"I'm a useless person. I can't cultivate normally, so I like to grow flowers and plants and do some embroidery."

“I usually make clothes for my mother, father and sister as well.”

“That day, I noticed that my sister’s handkerchief was worn out, so I decided to embroider a new one for her…”

At this point, Qin Wan paused, looking at Xiao Ye with a calm expression.

"I never imagined that the new handkerchief I had just finished embroidering would be used to bandage your wound before I even had a chance to give it to you, sister."

boom!

Qin Wan spoke casually, as if saving Xiao Ye's life was just a trivial matter.

She really didn't seem to care...

Xiao Ye was momentarily dazed. He looked at Qin Wan, then at Qin Qing.

So... he did something wrong, right?

He thought Qin Qing admired him and couldn't bear to disappoint a girl who had his heart and soul completely devoted to him.

In addition, he also developed feelings for Qin Qing because of the life-saving grace he received...

Unexpectedly, it all turned out to be wrong...

Qin Qing didn't like him at all, and never risked her life to save him.

He thought that breaking off his engagement with Qin Wan and instead proposing to Qin Qing was to repay her for saving his life and to fulfill her inner desire for him.

Looking back now, he really is ridiculous...

It was all his own arrogance...

Qin Qing didn't like him at all, and she certainly didn't risk her life to save him.

The person who saved him was Qin Wan, and the person he should repay is Qin Wan, not Qin Qing.

he……

Xiao Ye stared blankly at Qin Wan, his thin lips moved, and after a long while he finally managed to say with difficulty, "I'm...I'm sorry."

Qin Wan smiled faintly, as if everything was in the past and she no longer cared.

"It's all in the past now."

Seeing Qin Wan in such a state, Xiao Ye was overwhelmed with mixed feelings, feeling a tightness in his chest and a deep sense of unease.

How are you feeling?

Seeing that the misunderstanding had been cleared up, Xiao Ci did not feel any sympathy for his younger brother Xiao Ye, but instead looked at Qin Wan with concern.

Upon hearing this, Qin Wan's expression turned strange, and she looked like she wanted to say something but hesitated.

Seeing this, Xiao Ci frowned slightly, his face darkened, and his expression became somewhat solemn.

"Let me see."

Before Qin Wan could answer or refuse, Xiao Ci pulled her hand and casually probed it with his spiritual energy.

A second passed... Xiao Ci's pupils contracted.

Two seconds passed... Xiao Ci tightened his grip on Qin Wan's hand.

Three seconds passed... Xiao Ci looked at Qin Wan with a strange expression and a complicated look, as if he had something difficult to say.

Seeing Xiao Ci's reaction, Xiao Ye's heart also tightened involuntarily.

He didn't understand what he was worried about.

But when the truth came out and he learned that Qin Wan was his real savior, he selfishly hoped that Qin Wan would be alright and that nothing would happen to her.

He hadn't even had a chance to repay her...

Once reason returned, even though she couldn't understand how Qin Wan, a mere mortal, had managed to rescue him from the treacherous Monster Forest...

But precisely because of this, he felt increasingly guilty towards Qin Wan.

Qin Wan risked her own safety to save him, but what did he do?

He not only mistook his savior for someone else, but even went so far as to propose annulment, embarrassing Qin Wan and drawing criticism from the world.

Thinking of this, Xiao couldn't help but laugh at himself... He really was a prime example of repaying kindness with enmity.

"You... can cultivate now?" Xiao Ci asked Qin Wan with a complicated expression.

He never expected that the perilous situation in the magma would unexpectedly break the seal within Qin Wan's body, allowing her to cultivate.

"I didn't expect this either..." Qin Wan's expression was complicated, but her eyes showed more joy than anything else.

"Congratulations," Xiao Ci said.

Regardless, she could be said to have benefited from misfortune.

Upon hearing this, Qin Wan stared intently at Xiao Ci, her face earnest and sincere.

"I still want to thank you. If you hadn't led me to the bottom of the magma, I might have been a cripple for the rest of my life and never be able to cultivate."

Meeting Qin Wan's grateful eyes, Xiao Ci's thoughts suddenly drifted off course...

Bottom of the magma...

What exactly did she go through, and why did she suddenly break through the seal to cultivate?

besides……

When he found her at the bottom of the lava...

Even though he saw nothing, even though it was just the sensation of touching her for a fleeting moment when he hugged her, his heart couldn't help but pound wildly...

[Xiao Ci's favorability increased by 2, current favorability is 59.]

The only person in the entire room who wasn't shocked was Qin Qing.

However, even though she already knew that Qin Wan would break the seal and be able to cultivate, Qin Qing was still very happy for Qin Wan the moment she learned of this preference.

The female protagonist can finally cultivate.

Finally, I don't have to live a miserable life anymore.

Finally, I can give that idiot male lead Xiao Ye a good slap in the face!

The thought that Xiao Ye had broken off his engagement and wanted to marry her because he had mistaken his savior for someone else made Qin Qing feel utterly disgusted with him.

Can't this male lead use his brain and have some intelligence?

How could he mistake someone who saved his life for something so simple?

What a lousy handkerchief.

So what if the handkerchief has her name, Qin Qing, embroidered on it?

Why didn't he investigate and verify such a huge debt of gratitude for saving his life?

Since he believes she saved him, why doesn't he ask her?

The more Qin Qing thought about it, the more she felt that Xiao was also a strange person.

The more I think about it, the less reliable the male lead seems.

Thinking of this, Qin Qing's gaze fell on Xiao Ci, and the more she looked at him, the more pleasing he seemed.

He's more handsome than Xiao Ye, has a better physique, is more skilled in cultivation, and his intelligence and emotional intelligence far surpass Xiao Ye's!

Compared to Xiao Ye, Xiao Ci and Qin Wan, the female lead, are a much better match!!!

"Wan'er, can I talk to you...?"

Just as Qin Wan and Xiao Ci were gazing at each other with affection, Xiao Ye spoke up at an inopportune moment.

Upon hearing this, the eyes of the three people present simultaneously fell on him.

Before Qin Wan could speak, Qin Qing interrupted her.

"Xiao Ye, come here, I have something to tell you."

Xiao opened his mouth, instinctively wanting to refuse, but before he could say anything, Qin Qing snatched the handkerchief, covered his mouth, and forcibly dragged him away.

Xiao Ye: "!!!"

"Mmm..."

"Qingqing...you...you let...let me go..."

Xiao kept trying to pry Qin Qing's hand off his mouth, attempting to break free from her grasp.

Unfortunately, Qin Qing disliked him and had already taken precautions.

No one knows what method she used, but Xiao was completely unable to break free.

In the end, Xiao could only look at Qin Wan and Xiao Ci with a pleading expression.

pity……

Qin Wan and Xiao Ci tacitly chose to ignore it, pretending not to see it, and let Qin Qing forcibly drag him away.

Xiao Ye: "..."

With Xiao Ye and Qin Qing gone, only Qin Wan and Xiao Ci remained in the vast surroundings.

Seeing the undisguised joy in Qin Wan's eyes, Xiao Ci's lips also unconsciously curved into a slight smile.

“I just checked for you. Your talent is outstanding. Even if you started cultivating a little late, you will not lose to other people your age.”

"With diligent practice, you can catch up with the mistress and your sister in just a few years."

"I will definitely work hard to cultivate."

Qin Wan stared straight at him. Her words seemed perfectly normal, but for some reason, Xiao Ci had a strange thought…

In that instant, as if possessed, he felt that Qin Wan was making some kind of promise to him...