QT: Against My Will (Volume 2)

4.41 - Auction - Dangerous Angels

The tension in the auction room was palpable. Some backed out from bidding. Tian Shi wouldn't be so stupid to buy everything, right? While some were fearless. They were only bidding, what could his highness do to them? Pretended bidding was illegal only if they were the sellers of the items.

"Going once, going twice, sold to number thirty-two!" The fall of the hammer constituted a sale of a valuable jewel.

The Bidder number thirty-two opened his mouth wide. When he saw how Tian Shi was about to raise the stake, he automatically raised his number card too; his hand started to sweat, he didn't need that thing, "Hey, I saw Tian Shi raising her hand sooner!"

"Hm?" Bing Shi looked his way, congratulating his win with a smile, "Ah, Tian Shi saw how much sir desired the item, so I refrained from bidding. Congratulation. But if my assumptions were wrong, I'd gladly take it in sir' stead."

Of course, she wasn't stupid to buy everything, but it sure looked like she wanted to buy all the items in the auction house.

"No, I want it!" How could his pride allow him to say that he was trying to teach the Prince a lesson?

The bidders choked on their saliva, relieved that they didn't partake in this one-sided war, or else their wealth could be ruined, feeling like there was some kind of a conspiracy.

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Later that night, a few couriers knocked on the gates of some bidders. After the various bidders opened the mysterious packages, their eyes widened in surprise.

Inside were the exact same items they wanted to buy, but didn't have a change due to Tian Shi buying everything, which yet again, was an illusion because in their eyes she bought everything they wanted.

There was a hidden message. Don't let the baseless rumors break the unity between the people, the well-being of the kingdom was always the top priority. Saying how foreign spies could use this opportunity to create a dispute in the country.

The bidders made a one hundred and eighty-degree turn in their opinion. The day after that, the previous rumor was replaced by a bigger one, a rumor that was based on 'proof' and lots of witnesses.

Of course, the bidders didn't forget to spice it up a little. Who said his Highness disappeared?! Everyone saw how he flaunted his might with his courtesan. After they passed a test of loyalty of not going against his highness' people, the prince was so benevolent as to bestow precious gifts on them!

Don't question his highness' actions, and you won't be mistreated! Don't stand in His Highness's way, and prosperity may follow! Stand in his highness way, and you'll pay a fortune!

Then, there was this courtesan. Oh dear, they started to overthink this and that. Because this whole time, it was she who partook under His Highness's name; the majority of the topic was about her conduct and glamour. Tian Shi was indeed an angel who brought goodness and luck wherever she went!

Bing Shi's goal was to spread her name and image to other countries. With all the foreigners and spies in the auction house and in the city, it wouldn't take long before it'd become a reality.

And maybe...

To anger a little someone?

'Xuan Mu said Fei Lan was a two eyes for an eye person.'

'So let's see.'

'They captured the clinic doctor. Would she blame me and try to seek revenge or would she try to save her foster father?'

'She kidnapped a prince; it would be expected that his people would torture an innocent doctor for information regarding a mysterious person who was adopted not a long time ago.'

The only reason Bing Shi continued to stay with Zhao Rong was due to Fei Lan's appearance.

'What did I ever do to her?'

'It's not like I was the one who tried to break someone's relationship.'

Though Bing Shi about the reason behind Fei Lan's disdain towards her. Overlooking the city from the top of the pagoda, she shrugged her shoulders in destitute, not wasting any emotions on Fei Lan.

'I guess, sometimes, you don't need a reason to view someone as an eyesore.'

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Due to His Highness's busy schedule, Bing Shi could return to the capital city. Because Hasan decided for her to serve another patron, no protection was provided.

A courtesan was still a courtesan; nobody would find it strange, just curious whose rich man's attention she caught that was daring enough to challenge his highness' might.

Walking along the hallway of the inn, Bing Shi knocked on the guest room.

As the door swung open from within, Ru Quan swiftly encircled her waist, guiding her into the room. With the door closing behind them, their bodies pressed together, and he inclined his head, the subdued light causing their eyes to glisten. Their lips met, ranging from fervent French kisses to delicate, cherished pecks.

"I...ngh..." A soft moan escaped her lips as she threaded her fingers through his crimson locks, her hand traveling to the nape of his neck. Her hands trembled as she clung to him, as though afraid he might vanish at any moment. In response to his intense kisses, she met his urgency with equal fervor.

|"I thought underage body makes your skin crawl."|

"It does, but..." He hooked her long legs around him for support, gripping her ample bosom firmly. His mouth traced down her neck, taking a whiff of her heavenly scent, feeling her existence, "I'm here for your soul."

Back to her lips, his tongue swept across her tongue, twisting and winding around it, blazing up his heart with her flames of blue.

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Mature content 18+ (START)

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When Kuro brought baby Shiro outside to play together, Bing Shi found herself effortlessly lifted onto a desk. Her legs instinctively wrapped around Ru Quan's waist, pulling him closer.

A surge of electricity ran between them, a silent acknowledgment of their unspoken desires. Her fingers deftly worked their way through the buttons on his shirt, revealing the contours of his chiseled chest.

Her tongue lightly danced over his muscles as she murmured, "Yummyyy."

Ru Quan looked down at her, his eyes tinged with a frustration that could easily be mistaken for passion. "This wasn't in the plan, Bing Shi," he cautioned, halting her bewitching advances.

Her virginity was currently very important; he couldn't pop it as he pleased, let others take advantage of it.