Listening to Tang Yichen’s words, Su Yunling lazily lifted his eyelids and gave Tang Yichen a side-glance, the derision clear in the twinkle of his eyes, "Brain broken?"
How did it turn into a personal attack?!
"No, it’s not that, Third Brother, I’m serious. If you really like Gu Xiaoxi, I’ll respect her in the future just as I would a sister-in-law," Tang Yichen propped himself up in his seat, his tone genuinely serious and sincere, although if one ignored the gossip and teasing shimmering in his eyes, one might take him for being earnest.
Su Yunling indifferently withdrew his gaze, nonchalantly saying, "If your brain is broken, you should take medicine earlier."
Su Yunling didn’t take Tang Yichen’s words to heart.
He didn’t believe he could fall for a child.
More accurately, he didn’t think he could fall for anyone.
Tang Yichen, once again suspecting his brain was broken, "..."
Seeing Su Yunling’s demeanor, Tang Yichen could pretty much confirm that Third Brother truly had no other intentions towards Gu Xiaoxi.
"If you don’t like her, you don’t like her, but why the personal attack?" He mumbled softly to himself, thinking of the way Gu Zhiqi and Su Yunling interacted. Tang Yichen then leaned back, looking at Su Yunling with an all-knowing expression and spoke again, "If you don’t like Gu Xiaoxi, then in the future, try not to seduce her or say things that could lead to misunderstandings. Just imagine, if Gu Xiaoxi ends up liking you and you don’t reciprocate, think how heartbroken she would be."
Tang Yichen knew just how appealing Third Brother could be.
It wasn’t just Gu Xiaoxi; there had been a time when Tang Yichen himself had worried he might bend, but thankfully, he ended up being immune.
Listening to Tang Yichen’s words, Su Yunling chuckled lightly, his laughter touched with a hint of cynicism, "You don’t need to worry about that at all."
That little girl spends all day wanting to be his grandpa; how could she possibly like him?
Besides, the young lady is quite aloof by nature.
Never mind liking him, in her heart, they probably don’t even count as friends at this point.
"She’s my benefactor; how could I not worry? Let me make it clear, if one day Gu Xiaoxi truly falls for you, and she suffers from unrequited love, I’m going to tie you up and deliver you to her," Tang Yichen said, slowly breaking into laughter as he spoke, "Actually, that’s not a bad idea at all. This way, I can repay Gu Xiaoxi for saving my life."
He lifted his eyelids slightly, glancing at Tang Yichen.
Meeting Su Yunling’s gaze, Tang Yichen gave a soft cough.
Right at that moment, the car stopped, and Tang Yichen quickly said, "Anyway, we’re here. Let’s get out and go see Second Brother."
The two of them had come together primarily to visit Fu Xiyan and incidentally to deliver the Dragon Chant Sword.
As Gu Mengyang walked down from upstairs to the hall, he caught sight of a busy figure in the kitchen. He paused for two seconds, then took large steps towards the kitchen, "Hold on, who let you into the kit..."
Upon getting a clear view of the scene inside the kitchen, Gu Mengyang held back the rest of his sentence and breathed a long sigh of relief, at the same time casually stepping into the kitchen, standing beside Gu Zhiqi, and watching her pour water into a large bowl filled with red powder, he asked, "Is this... chili powder? Why are you making so much chili water?"
She paused her movements for a moment, then turned to glance at Gu Mengyang, "This is cinnabar powder."
He touched his nose silently, "Ah, no wonder it doesn’t smell like much." Saying this, he quickly changed the subject, "What do you need so much cinnabar water for?"
"Oh, it’s for array setup."