Chapter 28

It was almost dusk when Lingyun woke up. The room was empty, and the orange-yellow sunset shone through the curtains, which were not completely drawn tightly. Lingyun couldn't tell whether he had slept until morning.

Feeling his stomach was empty, Ling Yun got out of bed with a hungry stomach and planned to go to the cafeteria to see if there was any food.

As soon as he opened the door, Ling Yun met the eyes of Yan Xuanjin, who was holding a lunch box and trying to figure out how to open the door.

Yan Xuanjin said with a teasing look in his eyes, "You're quite good at picking the time. It's just in time for dinner."

Ling Yun shyly stepped back, watching Yan Xuanjin place the food on the table one by one. After a moment of patience, she asked, "Master, if I win the competition, can I go on the mission with you?"

Yan Xuanjin was stunned by his address - hearing a young man calling him master so seriously, no one would be able to get used to it in a short time - and for some reason, Yan Xuanjin did not want Ling Yun to call him such a title, although... he did keep him under this excuse.

"No need to call me that." Yan Xuanjin didn't meet Lingyun's eyes, but just fiddled with the dishes in his hands. "Of course you can go on the mission with us, but you need to be more fully prepared, so your training will be increased to a higher level in the next two days."

Lingyun got a positive answer and turned his attention to another question.

"Why can't I call you master? Am I not your cat?" He tilted his head slightly, and his pair of clear blue cat eyes stared straight at Yan Xuanjin. The white hair by his ears hung down, and a few strands were messily stuck on his cheeks, making his skin look more transparent.

"..." Yan Xuanjin was the first to avert his gaze, swallowing his saliva to moisten his dry throat. "You are now a human being, not just a cat. You have the rights of a human being, and you cannot have those rights taken away just because of this title."

Ling Yun looked as if he didn't understand, but he nodded obediently and asked, "Then what can I call you?"

Another question that leaves people silent.

Yan Xuanjin instinctively didn't want him to call him boss like everyone else did. He didn't think that he and Ling Yun had a superior-subordinate relationship.

Yan Xuanjin felt a little itchy when he remembered that Ling Yun had called him "Sister Hummingbird" in front of him before.

"Call me...Brother Xuan Jin."

Yan Xuanjin regretted it the moment he said it. Even he himself was embarrassed to use such a disgusting and ambiguous name, so how could Lingyun...

"Brother Xuan Jin."

The boy's clear and bright voice shouted out these four words so lightly with distinct texture without any hesitation.

Yan Xuanjin's heart was beating rapidly, and his brain automatically reviewed every detail.

Ling Yun noticed that the ears that were exposed next to Yan Xuanjin's neat short hair were a little red. He thought for a moment, and then his eyes lit up, like a kitten who had come up with a naughty idea, and wanted to do something naughty in secret.

While Yan Xuanjin was still there, Lingyun leaned on the table and leaned his entire upper body towards the other side. Then he put his mouth close to his ear, which was slightly red, and whispered softly, "Xuan, Jin, brother, brother."

Bang——

Yan Xuanjin stood up reflexively, his force so strong that he even dislodged the table on which the food was placed. He was fine, but Ling Yun, who was almost bent over the table, was splashed with soup.

Yan Xuanjin came back to his senses and looked at Ling Yun, who was in a mess. The anger in his eyes turned into shame in an instant.

"I'm sorry, are you okay? Are you burned?"

Ling Yun looked a little aggrieved. He pulled the hem of his clothes and lifted it up, revealing his red belly - the crimson color formed a sharp contrast with the fair and clean skin around it.

"You made me dirty..." Ling Yun pouted in grievance, staring at her burned belly.

Yan Xuanjin avoided his sight the moment he picked up his clothes. Even though he heard Ling Yun's voice, he didn't dare to look at that fair skin - until he heard the sound of a chair being dragged beside him, and then a hand grabbed his hand, led him forward, and touched that delicate skin.

“!”

Yan Xuanjin quickly turned his head and looked at Ling Yun in disbelief, meeting those wet, sapphire eyes.

"Brother Xuan Jin, you've made me dirty..."