QT: Against My Will

463 7.87 – Was Bing Shi Always This Petty? – War Of The Wickeds

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Mass update as an apology for my long absence. Enjoy.

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Silvia was so unlikable that Victor thought of killing her a few times if she didn’t reveal her identity as a host. He hesitated to keep her alive at first because she was a threat to Riley and Elera, then realized he had nothing to lose.

“I don’t know her, but I would love to know her better,” said Victor.

“She acted like a hoe around you more than once,” Ziek laughed as he walked near the gates. “So what stopped you from knowing her better?”

Victor thought for a moment before answering. “I guess I’m just afraid of what I might find out. But…” he continued, thinking about the mystery behind Silvia’s unchanging character despite having a host residing inside of her, “I also don’t want to live in ignorance. I want to know the truth, even if it’s painful.”

“Just admit that you are growing bored of your current catch,” Ziek didn’t want to know what would happen if Bing Shi fell prey to Victor, “But Silvia as your next target? You must have it really bad, man.”

“Don’t talk bullshit,” Victor didn’t want to end it with Elera that early yet. She was different, special. And he knew that if he didn’t play his cards right, she would slip through his fingers, and he loved the adrenaline rush she gave him.

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Victor didn’t know what he would do if she was no longer here to paint his day with a little bit of color. He knew Riley would sleep with him without much protest. The boy still carried an irresistible charm but was too ‘easy’ for his tastes.

While Victor was trying to assure himself that he still wanted to keep the relationship with Elera, his system monitoring function suddenly malfunctioned.

“You—” Victor looked down at the shorter boy, a mixture of disbelief and anger warring on his features, “Was it you?”

Ziek was enjoying his coffee when he noticed Victor’s expression. He pretended he didn’t know what Victor was talking about, but he didn’t hide the fact that he enjoyed the look on that man’s face, grinning, “Yeah, whatever made you this mad, I want to have a hand in it.”

“...” Victor did not feel good to be unable to see what his targets had been up to. Whether they were enemies or lovers, he preferred to keep a close watch on them.

The air grew colder. The clouds darkened. The wind became a little stronger, and as Victor stood by Ezikiel’s side (to check him out), he wondered why the boy bought him the coffee, “So, what do you want from me?”

“Riley’s death,” Ziek replied jokingly, making fun of Silvia’s obsession. When two lovers live together for a long time, it would only be natural for them to catch each other habits. Bing Shi’s husband, albeit unintentionally, caught a bit of her character.

“Excuse me?” Victor was taken aback and then burst into a ridiculing laughter, “For a can of coffee?”

“What? Are you afraid?” Ziek thought about it again. Victor’s mission in making Olivia fall in love with him was not his fault, but the HQ’s. Victor was an asshole without a doubt, but not a complete dick. It didn’t change the fact that he still wanted to beat him up.

“You think I won’t be able to handle him?” Victor smirked, “Why don’t you do it yourself? I will raise the stakes to ten cans of coffee.”

“Forget it. He is the most amazing person I’ve ever met.” Ziek threw his can into a trash bin, “I might go fucking blind by how brilliant he is,” his voice was so weak, it almost sounded like a whisper. Even though he spoke with confidence, his mind was screaming against what he said. Nobody could compare to his wife’s brilliance. Nobody.

Victor almost spewed out the coffee in his mouth. It sounded like Ziek couldn’t stomach people that were smarter than him (Riley) and that’s why he has been sticking to the opposite (Silvia).

The sky turned black, the moon disappeared when lightning pierced through the darkness. Rain began to pour down, and as thunder shook the ground, there was no sign of Silvia anywhere. Ziek crumbled the cane in his hands, his face twisting as he checked what the other parts of his soul had been doing.

Victor was getting cold and wet. He was about to give up and go back to the dormitories when he saw a car driving towards the main gates.

Nathaniel got out of the driver’s seat with an umbrella. He walked towards the passenger’s seat to open the door for Elera.

Elera hesitated for a moment then accepted Nathaniel’s hand for support. Before their hands could touch, Victor already stepped in to drag her away. The dimming spark in his heart ignited again.

“Thank you for the ride,” Elera showed Nathaniel a grateful smile. They’d been discussing the design for a dress and didn’t realize how late it had become.

Nathaniel slipped his umbrella into Elera’s hand, “Thank you for your assistance.” Watching the leaving couple, he got back inside the car and drove off.

When Lu Kai found out about Victor’s wavering feelings about whether he still loved Elera or not, he asked Ziek to keep Victor in place to stall for time, while he drove to fetch Elera before her company.

This was Lu Kai’s usual job: to become a Mr. Ideal that could bring forth insecurities out of other Mr. Ideals, ‘A few students informed me about Silvia buying off every single white dress in the city.’

‘It must be Bing Shi,’ Xuan Mu, ‘I didn’t know she liked white that much.’ He couldn’t help but feel grateful for the simple things in life, so even though his wife was angry at him, it was better than not having her here.

Ru Quan, ‘Was she always this petty? Something doesn’t seem right.’ He felt a bit wronged though. He didn’t do anything overboard for her to overreact like that.

‘Is she trying to tell us something?’ Lu Kai pressed the brakes, realization hitting him hard. White dress also equaled a wedding dress, ‘Maybe she wants me to ask for her hand in marriage as an apology?’

Ziek had no idea how Lu Kai came up with such an absurd conclusion but, ‘Fuck. What are you waiting for? Go and propose to her.’

‘She is Silvia only twenty percent of the time,” Lu Kai pinned the responsibility to Ziek, seeing no purpose in asking a woman he was married to him to marry him again, ‘I’m not signing up to be with the rest of the eighty percent.’

True to Bing Shi’s words, her husband was indeed less stressed when thinking about how to cheer her up instead of worrying about her health. The thought of him being so happy just for her existence was more than sweet.