Volume 3 Chapter 2 Pointed Words at Dagger's Drawn

  In the early morning, a thin veil of rain fell from the sky, as if covering the earth with a layer of gauze, white and hazy...

  Qingchi hastily finished washing up under his mother's urging, and sat down to gobble down his breakfast. On the table were hot milk, toasted bread slices, jam, fried chicken legs... Where had he ever enjoyed such treatment before? Usually because no one cooked, breakfast was skipped. Hehe, thinking about it, that kid had enjoyed such treatment for over a decade, now let him suffer a bit, it's only fair!

  "Slow down! Seeing you have such a good appetite lately, Mom is really happy!" Qingchi's mother said with a gentle smile.

  "Brother's fist is harder than before..." Little sister Yin Yue took a sip of milk, rolled her eyes and stared straight at her brother.

  "Wow!" Qingchi made a face at her sister. This caused Yin Yue to burst out laughing.

  "Qingchi, who have you been hanging out with lately? Your personality has become more straightforward, which isn't a bad thing, men should be like that! But I heard your grades have dropped significantly..."

  Qingchi's father had always had a nagging doubt in his mind. His son, who used to be so obedient and well-behaved, had suddenly changed completely. It wasn't until the teacher also expressed her concerns that he began to take this matter seriously.

  Isn't the problem with the sheepskin ancient scroll? Perhaps Bingtong has already been released by his son? Has it changed his son's mind? It shouldn't be possible, that day Zi himself specially checked the seal of Bingtong, and it was completely intact. Could it be that he was careless and didn't see clearly? Hmm, there will be a chance to go again, call up a few demon-sealing masters who know how to do rituals, and open the holy altar to take a look.

  Mr. Yin thought for a moment and waited for his son's response, but Qingchi grabbed a chicken leg, stood up and said: "It's too late, I'm leaving!"

  "Wait for me! I have to go to school early today, let's take a ride together?" Yin Yue also left the table and followed behind his brother.

  "Go away! Stop causing trouble here! I'm late because of you!" Qingchi pushed his sister and walked out by himself.

  "I'll send you off! Butler Wang has something to attend to today." Mr. Yin stood up, put on his coat, and affectionately pulled his sulking daughter, "You're just trying to join in the fun!"

  Yin's mother smiled and opened an umbrella for them.

  "Dad, don't you criticize brother at all? He is rude to me!"

  Yin's father picked up Yin Yue and laughed, "Hehe, didn't you say this is 'cool'? Aren't you happy about your brother's change? And showing off everywhere that you have such a brother! Hehe..."

  Qingchi was impatiently waiting outside. Looking at the slanting rain in the sky, she thought that Xiangyue's two hands were injured, how could she hold an umbrella? It must be very painful...

  Mr. Yin opened the car door and the two children crawled in. Mr. Yin and his father sat in the front, while Qingchi thoughtlessly sat in the back row.

  Although it's a small action, it has different meanings. In the past, Qingchi sat in the back row for her sister; now Qingchi sits in the back row because she subconsciously wants to keep a distance from Yin Fu.

  How could his father have known? He thought that although his son had become a bit wild, he hadn't lost his fundamental nature and still knew to follow basic etiquette.

  He had to take a slightly longer route to send his sister to the nearby elementary school. But it was just a minute or two, and Qingchi didn't say anything else. In fact, he understood in his heart that the little guy did this completely to show off in front of his classmates that he had such a cool brother like a star. Yin Yue had invited him to their school several times before, but Qingchi had refused every time. Now she was playing smart again! Hmph, no need to think about it, originally that soft egg must have been played around by this little girl!

  A familiar floral umbrella caught her eye, wasn't it Xiang Yue?

  Xinyue, standing in the rain, saw a familiar car. She stood there, lost in thought, her emotions overwhelming her. The flower umbrella in her hand was blown away by the wind.

  The sedan screeched to a halt in front of Xinyue.

  "Isn't that the little beauty from last time?" Mr. Yin asked.

  "Uh-huh." Qingchi replied somewhat nervously.

  "Get on the bus, kid! I'll give you a ride to school." Mr. Yin was fond of this beautiful and gentle girl, and enthusiastically stuck his head out to greet Xinyue.

  "Dad..." Xinyue's tears welled up in her eyes, thinking of her loving father right in front of her, but she couldn't...

  "Hurry up! Don't get wet!" Mr. Yin opened the car door for Xinyue.

  Xīnyuè had no choice but to sit down. She found that Qingchi was staring at her strangely.

  "What did you just call me?" Mr. Yin thought he misheard.

  Xīn Yuè was startled, glanced at Qīng Chí and stuttered: "R-right, sorry uncle... I just wanted to say that it's not eight o'clock yet, I have time..." Xīn Yuè found that a sly smile flashed in Qīng Chí's eyes.

  "Sister, you're so beautiful!" Yin Yue said, turning her head back.

  "Hehe, really? You're also very pretty, little sister!" Xinyue said affectionately.

  "Cut! What's going on here? You're all just flattering each other, how nauseating!" Qingchi made a disdainful gesture.

  "Is your name Xia Xinyue?"

  "Yes... thank you, Uncle, for remembering." Xiangyue said softly, occasionally glancing at Qingchi's expression. But that guy was expressionless, and she had no idea what he was thinking.

  "Xīnyuè sister, you're so beautiful, why don't you become a star in the future? You'll definitely make it big! I guarantee it!" Yǐn Yuè was very interested in Xīnyuè, so he knelt down on his seat and spoke directly to her from behind.

  "Really? But I don't want to be a star..."

  "What do you want to be?"

  "I want to be a doctor..." Xinyue blurted out, only to realize she had misspoken, and glanced at Qingchi with a guilty conscience, before falling silent.

  "Haha... just like my brother! You guys... never mind, forget it." Yin Yue turned around and slipped back to her seat.

  "Haha... You're quite ambitious! Good! Being a doctor is great!" Mr. Yin praised from the front.

  "It just occurred to me like this, but I don't know if I can get into medical school yet!" Xinyue said with embarrassment.

  Qingchi thought, it's really like a family! So happy and harmonious! He couldn't help but glance at Bai Lianyue with a smile, then turned to stare out the car window, muttering to himself: "If it weren't raining, I'd really want to go for a long run... that kind of feeling, freely running around in just socks..."

  "What? What's big brother saying? Nonsensical!"

  Xin Yue understood Qing Chi's hint, but didn't know if it was the strong desire to reunite with her family or being oppressed by Qing Chi for too long, a surge of courage suddenly emerged in her heart! She thought: "What if you're not happy? Do you have the guts to go? Can't I deal with you? This is a girl's body, what am I afraid of your threat? Now, counterattack!

  Qingchi was feeling quite pleased with himself when he suddenly heard a soft and pleasant voice beside his ear: "Yes, long-distance running is great exercise! Why don't I join you? Let's not even wear socks, running barefoot will be so much fun..."

  This time it was Xīn Yuè's turn to be surprised! She had thought that Qīng Chí would be afraid, but instead he burst out laughing and finally said, panting: "Alright, we'll go together! Whoever backs down is a coward!"

  Originally Qing Chi thought, you dare to insult my body, I will resolutely not change back! Wait and see how you do things! Of course, in this case, one would not go streaking...