Chapter 60: It Was I Who Actively Approached You

In the Teaching Hall, a female teacher was giving a lecture.

But Shui Bing'er below was lost in thought; the things that had just happened had truly moved her too much.

She had never tried being such a focus of attention, and she had even been caught by the teacher.

She had come in holding hands with Qin Jian, and even hugged...

"Ugh..."

She couldn't help but bury her head in her hands again.

"Shui Bing'er, if you continue like this, the teacher will notice you very soon."

Qin Jian's voice carried a hint of a smile.

Sure enough, upon hearing that she would be noticed, Shui Bing'er immediately lifted her head and sat up straight, just like a student earnestly listening to a lecture, very much like the public lectures Qin Jian attended in his past life.

"You really are interesting..." Qin Jian laughed in a low voice.

Shui Bing'er was a bit dazed: "How am I interesting?"

"You're interesting in every way..."

Qin Jian propped up his head and replied casually: "Look at you, you clearly have the temperament of a big sister, yet you lack self-confidence... You clearly have extreme talent and strength, yet you are timid and afraid of trouble... Even being the center of attention is a burden to you. This inconsistency between your appearance and your inner self is very jarring; even I don't know which one is the real you..."

"Why would the real me need to be known by you..."

Shui Bing'er subconsciously turned her head away in a haughty manner, but quickly turned back: "Um... don't be unhappy, I just blurted that out..."

Qin Jian was speechless: "Are you being too cautious?"

Shui Bing'er pursed her lips and suddenly said: "Qin Jian, can I ask you a question?"

"No." Qin Jian tilted his head and smiled.

"Oh..."

Shui Bing'er immediately lowered her head, looking pitiful.

"What a coward..."

Qin Jian tapped her head on impulse, but the action immediately froze...

Because... he used to do this to Ning Rongrong often...

"Qin Jian..."

Shui Bing'er pouted slightly: "Why are you treating me like this?"

"How am I treating you?" Qin Jian asked.

Shui Bing'er raised her beautiful eyes and looked at him clearly: "You held my hand and tapped my head; this has already crossed the boundaries of friendship..."

Qin Jian smiled: "Just a habit, I hope you don't mind."

Of course it wasn't just a habit; he was simply using calculated techniques to get close to Shui Bing'er.

He only wanted to become stronger as quickly as possible now, but he had no energy to truly invest his feelings...

Hopefully, he wouldn't fall for this girl who was like water...

"You're lying to me, you did it on purpose!"

Shui Bing'er whispered chidingly: "You clearly already have Ning Rongrong, why do you still want to flirt with me?"

A flash of amusement crossed Qin Jian's eyes.

Don't let this girl's hesitation and lack of confidence fool you; she was just as clear-headed and intelligent as a mirror.

He slowly leaned forward, casually brushed the hair by her ear, and smiled: "Is this how I flirt?"

Shui Bing'er hurriedly shifted her body slightly, intending to escape Qin Jian's hand.

But the more she tried to escape to the side, the closer Qin Jian leaned in...

"Qin Jian, you're not a good person!"

She suddenly turned around and pushed Qin Jian back to his original position.

The sudden little outburst caught Qin Jian by surprise: "Beneath that timid exterior of yours, you really do hide the heart of a mature woman..."

"Hmph!"

Shui Bing'er sat up straight, looking angry, but from Qin Jian's angle, even her earlobes had turned red...

Thus, Qin Jian guessed that she wasn't actually angry, and there was even a hint of coquettishness in it.

He knew from the start that Shui Bing'er had a good impression of him, otherwise his soul power wouldn't have reached Level 22 directly.

On this basis, he would go to hold her hand and do intimate things with her.

If she didn't have a good impression of him, and Qin Jian dared to do these things, he would definitely be treated as a hooligan by now...

Moreover, she just said "You already have Ning Rongrong" instead of "I don't like you." The subtext of this sentence was actually that if Qin Jian didn't have Ning Rongrong, then he could do these things to her...

"Qin Jian, you are not allowed to treat me like that anymore..."

Sure enough, Shui Bing'er whispered again at this moment: "You and Ning Rongrong are so close, I don't want to come between you..."

Qin Jian naturally wouldn't back down at this time; he leaned sharply toward Shui Bing'er's head, close enough to clearly smell the fragrance on her ice-blue hair.

"Shui Bing'er... it's not you coming between us... it's me actively approaching you..."

Qin Jian gently blew a breath into her ear: "You are merely being forced, there is no need to carry a burden..."

A strange look flashed in Shui Bing'er's beautiful eyes.

With her Ice and Snow intelligence, she naturally knew what Qin Jian meant.

He was telling her that no matter what happened, she could continue to maintain her timid appearance, and no one would think she was in the wrong; at most, they would just think Qin Jian was a philanderer, and that she was always forced...

This guy... he doesn't seem like such a scumbag at all...

Shui Bing'er looked at Qin Jian with a very strange gaze: "You... don't seem to be like this... the current you is different from the one at Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, you've become less real... Qin Jian, what exactly happened to you?"

Qin Jian's expression stalled, and he finally slowly withdrew all his deliberate actions.

"If there is anything sad, you can tell me; I am willing to help you..."

This time, it was Shui Bing'er who leaned in closer herself.

But Qin Jian had no mood to tease her for the moment; he just shook his head: "I'm fine, you're overthinking it..."

And just as the two of them were whispering back and forth, they didn't notice that, starting from who knows when, almost all the students were quietly watching the two of them with ambiguous expressions on their faces.

After all, he was the only male in the entire academy, possessing a natural head-turning aura.

In the end, even the teacher helplessly stopped the lecture, put their hands on their hips, and said: "Sigh, this is the first time I've had all the attention stolen by a student. Since everyone is more interested in Qin Jian than in the content I'm teaching, why don't we ask Qin Jian to answer what the core content of this lesson is, how about that?"

"Good!"

Qin Jian and Shui Bing'er still didn't know what was going on when they heard a burst of cheers from the entire lecture hall.

"Qin Jian..."

The female teacher came near Qin Jian and asked with a smile: "The topic of my lesson today is the development direction of Water-type Martial Soul; what are your thoughts on this?"

"The development direction of Water-type Martial Soul?"

Qin Jian blinked, then looked at the way everyone around him was staring as if he were a rare animal, and only then did he understand what the current situation was.

But his hesitation made the others think he didn't know how to answer.

Over there, Xue Wu was instantly all smiles.

But the next moment, her good mood vanished, because the voices of two girls rang out almost simultaneously: "Teacher, I know this question, can I answer it?"

"Teacher, I can answer for him."

The whole class was in an uproar.

Looking at these two people who had taken the initiative to help Qin Jian out of the predicament, everyone immediately revealed even more ambiguous smiles.

Because these two were actually sisters, Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er!

"Shui Yue'er!"

Xue Wu's voice was squeezed out from between her teeth, making Shui Yue'er quietly shiver.

She didn't know why she had suddenly felt so impulsive to help Qin Jian at this moment...

Perhaps she had been bewitched by his male charm...

(End of this chapter)