"Brother, can I talk to you?"

After dinner, Xiao Ye looked at Xiao Ci with a complicated expression.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ci gave him a deep look, then pointed to Qin Qing standing to the side.

"She might be a better fit than me."

Xiao Ye glanced at Qin Wan and Qin Qing, who were waiting to the side, and noticed that Xiao Ci's gaze remained fixed on Qin Wan...

After a brief silence, Xiao Ye finally chose to back down.

Watching Xiao Ci and Qin Wan walk away together, Qin Qing walked over sympathetically and patted him on the shoulder.

"Come on, I'll talk to you."

Upon hearing this, Xiao looked at her with surprise, seemingly not understanding why Qin Qing had said such a thing.

Noticing the confusion in his eyes, Qin Qing pointed to Xiao Ci's departing figure.

"The Xiao family head specifically instructed me to comfort and reassure you."

Xiao Ye: "..." His feelings were complicated.

On the roof of the main house of the Qin family, Qin Qing pulled Xiao Ye aside, prepared some fine wine, and listened to his story while handing him the wine.

"I know it was my fault for breaking off the engagement."

“I know that now that the engagement has been called off, I shouldn’t have any more selfish thoughts or fantasies.”

"I know it's because I was too selfish..."

As he spoke, Xiao Ye could not hide the desolation in his eyes.

"I never thought of competing with my older brother for anything."

"I am not entirely indifferent to Wan'er..."

Having spent many years together as childhood sweethearts, he did have feelings for Qin Wan, but those feelings weren't deep.

Knowing that Qin Qing had saved his life and might have fallen deeply in love with him, after weighing the pros and cons, Qin Qing was clearly a better choice than Qin Wan.

They are skilled in cultivation, and both are Grand Sword Masters, so their future child will undoubtedly be quite talented.

Even if he can't be as gifted as his elder brother, he certainly won't be like Qin Wan, who might be a useless person with no cultivation.

As the youngest son of the Xiao family, Xiao Ye was not particularly talented, so from a young age his elders repeatedly instructed him to act prudently, think things through carefully, and never be rash.

The elders often lectured him, saying that he didn't have his older brother's outstanding talent, so naturally he couldn't act as freely as his brother...

Therefore, Xiao was very fixated on the fact that he was not talented enough.

Even though he had feelings for Qin Wan, he was still bothered by her useless body.

Yes, he was prejudiced against Qin Wan.

Just as he felt, Qin Wan, a mere mortal, could not possibly have saved him in such a dangerous place as the inner perimeter of the Demon Beast Forest.

Seeing the self-blame and regret in Xiao Ye's eyes, Qin Qing felt complicated.

"Now that Wan'er has found a good match, are you happy for her?" Qin Qing suddenly asked.

Xiao also looked up and stared straight at her. He frowned and thought seriously for a moment, "She should be happy."

At this point, Xiao paused, "But I also feel a sense of loss, because I'm the one who lost her."

“From a young age, my older brother was loved and noticed by everyone, except for Qin Wan, who used to only have eyes for me…”

Upon hearing this, Qin Qing instantly understood Xiao Ye's feelings.

He casually picked up the wine jar and handed it to the other person, saying, "You'll meet someone better."

"You will meet the girl you've been looking for, the one whose heart and eyes are only for you."

"But the premise is that you also need to have the other person in your heart and eyes."

Upon hearing this, Xiao was stunned for a moment, looking at Qin Qing with a blank expression, "Me, can I?"

Will I ever meet a girl like that again?

Seeing the dazed and unnatural look in Xiao Ye's eyes, Qin Qing sighed softly and couldn't help but reach out and pinch his cheeks. "You have to believe in yourself. You're the male lead!"

"The male lead?" Xiao Ye was taken aback, staring blankly at Qin Qing. "What do you mean by 'male lead'?"

Qin Qing waved her hand domineeringly, "That's not the point!"

"You just need to believe that sincerity can be reciprocated!"

After he finished speaking, seeing that Xiao Ye was about to start grumbling again, Qin Qing quickly shoved the wine jar to his lips and impatiently urged him, "Hurry up and drink, then go back and rest early, and get up early to cultivate tomorrow."

"Didn't you just say you weren't talented enough? If you're not talented enough, then work hard to make up for it!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao nodded in agreement, finding Qin Qing's words quite reasonable.

And then, the next second...

Before Qin Qing's incredulous gaze, Xiao Ye casually tossed the wine jar aside and collapsed onto the spot.

"I'm going to sleep now, you should get some rest too."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao closed his eyes, and a soft snore began to fall...

After witnessing the entire process, Qin Qing was stunned and remained speechless for a long time.

Is this guy really the male protagonist from the original story?

Why can he be so silly?

"Hey! Xiao Ye, get up."

Qin Qing didn't want to spend the night on the roof with him, so she irritably kicked Xiao Ye's leg with her toe, trying to wake him up.

"Be good, don't make a sound..."

"Let me sleep for a while..."

"Just a little nap..."

As they were talking, Xiao Ye, this drunkard, actually went so far as to hug Qin Qing's leg.

Qin Qing: "!!!"

Is this man tired of living?

"Xiao Ye, if you don't want to lose an arm or a leg, you'd better let go right now! Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude to you!" Qin Qing threatened angrily.

However, she wasn't facing a normal Xiao Ye, but an unconscious drunkard...

Xiao ignored her threats, tightening his grip on her legs and a look of satiated satisfaction on his handsome face.

Qin Qing: "!!!"

"Xiao Ye, you forced me to do this!"

After a long while, Xiao Ye lay on the lawn in the yard with a bruised and swollen face, staring blankly at the dazzling starry sky above.

Hmm...

There are so many stars tonight...

Then……

With this perplexing question in mind, Xiao drifted off to sleep...

Before leaving, Qin Qing glanced at Xiao Ye with disdain, and let him drift into his "sweet dream" with the sky as his blanket and the earth as his head.

In his dream, just as Qin Qing had said, Xiao also met the girl he had always longed for, the kind of girl whose heart and eyes were only for him...

For some reason, this girl looks kind of familiar...

A bit violent...

A bit rude...

It's a bit dangerous...

Why does it look so familiar?

Qin, Qin Qing?

Xiao suddenly opened his eyes, and what came into view was the somewhat dazzling sunlight, as well as Qin Qing's exquisite face that was hard to describe.

"...I didn't expect you to be such a bad drinker." Qin Qing looked at him with a complicated expression, a hint of disdain appearing in her eyes.

It took Xiao a long while to come to his senses. He subconsciously sat up and looked around...

"I……"

"No doubt about it, you slept on the lawn in the yard last night."

Xiao Ye: "..."

"And you've done much more than that..."

As she spoke, Qin Qing looked hesitant, and when she looked at Xiao Ye, a hint of defensiveness appeared in her eyes. She subtly took several steps back, widening the distance between herself and Xiao Ye.

Upon seeing this, Xiao's heart skipped a beat, and a strong sense of foreboding washed over him...