100 Just Like Him (2/2)

”Tsk, two complaints is enough. You're a man. A little discomfort shouldn't bother you so much.” An Sun said while walking toward Rin's hunched figure. ”Now come on, get up.”

Being lifted up roughly by An Sun, Rin's eyes widened before her sight suddenly became dizzy – another shot of discomfort penetrating through her stomach.

”Nn…” Rin groaned and her eyebrows knitted tightly together.

Noticing the unusually pale complexion on the boy's face, An Sun's brows furrowed as he carefully set him back down on the floor.

”Hey…is it that bad?” An Sun carefully spoke.

Rin curdled up into a fetus position, her back arched. Frowning, An Sun examined Rin's face intensely.

He wasn't faking it.

Slightly agitated, An Sun stood up to contact a nearby physician. However, before he could leave, he felt a light tug on his pants.

Looking down, An Sun's frosty eyes stared at the frail hand gripping weakly onto him.

”Don't…Don't call a physician.” Rin panted heavily, her eyes slightly blurry.

”Are you an idiot? You're clearly in pain.” An Sun's tone was harsh.

Laughing softly, Rin lowers her hand from his pants and lifts herself to stare at An Sun.

”I thank you Lord for your concern, but I'm truly alright. This is only minor, it'll be gone in a few hours.”

She hoped. Speaking truthfully, she was unaware of how long menstruation pains lasted.

However, to ensure An Sun wouldn't summon a physician, she reassured him with a lie.

From the faint smile on Rin's face, An Sun could tell she was lying but simply chose to disregard it.

If he didn't want a physician then he wouldn't force him.

Sighing, An Sun casually slumps himself down beside Rin's hurdled figure and lazily plopped his head on his hand. His long black, satin hair draped down the side and framed his gorgeous, masculine face.

”You sure are weak for being a descent of the Bai family.” An Sun said while staring at Rin.

Surprised by his sudden decision to sit beside her, Rin blinked her eyes dramatically before shifting into a comfortable position.

”Actually my Lord, I'm not a blood descent from the Bai family.”

Hearing these words caused An Sun's brows to wrinkle, a look of confusion shadowing on his face.

Smiling gently, Rin's eyes dropped while she stared at the brazier's flames.

”Just like my Lord, I was adopted.”

An Sun's dull, gray eyes immediately lit up with a spark of surprise.

”Really…” His husky tone was faint.

He somewhat felt her words explained a lot. The boy's emerald eyes, they were unlike any of the Bai family members - or anyone in China for that matter.

If anything the boy's features were quite foreign, reminding him of Manchu who was also a foreigner with his light blue eyes.

”After my village burned down, he took me in.” Rin's voice was soft. ”He raised me as his own. For that, I'll forever be eternally grateful to him.”

Time seemed to have stopped as An Sun stared at Rin's distant expression, the flames of the brazier reflecting against her emerald eyes.

An Sun's expression was cold and indifferent but inside he couldn't help but soften after hearing Rin's words.

He was just like him.

He too was an adopted member. At age seven he was brought into the An Clan among the Tuhan men.

He was grateful for being taken in and extracted from the darkness he formerly lived in. His past forever being a shadow haunting his heart.

However, even though he was appreciative for being taken away from such a past, he wasn't oblivious to the dislike his adopted family felt toward him.

He was an adopted son while the rest were all of the noble blood.

How could they allow a stray dog who entered their territory to reach the top?

A strange look came over An Sun's face a fleeting moment. Pursuing his lips tightly, his eyes focused on Rin's small, rosy face.

”Do you wish to return to them?” His voice was slightly suppressed.

Rin had long drifted into a sleepy state and felt her vision start to fade; but nonetheless, she still heard An Sun's question.

”En, I do.” She replied.

An Sun's eyes darkened, a flash of disappointment displaying on his handsome face.

Before he could stand up to leave with the feeling of sourness in his heart, Rin's following words halted his movements.

”However, such thoughts I no longer harbor. Although the feeling of wishing to return still remains, my future now rests in my Lord's hands. If you wish for me to go, I will go. If you wish for me to stay, I'll stay.”

After speaking, Rin's eyes closed and she fell into a deep sleep, her body comforted by the warmth of the brazier's flickering flames.

An Sun was silent.

His eyes watched her back rise with slow, shallow breaths and the puffs of air she exhaled blew softly onto her palm resting beside her head.

The once clear and sharp emerald eyes were shut tightly now, thick lashes casting a faint shadow against her pale yet rosy cheeks.

Sighing, An Sun tousles his black long hair with furrowed brows.

”You truly are one complicated fellow…” An Sun's deep voice gently spoke.

For a while, An Sun watched Rin's sleeping figure before getting up and leaving the tent in silence.