QT: Against My Will

83 2.69 – Narcissist Princess – Mr. and Mrs. Jelly

Bing Shi took a deep breath; she stood before Xuan Mu. From above, she looked at those mad pair of eyes, which would usually be distracted by the pair of slender legs before him, “Xuan Mu, my ears are bleeding from your loud shouts.”

“Sorry for not being able to be calm as YOU!!!” Xuan Mu trashed around, full of frustration. He glared at Zhu Cai, whose placid eyes were on Bing Shi the whole time.

Zhu Cai analyzed her character; patient and reliable, a woman who would take fast actions with neutral standing. An excellent peacemaker.

Sitting at the couch with a haggard expression, a cast secured his arms. His eyes glanced at Xuan Mu before him, then darted back to Bing Shi. “Sorry,” he apologized.

“You piece of shit, look at her again and I’ll gauge out your eyes!” Xuan Mu warned, his tone filled with wrath. He started to fight with those soldiers again; who had a hard time holding him down.

Zhu Cai, hearing Xuan Mu’s threats, didn’t want to make things more complicated. Closing his eyes, an image of a mysterious woman appeared. She was similar in looks to Bing Shi, but not as visually beautiful. In a lab coat, with unkempt hair and serious face, she was doing experiments in test tubes. The feeling Bing Shi inflicted on him was familiar to that woman. Who the mysterious woman was, he had no idea. Like a lingering ghost, she haunted his dreams as long as he remembered.

“Mr. Xuan Mu has some light bruises on his body, nothing serious,” doctor Tzu answered, “About Mr. Zhu Cai, he protected his head well, but in exchange, both his arms broke. His left hand’s bone split in two. I wonder how his consciousness is still intact. He should be brought to the hospital as soon as possible.”

“What are you waiting for? Hurry and bring him to the hospital,” Bing Shi studied Xuan Mu’s expression, “Mr. Zhu Cai, I won’t apologize for your injuries. That, you have to wait for Xuan Mu.” She ignored the ‘you dare’ eyes coming from her boyfriend and continued, “But I’ll accept your apology. ”

Zhu Cai, covered in sweat, answered with a relieved voice, “That’s enough.”

.....

When the family Zhu left, Bing Shi reached her left hand for Xuan Mu, ordering, “Leave us alone and guard the entrance.”

The soldiers let go of Xuan Mu carefully; after a salute, they walked out of the lounge to guard the entrance.

“What about your hand?” Dr. Tzu asked after taking care of injured soldiers.

“It’s nothing. I get bruises like this all the time.” Grabbing Xuan Mu’s hand, Bing Shi helped him stand up, bringing him towards the couch, she sat next to him.

As his fingers interlocked with hers Xuan Mu leaned against the couch, feeling her shaky hands; he didn’t know what to do. When he heard her sobbing, he panicked even more, letting go of her hand, he looked up at the ceiling. ‘Should I apologize? For what?’

Nobody spoke a word.

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Xuan Mu closed his eyes, “Didn’t I say not to touch other men? That’s what happens when you don’t listen to me. You get injured by them.”

“Don’t try to take advantage of the situation,” Bing Shi, with puffy eyes, took out tissues from her purse and blew her nose, “What were you thinking, trying to kill somebody in broad daylight?”

Opening his eyes, Xuan Mu picked her up and seated her on his lap, lifting her chin, he looked at her tightly shut eyes, “Bing Shi, look at me.”

She looked him in the eyes.

“I don’t kill, though I want to,” he spoke gravely. Seeing her nod, he picked up her injured hand carefully, but she yanked it away and gave him a disinfectant instead. He clenched his palm tight, “Did I scare you?”

“A bit.”

“Bing Shi. I’m sorry. Does it hurt?” he asked while cleaning his hands, “I don’t even dare leave a hickey on you, and here comes some dude ... ” He groaned in frustration; there was nothing he could do to make her bruises disappear.

“It doesn’t hurt,” Bing Shi spoke with a stuffy nose, “I’m more worried about my mascara. I should have brought my make-up kit.”

“Should I call someone to deliver it for you?” Xuan Mu asked with a feeble smile. Was she attempting to improve his mood?

“I was joking. It’s waterproof,” Bing Shi took out an elephant plaster from her purse and plastered it on his scratched nose. “So cute,” she said as tears rolled down her eyes.

“...” Xuan Mu felt powerless against her tears. Not daring to touch her, he stared at her crying face, his heart twinged with incompetence.

“Don’t look at me. I’m ugly right now,” ordered Bing Shi without hiding her wrecked face.

“No. You are very pretty,” Xuan Mu said in a distressed tone, “The prettiest.”

“Xuan Mu, your sense of beauty is the worst,” she giggled, then continued to cry, “Does it mean I have to cry every time I want to be the prettiest?”

“...” Xuan Mu engulfed her in a delicate hug, “You can do whatever you want and still be the prettiest.” He smiled, the violence in his head slowly diminished.

“True. Xuan Mu you are turning me into a narcissist princess,” Bing Shi blew her nose, “Sorry for ruining the business meeting. Again.”

“It happened two times out of many. Furthermore, you gave them a favor by dismissing it,” he caressed her hair gently, “Bing Shi, it wasn’t your fault. It was his and my fault.”

“True, I’m the victim here. It’s all your fault. Did you ever see a victim cleaning after her culprit’s mess? Because I didn’t,” Bing Shi pointed at the destroyed lounge with red eyes, “I don’t want to clean this, should we run away from the crime scene? Nothing like this happened before; I wasn’t sure what your reaction would be like, I had to prevent an accident from occurring. Xuan Mu, It’s not like I have no faith in you... ”

Softly, Xuan Mu pressed his lips against hers, their eyes open.