Chapter 174 Little Ancestor

"Qingcheng..."

Si Qingchen was slightly out of breath. Although not labored, it still betrayed just how anxious he was at this moment.

Mu Qingcheng raised her gaze slightly to look at him, and beneath the man's still stern expression that could not conceal a trace of panic, she silently turned around...

Si Qingchen watched in astonishment, wanting to chase after her but not daring to move. His hands were clenched into fists by his sides, making his physical and psychological internal struggle blatantly obvious.

However, the next second, the girl suddenly stopped, turned around, grabbed the man by his tie, and said,

"Follow me."

In Mu Qingcheng's noticeably angry tone, Si Qingchen decisively chose obedience.

Thus, everyone watched as the dignified eldest young master of the Si family was dragged by the tie around his neck by a young girl, bending his upper body slightly and following meekly behind her in a somewhat disheveled posture.

Yet his face was written all over with doting indulgence.

The scene was so breathtakingly astonishing that it defied description.

Over here, in a corner...

Mu Qingcheng was indeed furious inside. Si Qingchen's disappearance for several days had caused her newly settled heart to churn with anxiety once again.

Right now, she shoved the man hard against the gable wall behind the stable, placing both hands on either side of his shoulders in a domineering wall-pinning posture.

Si Nan, who followed closely behind, merely glanced at it before quickly turning around, standing guard at the outermost entrance of the path.

Meanwhile, trapped within the little one's somewhat "laborious" embrace, Si Qingchen could not help but find it amusing.

However, seeing Mu Qingcheng's eyes blazing with fire, looking entirely like she was ready to devour someone, he had no choice but to endure it to avoid any further complications.

In truth, what Si Qingchen did that day was indeed a bit impulsive.

He might not have been entirely free of regret afterward, but riding a tiger made it hard to get off, and he ultimately needed a way out.

Therefore, the moment Mu Qingcheng stated a limit of thirty seconds, he rushed out without a second thought.

Never mind thirty seconds, even if it were three seconds, he would have jumped straight down from the second floor without a second glance.

Heaven knows how he had tossed and turned restlessly over the past few days.

After all, having tasted the ultimate delicacy, anything else tasted naturally like chewing wax, completely lacking in flavor.

Facing Mu Qingcheng's puffing, angry face, Si Qingchen sighed, wrapped his arms around her waist, buried his head into the crook of her shoulder, and muttered muffledly,

"It was my fault that day, don't be angry anymore..."

"..."

Mu Qingcheng did not reply immediately, so Si Qingchen continued to lower his stance, slowly offering apologies.

He spoke words he had never once imagined would ever cross his lips in his entire lifetime.

Even so, it still took a tremendous amount of effort before he finally coaxed the little one into making a sound.

After a long moment, the man who had been "obediently" admitting his fault suddenly made a move. Taking advantage of Mu Qingcheng's momentary distraction, he tightened his grip around her soft waist, executed a swift pivot, and neatly reversed their positions.

"You..."

Mu Qingcheng pressed her back against the wall and raised her head, her furious eyes yet to fully blaze before they plunged straight into a deep pool of water...

"Calm down yet?"

"..."

The expression on Si Qingchen's face hovered between a smile and non-smile, his dark eyes resembling ink washed in water as he meticulously traced the girl's delicate contours back and forth.

After a short while, he leaned in until their lips were almost touching, his voice low, raspy, and stirring,

"Then it's my turn to collect some interest... my little ancestor."

"..."

With those words, he directly sealed the girl's slightly parted lips, which had been about to offer a retort.

Even the slender arms that tried to push him away were captured by his hands and pinned firmly above her head.

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One week later...

Amidst Mu Qingcheng's insistence, she stepped alone through the gates of the academy.

And the first thing waiting for her was a uniquely unconventional... entrance examination!