Chapter 83 Uncle [VIP]
Then came a clear, elegant male voice.
"What do you mean 'my wife'? Call her 'sister-in-law'."
Qingran recognized the voice immediately; it belonged to Xing Wendao. It was obvious who would call Xing Wendao "brother"—it could only be Xing Chao.
Did the brothers' bedtime chat have an effect?
Whether it's a case of what you think about during the day manifesting in your dreams at night, in Xing Chao's dream now, he and Xing Wendao are a genuine married couple.
"Qingran, why aren't you coming over?" a gentle male voice called to him.
Qingran thought to herself that this dream was extremely interesting, while covering her eyebrows with her hand and turning away.
The dream's setting remained the same, and the location was still the Xing Family Manor, but it was near the outdoor swimming pool facing the forest on one side of the main building.
It was around midsummer, the sun was rising in the east, the sky was clear and blue, and the sun was high in the eastern sky, emitting a dazzling light that made the blue water below sparkle.
Under the blazing sunlight, a boy wearing black tight-fitting swim trunks stood in the pool, his wet hair swept back.
His physique was somewhat more youthful and slender than when Qingran first saw him. Comparing his memory, he looked more like he was fifteen or sixteen years old, but his chest and abdominal muscles were already clearly defined, giving him the initial charm of a mature man.
The boy smoothed his hair and put his hand down. Glistening water droplets slid down his sharp eyebrows, along his cheek, and dripped from his chin, splashing into the water and scattering a pool of broken gold.
By the pool, under a parasol, there were two beach chairs, one on each side. A handsome man sat on one of the beach chairs with his feet naturally on the ground, smiling as he looked over.
This person was clearly Xing Wendao.
He was also younger than when Qingran saw him when he transmigrated, especially with his rosy complexion and full of vitality, truly looking like a refined and elegant young master.
Qingran remembered that this was the year the original owner entered the Xing family, and also the year Xing Wendao successfully underwent surgery and regained his health.
He stepped closer to the two of them. The boy in the pool frowned and stared at him for a long time before reluctantly uttering, "Sister-in-law."
Qingran wanted to laugh inwardly.
Xing Chao took the [Dream Pill], which means that, apart from him being an outsider, how the dream unfolds is entirely based on Xing Chao's subconscious inclinations.
In reality, this person speaks harshly to him, but in his dreams, he's willing to obediently call her "sister-in-law."
"Chao Chao," Qing Ran replied gently, walking to Xing Wendao's side. "Why didn't Chang Qing go into the water?"
"My body can't compare to the vigorous blood and energy of a young person," Xing Wendao said with a self-deprecating smile, his expression relaxed and peaceful.
As she spoke, she reached out her hand to Qingran.
Is this another plot twist orchestrated by Xing Chao? Qing Ran wondered to herself.
He wanted to see how this person would arrange the plot for him and Xing Wendao.
Without hesitation, she grasped the outstretched hand and sat down beside the man, following the pressure.
His position was closer to the outside, so he turned his head to look at the people in the pool: "Swimming so early in the morning, doesn't Chaochao feel cold?"
The man behind him leaned closer, gently resting his chin on his shoulder, and chuckled softly, "He's full of energy, so he probably doesn't feel it."
Xing Chao, who was being teased, stared at the two of them sticking together and felt disgusted. He rolled his eyes speechlessly.
"It's not cold, it's unbearably hot."
Qingran: "Why aren't you indoors with the air conditioning on?"
Xing Chao: "It's very stuffy inside."
He answered twice and then impatiently chased them away.
"Hey, you two, if you want to be all lovey-dovey, go back inside and be lovey-dovey. Don't disturb my swimming."
Xing Wendao suppressed a laugh, pulled Qingran to her feet, and said, "Let's go, we won't get in the way of the young people here."
"You two talk like old people, you're clearly just annoyed that I'm in your way," the boy retorted, dissatisfied.
Seeing that the two had walked away and ignored him, he snorted coldly and sank into the water.
She didn't even graduate from university, so why is she acting like an old man in front of him?
On the other side, after pulling Qingran away, Xing Wendao let go of her hand.
He walked steadily and calmly, and apart from his slightly slower pace, he seemed to have recovered very well.
The man pulled out his phone from his pocket and opened the photo album: "I'm planning to give Chaochao a pet dog. Qingran, do you have any suggestions?"
Qingran leaned over to look, and the album was full of pictures of all kinds of pet puppies.
However, after swiping through many pages, I still couldn't find any trace of what appeared to be Black Whirlwind.
"Is that all?" he asked.
"No one catches your eye?" Xing Wendao understood what he meant.
Qingran smiled: "What's the use of a gift for Chaochao if it pleases me? It has to be something that Chaochao likes."
“Yes, I forgot for a moment,” Xing Wendao shook his head and put away his phone. “The pictures were sent by the pet shop owner after he selected them; most of them are expensive breeds of dogs.”
"Why don't we invite Chaochao to go to the pet store together?" Qingran suggested.
Xing Wendao agreed: "That's fine too."
It was only after experiencing this sudden illness that he truly understood the impermanence of life. The recurrence rate of cancer is very high; what if one day he…
At least there's another warm life accompanying Chaochao.
So when Xing Chao finished his morning exercise and came out of the pool, he was told by Qing Ran and Xing Wendao to accompany them out.
Xing Chao was extremely unwilling, thinking he had been asked to be a third wheel.
"You two can go on your date by yourselves. Why did you invite me along? To be your sidekick?"
Xing Wendao exchanged an amused glance with Qingran, then gestured for Qingran to explain to Xing Chao while he went to get the car.
“Who said we were going on a date?” Qingran pushed Xingchao’s shoulder and led him back. “Changqing wants to give you a gift and plans to let you choose it yourself.”
"Really?" Xing Chao turned around suspiciously.
The boy was only fifteen or sixteen years old, but he was already slightly taller than Qingran. When he turned around, his lips almost bumped into Qingran's forehead.
He didn't pay much attention, because Qingran nodded and said, "Really."
The boy's dark eyes suddenly brightened, making his overly sharp features appear much more restrained and harmless.
"Shh," Qingran put a finger to the boy's lips and said with a smile, "I'm telling you this secretly behind Changqing's back, so don't give it away."
The softness and coolness on his lips made Xing Chao, who was about to be happy, suddenly lose his focus.
He thought to himself, "Wasn't he the one who just finished swimming? Why is Yun Qingran's body temperature cooler than his?"
The boy's gaze involuntarily fell on the smiling eyes of the person in front of him.
With inward-curving corners and outward-curving eyelids, thick and long eyelashes, and dark eyes that seem to be veiled in mist, she looks so... alluring.
Does your sister-in-law usually look after your brother like this?
A strange thought flashed through Xing Chao's mind.
"What are you standing there for? Go inside and take a shower and change your clothes!"
A gentle pat on the shoulder urged me on; the soft, boneless touch landed on my skin without any obstruction, as soft as a cloud.
Xing Chao shuddered and instantly came to his senses.
"Cough, I won't give myself away!" he whispered quickly, then turned and ran away.
Qingran was left watching his retreating figure with her head tilted, puzzled. Why was he running away?
Why are you so happy to hear that Xing Wendao is going to give him a gift?
Xing Chao took a quick shower, and Xing Wendao's car, which was parked downstairs, came out of the main gate in just a few minutes.
She was dressed much the same as when she was an adult: a black t-shirt with lettering, matching shorts that reached her knees, and white sneakers.
He wore a digital watch on his left wrist, but his ears were completely bald; he hadn't gotten them pierced yet.
The boy walked towards them in two quick steps, his face expressionless, but the joy in his eyes was impossible to hide.
Xing Wendao glanced at it and then asked the person beside him in a low voice, "Did you tell him?"
Qingran, sitting in the passenger seat, said helplessly, "I only told him you were going to give him a gift, otherwise he'll always have a sour face and feel like he's just there to be a third wheel."
After hearing this, Xing Wendao also laughed, reaching out to caress his lover's smooth hand for a moment, everything understood without words.
With a "bang," the car door slammed shut, and a figure got into the car from the back.
"Let's go, bro."
Looking up and seeing the scene before him, Xing Chao once again wore an expression that was hard to describe.
They have to stick together even for such a short time, it's really too much.
Xing Wendao noticed his gaze, withdrew his hand, started the accelerator, and asked, "Don't you like it?"
Xing Chao: "No." He turned his head to look out the window, preferring to ignore it.
“There’s no best,” the driver said gently, “you’ll just have to get used to it as soon as possible.”
Sitting in the passenger seat, Qingran silently curved her lips into a smile. After glancing at the boy's expressionless, sour face in the rearview mirror, she turned back to meet the man's gentle gaze in the rearview mirror inside the car.
It's like it's brimming with love.
*
The car drove smoothly out of the manor, along a quiet road, and then onto a bustling street.
As there were more pedestrians and vehicles on the road, Xing Wendao slowed down slightly, giving the two people in the car time to slowly appreciate the street scene on both sides and decide whether to get out and take a stroll.
The air conditioning was indeed very stuffy in the enclosed space after a long time, so Qingran lowered the car window slightly.
A wave of heat, carrying the hustle and bustle of the city, rushed into the car, along with a hint of the soft, sweet aroma of freshly baked bread.
Noticing that Qingran's gaze was fixed on a bakery on one side of the commercial street, Xing Wendao asked him, "Shall we get out of the car and grab something to eat?"
Qingran nodded, having also heard some other sounds.
The man found a parking space and parked the car on the side of the road. The three of them got out of the car and walked towards the bakery, one after the other.
Xing Wendao led Qingran ahead, while Xing Chao followed behind with a sour face.
At this moment, Xing Chao began to doubt the veracity of Yun Qingran's earlier words.
Is his brother really going to give him a gift? Or is he just using the excuse of giving him a gift to get him to be the photographer?
His brother and Yun Qingran were in charge of being all lovey-dovey, while he was in charge of watching and taking pictures.
He was lost in thought, wandering off into the background.
Instead of going into the bakery with Xing Wendao, Qingran pulled him through a maze of turns until they reached the area outside the bakery's kitchen where miscellaneous items were piled up.
"Didn't you want something to eat?" Xing Chao looked around curiously. Why did he come here?
Then Qingran patiently reminded him, "Shh."
The familiar words reminded Xing Chao of the brief skin-to-skin contact with this person by the pool, the other person pressing their hand against his...
"Aww... Aww..."
The faint whimpers of a baby animal coming from the corner instantly pulled Xing Chao's wandering thoughts back to reality.
He frowned and asked, "Did you hear anything?"
Having only seen the pictures a short time ago, Xing Wendao already had a guess. He let go of his lover's hand and watched as he pulled out a small, all-black puppy from under a pile of cardboard boxes.
The puppy looked like it had just been weaned; it could barely walk and was a tiny bundle in my hand, its cries soft and sweet, a pitiful sight.
Xing Chao, who already loved dogs, was immediately struck at his weak spot.
He carefully took the puppy from Qingran's hands, supporting it with one hand and stroking its soft fur with the other.
"These are puppies from a stray dog, right? Bro, can we keep them?"
Xing Wendao, who was wiping Qingran's hands with a wet wipe, laughed instantly upon hearing this.
"I originally went out today to deliver a pet dog to you. If you're sure you want to keep this stray dog, we won't go to the pet store?"
Xing Chao was surprised; it turned out he wasn't being lied to.
“Okay,” he nodded immediately, “but what about Grandpa…”
Xing Wendao said, "I'll go and tell them."
The old man prefers quiet and cleanliness, and has always forbade them to keep cats or dogs at home.
"Thank you, brother," the boy smiled happily, revealing two small tiger teeth, and paused at Qingran, "and sister-in-law too."
After thanking him, she lowered her head and focused on playing with the puppy.
Looking at the dark bundle nestled in his arms, Qingran thought to herself, "So that's how Black Whirlwind came to be in reality?"
"Does Qingran also like small animals?" Xing Wendao asked as he continued wiping his hands.
Qingran withdrew his gaze and shook his head: "So-so." Liking and having hobbies were too much of a luxury for him in the past.
"What does Qingran like?"
Qingran raised her eyelashes.
The man in front of him looked handsome, but in reality, he was not much shorter than Xing Chao when he was an adult. When he looked down at him, he looked like a green bamboo stalk bowing low.
The man tossed aside the tissue and smoothed his hair, which had been ruffled by the cardboard box while he was rummaging through it. His movements were patient and meticulous. His fingertips ran through the strands of hair, and then he gently touched his forehead, his fingertips lightly stroking his cheek and lifting his chin.
"Thank you, Madam, for helping me prepare a gift for Chaochao."
After whispering his thanks, Xing Wendao lowered his head.
"Hiss!" The man on the bed suddenly sat up.
Before dawn, the room was pitch black, and the tall young man, who had been startled awake from his dream, scratched his hair in frustration.
No, why would he dream of such a strange scene? He actually dreamed that his brother kissed Yun Qingran on his own initiative!
What a terrible nightmare.
In the bedroom a few rooms away, Qingran, who had been automatically kicked out of the dream because her owner was awake, thought: "..."
He turned over, still clutching the blanket, and went straight to sleep. But then, remembering something, he used his spiritual sense to check on Xing Wendao's situation next door.
The man on the bed was breathing steadily and looked relaxed; he was clearly sleeping well.
He's at least much more normal than Xing Chao.
Just as he was about to fall asleep after withdrawing his spiritual consciousness, the system, which had sensed his awakening, quietly reminded him: [Host, you can only sleep for another hour.]
[What time is it now?]
[4 o'clock.]
Qingran pondered for a few seconds.
As people age, they need less sleep, and Mr. Xing usually wakes up at five o'clock every morning.
The original owner of this body never missed a single day of morning and evening greetings, and would get up before five o'clock every day so that she could pay her respects to the old man as soon as he got up.
The old man initially made this request to observe the original owner's personality, fearing that the original owner might appear respectful on the surface but harbor treacherous intentions underneath.
Later, after discovering that the original owner truly loved money and was also genuinely frank about it, they said there was no need to do that anymore.
But the original owner felt this was a good opportunity to show filial piety, so he persisted.
"Five o'clock is too early," Qingran said.
[Then we're not going?]
Qingran did not answer; her spiritual sense, carrying the medicinal power of the [Dream Pill], went up to the fifth floor.
Upon seeing this, the system immediately began to praise loudly.
[The host is truly kind-hearted and respectful of the elderly; worried that the old man's lack of sleep was bad for his health, he even paid out of his own pocket to improve his sleep quality!]
Moved! I choked up!
Qingran was amused by its praising tone: [Use half of the remaining points to buy energy chips.]
[Wow, host, you're so kind~]
Over the next few days, Qingran felt like she had transformed into a drug dealer, drugging the Xing family members every day.
The same medication was used, yet the effects were not the same.
The old man was getting enough sleep and his complexion was getting better and better; he could barely be described as being in good spirits.
Xing Chao looked listless, always wearing a cold expression and radiating a gloomy atmosphere. The servants would avoid him whenever they saw him.
Xing Chao would avoid Qing Ran whenever he encountered her.
Xing Chao has been extremely annoyed lately. Ever since he drank the milk that Yun Qingran brought him, his sleep disorder has indeed improved a lot, and he can fall asleep within half an hour each time.
But why do I dream every night about Yun Qingran and her brother being affectionate?
He actually has this... this fetish/hobby of watching other people's intimate behavior?
He didn't think there was anything wrong with the milk; he just felt that he hadn't slept well for the past twenty years, so even when he was asleep, his mind was still active, and he had overdone it all at once.
Xing Chao could understand Qing Ran's situation.
Although he doesn't dream about the young man every night, he can tell what kind of dream the young man is having just by looking at his reaction.
But why does Xing Wendao also seem a little distracted?
With his help to fall asleep and his spiritual power protecting his heart meridian, the man seemed to be in much better condition these past few days, but every time he faced him, he would start to drift off into a daze after a short while.
After a few times, I started to avoid meeting him.
What's going on?
Qingran tried entering a dream.
However, perhaps because his soul power was too weak, he not only failed to enter the dream, but also woke the man from his deep sleep.
After trying it out, Qingran had no choice but to abandon this method.
If Mr. Yun insists on severing ties, then I'll have no choice but to fight to the death.
Three days later, and then two more days later, Huang Jiancheng, who still hadn't received the transfer, sent this message.
Having completely forgotten about the matter, Qingran calmly read the message, completed the transfer, and instructed the system.
[Monitor Huang Jiancheng's phone. If he gambles, remember to report him.]
[Received~]
After finishing all this, Qingran put away her phone and looked at the man sitting in a wheelchair on the terrace getting some fresh air.
Even though Xing Wendao's complexion was slightly better than before, it was still far from the health Xing Chaomeng had in mind.
The man before me was pale and weak, like a bamboo that had lost all its leaves, or like a jade mountain collapsing. He was still handsome, but with a fragile beauty.
He walked over to the man, squatted down, and took the man's hand that was resting on his knee.
"Evergreen".
Xing Wendao instinctively tried to pull his hand back.
Qingran exerted a little force, raising her shimmering eyes to look at him: "Changqing, do you regret helping me?"
Xing Wendao looked at him.
These eyes seemed to overlap with the people in his dreams, sometimes in a mountain cabin, sometimes on a youthful campus, and sometimes in a dimly lit room.
More often than not, she would gaze at him with eyes brimming with tears and a tender, dreamy look.
Although his appearance was unclear, Xing Wendao was certain that the eyes in his dream... belonged to Qingran.
He possessed him wantonly in his dreams.
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