Chapter 436: Revised: Chapter 431 After Drinking... Cough Cough
Standing on the balcony, the cigarette ignited a red glow, white smoke slowly rose, the cigarette held between two distinct knuckles, and thin lips took a drag from the tip, releasing smoke rings that drifted out slowly from his lips.
With his phoenix eyes half-closed, Qin Zhan looked down at the cigarette between his fingers, his mind replaying the turbulence he felt within Bi Xia’s spirit during Dream Drunk.
Chu Wu once asked him why he was so confident sending Little Nine to do such a dangerous task.
Was he confident?
No, he wasn’t confident at all.
Qin Zhan didn’t tell Bi Xia that he had long discovered the fluctuations of spiritual power within Bi Xia, but back then, Bi Xia’s spiritual power was extremely weak. In this world, the existence of spiritual power can be said to be complex and mysterious. Without ensuring Bi Xia’s safety, he wouldn’t reveal this to Bi Xia.
Back at the top of Qingpan Mountain, he had engraved a character "nine" on Bi Xia using his spiritual power. It was not only a mark of identity but also allowed him to sense if Bi Xia was safe at all times.
Spirits were intertwined; if one was injured, the other would instantly feel it. If it was severe, it could even directly affect the other person.
When Qin Zhan first learned of this spiritual bond, he knew it wasn’t to be used recklessly. To Qin Zhan, he wouldn’t connect his spirit to anyone, not even his most important brothers or family members. For him, achieving this bond meant acquiring a weakness, one that anyone could exploit at any time.
Bi Xia was the only impulsive choice in Qin Zhan’s life, the unexpected incident in his life.
He hadn’t shared this with Bi Xia. He even slightly perversely and crazily enjoyed each time Bi Xia’s spirit fluctuated, accompanying Bi Xia in feeling the growth of his spiritual power. This gave him a strange sense of achievement. Look, he was always by Little Nine’s side for every bit of growth.
After feeling Little Nine’s unrest in spiritual power today, he quickly left Dream Drunk and returned home. He wasn’t sure if Bi Xia would come, but he stubbornly waited at home, betting that at this moment, Bi Xia needed him.
Turning his head to look at the boy with dripping dark hair holding a phone walking out of the room, Qin Zhan’s lips slightly curled. He had won the bet.
Watching the boy walk towards him, Qin Zhan extinguished the cigarette, stepping out of the balcony to block the smell of smoke outside, slightly adjusting the air conditioner temperature higher. He picked up a towel from the sofa and placed it on the boy’s wet hair.
Bi Xia smiled faintly at Qin Zhan, letting Qin Zhan pull him to sit on the sofa. Sitting cross-legged in front of Qin Zhan, Bi Xia nestled into his embrace, enjoying Qin Zhan drying his hair while nodding in response to Xia Shi on the phone.
"Bi Xiaoxia, you’re becoming bolder, even acting first and reporting later now!" Xia Shi’s stern voice came from the phone, "Do you know what time it is? Why didn’t you call home beforehand? Do you know how worried Xiaoyuan and I were?"
Bi Xia pouted at Qin Zhan, then sincerely admitted his mistake to Xia Shi, "I know, it was my fault. We played too long. Xu Renfei and Fourth Brother were drunk. It took me a lot of effort to get them home. I smelled of alcohol all over, thinking it would be bad for Little Bun if I went back and it was also too late, so I decided to rest at Fourth Brother’s place for the night."
"Everyone drank?!" Xia Shi exclaimed, "Did you drink too?"
"No..." Bi Xia quickly thought, "Just a little, but drinking and driving isn’t right, Mom."
"Okay," Xia Shi rolled her eyes, "I know your little tricks. Rest early. Oh, Xiaxia..."
Xia Shi’s tone changed, whispering to Bi Xia, "Mom will teach you a phrase, after-drinking-misconduct, mwah, hanging up~"
Bi Xia: ...
Helplessly hanging up the phone, Bi Xia threw his phone on the sofa, "Mom told me to after-drinking-misconduct."
"I drank?" Qin Zhan chuckled, placing the towel on the sofa, his hands running through the semi-dry dark hair, "But that’s indeed a good idea."
Bi Xia snorted with laughter, lazily leaning into Qin Zhan’s embrace.
With his phoenix eyes slightly narrowed, a large hand lifted the boy’s chin, forcing him to look up, and he lightly bit the boy’s rosy lips, "Mom’s right. After-drinking-misconduct might be a good way to enhance our relationship."
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"Qin, Qin Zhan, let’s take things slow..."
Qin Zhan lowered his head to seal the boy’s words, "No, you made me drink."