There’re Always Paranoid Thoughts to Monopolize Me - Chapter 29.2

Yin Chuanfang felt a surge of joy, but just as she was about to press on, she saw the girl across from her slowly raise her eyes.

“So, Mom, what do you want me to do?”

A smile appeared in Yin Chuanfang’s eyes, “You should just tell your math teacher that you’re not ready, so you won’t participate this time—the spot should go to the original person.”

Yin Chuanfang finished speaking quickly, then realized her reaction might have been too obvious. She hurriedly tried to cover it with a smile.

“This way, you can establish a steady impression with your teacher, and it won’t really affect you much, right?”

“……”

After Yin Chuanfang finished speaking, the dining table was quiet for a long time.

So long that the smile on her face gradually stiffened, until she could no longer maintain it. She looked at Qin Ke with an unpleasant expression.

“Xiao Ke,” she struggled to suppress her anger, “What do you think?”

Qin Ke unhurriedly finished the last bite of rice in her bowl, put down her chopsticks, took a sip of water, and rinsed her mouth.

Then she slowly looked up.

The girl looked at Yin Chuanfang calmly, “I think…the reason is indeed very simple, but the reason you mentioned, Mom, is not my reason.”

“…” Yin Chuanfang’s face changed, “What do you mean?”

Qin Ke: “My reason is even simpler. What belongs to whom, belongs to them—we are separate individuals, and my sister’s and my future paths don’t interfere with each other. There’s no such thing as wasting an opportunity on someone or it being just right for someone else.”

Yin Chuanfang’s eyes darkened, and she was about to say something when Qin Ke continued. “I need this opportunity too. The competition is once a year, and each time is incredibly important. Getting one chance earlier means one more chance at success.”

Yin Chuanfang: “But for you, this is just one more chance at success, while for your sister, this might be her only opportunity! Are you really so selfish that you’d let your sister miss this chance for nothing?!”

“…”

Qin Ke paused for two seconds, then suddenly let out a light laugh.

The mockery in that laugh was so heavy that it made both Qin Hanyi and Yin Chuanfang change their expressions.

—

This was the first time they had this feeling, a feeling that this naive and ignorant child they had always controlled was starting to deviate from the track they had set.

This was also the first time that Qin Ke, in front of them, truly shed her innocent shell and revealed her inner sharpness and edge.

But Qin Ke didn’t give them a chance to react.

After her light laugh, she glanced indifferently at Qin Yan, then turned to look at Yin Chuanfang.

“Mom, I’m asking you sincerely, and I hope you’ll answer me honestly—” She stared intently into Yin Chuanfang’s eyes, without blinking, “If today, my sister and I had switched positions, and I needed her to give up this spot for me—would you persuade her to give it up, and tell her that if she didn’t, she would be selfish?”

“…!”

Yin Chuanfang’s expression suddenly changed.

She almost instinctively avoided Qin Ke’s gaze, then immediately regretted it—not answering and avoiding at a time like this, wasn’t she just giving Qin Ke ammunition?

But Qin Ke didn’t let this opportunity slip.

Having gotten her answer, the last bit of warmth in her heart cooled. She let out another light laugh.

“So, since this is a spot I earned through my own efforts and grades—why should I give it up?”

“……”

Both Yin Chuanfang and Qin Yan turned pale. Finally, Qin Hanyi cleared his throat.

He glanced at Qin Ke, his face solemn.

“Xiao Ke, we’ve raised you for all these years, and your sister has treated you well, hasn’t she? You’re not willing to sacrifice even this little bit?”

“…”

Hearing these words, Qin Ke almost couldn’t hold back a cold laugh in her heart.

She really wanted to throw her bowl and chopsticks at the faces of this shameless family and ask them: They didn’t work or earn money, whose inheritance were they living off, whose money were they spending—how could Qin Hanyi have the nerve to ask such a shameless question?!

But Qin Ke only forcefully suppressed her anger and lowered her gaze.

—

At this point, she wasn’t supposed to know the truth, nor was she supposed to know about the existence of that inheritance.

Before she could transfer her guardianship or before she came of age, she couldn’t alert them…

Qin Ke took a deep breath and stood up.

“I’m sorry, even if you call me selfish, I’ll accept it—I value this opportunity very much, and I absolutely won’t give it up.”

After saying this, before leaving the table, she gave Qin Yan an expressionless look.

The corner of the girl’s mouth turned up slightly, a smile that didn’t reach her eyes, carrying a hint of faint mockery.

“If sister really wants it, then just go ask the teacher directly.”

With that, Qin Ke turned and went upstairs.

Before closing the door, she clearly heard a “bang” from downstairs, as Qin Yan frustratedly threw down her bowl and chopsticks, cursing something.

Qin Ke closed her bedroom door and immediately locked it. Then she leaned back against the door, slowly relaxing her tense body.

She slowly let out a breath, suppressing the lingering panic in her eyes.

—

Whether in her past life or this one, this was the first time she had openly defied the Qin parents.

With her guardianship still in their hands, she knew this wasn’t a wise move—but she was well aware of the insatiable nature of the Qin parents and Qin Yan, so she absolutely couldn’t back down.

However, now that she had started to remove her mask, she had to speed up her preparations.

Thinking this, Qin Ke rummaged through her backpack on the bed for her phone, found Gu Xinqing’s number in her contacts, and dialed it.

The other end quickly picked up.

“Ke Ke?”

“It’s me.”

Qin Ke lowered her voice, walked to the windowsill, and asked softly—

“Xinqing, have you gotten any news about the tutoring job I asked you to look into earlier?”