Qin Beixuan leaned close to Zhao Chen'an and took a small bite of the duck meat from his hand. In the process, he gently sucked Zhao Chen'an's fingertip with his lips.
After savoring it carefully, he nodded in satisfaction. "It's really delicious."
The fingertip that had just been sucked by Qin Beixuan tingled. Zhao Chen'an felt that Qin Beixuan was deliberately flirting with him, but he couldn't find any evidence.
Zhao Chen'an quickly withdrew his hand and lowered his head as if it was about to stick to the plate. Where Qin Beixuan couldn't see, his cheeks flushed slightly and his breathing became a bit rapid.
Senior brother just bit my hand. His lips are so soft!
Naturally, Qin Beixuan had no idea what his junior brother was thinking. He just wondered if the bite he'd deliberately given had hurt the other.
Looking at Zhao Chen'an, Qin Beixuan thought, "Why isn't An'er talking to me?"
Zhao Chen'an buried his head even lower.
Why is senior brother always looking at me?
So they ate this meal with their own thoughts. After they finally finished, Zhao Chen'an saw a sugar figurine stall and suddenly wanted some sugar.
He tugged at Qin Beixuan's sleeve and whispered mysteriously in his ear, "Senior brother, do you want to try a special sugar figurine?"
Qin Beixuan asked with interest, "How special?"
Zhao Chen'an pulled Qin Beixuan towards the sugar figurine stall. "Come with me and you'll know."
Qin Beixuan let Zhao Chen'an drag him along without struggling or resisting. He was extremely obedient.
When the sugar figurine vendor saw the two customers, he greeted them warmly. "Do you two want to buy sugar figurines?"
Zhao Chen'an nodded and pointed at Qin Beixuan as he said to the vendor, "Sir, can you make two sugar figurines that look like us?"
The vendor gave a knowing smile. "No problem, sir. Please wait a moment."
Zhao Chen'an rubbed his hands excitedly. He'd wanted a sugar figurine of his senior brother for a long time. Fortunately, he'd caught the opportunity today.
The long - awaited sugar figurine and the long - awaited person... Zhao Chen'an turned his head and gave Qin Beixuan a sweet smile.
Qin Beixuan was a bit dazed by this smile. What was Zhao Chen'an thinking? Why was he smiling at him so happily?
"What's wrong?" Qin Beixuan asked.
Zhao Chen'an shook his head and continued smiling. "It's okay. I just thought of something happy."
Maybe happiness is contagious. After Zhao Chen'an said that, Qin Beixuan even smiled slightly.
"Sir, here are your sugar figurines."
Zhao Chen'an gave the vendor a few copper coins and took the two sugar figurines. They were very delicate and looked quite similar.
The sweet smell of maltose wafted out and surrounded Zhao Chen'an tightly. He sniffed and handed the sugar figurine that looked like him to Qin Beixuan.
"Please have some sugar, senior brother."
Looking at the sugar figurine that looked exactly like Zhao Chen'an, Qin Beixuan licked his lips. "Okay."
What should he do? He didn't want to eat it. He wanted to collect it properly. Would Zhao Chen'an laugh at him if he knew?
Zhao Chen'an stuck out his pink tongue and gently licked the sugar figurine of Qin Beixuan in his hand. It was sweet. He closed his eyes contentedly.
After licking the sugar figurine several times, Zhao Chen'an looked at Qin Beixuan and found that the sugar figurine in the latter's hand remained the same size. Moreover, he even felt that there seemed to be a layer of spiritual power protecting the sugar figurine.
"Why aren't you eating the sugar figurine? Don't you like it?" Zhao Chen'an asked suspiciously.
Qin Beixuan said, "I like it. I just can't eat it now. I'll eat it when I get back."
Actually, he wanted to go back and hide it.
So Zhao Chen'an didn't ask any more questions. He continued strolling in the market with Qin Beixuan. Zhao Chen'an bought a lot of small items. He felt that this was the happiest birthday he'd ever had.
Suddenly, Qin Beixuan grabbed Zhao Chen'an's hand and asked out of the blue, "An'er, have we really never met before?"
Zhao Chen'an was completely confused. Why was senior brother asking him this again?
"Umm, we haven't...," Zhao Chen'an said.
Qin Beixuan thought thoughtfully. If they hadn't met, why was there a shadow of Zhao Chen'an in his memory?
Just like the current Zhao Chen'an, wearing a red robe like fire, sitting under a tung tree and smiling happily.
Was he remembering wrong or had Zhao Chen'an forgotten?
Or perhaps this wasn't his current memory at all! Qin Beixuan had suspected this more than once. If it was his memory, why did it feel so strange to him?
Zhao Chen'an waved his hand in front of Qin Beixuan. "Senior brother, what are you thinking about?"
Qin Beixuan came back to his senses and shook his head. "It's nothing. Let's continue."
Zhao Chen'an's eyes lit up. He saw a jade pendant stall. He'd noticed many times that Qin Beixuan never wore a jade pendant on his waist.
He wanted to buy a jade pendant for Qin Beixuan.
Zhao Chen'an looked at the jade pendant stall and then at Qin Beixuan. He saw the latter using a sound - transmitting jade pendant, so he went to look at the stall by himself.
When he got to the stall, he took a fancy to a flawless jade pendant at first sight. It had no excessive patterns, being simple and grand, and was very suitable for Qin Beixuan!
Zhao Chen'an picked up the jade pendant and asked the vendor, "Sir, this jade is really nice. I'll take it. How much is it?"
"Three taels of silver, sir. This is the last piece here. It's very popular!"
This jade was popular?
Zhao Chen'an didn't ask any more questions. He paid the vendor and left with the jade pendant. As he walked, he thought about when would be a good time to give it to his senior brother.
Zhao Chen'an walked up to Qin Beixuan and asked, "Senior brother, is there something wrong?"
Qin Beixuan said seriously, "Master told me to go back as soon as possible. He said there's something important."
Zhao Chen'an clenched the jade pendant in his hand and sighed in his heart. He'd give it to his senior brother after they got back.
After they got back, Zhao Chen'an went to his own residence to put away all the things he'd bought today. Along the way, he made many junior brothers and sisters envious.
After Zhao Chen'an got back to his room, he played with the jade pendant he'd bought for Qin Beixuan out of boredom. After waiting for a while, he saw Qin Beixuan suddenly appear in his room.
Zhao Chen'an was so scared that he almost fell backward off his chair. "Qin Beixuan! Can't you just take a few more steps? Using the Qiankun Shift to come to my room. You're trying to scare me to death!"
"Sorry, I have something urgent..." Qin Beixuan suddenly saw the jade pendant in Zhao Chen'an's hand. "Who gave you this jade pendant?"
Qin Beixuan recognized this jade pendant. Zhu Heyu had once given him one and said it was a soul - mate jade, to be given to the one you loved. If the loved one accepted it, they could be together forever.
Qin Beixuan had rejected Zhu Heyu directly at that time.
Looking at Qin Beixuan's extremely serious expression, Zhao Chen'an was a bit confused for a moment. It was just a jade pendant. Why was he so nervous?
"No one gave it to me. I bought it in the market. The vendor said this jade pendant was very popular and this was the last one, so I just bought it." Zhao Chen'an held out his hand with the jade pendant in front of Qin Beixuan. "Here, I bought it for you. It looks nice. Do you want it?"