Chapter 110 - Better Odds (2/2)
{...*Meaning?...}
{...Nothing is set in stone until it actually happens...The moment an event comes to be, it becomes fate...For example, you can say I was fated to die on that cruise and come here...But before that moment of happenstance, I had different options that could have come to be my fate for that moment...I could have chosen to go climb Everest instead of that cruise -...}
{...*Hahahaha your lazy self would never do that hahaha!...}
{...-_-)...It's an example, and I could!... My point is if I did not go on that cruise then I wouldn't have ended up here...}
{...*Hmmmm...What if you would have still died then no matter whether you were on the ship or not?...}
{...Well perhaps, there are more than a million ways to die...But not everyone who dies transmigrates, now do they?... Do they? O_O)...}
{...*No...But what if you would have still ended up here?...}
Lei Xing frowned, feeling a bit irritated. A mental workout was not what she wanted to do right now, but considering it helped her feel better, she indulged it.
{...Unlikely, how many portal holes are there in the universe?...}
{...*Portal hole?...}
{...That's what that old quack said, something about me falling into an accidental hole or something like that at the perfect time to inhabit this body or something like that...It's quite complicated and I'm tired...}
{...*...Old quack?...}
{...Doctor Lou...*sigh* I wonder where that wacky old man ran off to...Probably sleeping in a ditch somewhere, after causing trouble and leaving me to de-...}
{...*YOU UNGRATEFUL BRAT!...}
{...OW!...Don't shout, I'm sick! >_
{...*He gave you his precious gemstone and you're insulting him like this!...How ungrateful! Hmph! You should return it! Brat!...}
Lei Xing sighed in annoyance.
{...-_-)...This is why the mind is a private space...It's not like I'll ever call him that out loud...Have I?...}
{...*You don't even know?! You ungrateful brat! I don't want to talk to you anymore!...}
{...What the hell is your problem? You're really a great busybody -_-)...}
{...*I just don't like ungrateful brats like you! So many ungrateful brats!... Anyway, leave me alone! Better not renege on your promise or I'll...I'll haunt you! ...}
{...Big deal, you're already haunting me -_-)...}
The bracelet stopped responding and Lei Xing was grateful for it. She relaxed and ended up staying in the bath for almost two hours. The medicinal bathtub had compartments at the bottom on the sides to put in hot coal to keep the water warm.
She got out feeling refreshed and more clear-headed with her headache gone. Her body still ached and she was still feeling weak and was still spotted but she was actually feeling better. She walked out with Ah Jin's help to find the Emperor in front of the door. When the doors opened he came up to her with a smile and asked, ”Are you feeling better?”
”Yes.” Lei Xing flatly responded, feeling a bit apprehensive.
{...Why is he still here? -_-)...}
”You look better.” The Emperor said and then picked her up to Lei Xing's surprise. She immediately went rigid and said, ”I can walk.”
”That's good.” The Emperor responded and started walking back to her room.
Lei Xing frowned, ”I mean put me down I can walk.”
”This is fine.” The Emperor dismissively said and kept walking on.
Lei Xing let out a breath and remained quiet. When they arrived back in the room he put down on her on the bed. Lei Xing did not want to lie down anymore and so he stacked the pillows behind her for her to lean on and covered her legs with the blanket, then sat in front of her.
”Dinner will be here soon. Since you're feeling better, you should try to eat something.”
Lei Xing frowned and then said, ”Why are you being so nice? It's odd.”
The Emperor raised his eyebrows, ”Odd?”
Lei Xing blinked and quickly corrected, ”I'm sorry, wrong choice of words...It's nothing. I'm still muddled headed, ignore it.” She finished and frowned down at her hands.
The Emperor shifted closer to her and she flinched back and her frown deepened. He took one of her hands and gently stroked it then quietly said, ”I too think it's odd.”
Lei Xing glanced up at him. He smiled at her and she immediately looked off to the side, knitting her brows.
The Emperor then asked, ”Do you want a book to read?” Lei Xing simply shook her head, still not looking his way.
The Emperor looked at her for a while, then he sighed and left her to go back to his work.
Lei Xing glanced at him as he walked off. Then looked away with a frown, feeling annoyed but not exactly sure why. Then she absentmindedly started plucking at her fingernails.
{...I don't like this feeling...}