Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 1498 - 1320: Xiao’ai, Dabao, Xiaobei

Chapter 1498: Chapter 1320: Xiao’ai, Dabao, Xiaobei

Bei Shan felt uncomfortable all over and kept complaining, "My Love Gu hasn’t been refined properly yet, and I really don’t want to go back. It was hard enough getting a chance to come to the Central Plains. Once I return now, I don’t know how long it will be before I can come back. I have really fallen in love with the women from the Central Plains, so fragrant and soft, with delicate and tender skin."

Yun Xiao, still wearing that large hat of his, with the black veil no longer lowered, revealing a pair of beautiful yet fierce eyes, glanced at Bei Shan and said, "The Gu you refine using such vile methods won’t be much of an advantage. With a few months left until the Poisonous Insect Battle Tournament, why not rethink and try refining some other type of Gu."

"A few months? In these months, I can find a girl every day and still refine two more Gu. It was you who insisted on dragging me back," Bei Shan said, still unconvinced.

"First, you have a slight build, so don’t end up with a kidney deficiency because the Gu is not perfected—that illness is incurable. Second, I don’t want to save you a third time," Yun Xiao said coldly, glancing at Bei Shan, who, feeling intimidated, stopped complaining and then asked Yun Xiao, "Is your Gu ready? What Gu are you planning to use at the Poisonous Insect Battle Conference?"

Yun Xiao replied coldly, "No comment."

"Psh, yours might be many times more despicable than mine," Bei Shan retorted and suddenly remembered something, "Right, didn’t you tail that vile girl the other day? Why did you come back later? Could it be that she isn’t..."

Before Bei Shan could finish, Yun Xiao interrupted, "No!"

"Really not? That’s strange, clearly my Gu didn’t affect her. But how did you test her? What method did you use?" Bei Shan was determined to get to the bottom of it.

Thinking back to that day, the tragic fate of the two Gu made Yun Xiao feel dejected.

But recalling how he drunkenly held onto her and called her ’mom,’ he was overwhelmed with shame.

"Why should I tell you?" Yun Xiao said, glancing at Bei Shan, his handsome eyes brimming with coldness.

Seeing Yun Xiao like this, Bei Shan suddenly laughed, "Oh, I understand now. You were drinking again, weren’t you? Did you lose track of her because you were drunk, or did someone get you drunk and you did something ridiculous? I’ve always told you to stop drinking all the time. Remember how embarrassing you were when you got drunk before? One time, you claimed you were a duck and insisted on jumping into the river to catch fish. Another time, you drunkenly declared our Clan Chief to be a golden monkey and tried to feed him peanuts..."

Yun Xiao’s gaze almost turned to ice, and a worm crawled out along his sleeve. Seeing this, Bei Shan quickly shut up, "Alright, I’ll stop. You’re just bullying me now because all my Gu were burnt by those two pesky kids, and I can’t do anything to you. You’re the boss, alright..."

The two continued on their way.

...

When Pang Yanyan came to look for Tian Xiaobei again, Tian Xiaobei finally rejected her.

The reason for the refusal was not only the warning from Prince Yin Cheng but also because Tian Xiaobei was genuinely exhausted.

Lately, he had noticed his academics falling behind. When the test papers were distributed yesterday, it was not him who was praised by the Imperial Physician but another student. His confidence at the Imperial Medical Institute was entirely dependent on his outstanding academic performance. If he were to be outperformed academically by someone else, he would just be someone relying on nepotism.

After rejecting Pang Yanyan, Tian Xiaobei felt relieved for half a day, but then guilt soon engulfed him again.