmph mmmph!" Zhou Xinyun began to struggle again. But before she could struggle for more than a moment, she was pulled out of the suitcase and embraced. Zhou Xinyun felt it – it was his chest. "Where is this place? Such strong wind... it's so noisy... so noisy that even my tightly sealed ears can feel it," Zhou Xinyun thought to herself. "What's this smell? So strange... Huh? Stairs? No more wind... Are we indoors? Such a soft chair... No, I have to escape! What's going on, damn it... Why are you tying me to a chair!" After the person tied her to the chair, they left her alone. Zhou Xinyun tried to struggle, but it was too tight... Not only were the ropes binding her tight, but the ropes tying her to the chair were also very snug... "Mmmph..." Despairing, Zhou Xinyun tilted her head back and whimpered, tears welling up in her eyes again. "Mmmph? Why is it shaking! Is this an earthquake?!" Zhou Xinyun suddenly felt the surroundings vibrate violently, followed by an intense feeling of G-force pressing down on her. She once again concluded she was on an airplane. "What's happening... what is going on... Are they going to take me abroad and sell me?" Zhou Xinyun struggled violently in the chair for a while, then suddenly realized that if she was truly on a plane, she couldn't go anywhere... Thus, Zhou Xinyun once again stopped struggling in despair. The plane's flight began to stabilize. The person walked over again, caressed Zhou Xinyun's cheek, then removed the headphones from her head and the earplugs from her ears. The deafening roar of the engines flooded her ears, causing Zhou Xinyun to cry out in distress, unable to adapt. Immediately, the aroma of food wafted towards her. The person actually removed the gag from her mouth and the cloth from her tongue. "Who... who are you? Where are you taking me! What do you want to do!" Zhou Xinyun questioned, still shaken, her voice trembling with tears. "Don't worry, I told you, I won't harm you." A magnetic voice replied. This was the first time Zhou Xinyun had heard him speak! Zhou Xinyun's mouth hung open, a look of disbelief on her face. Seizing the opportunity while Zhou Xinyun's mouth was open, the person placed a small piece of cut steak into her mouth. "Miss Xiao Xi, how are you feeling? Are you uncomfortable anywhere?" Qin Tianyi asked sincerely. Xiao Xi didn't answer immediately. She walked out of the bathroom and returned to the living room. The TV was still playing a bondage video. The girl in the video lay on the bed, her legs tied together, her eyes blindfolded, and her mouth gagged with a ball gag, struggling with all her might. "Do you want your legs tied?" Xiao Xi asked, turning her head. "C-can I?" Qin Tianyi asked cautiously. Xiao Xi rolled her eyes and turned her head back, saying irritably, "You decide." Qin Tianyi scratched his head and picked up another bundle of rope, walking up to Xiao Xi. Xiao Xi didn't look at him, her attention fully on the video playing on the TV. Qin Tianyi squatted down, and Xiao Xi's legs were already together, waiting. The rope was tied above the opening of Xiao Xi's short boots. It was wrapped around a few times and then tightened in the middle. Then, in the same way, the rope was tied above and below Xiao Xi's knees, wrapped around a few times at each position, passed through the middle, and finally pulled tight and secured. Looking at Xiao Xi's slender legs, clad in black stockings, tied together in front of him, Qin Tianyi felt his heart race faster and faster! This was his first time tying up a girl, and this girl was even the daughter of a yakuza boss! Xiao Xi didn't pay attention to how Qin Tianyi was tying her legs; her focus remained on the video. The girl in the video struggled with all her might, but the ropes on her body didn't loosen at all. "Are these ropes that hard to untie?" Xiao Xi asked skeptically. She recalled her own kidnapping experiences, where her hands were cuffed tightly, making it impossible to escape. However, she had managed to wriggle free from leg restraints a few times. So, Xiao Xi sat on the sofa and gently twisted her upper body, feeling the tightness of the ropes binding her. "Qin Tianyi," Xiao Xi called out. "Ah, I'm done, I've tied you up," Qin Tianyi said, snapping out of his daze from admiring Xiao Xi's legs. "What is it, Miss Xiao Xi?" Xiao Xi looked down at him, a hint of playfulness in her eyes. The ropes on her chest and arms remained unchanged, but her hands, tied behind her back, slowly appeared at her sides. "Is it because you're being a gentleman that you didn't tie them tight?" Xiao Xi's tone was somewhat mocking. "Ah, n-no..." Qin Tianyi stammered, flustered. "I followed the tutorial. The tutorial's method for tying wrists is just... simpler. You wrap it twice, pull it tight, and it's tied... tied up." Xiao Xi raised an eyebrow and nodded. She then looked at her own legs, tied together, and said to Qin Tianyi, "Then I'll give you another chance. Do you have the blindfold and gag like the girl in the video?" Qin Tianyi looked back and saw that she was referring to the eye mask and ball gag. "I do, I do!" he said, getting up and rummaging through the plastic box. He found an unopened eye mask and a black ball gag. Looking at the props, Xiao Xi's face flushed slightly, but she quickly regained her composure and said, "Retie my wrists, and then, like in the video, put these on me. It's... 8:45 PM now. If I can still break free from your restraints before 11:00 PM, you have to grant me one request. Conversely, you can have me grant you one request, excluding... that." Qin Tianyi was stunned. What was this yakuza princess up to? Was she really going to make him join her father's gang, or be a scapegoat for someone? Xiao Xi could see Qin Tianyi's hesitation and smiled. "Don't worry, my request won't be excessive, nor will it make things difficult for you." "...Alright!" Qin Tianyi looked at Xiao Xi's beautiful face and her alluring figure, bound by ropes. He steeled himself and agreed. "Miss Xiao Xi, please rest assured, I won't make things difficult for you either." "Then let's see if you have the ability," Xiao Xi grinned. As the minutes ticked closer to 11 PM, Xiao Xi leaned against the sofa, still struggling to break free from her restraints. It seemed as though she hadn't moved an inch. Her mouth, filled with the gag, had accumulated a considerable amount of saliva, some of which began to drip from the corners of her lips. Yet, Xiao Xi seemed unfazed, her attention fixed on the ropes behind her. "Only 30 minutes left, Miss Xiao Xi," Qin Tianyi announced. Xiao Xi nodded slightly, her struggles intensifying. "If she doesn't break free, what should I ask for?" Qin Tianyi pondered. "Ask her to let me tie her up again next time she has time? She'd probably agree to that, it's not too much to ask. If it really works out, next time I'll ask if I can take some photos, or maybe record a video..." While Qin Tianyi was lost in his calculations, one of Xiao Xi's hands had already slipped free from the restraints behind her back! With 20 minutes remaining, one hand was free, meaning it was only a matter of time before the other restraints were undone! Qin Tianyi watched in surprise as Xiao Xi used her freed left hand to reach behind her, helping her right hand to slip out of the rope loops. She then pulled the ropes on both arms upwards, increasing the range of motion for her hands. As soon as her hands could be lifted above her head, Xiao Xi immediately removed the blindfold. While her eyes adjusted to the light in the room, she removed the gag from her mouth. "Cough... cough..." The gag fell onto her lap. Qin Tianyi immediately handed her a tissue to wipe the saliva from her mouth. "Th-thank you..." Xiao Xi thanked him, panting heavily. She then proceeded to unravel the remaining ropes on her body, tossing them aside. Bending over, she quickly undid all the restraints on her legs. "What time is it now?" she asked, sitting back on the sofa, exhausted from her regained freedom. "10:52 PM. You win, Miss Xiao Xi," Qin Tianyi said, a hint of reluctance in his smile as he congratulated her. Xiao Xi stood up and walked over to Qin Tianyi. She lifted her foot and stepped on his chest, pushing him back against the sofa. Bracing herself with one hand on her thigh, she questioned him with a stern expression, "You were having quite a lot of fun tickling my feet earlier, weren't you?" Although he had anticipated Xiao Xi's reaction, seeing her expression made Qin Tianyi flustered. "I-I'm sorry, Miss Xiao Xi. I thought it wouldn't count as taking advantage, just a little interaction. A-and, many bondage videos have scenes like this. It was just a simple interaction." Xiao Xi remained silent, her gaze fixed on him as she continued, "I know you left for a while in the middle. What were you doing?" "Ah... I..." Qin Tianyi blushed and confessed, "B-because Miss Xiao Xi, the way you looked tied up was just too... too beautiful... I couldn't help myself, so..." "Are you saying I don't look good when I'm not tied up?" "No, no, no! You are very beautiful. It's just that... my preferences dictate that I only get aroused when I see a girl tied up..." Qin Tianyi had laid all his cards on the table. Xiao Xi raised an eyebrow, a slight curve to her lips. She removed her foot from his chest and sat back down on the sofa, putting on her ankle boots. "Fine, I'll let you off this time. But you can't go back on what we agreed, can you?" "Miss Xiao Xi, don't worry, I absolutely won't go back on my word!" Qin Tianyi immediately declared. Xiao Xi stood up, tidied her clothes and posture, and turned towards the door. "I haven't decided what I want you to do yet. I'll tell you when I've figured it out," she said, opening the door and leaving. Xiao Xi nodded, her cheeks flushing slightly. "Yes, ever since you tied me up last time, I realized being tied up could be so comfortable... I've kind of, a little bit, started to like this feeling~" Then, Xiao Xi changed the subject, pointing at Jiang Zhuoting on the bed with a hint of playful annoyance. "Actually, today, before she arrived, I was planning to tie myself up for fun. Who knew she'd arrive early and just barge in, catching me in the act..." Hearing this, Jiang Zhuoting, who was blindfolded and gagged on the bed, let out another "Mmmph mmmph" and shifted her body to sit up against the headboard, shaking her head as if to deny something. Qin Tianyi now confirmed her hands were cuffed behind her back. Xiao Xi ignored Jiang Zhuoting's muffled sounds and continued, "Under her interrogation, I had no choice but to tell her about you tying me up. And then she mocked me, saying I had some kind of Stockholm Syndrome! I was so angry that when she wasn't paying attention, I cuffed her! Still fuming, I gagged her and blindfolded her too! Hmph!" Qin Tianyi paused for a moment. "You're saying, while your legs were tied, you subdued and restrained her as well?" Xiao Xi nodded. "Yes, she's just a pampered young lady, how could she be a match for me!" Qin Tianyi looked at Jiang Zhuoting on the bed, secretly marveling at the skills of this "black society" young lady, Xu Mengxi... But he had to admit, even without seeing her face, judging by her figure, Jiang Zhuoting must be an absolute beauty. "Alright, turn your head! Can't take your eyes off the pretty girl, can you!" Xiao Xi's words were tinged with a bit of anger. Qin Tianyi quickly turned his head to look at Xiao Xi. "No, no, you're much more beautiful." "Hmph, smooth talker." Xiao Xi was unfazed by the compliment. "I brought you here today to have you tie her up, just like you tied me up, so she can experience what it's like to be tied. Otherwise, she's never been tied with ropes in her life, and I feel a little unbalanced about that." "Then... does Miss Jiang agree to this?" Qin Tianyi felt a wry smile. While the opportunity to tie a beautiful woman was something he'd always desired, he still hoped the person being tied was also interested in bondage. "If she didn't want to, she would have run away long ago. Would she have let me cuff her?" Xiao Xi said impatiently. "The ropes are over there, hurry up! Oh, and the handcuff key is in the bedside table drawer. But I advise you to take off the handcuffs after you're done tying her, otherwise, I can't guarantee she won't do anything strange." Since Xiao Xi had said so, and he himself was quite excited, Qin Tianyi suppressed his inner elation, picked up the rope, and walked over to Jiang Zhuoting. "Miss Jiang, please come to the side of the bed." Jiang Zhuoting shook her head and whimpered. Xiao Xi commanded sternly, "Listen to him, quickly!" Jiang Zhuoting trembled and obediently shuffled towards the side of the bed. "Let me help you up," Qin Tianyi said, reaching out to support Jiang Zhuoting's arm as she slowly stood up from the bed, then positioning her with her back to him. The handcuffs on her wrists held Jiang Zhuoting's palms together. Qin Tianyi pondered for a moment, seeing this as a perfect opportunity to practice straight-arm bondage. "It might hurt a little, please bear with me." With that, he unfurled the rope, folded it in half, and slipped the loop over her wrists, beginning to wrap and tie it above the handcuffs. Once her wrists were bound, the handcuffs became redundant. He took the key from the bedside table, removed the handcuffs from Jiang Zhuoting's wrists, and tossed them onto the bed, continuing with the binding. Xiao Xi watched the handcuffs on the bed, her fingers itching. She watched as Qin Tianyi wrapped the rope around Jiang Zhuoting's forearms, circle by circle. Due to the pain and discomfort from the forced elbow flexion, Jiang Zhuoting let out another pained "Mmmph." Immersed in the binding, Qin Tianyi paid no mind to Jiang Zhuoting's reaction. After binding her forearms, the rope passed under her left armpit, draped over the back of her neck, then passed under her right armpit, returning to her back. It hooked onto the rope on her back, and then began to wrap around her breasts, up and down, before finally tightening the knot. The upper body binding was complete. "Let me help you sit on the edge of the bed," Qin Tianyi said, guiding Jiang Zhuoting to sit on the edge of the bed. Her legs, clad in black pantyhose and with her ankles cuffed, were brought together and extended forward. At this moment, Xiao Xi stood up from her electric wheelchair, hopped on her bound legs to the side of the bed, picked up the handcuffs, and cuffed them to her left wrist. Then, from behind, she cuffed the other end to her right wrist. Watching Qin Tianyi bind Jiang Zhuoting's legs in the same way he had tied her own legs, and feeling the restraint on herself, she murmured, "These handcuffs really don't compare to the ropes you used on me before." "Ah?" Qin Tianyi looked up at Xiao Xi, only then realizing she had cuffed herself. He immediately lowered his head to continue binding Jiang Zhuoting's legs, saying, "I'll tie you up after I finish with her." "Okay~" Xiao Xi replied cheerfully. With the binding around her upper thighs complete, Qin Tianyi had securely tied Jiang Zhuoting's legs from her ankles, knees, and thighs. He then removed the now superfluous handcuffs from her ankles.