Chapter 159 Do You Hate Me?

Juanjuan couldn't sit still at first, looking around. He only calmed down after Duzi patted him gently with his paw.

Juanjuan grumbled dissatisfiedly: "How long will it take to learn this? I want to go out and play."

Duzi rolled his eyes at him and whispered, "If you don't learn, you won't even know how to ask for help when you're in danger."

The ball of fluff stared at Qian intently, its little ears twitching from time to time, as if it was trying hard to remember every detail.

The ball of fluff whispered to Xia Yueke beside him, "Keke, this animal language is so interesting. I feel like I've discovered a new world."

Xia Yueke touches the ball's head:

"Yes, if you study hard, it will definitely be useful in the future. At least you won't be illiterate!"

Xia Yueke looked at it intently for a while, and suddenly realized that this animal language was essentially similar to the language in modern society, with a rich vocabulary, diverse grammatical structures and unique expression logic.

She already had some knowledge of this, and her initial seriousness gradually faded.

She seemed to be still staring at Qi'an, but in fact her thoughts had drifted away.

She began to imagine that if she could become a young beast, she would be extremely beautiful and powerful, and no longer be the little brat who was restricted in every way and could hardly accomplish anything.

She imagined herself transforming into a majestic beast, gracefully strolling through the dense jungle, and wherever she went, the beasts were in awe.

The corners of his mouth rose unconsciously, his eyes full of longing for the future, and he completely forgot the animal language knowledge that Qi'an was explaining. He just barely maintained the appearance of listening carefully so as not to let others notice his absent-mindedness.

Qi'an saw Xia Yueke daydreaming again, and he instantly caught her empty eyes and slightly dull expression.

His brows furrowed slightly, and a sense of helplessness arose in his heart.

Qi An was certain that Xia Yue might have already known all this.

So even if Xia Yuke didn't listen carefully now, he had no choice. After all, he couldn't forcibly interfere with Xia Yuke's thoughts.

Seeing that the three of Rongqiu were still listening attentively, their furry heads swayed slightly with the rhythm of the explanation, and their eyes were full of desire and concentration for knowledge.

Qi'an could only try hard to suppress his emotions and deliberately shift his gaze away from Xia Yueke.

He clenched his fists, took a deep breath, and forced his attention back to the animal language knowledge he was explaining.

"Okay, today we'll start with the basics, just like when you were little. I'll teach you some simple animal language words."

Qi'an tried his best to sound gentle and patient. He picked up a branch and drew a sun-like pattern on the ground. "This, in the animal language, is pronounced 'Heyang', which means sun. Everyone repeat after me, 'Heyang'."

Rongqiu was the first to repeat in a baby voice: "Heyang."

Juanjuan and Duzi also quickly followed suit.

Qi An nodded with satisfaction and drew another moon pattern. "This one is the 'cold moon', the bright cold moon in the night sky, the 'cold moon'."

This time, Duzi rushed to read out loud: "Cold Moon!"

Qi An smiled and continued, "Now let me tell you some beast language words, and you can point to the corresponding patterns, okay?"

He said "He Yang", and the ball immediately pointed accurately at the sun pattern with its little claws. Qi An praised:

"Pompom is so smart!"

But at this moment, his eyes inadvertently swept over Xia Yueke. Seeing that she was still immersed in her own fantasy world, Qi'an sighed helplessly and could only continue to teach the serious Rongqiu and others.

Qi'an completed the teaching content in an orderly manner. He raised his head slightly and glanced at several students one by one.

After a brief pause, his voice was cold and calm:

"Duzi, Juanjuan, and Rongqiu, you guys go out first. Xia Yueke, you stay, I have something to ask you."

Although the tone was light, it carried unquestionable majesty.

Duzai and the other two looked at each other. Although they were a little curious, they didn't dare to ask too much. They got up and walked out obediently.

Rongqiu would look back at Xia Yueke from time to time, with a hint of worry in his eyes.

After they all left, only Qi'an and Xia Yueke, who was still in a trance, were left in the stone house.

Qi'an walked slowly towards Xia Yueke with steady steps.

He stood in front of Xia Yueke, staring down at her, his eyes as deep and cold as a cold pond, trying to see through her thoughts.

After a long time, he spoke in a low voice:

"Xia Yueke, do you hate me?"

Xia Yueke seemed to be suddenly pulled back to reality from a beautiful dream. Her body shook slightly, her eyes widened, and her face was full of confusion.

She was just daydreaming, how did it become like she hated him?

She shook her head vigorously, causing her hair to sway.

"Master Qi'an, I don't hate you."

Qi'an still had no expression on his face. He just slowly lowered his head and fixed his eyes on her.

"I've asked Diexu and Hu Wanchou. You're very serious in their classes, but you're always careless with me. So do you hate me? Why is that?"

Xia Yueke avoided the gaze and didn't dare to look directly into Qi'an's cold and deep eyes.

That's of course because their courses are something she has never studied before and she is very interested in them!

Xia Yueke tried hard to organize her words:

"Master Qi'an, I really don't hate you. It's just that I've learned similar things before, so I was a little distracted."

Qi An was slightly puzzled. He thought to himself that based on his understanding of Xia Yueke's two partners, they had definitely never been exposed to this knowledge, but Xia Yueke claimed that he had learned similar content, which really puzzled him.

A hint of inquiry and contemplation flashed across his deep eyes, and his brows furrowed slightly without being noticed.

However, for some inexplicable reason, he chose not to ask more questions on the spot.

He just opened his lips slightly, trying to say those familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar words: "Wen... Gu... Er..."

His voice was low and hesitant, and the pauses in his sentences clearly revealed his unfamiliarity and uncertainty with this ancient saying.

Each syllable seemed to be spinning on the tip of the tongue for a long time before being uttered with difficulty.

Xia Yueke immediately responded without hesitation: "Reviewing the past will help us learn new things!"

Her clear voice echoed in the stone house, forming a sharp contrast with Qi'an's stumbling tone.

When Qi'an heard Xia Yueke blurt out the complete phrase "Review the past to learn new things", he was shocked as if he was struck by lightning.

His eyes widened instantly, filled with shock, and an expression of disbelief spread across his stern face.

Beneath the layers of shock and doubt, a barely perceptible glimpse of hope quietly emerged in his eyes, like a glimpse of a faint yet precious ray of light in the endless darkness.

As expected, Xia Yue is definitely not...