abnabooks Chapter 147 Celebration
Chapter 147 Celebration
Monday afternoon, inside Han Kexin's villa.
"Sister Kexin, is it okay to keep such a big pet at home?" Guo Shiyi called out to Han Kexin in the bathroom, stroking Feifei who was lying on the sofa.
When the fox-like creature returned to the villa, it curiously and cautiously examined everything in the room. Finally, when it touched the sofa, it jumped on it, closed its eyes, buried its head in the sofa, and looked very comfortable. It had probably never touched anything so soft before.
Han Kexin turned off the hairdryer and came out of the bathroom. She had changed into her pajamas and was tying her hair up as she said, "What does it matter? People keep all kinds of pets these days. Mine is just a little different-looking."
"It's not just special, it's a completely new species. If you took it out on the street, it would definitely turn heads 200%." Guo Shiyi chuckled and ruffled Feifei's head. Although the beast was ferocious at first sight, it became very docile after recognizing its master.
Han Kexin walked into the living room and saw Xiaoying running around. She couldn't help but scold her, "Your injury isn't fully healed yet—don't be so naughty!"
Upon hearing this, Xiaoying immediately put on a wronged expression and said, "I'm hungry, I want to eat."
"How can you run around if you're hungry?" Han Kexin exposed the little girl's illogical excuse, then turned to the kitchen and asked, "Hasn't Zhou Bin's dinner been prepared yet?"
As soon as Han Kexin finished speaking, Zhou Bin came out of the restaurant and said to the four of them, "Dinner is ready, everyone can eat now."
"Okay!" The little girl answered excitedly first, then flew into the restaurant like a little bird.
"Didn't I tell you to be careful with your wounds?" Han Kexin said from behind.
Seeing this harmonious scene, Qin Xiaochuan and Guo Shiyi couldn't help but laugh.
Dinner was held in a pleasant atmosphere. After all, we had been through so much together. To celebrate this discovery and gain, everyone drank quite a bit of alcohol. After the meal, everyone was a little tipsy and went to bed early.
Qin Xiaochuan wasn't sleepy at all. After everyone else had returned to their rooms, he remained curled up on the sofa watching TV. The TV screen kept flashing, and to his eyes, it just turned into clusters of bright colors. As for the meaning of these colors, he couldn't understand them at all.
The image of Xiaoying's aggrieved and heartbroken face kept flashing through his mind.
In fact, ever since he left the land of witches yesterday afternoon, he has been avoiding thinking about the fact that Xiaoying was actually his daughter from his previous life.
This was truly unbelievable, especially after calmly reflecting on it. He didn't know how to describe his current feelings, a feeling that was both exciting and somewhat frightening.
When Han Kexin told him that he was the reincarnation of the Blood Witch King, he never considered what kind of person he was in his previous life. But now it's different. Because of Xiaoying's existence, he feels that he has a strange connection with his past self.
This feeling was so strange, as if he had suddenly split into two people, like the sisters Brigitte Lin and Zixia in "A Chinese Odyssey". It was both intriguing and confusing. The intriguing and confusing part was that he didn't know whether his current self and his previous self were the same person.
In short, it was a very strange feeling, a feeling that could not be described in words, which was why he kept running away from it, because he simply could not accept another version of himself that was completely different from himself.
He rubbed his head vigorously, feeling that it was best not to think about this kind of problem too much, otherwise he would develop a split personality sooner or later. He took two deep breaths, trying to clear his mind of all thoughts, and then stood up. Just as he was about to turn off the TV and go to sleep, he suddenly heard footsteps at the bottom of the stairs.
Huh? Weren't they already asleep? Qin Xiaochuan looked in the direction of the sound and saw Han Kexin coming down the stairs in her pajamas.
"You're still not asleep?" he asked her in surprise.
"This isn't our time to rest anyway." She said this, but her eyes were still sleepy, and her delicate face had a faint flush from the alcohol. "Why aren't you asleep yet?" she asked back.
"I can't sleep, so I wanted to be alone for a while. I'm about to go to sleep now." Although this was the truth, after seeing her come down, he still put the remote control aside and lay down on the sofa again.
Han Kexin smiled slightly. Qin Xiaochuan thought it was probably just his imagination, but in that chilly night, the moment she smiled so casually, he felt his heart skip a beat. He had to admit that even a casual smile from this icy woman had a stunning quality to it.
"How about we have a couple more drinks?" she said casually, clearly unaware of what she had just done.
Unexpectedly, she would make such a request. Qin Xiaochuan answered without even thinking, "Okay." Only then did he realize that her behavior was a bit abnormal, at least quite different from before.
Han Kexin took a bottle of red wine and two wine glasses from the wine rack, then walked over and sat down next to Qin Xiaochuan.
Because Qin Xiaochuan occupied almost all the space on the sofa, she was sitting almost right next to him, which made Qin Xiaochuan feel a little uncomfortable. It was probably because she was usually so aloof, and now that she was suddenly so close, it felt very strange. So he instinctively moved to the side of the sofa to make room for her.
Han Kexin, of course, had no idea what Qin Xiaochuan was feeling. She placed the wine glass on the glass table in front of the sofa, and while pouring wine into it, casually asked him, "Is there something you want to ask me?"
Qin Xiaochuan knew what she was referring to; Han Kexin must have learned the whole story from Xiaoying. Instead of answering, he asked, "Why didn't you tell me before?"
Han Kexin turned to look at him, a hint of surprise in her expression. She asked, "Don't you need to confirm?"
Qin Xiaochuan shook his head and said, "No need, I trust my instincts."
"That's good." She said, neither happy nor sad. "I didn't tell you before because I was worried that you wouldn't be able to accept Xiaoying, so I let you two get to know each other for a while and develop your relationship."
This reason was not surprising; in fact, it was quite thoughtful, leaving him speechless and creating an awkward atmosphere.
But Han Kexin seemed completely oblivious to the awkwardness, much like Zhou Bin. She held a wine glass in her right hand, swirling the red wine inside with great concentration, as if she had forgotten everything around her. The red wine in the glass shimmered with a blood-red light.
This made Qin Xiaochuan realize that the awkwardness wasn't in the atmosphere—it had always been relaxed and peaceful—but in himself, because he felt ignored.
To ease the awkwardness, he thought of a question he'd always wanted to ask but never knew where to begin. He casually asked Han Kexin, "By the way, what's your sister's name?"
Why do you ask that?
"I think I dreamt about a woman, and I'm curious if the scene in the dream is a scene from a past life," he said half-jokingly.
"Oh?" Han Kexin stopped what she was doing, turned around and looked at Qin Xiaochuan. There seemed to be something deeper in her eyes, but Qin Xiaochuan couldn't quite put his finger on it.
However, she still said calmly, "Her name is Han Keyun."
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