As Xie Qi had come of age, Yu Ze gradually realized that it was no longer appropriate for them to continue sharing a bed. He therefore resolutely decided that they should sleep in separate rooms. Faced with Yu Ze’s insistence, Xie Qi had no choice but to comply, obediently moving his things to the next room to sleep.
That night, Xie Qi was preparing for bed when his gaze fell upon the storage ring on the table. A wave of hesitation washed over him. After an internal struggle, he finally decided to take out the books Fang Kongyi had given him. It had been a full half-month since Fang Kongyi had handed them over. He had nearly finished reading them, and despite the overwhelming shyness he felt, he took advantage of the late, quiet night to slip away from Yu Ze’s sight. Like a thief, he crept onto his bed and crouched there to study the books.
However, as he was reading, he suddenly noticed with horror that pale cyan veins were slowly emerging beneath the skin of his wrists. This sudden development made Xie Qi bolt up from his hunched position, crouching on the bed in shock as he stared at the cyan veins appearing on his skin. He instinctively reached out his right hand to rub at the marks, trying to erase the uncanny patterns. But the cyan veins were as if branded deep into his skin; no matter how hard he rubbed, they would not fade in the slightest.
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