Xia Shenyi's eyes softened marveling at his handsome face her delicate fingers gently caressing his soft white hair as he continued sleeping in her embrace burying his face in her chest.
*ring* *ring* But suddenly a ringing noise swept through the room jolting up Xia Shenyi. She raised her hand and the phone which is kept on the night stand levitated itself reaching her grasp. "Huh? Why is this thing making noise?"
Zhao Tian opened his eyes hearing the alarm sound and took the mobile from her hand. "Hm.. Ita already 7?" Xia Shenyi raised her eyebrow "You placed it to make noise during that time?"
Zhao Tian nodded cuddling in her arms "Yeah, I did... it's already time. So I gotta leave." Xia Shenyi gave a nod and Zhao Tian smiled "See you later...." *woosh*
Xia Shenyi released a deep sigh, her lips parting slightly, as she felt the pleasant remnant of warmth in her arms, a sensation that lingered even after Zhao Tian had left the place. "Guess I'll look through the warehouse and that Pagoda too."
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Zhao Tian appeared in his room and a sigh left his lips. *swish* The barrier scroll that he got from Xia Shenyi appeared in his hand.
"For now, this is good. When I learn barrier creation... I will place my own barrier." He muttered and channeled his astral energy through the barrier scroll.
*feen* It suddenly shone in brilliant yellow light and Zhao Tian closed his eyes controlling the size of the barrier with his energy.
*fwoosh* He has now placed a transparent barrier around his house. In his life, his first priority is his Mom and Sister, and seems like now Xia Shenyi is also on that list.
When he came to know that cultivators exist in this world, he thought of this. A powerful barrier to repel the cultivators from entering his home. So even though he is not here, he can be assured that something dangerous won't happen to his mom and sister.
"With this now, everything is set." He spoke and opened the curtains to let the sunlight in. But the sight before him caught him off guard "What the hell? Where did the sun go? Why is it dark?"
Eh? Zhao Tian was confused seeing this "Did I type wrong time for the alarm?" He took the mobile and saw the time on the screen where it showed '7 am.' This confused him even more because it was already morning but it was still dark outside.
His gaze fell on the digital clock on the nightstand and saw the time it showed '3 am.' "The time is 3 am?" Totally getting confused, he searched in the browser and the time is indeed 3 am.
As he frowned contemplating this strange happening, a wild guess appeared in his mind "Time dilation?" he uttered in shock.
"I entered the artifact around 11 pm and the time now is 3 am... but inside the artifact, the time was 7 am. So time flows differently inside the artifact? and by my estimate... it flows two times slower than the real world. I spent 8 hours there and only fours have crossed here."
A smile appeared on his lips "Heh, now that's interesting... with this, I can cultivate even more time."
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*woosh* Xia Shenyi was stunned seeing Zhao Tian again in her room "Tian, what happened?" Zhao Tian smiled "Shenyi, I found another interesting thing in this artifact."
Hearing the details, Xia Shenyi's eyes widened in shock "What? Time dilation?" Zhao Tian nodded his head "Yeah..."
"Tian, this is amazing... now you can cultivate even more time in this space." Xia Shenyi spoke in amusement and Zhao Tian chuckled "Well, that's why I came now..."
...
In the morning, Zhao Ying entered the room and saw Zhao Tian doing pushups. She smiled "You are pretty quick today."
Zhao Tian nodded and stood up "My exercise is also finished." As he turned, Zhao Ying's sharp gaze fell on a red mark on his neck.
"Huh? What is that mark on your neck." She asked faintly, walking close to him. Only then did Zhao Tian remember the mark left by Xia Shenyi and facepalmed himself "Oh that, I think some insect bit me."
"Let me see..." Zhao Ying wrapped her arm around his neck and inspected the red mark. But because of Zhao Tian's quick regeneration, which he gained because of his physique the teeth marks have already disappeared and there is just a red mark which is hard to tell it is a love bi- well, fuck she found it out anyway.
Zhao Ying narrowed her eyes 'It looks like someone bit him... huh? b-but...' she shook her head in dismissal 'No, who is there to leave an intimate love bite on my brother? haha'
Zhao Ying tilted her head in confusion "It seems strange, Tian'er do you want to apply some medicine?"
Zhao Tian shook his head "It's alright. You know about my body, right?" Zhao Ying giggled and nodded "yeah..."
...
As Zhao Tian walked through the campus hallway, he felt some strange stares from people walking past him. Some look sad, some look happy... What the fuck is going on here?
At this time, Huyan Li one of his friends spotted him and ran to him "Tian!" Zhao Tiam smiled back and nodded. Huyan Li playfully hit his stomach "You are the lucky man for getting our University beauty...haha." he teased.
Huh? "What?" Zhao Tian asked completely dumbfounded. Huyan Li grinned "Now, now... don't try to hide it anymore. Everyone knows that you and Fei Ziyu are secretly dating."
Zhao Tian frowned "Who told you that?" Huyan Li laughed hearing this "Don't act tough, brother. Everyone is talking about that... The hot guy is not single anymore haha."
What the actual fuck?
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Zhao Ying entered the classroom and sat in her place. "Ying!" Zhao Ying's friend hurriedly came and sat beside her "Congratulations!" she yelled with a happy smile on her face.
Zhao Ying giggled "Congratulations for what?" she asked puzzled. Her friend smiled "Of course because you got a sister in law."
"First I thought those were just rumors, but I didn't expect them to be real, that Zhao Tian and Fei Ziyu are actually dating."
Zhao Ying was taken aback hearing this, Did I hear it wrong "What did you say, my brother and her dating? When? It is not true... who is spreading fake news." she lashed out in anger.
Her friend was startled seeing her reaction "O-Oh, cool down, cool down..didn't you see the pic?" "Huh? What picture?"
The girl took the mobile from her bag and showed a picture to Zhao Ying "See?". Zhao Ying quickly took the mobile and saw a picture where Zhao Tian and Fei Ziyu were walking along the road holding their hands.
What? This shit ain't real... Zhao Ying cursed in her mind.
"I will go and see Tian'er." She dashed out of the classroom in search of Zhao Tian.
...
Walking through the hallways she heard loud whispers of students talking to each other. "Yeah, they are a perfect couple..."
"I always wanted them to be together..."
"Yeah, they look so cute together."
"I am envious..."
"I am happy for Ziyu tho..."
"I wish I also get a handsome man like Senior Zhao..."
"As if it would, in your dreams.."
"Shut up woman."
"Ziyu hit a jackpot..."
"Haha..."
The relentless chatter and teasing only fueled Zhao Ying's frustration. The mere thought of Fei Ziyu with her beloved brother intensified her agitation.
'Fuck! Where are they? Tian'er?'
...
*Haah* *haah* "Fei Ziyu this, Fei Ziyu that... fucking idiots." Zhao Ying vented her frustration, yelling at her own reflection in the female restroom mirror. Her breathing became rapid, and she couldn't shake off the irritation.
She's been running around the campus for minutes and still couldn't find Zhao Tian or Fei Ziyu. Where are they?
*weep* *weep* Suddenly she heard faint crying noises. Hm? Without making a noise, she cautiously exited the restroom and reached the backside.
*gasp* Zhao Yiong was taken aback, gasping in shock as her eyes widened in sheer disbelief. "T-Tian'er?" she managed to stammer out, utterly stunned by the unexpected scene playing out right before her eyes.
There she saw Fei Ziyu hugging Zhao Tian tightly, with tears streaming down her face as she sought solace by burying her reddened cheeks into his comforting chest.
Zhao Ying's heart ached as she witnessed the sight of them embracing, causing her eyes to tremble in pain "T-Tian'er!" a fragile whisper barely left her lips.
'A-Are they actually? Did he hide it from me?' she couldn't believe that her brother would hide an important thing from her and date a woman behind her back.
Her eyes trembled in intense emotions as she felt a sharp pain sweep through her heart. She didn't expect, that the brother she cherished all these years whom she was so close with would betray her and...
Zhao Ying's eyes welled up with tears and she clutched her chest in pain "N-No, No, No... Tian'er you..." *tap* *tap* she hastily entered the bathroom.
"No,No, No..." She vehemently shook her head in denial *thrissh* she opened the tape and washed her face. "No, T-Tian'er would never do that... I must be imagining things hahahah..."
*weep* *gik* But she couldn't stop the overflowing tears from her eyes and she bit trembling lips in overwhelming emotions "How long? How long have you been doing this? Lying and dating behind my back?"
"Why?" *thud* She couldn't control her emotions and hit the mirror on the wall. "Why?" *thud* "Why?" * thud* "Why* *thud* *WHY?!!" *thud* *WHYYY???!!!* *THUD* "Why would you do that?" With each strike, she cried out in anguish. The intensity of her emotions escalated as she continued to hit the mirror, desperately seeking an answer.
*thud* *thud* *THUD* In a desperate and bewildered tone, she cried out "WHYY???!!" *THRISSSSHHH* With a loud thud, the mirror shattered into countless shards, causing her right hand to be severely cut, resulting in a gush of blood flowing from her palm.
But she couldn't feel an ounce of that pain because her heart in is overwhelming distress right now which she couldn't even say.
Tears streamed down her face "T-Tian'er..."
(A/n: sorry for the unnecessary drama. Won't happen again.)
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