QT: Against My Will

237 4.61 -Trauma – Dangerous Angels

“Don’t touch me with your dirty hands!” Cian Le snarled back, pulling her heads away in protest. She was a type of person who feared nothing until it was too late to regret.

“Would miss rather be touched by other men?” Squeezing her cheeks harder, Bing Shi’s other hand caressed the soft skin, tracing her fingers alongside Cian Le’s neck down the chest, she groped her breasts.

Bing Shi’s whispers made everyone in the room uncomfortable; the hair on their nape stood up. “How much hate could such a small body contain? I wonder...” She started to strip down Cian Le’s clothes.

“Enough,” stated Cheng Young in a threatening tone, not liking how the group of people was ganging up on one person. Oddly, the scene reminded him of something uncomfortable.

“About the people you can’t afford to offend...” As other girls tried to block him off, Bing Shi stared into Cian Le’s black eyes, her hand traced lower, “Who comes in the first place?”

The experience was dreadful, shaking in fear, Cian Le’s petrified shrieks echoed in the whole room, “No... Go away! Someone save me! Please!”

“Who?” Bing Shi asked again, pinching Cian Le’s inner tights.

“T-ian.... Tian S-hi,” Cian Le almost broke down mentally.

[Mission success: Prevent Cian Le from ruining her life. +250p]

.....

Never look down on group persuasive abilities, Tianshies did most of the thing, while Bing Shi gave it a final blow.

‘Ah, my angels are truly brilliant.’

Bing Shi clapped Cian Le’s tear stricken cheeks happily, “Ah, how adorable. Well, it’s a part of my job to put up with people’s bad behavior,” she made way for Cheng Young while speaking to Cian Le, dropping the honorifics, “Tianshies told me about your wish to be cared for by sir Cheng Young at least once. Now that he became your knight in shining armor, you owe us a couple of thousands of Kangs.”

“...”

“...”

“...”

Bing Shi placed her hands into a basin of water on the cabinet, washing her palms thoughtfully. “She had to be drunk even before arriving at Eliaros, how else would we explain her behavior? Ah, but it gives her no excuse to maltreat me.” Finding an excuse for Cian Le, she blinked at the shocked stares coming in her direction, smiling back cutely, “Hehe.”

“...”

“.....”

“...” Sighing in relief, they felt as if their heartstrings were pulled and tugged by this crazy puppeteer.

Not knowing what to think about the current situation, Cheng Young looked at the terrified Cian Le that was shaking on the floor, ignored by everyone except him, then back at the relaxed, Tian Shi. Guilt-free, she was saying farewell to other angels. Tian Shi didn’t need him in her life. That was a fact. His defense against the ice in her blood crumbled as she wicked away his body heat faster than a bitter, cold rain.

“Can you leave for a moment?” Bing Shi requested the girls. Noticing Cheng Young’s heartbroken condition, she crouched next to him, both looking at the crying Cian Le in silence.

After a while, Bing Shi told Cian Le to take the bed. As the floor was cold, Cian Le followed her words obediently.

“How do I forget?” he asked earnestly, glancing at Cian Le’s direction. Should he drown himself with workload? No matter what, his fiance was out of the question. The first time he saw her, he disliked her. She insulted other as she pleased, making her family clean after her mess whenever she went outside of her mansion, flaunting her status as a crown princess. They just didn’t seem to work.

“I don’t want to break your heart, but it’s unavoidable. A broken heart happens.” Bing Shi covered Cian Le with a blanket, giggling, “Forget? Who? Me? Shall I hit your head with my pole to get amnesia?”

“Is this how you cheer me up? I want back my money.” A smile crept upon his lips. He didn’t know since when, but his bright aura and smiles weren’t just a facade, they became genuine. It could be said that despite all the things he caused, she never truly gave up on him. As if she was his guardian angel, she helped him from straying away, slowly healing his soul.

[Hidden Quest: Gain Cheng Young’s trust. +2000p]

Bing Shi looked at him in disbelief, “No way. Have you ever seen an angel that could save the world from destruction with empty pockets?”

“No,” he answered. Glad that she dropped the honorifics. Yes, definitely his guardian Angel. Or Cian Le’s?

“Me neither.” Bing Shi gave Cian Le a handkerchief to wipe off the tears and snot. “That’s why we need money.”

Knowing what she accomplished during this one year, it was more likely that she was this world people’s guardian angel. He turned towards Bing Shi, wanting to know more about her, “Is that your childhood dream?”

“Not just a dream, it’s my destiny,” answered Bing Shi as if it was an obvious thing, sealing his beliefs.

“Can I win against him, whoever he might be?” Cheng Young threw a pouch filled with gold coins in her direction, to make her agree. He never saw her man, nor did he find out anything about him.

Cheng Young chanted in his mind, ‘The secret for happiness is low expectations. The secret for happiness is low expectations. The secret...” When he came to a term that there would be nothing between them, she gave him a few surprises, surpassing his expectations, just for them to be shattered when he asked for more than she could offer. Like this, she played him for a whole year, exhausting his mind and body in all possible ways.

Bing Shi caught the money pouch with laughter, “He hates my occupation, so having an opportunity to take it out on my patrons would be his utmost pleasure.”

“His name?”

“Xuan Mu. Ah, I need to hurry,” Standing up, she ran towards the exit, waving at him as she closed the doors, “Bye-bye ??.”

“...” She answered so fast, without any hesitation. When one girl after another started to appear in the room to clean up the mess, he picked the wine bottle on the table and took a big gulp, “Who is the top courtesan in Eliaros?”

“We are!” They all called out, wanting to protect Nile from this dangerous man.

“...” Cheng Young took another gulp. Who was Xuan Mu? And why did he expect her man to be the leader of Black Sky, Ru Quan? Their goals were the exact opposite.

As they left, Kuro curled around Bing Shi’s shoulder. How could its host affect other souls to such a degree, was beyond its understanding.