"It's none of your business." The coldness in his tone didn't diminish in the slightest even through the frosted glass door of the bathroom.
Nie Chenyuan's breath hitched, feeling that this person exuded a sense of aloofness from head to toe.
Thinking about what happened that afternoon, Nie Chenyuan gave a wry smile. He opened the bathroom door with a hint of urgency and explained to Qingyun, "I'm sorry, what happened today was my fault, but Lin Yuhao and I didn't..."
The rest of his words got stuck in Nie Chenyuan's throat, hesitant to speak.
He stood there, somewhat stunned, watching Qingyun's white shirt being half-off, hanging loosely on his slender arm.
"Get out!"
Qingyun was also surprised by this person's sudden intrusion. Her eyes widened, and she glared at him with gritted teeth, looking just like a cat with its fur standing on end.
"I'm sorry." Nie Chenyuan, as if burned by fire, immediately lowered his eyes, retreated, and closed the door. He thought Qingyun was just washing her hands, but he hadn't expected…
The sound of dripping water rose up, and the heat steamed up, adding another layer of concealment to the already frosted glass.
Nie Chenyuan ruffled his hair, looking annoyed. The sound of water was like a pair of cat claws, scratching at his mind. He suddenly felt a little irritated and reached out to unbutton two more buttons on his shirt.
He's taking a shower; you should go.
No, no, I need to explain it to him clearly.
Nie Chenyuan was torn between two conflicting thoughts. The soft light from the bathroom and the fleeting glimpse he had just seen kept flashing before his eyes. He subconsciously reached for a cigarette, but just as he was about to light it, he remembered that Qingyun's obsession with cleanliness meant she couldn't tolerate the smell of smoke, so he put it down.
He listened to the changing sounds of water in the bathroom, pacing around the bathroom door like a trapped beast, his dark footprints overlapping on the soft wool carpet.
"Ahem, Qingyun... I went to school today because I was worried about you, and it was an accident that I was with Lin Yuhao..."
"Your relationship with Lin Yuhao doesn't affect my deal with Patriarch Nie." Qingyun's words, accompanied by the sound of water, interrupted Nie Chenyuan.
It would be strange if it didn't have an impact. Qingyun looked at her dark eyes in the mirror. If Nie Chenyuan dared to go back to be Lin Yuhao's underling, she would block his meridians back up again, just like she had cleared them.
"A deal?" Nie Chenyuan asked, puzzled.
"I will heal your injuries and thoroughly strengthen your meridians. The Nie family will provide me with cultivation resources until the Ancient Martial Arts Tournament three years from now, at which time I will leave." After defeating Lin Yuhao in one fell swoop, Qingyun obtained what he needed to leave, and that would be the time for him to depart from this world.
"Leave? You want to leave?" Nie Chenyuan's heart trembled, and he couldn't help but raise his voice. Then he felt that his words were ridiculous. With Qingyun's abilities, there was absolutely no need for her to stay in the Nie family forever.
"You should leave now." Qingyun saw the guest off again, adding at the end, "Have the housekeeper change the carpet in my room."
Nie Chenyuan walked out with a look of bewilderment, but his heart sank because of Qingyun's words.
After Nie Chenyuan left, Qingyun came out wearing a bathrobe. He raised an eyebrow and looked at the circles of footprints in front of the bathroom, and couldn't help but chuckle.
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"Not a single one of them survived?" Lin Yuhao frowned, realizing he had underestimated the Nie family.
“Although Nie Chenyuan has become a cripple in this generation of the Nie family, the foundation of the old family is still there, and Nie Chenyuan was a genius ten years ago.” Zhang Jingguo, the president of the Ancient Martial Arts Association, sat behind his desk and leisurely picked up his teacup.
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