"Little Qin, before confirming the other person's identity, I can't make any promise to protect Hu Chan."
It was rare to see Zhao Longfei not swayed by money, his expression switching faster than lightning.
Even when faced with the tempting offer Qin Siyang threw at him, he still remained calm.
Qin Siyang was first surprised, then sighed, thinking that Zhao Longfei's response was actually the right one.
"As the leader of both South Glory University and the Chamber of Commerce, I must seek development for both sides. But at the same time, as their leader, I must also steer them away from hidden dangers."
"Treasures are indeed valuable, but when they come with risks or trouble, I have to weigh the pros and cons."
"Little Qin, I hope you can understand me."
Qin Siyang nodded, "That's how it should be."
Zhao Longfei didn't explain further. He stepped forward and looked down at the two people lying unconscious on the bed.
He pulled a pen from his pocket, tapped the pen tip twice, and the other end began to glow purple, scanning over both of their bodies.
After examining the pen again, he slipped it back into his pocket.
"I just checked the two of them. They're unconscious because of some strange kind of injury, but they'll recover after a while."
"I still need to clean up the mess you made saving them, so I'll go first. Once they wake up, ask who they are and let me know."
"And one more thing, until you tell me who that other person is, I won't admit that I know you saved Hu Chan. Got it?"
Qin Siyang nodded, "Got it. Just play dumb, right?"
Zhao Longfei stood up from the sofa, "I'm leaving."
As Zhao Longfei left, Qin Siyang's eyes turned to the two unconscious figures on the bed. His gaze lingered on their dirt-stained clothes.
In his mind, this room was already his private quarters.
Seeing the filthy clothes smearing the bed and floor filled him with disgust, as if someone had made a mess in his home.
Should he call the cleaning staff to change them into clean clothes?
'No.'
Qin Siyang immediately rejected that thought.
Last time, Chris had said the garbage trucks that collected trash from South Glory University belonged to his people.
If the cleaners at this guesthouse also worked for them, what if they took the chance to harm Hu Chan?
After a long hesitation, he decided to do it himself and change their clothes.
Of course, only the outer layer.
He had no fetish for changing another man's underwear.
Qin Siyang found two bathrobes in the room.
He started with the frail, sickly-looking man of unknown identity.
While changing his clothes, Qin Siyang noticed that the man's face carried a faint smile of pleasure, as if he were dreaming of something wonderful.
"Troublesome as hell," Qin Siyang muttered under his breath.
As he worked, he realized that despite the man's frail appearance, his body was surprisingly muscular.
Looked like a capable Sequence Ability user.
Qin Siyang couldn't help but compare. He squeezed the man's arm, then squeezed his own, "Seems just a bit weaker than me. Considering my Sequence ability greatly boosts physical strength, this guy disguised as a weakling is probably Sequence Level 5."
"Birds of a feather flock together, huh. The one willing to live and die with Hu Chan is also a Level 5."
He decided to ignore the pants. Thankfully, the bathrobe was long enough to cover the dirty trousers.
Then, Qin Siyang walked to the middle-aged man with the plain face.
He began unbuttoning Hu Chan's clothes.
As he did, he realized Hu Chan was only wearing a coat, revealing a pale white stomach beneath.
"Didn't expect this kid to be so fair-skinned…"
Before he finished the thought, his eyes suddenly caught sight of two completely unexpected shapes.
"What the hell?"
Qin Siyang froze, staring for a few seconds before his brain caught up.
He quickly pulled the clothes closed again and sat back, stunned, questioning his entire existence.
"Hu Chan… is actually a woman? Damn!"
But as he thought about it, the furrow between his brows deepened, "That can't be right. If Hu Chan were a woman, how could she be the Holy Son of the Zephyr Church?"
"Zhang Yingrui, Chris, and Jin Shengyu, they're no fools. There's no way a trick like disguising herself as a man could've escaped their eyes."
Then, a thought suddenly sparked in Qin Siyang's mind, "Wait… could it be that the one disguised as the middle-aged, honest-looking man isn't Hu Chan, but someone else?"
He glanced again at the sickly-looking man and checked carefully. No, that body was definitely Hu Chan's.
"How's that possible?"
Qin Siyang was even more shocked.
Because that middle-aged man's face, he'd seen Hu Chan use that disguise before.
Which meant that whenever he saw that face, he instinctively assumed it was Hu Chan.
If, back when they tumbled out of the car outside South Glory University, danger had struck and he only had time to save one of them, he definitely would've saved the one disguised as that honest man.
Or, if he'd thought saving both was too much trouble and only intended to save Hu Chan, he would've taken the one with the familiar face and left the frail one to die.
In other words, Hu Chan had given this woman the higher chance of survival.
That alone showed how much she meant to him.
Memories of past dealings with Hu Chan surfaced in Qin Siyang's mind.
'Hu Chan is calm beyond his years.'
'He is not the kind of person who acts on impulse or emotion.'
That he would do something like this truly baffled Qin Siyang.
'Why?'
'Because of love?'
'Impossible.'
'Love has to be ruled out first.'
Qin Siyang had roughly learned about the Zephyr Church's affairs.
As the Church's Holy Son, Hu Chan was the human vessel and representative of the Zephyr God.
The Zephyr God was genderless, and so too was the Holy Son's heart, incapable of romantic feelings or love.
If Hu Chan ever lost control and fell into a forbidden romance, the very people who supported him in the Church would be the ones to bury him.
'But if this woman isn't Hu Chan's lover, then who is she?'
After thinking and thinking, Qin Siyang could only sum it up in three words, a huge headache.
He had been determined to help Hu Chan.
But after discovering this complicated relationship between Hu Chan and the woman, his confidence wavered.
Recalling Zhao Longfei's earlier cautious attitude, refusing responsibility until he knew who they were, Qin Siyang couldn't help but sigh, "As expected, the older, the wiser."
The sickly Hu Chan was now dressed in a clean bathrobe, while the woman still wore her dirty coat.
When Hu Chan woke up, he'd definitely notice something strange.
He might even guess that Qin Siyang had seen the woman's body and, out of embarrassment, hadn't dared to change her clothes.
Considering how important the woman seemed to be to Hu Chan, he might actually lose his mind over it.
Better to avoid unnecessary trouble.
He'd treat them equally.
So, Qin Siyang took off Hu Chan's bathrobe again and redressed him in his original dirty coat.
Just then, as Qin Siyang was straddling Hu Chan, buttoning up the coat, Hu Chan's eyes suddenly opened. [T/N:F**K! A bad day to have eyes!]
In the quiet room.
On the bed.
Their gazes met.
Hu Chan's eyes went from dazed confusion after waking, to gratitude upon seeing Qin Siyang, to puzzlement at him buttoning the coat, and finally to shock as she realized their posture.
Hu Chan tried to speak, but her tongue seemed tied in knots, she couldn't force out a single word.
Her eyes were wide, so wide they looked like they might pop out of their sockets.
Seeing her stunned expression, Qin Siyang sighed heavily.
"Where the hell do I even begin to explain this?"
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