Aria's Tales

Qin Huang slid behind a marble beam and watched as debris flew towards where she was and to the men chasing her. Their screams and shouts were drowned out by her ringing ears. She was safe at her spot, but she could not escape the heat from the explosion. Her cheeks and arms reddened and sweat started to fall on her forehead.

"Zedong gege, this bomb needs a nerf!" She exclaimed silently.

The hot temperature made her indignantly throw another disk towards the men chasing her before running towards the lobby. The sound of the second explosion gave her a new level of respect for her brother.

Right at the center of the huge lobby, under a glistening chandelier, Zhelan was fighting in a tight-fitting black shirt and shorts. Qin Huang would have worn the same thing if only her dress wasn't white. Otherwise, the black color would be seen through.

When he saw Qin Huang's figure, he tossed a handgun before giving the remaining standing guy with an upper kick. He rapidly stepped back and met with Qin Huang's back.

"Boss, what happened to staying quiet and staying low??"

Qin Huang stuck out her tongue. "I don't remember saying to stay low?"

"Aha ha ha," Zhelan dryly laughed.

One after another, armed men filled the lobby while pointing their guns to the two beauties at the center. Their faces were covered with gas masks, and their c.h.e.s.t was protected with a bulletproof vest. Each one of them was holding light machine guns.

"What? It's fine~ Anyway did you find the armory?" Qin Huang casually asked as she scanned the surrounding men.

Zhelan grinned and patted his side pocket. "Your excellency will never fail you~"

Qin Huang giggled in response. She hadn't planned to just simply break this place. What Zhelan had were pictures of the armory containing the weapons the hotel kept. Unfortunately, there were no cameras there so Qiao couldn't do it himself. Not only that, but there were files that weren't in the online database. Some were written and kept safe in a vault.

The men stared as these two beauties casually conversed in the middle of a sea of barrels while feeling cold sweat drop from behind their neck. Why are they still talking and laughing when they are clearly surrounded?! They gripped their guns tighter and couldn't help but feel their guts telling them that their end was near.

"Alright, let's end this." Qin Huang took out another minuscule disc and flung them to the ceiling.

Under the men's bulging eyes, the disc shot out eight steel legs and embed itself to where it landed. A loud bang sent all of them flying back and smoke entered their vision. Their ears rang with a piercing noise and their heavy gun and vest worsen their already tipped balance.

The people who luckily got a hold of themselves first look up to see the two beauties hanging on a steel rope, and a hole large enough for four people was carved on the ceiling.

"Buh bye~" Qin Huang waved her hand before touching a button on her belt that quickly pulled her up.

Zhelan was already there to help her up just in time for bullets to rain on them from down below. They immediately rolled away from the hole and got up quickly to run. There were more guys coming as they heard the explosion.

This series of events repeated from the underground to the second highest floor - a group of armed men chasing and shooting them, a minuscule disc to the ceiling, and a "buh bye" from Qin Huang.

In the end, halfway up the building, Zhelan joined the fun and sent flying kisses to the dizzy guys who couldn't differentiate between left and right due to the explosion. It was hell for the men.

But the fun was abruptly stopped, as the minuscule disc only made a large crater on the ceiling leading to the rooftop. The men who had chased them endlessly grinned from ear to ear thinking that they finally got them!

Unfortunately, they met Qin Huang.

As they readied their guns to shoot, Qin Huang fearlessly flung one disc on the floor.

"You're crazy!" "SHIT!!"

All men dropped to the ground with their hands over their head, fearing for their lives, fearing the girls.

But the expected explosion didn't happen.

They peaked with confused eyes and saw that the spot where the girls were standing was ... empty.

What the !#$%@#$%??!

They scrambled to get up and scattered to search for them again. Though this time, there was a hint of embarrassment on their faces. Thank god they wore masks!

"Hahaha!"

Qin Huang laughed as she ran up the stairs. Zhelan echoed after and shook his head.

"Give me a warning, will you? I almost copied them!"

Qin Huang laughed even harder. "Ay ay~ I thought you knew what I was thinking! Gurl, you need more practice~"

Zhelan smiled. "Then bring me more in the future."

"That's obvious!"

Qin Huang looked back with a bright smile and twinkling eyes. She was shining so bright that Zhelan found it hard to look away. His smile grew wider.

Boss, following you was the best decision we made.

"Come on! The helicopter is here-"

Qin Huang opened the door and the barrel of a gun filled her vision. She raised her brows and c.o.c.ked her head to look at the person holding the gun.

It was Song Wen.

He surprisingly survived that blast with fully intact limbs! Though less was to be said with his appearance, blood and dark ashes smeared all over his handsome features and expensive clothes. The back of his clothes was also torn open.

She grinned with her teeth showing. "How's your balls~?" She asked every so sweetly.

Song Wen's face grew incredibly dark. He pulled down the safety lock on his handgun and moved the muzzle closer to Qin Huang's forehead.

"Move and I'll shoot." He glared at Qin Huang before glaring to Zhelan as well. He looked at Zhelan's hand that was reaching for his back, telling Zhelan that he knew what he was trying to do.

"That's dumb. Why haven't you shoot me already?" Qin Huang took one step forward.

Song Wen hissed and took a step back as well. He subconsciously felt the need to cover his crotch. He realized how cowardly he was and took a deep breath to calm himself.

"What else? I need to know who you're working for."

"Hmm~ It's not because you fancy me?" Qin Huang pouted.

Song Wen's temples twitched and almost pulled the trigger. 'Woman, you kicked me when you revealed yourself AND when my men came to my rescue. You think I'd still like you?!' Oh how much he wanted to say those out loud, but he couldn't destroy his hard-earned reputation.

He smirked and raised one of his brows as if he was mimicking a villain from a movie. "If you say who you work for, maybe I'll consider it."

Qin Huang's shining eyes turned dull for a second. She had not thought that behind Song Wen's cool and overbearing-like appearance, was a subtle show of barbaric pride. It was not the same as the social elite's pride that mimics that of a dignified noble, but it was of a different taste that seemed roguish.

Qin Huang hated it.

"Never mind. I had thought you were a high class meat, turned out you were spoiled." Then she turned her head away in obvious disgust.

Song Wen fumed and straightened his hold on the gun.

Bang!

Qin Huang watched as Song Wen slowly fell sideways unto the rough ground. There was a speck of splashed blood on her cheek and a warm hand on her arm. She looked up and saw a raging Teng Zexi on her side, looking as if he was on the edge of going insane.

His eyes were bloodshot, his hair was a mess, and his face was red.

Qin Huang could hear her loudly pounding heart. And in her dazedness, she hugged him.

Lily: Wah- Master! That was OOC!

Qin Huang blinked rapidly and woke up from her stupor. She found that she had enclosed herself under Teng Zexi's broad shoulders and completely surrendered herself on his arms.

Lily: Master... you can't OOC anymore after this...

Qin Huang felt the warmth coming from Teng Zexi and narrowed her eyes.

Qin Huang: That's fine. This is worth it. I miss him too much.

Then she closed her eyes and indulged herself in coming back to where she really belonged.

Teng Zexi's exploding anger was cooled off instantly when Qin Huang's soft body leaned on him, and it was completely washed off when she hugged him. He no longer questioned himself and followed his instincts, so he hugged her back, closer and tighter.

He finally found the one person he was crazily looking for.

"Don't worry. I'm here." He gently patted Qin Huang's wavy blonde hair.

Qin Huang was startled and looked up. "You know who I am?"

Teng Zexi continued to pat her hair and even tucked some of the loose strands behind her ear. "Mn, Qin Huang."

The one confirmation struck Qin Huang like lighting. Earlier, Cai De didn't even recognized her. But this man, who she only met last week, was so sure as to who she was.

Qin Huang felt that the cold defences she built after Cai De's rejection were mercilessly being melted. A faint genuine blush crept up her ears, but it blended with her red cheeks that were exposed to the heat from the explosives.

"Ahem, time's ticking~" Zhelan said through his balled fist he used to hide his cheeky grin. Seems like I don't have to worry about the fact that Boss got dump. Right here is the better candidate~

Qin Huang saw a helicopter on the helipad at the center of the roof. She was about to leave Teng Zexi's embrace as it was not her character to stay when the man tightened his hold on her. Before she could ask him why, he leaned down and carried her in bridal style, then he strode to the helicopter with a straight back and red ears.

He was so gentle when he entered and when he placed the blank-faced Qin Huang on her seat. But when he saw that their seats were 2 steps away from each other, he took Qin Huang back and made her sit on his l.a.p.

All this happened under Zhelan's heart-shaped eyes. And the helicopter took off before Qin Huang came back to her senses. He didn't scold her and was rather very caring towards her. So how could Qin Huang find the energy to push him away?

Besides, she suddenly felt challenged. She circled her arms around Teng Zexi's neck and blew on his nose. "Zexi gege you're so nice~ Aren't you worried I'd take this as you seducing me?"

Teng Zexi's throat bobbed up and down. He stared at the girl who gave him endless nightmares for almost a week and found that he really can't bear to scold or punish her. So what could he do?

Again, he followed his instincts.

He pulled Qin Huang for a rough kiss and deepened it when she gasped in surprise. He didn't let her go for a full minute and pulled away while l.i.c.k.i.n.g his lips. "Do that again and I'll kiss you ... again."

Internally, he was hoping she would.

Qin Huang's face was bright red. She hadn't expected to be kissed, and she more so did not expect him to flirt back! The attack was so sudden that this playgirl is too surprise to make her counterattack.

Ding- "Boss, it's ready."

Qiao finally reported through the earphone after hesitating for a long time. He knew he shouldn't have stopped them in whatever they were doing but the discs were all in place and time was ticking.

He has also stopped hiding after seeing Teng Zexi and reported to Qin Huang's brothers about the discs in the hotel. So Teng Zexi's men along with the Qin Brother's were able to leave the hotel.

Qin Huang looked down on the hotel and the crowded streets near it. The door to the rooftop swung open and a swarm of armed men ran out. One of them kneeled on Song Wen's body and reported to his own earphone, then he pointed his gun the helicopter. His movement was mirrored by the others.