There’re Always Paranoid Thoughts to Monopolize Me - Chapter 60.1

Weekend.

Huo Jingyan and Yan’an’s wedding arrived as scheduled.

It was known in the circle that Huo Jingyan was Huo Shengfeng’s adopted son. According to rumors, Huo Shengfeng’s emphasis and heavy use of Huo Jingyan, this adopted son, exceeded that of the recently returned Huo family’s eldest young master.

Some even joked whether Huo Jingyan might be an illegitimate child of the Huo family lost outside—but this news was obviously groundless, at most just a passing thought, with few people believing it.

So naturally, no one knew that Huo Jingyan was like a smoke screen thrown out by Huo Shengfeng—the real illegitimate child was actually the Huo family’s eldest young master whom they sympathized with due to Huo Jingyan’s treatment.

Due to Huo Shengfeng’s emphasis on Huo Jingyan, even the wedding was to be held at the Huo family’s old mansion. Long before the wedding preparations, people had already started trying to obtain invitations.

However, invitations to enter the Huo family were not so easy to get.

On the day of the wedding, when Qin Ke and Huo Jun were sitting in the car entering the south main gate of the old mansion, they still saw “guests” who hadn’t obtained invitations being stopped and arguing with the security guard for a chance.

The thick red envelope was almost being stuffed into the security guard’s arms.

Because the car in front was blocking the entrance, Huo Jun’s car also slowed down.

Qin Ke looked out the car window for a moment, then turned back and asked puzzledly, “What are they doing out there?”

“…”

Huo Jun originally didn’t have much sincerity to celebrate Huo Jingyan’s wedding, and had been lazy all the way. Hearing this, he only lifted his eyelids slightly, sweeping a glance at the front of the car.

After two seconds, Qin Ke heard the young man sitting beside her sneer.

“Didn’t get an invitation, trying to bribe the security guard.”

Outside the car, the red envelope in this guest’s hand was originally tempting enough to make the security guard a bit moved.

However, just as he was hesitating, he inadvertently looked up and saw the sedan parked behind this car.

From the front window, at his standing angle, he could just see a young man sitting lazily in the back seat behind the front passenger seat.

The young man’s lips were slightly curved, his gaze meeting his at this moment, not surprised, just raising his arm, seeming to casually greet him.

“…!”

The security guard’s calves trembled, his face turning pale.

After freezing for a few seconds, he suddenly came to his senses, pushing away the red envelope that was almost stuffed into his arms, saying with a righteous face, “Without an invitation, you cannot enter—this is the Huo family’s rule, sir, please respect yourself.”

After saying this, he ignored the guest who was stunned by his sudden change in attitude, and instead walked to the driver’s side of the guest’s car, directing the driver inside to move the car aside and clear the way.

The sedan carrying Huo Jun and Qin Ke drove past nonchalantly.

The security guard breathed a sigh of relief, straightening up from his half-bow only after the car’s rear had disappeared, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.

At this moment, the guest standing to the side came to his senses, frowning and looking at the security guard with extreme displeasure—

“Didn’t you say those without invitations couldn’t enter? I saw that the one just now didn’t even stop the car—what, did he show you his invitation telepathically??”

“……”

Relying on the Huo family’s power, the security guard really didn’t care about these guests who couldn’t get invitations but still wanted to curry favor. He stared at the other person for two seconds with a look as if he was looking at an idiot, and finally spoke before the other could become angry from embarrassment.

“Sir, if you don’t even know who the owner of the car that just passed is, why bother coming to join this lively occasion?”

“…!”

The guest was flushed red by the security guard’s retort. Thinking back carefully, he realized he really didn’t have any impression of either the license plate number or the people who had flashed by in the car.

He fumed for a few seconds, but finally couldn’t help asking, with a tone of sarcasm: “What, has the capital gained another big shot that I don’t know?”

“…” The security guard looked at him with extreme disdain. If it weren’t for the fact that no other guests’ cars had arrived yet, he really wouldn’t bother wasting time with him. But now, with nothing else to distract him, he could only say impatiently. “That was our Huo family’s young master’s car. The place you’re trying to enter ultimately belongs to him alone—do you think he counts as the ‘big shot’ you mentioned?”

“!”

The guest’s expression was horrified.

The security guard found it amusing. Just as he was about to turn and leave, he heard the other come to his senses and still ask persistently. “He… the one in the car just now, was that the Huo family’s young master, Huo Zhonglou??”

“Mm.” The security guard waved his hand, “So you know—he’s already noticed earlier, there’s no way I can let you in now, you’d better leave quickly. Sigh… I don’t know if the young master will be angry with me for this—what bad luck!”

“…”

At this point, the guest naturally gave up, dejectedly returning to his own car and turning to leave.

The security guard returned to the security booth and told his colleague about what had just happened. The other also laughed.

“You really are unlucky enough.”

“Who says I’m not?”

“But that person is also funny, not even recognizing our young master’s person and car, yet wanting to join the excitement?”

“…That’s not his fault though.”

“How is it not his fault?”

“The young master has been back in the country for less than a year, and I heard his relationship with the old master is very tense. Look—since his return, the number of times he’s entered the family home can be counted on one hand, right? In the circle, apart from a few family friends who have to deal with him, not many people have really seen the young master’s appearance—let alone someone who doesn’t even qualify for an invitation.”

“You’re right… the young master’s personality is really strange. Giving up such a big family business, isn’t he afraid it will be coveted by the old master’s adopted son?”

“Shh! We can’t say such things carelessly. In the future, we still have to eat by his grace—if this gets to someone else’s ears, do you not want this job anymore?”

“……”

If even the Huo family’s security guards had such thoughts, outsiders would only think more so.

On their way from getting out of the car to entering the banquet hall, Qin Ke and Huo Jun passed by several groups of guests several times, and could vaguely hear them discussing the affairs of the two Huo family sons, Huo Jingyan and Huo Jun.

Qin Ke looked at Huo Jun with complicated feelings.

Huo Jun’s expression remained as usual, as if the person whose status was in jeopardy in their mouths wasn’t him. However, he soon felt Qin Ke’s gaze and his eyes fell on her.

“What?” Huo Jun smiled casually, “Afraid I’ll harm your Teacher Huo?”

“…”

Hearing the deliberately emphasized “your”, Qin Ke resisted rolling her eyes at him. “This is Teacher Huo and Sister Yan’an’s wedding. Joking before was fine, but not today—if someone overhears and causes trouble again, I should be worried about Teacher Huo harming you.”

Hearing this, Huo Jun thought for a few seconds and actually nodded along with Qin Ke’s words.

“Then you have to protect me well.”