Originated from mountains and seas, life never ends

Chapter 333 Cangming Yao Pleiades

"...Then you are quite brave."

Qin Xiao listened and commented.

Mo Hanyu poked him, looked at the dejected Lan Huaiqiu, and asked, "So, you never returned home from that day on?"

"...Yes." Lan Huaiqiu looked out the window, cupped in his hand. He happened to see Miao Kaijie, who was staring at the lotus pond below, bored and dazed, and his eyes flickered slightly.

"She's quite tough." Qin Xiao looked at her and thought of Meng Liyun at an inappropriate time. It seemed that these two girls were the kind of people who looked soft but had very tough bones.

"No way... I'm just holding on." Lan Huaiqiu lowered his eyes, "Even if I can't get angry."

"What are you angry about?" Qin Xiao asked her.

Lan Huaiqiu's chest heaved, his eyes flickered with complex emotions, and finally he calmed down and shook his head.

"Do you regret it?" Mo Hanyu propped up his head. "Have you ever thought about going back?"

"...No." Lan Huaiqiu closed his eyes. "I won't go back, but I... don't know how to face my father."

"After all, he treats you very well." Qin Xiao nodded in understanding.

"Yes... today too. He kept contacting me, saying it had been a while since we'd last seen each other, and he hoped I could accompany him to the auction and chat with him," Lan Huaiqiu said. "He also told me he wouldn't let my mother know. I thought about it for a long time, but finally agreed. The result... you all know it now."

Lan Huaiqiu slumped down on the table in frustration, puffing out his cheeks. "If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have agreed... Indeed, I shouldn't have gone there. We agreed to sever ties."

"Then didn't you tell your father about this? Can't you just stick to the facts?" Qin Xiao didn't quite understand this conflicted mentality. "Anyway, you haven't received any help from the Qin Sect in recent years. You can confidently refute your mother's view that everything depends on the Qin Sect, right?"

"The main thing is... I don't feel like communicating with her at all right now." Lan Huaiqiu scratched his hair, messing up his carefully styled hairstyle. "I get annoyed just by seeing her. Her tone and attitude, which haven't changed since before, make me sick... I can't control myself at all, and there's no way I can talk to her calmly."

"Then don't say anything." Qin Xiao never had any worries about this. "Just pretend you didn't hear it. She won't force you to say anything anyway."

"...That's not necessarily true." Lan Huaiqiu said angrily as he thought of today.

Seeing this, Qin Xiao stopped talking.

He wasn't very good at handling this kind of family conflict, and besides, just listening to Lan Huaiqiu's description was already complicated enough...

"If it were you, what would you do?" Lan Huaiqiu asked listlessly, holding his cheek.

This sentence made Qin Mo and the others fall into deep thought.

Qin Xiao tilted his head: "Ignore it."

Mo Hanyu glanced at him and said, "Maybe it's more intense than you. Will there be a fight?"

"But I can't beat him." Lan Huaiqiu didn't understand.

"I'm not looking for the result. I just want to enjoy it myself." Mo Hanyu chuckled and spread his hands, "If you keep holding it in, you'll get sick. Wasn't your quarrel with your mother also a way to vent your anger?"

"...That being said, I still need to resolve the issue." Lan Huaiqiu lowered his eyes and laughed at himself. "It seems I still overestimated my position in her heart."

Mo Hanyu frowned slightly. Qin Xiao yawned, feeling a little hungry. "When do we order?"

Mo Hanyu: ………

Mo Hanyu glanced at him helplessly, smiled apologetically at Lan Huaiqiu, and replied, "Didn't we order just now? They said it would be served in a moment."

Qin Xiao nodded: "Oh."

"Oh, sorry... I said too much." Lan Huaiqiu thought it was his own fault and apologized quickly.

"It has nothing to do with you. I just didn't have enough for lunch." Qin Xiao leaned back in his chair and glanced at the young man below who was looking at the flowers with his chin in his hand. "Actually, I don't really understand your troubles."

"Is it too much of a fuss?..."

"No, I just don't think it's necessary to waste your energy on someone who doesn't like you." Qin Xiao touched his neck and looked out the window without looking at Lan Huaiqiu. "It seems to me that you don't hate your father and brother, or even your mother. What you call nausea is disgust towards certain behaviors. If your mother was willing to calm down and talk to you properly, like your father, would you still feel this way?"

Lan Huaiqiu hesitated for a moment and shook his head.

"I think you've given your mother many chances, but she hasn't changed. She's even gotten worse. That's why you became discouraged and decided to leave. Isn't that right?"

Lan Huaiqiu: "It's like this..."

"So there's nothing to say, right? In my opinion, there's nothing wrong with you. The source of the problem lies with your mother." Qin Xiao casually turned the empty teacup and said, "So you don't need to change anything, and you don't need to feel guilty."

"You probably don't want a plan, because I think you've already made your decision. You're just a little confused about whether it's right or wrong, so you want a positive answer from others, right?"

Lan Huaiqiu was stunned.

Qin Xiao raised his eyes, looked into her stunned eyes, and said calmly: "I am not saying this out of any comfort or anything - you should also know my personality. I would not do such a meaningless thing, so these words are from the heart."

"I don't think you've done anything wrong, nor do I think your parents provided you with a suitable upbringing, so it's reasonable for you to make such a decision, even if you hate them."

Qin Xiao spoke for a long time, but Lan Huaiqiu remained silent.

In the dead silence, there were two knocks on the door of the private room, and then hot dishes were brought to the table.

Looking at the exquisite and delicious dishes in front of him, Lan Huaiqiu felt hot in his eyes, and finally he pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled at him.

"Thank you...really, thank you, Qin Xiao."

Lan Huaiqiu's voice was soft, but it reached the ears of the two people opposite. Qin Xiao nodded, accepting her thanks without hesitation.

Lan Huaiqiu seemed to have resolved his worries. He wiped his eyes and soon returned to his usual carefree self. He took a big sip of tea, picked up his chopsticks and took a few empty bites, unable to wait to start.

However, he thought of something in the middle of the process and quickly stood up to walk out.

"Miao Kaijie hasn't come back yet."

Qin Xiao asked her to sit down and took out the communication jade token: "Just contact him directly."

Mo Hanyu passed Qin Xiao, stretched out his finger, condensed it into an ice needle as thin as a hair, passed through the window, and stabbed towards the back of Miao Kaijie's neck.

Miao Kaijie was looking at the blooming flowers when he suddenly felt something. He turned his head to avoid it while pinching the almost invisible ice needle and looked towards the source.

Seeing Qin Xiao waving at him, he also waved his hand to indicate that he would go up immediately.

"Really..."

Miao Kaijie glanced at the ice water melting between his fingers and smiled helplessly.

At the same time, the thin thread that was invisible to the naked eye and spread all the way from Qin Xiao's house and finally coiled around his earlobe quietly dissipated and disappeared like a gentle breeze.

"So that's how it is." Miao Kaijie lowered his eyes, the words he just heard echoing in his ears, his brows twitching a little, and finally he couldn't help but sneered, as if in sarcasm.

"What these parents did was really unacceptable."

……

"Are you sure you want to move out?"

Qin Xiao sat cross-legged on the bed, looking at Miao Kaijie who was packing his things, and asked.

"Oh, don't talk nonsense. You and Mo Hanyu have confirmed your relationship. Wouldn't you feel uncomfortable living with me?" Miao Kaijie smiled and put away his toiletries, winking at Qin Xiao.

"...Is everything okay?" Qin Xiao touched his neck uncomfortably in response to his teasing look. "Did he agree?"

"That's more than just a promise..." Miao Kaijie chuckled, "You know him well. I didn't even need to ask him, he just came to ask if it was okay."

"So you agreed."

"Of course." Miao Kaijie shrugged and left the room card on the bedside table. "Mo Hanyu is so happy that he's almost lost his mind."

Qin Xiao couldn't help but laugh when he thought of that scene, but he quickly restrained himself and looked at Miao Kaijie: "Did you hear that?"

Miao Kaijie paused: "What do you mean?"

"Before dinner, those..." Qin Xiao's eyes darkened slightly, with a hint of inquiry, "What do you think?"

"What can I think? I can't do anything to help her." Miao Kaijie smiled and shook his head, as if he thought Qin Xiao asked a stupid question.

Qin Xiao: "So you admit that you eavesdropped?"

"What do you mean by eavesdropping? I was just out for a walk, I didn't say I didn't want to listen." Miao Kaijie stood casually, his smile slightly subdued. "I'm not some gentleman."

"I remember you said earlier—"

"That was then." Miao Kaijie laughed, "I didn't say I'd do this for life."

Qin Xiao couldn't help laughing after hearing his theory: "Then I'll talk to Lan Huaiqiu later."

"What did you say to her?" Miao Kaijie's expression changed and his smile disappeared in an instant.

"Why are you so nervous? It's just a joke." Although Qin Xiao said so, he became interested in his sudden change. "Are you——"

At this moment, Mo Hanyu pushed the door open, glanced at the two people present, and asked Miao Kaijie if he had packed up.

"Okay, okay, of course." Miao Kaijie agreed, took the room card from Mo Hanyu, turned around and left, closing the door behind him. His movements were smooth and uninterrupted, even with a hint of escape.

Qin Xiao looked at the door and chuckled for no apparent reason.

"What are you laughing at?"

Mo Hanyu came to him, sat next to him, leaned over and hugged him: "What interesting questions did you ask him?"

"Not really." Qin Xiao rubbed his head and chuckled, "But his reaction is very interesting."

"Oh?" Mo Hanyu raised his eyebrows and was about to lie down when Qin Xiao patted his thigh.

"Get up, take a shower, change your clothes and then go to bed."

Mo Hanyu curled his lips, then thought of something, his eyes lit up, and he looked at Qin Xiao with burning eyes: "Together?"

Qin Xiao met his hopeful gaze and smiled slightly: "I've already washed it."

Mo Hanyu was not discouraged: "Then you can do it again."

"No." Qin Xiao refused cruelly, "Go quickly."

Mo Hanyu had no choice but to pout and go into the bathroom. The water was running, and Mo Hanyu felt a little regretful. But when he thought about sleeping in the same bed with Qin Xiao, his mood immediately brightened, and he even hummed a song.

After Mo Hanyu came out of the bathroom smelling fragrant, Qin Xiao greeted him and went in, locking the door.

Mo Hanyu: ...

Mo Hanyu: "You lied to me!"

He wondered how Qin Xiao could have taken a shower in such a short time.

Qin Xiao laughed at this: "You said so, wash it again."

Mo Hanyu gritted his teeth: "Xiao...you have changed."

Mo Hanyu sniffed, heartbroken: "You've never been like this before."

"You said it was in the past." Qin Xiao remained unmoved. "I hadn't dated you before."

Perhaps because of the mention of dating, Mo Hanyu's mood improved, and his tone became much lighter: "That's right."

Qin Xiao paused and couldn't help laughing.

Qin Xiao did not wear a bathrobe as usual, but changed into a loose short-sleeved shirt and shorts. He walked out with a slightly damp towel draped over his shoulders, wiping his hair from time to time.

Mo Hanyu was lying on his bed at this time, with his chin propped up as if he was looking through something. When he heard the noise, he turned his head and sat up.

Qin Xiao used his vital energy to dry his hair, casually put the towel aside, pulled out a chair beside the bed and sat down. After thinking for a while, he asked Mo Hanyu if he wanted to eat anything else.

"You are hungry?"

Mo Hanyu, who was expecting Qin Xiao to go to bed, was stunned for a moment, then stood up: "What do you want to eat? I'll go with you."

"No need... I just want to have some midnight snack." Qin Xiao rubbed his neck, seeming to be feeling uncomfortable.

Mo Hanyu put his hand on it, pinched it twice, and said softly, "It's okay, let's go."

Having said that, Qin Xiao no longer refused and went out with Mo Hanyu. According to the recommendation, they bought some food at a nearby restaurant that was about to close and brought it back to their residence.

Mo Hanyu bought some sake and wanted to have a drink with Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao was also skeptical and thought that there had been an accident before. He didn't think he would get drunk so easily. As a result, his brain started to become unclear before he had even had two drinks.

Fortunately, the sake this time was not as intoxicating as last time. Qin Xiao stopped drinking when he realized something was wrong, and Ren Mo Hanyu refused to drink it no matter what he said.

When going to bed at night, Mo Hanyu, who drank all the wine, was not drunk, but just snoring a little. He squinted his eyes and moved closer to Qin Xiao, hugged him like he did when they were children, and buried his face in his chest. After a while, his breathing became even and he seemed to have fallen asleep.

Qin Xiao looked into the distance, his eyes gradually losing focus. Thinking back to his impulsive response this morning, he didn't know whether what he did was right or wrong.

I had decided to stay away from you before...

Was it because she couldn't bear to let him go? Or was it because she couldn't bear to see his feelings go to waste? Qin Xiao himself didn't quite know.

Mo Hanyu's gentle breathing reached his ears. This posture and this scene were not unfamiliar, but the relationship had indeed changed, and Qin Xiao didn't know whether this change was right or wrong.

He suddenly remembered the cautious look on Mo Hanyu's face when she looked at him in the morning, and recalled the cool and graceful look on her face when she was not attracted to him, and he couldn't help but frowned.

At this moment, the young man in his arms seemed to dream of something happy. The corners of his mouth raised, and he mumbled a few unclear words in his sleep. His arms tightened, and he hugged Qin Xiao tighter.

"...go to sleep."

Qin Xiao touched the back of his neck, as if to comfort him.

The young man seemed to have heard Qin Xiao's words, and his fingers loosened slightly, but he still refused to let go.

Qin Xiao looked at the young man standing so close to him in the moonlight. Strangely, although they were not far apart, the young man's face seemed to be covered by an invisible veil, making it impossible to see clearly.

At this time, his brain sent out a signal of sleepiness, but Qin Xiao didn't think too much about it. He changed to a comfortable position, closed his eyes, and fell asleep soon.

A dreamless night.