Chapter 31
Bai Qingyu felt a chill on his lower back. The dignified tea deity was being held in a compromising position by a human. He struggled and actually broke free, quickly backing up against the wall and looking at He Renyuan warily.
“What are you doing?”
He Renyuan pinched his chin, his fingertips pressing hard against his cheek. Cha Bao’s uncle’s face was real, so this face in front of him was fake.
Was it some mysterious technology that changed Bai Qingyu’s face, or something beyond the realm of scientific explanation?
He rubbed Bai Qingyu’s face red, but there was no clue.
It seemed to be beyond the realm of scientific explanation.
Bai Qingyu, like a cat that had been ravaged, leaned against the wall with a flushed face. Why did He Renyuan suddenly do that?
He Renyuan saw him voluntarily standing against the wall, took Bai Qingyu’s original position, and bent down to cover Bai Xiaocha with the quilt, as if he had just done that to shoo Bai Qingyu away.
Bai Qingyu’s wary expression turned to confusion.
He Renyuan sat at the end of the bed, one hand holding Cha Bao’s wrist, chubby and irresistible to pinch. He looked at Bai Xiaocha’s sleeping face. This little one had tea-colored eyes, just like Bai Qingyu and Bai Da Cha.
All the guesses and evidence pointed to Bai Qingyu and Bai Da Cha being the same person.
The little one didn’t have an uncle, only a dad, so he was so attached to Bai Da Cha. The father and son’s way of speaking hadn’t changed.
He Renyuan was certain. Then what?
How should he question him? Would Bai Qingyu disappear immediately if he was exposed?!
This was the question he had been pondering all day. He wasn’t as calm as he appeared, he was extremely panicked.
Bai Qingyu could change jobs three times in a month, could he expect Bai Qingyu to have any sense of stability and responsibility?
Then should he play dumb?
No.
He Renyuan didn’t want to be confused about his lost memories anymore. His memory loss couldn’t be explained medically, and Bai Qingyu’s appearance couldn’t be explained scientifically. When the two met, there had to be an answer!
A lawyer had the courage to seek the truth, but he was also afraid of irreversible loss.
He Renyuan’s eyes darkened. Before questioning him, he had to hold Bai Xiaocha as a hostage.
Of course, this might be useless, but at least it was more useful than grabbing Bai Qingyu’s wrist.
Bai Xiaocha was sleeping peacefully, smacking his lips, as if tasting delicious food in his dream.
Bai Qingyu was completely unaware that He Renyuan was holding Cha Bao’s wrist as a hostage. Seeing He Renyuan’s silence, he immediately felt that he had the moral high ground and asked forcefully, “Why did you lift my clothes?”
He Renyuan, “You can lift mine back.”
Bai Qingyu: “…” Why would I lift your clothes?
Damn, lawyers really knew how to use sophistry to escape moral sanctions.
Bai Qingyu subconsciously glanced at He Renyuan’s waist. The well-tailored gray shirt was tucked into his pants, held in place by a belt. He Renyuan wasn’t wearing a jacket, his broad shoulders and narrow waist resembling the shirtless sculptures he and Cha Bao had seen in the square.
The tea deity had never used a belt before, it looked troublesome. Only He Renyuan would wear a suit and tie every day.
Did He Renyuan take off his clothes by pulling out the hem of his shirt first, or by undoing his belt first?
Bai Qingyu snorted, “You think I don’t dare? Come here.” An eye for an eye.
He Renyuan remained seated, not letting go of Bai Xiaocha, “Come here yourself.”
Bai Qingyu puffed up his cheeks, walked to the bed, stood behind He Renyuan, and reached for his belt buckle. He would undo it and throw it in the trash can, making He Renyuan go back in a sorry state.
As soon as his fair and slender fingers touched the belt buckle, he clearly felt that he had offended He Renyuan, because He Renyuan’s breathing became heavier.
He Renyuan, “I lifted the back of your clothes.”
Bai Qingyu muttered, “Then can’t I lift the front?”
Although he said that, he withdrew his hand and unceremoniously grabbed the back of He Renyuan’s shirt and pulled hard.
The wrinkles of the shirt unfolded in his hand, like lifting a veil. Bai Qingyu casually glanced and was suddenly attracted by a green birthmark above the belt.
Wait, it wasn’t a birthmark, it was a tea deity tattoo, with faint divine power flowing through it.
Bai Qingyu held the shirt with one hand and reached out with the other, his fingertips touching the tea leaf pattern. A familiar spiritual power immediately flowed into him.
He was shocked. How could He Renyuan have such a thing?!
Bai Qingyu wanted to shake Bai Xiaocha awake, wake up, Cha Bao, we seem to have relatives in the human world.
Could He Renyuan be a descendant of a certain generation of tea deities in the human world?
Maybe he really was his uncle from seventeen or eighteen generations ago.
No, no, the tea deity was more than two hundred years old. According to seniority, He Renyuan should call him and Cha Bao ancestors.
Bai Qingyu poked the tea leaf tattoo hard and asked, “Young master, how do you have a tea leaf tattoo?”
He Renyuan thought, Bai Qingyu was stupid, but luckily his eyes weren’t blind, he finally saw it. He had taken out the Huangshan Maofeng that Bai Qingyu gave him today and forced himself to think while drinking it. He became even more certain that he had seen a long-haired beauty at the bottom of the cliff. Bai Qingyu’s hair was unique in the world, he wouldn’t mistake it.
After he was rescued, the doctor said that he had miraculously survived and only had minor injuries. Was it possible that he was healed by Bai Qingyu?
He Renyuan, “I don’t know, it suddenly appeared three years ago.”
Bai Qingyu, “You mean, it appeared out of nowhere? You didn’t get it tattooed?”
“Yes, it can’t be washed off.” He Renyuan stared at Bai Qingyu, hoping he would remember something.
Bai Qingyu thought, no wonder it was so smooth when he transmitted spiritual power to He Renyuan, they were of the same origin.
He Renyuan hinted, “I was unconscious at the foot of Wuyi Mountain three years ago, and I had it when I woke up.”
[Do you remember saving someone and marking him?]
Bai Qingyu suddenly realized, he was right. Originally, mortals didn’t have it. He Renyuan went to Wuyi Mountain and sensed the bloodline of his ancestors, so the tea leaf mark appeared.
However, there was also something strange. Logically, each generation of tea deities could only have one descendant, because the world didn’t need many immortals who only ate and didn’t work.
But who knew about the matters of ancient immortals? They had many lost divine operations. What if there was a way to have an illegitimate child in the human world?
Seeing that Bai Qingyu was lost in thought, He Renyuan knew that he had achieved half of his goal – before exposing Bai Qingyu, he first made Bai Qingyu care about him, so he wouldn’t run away immediately.
The tea leaf mark worked.
“Bai Qingyu, do you have Cha Bao’s uncle’s contact information?”
Bai Qingyu was startled, “No, Cha Bao’s uncle is a great beauty, many people must want to harass him, so he doesn’t talk to strangers.”
He Renyuan: “…” Who wanted to harass him?
He Renyuan, “Then relay a message for me.”
Bai Qingyu, “Okay.”
He Renyuan, “When I was giving him little red flowers today, I accidentally stamped a mangy dog on his lower back. Tell him to look in the mirror when he takes a shower and remember to wash it off.”
What mangy dog? Bai Qingyu was shocked and covered his lower back. How did he not know? Was He Renyuan testing him?
Calm down, calm down – Bai Qingyu immediately went into the bathroom, “I’m going to the restroom.”
He closed the door, turned sideways to face the mirror, lifted his tracksuit, and slightly turned his body. He saw a red stamp.
What mangy dog? It was clearly a cute little dog.
Wait, He Renyuan lifted his clothes just now… He Renyuan suspected him?
He only appeared for an afternoon, and he was already suspected by a human? Was He Renyuan even human? No, he had to run away immediately, being discovered by humans was always risky.
Oh, the little one was still outside!
Bai Qingyu rushed out of the bathroom, just as he was about to pick up the little one and disappear on the spot, he found that Cha Bao’s hand was being held by He Renyuan.
He scratched his cheek. It wasn’t that there were no other ways to escape with the child, but it would consume a lot of divine power, making him hesitate.
He Renyuan wasn’t a bad person, and he had a tea leaf tattoo, maybe he was one of them.
He would wait and see.
He Renyuan looked up, “Did you see it?”
Bai Qingyu played dumb, “…What?”
“Did you wash it off?” He Renyuan’s eyes darkened. He knew he would play dumb, so he played the emotional card, “Cha Bao seems to like the real you more. When you were holding him today, I reached out to take him several times, but he wouldn’t let go, clinging to your hair.”
Bai Qingyu paused, his train of thought derailed, switching from being exposed to parenting.
Because beautiful Dad’s skin was a rare drop in the human world, Cha Bao was always very happy. People always said he didn’t look like his dad, questioning their father-son relationship. Although Cha Bao always helped explain, “This is my dad,” he was still so young, he must be a little sad, right? Just like when people said his dad wasn’t good-looking at the kindergarten gate, his eyes would turn red.
Bai Qingyu fidgeted with his fingers. His fingers were beautiful, a unique pair of hands. They couldn’t be on both Bai Qingyu and Cha Bao’s uncle.
This was his biggest flaw.
It was the reason why He Renyuan became suspicious of Cha Bao’s uncle at first glance.
He Renyuan continued to coax him, “From a personal perspective, I still suggest you transform back. Of course, your hair is a bit special, we can do something about it.”
Bai Qingyu, “Ah, won’t it arouse suspicion?”
He Renyuan, “Have you seen the makeup techniques in movies and TV shows? It’s completely possible to put another layer of fake skin on your face and change your appearance.”
He used his greatest patience in communicating with clients, “What are your concerns?”
Anyone who heard He Renyuan’s tone would feel that he was very reliable and could solve any problem.
Bai Qingyu said honestly, “I don’t have any concerns, I’m just afraid of being tricked into working at a nightclub.”
He Renyuan praised, “That’s a valid concern, but this is not a nightclub, we have a formal labor contract.”
Bai Qingyu thought it made sense. Besides, always using a fake appearance also consumed divine power. Considering the acceptance of mortals, Bai Qingyu ran into the bathroom and transformed back.
The beautiful man’s every move was radiant. Bai Qingyu stood in front of the mirror, stunned. He had just been thinking about denying everything when he went out! Did he actually trust He Renyuan so much? But… He Renyuan had a tea deity mark, he definitely wasn’t a bad person.
Bai Qingyu came out of the bathroom. He Renyuan’s breath hitched. He looked away and asked hoarsely after a while, “Are you an immortal?”
Bai Qingyu said modestly, “Just an idle tea deity, so it’s useless if you wish to become the richest person in the world.”
A tea deity, Bai Qingyu was indeed related to tea!
He Renyuan, “I won’t make any wishes to you, and I won’t tell anyone.”
Bai Qingyu breathed a sigh of relief. That was good. If he encountered humans who asked for things from immortals, he would have to leave quickly.
As expected of the highly intelligent He Renyuan, his acceptance was also very good.
He Renyuan looked down at Cha Bao, “Then Cha Bao is…”
His heart felt heavy. If Cha Bao’s mother was also an immortal…
Bai Qingyu finally found an opportunity to push Cha Bao away from He Renyuan. He cleverly pushed him out of He Renyuan’s reach, his long hair brushing against the back of He Renyuan’s hand as he moved.
He Renyuan withdrew his hand.
Bai Qingyu’s eyes curved into a smile, and he said with certainty, “Cha Bao is my asexual offspring, he grew from my roots, isn’t he cute?”
He Renyuan looked at Cha Bao, joy mixed with something else welling up inside him. A smile couldn’t help but appear in his eyes, the first one tonight, “Asexual reproduction is good, it preserves your excellent traits. Cha Bao is very cute, like you.”
Bai Qingyu raised his eyebrows proudly. When a tea tree reached maturity and hadn’t fallen in love, it would naturally sprout a small bud from its body and become the next generation tea deity.
He Renyuan, well-versed in negotiation techniques, returned to the first question, “Since you’re a tea deity, you must have a clue about the tea leaf mark on my lower back, right?”
Bai Qingyu said profoundly, “Your ancestor must be a descendant of a certain generation of tea deities left in the human world.”
He Renyuan: “…”
Bai Qingyu, “I’m your grand-uncle, I guess.”
He Renyuan: “…”
He said, “My parents don’t have this mark.”
Bai Qingyu, “Because they didn’t fall off a cliff and awaken their bloodline.”
He Renyuan: “…”
That definitely wasn’t it!
The stupid logic was self-consistent and irrefutable. He couldn’t ask his parents to fall off a cliff too.
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While the tea deity was eating and drinking at the Jiang family, Lawyer He was thinking about how to get information out of him.
