"What do you know, you little brat?!" Flender snapped, rapping Ma Hongjun on the head. "If you don't exercise restraint now, you'll have plenty to regret later!"
At that, Liu Erlong gave a gentle smile, though a trace of jealousy colored her voice. "The boy doesn't understand, but you seem to know quite a lot, Big Brother..."
Realizing his slip, Flender hurried to explain. "No, no, I don't know either, but surely there's nothing wrong with listening to a doctor! I have no children of my own. I'm counting on this little fatty to carry on the family line!"
"Does that mean you don't intend to marry, Big Brother?" Liu Erlong asked instinctively.
Flender's gaze grew deeply complicated. "Once that person has appeared in your life, everyone else becomes someone you'd merely settle for. And I don't like settling..."
Who said Flender was old? He certainly knew how to play his cards...
With that single sentence, the atmosphere around them instantly took on a romantic charge. Their eyes met, their expressions filled with emotions too complicated to put into words.
While Qin Chao was still enjoying this supposed "romance between the parents," the little fatty spoke up timidly.
"Um, can your medicine really solve my evil fire problem?"
Reluctant as he was to admit it, he did have all the symptoms Qin Chao had described.
Could I really have weak kidneys?
The thought filled the little fatty with panic.
Once someone had tasted the marrow, they craved its flavor; some things were hard to stop once experienced. Imagining a future in which he could only gaze at beauties and weep, the little fatty had no choice but to trust Qin Chao for now.
Yet Qin Chao shook his head. "No. Your body is being affected by your martial soul. The