《Rebirth Of The Commando》Chapter [ 4 ] - You Are My Woman
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Rebirth Of The Demon
Chapter Four [ 4 ]
You Are My Woman
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Sfx Gaga Gururu
As Feng Ling pushed the wheelchair, the occasional litter on the dirty pavement scraped against the wheels causing the journey to be a little bumpy.
Although the stone pavement was strewn with litter, the atmosphere of the environment around them was of the complete opposite.
Birds sang as they whistled through the sky. The cooling summer breeze nourished the fatigue present in anyone whom it brushed by, nourishing their vitality.
Aligned neatly along the sides of the boulevard, stood rows of stores that sells a variety of merchandise.
Donning an old school look, the buildings and stores were mostly built out of bricks, amazing graffiti can be seen painted along the walls brightening up the area.
This is a commercial district so roads aren’t seen anywhere near this particular area.
Advancing forward, the noise that they heard along the way started to pick up causing Feng Ling’s ears to perk up behind the veil of hair.
Right as they turned around the corner, a big wooden sign greeted them both.
“A wet market? Aren’t we heading towards your home?” Ling Feng’s silky black hair glistened under the blaring sunlight as tilted her head in curiosity.
The wooden sign had three big words carved into it “ Lin’s Wet Market “.
Especially since Li Feng was in a wheelchair, she had planned to drop him off at his house since it was very inconvenient for him.
Also since she had never been to his house, Feng Ling wanted to use this as an excuse to drop a visit to his house.
Feng Ling knows for a fact that Li Feng lives in a pretty poor area but didn’t really understand what he led her to the wet market for.
But since they are already here, a surge of curiosity rose within her. She knew what a wet market was but only through the television and the petty chats she had with him.
Even if one hadn’t tasted pork, they definitely would have seen a pig walking [ 1 ] but the environment of the wet market shocked her.
The area reeked of a strong fishy odour along with some other mixtures which made her knit her eyebrows slightly.
“I need to get ingredients for the next few days.” Li Feng replied and with a smile and nudged Feng Ling to push him towards the Lin’s Wet Market to which she agreed immediately.
“Selling fishes fresh off the shore!”
“Fruits for sale!”
“Buy these body slimming vegetables!”
“Buy three eggs and get one pepper free!”
“SELLING POTATOES GOD DAMNIT!”
“…”
The wet market bustled with activities, a cacophony of sounds produced by the mid-day traffic and the shouting vendors filled the air.
Feng Ling had expected a crowd of people squeezing through the narrow street but it was the complete opposite to which she welcomed.
The flow of traffic was pretty smooth, she didn’t have to squeeze and brush shoulders with strangers.
Different mixtures of scent wafted through the ins and outs of the market, enticing the taste buds of the people that roamed about.
Not only was there the smell of food, there was also a mixture of scents that emanated from the wide variety of things sold there.
Li Feng would frequent the wet market during the noon because it was the only time when the traffic was moderate.
“Hello Grandma Li, can I get these vegetables?”
“Oh Xiao Feng! Come here, I’ll give you extra!”
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“Hello Grandpa Cao, can I ge-“
“Haha! Xiao Li, I know what you need, I’ll give you extra since you come here so much!”
“Hey Big Sis Xu, can I get these…”
Li Feng visited almost every single stall, getting a little from each but returning with much more.
His bargaining skills were top notch, always leaving with benefits. Even Li Feng himself was pretty proud.
“Look at what I got with a hundred Yuan[ 2 ] hehe” Li Feng’s face was full of pride as he showed off the bags of ingredients.
Feng Ling was shocked at the popularity of Li Feng, all of the vendors seemed to be close terms with him.
They would give him extra ingredients even if he didn’t ask for any, the elderly would look at him as if he was their grandson and the younger ones would play around with him.
Occasionally, Feng Ling’s face would flush from the comments from the vendors. Most of them commenting on how lucky Li Feng was to get such a pretty girlfriend.
Even though this was the first time visiting a wet market, she had thoroughly enjoyed it.
Feng Ling’s heart however, ached whenever she saw him digging into his pockets for loose coins and haggling for cheaper prices.
Others may laugh at him for being cheap but definitely not her. Feng Ling knew what he had gone through and only saw him with a light of admiration.
Rather than having a relationship between an owner and customer, the people in the wet market acted much more intimately. Resembling those relationship between family and friends.
With all of those points combined, Feng Ling could disregard the wet market’s slightly dirty environment.
Distracted by the fun, both Li Feng and Feng Ling failed to notice the state of the weather.
The previous perfect scenery was ruined as the streak of blue sky darkened into a gravel grey.
In just a few moments, clouds started gathering. Blotting out the sunlight and darkening the entire commercial district.
Sfx Plop~ Plop~
As if on cue, water droplets started falling from the skies just as Feng Ling and Li Feng was enjoying the cheap snack they bought from a nearby stall.
Sfx Pitter-Patter… Pitter-Patter… Whirr~
The rhythmic pitter-pattering sounds soon blurred into a long whirring noise.
Rain lashed down mercilessly upon the small market, dampening both the clothes and the feelings of the civilians down below.
Puddles of water plunked as the people quickened their paces, shielding their heads with whatever they were holding onto and searched for shelters.
The ones without anything to shield themselves from the rain simply ran into the stalls located along the sides of the narrow path.
Watching from above, the view looked spectacular as numeral umbrellas opened at the same time, resembling the blossoming of flowers.
Ten Minutes Later
“Ahh!” Both Feng Ling and Li Feng breathed out a huge sigh after reaching Li Feng’s apartment building.
This was a two storey apartment building, Li Feng had managed to rent a unit for a long period of time now with his pay checks.
Feeling a little apologetic as he made a beauty push his wheelchair all the way to the apartment in the heavy rain.
Li Feng frowned, his brows knitted tightly together.
“It’s fine.. Hahahha!” Looking the Li Feng’s face, it seemed like the words “Guilt” and “Apology” was carved right into his forehead.
He looked especially cute at this moment, like a child who got his lollipop snatched away.
“Feng’ Er, sit here for a moment, I’ll go store the food in the refrigerator and heat up the bath for you.” Li Feng said as he rolled his wheel chair into the kitchen area.
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Feng Ling blinked her eyes as she examined the apartment.
Although it can’t be called large, it would still fare comfortably since there were only two tenants living here.
Li Feng and his younger brother Li Xiao Long.
The kitchen area Li Feng went into was partitioned off so she was currently alone in the room.
The various appliances in the room such as the fan and the heater was slightly stained yellow probably due to the aging.
Clothes were folded neatly into boxes, shoes on the shoe rack, a shelve full of books and without a speck of dust accompanied by the fragrance suffused from the plants placed by the window.
Is this even a room that belongs to a boy or is Li Feng a girl?!
Her eyes light up thinking she found out a huge secret but dimmed down once again as she had recalled a special episode.
During the break period, she rushed into his classroom and had accidentally seen his naked body. Li Feng looked pretty fit with a nice bodyline and a faint six pack.
He also had quite a big manhood compared to the videos she had surfed for research purposes, Little Li Feng also looked intimidating due to the size.
Wouldn’t it hurt for the girl when they do that? Her thoughts started to wander off into the forbidden territory.
“Feng’ Er..” Li Feng called out to Feng Ling.
“MMGH! Yes?” Feng Ling reacted like a thief being caught in the middle of stealing, her eyes constantly shifting back and forth.
“* Gulp * The bath is ready, you can use my clothes for now since yours is drenched.” Li Feng gulped down a mouthful of saliva, his eyes staring straight towards Feng Ling.
Following his line of sight, Feng Ling looked down at her uniform and her blush intensified.
Due to the rain, her uniform was slightly transparent and stuck to her body accentuating her body line.
Feng Ling’s was considered a goddess in school due to her outstanding looks and her curvaceous body definitely played a part in it.
The black laced brassiere stood out due to the bold colours, attracting Li Feng’s passionate gaze.
Trickle of water ran down her pale skin, her dripping wet hair stuck to her charmingly flushed face made him much more aware that she was a beauty.
Li Feng screamed inwardly, a fire starting to ignite.
“Do you like what you see?” Feeling his passionate gaze, Feng Ling decided to mess around with him.
“Yes..” Li Feng answered honestly.
“Would you like to touch me?” Feng Ling seductively licked her lips.
“If you don’t mind * Smack *” Before Li Feng could touch her, he was smacked right in the head but it didn’t hurt too much since she went easy on him.
“You shameless rogue!” Feng Ling didn’t think that he would actually reach out to grab her, blushing furiously, she ran into the bathroom.
Li Feng wanted to cry but tears just wouldn’t come out, Feng Ling was outright seducing him and even gave him the permission to touch but smacked him after he tried.
“Women are such strange creatures..” Li Feng shook his head as he muttered, replaying the scene earlier in his mind.
Sfx Bam!
“Tssss..” He took in a cold breath as he hit his hand against the partition, lifting his left hand up, Li Feng wrinkled his brows.
If he hadn’t seen his hand, he wouldn’t have noticed that it was actually injured.
His left wrist was starting to bruise and swell up, probably an injury he gotten in the scurry earlier when he shot out four pebbles with his left hand.
Unlike his previous body, this body didn’t have any form of training. The flick of his wrist may seem like a simple action but infact, it requires one to train just to perform this seemingly simple task.
By using such a complex technique, he had injured his muscles, his tendons and his bones.
“Mew..” The kitten jumped up to his lap and licked his wrists, mewing and pawing it as if trying to make it better.
“Haha.. It’s okay, I’ll go away in a few days.” Li Feng smiled as he scratched the kitten’s chin.
As if enjoying the scratch, the kitten closed its eyes and purred softly.
An Hour Later
Looking at the pure white fur coat of the kitten, both Li Feng and Feng Ling was left with their mouths agape.
The kitten had looked so dirty before but looking at it now after it took a bath, it looked like a it had gotten a makeover.
She looked extremely elegant, as if she belonged to royalty.
A pure and elegant white yet slightly fluffy coat accompanied with a pair of gem like azure blue eyes brimming with intelligence.
“Alright, lay down here * Pat * * Pat * I still need to apply some ointment on your wounds.” Li Feng said as he patted his laps indicating the kitten to come over.
He was currently sitting on the ground, both the floor and the wheelchair was wiped clean earlier when Feng Ling took a bath.
Hearing his words, the kitten walked over and laid down obediently on her sides. Sweeping her azure eyes towards Feng Ling and then turning her head elsewhere.
She mewed as if snorting and looked towards Li Feng affectionately.
Why do I feel like the kitty hates me, Feng Ling frowned as she watched the kitten walk up to Li Feng and proudly laid down.
Dapping some ointment on the cotton bud, Li Feng carefully smeared it on the wound of the kitten and blew gently on it.
His actions extremely careful, trying his utmost not to hurt the kitten.
Five Minutes Later
“There! We are done!” Li Feng raised both of his hands up and cheered.
“Hmm, what happened to your hands!” Feng Ling rushed over to Li Feng and asked with worry evident in her trembling voice.
The state of his arm worsened to a horrible degree, the surface had a slight purplish colour, the bruises mostly congregated towards his wrist. If one wasn’t close enough, they wouldn’t be able to notice it but at a closer look, it looked horrifying.
“It’s nothing.. It’ll go away in a few days, don’t worry about it hehe.” Li Feng chuckled, trying to ease her worries.
“Are you sure it doesn’t hurt?” Feng Ling casted her glance towards Li Feng, her face no more than five centimetres apart from his.
Feeling her sweet breath rushing towards his face with her lips placed before him, Li Feng ducked his head and planted his lips on hers.
“Mghh.. Feng Gege, we can’t.. Nghh..”
Feng Ling widened her eyes in shock but after feeling his lips on hers, she felt as if an electric current was passing through her.
In an instant, her strength slipped away as she drowned in his masculine breath. Li Feng’s domineering kiss made her struggles pointless.
“Mmgg.. F-feng Geg-mghh ahh!”
Tasting her sweet lips, he tried to pry her teeth open but she just wouldn’t budge, he knows that just by pushing a little further, he would have succeeded.
This can be considered his first kiss since the previous owner hadn’t kissed anyone either.
Li Feng during his “ Special Forces “ days, for some odd reason. He was required to learn how to kiss and had actually attended classes for it.
He didn’t know the reason until much later when Li Feng had gotten a mission from the higher ups, to infiltrate a particular area.
It was at this point that his feminine looks benefitted him, allowing him to complete the mission with ease but the only discomfort was that his targets were all males.
Li Feng shuddered as he recalled those moments but soon drowned in his desires.
With a slight push, Feng Ling fell to the ground along with Li Feng atop her. Her constant wriggling body rubbed up against his body, her moans added fuel to his ever growing fire.
“Mg-AHmghh! Nnnmg..”
Slipping his right hand into her oversized shirt, she shrieked and opened her clamped jaw allowing his tongue to slip in right at that very moment.
Although she was trying her hardest to repress her desires, everything Li Feng did slowly but surely made her open up even more.
Unable to withstand the barrage of attacks, the lid withholding her desires erupted.
Feng Ling started to reciprocate clumsily, this action of hers proved that she was new to all of these.
Hugging his neck, she rubbed her curvaceous body against his, her moans getting louder as she drifts into a world of pleasure.
Li Feng’s image started to drill into her mind, she had been waiting for this very moment for a very long time.
Rooting his presence into her mind like how he ravaged her, a faint silhouette of a person started to chip away into nothingness.
After slipping his hand in, he started to rub her breasts. The snow white peaks constantly changed shapes within his grasp.
His fingers then found their way onto her nipples, he pinched and tugged, bringing her onto a wild ride.
Li Feng’s repeated teasing made her feel as if she was in heaven, and with a final push.
Feng Ling trembled, her back arched releasing a moan of pleasure. She had managed to climax.
Kissing her, he didn’t relent on his assault, his hand constantly in motion, his tongue entwined with hers. A weird scent wafted through the room.
Sfx Crunch.. Bam!
Just as the action movie was about to switch into a higher gear, the sound of the door opening made them cease their actions.
“I AM BACK! … Good evening sister in law, good evening my big brother and hello kitty cat, I am going to take a bath so please carry on with what you are doing.”
A young boy barged into the room, since the apartment didn’t have rooms, the place where Li Feng and Feng Ling was located at the living room.
He had a bright yellow hat, his collared shirt tucked neatly into his shorts. Slightly dirty socks and shoes, he flashed a bright smile towards everyone.
He is Li Xiao Long, Li Feng younger brother aged nine. He had definitely had the same genes of Li Feng, his face resembled those of a child actor.
The living room was the sleeping area, dining area and etc. So right when he entered the apartment, he saw the action going on but didn’t show much of a surprise.
Bowing towards all three, he placed his little backpack down, grabbed his clothes and headed straight for the bathroom.
Stunned by the dazzling entrance of Li Feng’s younger brother, Feng Ling gradually awaken from the ceasefire of Li Feng’s barrage.
Her glazed over eyes started to clear, her thoughts gathering and as if an explosion occurred within her head.
“W-what are you doing! Let go of me and get your hands away from me!” Feng Ling blushed furiously, she can’t believe she lost herself and made a fool before Li Feng’s brother.
Above all that, she can’t believe she actually made out with Li Feng!
“Let’s pretend all of these didn’t happe-“ Before she could finish her sentences, Li Feng pulled her into his embrace.
“I’ve decided, I’ll steal you away from your boyfriend..” Finishing his words, he planted another kiss.
“Mghh-ahh..” Hearing the domineering words coming out from Li Feng, she felt sweet inside but because she had a boyfriend, she tried pushing him away but failed to muster any strength.
Unable to struggle, she allowed him to ravage her, playing along with his desires.
An hour And A Half Later
After a nice dinner prepared by Li Feng himself, Xiao Long headed to bead and immediately drifted into dream land.
Outside the apartment building, Li Feng and Feng Ling stood side by side.
“Can you really get home on your own? Let me send you home instead..” Li Feng asked softly, his face looking up towards her exquisite face.
“It’s fine, I can get home by myself.” Feeling the tinge of worry in his voice, she felt as if she ate a candy, her insides was full of sweetness.
Holding onto her slender hand, Li Feng pulled her towards himself and kissed her. Lingering for more than a minute, their lips separated leaving a glistening strand of saliva connecting them.
Pulling his hands reluctantly away from her supple waist, he whispered a few words in her ears before releasing her.
Watching as her back faded into the darkness, Li Feng sighed and turned away, rolling the wheelchair into his apartment.
Sfx Click! Click! Click!
After a few clicks, a car located a few blocks away from the apartment building drove off into the distance, lifting a dust trail as it left.
A Moment Later
Sfx Vroom…!
A black vehicle soon stopped by a barren road under the night lamp. The light bounced off the smooth surface of the exterior.
The design simple yet classy, giving off a noble atmosphere. Located at the front of the vehicle, a strikingly conspicuous symbol stood out, with two R’s overlapping each other.
Sfx Ka-Chik!
Stepping out of the Rolls-Royce is a middle aged man in a tuxedo. With his black hair slicked backwards, he resembled a mobster even more so with the scar down the side of his face.
“Miss.” Standing respectfully next to the Rolls-Royce, he bowed upon seeing a woman walk up to the car and bowed in a ninety degree angle.
“Nn..” The female nodded and entered the vehicle.
On the road, a smile crept up her charming face as she looked towards the outside “ You belong to me huh.. hehe..” She muttered as a blush emerged on her cold face.
“Miss, is there something funny that made you so happy?” The scar faced man queried, his eyes looked into the mirror.
“Concentrate on your driving, you are simply a chauffeur, know your place..” Her face instantly froze up, her eyes revealing a cold light.
“Y-yes Miss..” Scarface returned to driving, a hint of vicious light flashed within his eyes but he covered it up in an instant.
As you may have guessed, the cold woman in the backseat is Ouyang Feng Ling!
Before Li Feng, she would appear as meek as a cat but before others, she would turn into an icy goddess.
If anyone had seen her when she hung around Li Feng, they would have been shocked.
Eden’s Paradise
Located in the urban area of Binhai City, is a bar named Eden’s Paradise.
The customers that frequent this bar are mostly people with wealthy backgrounds for example the heirs to businesses, mobsters and etc.
With ties to both people of the black and white path[ 3 ], they deal around with drugs and prostitution generating high amount of income.
This is a bar that only the rich can afford.
In a VIP lounge.
A handsome youth around his twenties sat with two scantily clad women. With a wicked smile smeared on his face, his hands constantly rubbed against their privates as he kissed them.
From head to toe, he was covered in branded items. Collared white top and trousers with a pair of white slacks.
The diamond crusted white Rolex glimmered under the dim lights, looking incredibly eye catching to the women that snugged beside him.
He was what girls refer to as “ White Prince[ 4 ]” clad totally in white along with his charming looks and probably rich background, any women would dream of being with a man like him.
Sitting right before them is a bald middle aged man with his tattooed arms around two women, salivating as his tongue licked their beautiful faces.
Although both of them looked like they were enjoying it, their hearts were filled with fear and disgust for the man before them.
Sfx Beep! Beep!
Clicking his tongue in annoyance, the handsome youth picked up his phone and trembled for a slight moment afterwards.
The two women didn’t care about the phone and constantly rubbed their body against him only to be slapped in the face.
Sfx Crash! Rattle rattle!
Shocked, the two women was caught off guard and crashed straight into the glass table breaking it to pieces.
Shards of glass spilled everywhere, stained with a deep crimson. Both women that snugged beside the bald man widened their eyes in fear.
“Kyaa!”
Both of them screamed after they got up and saw each other’s faces, shards of glass were stabbed into their beautiful faces.
Blood streamed down their faces profusely, messing up their makeup and dyeing the blue carpet red as they cried.
“SHUT UP!” The handsome youth threw his phone towards the ground and breaking it, his face morphed and twisted, shutting both of them up instantly.
“What happened Li Shao[ 5 ]?” The bald man spoke, his eyes containing a hint surprise as he had never seen the handsome youth act like this before.
“That bitch! ARGH!” Li Hong Wei was enraged, the more the thought about it the angrier he got.
“Do you want me to help you?” The bald man’s eyes light up and asks, this is an opportunity to get some benefits.
“Yeah.. And as for the both of you..” Li Hong Wei nodded and turned towards the two bleeding women, pulling out a stack of red bills and threw it at their faces bleeding faces.
Looking through the disgust in Li Shao’s eyes, the both of them could only suck it all up and deal with it.
Picking up the bills, they felt like contemplating suicide as there was absolutely no way for them to earn a living anymore.
Without any kin, they could only rely on selling their bodies for a living but now that their faces were ruined, they had nowhere to go.
There was nowhere for them to vent this frustration and anger, they had seen too much of such situations.
There are no equality that the government speak of. In this society, the one with the most powerful background gets to decide.
Everyone are insects before absolute power. The police wouldn’t dare to offend people of such status.
This is reality.
Author’s Note
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Screw Li Hong Wei! Asshole! RAWRRRR!
Click >Fluffy Space
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[ 1 ]
Even if one hadn’t tasted pork, they would definitely have seen a pig walking- this phrase means that even if one hadn’t tried something, they have seen something. Am I making this more confusing than it already is? Damn… me for example. I haven’t tasted lobster but I have seen lobsters before be it on tv or live. Or even if I hadn’t taken a plane, I have seen tons of it online or etc.
[ 2 ]
Yuan- pretty self-explanatory? The Chinese Yuan currency?
[ 3 ]
Black and White path – The illegal businesses and the legitimate businesses.
Maybe I’m mistaken but in Chinese its called Hei Dao and Bai Dao which literally means black and white path. I didn’t know what was the opposite of the underworld so ima just use black and white path cuz it sounds cooler.
[ 4 ]
White Prince – A person most women dream of meeting. A prince charming.
In Chinese we call them Bai Ma Wang Zi which directly translates to Prince charming dressed in white riding a white horse.
[ 5 ]
Li Shao – Li is his surname or his last name while Shao means young master.
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