Chapter 23: The Brothers’ Quarrel

Chi Wan heard the Xiao Tuanzi’s shout and immediately looked up.

A series of data about the Spirit Treasure Space’s level appeared before her eyes.

【Space Level 1, Spiritual Energy 1200, Experience 600, Favorability +5.】

The most special favorability value had indeed increased.

But it wasn’t “increased a lot” as the Xiao Tuanzi had said, just a mere five points.

However…

The Spirit Treasure Space was unique, and for centuries, this favorability value had never changed.

To have it increase by five points at once…

Was indeed a magical thing.

No wonder the Xiao Tuanzi was so excited.

Chi Wan gently reached out and stroked the Xiao Tuanzi’s cheek, her fingertips lingering on her chubby, delicate skin.

She smiled and said,

“Xiao Tuanzi, thank you for telling me this, the favorability value has really increased a lot!”

Chi Wan even mimicked the Xiao Tuanzi’s childish tone.

The Xiao Tuanzi, upon hearing her praise, became even more proud, then counted on her fingers.

“Before, the favorability value increased by 1, this time it increased by 5, that’s a big improvement!”

“Adding them together, there are six favorability points!”

“Master, you have to keep working hard. Didn’t you say that the more favorability points you have, the more magical treasures you can get?”

Chi Wan listened to the Xiao Tuanzi’s words and nodded seriously.

The idea of exchanging magical treasures with favorability points was Chi Wan’s own guess.

Because she believed in the magical nature of the Spirit Treasure Space.

Since there was this favorability value data, it wouldn’t just be a decoration, it must have a special use.

Just like in a game, the more difficult experience points are to accumulate, the more useful they are.

Now, she had gained favorability twice…

This was the second time…

And the last time she gained favorability, it was when she said she wanted to have children with Huo Nanchuan…

Wait!

Could this so-called favorability value… be the Huo family’s favorability towards her?!

A flash of inspiration struck Chi Wan’s mind, and in a daze, she suddenly grasped her confused thoughts.

This jade bracelet was the Huo family’s heirloom.

Jade is sentient, even though she was now the owner of the jade bracelet, the true owner of the jade bracelet was still the Huo family.

Perhaps this Spirit Treasure Space also belonged to the Huo family.

Therefore…

It must be the Huo family’s favorability towards her!

Because she said she wanted to have children with Huo Nanchuan, the Huo family liked her more. – Favorability +1

Because she protected Huo Chuchun today and guarded this family, it was another qualitative leap. – Favorability +5

Chi Wan finally understood the logic behind it.

Her clear and bright eyes shone with understanding.

However…

“How come it’s only 6 when added together, that’s too little.”

Chi Wan muttered in dissatisfaction.

She lived in this family and felt everything firsthand.

Zhang Yue’e truly loved her, Huo Chuchun saw her as a role model, Huo Dongzhi, although he didn’t like her at first, had gradually changed his opinion.

Everyone clearly liked her, how could the favorability value only be 6?

Could it be… that the problem lies with Huo Nanchuan?

It must be so!

This wooden man didn’t know what he was thinking, he couldn’t possibly dislike her, right?

If he didn’t like her, why did he defend her in front of Lu Xiangxiang? Why did he kiss her?

And he kissed so hard?!

Chi Wan’s mind was in a mess, and the more she thought about it, the angrier she got.

Angry at Huo Nanchuan.

Not only was the Chi Wan in the Spirit Treasure Space like this.

Even in reality…

In the room under the night sky, the dim light concealed the figures.

Chi Wan was sleeping soundly, but her lips were moving.

As if she was talking in her sleep, she mumbled some words.

“Wooden… stupid wooden…”

She also hummed and puffed, as if she was angrily pouting.

Chi Wan muttered to herself and turned over, changing her sleeping position.

As she turned, she lifted her leg and kicked the man beside her.

Huo Nanchuan wasn’t sleeping deeply.

When he heard Chi Wan talking in her sleep, he became slightly awake.

And when Chi Wan turned, he carefully held her in his arms, letting the soft woman lie on his chest to sleep.

The man also silently reached out and gently brushed away the long hair behind her neck.

He carefully protected it, not letting the sleeping Chi Wan rub against the scar behind her neck.

Otherwise, she would be in pain again.

Even though Chi Wan kicked him, Huo Nanchuan still gently did all this.

His arms tightly hugged her slender waist, unwilling to let go for a moment.

When Chi Wan adapted to the temperature of his body, she stopped struggling and even rubbed against him, Huo Nanchuan silently smiled, then closed his eyes and continued to sleep.

…

The next day.

When Chi Wan woke up, Huo Nanchuan was gone from the bed as usual.

She didn’t know if it was because she had been sulking in the Spirit Treasure Space last night, but she slept exceptionally soundly and woke up later than usual.

It was already bright outside, and the sun was about to set.

There wasn’t even a trace of Zhang Yue’e and Huo Chuchun in the house, only warm breakfast was left on the small table nearby.

Chi Wan felt a little embarrassed and mumbled softly.

“This Huo Nanchuan, how come he didn’t call me up…”

Just as she was thinking.

Chi Wan’s ears suddenly twitched, she heard some faint sounds, it was Huo Nanchuan’s voice.

But it was a bit far away, the man shouldn’t be at home.

Chi Wan couldn’t hear what Huo Nanchuan was saying, but she could sense a strong emotion, Huo Nanchuan seemed to be arguing with someone.

Could it be that Sun Guixing and Liu Cuihua’s families were still unwilling to give up and came to cause trouble again?!

Chi Wan was worried, she didn’t even eat breakfast.

She took a step and rushed out the door.

Relying on the ability nurtured by the Spirit Treasure Space, Chi Wan quickly found Huo Nanchuan at the end of a small path, in a secluded corner, following the direction of the voice.

The person arguing with Huo Nanchuan… was actually Huo Dongzhi!!!

Chi Wan couldn’t believe her eyes when she saw Huo Dongzhi’s figure.

Although Huo Nanchuan and Huo Dongzhi were six years apart, they weren’t close at home, Huo Dongzhi seemed closer to Huo Chuchun, who was a year younger than him.

But Chi Wan had seen clearly how Huo Dongzhi looked at Huo Nanchuan.

This boy, who was stubborn and taciturn, had a deep respect for his older brother.

It was a mixture of love, like a father and like a brother.

Also because he had lost his father at a young age…

Huo Dongzhi even had an inexplicable possessive desire for Huo Nanchuan.

If not for this, Huo Dongzhi wouldn’t have been so resistant to Chi Wan at the beginning.

Because he felt that Chi Wan wasn’t worthy of his best, most awesome, and most powerful older brother.

Huo Dongzhi never refuted Huo Nanchuan’s decisions, whatever his older brother said, he did.

Such a Huo Dongzhi, how could he possibly argue with Huo Nanchuan.

And he was arguing with a stubborn expression, his face flushed and his voice hoarse.

The current situation didn’t allow Chi Wan to be surprised.

She quickly heard Huo Dongzhi’s excited voice in her ears.

“No! Big brother, I can agree to anything else, but this one I won’t! Even if you try to persuade me, I won’t listen to you.”

“Big brother, why is it me? Chuchun is only one year younger than me, let her go! Chuchun is also our family, she’s our sister!”

“Big brother, I’m an adult now. Anyway, I’m staying at home, I’m going to help you with the work, I’m going to make money for the family!”

The boy’s voice, in the midst of puberty, was a little sharp, a little thin, but he roared with all his might.

Even his chest was heaving.

It was obvious that Huo Dongzhi was very excited, he was talking and gasping for breath.

Huo Nanchuan’s complexion was also unusually bad.

His expression was serious, his eyes were stern, but he didn’t get angry because his younger brother challenged his authority.

Chi Wan originally wanted to go over and try to reconcile them.

Because she was afraid that the two brothers would get emotional and fight if they didn’t agree.

But seeing Huo Nanchuan’s reaction, he was much calmer than the young Huo Dongzhi, and he didn’t lose control of his emotions.

“Xiao Dong, you’re sixteen years old. In Big brother’s eyes, you’re not a child anymore, you’re an adult, Big brother doesn’t want to persuade you like a child, because you should understand some things.”

The man’s voice was still low, concealing his rationality.

Huo Dongzhi immediately pursed his lips and showed a look of shame and anger.

He shouted that he was an adult, not a child.

Huo Nanchuan also calmly communicated with him in the manner of an adult.

But his shouting, his emotional outburst, his refutation… were like a child throwing a tantrum.

Completely slapping himself in the face.

Huo Dongzhi was very smart, so he immediately realized his predicament.

The boy pursed his lips tightly, forcefully tightening his jaw, even his eyes were red.

It was like anger, but also like grievance.

After a few seconds of silence, Huo Dongzhi stubbornly squeezed out a sentence from between his lips.

“Anyway, I’m not going, you let Chuchun go! Even if you send me there, I’ll sneak back!”

At the age of sixteen.

With a reliable older brother and a gentle mother.

Huo Dongzhi had the rebelliousness and thorns of a young man.

Refuted again.

Huo Nanchuan still didn’t get angry, just a little helpless.

He didn’t know how to persuade his younger brother, he wanted to reach out and touch his hair, but he found that the boy’s height had reached his nose.

But for his own decisions.

Huo Nanchuan wouldn’t easily change his mind.

He just said, “You have some time, think about it carefully, and we’ll talk about it again then.”

The words were still low, but they were also forceful.

Huo Dongzhi could hear the “finality” in those words, so he stiffened his neck and shouted.

“No! No! I’m not going!”

After he finished speaking.

He didn’t look at Huo Nanchuan again, and ran quickly out of the alley.

Because Huo Dongzhi’s speed was too fast, Chi Wan didn’t have time to hide, and the two of them collided head-on.

However.

Huo Dongzhi didn’t have time to pay attention to her at this time, his face turned green for a moment, then he turned and ran away again.

Because of this little interlude.

Huo Nanchuan also noticed Chi Wan “eavesdropping” nearby, and walked towards her slowly.

Chi Wan smiled apologetically at him.

“That… I didn’t mean to eavesdrop, it’s just that your voices were a bit loud.”

Huo Nanchuan didn’t mind, but confided to Chi Wan.

“It’s okay, it’s not something important.”

“And there’s nothing about the family that you can’t know.”

“Just don’t be scared. Xiao Dong is not usually like this, he’s a bit agitated today.”

Chi Wan looked up at Huo Nanchuan.

When they got closer, she could see more clearly, and she realized that Huo Nanchuan wasn’t as calm as he seemed, his brows were furrowed slightly.

This man who held up a whole family, wasn’t omnipotent, he also had his worries.

For example, his expression now contained a hint of fatigue.

But he tried to hide it, not wanting Chi Wan to notice.

Chi Wan’s chest suddenly ached.

She felt sorry for Huo Nanchuan.

“Why are you arguing?”

The man replied, “I want to send Xiao Dong to the town high school, but Xiao Dong doesn’t want to go.”

As Huo Nanchuan said, he was willing to let Chi Wan know about family matters.

He said it clearly and plainly.

Huo Dongzhi was sixteen years old, it was indeed time for him to go to high school.

But… where’s the money?!