QT: Against My Will

330 5.74 – Night Glow – The Sleepless Elite’s Wife

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Edited by Psycho S.

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Aoi Hong could only watch in shock when the dusted remains of the USB was calmly shaken off of the doctor’s hands.

As Xuan Mu walked away, he wiped his hands with a napkin taken from his pocket. Aoi Hong could hear his final sentence, before he fully disappeared, “Now I can understand why he likes you.”

{Mission failed. – 1p.}

Aoi Hong stared gobsmacked at the remains of her USB, “You! Give back my point! Who are you?! Wait!”

Surprisingly, there was a reply to her question. It was faint, but Aoi Hing could’ve sworn that the doctor had mysteriously said something, “Silika Lin’s... husband.”

When she stormed out of the room, he was nowhere to be seen. The doctor got married to Silika Lin?! Also, why didn’t he question what she meant when she asked for her missing point?

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Wait! So this whole time, the gentle doctor and her useless system were the same people?! No way! How was that possible? The system ordered her to bow down before some Lord God but that didn’t mean it was the system itself.

{Mission success: Overthrow the new female lead, Silika Lin. +1000p}

“Aoi Hong, here you are! The movie is about to start!” Aoi Hong’s manager finally found the missing star and dragged the confused Aoi Hong inside the hall, “Everyone was looking for you!”

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Bing Shi and Xuan Mu knew that Aoi Hong got a hold of that junk. They wanted to test her character.

The initial objective was to grow Quin Yu’s and Aoi Hong’s rare souls into unique ones. After all, they were two soulmates who never got a chance to meet each other due to being from opposite worlds. Let them fight together against this world’s leads. How touching would it be?

Unfortunately, this world’s leads couldn’t even reach Fu Lian’s or Yi Zen’s (leads from ARC 3) pinky toes. Quin Yu had it too easy. If Lu Kai knew about how easy Quin Yu had it, he would’ve challenged the man sooner.

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“In this movie, nobody ever complained once. No one has said, ‘I can’t do this anymore’,” the director continued his speech, “Everyone went beyond their limits.”

Ultimately, no matter the red carpet, the celebrities, and the camera flashes, it was still just like going into a cinema. Bing Shi sat there, in her sexy dress and suffered the irritating sensation of the scratchy chair seats digging into the back of her thighs.

She turned her gaze in a random direction.

It was as if, at that moment their souls had created a bridge so their gazes could cross to the others. With ease, she could spot his presence and see the life in his eyes burning with the same fire in her burning heart. Their hearts match beats, his eyes matching in colours and her breath stolen like his sanity.

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The movie finally started, and Bing Shi wanted to cover her eyes with her palm whenever she appeared on the screen.

‘This is horrible.’

‘Who is going to pay for this trash?’

She grimaced and cringed at her own acting, applauding and sighing in relief whenever her scenes ended.

‘I pity the editor who probably had to watch this disaster a thousand times.’

The audience was watching a movie they had helped in a way with creating the movie. Their reactions were big to whatever was happening in the movie. When two of the main characters kissed, there was loud whistling and cheering.

Though Bing Shi and the movie’s male lead never kissed, for an outsider, it sure looked like that.

There was such a huge difference between Ziekel’s and Xuan Mu’s behaviour, but how could anybody notice?

Bing Shi peeked at her hubby’s reaction.

Staring back at her, Xuan Mu licked and bit his lips mischievously.

“...” Yes, that was right. It’s because nobody would think that the movie’s male lead could have an identical clone!

When the film finished and the big climax scene at the end happened, the room erupted with clapping and cheers. Lots of people stayed for the credits and applauded when their friends’ and colleagues’ names appeared.

As if going through a horror movie, Bing Shi barely crawled up to the stage to say a few words of thanks. This was the first and the last time she was attending a movie premiere as an actress. This was, quite simply, a horrendous experience.

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But by the end, the crowd seemed to have been won over, and the immediate social-media responses were, for the most part, enthusiastic... thanks to the strong performances of the film’s protagonists.

@Informal_Fee_853: Aisha became the real deal. I connected her with Silika, and it made Aisha seem a lot less annoying. ?? The director focused less on her outer appearance as a whiny brat, and focused on her internal struggle instead. This gave the movie a much darker undertone. Recommended. #TheLastSparkStory

@Previous_use5871: I really dig #TheLastSpark! I woke up this morning questioning whether I was ready for this movie and walked out ready to see Silika’s next adventure. It’s super solid and feels true to the original book’s origin, which in turn keeps the book’s essence and makes the movie super fun.

@SeaworthinessSure: Did you see Silika’s expressions during the premiere? [pic] [pic] [pic] Hahahaha. She distracted me from watching the movie. I have to watch it all over again. #TheLastSparkMoviePremiere #SilikaLin

@Mundane_girl: OMG! The Kiss! My heart still beats fast whenever I think about it! Better than a full-blown bed scene! ???? #AishaxZiekel #TheLastSpark

The praises for the male leads were not few; this was not outside of the director’s expectations. What was, however, outside of his expectations, was Aoi Hong, who received the most hate from fans.

The higher-ups, critiques, and directors praised her acting so much that in some sort of twist on fate... it backfired against her. Some amateurish eyes were too biased towards their bae, Silika, and refused to acknowledge Aoi Hong’s talent.

Most seemed to unanimously agree that the film was better than they expected it would be, though it was far from being the franchise’s best movie.

The movie was not world breaking and it was not going to be written down in the history books as the best of so and so. It was just that: better than they expected, but not the best there was.

The viewers could see why the director chose Silika from among thousands of other actresses. She was chosen because she thrived through the physical aspects of the role.

The physical requirement for Aisha’s role was not something to be scoffed at, considering this adaptation was a full-blown, action-packed fighting movie.

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One year later...

“Don’t you think Aoi Hong deserves to be more popular than me?” Bing Shi caressed the tattoo around his hand. He was fetching her to the movie set, making her feel spoiled, “She won many awards. Her acting, singing, and dancing are much better than mine...But I don’t understand why people still like me more.”

‘She is asking for praise. Is she jealous of Aoi Hong? Hmmm.’ Not refuting the truth, Xuan Mu interlocked their fingers with one hand. The other hand, he used to move the steering wheel, “Quin Yu is wealthier, has more power, and is more handsome than me, but you still love me more.”

Bing Shi nodded her head sadly. She tried to ignore the irritating feeling in her chest as she carried on talking, “I find you more handsome.”

Lu Kai was far from the top spot of the power pyramid. There were many elite families that were far more powerful than Mo Luwei (like Quin Yu’s family) though they tended to blend more in the background. Even trying to be better than those elite families in some kind of way, was the same as going against them.

Lu Kai was wise enough to know when to stop pushing at the elite’s buttons thanks to the head on his shoulders. After all, he could innovate this world to the next level, but he wouldn’t do that. He didn’t want a war to happen because of his creations.

Bing Shi stroked Xuan Mu’s hand as she murmured softly in question, “Don’t you want to be a ruler again?”

“No, I don’t want to be a ruler... They don’t deserve what I have to offer.” Seeing her curious expression, Xuan Mu sighed. He then clasped her hand tighter, almost painfully so.

The reason why he never used his mind to its full capacity like Lu Kai, was because he saw beyond what he desired, “Humans don’t deserve my love.”

“It’s not like we’ve ever asked for your love,” Bing Shi giggled.

During their absence, someone tried to plant a few bugs in their kitchen. Even now, someone was stalking them in an attempt to abduct her husband, who was viewed as a threat by powerful people.

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