Chapter 107: Pursuit! (Tenth update, please cast a monthly vote!)

(Alright, look, haha, forgive me, I really don't have time ^_^)

Unfortunately, Qin Yuxi had no intention of giving him a chance to explain; instead, she leaned in and whispered in his ear:

"You little brat, what do you want to do? Have a drinking contest? Seeking to get me drunk?"

The grievance in Liu Xiaotian's heart was absolutely worse than Dou E's sister's by ten or more times.

But Qin Yuxi had no intention of listening to his explanation at all!

She didn't even give him a chance to speak, and went on to say:

"Fine, no problem. As long as you have the ability, my perfectly curved, 100‑jin body is yours to take—I don't mind! But Liu Xiaotian, let me tell you, you really did make my heart flutter when you saved me that day."

"To be honest, at that moment I would have been willing to do anything with you."

"But once the danger passed, it wasn't like that anymore."

"I admit I do have a bit of a liking for you, but it's only liking—love is still a hundred and eight thousand li away!"

"But you saved my life, so no matter what you want to do, I won't object."

"The precondition is that you decide: are you planning to let me repay the debt of saving my life and then end it, or do you also like me as a person, not just this body, and want to keep me forever?"

She said all that in one breath, not giving Liu Xiaotian even a moment to insert a punctuation mark.

Liu Xiaotian actually wanted to say: even if you gave me time for a punctuation mark, this little remark of mine could snap right in……

But until Qin Yuxi finished speaking in one breath, glaring at him with her large eyes slightly angry, he didn't even get a chance to slip in a punctuation mark.

Faced with Qin Yuxi's gaze, Liu Xiaotian felt extremely awkward inside.

Yes, that's right—he had to admit that whenever he saw the "body" Qin Yuxi spoke of, he did have a few thoughts.

But what man isn't like that? It's a biological instinct!

Damn it, are you blaming me for this too?

"But that's just thinking, isn't it? I didn't do anything! That little taste of sweetness I got in the confinement room was something you, Miss Qin, forced on me! Humans are higher animals precisely because we have thoughts and reason to control our instincts—do I really look that much like a lower creature to you?"

Taking a deep breath, Liu Xiaotian met Qin Yuxi's gaze, his voice low, speaking word by word:

"Qin Yuxi, you're underestimating me."

"I admit that when I see you, if I said I had no impure thoughts, that would mean something's wrong with my functions."

"But I absolutely have no notion of casually doing something with you, let alone the shameless idea of getting you drunk and then…"

"I drink simply because I'm happy, because my effort and work have earned others' attention and respect, so I want to drink."

"Alright, I don't want to say more—please don't disturb me now!"

Having said that, Liu Xiaotian rose, met Zhou Tianzuo who had just come out of the inner room carrying four bottles of strong liquor, took one, opened it, walked back to the table, deliberately went to He Chen Guang and the others, and poured a cup for each.

Faced with their three puzzled looks, Liu Xiaotian gave a helpless smile, raised his cup, and said: "It's been two or three months since the four of us last drank, right?"

"Today I'm happy, borrowing the class monitor's food and drink, I'll drink with my brothers until we're drunk! After I report to the Warrior School tomorrow, I'll be an instructor."

"But you three remember, no matter how our duties, responsibilities, and positions change in the future, the four of us remain comrades and brothers!"

Having said that, Liu Xiaotian tipped back his neck and downed a cup of exactly 1 liang of 52‑degree baijiu in one gulp.

He Chen Guang and Wang Yanbing, being quicker-witted, immediately noticed that Liu Xiaotian's state was a bit off, so they didn't raise their cups right away. But the honest Li Erniu, not thinking much, saw Liu Xiaotian down his drink in one go, promptly lifted his cup and swallowed the 1 liang of baijiu inside.

Even though tears streamed from his eyes from the burn, Li Erniu forcibly held back his cough, held up his empty cup with a solemn face, and told Liu Xiaotian: "Good! Xiao Tian, you're right—we'll always be comrades and brothers!"

He Chen Guang and Wang Yanbing exchanged a glance, wanting to ask Liu Xiaotian what was wrong, but seeing his expression, none of them dared to speak; they simply raised their cups and swallowed the liquor.

Zhou Tianzuo beside them also noticed Liu Xiaotian's odd state.

Of course, Qin Yuxi was there too.

The condition of these two young people was clearly abnormal; as a veteran "old hand" who's been through it all, Old Comrade Zhou could tell at a glance that they must have had some disagreement or misunderstanding.

But he had no intention of playing the peacemaker.

Young people's affairs are best left to them to resolve themselves.

Once someone intervenes, the nature of it can change.

Who knows—this little grudge smoothed over by external force might gradually turn into a bomb that could explode at any time, shattering their feelings to pieces.

After He Chen Guang and Wang Yanbing drank their cup, Liu Xiaotian immediately refilled all four cups, lifted his, turned to Zhou Tianzuo, and said with a smile:

"Class Monitor Zhou, thank you very much for your hospitality today; that first cup should have been offered to you, but I overlooked it;"

"now we four will together raise a cup to you—we'll drink it, and you can do as you please!"

Having said that, he tipped his head back and finished the cup.

When Liu Xiaotian drank his first cup, Qin Yuxi was actually furious inside.

The words she had just said to Liu Xiaotian actually carried little anger, just a hint of dissatisfaction.

But she never expected that this stubborn Liu Xiaotian would pull such a stunt on her.

Downing 1 liang of baijiu in one gulp—leaving aside anything else, can his stomach take it?

This guy is really utterly irrational!

But then a flicker of joy rose in her heart.

In a romantic relationship, must a man and woman always stay rational? Or should we, like decades ago, practice mutual respect as guests?

In ancient times, "holding the tray level with the eyebrows, treating each other as guests" was a complimentary phrase for marital relations; nowadays, while not exactly derogatory, it's at least sarcastic, right?

If two people who love each other just spend all day being serious and formal, wouldn't that be worse than being friends, or at best just coworkers?

So, seeing Liu Xiaotian's second cup go down, Qin Yuxi felt a twinge of heartache.

She worried that his body might suffer harm from it, which would be a loss not worth the gain.

At this moment, Qin Yuxi fully displayed the contradictory nature of women.

But when she tried to stop him, Liu Xiaotian had already filled a third cup and raised it toward her, saying: "Qin Yuxi, this cup is a toast to you;"

"I'll be leaving early tomorrow morning, and unless something special happens, I won't be back for at least half a year."

"Also, I want to tell you, I'm happy—truly because starting tomorrow I'll be the combat instructor at the Warrior School!"

(End of chapter)