I Don't Agree to This Marriage

"If you really want to learn, I'll teach you. But there's one condition." Xia Yan glanced at the rearview mirror and blinked her bright eyes.

"What condition?" Jiang Xiao asked.

"You have to warm my feet." Xia Yan smiled.

Is she really that obsessed with having her feet warmed? Jiang Xiao's expression turned strange. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Uh, let me see whether your feet are pretty first. We'll talk about it then."

That one sentence completely stunned Xia Yan and Han Jiangxue.

Xia Yan was genuinely speechless.

Who would have thought? She had traveled far and wide and mastered all sorts of skills, yet today she had actually been outplayed by this little devil.

"Jiang! Xiao! Pi!" From the passenger seat, Han Jiangxue squeezed out each of the three words through clenched teeth. Her voice was so cold that Jiang Xiao shivered.

Jiang Xiao was speechless inside. I may look sixteen, but I'm already twenty-five. And you two are eighteen.

We're all adults. Why are you talking about manners?

Jiang Xiao had indeed noticed his own problem. Perhaps it was because he had merged with Jiang Xiaopi's identity, but he had realized that he really was becoming a little more "uninhibited."

But that was fine too. Having fun and fooling around happily was better than carrying a bitter, resentful expression all day.

After Han Jiangxue spoke, the car fell into complete silence.

As Xia Yan drove, she took the opportunity to glance at the rearview mirror and met Jiang Xiao's eyes.

Never one to admit defeat, Xia Yan stuck out her tongue and licked her soft lips. With a hint of seductive charm, she winked at Jiang Xiao.

"He's my younger brother." Han Jiangxue gazed out the window, but she seemed to know everything Xia Yan was doing.

Xia Yan reluctantly let out an "Mm."

Jiang Xiao curled his lips. So what if I'm her younger brother? I'm her younger brother now, but in the future, I'll become Milk Dad.

Milk Dad to everyone!

The car slowly came to a stop in front of Garden Community. Han Jiangxue turned around, took out five hundred yuan, and handed it to Jiang Xiao. "Don't ask Xia Yan for spending money."

Jiang Xiao: "..."

"Her close-combat ability is beyond doubt, so don't be afraid of hardship." As Han Jiangxue spoke, she also took out the Star Pearls from her pocket and handed them to Jiang Xiao.

During the battle just now, they had obtained seven White Ghost Star Pearls and one White Ghost Witch Star Bead.

Jiang Xiao had received one White Ghost Star Pearl, Xia Yan had received four, and Han Jiangxue had received two White Ghost Star Pearls and one White Ghost Witch Star Bead.

"Don't hold back during training. That's the best time for your body to absorb Star Power. Once the intensity goes up and your total Star Power increases, everything else will fall into place." Han Jiangxue spoke calmly as she opened the passenger door.

Jiang Xiao stared blankly at the two White Ghost Star Pearls and one White Ghost Witch Star Bead in his hands, his emotions tangled.

Han Jiangxue did not talk much. In front of Jiang Xiao and Xia Yan, she could already be considered talkative.

Even in front of the two of them, Han Jiangxue showed very little emotion. The strongest fluctuations in her mood probably occurred whenever Jiang Xiao annoyed her.

This was enough to show what kind of personality Han Jiangxue had.

Yet it was precisely this girl who was doing almost everything she could to help this previously hopeless younger brother.

Just how much of a bastard had Jiang Xiaopi been before?

Jiang Xiao had only been here for four days. He had made just a tiny bit of positive change, yet Han Jiangxue had already rekindled her hopes and given everything she had.

Jiang Xiao truly did not know what to say. He really needed these Star Pearls—his skills could upgrade in quality! After standing there in shock for a long while, Jiang Xiao still could not bring himself to call her "Sis." He opened the car door and hurried after her. "Han Jiangxue."

"Mm?" Han Jiangxue turned around, her expression slightly serious. "Follow Xia Yan and don't back out. School starts in a few days. I'll pick you up the day before."

Pick me up? You gave me five hundred yuan. Do you think I don't even know how to take a taxi?

Besides, I have hands and feet. I'm a grown man. Do I still need you to pick me up?

"Um, I want to share some good news with you." Jiang Xiao thought for a moment. Some things could not be kept secret. Once his Star Skill upgraded, he would inevitably use it, and a Silver Quality Star Skill would eventually be revealed to everyone.

As for what excuse he would use after it upgraded to Gold Quality in the future, that was something to worry about later.

"What?" Han Jiangxue did not want to admit it, but honestly speaking, Jiang Xiao had given her far too many surprises over the past few days. Deep down, she had developed a faint sense of anticipation.

Jiang Xiao leaned close to Han Jiangxue's ear and whispered, "I feel like my Star Skill can upgrade to Silver Quality."

Han Jiangxue's heart tightened, and she looked coldly at Jiang Xiao.

However, she found his gaze sincere, without the slightest intention of backing down.

"Are you serious?" Han Jiangxue asked quietly.

Jiang Xiao nodded heavily. "After I absorbed the White Ghost's Star Pearl, I vaguely felt that the power of that Star Skill had deepened."

"That's impossible." Han Jiangxue shook her head. "Wanting to become stronger is a good thing. Countless people throughout Huaxia absorb low-level Star Pearls every day, but there has never been any case of a Star Skill increasing in quality. Xia Yan and I both have the Bronze Quality Star Skills 'Green Glow' and 'Endurance.' We've absorbed more White Ghost Star Pearls than you've ever seen. This is impossible."

Jiang Xiao nodded. "I know this sounds absurd. I just want to tell you that if one day you discover that my Star Skill has upgraded to Silver Quality, remember this: you were the one who pulled me back from the edge of the cliff, and you were also the one who raised me up."

Han Jiangxue was slightly stunned. Jiang Xiao had not explained himself or stubbornly argued. Instead, he had said something so unexpected.

"The day before school starts." Jiang Xiao quietly stepped backward. "We'll wait and see."

Watching that retreating figure and those dark eyes, Han Jiangxue's tense face gradually thawed. The corners of her lips lifted slightly into a smile, and she nodded almost imperceptibly.

"Tsk, tsk." Xia Yan propped her elbow on the central armrest and rested her chin on her hand as she watched the scene outside the window, unable to stop clicking her tongue in amazement.

"Hey, little devil, what did you say to your sister? She actually smiled!" After Jiang Xiao returned to the car, Xia Yan asked curiously.

As Jiang Xiao put away the money and Star Pearls, he replied, "Flirting doesn't work. You have to use sincerity, understand? Sincerity!"

Xia Yan shifted gears and stepped on the accelerator. "Little devil, you know you'll be in my hands for the next few days, right?"

"What?" Jiang Xiao paused slightly as he put away the Star Pearls.

"Hee-hee, nothing. I was just saying." Xia Yan seemed to have become interested and said, "Let's go eat malatang. I know a place in the north of the city. It's especially delicious."

An hour later.

In an ordinary residence in downtown Jiangbin City.

A middle-aged couple had just finished dinner. They were sitting comfortably on the sofa, watching television and enjoying a relaxing evening.

The telephone rang at an inopportune moment. The middle-aged woman nudged her husband while keeping her eyes fixed on the television, apparently very interested in how the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the drama had gradually fallen apart.

The middle-aged man picked up the phone and glanced at the number before standing and walking toward the study.

A deep, magnetic male voice came from the other end. "Sir."

The middle-aged man closed the study door and asked, "What is it?"

"Miss returned safely from Jiannan Village and has already gone home."

The middle-aged man replied, "Mm."

"Miss went home with a boy."

The middle-aged man's square face froze for a moment. "A boy?"

"Yes. It's that boy from the Han Family."

The middle-aged man's expression darkened. "That good-for-nothing Jiang Xiaopi?"

"Yes."

The expression on the middle-aged man's square face shifted repeatedly before he hung up.

The middle-aged man returned to the living room. His wife was still engrossed in the television drama, but she asked, "What happened?"

"Your precious daughter brought a boy home."

The middle-aged woman slowly straightened and looked toward her husband. In a gentle voice, she asked, "What's the boy like? What does he look like? What's his personality like?"

The middle-aged man said one name: "Jiang Xiaopi."

The woman's eyes widened slightly. After taking a moment to react, she abandoned her earlier gentleness and shouted decisively, "Xia Shanhai! I do not agree to this marriage!"

Xia Shanhai: "..."

Thanks to Kaipel for the 2,000 Qidian coins. It's been a long time! Thank you for your support all this time.