Chapter 234: The Ways of a Sister-Brother Relationship

"Huo Wu..."

Qin Jian threw down the towel and pulled her fiercely into his embrace.

"I'm sorry... for making you so sad..."

He said in a low voice, "It's all my fault, I'm no good... I'm fickle... and once I've grasped hold, I don't want to let go..."

"I don't blame you..."

At this moment, Shui Bing'er stood behind the two of them, wrapped in a bath towel, though no one knew when she had arrived.

She walked slowly to the front of Huo Wu and said softly, "Huo Wu, to be with him, you must figure these things out for yourself, rather than pushing all the responsibility onto Qin Jian. In fact, he has never lied to you, has he?"

Huo Wu was stunned and silent, but her tears had quietly stopped.

She was not a girl who could cry and wail, and with her strong and overbearing personality, she had always been the one to make others cry.

She recalled every word Qin Jian had said to her and suddenly realized that Qin Jian had truly never told a single lie.

He said he was alone, and he was indeed alone; whether it was that girl with the great figure from Shrek Academy or Shui Bing'er, he had indeed separated from them.

And he had never said he wanted to be with only one person for the rest of his life; he even mentioned when speaking of his younger sister that they were not related by blood...

Since that was the case, what did she have to be angry about?

Huo Wu lowered her head in thought.

No, that's not it!

She suddenly raised her head, grabbed Qin Jian by the collar, and said hatefully, "Qin Jian! Are you playing with our feelings?!"

"You date one and then break up with one; is it that you don't cherish them once you've obtained them?"

The more she thought about it, the more she felt this was the case, and her hands gripped tighter and tighter: "Are you happy watching Bing'er suffer? Are you happy seeing me sad?"

Qin Jian broke free abruptly and said angrily, "I have indeed done many hurtful things, but I can pat my chest and tell you that I have also endured all the pain I have caused. If there were any other way, how could I do such a thing?!"

It was the first time Huo Wu had seen Qin Jian in a rage, and she was stunned for a moment.

"Hoo..."

Qin Jian took a deep breath, slowly calming the anger in his heart.

After all, he was the one in the wrong, and he was the one who caused the hurt; even being questioned was to be expected.

"Let me prove it to you..."

Qin Jian suddenly grabbed Shui Bing'er's hand, pulled her into his embrace amidst her soft cry, and then planted a kiss on her.

"Pfft..."

Sure enough, the power of the 'river crab' descended; Qin Jian turned his head in time and spat a mouthful of blood onto the floor.

Even if they had acknowledged each other as sister and brother, it seemed that aside from hugging and cuddling, they still could not kiss.

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth fiercely and looked straight at Huo Wu, his gaze open and honest, without a trace of impurity.

This was him; he had never lied to them, never intended to deceive them with flowery words, and was the most pure person in this world when it came to feelings.

"One day, you will understand what all of this is about. I cannot tell you because of the power of the mighty rules, but one day I will transcend them," he said calmly.

Huo Wu was stunned and silent.

"Qin Jian..."

Shui Bing'er suddenly chuckled and said, "Why don't I help you tie her up? It just so happens the atmosphere in this hotel is quite good today; you should just go ahead and do what needs to be done..."

"Shui Bing'er!"

Huo Wu clenched her fists and let out a roar of shame and annoyance.

But Shui Bing'er did not stop, instead saying with a beaming smile, "This guy is both strong and overbearing; it won't be easy to get her to accept it willingly, so it's better to just use the simplest and crudest method."

"With me here, the two of us working together, she definitely won't be able to escape. Just consider it a gift from me, your sister, to you."

Hearing Shui Bing'er's words, Qin Jian, who had been feeling a bit low, couldn't help but twitch his face; all his emotions vanished.

"I didn't expect your way of comforting people to be so unique..." he said with a bitter smile.

And Huo Wu's attention was also diverted by her words: "Bing'er, what did you say? Sister?"

Shui Bing'er nodded with a smile: "Since we can't be lovers, then let's be sister and brother. Anyway, as long as we can be together, that's enough."

She gently took Qin Jian's arm and said, "As long as I can always be by his side, whether I'm a sister or a Maid, anything is fine..."

Her gentle expression and words shocked Huo Wu.

"Bing'er, you are so talented, and so many people like you, why would you... why would you..."

Huo Wu could not understand why someone as perfect as Shui Bing'er would be willing to follow Qin Jian so humbly.

"Huo Wu, only after you have lost something can you know what you truly want."

Shui Bing'er turned back to stroke Huo Wu's cheek and said, "There are many things I cannot tell you directly; you need to experience them for yourself. Besides, everyone wants something different, and the choices they make will be different. I don't know what kind of choice you will make..."

"But regardless, right now you are Qin Jian's official girlfriend; shouldn't you seriously try to understand and hold onto that?"

Her words reached this point, and they were like a wake-up call to a dreamer.

"That's right! He is mine now! Why should I let go?!"

Huo Wu lunged at Qin Jian and hugged him tightly, leaving Qin Jian unable to laugh or cry.

There was really no need to reason with Huo Wu, nor was there a need to care too much about what she said or did; after all, she had such a straightforward personality, clear in her love and hate, and never hiding anything.

"We'll talk about the future later; right now you are mine alone, do you hear me!"

Huo Wu raised her head, and her fierce little expression made Qin Jian unable to resist biting her delicate nose.

"What are you doing! Did you hear what I said or not!" Huo Wu said.

Qin Jian kissed her forehead and replied repeatedly, "I heard, I heard..."

"Good, then tonight we two will sleep on the bed, and let this sister of yours sleep on the sofa alone," Huo Wu said, pointing at Shui Bing'er.

"As a sister, isn't it perfectly normal to sleep in the same bed as my brother?" Shui Bing'er said, unhurriedly smoothing her hair.

"Where is that normal? Do you have some kind of misunderstanding about the relationship between a sister and brother?" Huo Wu said, hands on her hips.

Shui Bing'er said unhurriedly, "Isn't a sister-brother relationship... just for being lovey-dovey?"

"!"

Huo Wu's eyes widened, feeling as if her entire worldview had been overturned.

"Qin Jian, is a sister-brother relationship really for this?" she asked in a daze.

Qin Jian gave a dry cough and said, "Sister-brother or brother-sister relationships without blood ties are probably all for this..."

"Alright, alright, you two chat, I'm going to take a bath too, I'm exhausted..."

Qin Jian stretched, then walked into the bathroom.

Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er exchanged a glance.

"Hmph."

Huo Wu let out a low hmph that lacked any killing intent, then walked toward the large bed on her own.

When Qin Jian wasn't around, she still couldn't face Shui Bing'er with such confidence; even though she knew she hadn't done anything wrong, the fact that she had snatched the person her best friend liked still made it hard to be composed...

If it were anyone else, Huo Wu could confidently tear into them, but only toward Shui Bing'er could she not bring herself to be tough...

72/90

That's all for today~

(End of this chapter)