Rubbing the two b.u.mps on his head, he resentfully looked at Rena. "How are you still alive?""...I wasn"t dead in the first place." She replied in irritation. She just woke up from the dead, and he already asked her this question.
"You weren"t breathing.", he retorted.
"I held my breath."
"No one can hold their breath for hours."
So he"s not a r.e.t.a.r.d after all. It would have been so much easier if he was.
"This is a world of magic after all. One may never know how wide it truly is. Besides, where the heck am I? And who are you?" , she threw a question back at him.
He eyed her suspiciously but said nothing. Then with a prideful look, he arrogantly answered, "I am your savior, Qiu Zhi!"
Then, with an outstretched hand, he demanded with a serious face. "Repay me."
" ... "
Shameless. Too shameless.
However, because of Qiu Zhi"s shamelessness, an evil plan suddenly struck Rena.
Ah... Qiu Zhi. Just don"t blame her for being shameless later.
With that, Rena initiates her play, rolled up her sleeves and started walking towards the river.
"I just saved your lif- Hey, Hey! Where are you going? " he called.
"To heaven."
"Hah?... Wait, NO!! Don"t go jumping into the river again!" , Qiu Zhi yells as he tried to pull her away from the river. When they were a safe distance from the death scene, he let go of her. "Lady, are you crazy?! "
"How are you going to repay this Lady, ha? " Rena suddenly asked.
"Huh?"
"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 with food and shelter in exchange for your great sin!" she continued.
"Wait what?" , he replies bewildered. The current events are progressing just too fast for his simple brain to understand.
"Hmm? Don"t agree? Fine. Whether or not this Lady"s death will be pinned on your head, that"s your problem."
At this point, he finally understood her shameless words and couldn"t help but sigh in defeat. She"s the first to show him such shamelessness. And a bold one at it. Sighing again, "Fine. I shall be responsible for you on the fact that I did save your life. And due to the fact that, 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 before serving her rice. "You never introduced yourself. Do you have a name?"
Ah...introduce herself... As Rena Livia?
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"s in debt to everyone in this village!"
Hearing that, Xi Rin"s face turned black. She felt more and more insecure, by the second.