"Hey! Wake up!"
It didn't even take a whole second before he was drenched in dirty water as he jolted awake.
He heaved heavy breaths as he glared at the old woman who threw canal water at him.
The old woman just blatantly ignored him and grabbed another bucket of dirty water, he then sees how the old woman aimed to throw it to his feverish sister.
"Noㅡstop!"
The small child ran in front of the unconscious girl and protected her from the water, leading to him being drenched once again.
"I will do her chores instead! So please let her rest!"
He is so close to kneeling and beg the old woman to spare his sister until she recovers.
"Who are you to order me around you damn brat!"
In the end, he kneels. The creaking floorboard scratching his knees as he begged.
"No please! I won't dare to sleep in anymore! I would not dare to ask for food anymore! So please spare my sister!"
Perhaps because he yelled, but he heard his sister call out for him.
"Zhuocheng...? Ah...ma'am! Please forgive our insolence!"
His sister was now trembling in fear as she tries to kneel too, only for Zhuocheng to stop her and bowed his head enough for it to touch the floor.
"I beg of you, ma'am..."
After a while, both children could hear the older woman click her tongue in annoyance before leaving.
"Go do your chores then!"
Zhuocheng once again kneels to show his gratitude, "Thank you very much!"
When the old woman left, it was only then that he stands up before checking his sister on her bed.
"Noona, please rest plenty."
The girl heaved ragged breaths as she tried to wipe away the dirty water that was poured on her brother.
"What...about the chores...?"
Zhuocheng simply patted his sister's head as if to comfort her.
"You don't need to worry about that, noona. I can do that much."
He showed her a jovial smile to ease her worries.
"Sorry...Zhuocheng. Let me...make it up to you when I recover...hmm?"
Zhuocheng huffs before bidding his sister goodbye.
"I will be waiting for that, noona."
When the girl fell into slumber once again, he discreetly walked out of their shabby room before a broom was thrown at his face.
"Get moving you ugly bastard!" Another kid bellows, making Zhuocheng grit his teeth in annoyance and glared at the latter.
"Hah! Look at this bastard glaring like a monster! Glare all you want you damn bastard! No one will ever adopt you from this orphanage!"
Zhuocheng did not care if someone will adopt him or not. All he cared about was his sister. What is the use of being adopted when his sister is not by his side? It's all useless.
"I do not give a flying fuck, sadly." Zhuocheng whispers before walking away, leaving the fuming bullies from behind as another caretaker yelled at them for playing around.
As he started cleaning around the orphanage, he was filled with thoughts of escaping in the wretched place they are in.
After they escaped, he would work hard to give noona her dream. He remembers her saying that she wants to have a building that gives a feeling and ambiance similar to a home. And he would do his best to help his sister in anyway he can.
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𝐷𝑒́𝑝𝑎𝑦𝑠𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡「LCF x MDZS」
FanfictionIn the alleyways of Yiling, there was an abandoned child who did his best to survive. Everyday, he scoured for food and fought dogs who hurted him. It hurts. Bites starting to bruise his already blemished skin as he curled into a ball and hoping to...
