Tʜᴇ ᴇsᴄᴏʀᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛs ᴘᴇᴀᴄᴇ『ᶻʰᵒⁿᵍˡⁱ ˣ ᵐ/ⁿ ˣ ᵗᵃʳᵗᵃᵍˡⁱᵃ』

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ᴛʰᵉ ᵗʳᵒᵘᵇˡᵉˢᵒᵐᵉ ᵐᵃⁿ

"Aiya! Where did he go this time?"A girl huffs as she wanders the plains just beyond the harbor nearing the Golden house. She was worried about her friend since she heard about what happened hours before this moment. It was getting late and this fuels her to search a bit faster for her friend since a few monsters were prone to lurk during the night when visibility was bad.

While she worried a certain male sighed in relief, he was indeed in danger but the hilichurl lost interest and walked away when it couldn't reach the male who was in the tree.
"I'm not physically fit enough for this but I'll be damned if I die..."

"Oh, there you are!!"

"Hu Tao?"The voice calls out to the girl quickly approaching the tree he was in. He doesn't make a move till he sees her face pop up from below.
"If I didn't know any better I'd say you're part cat!"Hu Tao giggles joyfully now seeing her friend is safe and sound.

"I would assume the same with how fast I managed to get up here. Anyway, step back I'm jumping down since you can protect me."

"Aiya, why are you out here anyway?"Hu Tao questions just as M/n safely lands on the ground next to her. Since the viability was low, Hu Tao didn't see the red mark on his cheek until he dropped next to her.
"What happened to your cheek?"

"I never understood why wives never slap the cheating husband..."

"This is the fourth time this month!"Hu Tao sighs heavily, though she doesn't care what M/n does for work she did care about him getting hurt all the time.
"She should be mad at her husband, not you. How were you supposed to- Wait, did he have a ring on?"

"Nope, most people who walk into the brothel don't wear rings nor show that they're married."M/n said with a sigh, this was just a part of the job for him but they seem to hold grudges against him and tend to attack him unprovoked.
"All in a day's work..."

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M/n sighs heavily, it seemed to be a hobby of his at this point with how much he does this because his life is full of troubles that he couldn't avoid.
"Darling, you seem preoccupied~"

"Die in a ditch and leave me alone before your wife finds you here and slaps me again. I'll tell the madame to reject you from now on since you brought physical harm upon me. I will never take you as a client ever again."

"Tsk, slut."

"Oh my gosh, how did you know? Just yesterday you were telling me how much you loved fucking me and how tight I was."This causes the man to blush and leave in a hurry, angry that M/n managed to embarrass him with his words. The black-haired male flops onto his bed with a poof.
Ugh, I need a sugar daddy that will give me money all the time...
Suddenly, a knock sounds on his window and he knew who it was.
"Go away!"

"M/n-"The window slides up and in steps Yelan, his sister in this world. M/n found it so strange how they didn't look alike but in some cases, siblings don't always resemble each other. It was only when he saw a painting of his family that he noticed that the two took after one of the parents, him taking after the mother and Yelan taking after the father. Both are extremely beautiful people.
"Come home-"

"No. Your work with lady Ningguang could put me in danger, you know that right? What if the Fatui guy you stole that coat from finds out I'm your brother and kills me? Did you ever think of that?!"

"..."

"Thought so... Please leave, no one knows we're related so I won't cause any problems for you nor will I ruin your reputation. It's best this way, so back out the window with you. Keeping your distance will benefit us both in the long run."Not once did M/n look over at Yelan but once the sound of the window closing, he looks over to see that Yelan has left his room.
"Ugh, I need to lock my window or get my room changed just in case she comes back to bother me..."