QT: Against My Will (Volume 1)

2.09 - Their Surprise - Mr. and Mrs. Jelly

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Proofread by P.D Webb.

P.D.Webb: I'm literally going to cry since Psycho S isn't editing from here on. I was just editor number 2 but now I'm editor number 1, this is scary T-T.

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It took Xuan Mu five hours to arrive at Bing Shi's hometown.

Stepping down from the bus, a wave of emotion washed over Xuan Mu as his eyes immediately landed on Bing Shi. She stood there in the middle of the bustling street, wearing a burgundy blouse with rolled-up sleeves and a long black skirt. Her black hair was braided to her left side while black-framed glasses rested on her nose.

His heart raced for a moment and he wasn't sure what to do, feeling out of place like he was a country bumpkin in a land of high society. Compared to him, she looked so...put together... like the sophisticated ladies that came from old money.

When Xuan Mu came near her, he lifted his hands, wanting to assure himself that she was real.

"No touching," Bing Shi looked at the tall youth clothed in all black with a guilty face.

"Why are you so pretty? I want my murderer back," Xuan Mu responded with a light smile; he put his hands inside his pants pockets, clutching them hard.

"Your sense of beauty is so strange. At that time, I was a fat girl with pimples all over my face! I'm not as fat as before, but still... I am a little plump," she giggled, "But thanks."

"Bing Shi, shouldn't you be blushing from my compliment?" He raised his eyebrow.

"Nah, I'm overpraised. It's hard to make me blush. Even if you put a half-naked model before me, the chances of me puking is higher than me blushing."

"Bing Shi look at me," he requested and looked her way.

"Hm?" she looked him in the eyes; her face instantly turned red.

'Did he just give me a flying kiss?!'

Xun Mu let out a loud laugh, "You liar! Making you blush is easier than I thought."

Bing Shi hid her tomato-colored face behind her palms, "You got me, how come you don't blush?" She looked at him through the gap between her fingers.

'He doesn't blush at all!'

His face was pale without a color.

'And why doesn't he wear glasses? Shouldn't his eyesight be as bad as mine?!'

"I don't know. Maybe all the blood is collected in my heart," Xuan Mu responded, trying to keep his rapidly pounding heart under control.

"What a cheat! Do you see that shopping center? It's ours. My parents took a day off just to meet you." As a taxi drove across the road, Bing Shi pointed at the shopping center amidst buildings of various colors.

He looked at the large shopping center, and the crowded streets, then back at her, "Bing Shi, why me? I'm a nobody. Aren't there plenty of men who are better than me?"

"For me, you are the best!" Bing Shi showed him the streets where she spent her childhood, "You don't smoke, drink, or gamble. You are faithful, gentle, caring, and smart. I like your sense of humor, and we have many things in common, like our opinions, likes, and dislikes."

They passed by a city square with a fountain in the middle. A stream of water flooded out of a jug of wine in a female statue's hands. Here, the paths spread out in different directions. Every building was different. Weaving through the maze of streets, the citizens minded with their business; the trees and street lamps shuffling their order in a periodical manner.