"Didn't we already agree on that?"
Qin Zian spoke gently, tucking Zhang Yiyi's stray hairs behind her ear.
This little gesture made my third great-uncle beam with joy, looking like he'd been struck by lightning.
However, once Zhang Yiyi came to her senses, she couldn't care less about these sweet words and her attention was now focused on Qin Zi'an's plan to lift the statue.
Zhang Yiyi has seen the Fire Tower challenge since she was a child, and many people around her have participated in it.
But never before had Zhang Yiyi been so worried.
"No! You can't go, Uncle San isn't..."
"Yiyi, you shouldn't get involved in this kind of thing, you're a woman. It's rare to see a brave man like Xiao Qin, and he's come all this way, so we can't let him have any regrets."
"But……"
“Yiyi, that’s where you’re wrong. It’s one thing to distrust his abilities, but don’t you trust our centuries-old protective measures? With divine protection, you can rest assured.”
Zhang Yiyi tried several times to stop Qin Zi'an from getting involved, but her third uncle always refuted her.
Unable to argue with her third maternal uncle, Zhang Yiyi could only turn to look at Qin Zi'an.
However, Qin Zian acted as if nothing had happened, simply smiling at Zhang Yiyi.
"Third Uncle, Sister Yiyi."
Just then, a boy slowly walked towards them.
Seeing this, Zhang Yiyi put aside her temper and introduced them with a smile.
“This is my cousin, Liu Tianqi.”
"Tianqi, you've come at the right time! This is your sister Yiyi's boyfriend, quickly call him brother-in-law."
Liu Tianqi nodded and obediently called him "brother-in-law".
But when he saw Qin Zian's face clearly, an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.
For no other reason than that Liu Tianqi knew Qin Zi'an and was a loyal fan of Qin Zi'an.
For Liu Tianqi, who was still in his adolescent teens, Qin Zian exuded a fatal attraction.
Liu Tianqi still remembers that Qin Zian once went live in the middle of the night and took them clubbing.
Even now, every time there's a thunderstorm, Liu Tianqi thinks of that night.
Lively, cathartic, unrestrained, cool...
That night, Liu Tianqi learned to dance from Qin Zian and felt his soul being elevated.
"Qin Zi'an? My cousin's husband?" Liu Tianqi covered his head in shock and exclaimed incredulously, "My God! Am I dreaming?"
"What's with that expression? Can't you be a decent person? You look like you've never seen the world before," Uncle San gently reminded him.
"Third Uncle, our family's ancestral graves are emitting auspicious smoke!!! Sister Yiyi, that fierce woman, actually managed to... oh dear!"
Before Liu Tianqi could finish his reflections, Zhang Yiyi slapped him hard on the forehead.
"Didn't you wake up properly last night? You can't even speak properly anymore, can you?"
Liu Tianqi smiled at Zhang Yiyi and immediately changed his tune: "Sorry, brother-in-law, I've been busy all day and my mind isn't quite clear. But our Yiyi is really fierce, so you'd better pray for the future."
"Liu! Tian! Qi!"
Zhang Yiyi shouted through gritted teeth, her little hands already clenched into fists.
Looking at her resentful expression, it seemed as if she was about to raise her fist and punch Liu Tianqi at any moment.
Regardless, this bloodline suppression was quite effective.
Zhang Yiyi's shout was enough to make Liu Tianqi immediately bow and apologize.
That "I'm sorry" was as free as it could be, and it even came with a compliment to Zhang Yiyi.
Qin Zian watched the interaction between the cousins, and the smile on his face never stopped.
If Liu Tianqi hadn't reminded him, he would have really thought Zhang Yiyi was a gentle and lovely girl from the South.
Unexpectedly, when she gets angry, she's much fiercer than women from Northeast China.
Liu Tianqi tugged at Qin Zian's sleeve and said with a smile, "Brother-in-law, I'm your loyal fan. You can't just stand by and watch your best fan get bullied, can you?"
“There’s still not enough homework.” Zhang Yiyi glanced coldly at Liu Tianqi. “I’ll talk to my aunt later and ask her to sign me up for more tutoring classes.”
"Zhang Yiyi, you're a devil! Brother-in-law, look at this vicious woman, you mustn't... Ouch!"
Before Liu Tianqi could finish speaking, he staggered and almost fell to the ground.
He was about to unleash a torrent of curses when he turned around and saw his third great-uncle's ashen face.
What is that?
He couldn't let this brat ruin his precious grand-nephew-in-law, whom he had finally found through hard work.
Immediately, Liu Tianqi dared not say another word and silently sewed his mouth shut.
But Liu Tianqi's little mouth kept chattering, and he couldn't calm down at all.
Seeing that no one was saying anything, Liu Tianqi launched into another tirade.
"Brother-in-law, go ahead and marry him! Hurry up and get married while I'm still a virgin. I'll escort you to the wedding."
"How about we hold the wedding this winter? I'd love to go to your Ice and Snow World and experience the massive rave party. Otherwise, all the rave techniques you taught me will be useless."
"You have no idea, the day you did your midnight livestream, I got up at 3 a.m. to go clubbing with you. I was so excited in the middle of the night that I couldn't sleep at all, and I even went clubbing with my classmates..."
Listening to Liu Tianqi's boastful talk, Qin Zian felt the ground beneath his feet for the first time in his life.
Youth has no price; my cousin got into a face-to-face fight.
Qin Zian was quite satisfied with his creative projects.
But he really couldn't stand it; a teenager who wasn't even an adult was talking to him about clubbing and pranks.
Liu Tianqi kept praising Qin Zian's ability to create entertaining content and expressed his desire to become Qin Zian's apprentice.
Most importantly, these words were said in front of the elders.
After hearing this, Qin Zian felt like he wanted to ascend to heaven.
In an instant, he understood...
Why was Zhang Yiyi, such a gentle and virtuous person, so irritable just now?
It's a good thing it wasn't his cousin, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to resist taking action.
Third Uncle coughed lightly, interrupting Liu Tianqi's boastful talk, "Tianqi, stop talking about those useless things. Tell your cousin-in-law the key points of the Fire Tower later."
"Third Uncle, my cousin-in-law is coming with me to charge the fire tower tonight!" Liu Tianqi said excitedly.
"No! You don't need to go. He can take our place."
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