Zhao Chen'an pushed the paper package in a huff towards Qin Beixuan and said discontentedly, "What do you give this to me for?"
"You said you wanted to eat it just now," Qin Beixuan replied seriously.
Zhao Chen'an smiled and refused, "Senior brother, you'd better not buy things for me. It wouldn't look good if junior brother saw it."
Qin Beixuan frowned. He thought Zhao Chen'an's words were a bit strange. He asked, "Why wouldn't it look good?"
Zhao Chen'an was so angry that he laughed. He said, "You two are almost together, and yet you're giving things to an outsider like me. How is that okay?"
"You're not an outsider," Qin Beixuan retorted directly. "Zhu Heyu is just my junior brother and will only be my junior brother. I have absolutely no improper thoughts about him, nor will I ever."
Seeing Qin Beixuan so eager to explain, Zhao Chen'an felt much better. He had just said that he wasn't an outsider.
After getting Qin Beixuan's explanation, Zhao Chen'an decided to forgive him this time. So he said, "Come in, senior brother. Isn't it tiring to talk outside?"
Zhao Chen'an pulled out the chair beside him for Qin Beixuan and waited for him to sit down. Only after Qin Beixuan sat down did Zhao Chen'an speak up and ask, "Didn't you just say you had something important?"
Qin Beixuan said, "I promised Zhu Heyu yesterday that I would accompany him shopping. A man must keep his word."
But then he went to meet Yi Simiao with you.
With all the matters cleared up, Zhao Chen'an opened the paper package of the pear blossom shortbread with ease and took out a small piece.
"Mmm, it's so delicious," Zhao Chen'an took a small bite. He felt as if his stomach was about to melt. It was crispy and sweet, not greasy at all, and there was a faint taste of pears in his mouth. It was really delicious.
Zhao Chen'an was so happy while eating that he even took out the piece he had bitten into and offered it to Qin Beixuan. "Senior brother, try it. It's so good."
"Okay," Qin Beixuan bit into the piece where Zhao Chen'an had just taken a bite right off his hand. "… It's so sweet."
Zhao Chen'an puffed out his cheeks and chewed. Hearing what Qin Beixuan said, he asked, "Is it not good?"
Qin Beixuan reached out his hand to wipe off the crumbs of the pear blossom shortbread from the corner of Zhao Chen'an's mouth and said seriously, "I like it. It's delicious."
Now Zhao Chen'an was happy. He took out a big piece of pear blossom shortbread from the paper package and put it into Qin Beixuan's hand. "Come on, don't be polite. Eat. Anyway, you bought them."
Qin Beixuan's eyes were always on the pear blossom shortbread in Zhao Chen'an's hand, but he took a bite of the one in his own hand and said enigmatically, "It doesn't seem as sweet anymore."
Zhao Chen'an said, "Huh? Did the shopkeeper not spread the sugar evenly?"
Qin Beixuan said, "It should be. Otherwise, why is yours sweeter?"
Zhao Chen'an suddenly blushed. Why did he always feel that his senior brother was flirting with him?! It must be an illusion...
This scene was completely seen by Zhu Heyu, who was standing alone outside the door.
He bit his pale lower lip tightly and clenched his fists.
Although senior brother had gone out with him just now, he didn't buy anything for him, nor did he ask what he liked to eat. His senior brother went straight to the stall selling pear blossom shortbread and queued for a long time to buy this package of shortbread.
Zhu Heyu actually thought it was for him at that time and happily reached out to take it. But then Qin Beixuan said, "Don't you not like sweet things?"
At that moment, Zhu Heyu's expression froze on his face. He forced a smile and asked, "Then who is senior brother buying this for?"
Qin Beixuan replied seriously, "Zhao Chen'an. Do you have anything else to do? If not, let's go back. We've wandered around enough. I don't think you have anything you want to buy. The shortbread won't taste good if it's left for too long."
There was a crack in Zhu Heyu's expression. Was it just his over - thinking, or did Qin Beixuan only have Zhao Chen'an in his heart?
Thinking about what had just happened and Zhao Chen'an who was now with Qin Beixuan, Zhu Heyu felt a sense of crisis.
Just then, Zhao Chen'an also saw Zhu Heyu, who was empty - handed not far away. He asked curiously, "Senior brother, why didn't junior brother buy anything?"
Qin Beixuan blurted out, "He said he didn't want anything. He came back with me after we bought the pear blossom shortbread."
Zhao Chen'an looked at Qin Beixuan suspiciously and asked, "Really?"
Qin Beixuan said affirmatively, "Really."
Although Zhao Chen'an thought that Zhu Heyu wasn't that kind - hearted, looking at his extremely straightforward senior brother, it was really hard to suspect that Qin Beixuan was lying to him. Coupled with Qin Beixuan's sincere expression at the moment, Zhao Chen'an believed him.
Maybe Zhu Heyu just wanted to be sensible for once. After eating, Zhao Chen'an just remembered what the system had told him.
The mysterious power in the Hun Tian Palace.
So Zhao Chen'an decided to go and check it out, and he would do it on a dark and windy night.
There were too many people during the day. If someone with ulterior motives saw him, it would be easy to tip off the enemy.
Creak—
The clever Zhao Chen'an sneaked out of the room. He crouched low and walked with his head down, passing by Qin Beixuan's room. He was afraid that Qin Beixuan would find him and he wouldn't know how to explain.
Good. He wasn't found.
Zhao Chen'an crouched low and continued walking with his head down. He couldn't see the road in front of him at all.
"Ouch... hiss," Zhao Chen'an suddenly hit his head. He rubbed his forehead in pain and murmured in a low voice, "Why is there a wall here..."
"Who do you think is a wall, An'er?"
Oh my god. This wall can even imitate senior brother's voice!
Wait... senior brother...
Zhao Chen'an mechanically raised his head and had a soul - to - soul look with Qin Beixuan. "S - senior brother... Why aren't you sleeping?"
Qin Beixuan looked down at Zhao Chen'an and was almost laughed at by this guy. "This should be my question. Why are you running around instead of sleeping?"
"I... I," Zhao Chen'an's eyes darted around. He came up with a very lame excuse and said, "I'm out to enjoy the moon!"
Qin Beixuan stared at Zhao Chen'an without moving. His expression was calm as he said, "It's cloudy tonight. There's no moon."
Zhao Chen'an: "…"
"Come on, tell me honestly. What are you going out for in the middle of the night?"
Facing Qin Beixuan's soul - searching question, Zhao Chen'an decided to tell Qin Beixuan what he knew, omitting some parts. He said, "I felt that something was strange in the Hun Tian Palace today. I thought I'd come out and take a look while there was no one around... I didn't expect to be caught by you."
Zhao Chen'an looked extremely aggrieved. Qin Beixuan even thought that it was a wrong decision to catch Zhao Chen'an.
Qin Beixuan had to soften his tone and say, "Where are you going? I'll go with you. It's not safe for you to go alone."
Zhao Chen'an suddenly grinned. He put his hands behind his back and tilted his body to look at Qin Beixuan's face and asked, "Is senior brother concerned about me?"
Qin Beixuan didn't bother to explain coyly. He just replied with a simple "Yes" and said, "I'll go with you."