Chapter 82: It Is Fine to Have Regrets, But Do Not Have Remorse

On a quiet night, after the lights were turned off, the clear radiance of the moonlight flowed in, serene and beautiful.

On the massive bed made by pushing two beds together, Qin Jian had no idea that a single sentence of his had triggered all sorts of associations in Shui Bing'er, to the point where she had almost thought of what to name their children...

"Rest assured, I won't cross the line..."

As soon as Qin Jian said this, Shui Bing'er first let out a sigh of relief, but then felt a bit disappointed.

"You seem quite regretful," Qin Jian said, moving a little closer.

Shui Bing'er vigilantly clutched her quilt and retreated toward the edge of the bed: "I am not regretful at all..."

"Bing'er..."

Qin Jian suddenly called out softly, the playful expression on his face completely vanishing, replaced by an indescribable tenderness: "Do you really not want to sleep with me?"

Shui Bing'er was stunned, but her thin-skinned nature as a girl still made her shrink her head into the quilt: "No, I don't want to..."

Absolutely must not be seduced by male charm, hmm!

"Alright, you didn't seize the last chance, so don't blame me..."

Before Shui Bing'er could figure out what Qin Jian meant by this, she saw him roll over and arrive at her side.

"You, you, you, you crossed the line!"

Shui Bing'er said, embarrassed and annoyed: "Qin Jian, you broke your word!"

"I didn't, I'm not, don't talk nonsense..."

Qin Jian shook his head decisively and said: "I only promised you I wouldn't sleep on the inside, I never said I couldn't come over... Besides..."

"Ah..."

He suddenly picked up Shui Bing'er, spun her around amidst her small exclamation, brought her to the outer side of the bed, and held her in his arms.

"Look, this way I'm not sleeping on the inside either."

Qin Jian's explanation left Shui Bing'er dumbfounded.

"It... it can be like this?" She raised her head blankly.

Holding her, Qin Jian said with a chuckle: "It's not me sleeping on the inside now, it's just you sleeping on the outside. How about that, I didn't break my word, right?"

"Wow, Qin Jian, this is the first time I've discovered you can actually be this shameless!" Aside from giving him a big eye-roll, Shui Bing'er didn't know what other expression to have.

"Then let's be shameless..."

Qin Jian gently held her perfect body, but didn't make any untoward moves, only lightly sniffing the scent of her hair: "Smelling the quilt is nowhere near as good as smelling you directly. I like the scent on you the most, I'll accept being scolded for it."

Shui Bing'er quietly looked up and saw Qin Jian's smiling expression.

There was no lust in it, only an unusual tenderness.

She suddenly snuggled upward, leaning her entire body against Qin Jian's chest, and rested her head on his shoulder.

Qin Jian then hugged her even tighter, and the two were silent for a moment.

"Qin Jian..."

Shui Bing'er suddenly said in a low voice: "Why did you come to help me regain my confidence? Why help me pick the Ice Phoenix Flower? Why are you so good to me?"

Qin Jian shook his head and said softly: "How can there be so many whys? I have always acted according to my heart; I did it because I wanted to."

"Then..."

Shui Bing'er seemed very hesitant when she said this, and only after a long while did she say: "Then what about Ning Rongrong?"

This time, Qin Jian did not have as intense a reaction as he did when Shui Bing'er asked last time; he was finally able to understand how he should treat every relationship.

It is easy to know but difficult to do, yet he would still do as he said, acting according to his heart, carrying sincerity, true feelings, and true intent.

He finally understood how ridiculous it was to want to flirt without getting emotionally involved at the very beginning.

Because that simply wasn't him!

"Bing'er..."

Qin Jian stroked her smooth hair and said softly: "I only know that the one in my arms right now is you..."

Shui Bing'er fell silent, her beautiful eyes filled with complex emotions, both joy and worry.

"Bing'er, have you ever thought about what you truly want?" Qin Jian asked suddenly.

"What I truly want?"

Shui Bing'er shook her head and said: "I don't know... All along, my father hoped I would become a powerful Spirit Master, so I did. It seems I really never thought about what I wanted..."

"Everyone must find what they want and then struggle for it for a lifetime, only then will they not have regrets..."

Qin Jian said softly: "I think when we look back in the future, having only regrets but no remorse is the best outcome."

"One can have regrets, but not remorse..."

Shui Bing'er quietly looked at Qin Jian's profile, remaining silent.

"If you must ask what I want right now... I can say..."

"I want you..."

"......"

The next day, when Qin Jian and Shui Bing'er stepped out of the room together, they saw six other pairs of eyes staring at them intently.

"What is it again?" Qin Jian covered his face.

It was just that this scene had too much of a sense of déjà vu...

But the six pairs of eyes didn't look at him much, instead focusing entirely on Shui Bing'er.

"It doesn't look like there's anything different..." said Qiu Ruoshui.

Yu Hairou rubbed her chin and speculated: "Could it be that a Spirit Master's constitution is too good, so it won't show the same signs as an ordinary person?"

"Then should Sister rest today? And fight Huo Wu tomorrow?" said Shui Yue'er.

"You... what on earth are you all talking about?" Shui Bing'er said blankly.

Xue Wu walked over, looked her up and down, and then teased: "They all think something happened between you and the Captain last night!"

"What... happened..."

Shui Bing'er hadn't realized it yet, but upon seeing where the others were focusing their gazes, she suddenly reacted: "Where are you all looking! Nothing happened between us!"

"Don't be like that, Bing'er, we're just concerned about you!"

Qiu Ruoshui said with a grin: "Last night I heard you two talking with my own ears... something about 'I'll just stay outside and not go in'... I don't believe for a second that our Captain really didn't go in..."

Qin Jian covered his head: "I really admire your imagination..."

"It's confirmed, it's confirmed!"

Suddenly, Shen Liuyu ran down from the second floor in a rush: "It's confirmed!"

"What's confirmed?" Shui Yue'er and the others asked.

Shen Liuyu looked at Qin Jian and Shui Bing'er, saying in a very suggestive tone: "I just snuck a peek at their room, and it turns out... their beds were pushed together!"

"Ah!"

Several people exclaimed in unison.

Then, six pairs of eyes filled with firm belief looked at them: "Still denying that there's nothing going on? You have nothing to say for yourselves now, right!"

"I... I..."

Shui Bing'er's face turned bright red, not knowing what to say.

She glanced at Qin Jian, who was smiling and watching the show from the side, then suddenly darted over to hide behind him, her small hands pushing him forward: "Hurry up and explain it to them!"

"Explain what?" Qin Jian said indifferently.

"Explain that nothing happened between us last night!" Shui Bing'er said huffily.

Qin Jian shrugged, his tone very helpless: "Explaining is useless; they've already filled in the blanks themselves. No matter what I say, they won't believe it, so, let them think what they want. Besides..."

He suddenly turned around and smiled: "I actually wish what they said had happened..."

(End of this chapter)