There’re Always Paranoid Thoughts to Monopolize Me - Chapter 16.1

As soon as Gao Hao picked up the phone, Qin Ke faintly heard Qin Yan’s voice on the other end.

She pretended not to notice.

Gao Hao quickly ended the call and walked back, his expression shifting unpredictably. He seemed absent-minded when talking to her, unlike his previous enthusiasm.

“Junior sister Qin, I just remembered that I left my jacket outside the dorm to dry and haven’t brought it in.”

After a few minutes, Gao Hao finally spoke. He carefully observed Qin Ke’s expression.

“I’ve already familiarized you with these tools and their basic usage. Take a look at these previous bulletin board designs yourself.”

Hearing this, Qin Ke raised her head, the corners of her eyes slightly curved, and she smiled faintly.

“Sure. Thanks for your help tonight.”

“No problem at all!” Gao Hao quickly waved his hand, smiling as he replied, “It’s my duty, really.”

“…”

“Then I’ll get going first?”

“Mm.” Qin Ke responded softly.

“See you tomorrow, Junior sister Qin.”

After speaking, Gao Hao grabbed his backpack and left quickly.

Watching Gao Hao’s hurried figure leave the room, Qin Ke frowned slightly.

A phone call from Qin Yan could make Gao Hao leave in such a hurry. Plus, after the call, his eyes clearly flickered, and he seemed unwilling to make eye contact with her…

Qin Ke felt that the call had something to do with her.

It seemed that she needed to be more cautious of their schemes in the coming days.

Qin Ke’s eyes darkened slightly.

She was absent-mindedly flipping through the design boards in front of her when she suddenly heard the door of the tool room being pushed open again.

——

Gao Hao had just told her that there were no scheduled activities tonight, so no one else should be here. It could only be Gao Hao returning.

Thinking this, Qin Ke stood up, “Senior, why are you back—”

Her words stopped abruptly.

After a two-second pause, Qin Ke looked at the newcomer in surprise, “Huo Jun?”

“…”

Huo Jun stood expressionless by the door. The cold, handsome features of his face were accentuated by the long shadows in the tool room’s light, making his appearance even more striking.

His figure looked especially tall and slender.

Qin Ke couldn’t help but marvel at his striking appearance, although it was paired with a madman’s personality. She asked softly,

“What are you doing here?”

Huo Jun stared at the girl standing under the light for a few seconds.

A few seconds later, he suddenly lowered his head and laughed hoarsely.

“Who were you calling ‘Senior’ just now?”

Qin Ke was silent for a few seconds and blinked.

——

A sudden, inexplicable sense of guilt came over her, along with a premonition that answering his question would lead to serious trouble.

But if she stayed silent…

Qin Ke raised her eyes and met a pair of pitch-black eyes.

They were filled with dark clouds, as if hiding a brewing storm.

Qin Ke: “…”

To speak meant “death,” and not to speak also meant “death.” This was not a multiple-choice question; it was a death sentence.

Huo Jun clearly lacked patience in this regard.

——

Before Qin Ke could decide how to speak, he made a displeased sound, striding in with his long legs.

Stopping right in front of her, he leaned down, his eyes deep and dark.

“Were you calling Gao Hao just now—hmm?”

Qin Ke slowly took a small step back, “Yes…?”

Even though he already knew the answer, Huo Jun’s expression turned cold.

After a moment, he laughed in anger. His voice was low and magnetic, his eyes cold and deep.

“Do you like him?”

Qin Ke was silent for a few seconds, then hesitantly asked in a soft voice, “If I say ‘yes,’ would you feel insulted and walk away?”

“…”

Huo Jun’s eyes narrowed.

Meeting the girl’s clear, clean gaze, he took half a step forward, closing the distance between them again—

“I would indeed feel insulted.”

Qin Ke’s eyes brightened slightly, “And then?”

Huo Jun lowered his eyes and sneered coldly.

“And then? The person I carried down the mountain after kicking over several instructors turned around and ran off with another wild man—what do you think would happen next? Why don’t you guess.”

At the end of his words, Huo Jun curled his lips at Qin Ke. The smile didn’t reach his eyes, sending a chill through her bones.

Qin Ke thought she didn’t want to guess.

But she needed to correct one thing—

“I came to the bulletin board group with Senior Gao Hao to familiarize myself with the tools and past design boards because Teacher Wu Qingyue requested it.”

At the mention of “Gao Hao,” Huo Jun’s expression turned cold again. A thin layer of hostility crept into his handsome features.

“Se–nior Gao–Hao?”

Huo Jun scoffed.

He suddenly leaned down, using his height advantage to further close the already small distance between them.

“You like calling people ‘senior’ so much? If it doesn’t work with me, you’ll just switch to another?”

“…”

“Do you remember what I told you—what I would do if I heard you call someone ‘senior’ again?”

Qin Ke: “…”

Qin Ke: “At that time, you said it couldn’t be with you.”

Huo Jun’s eyes darkened, “Anyone else is even less acceptable!”

Qin Ke finally felt slightly annoyed by his attitude.

“How I address others—what does that have to do with you, Huo Jun?”

But as soon as the words left her mouth, Qin Ke regretted it.

——

Her experiences from the past life told her that provoking someone like Huo Jun or Huo Zhonglou, madmen like them, would definitely lead to the worst kind of death.

As she expected, Huo Jun’s eyes turned completely cold upon hearing her words.

“It seems you really like him. Rushing off with him in such a hurry, and thinking about him even after he left…”

The boy’s voice sank lower and lower.

Along with his pitch-black eyes.

The violent emotion in Huo Jun’s eyes brewed to a certain extreme, and in an instant, his rationality was swallowed up. He leaned forward, his thin lips almost touching the girl’s.

A few seconds earlier, Qin Ke had suddenly felt a shock.

She hurriedly stepped back, the movement so large that her leg hit the low table behind her, causing her to half-sit, half-lean on it.

——

But she managed to avoid the kiss.

Huo Jun’s expression darkened.

“…Why are you dodging?”

Qin Ke held onto the table’s edge, wanting to jump down but finding no way out because of the person in front of her.

She could only look at Huo Jun.

“Let me down first.”

“…”

Huo Jun’s eyebrows and eyes drooped, and his gaze swept down.

Seeing the girl’s half-sitting position on the table edge, his eyes darkened.

Huo Jun simply stepped forward, completely trapping the girl in a corner.

Then he leaned on the table next to her, slightly bending down, his voice low and hoarse, with a faint, malicious smile.

“Wrap your legs around. I like this position the most.”

Qin Ke: “…………”

How did she end up attracting such a pervert?

After a long standoff, it was Qin Ke who gave in first.

“What do I need to do for you to let me down?”

Huo Jun’s eyes were cold.

“I’ll ask you one last time—do you like Gao Hao?”

“Don’t like.”

Qin Ke didn’t hesitate.

The harshness in Huo Jun’s eyes paused and then quickly dissipated.

This surprised Qin Ke a bit.

But before she could think further, Huo Jun spoke again, “You want to get down?”

“…Yes.”

Qin Ke hesitated for a moment, then nodded honestly.

Huo Jun’s mouth twitched slightly, “Do you remember in the infirmary, you said you would thank me?”

Qin Ke: “…”

Huo Jun: “I just thought of it.”

Qin Ke: “…………”

Huo Jun: “You don’t need to do anything else, just one thing.”

“?”

Qin Ke looked at Huo Jun in a daze, clearly not believing that he would let her off so easily.