Chapter 63: On the Changes Brought by a Man

The accommodation arranged by Tianshui Academy for the team was excellent, bordering on luxurious.

In the room with its water-blue color scheme, the various decorations were elegant and tasteful; the Water Crystal chandelier and pale blue wainscoting made for a very refined layout.

Of course, after Qin Jian walked in, the first thing he saw was, naturally, the center of the room... two soft beds placed a meter apart.

Shui Bing'er was currently sitting on the edge of the bed near the window; seemingly having heard the sound of him walking in, she was touching this and poking that, looking quite flustered.

"Is this my bed?"

Qin Jian smiled, breaking the increasingly ambiguous atmosphere in the room.

"Mm..."

Shui Bing'er turned around as if startled, then just gave a small "mm," appearing very embarrassed.

"No need to be nervous, I won't do anything to you."

Qin Jian threw himself onto the bed with a *thwack*: "Comfortable..."

"Eh?"

He suddenly paused, then sniffed twice, a look of confusion flashing in his eyes.

Seeing his actions, Shui Bing'er's cheeks began to burn slightly.

Qin Jian then rolled over and sat up, suddenly walking to Shui Bing'er's side, bending down to lean gently toward her ear, and his expression quickly turned to one of realization.

"Shui... mm... may I call you Bing'er?" Qin Jian asked with a smile.

Shui Bing'er was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said: "You can, Xue Wu and the others all call me that..."

A man calling her that and a woman calling her that—how could they be the same... This girl was truly adorably foolish when it came to feelings, completely lacking the spiritual insight she had for being a Spirit Master...

Of course, it could also be... great wisdom appearing as stupidity?

"Bing'er, did you swap beds with me?"

Qin Jian asked with a smile: "The scent of the quilt on the bed I'm on now is exactly the same as your hair."

Shui Bing'er had anticipated this since Qin Jian's earlier actions, and could only say with a blushing face: "Mm... that was originally my bed, but because Xue Wu didn't want you sleeping in her bed, it was swapped..."

"That's fine too, I wouldn't want to share a bed with that tomboy," Qin Jian chuckled.

"Pfft..."

Shui Bing'er couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.

She slowly stood up, seemingly finally able to adapt a little to the atmosphere of being in the same room as Qin Jian.

She walked toward the well-decorated bathroom, taking out various toiletries like towels and toothbrushes from her Soul Guidance Device.

Qin Jian followed behind her, watching her do these things, his expression somewhat strange: "Haven't you been with me the whole time? When did you prepare these for me?"

"Mm... I went to the academy's logistics department to collect them while you were eating..."

Shui Bing'er's expression turned somewhat soft: "You've been through a lot today too, you must be very tired. The bathtub here is very comfortable for soaking, you should relax for a bit first."

Hearing this, Qin Jian nodded gently: "Thank you."

Shui Bing'er then took out men's slippers and even two or three sets of pajamas.

"The academy provides these too?" Qin Jian asked in surprise.

A blush appeared on Shui Bing'er's face again: "These... I ran out of the academy to buy them..."

"Ran out of the academy..."

Qin Jian's expression became very strange: "You only left for half an hour, and you went to the logistics department and ran outside the academy—that's lightning Speed..."

"Hurry up and go wash up and take a bath!"

Shui Bing'er finally couldn't bear his meaningful gaze any longer, pushing him directly inside and closing the bathroom door with a "bang."

"Hoo, hoo..."

Shui Bing'er leaned against the door, her chest heaving as she calmed her rapidly beating little heart.

This was the first time she had put so much effort into someone of the opposite sex; from the moment she learned she would be sharing a room with him, she had constantly thought about what he might need, even taking advantage of that short time after the meal to get everything ready.

She still remembered the strange and ambiguous look from the female shopkeeper in Tianshui City when she was buying the men's slippers and pajamas; the woman had even started trying to sell her contraceptive measures later on...

That was truly the most embarrassed Shui Bing'er had been in all these years!

"Clatter, crash..."

Shui Bing'er walked toward the door in confusion: "What was that sound?"

Then she heard whispers from outside the door.

"Did you guys hear any movement?"

"There seemed to be some just now, but it's gone now..."

"Could they have already fallen asleep?"

"How could it be that fast?!"

"Maybe Qin Jian stuffed Bing'er's mouth."

"Stuffed it with what?"

"......"

Six voices rang out from time to time, and Shui Bing'er felt black lines forming all over her head.

"Bang!"

She suddenly yanked the door open.

"Ah!"

"My god!"

Then six girls with excellent figures fell in, piled on top of each other...

"You were actually eavesdropping!" Shui Bing'er pointed at them indignantly.

The group scrambled to get up in a panic.

"Bing'er, we're just concerned about you; it's not like we aren't afraid Qin Jian might do something bad to you," the green-haired Shen Liuyu said sheepishly.

"Exactly!"

Xue Wu and Yu Hairou crossed their arms in identical fashion, showing no sign of shame.

"Huh? Where is Qin Jian?" Gu Qingbo asked, poking her head around to look.

"He is washing up," Shui Bing'er said.

At this moment, Shui Yue'er suddenly said, "Washing up? Big sister, does he have toiletries? Do you want me to bring a set over? I have spares in my room."

Shui Bing'er shook her head and said, "I have already prepared all of those..."

"Oh..."

Shui Yue'er thought for a moment and then said, "Then what about men's pajamas and such? What about those?"

Shui Bing'er's beautiful eyes blinked, and she said softly, "Those... are also prepared..."

"You even prepared those?"

The group exclaimed almost in unison, and then their gazes became indescribable.

Shui Bing'er lowered her head, lower and lower, until it was almost touching her chest.

"Bing'er, isn't this differential treatment of yours a bit too much?"

Xue Wu said unhappily, "When I moved in, you only told me where the logistics department was!"

"Exactly, exactly. When I came, I didn't enjoy this kind of treatment from Bing'er either," Shen Liuyu said, tossing her light green hair.

Following that, a wave of accusations against Shui Bing'er for valuing romance over friendship broke out...

"You all... go back to sleep!"

Shui Bing'er, having reached the limit of her patience, finally roared.

The surroundings went quiet for a brief moment.

"Did Bing'er just roar? Did I hear that wrong?"

"Since you heard it too, then you didn't hear it wrong."

"How amazing. This is the first time I've heard Bing'er make such a loud sound."

"Has even that gotten bigger since she got a man?"

"......"

Shui Bing'er finally could not bear the verbal siege from this group of sisters, so she simply pushed them all out and slammed the door shut with a "Clap!"

"Wow... Bing'er has a temper too, huh..."

"Yeah, yeah, it's truly rare; it looks so interesting."

"Is our gentle and soft Bing'er going to be gone forever?"

"On the changes a man has brought to Bing'er."

"......"

The voices outside the door grew quieter and quieter, clearly as the group was walking away.

But the scattered, lingering murmurs drifted in, and Shui Bing'er could not help but cover her cheeks: "Do I really have such a big change? Is it something Qin Jian brought to me..."

(End of this chapter)