QT: Against My Will

168 3.19.73 – Lost On You – Downfall of Humanity

Yi Zen roared out in anger, the temperature dropped even lower, “Stop joking around!”

“I-I’m n-not j-j-joking. It’s t-too c-cold, I-m n-not t-talking.”

Yi Zen’s expression was that of an executioner, “How much cheaper do you want to get?!” He retrieved the ice around her legs and hands.

Bing Shi shook her body, “I d-did it for y-you.”

“Why go so far for me?!” He wanted to open her head and look inside her little brain! “Where is your self-respect?!”

“You w-wouldn’t go that far for me?” Bing Shi looked down, “You already h-have a family. Of course, you w-wouldn’t.”

Yi Zen stared at his little sister, suspiciously. She went too far for him this time, “Do you still see me as your big brother?”

“Of c-course. You’ll always b-be my big brother,” Bing Shi nodded, “Ren Han is taking me away in three m-months.”

“He.Is.Not.” Yi Zen clenched his hands. He was killing that man the moment he arrives.

.....

Bing Shi reasoned, “Yi Zen, I w-want to be happy too.”

“With Ren Han?” Yi Zen was not giving his little sister to that scum!

“No,” Bing Shi mumbled, “But Fu Lian will never be comfortable with Ren Han and me around. Hey, do you want to know a secret?”

“Don’t try to switch the object,” Yi Zen pinched his brows, thinking how to resolve this disaster.

Bing Shi revealed it anyway, “The Bing in my name means Ice. It shouldn’t belong to me but to my older brother.”

Yi Zen looked at her with a deadpan expression, “I thought you only have two younger blood-related brothers.”

“Yeah, two living brothers. Before I was born, my mother had a miscarriage,” Bing Shi mused, “I never acknowledged this Ice child as my brother. You see? If he was born, I wouldn’t have to take care of anybody, and instead, I’d be taken care of. My brothers are a very definition of duck boys, just like you. They are these righteous men, who get bored of girls after a few months. Yi Zen, you have to be this ice child’s reincarnation. I bet one potato on it.”

Her imagination had no edges. Calming down, Yi Zen chuckled, “I bet two that I’m his reincarnation.”

“Your win,” Bing Shi giggled, “Uff, I have too many of them. If I don’t give them away, they’ll turn bad.”

“...You...” A vein popped up on Yi Zen’s forehead, “I don’t care about my safety. If he does something to you, I’ll put an end to him.” He couldn’t win against this little sister of his. If she decided on something, it’ll impossible to talk her out of it. The longer you’ll try to persuade her, the more you’ll support her later. Better stop soon, or she’ll make him welcome Ren Han with open arms.

“You are too overprotective,” Bing Shi laughed at Yi Zen and rushed out of the office, “Did I tell you that my brothers are siscons? One of them has my picture at the back of his phone case. I hope you’ll never do something as crazy.”

“??,” Yi Zen scoffed at her. He was not a siscon.

[Host, is it true that you had three brothers?]

[“I don’t know if three. My mother had a miscarriage before she got to know the gender.”]

[Host, Yi Zen’s soul has no ties with your previous world.]

[“Kuro, if you believe something is a truth, it’s a truth.”]

· · — · ???· — · ·

Meanwhile, the soldiers greeted the man who appeared at the top of a platform with broad smiles. The North was nothing but a vast and thick blanket of white snow, and this man was wearing the same thin cloak as if the cold weather had nothing to do with him.

Ziek flew down towards the main kitchen. Walking towards Fu Lian, he rolled up his sleeves. “Aren’t you pregnant? Hurry and take a rest.” He took away her knife and continued with her job, “How was your sleep?”

Fu Lian took a deep breath, “You are not welcomed.” Speaking, she tried to ignore this flirting expert. It’s no use to try to chase him away. She stole a few glimpses at his muscular arms, holding a knife, he chopped the spring onions with fluid and precise movements.

“You look tired. But still pretty as ever,” Ziek looked at her big stomach, “Little shrimp, stop hurting your mommy.”

Fu Lian smiled and held her stomach in protection, “Go away before the big shrimp arrives.” She remembered when Ren Han first arrived to ‘help’ her out. He had no idea how to hold a knife, nor how to chop vegetables, more than often, he would cut his fingers. The blood would stain her precious vegetables, driving her crazy! As she tried to drive him away, he called out a few of his people to bring a lamb as an exchange. Where did he find a lamb?! She had no idea. But that night, soldiers had a dinner of their life.

When Fu Lian hid in her space, Ren Han would wait until she appeared. When Yi Zen tried to chase him away, Ren Han would provoke him so much that both of them would end up injured. She couldn’t hide forever, and the best action to take was to ignore him. After observing Fu Lian’s skills, Ren Han’s chopping got better, together with his cooking.

No wonder Yi Zen felt threatened. No wonder nobody chased him away. Ren Han used Xuan Mu’s charm to the max! Still, it wasn’t enough to lure Bing Shi out. Ren Han wondered. Did that girl know no jealousy? What’s wrong with her?!

“That’s great,” Ziek put the chopped onions inside the pot with boiling water, his eyes glued to the entrance, “I wanted to discuss something with him. Letting a pregnant woman doing such a la-...” His heartbeat accelerated when she appeared.

“I’m not an invalid,” Fu Lian noticed another presence and lifted her gaze, “...” She didn’t see her for months. Bing Shi had to be too devastated to even come out of her tent.