Chapter 84 Uncle [VIP]
However, outside of dreams, this is nothing short of offensive.
Qingran begged him for help, but he dreamt of them making love and indulging in pleasure for a while.
Therefore, whenever he woke up from a dream and faced Qingran's clean gaze, he felt ashamed of himself.
"Changqing?"
The person in his dream wouldn't call him that.
Thinking this, Xing Wendao gathered his chaotic thoughts: "I'm sorry, I don't regret it, I just..."
"Just what?" Qingran asked, puzzled, but actually curious about the contents of the other person's dream.
Xing Wendao smiled and sighed, "It's just that I've been having a lot of dreams at night lately, which is a bit bothersome."
He keeps dreaming about people he shouldn't dream about, and doing things he shouldn't do, leaving him feeling confused and distraught even after waking up.
He didn't want to talk about these things in front of Qingran, as that would only make him seem more shameless, so he changed the subject and asked, "I haven't seen Xing Chao much lately?"
Since the other party didn't want to talk about it, Qingran had no choice but to cooperate and not ask any more questions.
He replied, "I don't see him very often, probably because he's busy with his studies."
This statement is not very convincing, because Xing Chao is very smart, and the second-year courses were not difficult for him.
If I had to say what I'm busiest about, it's not as busy as getting to know Xing Wendao about the group's affairs.
Xing Wendao knew this was just an excuse, and he thought about how he had been distracted by his dreams these past few days.
He suggested, "I feel much better today, shall we call Chaochao and go out for a walk?"
He doesn't have much time left, so he should hurry up and fulfill his promise to Qingran.
"Are you going out?" Xing Chao, who had come to the terrace, happened to hear this.
Seeing his brother sitting in a wheelchair not far away, and Yun Qingran squatting beside the wheelchair holding his brother's hand, Xing Chao, who had seen too many similar scenes in his dreams, was already used to it and remained calm.
“You’ve come at the perfect time, saves us the trouble of looking for you,” Xing Wendao said when he saw him. “Come out with us.”
Xing Chao frowned.
In my dream, he inexplicably followed me around as a third wheel, which is one thing, but in reality, he must be incredibly bored and have nothing better to do...
In reality, we should keep a closer eye on the cunning Yun Qingran, lest she use sweet talk to trick his brother into agreeing to something unrealistic.
So he readily nodded, "Okay." But he didn't even dare to glance at the wheelchair.
Seeing that the two had agreed, Qingran stood up and said, "I'll go tell Grandpa."
As a result of squatting for too long, the brain suffered from insufficient blood supply and oxygen deprivation, and suddenly everything went black.
"careful."
"Hello!"
Xing Wendao grabbed his hand in time, and Xing Chao also strode over, grabbed his arm, and supported his shoulder and back.
Qingran grabbed their arms for leverage and shook her head: "It's nothing, I'm just a little dizzy from squatting for so long."
Seeing that he had regained his footing, Xing Chao immediately let go and stepped aside.
Xing Wendao let him hold him and asked with concern, "And now?"
Qingran smiled at him: "I'm not dizzy anymore." She let go of his hand and repeated: "I'll go tell Grandpa."
Xing Wendao was in the late stages of cancer, and his father was extremely strict about his safety and travel.
If they hadn't informed the old man beforehand, they wouldn't have been able to leave the manor with Xing Wendao, let alone explore it.
Xing Wendao said, "Let Chaochao go with you." This was to prevent Grandpa from thinking that Qingran had instigated it and taking his anger out on him.
“Chao Chao.” He gestured to Xing Chao.
Xing Chao agreed nonchalantly, but with one complaint: "Brother, why are you calling him by my nickname again?"
“Chaochao sounds cuter,” Xing Wendao said, ignoring his younger brother’s reluctant sullen face. “Go ahead.”
Despite being praised for being cute, Xing Chao couldn't feel happy and turned to walk ahead with long strides.
A few minutes later, realizing that no one was beside him, he stopped and turned around. After seeing what was behind him, his brows furrowed again.
"Are you taking a walk in the back?" he asked in a deep voice.
Qingran walked up slowly and said, "There's nothing I can do. Unlike Chaochao, I don't have long legs."
Xing Chao glanced down unconsciously, staring at the top of his head.
The young man, wearing long trousers, had long, shapely legs. Although he was not as tall as him, his legs were not much shorter. His slender ankles were faintly visible below the trouser legs, giving him the illusion that he could hold them with one hand.
But why did he touch Yun Qingran's foot?
Banishing this absurd association from his mind, Xing Chao pursed his lips and said, "Follow me."
This time the speed has slowed down considerably.
After taking the elevator to the fifth floor, Xing Chao didn't let Qing Ran come with him. He went into the house himself and told the old man about his trip.
A short while later, he came out and said, "Grandpa said that the doctor confirmed there was no problem, so it's fine." He didn't mention his role in persuading the doctor.
The doctor's visit took a while, and by the time the three of them were all ready to leave, half an hour had passed.
It was a warm, sunny morning in early summer.
Xing Chao drove up and parked downstairs. Outside the main building entrance, Qing Ran pushed Xing Wendao and waited to get into the car.
This situation, which seemed familiar yet different, left Xing Chao slightly stunned.
In his dream, his brother and Yun Qingran were driving and waiting for him; he was the one who got in the car. In reality, however, the situation was reversed.
The only thing they had in common was that his brother and Yun Qingran were always together.
Did the two of them really not act to deceive him?
Xing Wendao can walk, but he often uses a wheelchair because his physical strength has declined due to the recurrence of his illness.
There were no caregivers with him and Qingran at this moment. After Xing Wendao got into the car by himself, Qingran pushed his wheelchair to the trunk for storage.
Xing Wendao reminded the stunned man, "Chao Chao, get out of the car and help."
Xing Chao: "Oh."
Without Qingran's assistance, he lifted the heavy wheelchair into the trunk of the car as if it were a large toy.
As she moved, beautiful muscle lines taut from her forearm to her arm. Qingran exclaimed in an admiring tone, "Chaochao is really strong."
"...Just regular exercise." Xing Chao felt uncomfortable being praised, and his arm, which he had just used, felt slightly numb.
Qingran said, "It's already impressive to maintain the habit of exercising regularly. I don't have much self-control, and my muscles are all soft."
Xing Chao didn't reply, thinking to himself, "How soft can it be?"
The trunk door closed automatically in front of them, and before either of them noticed, a dark shadow darted out like lightning from behind.
Or perhaps Qingran sensed it, but deliberately pretended not to notice.
"Awoo!" Realizing its master was about to go out to play, Black Whirlwind, fearing it would miss out, pounced with all four limbs in a leap.
As a result, something went wrong and he accidentally fell on Qingran.
Caught off guard, Qingran let out a short cry of surprise and fell to the side, only to be caught in her arms by the quick-thinking Xing Chao.
"Black Whirlwind!" Xing Chao warned in a low voice.
Knowing he had made a mistake, Black Whirlwind drooped his ears and lowered his head, barely even wagging his tail anymore.
Its little head was filled with great confusion, wondering why it had pounced on the big devil next to it when it had clearly pounced on its owner...
"It's okay," Qingran said, calming her racing heart.
He patted the arm around his waist reassuringly, his voice gentle and tolerant: "Black Whirlwind didn't do it on purpose, he was just too excited and couldn't control himself for a moment."
"Is it Black Whirlwind?" he asked in a low voice.
The soft, gentle voice made someone behind her's ears itch.
Then all the details that I hadn't noticed during the emergency came flooding into my mind.
A warm, subtle fragrance wafts through the air; before my eyes, the back of her neck glows white against her black hair; and below her arms, a supple waist.
It's so soft and delicate, it's almost boneless.
Xing Chao released his grip as if he had been electrocuted.
His exaggerated reaction made Qingran turn around in surprise, but she indulgently asked nothing, only asking Hei Xuanfeng: "Do you want to bring Hei Xuanfeng along?"
Xing Chao, watching the dog pretending to be well-behaved with its eyes fixed on the ground, said, "Ahem, let's not bring it, it's inconvenient."
Qingran noticed that his voice was lower than usual, and the smile in her eyes deepened. She nodded, turned around, and squatted down to comfort the dog who had been left at home and had also taken the blame for something.
He gently stroked the dog's head and said softly, "How about I bring you something delicious when I come back?"
A small amount of spiritual energy was transferred to the five black dogs through physical contact.
It's not of much use, at most it makes the dog stronger and smarter.
Not knowing what it was, but feeling vaguely comfortable, Black Whirlwind obediently lowered its head and let him touch it, its tail swaying like a propeller.
Xing Chao witnessed this scene and scoffed inwardly at how spineless he was.
However, Yun Qingran's gentle and tender nature made him very uncomfortable, as if feathers were tickling his whole body.
"You should have a good talk with Black Whirlwind." Qingran, having bribed the dog, stood up and got into the car first.
He got into the back seat, where Xing Wendao was sitting quietly waiting for them.
Seeing him get into the car, the man asked, "I heard some noise in the back, what happened?"
Qingran described with a smile: "Black Whirlwind discovered that we had secretly gone out, and excitedly ran over, but accidentally pounced on the wrong person."
Adult black dogs are quite heavy, and if they rush over and pounce on someone in such excitement, they can easily get injured if they are not prepared.
Xing Wendao looked him over carefully: "Are you alright?"
Qingran shook her head: "No, luckily Chaochao caught me."
Xing Wendao was relieved: "That's good."
After the two finished speaking, Xing Chao settled the dog into the car, and the car carrying the three of them drove out of the manor.
We drove across vast lawns, through quiet, dense woods, and along the city road into the bustling city center.
Qingran saw the familiar bakery again.
Located on one side of the commercial street, the space behind the glass windows is clean and bright. Except for the signboard at the entrance, which is marked by the passage of time, it is no different from the dream.
He suggested, "Changqing, Chaochao, how about we go downstairs and get something to eat?"
Last time, he woke up in a dream after finding the dog Xing Chao, and he didn't even have time to go in and taste it.
The other two men in the car also noticed the bakery after he pointed it out.
Xing Chao silently looked for a parking space, while Xing Wendao laughed and said, "What a coincidence, Chaochao's Black Whirlwind was found here."
"Is that so? Can you tell me about it?" Qingran asked, feigning curiosity.
Xing Chao then found a parking space and parked the car. The three of them got out and walked towards the bakery.
Because the distance was not far, Xing Wendao did not use a wheelchair.
He took Qingran's hand in return and walked ahead, reminiscing as he did so.
"I was planning to go to the pet store to pick out a dog for Chaochao. When I drove past here, I happened to see the bakery staff chasing away Black Whirlwind, who was lingering at the door..."
Qingran was surprised. So the Black Whirlwind wasn't picked up by Xing Wendao when he took Xing Chao out, but was just encountered by chance?
This is different from a dream.
“I thought it was fate that we met, so I called Chaochao and told him that I had picked up a stray dog and asked him if he would take it in.”
"Chaochao probably thought I was joking with him, because Grandpa has always forbidden us from keeping pets at home, and I had never mentioned it before, so I just casually agreed."
Qingran chimed in, "So when Chaochao saw that Changqing really brought back a puppy, she must have been very happy, right?"
Xing Wendao said yes, his expression softening as he recalled the memory, and joked, "This is the first time I've seen such outward emotion on his face since he was old enough to understand things."
Qingran was amused by his words; Xing Chao's cool demeanor was simply too deeply ingrained in her mind. Was he showing his emotions now, perhaps revealing two little tiger teeth when he smiled like in her dream?
He imagined other people's expressions, unaware that his own smiling face, with its curved eyebrows, was just like the early summer sunlight, warm and bright, making the surrounding air seem to brighten as well.
The man stared at him, lost in thought.
Behind the two, Xing Chao put down his phone, which was pointed at them, and fell into deep thought. Why did he so willingly become a photographer?
I put away my phone and strode after him.
"Brother, you're saying Black Whirlwind was picked up here?"
The man casually turned his gaze to the side: "Is this the first day you've found out?"
Xing Chao muttered under his breath, "Ask him again what's wrong..."
*
Since it was still early after leaving the bakery, the three of them went into the shopping mall next door.
Shopping is always physically demanding, so Xing Chao took the wheelchair out of the trunk and pushed his brother to follow behind Qing Ran.
Qingran went to many brand stores to buy things for the two of them, from clothes and shoes to ties and cufflinks.
Since there was no rush, Qingran carefully selected each item, comparing it to the two men to see if it suited them before making a decision.
Knowing the inside story, Xing Wendao readily accepted and cooperated.
Although it was just an act, as the old saying goes, a gentleman judges by actions, not intentions. These things were indeed carefully selected for him by Qingran, weren't they?
Xing Chao was much more reserved. He was really not used to someone treating him so gently, especially since this person was his nominal sister-in-law.
All three were outstanding in appearance, some handsome, some gentle, and some cool. They frequented places of wealth and nobility, making them very eye-catching on the bustling street.
Around noon, Qingran finally finished her shopping spree and prepared to find a place to eat.
I forgot to mention that all the shopping expenses were paid for by our generous young master Xing.
In return, Qingran briefly left a jewelry store, and when she returned, she found a plain ring on the ring finger of her left hand.
He smiled and slipped another ring onto the hand of the man in the wheelchair: "Changqing won't refuse me, will he?"
Xing Wendao looked at the wedding rings on his left hand and suddenly realized with absolute clarity that even without agreeing to Qingran's request, he did not want to refuse.
Ironically, he and Qingran had signed a marriage certificate and obtained a marriage license, but they didn't even have the most basic wedding rings.
It's no wonder that Chaochao suspects them.
He smiled and accepted the gift. After Qingran went to the side to make a phone call to confirm the dining location, he said, "Xing Chao."
Seeing the passersby looking bored, Xing Chao leaned down and asked, "Brother?"
Xing Wendao's gaze fell on the tall, slender figure of the young man not far away: "Do me a favor."
Xing Chao: "Go ahead."
"Contact a master jewelry designer and have a pair of rings custom-made for me," Xing Wendao said softly.
There was a hint of regret in his calm tone; his spring had come far too late.
With Xing Chao's keen insight, he instantly grasped what those words meant.
This means that regardless of whether his brother and Yun Qingran's past was real or not, from this moment on, it will all be real.
"Don't let him know for now," the man added gently.
Xing Chao's throat was dry, and he couldn't utter any words of doubt or rebuttal. He simply replied in a low voice, "...Okay."
The place where they had lunch was a high-end private restaurant. The chef specially cooked food that suited Xing Wendao's dietary restrictions and tastes based on his physical condition.
Since falling ill, Xing Wendao's health has gradually weakened. He has developed a habit of taking a nap after lunch. Qingran asked him if he wanted to go home to rest.
Xing Wendao said, "We've finally come out for a trip, so let's not go back too soon. I'm tired of seeing the scenery back home. How about we watch a movie tonight before going back?"
Qingran indulged her, saying, "I think it's good."
So they booked a presidential suite at the hotel for Xing Wendao to rest.
The energetic Xing Chao had no need for a nap. Using the excuse of being impatient, he stayed in his room playing on his phone and told Qing Ran that he was leaving.
Qingran stayed in the living room and replied to a few messages. Then she received a call from the old man asking why she hadn't brought Xing Wendao home.
In the past, the original owner was most afraid of being questioned by the old man, so he always followed the rules and dared not do anything unnecessary.
The good thing about Qingran compared to the original owner is that she doesn't have as much psychological pressure. Here's a simple explanation of why.
"Come back and report to me in person again." The aged voice on the phone carried immense pressure.
Qingran said respectfully but calmly, "Okay, Grandpa."
Xing Chao left and never returned. He hadn't shown his face since the afternoon. Qing Ran and Xing Wendao ate dinner together.
As evening approached and dusk fell, the two checked out as agreed to go see a movie.
The film was chosen by Xing Wendao; it's an art film about youth and love.
The theater was not fully occupied. Not long after the movie started, even a few passersby left, leaving only Qingran and Xing Wendao sitting in the middle.
In the dim and quiet space, the screen emitted a faint light that illuminated the two figures standing side by side.
Gradually, the slightly shorter figure leaned against the man's shoulder.
Xing Wendao did not wake him up.
The story on the screen continues to unfold, and he sees it but cannot internalize it.
He tried to recall what the person on his shoulder looked like in the past, but the barely audible, rhythmic breathing in his ear always disturbed his thoughts.
So Xing Wendao thought, maybe watching a movie together counts as a date?
The man watched the screen silently until the end.
The lights suddenly came on, but the person resting on his shoulder showed no signs of waking up. He opened his phone and sent a message.
A few minutes later, Xing Chao, who had been waiting to pick someone up at the cinema, replied that he had arrived by car.
A cleaner came in with a broom to clean, and after noticing that there were only two people in the theater and that the area was very clean, he left with his cleaning tools.
Xing Wendao gently woke the person on his shoulder: "Qingran, we should go."
"Aoran?"
"Hmm?" Qingran groggily leaned into the man's shoulder and groped for his hand, pressing it against her face.
"Changqing, I'm so hot..."
More than an hour ago, Qingran noticed that her body was burning up abnormally. After a system test, she was told that it was probably a seafood allergy.
And coincidentally, one of the dishes in his and Xing Wendao's dinner was seasoned with seafood.
Qingran only remembered to remind chef Xing Wendao of dietary precautions, but forgot that this body had a slight seafood allergy.
However, Qingran is currently in control of this body, and he can easily resolve this level of discomfort if he so chooses.
He only managed to suppress his symptoms to the point of fever and dizziness.
And now, weak and powerless, she collapsed into Xing Wendao's arms.
“I think I’m having an allergic reaction,” he said, touching the back of his hand on his face reassuringly. “Don’t worry, just take some allergy medication.”
Xing Wendao suppressed his racing heartbeat and said in a low voice, "Okay, I'll call Chaochao in."
He hated his own physical weakness; he could only ask his younger brother to do things he couldn't do himself.
A note from the author:
The main story is confirmed to be 1v1. If there's enough interest, a 1v2 "what if" side story can be added after this world is finished. I just don't know if anyone will be put off by that [caution].
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