Chapter 82 Uncle [VIP]

In the room, Xing Wendao was sitting on the headboard reading a book.

He seemed so engrossed in watching that he didn't even hear the door open until Qingran came in, sat down on the bed, and a deep red color entered his field of vision, which startled him and made him look up.

"Is it about to begin?" the man asked, closing the book.

Qingran propped herself up on her hand and turned her head to look at him: "Looking at you."

"Let's get started then. You can go back and rest earlier once you're done."

He placed the book beside his bed.

Qingran picked it up casually, intending to put it on the bedside table, but suddenly felt something was wrong. There was an uneven crease on the thick cover of the book, as if it had been squeezed hard.

"What's wrong?" Xing Wendao asked when he saw him pause.

Qingran casually replied, "The book's title is a bit of a mouthful." She didn't investigate why the man had left that mark.

After putting the books down, he took the man's pulse. The pulse was weak and restless, strong on the outside but weak on the inside, to the point that he couldn't do anything about it.

Xing Wendao looked at the hand that was casually resting on his wrist: "You also know traditional Chinese medicine?"

Qingran blinked: "Just consider it as me taking advantage of you." The original owner of this body had never been exposed to traditional Chinese medicine, except when she was sick as a child.

The man chuckled and shook his head. What advantage could he possibly gain from his crippled body?

After chatting for a while, the massage began.

Xing Wendao asked Qingran if she needed him to lie down or cooperate in any way.

Qingran: "Just lie down." She adjusted her position to sit closer and put his arm on her leg to massage his acupoints.

This position isn't very convenient, but Qingran didn't come here for a massage anyway.

Xing Wendao knew that anything he put in his mouth had to undergo rigorous checks; he wasn't foolish enough to just casually hand out pills. Even if he dared to give them to the other person, they probably wouldn't dare to eat them.

He chose to use his spiritual power to dissolve all the medicinal effects, allowing the man to absorb them silently through inhalation during the massage.

Then, the spiritual energy entered the meridians through the acupoints, traveled throughout the man's body, and finally settled to protect his heart meridian.

The body's vitality was exhausted, and spiritual power could not save Xing Wendao; it could only make him feel better in the days to come.

[Why is the host being so good to him?] The system asked in his mind.

The nourishment from spiritual energy and the effects of the elixir made the man in bed feel drowsy.

His head, lying on the pillow, naturally tilted towards Qingran's side. Beneath his fine, black hair, his eyebrows and eyes were handsome, and his lips were light in color, exuding a serene air of detachment from worldly affairs.

This is almost the opposite of Xing Chao, who has an extremely aggressive appearance.

Qingran stopped what she was doing: [Am I nice to him?]

The system nodded in agreement: [Yeah, both massage and drugs.] This used to be the treatment of the male lead, but Xing Wendao isn't the male lead.

After pondering for a moment, Qingran finally had to admit that perhaps the lingering presence of the soul fragments had led him to this suspicion...

"Knock knock".

There was a knock on the door.

The man, who had been sleeping with his head turned to the side, woke up from his drowsiness. He opened his eyes, and the vibrant colors under the light instantly captured his attention.

Why didn't I notice how outstanding Qingran's appearance was before?

The thought flashed through his mind briefly, then the man rubbed his temples and smiled, "Looks like your massage technique is very effective."

"The people who came to ask why have arrived?" Qingran remembered what he had said that evening.

“Obviously,” Xing Wendao replied.

He withdrew his arm and sat back up, raising his voice slightly: "Come in."

Before the door opened and the person entered, he reached out and grasped Qingran's hand, which was casually resting on her lap.

It was very cool; that was Qingran's first impression.

His body temperature was already low, and the man's hands were even colder than his body temperature, like a piece of jade without warmth.

Qingran turned her head to look at the other person, and the man smiled slightly at her, mouthing: I promise you.

All doubts and anxieties vanished.

"Brother, what's going on between you and that Yun Qingran?" Xing Chao asked directly as he walked inside.

He looked up and saw the person he was questioning sitting on the edge of the bed looking at him.

His hand was still being held by his brother—no, his hand was being held by his brother.

Xing Chao suddenly stopped.

He lowered his thick, dark eyebrows and fixed his gaze on Qingran: "What are you doing here?"

His tone was clearly one of dissatisfaction.

His overly sharp and rugged features gave him a very imposing expression, like a ferocious beast that might suddenly attack and hurt someone at any moment.

"Say goodnight to Changqing," Qingran replied gently, without letting Xing Wendao speak on his behalf.

He seemed oblivious to the dangerous aura emanating from Xing Chao's tall and imposing physique, remaining magnanimous and composed.

He even stood up generously and said, "Since you brothers have something to talk about, I won't disturb you any longer."

His gentle, delicate eyebrows curved into a beautiful arc. Before leaving, he turned back, bent down, and said goodbye to Xing Wendao.

The volume was neither too loud nor too soft, falling intimately into the man's ear.

Goodnight, Changqing. Get some rest after you've finished chatting.

Goodnight, Qingran.

From Xing Chao's perspective, it looked like Yun Qingran bowed her head to kiss her brother goodbye, and her brother even looked up to respond.

His eyes widened in shock, and he questioned his existence, repeatedly turning his head to observe the door that Yun Qingran had closed after leaving.

On the bed, Xing Wendao lowered his gaze, somewhat lost in thought. The breath that fell on his ear was warm, just like the temperature that briefly lingered in his palm.

At this moment, Xing Chao, whose thoughts were in disarray, dragged a chair over and sat down on the edge of the bed. After seeing his brother's appearance, he suddenly spoke.

"Brother, your ears are so red."

Xing Wendao clenched his empty hand, showing no embarrassment at being exposed, and looked at the person who had come.

"You came to see me just to say this?"

Xing Chao: "Oh, no, I just wanted to ask you what's going on between you and Yun Qingran."

Xing Wen asked, "What? What happened?"

Xing Chao: "Brother, don't play dumb. You know perfectly well what I'm asking."

Xing Wendao said calmly, "How am I supposed to know if you're asking the same question I'm thinking of if you don't ask it?"

Xing Chao took a breath; his brother was here again. He forced down his impatience and started asking questions from the beginning.

"Why have you and Yun Qingran suddenly become so close? You were scooping soup for each other last night, and just now... like that."

He had never seen two grown men so close together, especially since one of them was his own brother; it felt strange.

Upon hearing this, Xing Wendao couldn't help but recall what had happened that evening and just now.

Although he had a prior agreement with Qingran, could he really treat it all as just acting?

Why do you feel like we've become closer?

“Nonsense, do you think you two were originally that close?” Xing Chao blurted out.

Seeing that Xing Wendao did not refute what was said, that absurd feeling resurfaced in his mind.

The tall young man chuckled and said, "Brother, you're not going to tell me I guessed right, and that you two just reverted to your old close relationship, are you?"

"What are you two doing? Are you putting on an act together?"

Xing Wendao secretly praised his keen insight.

Grandpa always regretted that Chaochao wasn't as composed and intelligent as him, and while he worried about Chaochao's health, he was also concerned about the future of the Xing family. Although the latter never said it explicitly to him, he could tell.

But in his opinion, Chaochao's decisiveness and intuition far surpassed his.

Just like now, the key was guessed in just a few words.

But Xing Wendao couldn't admit it. He asked in return, "Why do you think Qingran came to the Xing family?"

Xing Chao sneered and ruthlessly tore away the fig leaf covering his nominal sister-in-law.

"Why else? Because of money."

He was annoyed by the thought that this person was using his brother as a stepping stone to climb the social ladder.

He had never heard of this person from his brother before, and his brother had never agreed to the so-called marriage to bring good luck. But overnight, this person became his sister-in-law. How could anyone not know what was going on?

Xing Wendao listened quietly as he finished speaking: "So you think we have no feelings for each other?"

Xing Chao: "Isn't that right? Don't try to fool me. Everyone has seen how you two got along over the past few years. I heard you were classmates in college, but I bet you weren't even just ordinary friends."

Xing Wendao did not refute him: "Is it possible that we do have feelings for each other, but I just can't accept him staying in this way?"

What does that mean? Does his brother mean he has feelings for Yun Qingran?

Xing Chao's first reaction was disbelief, but seeing his brother's calm and confident expression, he couldn't help but be suspicious.

He tried to make a hypothesis based on this premise.

Could it be that back then, one insisted on coming while the other refused, leading to a conflict and a cold war that lasted for so many years, until…

Until his brother's condition worsened and he didn't have much time left, the two reconciled.

Thinking of his brother's health condition, Xing Chao felt down and immediately lost all interest in questioning him.

Since his brother says it exists, then let's assume it does.

Xing Wendao could tell what Xing Chao was thinking from his dejected expression. He hoped that Chao Chao could understand soon that life and death in this world are mostly preordained and cannot be forced.

He felt guilty for deceiving Qingran, but once he had made the promise, there was no going back.

In the afternoon, after confirming that Qingran refused to leave the Xing family, he asked her if she needed any help.

Qingran expressed her wish to play the role of a real married couple with him.

Grandpa is a traditional man, and he only agreed to let him marry a man in order to save him.

Even if they knew that he and Qingran had developed feelings for each other, the chances of Grandpa keeping Qingran alive were extremely slim once he passed away.

Ultimately, the Xing family will be handed over to Chaochao, as long as Chaochao is willing to speak on his behalf, and he left behind a will...

Xing Wendao knew very well that Xing Chao would not treat outsiders who came for money well, but he would definitely treat the lover he held dear well.

Xing Wendao also examined why he was willing to help, but the answer was that he couldn't explain it either.

Because before reason could stop him from refusing, emotion had already prompted him to do so.

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[The host went through all this trouble just to stay in the Xing family?]

"It feels similar to the original owner's plan?" the system thought to itself.

The original owner used Su Xiaobai to attack Xing Chao, but the host personally takes action and attacks Xing Wendao's feelings.

"[Staying at the Xing family's house? That's just a side effect.]" Qingran replied as she rode the elevator downstairs.

The system asked curiously: "[What was its original purpose?]"

Qingran: [It's obvious, being a good and qualified sister-in-law.]

[ah? ]

The system was bewildered. Could it be that because the male protagonist forgot about the host in every world, the host was angry and wanted to teach the male protagonist a lesson?

The quick transmigration novel with a system that he read in the last world was written like this: the protagonist forgot his lover in every world and even helped others in the end, which made the protagonist very sad and upset.

With that thought in mind, the system asked the question directly.

Qingran, who hadn't finished watching, didn't know what happened next, and raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

[Sadness? Forgetting in each world, each world a brand new beginning, isn't that interesting?]

In this world, he would want Xing Chao to genuinely respect him as her sister-in-law, and then... seduce him.

He wanted to see Xing Chao unable to resist his instinctive love for him.

[Wow, host, you're practically the ideal host for our world!] A host who finds work interesting is so rare!

Qingran smiled without saying a word.

The elevator arrived at the first-floor living room. Qingran stepped out of the elevator and headed towards the kitchen. Just as she was about to enter, she bumped into Su Xiaobai, who was carrying milk.

"Hey, Qingran." Su Xiaobai greeted him happily.

Qingran nodded and smiled, looking at the glass in her hand: "Are you going to deliver milk to Chaochao?"

“Yes, didn’t you say that the Second Young Master had some insomnia and asked me to bring him a glass of milk to help him sleep every night before bed?” Su Xiaobai nodded.

Then, pouting slightly, she said dejectedly, "But Second Young Master never drinks it; he just lets me take it away."

She was a few years younger than Qingran and was the daughter of the Yun family's next-door neighbor. Her pouting gesture was not childish at all, but rather quite cute and charming.

It certainly matches the naivety described in the original plot.

Qingran smiled and took the cup from her hand, saying, "It's okay, you can still prepare it as usual. I'll bring the milk."

"Oh, I... I'll continue delivering. I was just saying it casually, I didn't mean any dissatisfaction," Su Xiaobai said hurriedly, thinking that Qingran had misunderstood her as complaining.

Qingran smiled: "Xiaobai, do as I say, okay?"

Su Xiaobai stared at the captivating smile on his lips, nodded blankly, and when she came to her senses, the person in front of her had already disappeared.

Su Xiaobai suddenly covered her burning face and screamed in her heart, "Ahhhhhh, why does Qingran look so tempting!"

I really envy the young master!

On the other side, Qingran, carrying milk upstairs, happened to run into Xing Chao, who had just come out of Xing Wendao's room.

Unlike him and Xing Wendao, who had already showered, the young man was still wearing the short-sleeved shirt and basketball shorts he had worn that afternoon. He had broad shoulders, long legs, and firm muscles in his exposed arms and calves, giving him an explosive look.

The other person had their head down and didn't notice him, so Qingran brazenly looked up and down at the young and vibrant body.

When you get close, you can almost feel the scorching heat coming at you.

Xing Chao was in a very agitated mood. His brother's health seemed to be getting worse and worse; he could fall asleep without realizing it while talking.

This has never happened before.

Seeing the tall figure about to bump into her if she didn't speak up, Qingran said, "Chaochao."

Xing Chao raised his eyes impatiently.

"I told you not to call me—"

He suddenly remembered the conversation in the room and swallowed the rest of his words.

"Is there something you need?" the young man asked, barely managing to be patient.

He was skeptical of his brother's words for the time being. Call him sister-in-law? Forget about it.

"I'm a little worried because your insomnia symptoms haven't improved after all these years. I've brought you a glass of milk to help you sleep."

[Meimengdan] has been added to the milk to ensure that Xing Chao can fall asleep as smoothly as his brother after drinking it.

Qingran gazed at the young man with eyes full of emotion, her calm gaze as all-encompassing as the tranquil sea.

Xing Chao felt uncomfortable under his gaze, which seemed to indulge a child's bad temper.

My gaze moved downwards, and what came into view was a slender neck and a large expanse of smooth, white skin. To linger for even a second longer felt offensive.

Further up, there are beautifully shaped red lips, a straight and delicate nose, and then, captivating, amorous eyes…

"So, who is it that delivers the milk every night? Did you ask her to do that?" Xing Chao asked, staring at the top of Qing Ran's head.

There's a small whorl in the middle of her black hair, and her scalp is very white.

"No wonder she wouldn't listen to me no matter how many times I told her not to take her; it turns out you've got her backing her up."

Qingran chuckled softly, her melodious voice captivating and utterly enchanting.

He crossed his arms and smiled at the young man: "Changqing said Chaochao has a very good temper, and now I believe it."

"My brother?" Xing Chao asked warily.

Qingran nodded: "Isn't it proof that this disobedient maid hasn't been fired yet?"

It's just that they delivered milk a few more times; it's not like they should be kicked out immediately.

But his brother would actually praise him in front of Qingran... Xing Chao didn't know whether he should feel happy or have mixed feelings first.

"Would you like some?" Qingran handed the milk to the young man.

Considering the possible relationship between Qingran and his brother, Xing Chao hesitated for a moment, then took the glass and tilted his head back.

Glug glug.

His prominent Adam's apple bobbed up and down as a large glass of milk was quickly emptied.

"You can drink so much in one go!" Qingran exclaimed. "That's amazing."

Xing Chao felt completely baffled. What was so great about drinking a lot of water? If you had nothing to say, you could simply remain silent.

Taking the empty glass he had finished drinking from, Qingran smiled gently, her eyes crinkling: "Don't stay up late tonight, goodnight Chaochao."

The "goodnight" and the tone of voice reminded Xing Chao of the kiss the person in front of him had with his brother.

My gaze drifted down and I saw Qingran turn around with a slight smile on her lips.

Xing Chao paused for a moment. This person actually suits red quite well. After thinking about it aimlessly, he turned around and went back to his room.

She had someone go upstairs to take the cup away, and Qingran lazily opened the drawer by her bedside and picked out a suitable container.

Finally, free up a plastic bottle that usually holds vitamin tablets, and let the system fill it halfway with [Meimengdan].

As the system did as instructed, it said, "[It's so convenient to put it in the system inventory; you can use it whenever you want, and you don't have to worry about it expiring.]"

However, the backpack can only hold items redeemed with points from the in-game store.

"[It's not for convenience, it's to keep some evidence.]" Qingran said.

He might make a seemingly insignificant move that might come in handy, or it might not. But to avoid forgetting it someday, he should prepare the evidence beforehand.

"Has it been half an hour?" he asked.

[Almost there!]

A moment later.

[Got it!]

Qingran threw back the covers and lay down on the bed: [Goodnight, Lingling.]

Well, he didn't plan to do anything; he was just curious about who would appear in Xing Chao's dreams.

His vision went dark, but his spirit drifted through the walls to another space. As the dream-entry technique was successfully performed, his vision brightened again.

The blinding sunlight relentlessly enveloped the earth. Qingran raised her hand to shield her eyes, about to take a look at where she was.

"Brother, your wife is here."

Accompanied by the sound of splashing water, the boy's exceptionally hoarse voice, typical of puberty, came from behind.

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