He lifted Qin Beixuan's chin, his voice extremely alluring. "Senior brother," he asked, "am I just an outsider?"
Qin Beixuan had the illusion that his head was about to split. Why was he always the focus when his two junior brothers were bickering? And why did Zhao Chen'an always flirt with him?!
Qin Beixuan pursed his lips, about to reply, when he felt Zhao Chen'an's finger hook his ear teasingly. Zhao Chen'an whispered beside his ear, "Senior brother, your ears are red again."
"Shameless!" Qin Beixuan sprang up immediately, glared at Zhao Chen'an angrily, and then fled in a hurry.
Now, only Zhu Heyu and Zhao Chen'an were left.
Zhu Heyu abandoned his previous gentle demeanor and warned Zhao Chen'an menacingly, "Senior brother is not someone you can covet!"
Zhao Chen'an licked his lips with interest and asked, "So you can covet him?"
Then he walked straight past Zhu Heyu without looking back. He didn't want to stay with Zhu Heyu for a single extra moment. Zhao Chen'an disdained to befriend such a two - faced person.
After walking out, Zhao Chen'an thought of the way Qin Beixuan's ears always turned red and couldn't help finding it funny. He hadn't noticed before that Qin Beixuan was so shy.
He could already imagine the scene after he had successfully courted Qin Beixuan, with Qin Beixuan snuggled up in his arms sweetly and calling him "darling".
"Haha... Hahaha."
As Zhao Chen'an was thinking, he burst into a silly laugh. The most embarrassing thing was that Qin Beixuan was standing not far away, looking at him like he was a fool.
Zhao Chen'an self - consciously wiped the corner of his mouth.
Zhao Chen'an's saliva: "…"
Zhao Chen'an: "…"
Senior brother showed up at such a coincidental time. He felt that he couldn't explain himself clearly, so he quickly changed the subject. "Senior brother... What are you doing here?"
Qin Beixuan looked down at Zhao Chen'an and said seriously, "It's nothing. I'm waiting for you."
"Ah?" Zhao Chen'an was momentarily confused. "Why are you waiting for me?"
Qin Beixuan felt like he was looking at a fool. He said, "Didn't you ask me to accompany you to see Yi Simiao?"
So... was Qin Beixuan really waiting for him all this time?!
Zhao Chen'an still couldn't believe it and asked further, "What about your junior - most brother?"
Qin Beixuan stared at Zhao Chen'an intently and said enigmatically, "Business comes first."
Zhao Chen'an didn't dwell on Qin Beixuan's look and tone. He just thought that Qin Beixuan had finally realized that business was more important than love!
Since he had been to Yi Simiao's residence once before, Zhao Chen'an walked there with relative ease.
Along the way, Zhao Chen'an always felt that Qin Beixuan was staring blankly at his back, as if he wanted to bore a hole through it.
When they reached Yi Simiao's yard, Zhao Chen'an didn't rush to knock on the door. Instead, he asked Qin Beixuan, "Is my back more handsome than my face, senior brother?"
"…" Qin Beixuan withdrew his gaze embarrassedly and asked Zhao Chen'an out of the blue, "Did we know each other before, before coming to Ziwei Mountain or even earlier?"
Zhao Chen'an replied firmly, "No~"
Qin Beixuan didn't give up and asked, "Are you used to wearing red robes?"
"???" Zhao Chen'an was confused. "What's wrong?"
Qin Beixuan said, "I'm probably looking for an old acquaintance."
Probably?!
He continued, "I don't remember what he looks like, but my intuition tells me that he's very important."
The words "very important" made Zhao Chen'an think more. Could it be his lover?
Rarely did Qin Beixuan arouse Zhao Chen'an's curiosity, so Zhao Chen'an decided to listen attentively. He asked, "Why do you think I'm your old acquaintance?"
Qin Beixuan shook his head with a pained expression. "When I see you, I just remember. I don't know."
Looking at Qin Beixuan frowning and trying hard to recall, Zhao Chen'an felt a bit uncomfortable. This person must be very important to him...
Zhao Chen'an reached out to smooth Qin Beixuan's frown and said gently, "It's okay. If we can't remember, we'll just take our time. Maybe we'll meet him when the right opportunity comes."
"You're right." Qin Beixuan nodded after hearing Zhao Chen'an's words and reminded him, "Aren't you tired holding the doorknob like this all the time?"
Only then did Zhao Chen'an realize that he hadn't knocked on the door yet... Ah, how embarrassing. Senior brother's good looks were really distracting.
Knock, knock, knock - knock.
Zhao Chen'an knocked on the door twice and quietly waited for the owner of the yard to open it.
But it wasn't Yi Simiao who came to open the door. Instead, it was a tall young man.
The young man's facial features hadn't fully developed yet, but one could still vaguely tell that he would grow into a handsome man in the future.
"Who are you?" the young man asked warily, frowning. "What are you doing here?"
"We're disciples from the Ziwei Mountain Sect." Zhao Chen'an sized up the person in front of him and asked, "And who are you?"
The young man said, "My name is Yi Liang. Who are you looking for?"
Yi Liang... was he the son of Yi Huachi?
Qin Beixuan said, "We're looking for Miss Yi Simiao. Is she here?"
"No..." Just as Yi Liang was about to refuse, a little head popped out from behind him. Standing on tiptoe, the little head curiously poked out. After seeing who was there, the little girl immediately exclaimed happily -
"Hey! Sister, you've come to play with me again~"
As soon as Yi Simiao saw Zhao Chen'an, she immediately bounced out from behind Yi Liang happily.
Now it was too late for Yi Liang to stop her. What surprised Yi Liang even more was Yi Simiao's behavior.
Zhao Chen'an pinched the little girl's face and pretended to be fierce. "Hey, call me brother!"
Looking at Zhao Chen'an arguing with the little girl, Qin Beixuan's mouth curled up involuntarily.
This scene happened to be seen by Zhao Chen'an, who suddenly looked up. Their eyes met, and they both forgot what to say.
Finally, it was Yi Simiao who broke the silence. "Sister, are you looking at that big brother?"
Zhao Chen'an immediately exploded and pointed at Qin Beixuan, asking Yi Simiao, "Kid~ Why do you call him brother but call me sister?!"
Yi Simiao just smiled and didn't say a word.
At this time, Yi Liang walked over, led Yi Simiao to his side, and asked Zhao Chen'an, "Do you know her before?"
Zhao Chen'an didn't want to recall. "We just met yesterday. She called me sister as soon as she saw me."
After all, it was really embarrassing for a big man to be called sister!!
Yi Liang looked around warily and then made way for Zhao Chen'an and the others. He let out a sigh of relief and said, "Please come in and talk."
Once again, Zhao Chen'an noticed a very subtle detail. Was there something outside that even the young palace master Yi Liang was afraid of?
Zhao Chen'an was surprised to find that Yi Simiao's yard was very tidy. There were even very few maids serving her. It didn't look like the yard of a young lady from a cultivation sect at all.