There’re Always Paranoid Thoughts to Monopolize Me - Chapter 70.1

Thanks to Huo Jun.

Qin Ke became famous at A University in just one day – all the female students were curious about what kind of fairy had captured their new campus heartthrob.

While the school forum was buzzing with discussion, someone got news from the student council –

This new campus heartthrob’s girlfriend was not only a student who had won first prize in a math competition and was admitted through recommendation, but she had also only completed her second year of high school before entering university.

After being stunned by this news for a moment, the school forum quickly became lively again.

“A second-year high school student, and a first-prize winner in a math competition, A University hasn’t seen that in several years, right?”

“I heard she’s from the neighboring A University Affiliated High School. I asked around, this junior is something else. Other competition winners usually have terrible grades in other subjects, but she’s different. After entering school, whether it’s big or small exams, her overall score is always in the top three of her grade.”

“… What a gap.”

“Is this why the new campus heartthrob didn’t look at us? Wuwuwuwu, we’re too mediocre.”

“With such good grades, she must look ordinary.”

“Yeah, I think so too.”

“+1”

“+2”

…

“I just happened to meet her on the road, took a photo, no editing, no Photoshop, you can see for yourselves how she looks.”

“… Holy crap”

“Wuwuwu, so beautiful girls with long white legs and good figures really exist in this world?”

“Isn’t that a bit exaggerated? How can she be that good-looking?”

“Yeah, she’s just above average”

“She’s okay”

“I just want to ask, those of you saying she looks ordinary, how heavenly do you look?”

……

It didn’t take long for towering threads to quickly build up in the forum.

One part was dedicated to being sour about Qin Ke, another part mocked Huo Jun and then turned against the first part, and yet another part watched the first two parts argue while happily eating melon seeds.

Amidst the bloody posts, one suddenly stood out –

“You’re all arguing yourselves hoarse here, but have the little lovebirds paid any attention to you? What’s the point of getting all worked up? Even if you break up the CP, it won’t be your turn, and besides, I don’t think they can be broken up, so you might as well all disperse.”

This post was very sarcastic and instantly maxed out the hatred value of the entire forum. Everyone turned their fire on it and started making a fuss in this post.

After a long time of not seeing the original poster, some girls simply went out to start a new thread, betting on when Qin Ke would be dumped in this couple.

Some said one day, some said one week, the longest said two months.

Then they started waiting and waiting, waiting and waiting…

Two months passed, and they didn’t see the two break up. They only saw their campus heartthrob Huo becoming more clingy by the day – going to audit classes in the recommended students’ class every day with a straight face.

The tone in the thread became increasingly skewed.

“This CP is quite sweet…”

“1551 I think so too, finally someone said it first”

“Sorry to the original poster, I’ve defected, I ship this couple, they’re really sweet, giving us sugar every day.”

“It’s just that Huo Zhonglou is too much of a dog! He used to be a cold and fierce campus bully type in my mind! During this time, whenever I see Qin Ke, I can definitely see Huo Zhonglou within a 30-meter radius of her!”

“Same as above, my idol’s image has collapsed – no, it’s been destroyed…”

As these kinds of follow-up comments became more and more numerous, the original poster became extremely angry, closed the thread and applied for deletion, leaving a message in the latest floor –

“Damn it. A licking dog is a licking dog, licking until the end and left with nothing! I’m not waiting for Huo Zhonglou to dump Qin Ke anymore, I’m waiting for Qin Ke to kick Huo Zhonglou and then I’ll dig up this grave!”

So, the post was deleted, but the title of “A University’s Divine Couple” for Qin Ke and Huo Jun spread jokingly throughout the school.

The only ones in the school who didn’t care about the development of this matter were probably the two parties involved, Qin Ke and Huo Jun. Qin Ke didn’t live on campus, and she only attended classes at school during the day with Huo Jun, so she had almost no contact with A University students. She had no idea about the posts.

As for Huo Jun, the boys in his class showed him the posts immediately. After glancing at the title, he snorted lightly.

“If my Qin Qin had the heart to dump me, she wouldn’t have gotten together with me in the first place.”

A male classmate choked, reminding him. “They’re saying you’ll dump her.”

Huo Jun: “…”

Huo Jun raised his eyes and coldly glanced at him, “Is that even human talk?”

Male classmate: “…………”

Alright. We know you’re as close as gold now.

After being showered with dog food for another month across the entire school, the long-awaited summer vacation finally arrived for the single dogs.

The recommended students’ class was disbanded, and they would be assigned to various majors together with other freshmen who had passed the college entrance exam to enter A University. After the summer vacation, it would be the official start of Qin Ke’s first year of college.

However, due to student status issues, Qin Ke still needed to return to Qian City during the summer vacation to handle some formalities.

Huo Jun naturally accompanied her.

Qiande High School had also started its summer vacation, and Qin Ke didn’t see any students at school when she returned to handle the relevant formalities.

When she came out of the school gate and got back into the car, Huo Jun was sitting in the driver’s seat.

Qin Ke was startled. “Where’s the driver?”

“I sent him back.”

“?”

“You’re done with your business, right?”

“Mm,” Qin Ke nodded, “But you sent the driver back, so how are we-”

“Since you’re done with your business, it’s time for our alone time now, why keep a third wheel here?” Huo Jun laughed and asked.

Qin Ke looked at him helplessly and was about to say something when her phone suddenly vibrated.

She looked down and saw Gu Xinqing’s name on the caller ID.

“I’ll take this call, it’s Xinqing,” Qin Ke gestured to Huo Jun, then answered the phone.

As soon as she connected, Gu Xinqing’s excited voice exploded in her ear –

“Ah ah ah Ke Ke are you back? I just opened WeChat and saw your message! Where are you now??”

“…” Qin Ke was stunned for a few seconds before coming back to her senses from Gu Xinqing’s sky-shattering excitement. She said with a wry smile, “I’m at the north gate of Qiande High School. Just finished the paperwork and came out.”

Qin Ke paused after speaking, then asked, “What about you? If you don’t have anything going on today, we could go out for lunch together, it’s been a long time since we last met, right?”

Gu Xinqing’s tone immediately turned plaintive. “I want to but I can’t get away right now…”

“Hm?” Qin Ke was surprised, “Where are you now?”

“Elite class gathering…” Gu Xinqing said. “Qiande has always had activities for the elite classes of all three grades together – you know. This is similar, it’s like a farewell dinner for the senior students who have finished the college entrance exam, given by the first and second year students at the end of each school year…”

Qin Ke: “I don’t remember participating in that?”

“That’s because you left in such a hurry.” Bringing this up made Gu Xinqing even more plaintive.

Qin Ke: “…”

It really wasn’t her being in a hurry at that time, it was someone else who was in a hurry.

Qin Ke was thinking about this when she suddenly heard Gu Xinqing encounter someone on the other end of the phone –

“Yes… right… it’s Qin Ke… okay, teacher, I’ll ask her…”

A few seconds later, Gu Xinqing’s voice lowered.

“Ke Ke, Teacher Song overheard me calling you – he said if you have time, you can come over too.”

Qin Ke was stunned. “This…”

“Wuwuwu sorry Ke Ke I didn’t know Teacher Song would overhear – if you really don’t want to come, should I say you’re busy?”

Qin Ke came back to her senses and joked, “With your voice just now, it would be strange if Teacher Song didn’t hear it, right?”

“I was in the hallway… who knew Teacher Song would come up from behind just then…” Gu Xinqing asked pitifully. “So are you coming?”

Qin Ke pondered for two seconds, then smiled helplessly, “If Teacher Song heard it, it doesn’t seem appropriate for me not to go, right?”

“Seems so.”

“Besides, he was my homeroom teacher for nearly a year, I should go pay my respects.”

“Mm mm! Then I’ll get to see you too, killing two birds with one stone! – I’ll wait for you!”

“…”

After hanging up the phone, Qin Ke suddenly remembered something and looked guiltily at Huo Jun in the driver’s seat.

“Um… there’s been a little unexpected incident.”

“I heard.” Huo Jun’s tone was calm, not turning his head. “I’ll take you there. What’s the address?”

“…”

Qin Ke was a bit surprised.

But she was feeling guilty, so when she heard this, she obediently reported the address.

Huo Jun started the car and drove towards the destination according to the navigation.

The place wasn’t far from Qiande High School, they arrived after passing just two streets.

Huo Jun followed the signs to find the underground parking lot below the building. After turning off the engine, he leaned back in the leather seat, “I’ll wait for you here, you go ahead.”

“It might take a bit longer…”

“It’s fine.”

“…”

Qin Ke wanted to say something but held back. She reached for the car door, but before pushing it open, she stopped and carefully leaned over the space between the driver’s seat and passenger seat.

The girl tilted her head slightly, “…Are you angry?”

“…” The person in the driver’s seat didn’t speak.

After looking expressionlessly at the front for a few seconds, he suddenly turned his face, “No. I know it wasn’t your intention, it was just an accident, I can accept that.”

The jet-black eyes looked quite calm.

But after making eye contact with him for two seconds, Qin Ke lowered her gaze and said in the softest, quietest voice. “But you’re still angry.”

“I’m not.” Huo Jun said, “I won’t get angry at you…”

“You don’t need to be like this, Huo Jun.”

Qin Ke looked up at him, “I can feel it, I’m not stupid.”

“…”

Huo Jun’s posture stiffened slightly.

He raised his eyes to look at Qin Ke, while the girl said softly. “Ever since you woke up that time, you’ve been indulging me, doing everything according to what I want – but you don’t need to be like this.”

“…” Huo Jun’s Adam’s apple bobbed slightly, his voice a bit hoarse, “Then what should I do?”

“Just be like before.” Qin Ke looked at him seriously, “You don’t need to hide your negative emotions in front of me – you don’t need to always hold back, you can let them out – I had already accepted and liked you before you woke up, didn’t I?”

“…” Huo Jun looked at her deeply, not saying anything.

Qin Ke gently curved the corners of her eyes.

“I accept and like all of you, not an incomplete you that you’ve carved out to completely cater to me.”

“I like Huo Jun, so even if Huo Jun has some flaws, I still like him – and only this can be called liking, right?”

“…………”

After Qin Ke finished speaking, there was a long silence in the car.

Only in those pitch-black eyes so close was there no calm – waves surged within, emotions rising and falling.

After a long time, she finally heard Huo Jun’s response.

“I can… vent my negative emotions to you, is that right?”

Qin Ke prepared herself mentally before nodding.

“Mm.”

“…”

Then she watched as the person in front of her suddenly unbuckled his seatbelt, pushed open the driver’s side door, and got out of the car.

Qin Ke was stunned.

The next second, she instinctively retreated, wanting to chase after him from the back seat door.

However, just as she sat back down, not yet steady, the back seat door in front of her was suddenly yanked open from the outside.

Huo Jun’s familiar scent pressed in with great force.

Before Qin Ke could react, her wrists were suddenly gripped tightly, her body leaning back –

There was a muffled “thud”.

The girl’s hands were pressed against the solid car window glass behind her, her back forced against the door.

And Huo Jun, who had suddenly entered the car, had already lowered his head, his hot breath almost kissing her lips.

Across this extremely close distance that made Qin Ke blush so much she almost wanted to close her eyes, Huo Jun opened his mouth in a low, hoarse voice.

“You may have misunderstood something, Qin Qin.”

“Hm?”

The girl carefully opened one eye.

And this rare display of cuteness only made Huo Jun look at her with even deeper infatuation in his eyes.

“Anger? Never. – I will never have negative emotions towards you. You say I’m suppressing and holding back – that’s correct, but what I’ve been holding back has never been any negative emotions.”

“?”

Perhaps the proximity was too close, causing Qin Ke to nearly short-circuit her brain. At the first moment after hearing Huo Jun’s words, she did not react, only blankly looking up at him.

And in this narrow space, in this ambiguous posture, this slight lifting of the chin was no different from inviting a kiss.

Huo Jun’s gaze deepened.

“It was you who said I don’t need to hold back.”

He lowered his eyes, his gaze closely following the girl’s soft lips, then slowly leaned down and kissed her.

A few minutes later.

The rear door of a black sedan in the underground parking lot suddenly opened.

A girl with slightly disheveled hair and collar escaped from the car –

“I, I’ll go upstairs to find Xinqing first.”

Watching the girl’s hasty retreat, the open door of the black sedan, Huo Jun lowered his head and let out a hoarse laugh. A few seconds later, he lightly wiped the corner of his lips with the knuckle of his index finger.

Then he put down his hand and glanced sideways.

A faint bloodstain on the pale skin.

Huo Jun let out a hoarse chuckle from his throat, he pulled the car door closed, leaned back in the seat, resting his arm, and his eyes crinkled with a smile.

“The rabbit is in a hurry… It seems it will bite after all.”

****

Qin Ke stepped into the elevator, pressed the floor button, and let out a long sigh, slowly calming the rapidly beating heart in her chest.

Right next to her was a mirror provided for the elevator passengers. Qin Ke tidied up her disheveled demeanor, gently pressed on her flushed cheeks to soothe them, and took three deep breaths.

Her heartbeat finally began to stabilize.

The target floor was reached.

The elevator chimed a light sound, and as soon as Qin Ke stepped out, she felt her phone vibrate.

She looked down.

A text message from Huo Jun.

[Now do you know what I’ve been suppressing towards you?]

Qin Ke: “……”

Scoundrel!

“Ah ah Ke Ke, you’re finally here!”

A voice of surprise came rushing from not far beside Qin Ke, and gave her a bear hug before she could react –

“Wuwuwu Ke Ke, I almost missed you to death! You’re so heartless, you didn’t come back to see me for over a year!”

Qin Ke regained her composure and apologized with a wry smile. “My bad, so I’m here to make amends now, aren’t I?”

“That’s more like it.” Gu Xinqing stepped back with a playful laugh, “Let’s go then, I told Teacher Song I was coming to get you – your popularity in our school hasn’t diminished at all, I just said you were coming and quite a few boys’ eyes lit up!”

As Gu Xinqing spoke, she turned and reached out to grab Qin Ke’s hand, but paused for a moment.

“Huh, Ke Ke, why is your face so red?”

Qin Ke: “…It’s hot, it’s hot.”

“Oh oh,” Gu Xinqing nodded, seemingly understanding, “I also felt the air conditioning was a bit too strong here.”

“…….”

Watching Gu Xinqing believe her words without a doubt and pull herself inside, Qin Ke suddenly felt even more guilty.

A few minutes later, Gu Xinqing took Qin Ke outside a small banquet hall.