2554 Side Story 58: Time
The sky slowly darkened.

The troublemakers had left, and only Xiao Ba was alone in the big room.

She sat before the copper mirror and pushed away the jade beads before her forehead to scrutinize the person in the mirror.

Her originally pretty five features were even more charming with makeup.

She lightly blinked. Her slightly long lashes swept across two pairs of watery eyes, which seemed even more mesmerizing.

Xiao Ba’s red lips curled up in satisfaction. Then, she turned around and sized up the room.

Everything here was decorated according to her likings. She naturally liked it when she looked at it now.

She glanced outside. Yan Qing did not seem to be back.

After going through so much, she was actually quite tired. After sitting for a while, lethargy kept overwhelming her.

In the beginning, she still forced herself, but her consciousness became increasingly blurred.

Finally, she lay on the table and slept.

…

Creak—

After some time, the sound of the door opening was heard.

Xiao Ba recovered her consciousness and struggled to get up.

She looked up and saw a familiar and tall figure walking toward her.

“Yan Qing…” She spoke softly with a blur.

Yan Qing closed the door and came to her.

Before he reached her, the intense smell of alcohol attacked her first.

Xiao Ba widened her eyes slightly. “What… How much have you drunk?”

Yan Qing lowered his body and met her at eye-level. “Not much.”

His voice was rather hoarse, with a hint of drunkness.

Seeing him in this state, how is it ‘not much?’

Xiao Ba thought of it and was rather helpless. She even laughed. “Did Big Brother and the rest force you to drink?”

One just had to think to know that they definitely wouldn’t give up on such a chance.

Yan Qing fell silent for a moment before saying, “I’m very happy.”

Xiao Ba was dazed for a moment.

Yan Qing’s character was introverted, and he rarely spoke. It was even rarer for him to directly express his thoughts and emotions.

After reacting for a while, she then realized and guessed what Yan Qing meant. This means that the… Thirteen Yue Guards had forced him to drink, which signifies that they have acknowledged his identity and are relieved to pass me to him.

She thought about it and laughed. “Yan Qing, I’m also very happy.”

The candlelight shone down.

He looked over with the depths of his eyes, and there seemed to be waves surging inside, and it seemed unreal.

They seemed to be hiding fires. Even if he tried his best to control it, the warmth still exuded.

His gaze landed on her face like sparks landing, which caused her face to burn slightly.

“What are you looking at?” asked Xiao Ba softly.

Yan Qing suddenly laughed lightly.

He leaned in closer and supported her face. The cold alcohol fragrance and the man’s passionate aura mixed with each other and mesmerized her.

“Looking at you,” said Yan Qing slowly with a hoarse voice. “You’re unbelievably beautiful.”

Xiao Ba’s face turned red.

She had heard much praise for her looks for the past many years, but it was very rare for such words to come out of Yan Qing’s mouth.

She reached out and hit his forehead. “You’re really drunk…”

If not, why would he say such words?

Yan Qing held her hand and suddenly asked, “Have you eaten?”

Xiao Ba was confused as to why he suddenly asked this. “Yup!”

Yan Qing nodded. “That’s great.”

“Great—ah!”

Before she could finish her sentence, Yan Qing swept her off her feet with his long arms.

Xiao Ba was caught off-guard as she gasped in shock and instinctively hugged his neck. “Yan Qing?”

Before she could ask anything, she felt Yan Qing carrying her to the bed. Her spine landed on the soft pillow and blanket.

Yan Qing held her ear with one hand, and he looked down at her from above.

She suddenly woke up and placed her two hands on Yan Qing’s chest.

The two of them leaned very close to each other, and the surrounding temperature increased. Even the space gradually seemed tight and squeezy.

She felt nervous for some reason, and her heart beat wildly.

Even though this was natural and she had already prepared herself mentally, she realized at this point that… it did not seem easy. After all, she was still shy.

Besides, she didn’t know if it was an illusion, but she felt that Yan Qing seemed different from usual. Perhaps because… he was drunk?

Her heart beat like thunder as her face turned pink.

Yan Qing looked at her for a while.

His eyes were light, but they became deeper and darker as they surged with emotions she couldn’t quite understand.

She instinctively found it dangerous.

Xiao Ba panicked from his gaze and felt that she was like meat on the butcher board, waiting to be chopped.

Her rare survival instinct urged her to speak. “Yan Qing, you’re drunk. Shall I get some hangover soup for you?”

As she spoke, she silently moved to the side.

At this point, Yan Qing pressed down with his other arm and stopped her path, asking, “Where are you going?”

When he spoke, his gaze swept past her face.

Shiny forehead, sharp nose, voluptuous lips…

“Isn’t my hangover soup right here?”Before he finished his sentence, he had already lowered her head to kiss her lips.

He felt the person below him struggle, as if with an aggrieved whimper.

“…You’re really drunk…”

“…Mm.”

He obediently acknowledged it, and his tone was hoarse. “Then… try it?”

There were many things she wanted to know and he had once thought of. He could show her bit by bit.

…

Later on, Xiao Ba felt extreme regret. Sometimes, humans can’t have such a strong sense of curiosity! Besides… In the future, I will never allow Big Brother and the rest to make Yan Qing drunk! I was the one who was tortured in the end!

…

Four months quickly passed.

The peach blossoms bloomed, and the few pinkish-white petals landed with the wind.

Below the tree, Chu Liuyue and Rong Xiu sat opposite each other. There was a golden Xuan formation between them.

As Chu Liuyue looked at it, she said, “I wonder how Big Baby is now.”

A month before this, Big Baby closed himself off in seclusion.

After so long, he did not make any noise. Even though she trusted Big Baby’s skills, she was still worried.

Rong Xiu thought for a moment, smiled, and said, “The High Priest is very capable. I believe everything is fine.”
Chu Liuyue nodded. “I think—”

Her voice suddenly paused, and her expression changed slightly.

Rong Xiu was stunned and immediately dispersed the Xuan formation as he walked to her. “Yue’er—”

Chu Liuyue lightly grabbed his hand. “I think I’m about to give birth.”