Chapter 66: 066
Shi Qingfan, fresh out of sleep, often did particularly adorable things. Like now, after Jiang Xuenian spoke, she hugged Jiang Xuenian’s waist, rested her chin on Jiang Xuenian’s shoulder, and her voice carried a hint of coyness: “I’m not fully awake yet. You help me change.”
Jiang Xuenian had never seen such a soft and tender Shi Qingfan before. Her heart instantly fluttered, and her ears burned as she said, “Alright, alright, I’ll help you.”
After coaxing Shi Qingfan, Jiang Xuenian turned to look at Jiang Yue, only to find that he had left at some point, thoughtfully closing the door behind him.
••••
Jiang Yue arrived downstairs. The nanny had already set out breakfast. Seeing Jiang Yue, she asked, “Jiang Yue, are Xuenian and Qingfan awake?”
Jiang Yue rubbed his forehead and said, “Auntie, when I went up, I thought you saying ‘call them’ to get up for breakfast was a slip of the tongue. Turns out there really were two people.”
The nanny was surprised: “Did you knock on the wrong door?”
She meant for Jiang Yue to wake Jiang Xuenian, and then Jiang Xuenian would wake Shi Qingfan. Jiang Yue wouldn’t have forgotten where Jiang Xuenian lived and gone to knock on the guest room door, would he?
Jiang Yue put his hand down and sat at the dining table, rubbing his chest. “No, I didn’t. It’s just that there were two people in Xuenian’s room, which gave me a fright. Xuenian acts fast, she managed to bring one back right after differentiating.”
The nanny’s movements paused: “…What two people? What differentiation?”
“Xuenian differentiated?!”
Jiang Yue beamed with pride: “She differentiated. An SSS-class Alpha, Dad said so. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have rushed back like this.”
“!!!” The nanny received too much information in those two short minutes. She felt her heart trembling.
“Oh, right, Auntie, what’s the name of the little girl Xuenian brought back that you just mentioned?” Jiang Yue asked.
The nanny was half a beat slow in responding. Jiang Xuenian and Shi Qingfan had already changed and were coming down from upstairs.
Jiang Xuenian heard Jiang Yue’s question from the stairs and said, “The girl I brought back is Shi Qingfan, Brother. You’ve met Qingqing.”
When Shi Qingfan was fully awake, Jiang Xuenian had just finished helping her get dressed. Jiang Xuenian was initially a bit awkward, but Shi Qingfan said “thank you” as if nothing had happened, and so Jiang Xuenian also felt it was normal.
*It’s just helping a friend change clothes, after all.*
Shi Qingfan walked in front of Jiang Yue. Her exquisite beauty paired with a cool demeanor had an irresistible charm.
“Hello, Big Brother. I’m Shi Qingfan.”
Jiang Yue’s mind was a bit chaotic. For a moment, he couldn’t reconcile the ice-like person in front of him with the soft voice he had heard in Jiang Xuenian’s room.
After a moment of stunned silence, he snapped back to reality. Jiang Yue quickly stood up and shook Shi Qingfan’s hand, “Hello, hello.” A strangely flustered feeling.
*How embarrassing. So, couples really do act completely different in private than in public. He even thought his sister was fickle.*
Jiang Xuenian walked over and pulled out chairs for Shi Qingfan and herself. As they sat down and saw the array of breakfast dishes on the table, Jiang Xuenian exclaimed, “Auntie, why did you make so much today?”
“I know! It’s for Qingqing, isn’t it?”
Jiang Xuenian didn’t get a response from the nanny. She looked up and saw the nanny looking at her with a hesitant expression. She asked, “Auntie, what’s wrong?”
The nanny hesitated, “Xuenian, Jiang Yue said you slept with Qingfan last night?”
Jiang Xuenian no longer felt that sleeping with Shi Qingfan was a big deal. She nodded and said, “Yes, Qingqing just arrived, and she’s scared to sleep alone.”
The nanny continued, “And I heard… you differentiated? What about Qingfan?”
If Shi Qingfan hadn’t differentiated, sleeping with Jiang Xuenian could cause her to differentiate at any moment, and stimulated differentiation was very bad for the body.
Shi Qingfan’s voice, cold as ice, rang out: “Auntie, I differentiated too.”
The auntie breathed a sigh of relief. Since the two could sleep together, then Shi Qingfan must have differentiated into an Alpha or a Beta.
*As long as she’s not an Omega.*
Jiang Yue’s eyes widened in surprise: “You differentiated too? What did you differentiate into?”
Shi Qingfan lowered her gaze and said casually, “Omega.”
“Thump!” The spoon in the nanny’s hand fell to the floor.
“Clatter!” Jiang Yue accidentally knocked over the dish next to him. The soup from the soup dumplings instantly soaked the tablecloth.
The nanny’s trembling finger pointed at Jiang Xuenian and Shi Qingfan, her voice filled with despair, “You, you two didn’t do anything last night, did you?”
Jiang Xuenian: “Auntie, we slept properly.”
“Verb or noun?” Jiang Yue immediately followed up.
Jiang Xuenian: “…Noun. Brother, didn’t I tell you that Qingqing and I are just friends? Auntie, please don’t misunderstand, we are completely innocent. Right, Qingqing?”
Shi Qingfan nodded: “Apart from Niannian accidentally marking me during differentiation, we haven’t done anything out of line.”
The nanny’s voice trembled: “Qingfan, what did you just say?”
Jiang Yue: “Mark, marked?!!!”
Jiang Xuenian hadn’t been in this world for long, so her sense of belonging wasn’t strong. Although she accidentally marked Shi Qingfan, the mark could be removed after a year. Furthermore, Shi Qingfan’s indifferent attitude towards the matter influenced her perception, and Jiang Xuenian had always thought it wasn’t a particularly serious issue.
However, the expressions of the nanny and Jiang Yue at this moment told her that things were not that simple.
Jiang Xuenian put some of Shi Qingfan’s favorite breakfast onto her plate. “You eat first. I’ll tell them what happened yesterday.”
“Don’t disturb Qingqing. Let’s go to the living room to talk.”
Jiang Xuenian stood up first and walked towards the living room. The nanny and Jiang Yue quickly followed.
The three sat on the sofa. Jiang Xuenian recounted the events in detail.
The nanny looked dazed, clearly still unable to process it.
Meanwhile, Jiang Yue looked at her strangely, appearing to want to say something but holding back.
“Brother, what do you want to say?” Jiang Xuenian proactively asked.
Jiang Yue glanced at Shi Qingfan’s slender back as she ate breakfast in the dining room, then lowered his voice, “I always thought you and Shi Qingfan were a couple. Your relationship is so good, and your differentiated genders are suitable. Plus, you’re both SSS-class. Why not consider actually getting together? I see you really like Shi Qingfan. Is it because Shi Qingfan is unwilling?”
Jiang Xuenian’s heart skipped a beat. Her face remained composed: “Brother, don’t talk nonsense. We have a pure friendship. Qingqing and I both consider each other best friends.”
“Friends? Do you have someone else you like, or does Shi Qingfan have someone else she likes?”
“Neither.”
Jiang Yue looked utterly disappointed, “An Alpha unmarried, an Omega unwed. Go pursue her! What’s wrong with Shi Qingfan? Not pretty?”
*She was definitely beautiful, and extraordinarily so.*
“Or do you not like her personality?”
*Cold outside, warm inside, stubborn but soft-hearted, kind and adorable. Who wouldn’t like her?*
“Or do you think her family background is too low for you?”
“How could that be?” Jiang Xuenian was flustered by Jiang Yue’s questions. “We’re about to take our exams. Now isn’t the time to talk about those things. Let’s go eat. It’ll get cold soon.” She stood up and fled in embarrassment.
To prevent Jiang Yue from speaking carelessly in front of Shi Qingfan, Jiang Xuenian immediately pulled Shi Qingfan upstairs to the study to study after breakfast.
When she focused on studying, Jiang Xuenian finally didn’t have to overthink things anymore.
After studying for more than half an hour, Jiang Yue suddenly knocked on the door. “Knock, knock, knock! Xuenian, can I come in?”
Jiang Xuenian reluctantly went to open the door. Jiang Yue placed two cups of milk in her hands and said, “Look at that wary gaze. Brother is doing this for your happiness in the latter half of your life. Alright, if you don’t want to, then forget it. Just don’t regret it when Shi Qingfan is with another Alpha later.”
“I didn’t come up for anything else. I have a mission in the army, I have to go back on duty. Oh, right, if you’re bored after the exams, you can bring Shi Qingfan to visit the army. Let me show you how popular Omegas are among Alphas. There’s pressure when there’s competition, right?”
Jiang Yue finished speaking, turned, and left, giving Jiang Xuenian no chance to refuse.
Jiang Xuenian took the milk back to the study, sat down next to Shi Qingfan again, and placed one cup of milk in front of her.
Shi Qingfan’s profile was also beautiful: slender eyelashes, eyes like glazed pottery in the light, a dainty nose, slightly reddish lips, faintly pursed when reading.
“Why aren’t you continuing?” Shi Qingfan suddenly turned her head and asked.
Jiang Xuenian jumped, hastily lowering her eyelashes to hide the fascination in her dark eyes. “Nothing, the milk is warm.”
She had gotten lost in staring at Shi Qingfan again.
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