There’re Always Paranoid Thoughts to Monopolize Me - Chapter 71.1

The banquet hall was silent for a moment.

And after this moment, the expressions of many people were almost distorted to the point of being twisted.

—

Huo Jun.

This name is really too difficult to forget for the students who have experienced being his classmates.

In fact, many of them could understand the twisted psychology of Fang Sicheng – because that person was truly dazzling and unruly in his youth, his reckless behavior made their own youth seem dim and tasteless, and they knew that was irreversible.

They admired and yearned for that youthful spirit, but they could never achieve it.

So the only thing they could do was to hope for the future, comforting themselves that such a violent-tempered young man would eventually be taught a lesson by someone.

They selectively ignored the fact that – beyond his personality, that person was originally talented enough. He could easily achieve the grades that they had exhausted every effort to reach, yet he treated them as if they were nothing.

So when they saw Huo Jun appear again, just as casually and recklessly as in those past years, many people in their hearts had a complex and indescribable sense of heaviness.

The students did not speak. The banquet hall was very quiet.

But there were also those who were extremely uneasy.

—

Fang Sicheng looked at the direction of the hall door with a terrified gaze. He now very much wanted to go back to a few minutes ago and slap the ignorant self who had dared to open his mouth.

He was originally certain that Huo Jun would not show up, and even if he knew later that he had said those words, by then he would be far away and would never encounter Huo Jun again.

However, the reality proved that he was really unlucky.

On the other side, Huo Jun did not linger after asking his question, but stepped directly into the banquet hall.

He only stopped when he reached the side of the young girl.

Qin Ke softly asked him, “Why did you come?”

“Hmm, the underground parking lot was too dark, I’m afraid of the dark,” Huo Jun answered matter-of-factly, and then turned his gaze to Qin Ke, seeking comfort in a very self-assured manner.

“…”

Qin Ke helplessly glanced at him.

Even making excuses, he was not sincere at all.

The two did not intentionally display any intimate gestures, but the kind of closeness that had already become habitual between them was indeed impossible to conceal.

Finally, a student from the neighboring table could not help but ask:

“Qin Ke, you two are…?”

Qin Ke’s gaze did not waver, her tone natural.

“My boyfriend, Huo Jun.”

“…”

Many in the hall couldn’t help but take a sharp breath.

—

It was really rare for someone to openly declare their boyfriend-girlfriend relationship in high school like this.

Just as everyone was at a loss for how to react, Teacher Song, who had just finished his phone call, suddenly came in.

“Why is it so quiet?” Song Qisheng was putting away his phone, and then he saw Huo Jun standing next to Qin Ke. He paused, then smiled, “Just now I was wondering why I only saw Qin Ke and not you?”

Seeing Teacher Song arrive, the originally ashen-faced Fang Sicheng seemed to have found a backbone and a pillar to lean on, and he quickly forced out a smile.

“Teacher Song, do you know Seni—Senior Huo Jun…”

Hearing this change of address, many people looked at Fang Sicheng with disdain.

Fang Sicheng did not hear the previous words, so naturally he did not know what had happened. He just nodded, “Hmm.”

“So do you know that they are…”

“Boyfriend and girlfriend?” Song Qisheng asked, “Yes, I know – but you all don’t need to think too much about it, they are already in university now, having a romantic relationship is very normal.”

“University??”

The others looked at Qin Ke in shock.

Song Qisheng: “Qin Ke got a first prize in the mathematics competition in her second year of high school, and was directly admitted to A University – by the way, Fang Sicheng, you’ll be in the same year as her in the future.”

The expressions of the crowd instantly became varied and complex.

They were very clear about how impressive it was to be directly admitted; and to be admitted in the second year of high school…

It was said they would be in the same year, but they were really not on the same level at all.

“Oh, and this Senior Huo Jun of yours, he’s even more legendary.” Song Qisheng joked as he looked at Huo Jun, “I said you purposely gave us teachers a hard time when you were at Qiande – just half a year of review and you scored such results, you put so much pressure on the underclassmen!”

Hearing this, the students were already intensely curious.

“Teacher Song, which university did Senior Huo Jun get into?”

Song Qisheng: “Do you know which college at A University has the highest admission scores?”

“…” Someone took a sharp breath, “The Business School at A University?!”

Song Qisheng smiled without saying anything.

A few seconds later, a stream of complex gazes, full of sympathy, pity, mockery, and ridicule…fell one after another on the pale-faced Fang Sicheng.

As for Huo Jun and Qin Ke?

By the time the students came to their senses and wanted to find them, they had already exchanged greetings with Song Qisheng and Gu Xinqing and left.

With certain people, they couldn’t even be bothered to waste time.

****

In less than a week after returning from Qian City, Huo Jun’s birthday arrived.

Huo Shengfeng wanted to hold a grand birthday party for his only son, but was turned down by Huo Jun with a single sentence about “shortening his lifespan.” The top-configured luxury car he had sent as a birthday gift was also carelessly thrown into the garage by Huo Jun without even a glance.

Only at Qin Ke’s place, on the eve of his birthday, Huo Jun was already sitting next to her wearing a nice wristwatch, starting the countdown for her.

“There are three hours left.”

“?”

“Until my birthday.”

“…”

Qin Ke laughed helplessly. She put down the university textbook she was reviewing, turning away from the desk to look at the small sofa in the room.

“Before I saw Xinqing off today, I asked her to spend the morning with me to help pick a gift, but in the end I still couldn’t decide – is there anything you want?”

A spark flickered in Huo Jun’s dark eyes.

“Can I specify it myself?”

Qin Ke’s original intention to say “yes” was suppressed by Huo Jun’s slightly dangerous gaze. She pondered for two seconds, then smiled slightly, “You speak first.”

Huo Jun’s expression betrayed a hint of disappointment.

“In fact, I’d prefer if you tied a silk ribbon around your wrist and gave yourself to me as a gift.”

Qin Ke: “…”

Qin Ke reached for the cushion on the chair, narrowing her eyes threateningly, “I’ll give you three seconds to get out of this room.”

Huo Jun raised an eyebrow at her words, but instead of getting up, he leaned back into the sofa, resting his arm behind his head as he looked at Qin Ke –

“I won’t run away, I’d rather ‘die’ in your hands.”

As he spoke, Huo Jun stretched out his hand towards Qin Ke, palm facing up, the long, smooth fingers glowing in the light.

“Come on then.”

He smiled in an ambiguous manner.

Qin Ke’s cheeks inexplicably flushed.

She withdrew her hand from the cushion she had been about to throw, clearing her throat, “I still need to review the second volume of Calculus.”

“…”

“You go back to your room first.”

“…”

No matter what Qin Ke said, the only response she received was silence, and the person just lay there on the sofa, the hand he had raised not moving at all.

Qin Ke sighed inwardly.

She realized that she had become increasingly indulgent and unable to be strict with Huo Jun, and Huo Jun had also learned better how to make her soften.

In the span of a few breaths, Qin Ke couldn’t help but put down the book, getting up from the desk and going to the side of the sofa, reaching out to support his hand.

It was as if some kind of trap had been suddenly triggered – the originally motionless Huo Jun suddenly opened his eyes, at the same time firmly grasping the girl’s fingertips, and with a silent smile, he pulled her directly down into his embrace.

Huo Jun then made a light flip, pressing the girl down onto the sofa beneath him.

“A gift, or else I’ll eat you.”

“…” Qin Ke had just stabilized her rapidly accelerating heartbeat from the sudden loss of balance, and when she regained her senses, she heard this sentence. She looked up helplessly, but couldn’t help the smile curling at the corners of her lips, “It’s not even your birthday yet.”

“But I’ve been waiting for a day already.” Huo Jun buried his head, rubbing affectionately yet pitifully against the girl’s neck, “You’ve been with Xinqing these past few days, when I’m the one whose birthday is coming up.”

“I’ll take you to pick a gift tomorrow?”

“…”

The young man pressing down on her became even more aggrieved, looking down at her with a resentful gaze.

Qin Ke couldn’t help but laugh.

—

Even though he was trying to act like a pitiful stray dog, the wolf-like wildness and ferocity in his eyes could not be concealed.

Truly, his innate nature was hard to change.

Pretending not to notice, she cleared her throat, suppressing her laughter as she asked, “So what do you want?”

Huo Jun’s eyes lit up, about to open his mouth.

Qin Ke: “Not ‘that’.”

Huo Jun: “…”

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