Rubbing the two bumps on his head, he resentfully looks at Rena. "How are you still alive?"
".... I wasn't dead to start with." , she replied with irritation. She just woke up from the dead, and he already asked her a question such as this.
" You weren't breathing." , he retorted.
" I held my breath."
"No one can hold their breath for hours. "
So he's not a retard after all. It would have been so much easier if he was.
"This is a world of magic after all. One may never know who wide it truly is. Anyways, where am I and who are you?" , she lamely lied.
He eyed her suspiciously but seeing that she meant no harm, he let her lame excuse slide. With a prideful look, he answered, " I am Qiu Zhi. Your savior."
He then outstretched his hand. " Repay me."
" ... " Shameless. Too shameless.
However, because of Qiu Zhi's shamelessness, an evil idea suddenly struck Rena.
Ah... Qiu Zhi. Just don't blame her for being shameless later.
With that, Rena rolled up her sleeves and started to walk towards the river
"I just saved your lif- Hey, Hey! Where are you going? ", he called.
"To heaven."
"Hah?... Hey, no! Don't go jumping into the river again!" , Qiu Zhi shouted as he pulled her away from the river. She struggled out of his grip as soon as they were a safe distance away from the river. "Lady, are you crazy?! "
" How are you going to repay this Lady ha? ", Rena asked.
" Huh?" How did this situation reverse?
"Wanting to enter heaven, but being forced to live this harsh life. Twice! How are you going to repay me ha?"
Unable to register the current event, Qiu Zhi stood there dumbfounded.
"Since I'm forced to live, you have to provide me food and shelter in exchange for your great sin." She continued.
"Wha... You, you! Shameless!"
"Hmm? Don't agree? Fine. Whether or not this Lady's death will be pinned on your head, that's your problem."
Sighing in defeat, "Fine. I shall be responsible for you on the fact that I did save your life. And because I'm a kind and benevolent person. "
Rolling her eyes at his narcissism, Rena smiled in victory anyways. Hopping happily back to the house, "You were making dinner, weren't you? Let's go back before it turns cold then."
Sighing, Qiu Zhi walked back to the kitchen to finish cooking before serving her rice. "You never introduced yourself. Do you have a name?"
Ah...introduce herself... As Rena Li?
Rena, that name... She hates it so much. But there is one that she is fond of.
"Rin... Xi Rin. "
"Well then Xi Rin, in this house there are... a couple... rul...es...", he trailed off. Looking out of the window, Qiu Zhi cussed under his breath.
"I'll be back in a minute", Qiu Zhi said disappearing into the house. Not knowing what's going on, Xi Rin just shrugged and continued to eat. Peacefully. Until a shrill voice broke that silence.
"Qiu Zhi!" , the voice hollered. Nearing the entrance, Xi Rin could see a middle age woman angrily walking into the house.
"Auntie, Do you need something?" , Xi Rin asked curiously.
"Where's that boy, Qiu Zhi?! He owes me $500 and a bag of rice, yet he still dares to have guests over?!", the woman scolded. "He indebted to everyone in this village!"
Hearing that, Xi Rin's face turned black. She felt more and more insecure, by the second.
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Never again
Romance"Rin...I'm sorry. If there's another lifetime, I'll never let you go." Years passed by in his life, yet he could never forget. The girl who was his childhood friend. The one he loved. The one who sacrificed her life for him. Maybe. Maybe if he had...
