There’re Always Paranoid Thoughts to Monopolize Me - Chapter 33.2

Thus, from the middle, the exhibition suddenly changed its grouping – the little boy “seized” Qin Ke’s position, pestering Huo Jingyan with questions from the east end of the entire corridor to the west end, with Qin Ke following beside them, unable to find even the slightest opening to speak.

Qin Ke’s original plan to use this outing to extract information about Huo Jingyan’s beloved woman was on the verge of being thwarted.

She was somewhat caught between laughter and tears.

“Was it you who invited Huo Jingyan out?”

As they turned a section of the art gallery, Huo Jun, who had been silent beside Qin Ke, suddenly asked.

Qin Ke was slightly stunned.

After a moment, she turned back, her gaze calm and steady as she looked at Huo Jun.

“Mm.”

“…”

A flash of cold anger passed through Huo Jun’s eyes.

A vein slightly bulged on the young man’s pale forehead. After a few seconds of silent silence, he sneered coldly, his gaze sweeping over the paintings hanging under the corridor pillars around them.

Finally, his focus returned to Qin Ke.

“Inviting him to a place like this, you’re good at catering to his interests?”

“…”

Qin Ke fell silent.

In fact, when she saw Huo Jun, she had already guessed who had entered her room, what they had seen, and what they had done.

She also guessed that Huo Jun would certainly misunderstand her feelings for Huo Jingyan.

But she really had no room for explanation.

—

Regarding Huo Jingyan, she had even thought that if there was no other way in the end, she would directly tell him that she had a nightmare where something unfortunate would happen to his girlfriend.

Even if he didn’t believe it, given Huo Jingyan’s gentle and meticulous nature, he would certainly make changes at her request.

However, Huo Jun was completely different.

Qin Ke knew very well that any explanation would be useless. Huo Jun’s personality was too cold and thin, like a sharpened Tang sword, sharp and easily broken, yet unstoppable.

He only looked at the essence, not caring about the rest. Unless she gave him an objective reason for her closeness to Huo Jingyan, Huo Jun wouldn’t care about any reason.

And Qin Ke couldn’t possibly give this objective reason.

The girl didn’t speak.

Huo Jun’s gaze gradually cooled in this silence.

He slightly parted his lips, his eyes pitch black, revealing a slightly fierce smile.

“Admitting it by your silence?”

“…” Qin Ke frowned at him.

The smile in Huo Jun’s eyes sank. He reached out to gently caress the side of the girl’s face, his fingertips feeling the delicate, smooth skin. Tempting one to indulge.

Huo Jun’s gaze deepened.

“Qin Yan was foolish and utilitarian, I could see through her intentions in approaching me and Huo Jingyan at a glance – but what about you? Qin Ke, what exactly do you want?”

“…”

Qin Ke lightly clenched her fingertips, stepping back half a step.

But Huo Jun easily pulled this half step back to zero. He pressed closer, more tightly–

“Before, I thought you were innocent and pure, like a flawless piece of jade. I watched you from afar, imagining how stunning you would become after being carved… But I never touched, for fear of sullying you.”

Qin Ke was stunned by his words.

But Huo Jun, unaware, his gaze sharpened–

“But when did you become a piece of black jade, Qin Ke? It seems like in an instant, I didn’t even have time to realize, the current you is completely different from the past you – you clearly have a purpose in approaching Huo Jingyan, just like when you suddenly appeared before me at Hell Bar back then!”

“…!”

Qin Ke’s eyes suddenly trembled.

In this instant, she looked at Huo Jun with an almost terrifying gaze.

She knew very well in her heart that Huo Jun could never guess the fundamental reason and purpose behind all her actions – but precisely because of this inability to guess, she didn’t know how deeply Huo Jun understood her, to reach such a precise level of insight.

—

If not for her previous life, Huo Jun probably understood her better than she understood herself.

But Huo Jun, noticing her loss of composure, only thought that he had seen through her thoughts.

He gripped Qin Ke’s wrist even tighter.

Qin Ke was brought back to her senses by the pain.

She frowned, trying her best to cool her gaze, “If you’ve seen through me, then why are you still by my side?”

Huo Jun slightly narrowed his eyes, his gaze turning cold.

“What do you mean?”

Qin Ke: “Don’t you like innocent and naive girls? I might have been one before, but I’m far from that now.”

Qin Ke lightly bit her teeth, hatred from memories of her past life showing in her eyes.

Remembering the behavior of the three members of the Qin family these past two days, a thin and cold smile appeared in her eyes.

“You want that clean, naive Qin Ke who could be manipulated? She’s long dead. Now, to get back what’s mine, I’ll pay any price; to achieve my goals, I don’t care about anyone else.”

Qin Ke finished in one breath, coldly looking at Huo Jun.

“Do you understand now?”

Huo Jun’s eyes darkened.

“So what do you want? What is there that you think Huo Jingyan can give you that I can’t?”

Qin Ke was stunned, “You—”

“Just tell me, no matter the cost, I’ll give it to you.”