Zhao Qiang's brows twitched in annoyance as he gazed at the other with narrowed eyes.
The other person smiled but you could clearly see that the smile meant anything but kind.
"I want one of your concubines…" He spoke and Zhao Qiang tried his best to stop himself from shouting 'Just take that bastard Li Huan away from me!!'.
"I see…" Zhao Qiang whispered as he closed his eyes. Odin has been shouting constantly in his head ever since he stepped foot in here, He could already feel that splitting headache that's going to make him want to bang his head against a wall and isolate himself for the rest of his life.
[Host!! Please act in character!!] Zhao Qiang gritted his teeth as he tried to force out a smile. Though it looked more like a grimace.
"And which concubine may that be?" The man grinned and started speaking like a fool in love making Zhao Qiang wanting to throw up.
"The concubine that has just recently entered the harem. His name is Li Ning" Zhao Qiang inwardly gagged before furrowing his brows and getting in character.
"I have to politely decline your request" The other male gazed at Zhao Qiang with annoyance before quickly hiding it with a smile.
On the other side…
A teacup flew across him as Li Ning sipped tea calmly.
[Host…] Odin muttered weakly as he pitifully gazed at the other members of the royal harem arguing and throwing stuff at each other as the main wife quietly rested on his seat, Not caring about the others as if they were measly ants in his path.
(Just give it time, Odin) Li Ning responded as he sighed miserably.
'I wish I could see this scene and enjoy it with my whole heart' Li Ning thought and Odin gazed at him with dumb-founded eyes as he read his thoughts.
Host! Why are you like this!!!
It seems like both of Odin's hosts have managed to fail their very first mission… Quite miserably…
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[I cannot believe the amount of scolding I received from the higher ups just because both of you couldn't keep your mouths shut for your first mission!!] Odin cried as he started rolling on the ground while biting into a handkerchief to show his grief to the other two.
"Not my fault that I actually wanted to give him away instead of refusing his offer" Zhao Qiang stretched before moving towards the bed and lying down.
"And not my fault that all the concubines started to delude themselves with various not-so-innocent thoughts… and I simply just stated the reality to them!" Li Ning huffed with annoyance.
[…] What is wrong with you two!!
Odin cried in horror when he remembered the events.
[Just to remind you that the bar to companionship still exists!! And if you don't complete the tasks correctly then both of you will be punished!!] The companionship bar which was now at -5 rather than 0 appeared and Odin let out a frustrated cry when he noticed that the bar went to the negatives.
[Hosts!! The bar went to the negatives!! This is bad!!] Odin cried but Zhao Qiang seemed too busy dozing off to care for anything as Li Ning himself was busy trying to find a chair then to care for the crying ghost on the ground.
Li Ning finally found a chair and muttered a quiet 'Aha!' before sitting down on it.
Odin felt dead inside when he noticed that none of them cared.
[…] Can he get new hosts please!!
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It was now the next day and Odin forced the both of them to sit together for breakfast so they can finish a mission… and that is to act like they are 'in love'…
Please do not forget the quotation marks..
Xoxo Li Ning and Zhao Qiang
[Hosts, Please do not fuck this up…] Odin was still biting the handkerchief when he said that as he gazed at the very much dead hosts.
The servants were all cleaning but couldn't help it as they sneaked glances at the two people eating together.
Li Ning took a sip of water as a task popped up
{Task: hand-feed the emperor to gain 10 points!!}
… And he choked on the water… great…
Zhao Qiang blinked several times and even pinched himself to try and see if he wakes up from this nightmare.
Li Ning gritted his teeth and jumped when a puppy-eyed Odin suddenly appeared in his mind.
'Curse you! You- you stupid ghost!!'
Odin: …
Li Ning smiled through the pain as he picked up the food with his chopsticks before moving it towards Zhao Qiang.
'Odin you better pay me back my dignity!!'
"Why are you shoving it on my cheek!!" Zhao Qiang screeched as he moved away.
"Bitch I can't see!!" Li Ning shouted as he shoved the food at another direction… Almost shoving the food on Zhao Qiang's eye…
The maids were blushing as the scene seemed quite different then what actually was happening…
In their eyes, The scene looked like the concubine gently trying to take care of the emperor as the emperor looked like he enjoyed the spoiling as flowers covered the entire background…
The maids blushed and moved their gazes away as they touched their cheeks with sweet, adoring expressions.
Odin could not believe this bullshit!!! Why did both of them fail another task!!!