66: Chapter 66 (Transition)

The next day.

Fang Xun was indeed tired. He wasn't woken up until the sun was high in the sky, around ten in the morning, by the sound of the front door opening.

Fang Xun pulled the soft blanket down. Before he could even see who it was, he heard Tang Xiaotang's sweet voice.

"Brother, why are you sleeping in the living room?"

Fang Xun opened his eyes and saw a round, chubby face that looked like a little steamed bun.

"What is it, Brother? Do I look good today or not?" Tang Xiaotang looked down at Fang Xun while shaking her head.

"No, aren't you at military training? Where is my sister?"

"Brother, you only think about Jiang Qin and don't care about little sister Xiao Tang at all."

Tang Xiaotang sighed before pulling her head back.

"Qin Qin is back too, she's right here."

Hearing this, Fang Xun sat up and turned his head to see Jiang Qin standing behind Tang Xiaotang.

Shen Yue, that girl, was actually there too.

It was just that Shen Yue's expression looked particularly strange this time.

Fang Xun then shifted his gaze to Jiang Qin and saw her looking toward the bedroom.

Following Jiang Qin's line of sight, Fang Xun saw that Qi Lian had also heard the noise and opened her bedroom door, now peeking out.

Next to Qi Lian's neck, that Flower Branch Rat also poked its head out, looking around curiously.

"Aiya, Lian Lian, why are you in Brother's room? No wonder you weren't in the dorm yesterday!"

Tang Xiaotang seemed to notice Qi Lian only then, greeting her as if Columbus had discovered a new continent.

"Lian Lian, you were with my brother yesterday."

It was only then that Jiang Qin spoke the first words since returning home.

"Brother was amazing yesterday."

Qi Lian explained, "Brother saw I was tired and let me stay."

Fang Xun: "?"

"No, no, no! It's just that Lian Lian came over to play yesterday, and then I fell asleep while taking a shower. It got too late, and the dorms were locked. That's why I let Qi Lian sleep over at home."

"Brother even specifically took a shower?"

Tang Xiaotang widened her eyes.

"Because my whole body was... sticky?"

Fang Xun paused mid-sentence, using a word to replace 'bloodstains'.

"What did Brother do to get sticky?"

Tang Xiaotang pressed.

"...Exercise?"

Fang Xun swallowed.

"Oh~~~~~"

Tang Xiaotang drew out the vowel sound, speaking in a very strange tone, "Brother exercised all by himself, and then got all sticky, so he went to take a shower, right?"

"Right."

Fang Xun nodded fiercely.

This Little Green Tea, once he found a good opportunity, he would definitely beat her soundly.

The other three girls also clearly heard Fang Xun's conversation with Tang Xiaotang. Qi Lian had already gone back to change into her military training uniform and walked out.

Qi Lian didn't feel there was anything wrong. In her view, the exchange between Tang Xiaotang and Fang Xun was normal.

They were just sentences from ordinary interactions that she understood.

But Shen Yue's face was indeed growing redder.

She looked at Qi Lian, then at Fang Xun, feeling her mind working at high speed.

As for Jiang Qin.

"Lian Lian."

Jiang Qin looked at the approaching Qi Lian and walked over to take her hand.

"In the future, just sleep in my room when you come over. No need to sleep in my brother's. Who knows what's in his room."

"Hey, what do you mean 'what's in there'? There's nothing at all!"

Fang Xun immediately corrected.

There wasn't even trash in his trash can!

"Disgusting."

Jiang Qin snorted and pulled Qi Lian toward her own room.

Fang Xun: "?"

Seeing that Jiang Qin and Qi Lian had both left, Tang Xiaotang happily pulled Shen Yue along and headed toward the room too.

"Let's go, Brother! Yue Yue and I are going to find Qin Qin! See you later, Brother~"

Tang Xiaotang said this, and in a few quick steps, she bounced with Shen Yue into Jiang Qin's room.

Then, with a 'pa' sound, she shut the door.

Initially, there was no sound from Jiang Qin's room, but after the door closed, faint chattering sounds emerged.

"Lian Lian, why are you still wearing your military training uniform? The instructors are all resting, so our military training is canceled!"

"Ah? No wonder you guys went out for so long and only came back this morning. When did you hear the news?"

That was Shen Yue's surprised voice.

"Yue Yue, it's naturally inside information~"

Tang Xiaotang acted cute.

Qi Lian then said, "I don't have any other clothes."

"Wear mine. I have washed clothes you can wear."

Jiang Qin spoke up.

"Oh, that's great! Let's all wear Qin Qin's clothes! What style do you like to wear, Qin Qin?"

...

...

After sounds like these ended, Fang Xun couldn't be bothered to secretly listen anymore.

It wasn't interesting.

"Hmm?"

Just as Fang Xun was about to lie back down, he spotted a one-yuan coin on the coffee table.

Fang Xun picked up the coin, slowly closing his fingers around it, gradually applying pressure.

Gradually, the coin bent, conforming to the shape of his fingers.

Fang Xun didn't stop; his strength increased step by step. He could feel his blood slowly flowing.

The muscles in his forearm tensed.

The blood gradually grew hot.

A dark red flowing light began to appear within his blood; the blood grew scalding hot like magma.

At Fang Xun's fingertips, the coin gradually melted into molten iron. The molten iron slid down his fingertips, across his palm, and fell onto his thigh.

"Damn it! My pants!"

It was only when the molten iron landed on his pants that Fang Xun realized what foolish thing he had done.

Not only did he lose a dollar, but he also ruined a pair of pants!

Fang Xun quickly kicked the molten iron, which had already solidified on the floor, to one side. The lump rolled under the TV cabinet.

Then, Fang Xun hurriedly patted the pants, which were still emitting sparks, a few times.

"Damn it, why is it still stretching and melting?!"

Fang Xun never expected that the pants he thought were pure cotton were actually made of polyester fiber.

Damn it, dishonest merchant! You really can't trust roadside stalls!

"Brother, what are you doing?"

Hearing the commotion from Fang Xun, Jiang Qin's door immediately opened.

When Jiang Qin opened the door, she saw Fang Xun clutching his pants.

Jiang Qin's brows immediately furrowed. What was her brother doing now?

"Brother, what's wrong?"

Immediately after, Tang Xiaotang's head also popped out from the doorway.

"Brother, did you play with fire? What's that smell?"

It was just that the girl's clothes didn't seem to be fully on; her rounded shoulders were exposed.

Seeing Tang Xiaotang's 'indecent' appearance, Jiang Qin directly pressed down on her head and pushed her back into the room.

"Go back and get dressed."

Then, Qi Lian, who had just poked out half of her head, was also pushed back by Jiang Qin.

"You too."

Subsequently, Jiang Qin walked out and sealed those little girls inside her room.

"What's wrong, Brother?"

Jiang Qin walked over and looked at the pants Fang Xun was holding.

"Played with fire."

Fang Xun replied truthfully.

Jiang Qin squatted down curiously, wanting to see if Fang Xun was injured.

However, where would fire come from in the house?

Just as Jiang Qin nudged Fang Xun's pants, intending to ask another question.

The door to their own room was pushed open again with a 'pa'.

Lu Li walked in directly with her long legs.

"Jiang Qin, are you home? She's not at school.

Um, what are you guys doing?"