Love or Live

Night fell as stars glistened across the night sky.

Although the cold breeze blew against the window pane, the temperature inside the room was burning hot.

Heat waves rolled off her body as she twisted and turned on her bed. Sweat dripped down her soft skin as she wrapped herself under the sheets.

Kate Xiao's face was beet red, and her vision was blurred. She waved her hands wantonly, as she tried to make out the words running through her mind.

Suddenly, one of the table lamps crashed onto the bed.

Pandemonium ensued right after. Different voices echoed across the night as they all rushed over, trying to see what the noise was about.

She could hear obscene languages from outside. Before she could process what was happening, the door opened.

Quickly, Kate Xiao twisted the bed sheet into a makeshift rope. As she tied it onto the other side of the window, she climbed onto the rope and jumped into the window of the next room. It was then when she fell into a man's arms.

Although she couldn't see much under the darkness, she could make out the man's intimidating gaze. His eyes were the perfect mixture of fire and ice. His stare sent a burning feeling all over body, but there was also something about him that sent a chill down her spine. She found herself mesmerized as he drew himself closer to her.

A few hours later.

She finally arrived at the bathroom located on the first floor.

"Maggie, what the hell are you doing here? You almost scared me to death!" Someone placed a hand on her shoulder. In a flash, Kate Xiao lowered her head and kept silent. The last thing she needed was for the woman to see her face and find out that she was not Maggie.

In fact, at this moment, the real Maggie was knocked out, and Kate Xiao had 'borrowed' her little skirt.

Without another word, she turned and rushed out.

"Maggie, wait!"

'Damn my luck! Just when I thought it's over, I have to meet one of Maggie's friends,' she thought.

Thinking of this, Kate Xiao wanted to leave here as soon as possible. She couldn't risk another mix-up. She lowered her head and strode quickly, wincing as pain shot up from her right leg. Just when she was about to walk around the corner, someone grabbed her arm.

"Kate? What are you doing here? You look weird." The girl looked at her with a smile. Kate Xiao was very familiar with that smile.

She knew that the girl was another Kate Xiao's college friend, Lucy Chen, a reliable person. Kate Xiao coughed awkwardly, implying that she wanted to leave. "I have something to deal with at home."

"Really?" After gazing at her, Lucy Chen's face lit up at once. She held her hand tightly and pulled Kate Xiao closer. "Why are your lips broken?"

Lucy Chen pointed at her lips then at her clothes. "And the sudden change of clothes? I remember that you didn't wear this one–"

"Isn't it time to get off work?" Kate Xiao interrupted. Normally, she was calm during her night shift. All she needed to do was to burst in and out, but her heartbeat wasn't cooperating with her, nor was her entire appearance. The wound on her lips must have been caused by the man next door. In fact, he had left tons of hickeys all over her body.

If it weren't for them, she wouldn't need to 'borrow' clothes in the first place!

Kate Xiao just knew that her leg must've been bitten during that night. She winced at the thought.

'Kinky bastard!

Next time I see him, I swear I'm going to get even with him,'

she thought.

"Aren't you so bold today?" Lucy Chen finally let go of her hand and poked her forehead playfully. "If you behave like this every day, then you wouldn't have been bullied by those little bitches. They scold you all day long, and you never fight back."

Her words held a tinge of worry for her.

"I understand." Kate Xiao lowered her head, trying to hide her emotions.

The best she could do was act like the other Kate Xiao. It definitely wouldn't be easy, but it was for the best. Now, she wouldn't be arousing any suspicion from the others.

"Well, don't be sad. Come on." Lucy Chen dragged her away.

Along the way, the consciousness of another girl who was also named Kate Xiao surged through her mind.

In an instant, she finally understood. She, the top coroner from the twenty-second century, had just time traveled.

Now, she became another girl, one who had a different skill set as her. However, this Kate Xiao was too weak for her own good.

'What the hell? Isn't this another plot from some old movie?

I'm at the top of my field! In fact, I've been training with the special troops all this years. How the hell was I supposed to know that I'll fall into another man's bed as soon as I got here? He even bit me on the thigh!' she exclaimed in her thoughts.

The two soon walked into a luxurious hall. Suddenly, everything quieted down.

Kate stared at the crowd. "Is this the meeting?" she whispered. A chill went down her spine. At this point, she could already feel that something was bound to go wrong.