allonlinenovel Chapter 328 Is it really that beautiful?
Chapter 328 Is it really that beautiful?
Qin Xiao was somewhat helpless: "I just think there is no need to pay attention to them, it's a waste of time."
"That's quite impressive." Wang Xuyi said cheerfully, "Are all the people in your academy so interesting?"
"What do you mean?" Qin Xiao looked at him.
"Oh, nothing." Wang Xuyi blinked. "I realized this when I arranged a training match with you guys earlier."
Qin Xiao glanced at him twice, then looked away: "Really..."
of course not.
Fighting is just a simple way to understand a person's fighting style. As for personality, of course we have to look at his daily behavior.
Wang Xuyi couldn't help but think of yesterday. He was worried that Qin Xiao might have gotten into trouble, so he quietly followed the drunk Qin Xiao. Perhaps Qin Xiao's intoxicated senses were reduced, so he followed him halfway without noticing him. Why halfway? Because he ran into someone from the Jade Academy halfway.
It was just then that he saw Mo Hanyu appear, and he was caught off guard when someone patted him on the back. He turned his head with a start, and saw a magnified, beautiful face in front of him.
The woman's fiery red hair cascaded down, her hands on her shoulders, one hand on her waist, looking at him with a half-smile, her beautiful eyes slightly narrowed, thinking about something, and said, "You are..."
"Hello, Wang Xuyi." Wang Xuyi smiled at her. Just as she was about to turn around to see Qin Xiao's condition, she met a pair of dark eyes again.
Why say "only"?
Because the person who came only showed one eye and just stared at him without saying a word.
Wang Xuyi got goosebumps when he was stared at. Seeing Xia Wule's suspicious look, he hurriedly explained.
"...You are his companions, right? I remember you. Qin Xiao—"
"Ah, that's it."
The hostility and oppression emanating from the woman in front of him disappeared without a trace as he explained, and she even smiled.
"I thought Qin Xiao had provoked some stalker, but it turned out to be a misunderstanding. I'm so sorry." The woman, her fiery red hair particularly eye-catching, withdrew her hand from her shoulder and said, "You should understand that it's very dangerous for both boys and girls to encounter such things."
"Of course, I understand." Wang Xuyi nodded in agreement. Just as he was about to turn around to see Qin Xiao's condition, he was pulled back before he could see clearly.
"Qin Xiao is fine now. You can go back without worry." The woman smiled. "His friends will definitely send him back safely."
"Oh...Is that so?" Wang Xuyi seemed to be lost in thought. He glanced at the unusually silent boy beside him, but couldn't help turning back to see what was going on. However, he was pulled away by the woman.
"Oh, don't worry. Nothing's going to happen to them," the woman said, guiding him aside. "Thank you for all the hard work you've put in today. You were so kind to even send him here."
"It's not really a gift..." Wang Xuyi wanted to explain, but the woman didn't listen. She gently and irresistibly pulled him aside and left with him.
Wang Xuyi had a feeling that the young man next to her was a little strange. It wasn't that he posed any threat, but his emotions seemed a little off.
The black pupil stared straight at him, and its owner didn't utter a word from beginning to end, but it made people very concerned.
Wang Xuyi followed him half-heartedly, and the woman named Xia Wuliao walked halfway with him. The taciturn young man in the middle left. Xia Wuliao did not try to stop him, but just came up to him, said something, and then let him go.
Wang Xuyi had a hunch that there must be a hidden secret, but looking into the woman's smiling eyes, he couldn't ask. Seeing Qin Xiao and Mo Hanyu again today, he could clearly feel that they were different from a while ago, but he couldn't put his finger on what it was.
Wang Xuyi thought about it and glanced at Qin Xiao and Mo Hanyu, but was inadvertently attracted by the thin red light between the two of them. He turned his head and looked at them, his pupils shrank sharply.
He saw that white, slender finger slowly hooked the fragmented light - it turned out to be a ring inlaid with gemstones. And the ring was firmly placed on Qin Xiao's hanging hand.
Her white and tender fingertips lightly hooked around the finger wearing the ring. Seeing no reaction, she climbed up even more aggressively, touched the diamond ring, and rubbed it ambiguously.
Qin Xiao had no reaction to all this.
Wang Xuyi's heart was shocked, and an indescribable feeling ran through his body like an electric current. A light bulb went off in his head, and he suddenly looked at Qin Xiao.
Qin Xiao received his shocked look and felt a little strange. He turned his head to look at him, asking what was wrong.
Wang Xuyi opened his mouth and couldn't help but glance in that direction. The owner of the exquisite hand seemed to notice his gaze. Instead of retracting his gaze, he turned his fingertips and clasped his fingers with the hand that was flashing with sparse warm light, loosely clasping them together.
Qin Xiao naturally knew what Mo Hanyu was doing. Looking at Wang Xuyi's slightly surprised eyes, he followed his gaze to the clasped hands and glanced at Mo Hanyu helplessly.
"What... is your relationship?" Wang Xuyi felt as if he knew some shocking secret. Recalling the strange atmosphere between the two of them in the past two days, the inexplicable smile on Xia Wule's face when he pulled him away yesterday, and the two of them holding hands now... it seemed as if everything had an explanation.
Although he would put his arm around his friends and shake hands, this kind of intimacy...
Wang Xuyi suddenly felt a little annoyed. He shouldn't have been so reckless. What if it was a misunderstanding or the two of them didn't want to make it public?
Mo Hanyu just noticed Wang Xuyi's gaze, so he tentatively approached him. He was surprised to find that Qin Xiao did not dodge. Although he did not respond, it was enough to make him happy.
But thinking about the agreement I made with Qin Xiao this morning, I'm afraid we can only be friends...
Mo Hanyu narrowed his eyes slightly, and smiled: "Of course we are——"
"Lovers."
Qin Xiao looked at Wang Xuyi with a calm and normal tone, as if he was just telling him something very ordinary:
"We are in a relationship, we should be considered lovers."
Mo Hanyu's eyes instantly turned into water, looking at him with sparkling eyes, his joy evident in his words: "Xiao..."
Qin Xiao looked at him in confusion, somewhat bewildered.
Mo Hanyu didn't say anything else. A sweet curve appeared on the corner of his mouth, and a few soft hums came out of his throat, like a cat purring, staring at him with a smile.
Qin Xiao was horrified for a moment and even wondered if he had said something wrong.
"Cough cough."
Wang Xuyi coughed twice, interrupting the strange atmosphere between the two of them: "So... that's how it happened - when did it happen?"
"This morning." Qin Xiao looked at Mo Hanyu again, and seeing that he was just hugging his arm, he was relieved after confirming that he had no dissatisfaction, and replied.
Wang Xuyi's smile froze: "Is that so..."
So, what happened last night?!
Wang Xuyi couldn't help but recall Wang Ji's instructions, and his mind moved slightly.
Could it be that what his father asked him to do was related to this?
Wang Xuyi restrained the expression in his eyes, quickly smiled, and returned to normal: "Oh, I knew it, it turned out to be like this."
"Well, congratulations." Wang Xuyi congratulated Qin Xiao and the others.
Mo Hanyu's expression immediately brightened, and he happily agreed: "Thank you, thank you..."
Wang Xuyi was a little surprised by this and raised his eyebrows calmly.
Looking at the situation, it was actually Mo Hanyu who took the initiative. He thought...
"We've almost finished looking at the exhibits. There's still some time before the auction starts. Why don't we find a place to eat first?" Qin Xiao suggested, looking at the time.
"Our guild will provide meals for our distinguished guests. There is a special dining area on the second floor. Please follow me."
Several people followed the person in charge to the restaurant on the second floor. As soon as they entered the door, they were dazzled.
Qin Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly. The crystal chandelier hanging from the ceiling was particularly eye-catching under the warm light. Half of the floor and walls were painted dark, adding a sense of mystery and tranquility. There were also private rooms, each with dark, floor-length gauze curtains on either side. Although they were called gauze curtains, when drawn, the interior was completely invisible. It must be some kind of Qi device.
Based on past experience, Qin Xiaomo Hanyu chose the box closest to the main door. Although Wang Xuyi was puzzled, he nodded in agreement.
You don't need to pick up the food yourself in the restaurant. Just pick up the menu on the table, tick the dishes you want, and place them on the square liquid crystal in the middle of the table. Wait a moment and the dishes will be served one after another.
Each time you select a question, the corresponding check mark will disappear and you can select it again.
——These were all told to the two by Wang Xuyi. It was Qin Xiaomo Hanyu's first time in and out of this high-end restaurant and he was not familiar with the procedures, so he let Wang Xuyi make the decision.
Wang Xuyi asked the two about their dietary restrictions and quickly ordered the meal. The first thing that came was three drinks.
Wang Xuyi knew from yesterday that Qin Xiao couldn't drink alcohol, so he simply ordered all fruit juices. Fortunately, they tasted good, and Qin Xiao and Wang Xuyi were both very satisfied.
However, the next meal was completely different from what Qin Xiao had seen before. There was no need to pick up the food. Each person had a separate plate with only a tiny amount of food on it: noodles that disappeared with one chopstick, two or three pieces of vegetable hearts, and three or four pieces of red meat...
Despite all the hype when the meal was served—the noodles were cooked with meltwater from the Tianshan snow-capped peaks, the black specks on the noodles were powdered, dried magic mushrooms from the swamps of the Dead Hills, and the sauce was made from a blend of star-quality clams and pigeon paste...
After hearing so much, Qin Xiao's eyes fell on the noodles that he could finish half a bite of, and he seemed to be hesitant to speak.
So?
Since you’re using all these great ingredients, why not make more?
Qin Xiao didn't understand. Although some of the dishes were indeed delicious, the portions were too small. Some of them even required more than a dozen servings to feel half full.
Fortunately, there were a few steaks that tasted good and were of decent size, otherwise Qin Xiao might have gone out half-hungry.
Qin Xiao glanced at Mo Hanyu. It was obvious that he was not full either. When he left, he was still chewing the dry bread that was given to him. He could even vaguely hear the sound of his teeth grinding.
"Hmm... It doesn't feel as good as the place we went to yesterday." Wang Xuyi patted his stomach and said sadly, "I really can't get used to the food here."
"I've been to some good restaurants before. If you don't mind, I can recommend them to you." Qin Xiao looked at him and said.
Wang Xuyi's eyes lit up: "Really?"
"Um……"
Qin Xiao nodded, and suddenly noticed out of the corner of his eye that there seemed to be a quarrel not far away.
It wasn't really an argument, it was just that one of the women spoke a little louder, which sounded a bit harsh.
"I've already told you not to indulge her blindly. She deserves to suffer a little, and she'll realize her mistake and come back obediently!"
The woman was a little excited, and her voice was somehow harsh.
The man opposite her had a familiar voice: "How am I condoning this? Years have passed and there's been no news. Has she admitted her mistake? Why can't you just have a good talk with her?"
"I talk to her? I did nothing wrong, why should I compromise with her?!"
"I've already said this isn't a compromise... Even if it is, then why are you here today?"
"Why can't I come? As a VIP here, I can certainly participate in this auction and buy something suitable for Xinran."
"I really don't know what you're thinking..." The man held his forehead and closed his eyes, "Why don't you ever think about Huai Qiu?"
"When has she ever satisfied me? How can I care about her when she's so disappointing?"
"you……"
"Lan Xinci?" Qin Xiao was a little confused.
"That woman is her mother, right?" Mo Hanyu crossed his arms and glanced at her coldly, "No wonder she wanted to run away."
Qin Xiao glanced at the depressed Lan Xinci, then looked at the woman and the girl following behind her. There was no emotion in his eyes, but his mind recalled the scene he had seen a few years ago, and he frowned slightly.
But Lan Huaiqiu didn't say anything to them. He naturally wouldn't meddle in other people's business. He just took a few more glances and left with Mo Hanyu.
The auction began. Sitting in a private room, they could overlook the entire auction hall from a high vantage point, taking in everything, especially the merchandise on the auction table.
There are precious magical beasts, medicinal materials for alchemy, and exquisite Qi instruments.
Everyone present came from all over the mainland, some were powerful, and some were wealthy enough to rival a country. In the eyes of most of them, money was just a number. If they saw something they liked, they would want to bid it up. Even if the deal was not completed in the end, they would still give their opponent a sky-high price.
With such an atmosphere, prices will naturally rise and may even overflow.
For example, the Lanshan that Qin Xiao had seen before was sold at a high price of 159 million.
Even a jade pendant containing a small amount of Yuan Qi was sold for hundreds of thousands of yuan.
The default unit here is gold coins. Qin Xiao listened to the price increases and slowly clenched his fists.
Wang Xuyi, who was standing by, was also a little discouraged: "I originally wanted to buy you a few things you liked as gifts, but I didn't expect the prices to be so high."
"It's normal. Those who come here are rich people who spend money like water. If it was your father sitting here, he would probably raise the price from time to time." Mo Hanyu was very calm. He had expected this.
"You're wrong. My dad wouldn't do that." Wang Xuyi pried his eyelids open and glanced at him. "He said he wouldn't spend money on goods that cost more than he actually owns unless it's absolutely necessary. How could he take the risk of raising the price?"
Mo Hanyu snorted and laughed, without commenting.
Qin Xiao stared intently at the graceful lady on the auction table, and at the signs raised below, his brows furrowed.
"You're so absorbed in watching it... Is it really that beautiful?"
An arm was wrapped around his waist at some point, and the arm suddenly tightened, and Qin Xiao was pulled into the embrace. He listened to the cool breath blowing past his ears, and the cool breath lingering around his nose instantly became heavier, and he trembled with attachment.
Qin Xiao raised his eyes. Mo Hanyu was hugging him from behind, resting his chin on his shoulder, staring at him with dissatisfaction and grievance.