Mending Relations

Qian Daoliu, standing on the roof, had already calmed down. When he saw Qian Renxue talking in her sleep, his heart ached deeply. And when he saw Bibi Han walk toward Qian Renxue, the killing intent in his heart rose again. It could be said that if Bibi Han dared to do anything even remotely indecent while Qian Renxue was asleep, he would kill Bibi Han without hesitation, even if it meant going to war with Bibi Dong.

At worst, he would cripple Bibi Dong and become the Pope again, waiting until Qian Renxue had grown up. As for that damned undercover mission in the Heaven Dou Empire, forget it. They could just conquer it by force later.

After leaving Qian Renxue's room, Bibi Han returned to his own room to cultivate.

Some time later, Qian Renxue woke up and stretched lazily. This was the best sleep she had had since childhood.

Grrumble~ Grrumble~

Qian Renxue rubbed her flat stomach and said resentfully, "That bastard made me miss lunch."

When she turned her head, she spotted something in the room.

A lunchbox? Who had the nerve to enter her room without her permission? And even enter her bedroom?!

She walked over and looked at the note on top of the lunchbox. Gritting her teeth, she said, "Bibi Han. It's that guy again."

"His handwriting is so ugly. And he even wrote an apology letter. Does he think I'll forgive him? No way. I'm not eating anything he made."

Grrumble~ Grrumble~

"I'll just take a look. I'm not eating it."

After opening it, she said, "The presentation and smell are actually pretty good."

Qian Renxue hesitated for a while before saying, "I'll just have one bite and see how well he made it. If it tastes bad, I'll mock him later."

Just one bite. "Mm, it smells so good!"

Then came bite after bite. Her hand simply would not stop. In the end, the lunchbox was empty, and she had even finished the soup.

Looking at the completely empty lunchbox, Qian Renxue became somewhat annoyed. "Damn it, damn it! How could I eat something he made..."

After stepping outside, she found Bibi Han reading at the table between their two houses. The book in his hands was the Complete Encyclopedia of Soul Beasts.

"Hey, Qian Renxue, you finished eating? How was it?"

Feeling guilty, Qian Renxue said, "I didn't. I didn't take a single bite. It was so disgusting that I poured it all out."

Bibi Han laughed inwardly. She said she had not eaten a bite, then said it tasted terrible. What a contradiction.

He pointed at Qian Renxue, then pointed to the corner of his own mouth.

Qian Renxue followed his gesture and discovered a grain of rice there. Her face instantly reddened, and she ran off.

"Mm, and you still smell like meat soup. The meat soup I made must have been pretty tasty, right?"

"It wasn't tasty!"

Qian Renxue's voice drifted over from afar.

Bibi Han still made dinner that evening.

At first, Qian Renxue stubbornly said that she would not eat anything he made.

Bibi Han replied, "I specifically told the cooks that I'd be making dinner tonight. If you don't eat it, you won't have dinner."

Only then did Qian Renxue take the lunchbox from his hand and hide in her room to eat.

A few days later, Bibi Han and Qian Renxue entered the training grounds together to deal with the machines. Yes, together. Because Bibi Han had made meals for Qian Renxue for several days, their relationship had eased considerably. When Bibi Han invited her, Qian Renxue hesitated bashfully before agreeing.

The two of them dealt with fourteen machines together in the training grounds. However, if they worked as a pair, they had to defeat twenty machines to pass. The reason was that since they had chosen to cooperate, they naturally had to achieve an effect where one plus one was greater than two. Otherwise, what was the point of cooperating?

Why the hell does that sound so much like fusion in Dragon Ball?

The two stood back-to-back, handling their own opponents while occasionally helping each other.

Glancing at the position of the sun, Qian Renxue urged, "It's almost noon. Bibi Han, hurry up and make me something to eat. Go!"

She gave the order in a queenly tone, but Bibi Han could only shake his head and leave.

In the kitchen, Bibi Han did not let this delay his cultivation. He directly used his spiritual power to lift the ingredients and toss them into the pot. After only ten days of cultivation, his spiritual power had grown by more than double. Effort and this kind of training had helped him immensely, though everything was easiest at the beginning of cultivation.

Several months later, Bibi Han and Qian Renxue sat together on the roof, watching the sunrise.

Over the past few months, their relationship had undergone an earth-shaking change, as had the way they addressed each other. Bibi Han had become the third person allowed to call Qian Renxue Little Xue, while Qian Renxue called him Little Han.

Calling her big sister was absolutely impossible. Once, Qian Renxue had called him Little Han's little brother, and Bibi Han had immediately called her Little Xue Sister in return.

"Little Han, why doesn't that woman like me? Even when she comes to visit, she only looks at you and barely looks at me at all." Qian Renxue spoke aggrievedly.

Over these past few months, Bibi Han had come to understand Qian Renxue completely. She was cold on the outside but warm within. Her pride was genuine; as the unparalleled genius of the Angel Family, how could she not be proud? But that coldness was actually her way of protecting herself. Only before those she truly acknowledged would she reveal her real self.

"Little Xue, I don't know why Mother treats you this way, but I know Mother definitely cares about you."

"Hmph, stop lying to me. She's never cared about me since I was little." Tears welled in Qian Renxue's eyes, and her voice was sorrowful.

Bibi Han wiped the tears from Qian Renxue's eyes as he said, "I'm not lying to you. Before I turned five, I slept with Mother. When I was asleep, I could always hear Mother calling Xue'er. That name must have been you. And there are some clothes in Mother's wardrobe that she can't wear—the sizes and styles. From childhood to now, if I'm not mistaken, they were clothes she bought for you, because Mother simply can't fit into those sizes."

"Really? What you said is true?" Qian Renxue asked, her face full of anticipation but also a little fear.

"It's absolutely true," Bibi Han promised.

Bibi Han held absolute respect for his mother and harbored no other thoughts toward her. He had never rummaged through Mother's wardrobe, but when she changed her coat, he had accidentally caught sight of what was inside.

At once, Qian Renxue felt her heart fill with a long-lost emotion. The only empty part of her soul was filled by that maternal love.

"Then why does she treat me like this?" Qian Renxue asked in confusion.

I can't exactly say it was because of your useless father, the one who disgraced the Angel Martial Soul, can I?

"Alright, don't think about it so much. Isn't the fact that Mother cares about you what matters most? Look, the sun is rising."

The dawn broke through the darkness, bringing warmth to this world. I too will become light and drive away the darkness of this world.