QT: Against My Will

407 7.31- Stinky Bun Sees A Snowman – War Of The Wickeds

There was no body with a soul to control in Xuan Mu’s space so Dai An could finally show up in her spirit form. She looked the same as Bing Shi, with a difference that her body was completely translucent, like that of a ghost.

Bing Shi agreed to cultivate her godhood in exchange for Dai An to take care of their baby boys. Xiao Pu was fine, but she wasn’t sure about the little disaster behind the closed doors in front of her.

She popped her head through the door of the living room without bothering to open it up – an amber glow from outside of the floor-to-ceiling windows welcomed her appearance. How could an apartment be so big and so small at the same time? It was small enough for one person not to get lost, but big and spacious enough to contain things which would make one shake their head in amazement, like the grand piano.

The main area had high ceilings to give the room a light and airy feel with a touch of grandeur, but the ceilings above the fences were lowered to create a cozy corner for Stinky Bun. Why not give that little guy a separate room? Why was he raised behind the fence like some livestock?

Dai An’s eyes landed on the toys behind the fence in pure envy. She would do anything to be this type of livestock for a lifetime. Bing Shi put Stinky Bun’s living space through some heavy upgrades before she died. There was a miniature version of their kitchen in one corner, with a functioning fridge, microwave, washing, and drying machine. Next to it was a mini version of Xuan Mu’s office, and the largest area was occupied by a mini playground.

Hm? Where was the boy’s sleeping space then? There was a walk-in closet (with sliding doors) installed inside the wall, just right next to his ‘office’ desk. The doors were currently slid open, and it was more than apparent that no full-grown adult would fit in that little space – Ying Xiong’s ‘bedroom’ looked similar to a room some pet lovers would build for their pets under the stairs.

That boy refused to get used to a new bed and demanded his mommy to return his floor mattress. From under the baby’s blanket came his cheeky face, sleeping peacefully, Ying Xiong sucked on his thumb as if it was a pacifier. Not far away from him, Xiao Pu was snoring on a mini armchair with an opened book on his lap.

This was actually Dai An’s first time meeting her babies personally, which she never asked for. She wondered if Stinky Bun would recognise her as his mommy. She hoped he wouldn’t so she wouldn’t have to take care of him and call Bing Shi back, but she also wanted Bing Shi to improve her strength, so she didn’t have many choices.

Stirring in his sleep, Ying Xiong rollet out of his mattress to wake up his little brother, “Pu-Pu.” He nudged the other boy’s leg with his, “Pu-Pu.” Wake up and continue reading Stinky Bun’s favorite fairy tale.

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“...What...” Xiao Pu switched on his speaker and continued his sleep. His ears were plugged so he didn’t have to listen to the same story for a thousandth time, “Once upon a time, there was Billy. Billy was a fire truck. ‘Fire! Fire!’ yelled his firefighter colleague, ‘Billy, the animals need you!...”

Ying Xiong glanced in Dai An’s direction, his groggy eyes blinking at her head, which was sticking through the door without a body. She disappeared out of his sight as soon as he spotted her, “...” He closed his eyes again, thinking he was inside of his dreams.

Dai An sighed in relief, floating through the fence for some tea time. She crouched before the kitchen counters and began to use her spiritual force to open every drawer to see the mini versions of the kitchen utensils. And when nothing happened, she realized that Xuan Mu set up a barrier around every object, which prevented her from using superpowers on them, “...”

Something was wrong! Ying Xiong quickly used his palms to support his upper body up and trotted towards Dai An sneakily. Wearing a fully black onesie made him feel cool like his daddy, so it was becoming harder and harder for Bing Shi to convince him to wear more fun and colourful clothes.

When he was close enough, he jumped onto her back for a jump scare, but instead of landing onto her wings, he passed through her body and fell on the floor with a big THUD!

Dai An shrugged off the boy’s antics, focusing on breaking the barrier instead.

“-?” When mommy reacted as if he wasn’t there, Ying Xiong picked himself up and circled around her body with that bouncy stride of his. He crouched before her eyes, letting her know about his presence, he waved his little hands at her, “Mommy, mommy.”

Those awesome wings were enticing him like stray cats in the streets, making him want to pet them, but no matter what he did, his hands would always pass through his mommy, “Mommy, mommy!”

Dai An smiled at his puffed cheeks as if someone took away his favorite cake. She touched his palm with the tip of her fingertips, making his little body shiver from the cold sensation, “Mommy has a cold. Could Stinky Bun cook something yummy for mommy?”

The boy placed his palm on her forehead like his daddy used to do on her. Sensing how the freezing sensation slowly became warmer, his mouth opened wide, “Mommy, mommy, mommy?!” Mommy turned into a snowman today?! He automatically scampered up to run towards the main kitchen as if he was ready to cook a real meal to save his Mommy.

“No, no,” Dai An quickly stopped him, realizing that boy had no idea what it meant to be sick. She pointed at his mini kitchen, “Mommy needs Stinky Bun’s food.”

Stinky Bun looked strangely at his mommy. He walked in front of his mini-fridge, thinking for a good while what he should give to her to keep her ‘alive’ as a snowman, finally taking out his strawberry yogurt, “Mommy?” This?