Chapter 286 - Qin Hao's Trick
"…Jianjia, I know you and Hao'er blame…"
Qin Jianjia smiled appropriately, "Dad, Yuhan and I still have to go over there to greet a few acquaintances, so I won't accompany you anymore. Drink less alcohol and go back early. I'll visit you at the Qin Family when I'm free."
As she spoke, she nodded at Min Rufeng and Xi Fengling before turning to leave with Yin Yuhan.
Qin Chongwen stood rooted to the ground in a daze.
Visit you at the Qin Family…
His daughter said "visit you at the Qin Family" instead of "returning to the Qin Family".
She no longer treated the Qin Family as her home.
From now on, he was the only one left in the huge Qin Family residence.
Retribution…
"We'll excuse ourselves too. Mr. Qin, do as you please," Xi Fengling said as she slid onto the dance floor with Min Rufeng and danced to the music.
"Are you sad?" Yin Yuhan, who had left, asked Qin Jianjia.
Qin Jianjia shook her head. "No, but I can't exactly describe what I feel. I keep feeling strange. For a moment, I feel that he's very pitiful, but I feel very happy. I feel that he has finally received his retribution."
"Just now, you could tell, right? I said those words on purpose to make him feel bad." Qin Jianjia chuckled. "It really doesn't seem like something that I would do."
"In that case, I really look like a bad person."
Yin Yuhan wrapped his arm around her waist. "This is the reaction a normal person should have."
"It's just you and Hao'er. If it were anyone else, they would probably hate him to the core. How can you be a bad person? On the contrary, not only are you not bad, but you're also too kind."
Qin Jianjia glanced at him. "You always tell me nice things."
As she spoke, Qin Jianjia paused. "Yu'er…"
"There's no need to ask further. Jin'er knows his limits."
"I know. I'm just… Forget it. I'll pretend not to know anything. What about Aunt and Uncle? Didn't you say that you wanted to discuss with Jin'er…"
"We'll talk about it after the new year."
"It's rare for Jin'er to come home early for the reunion. I don't want to talk about those things to affect everyone's mood."
***
"What does Young Master Qin want to do?" In a resting area in the banquet hall, Huo Xuan and Huo Siyu had just sat down when they saw Qin Hao walking over.
The moment he saw him, Huo Xuan stood up and stood in front of Huo Siyu.
"I don't want to do anything." Qin Hao looked past him and straight at Huo Siyu, who was sitting on the sofa.
He was naturally shocked by Huo Siyu and the others' identities, but after the shock, he felt that it was reasonable.
After all, she was someone who was difficult to investigate.
Actually, other than being shocked, he was also a little happy.
He couldn't ask anything from Second Yin and he was afraid that his little fiancée would have a conflict with him when she found out. Now that they had exposed themselves, he didn't have to ask Second Yin, nor did he have to take the risk of her distancing herself from him when she found out about his investigation. How good was that?
"Rainy."
Huo Siyu met his gaze and her heart tightened for no reason.
She seemed nervous.
It was true that Qin Hao was honest and down-to-earth, but his intelligence was not low and he was righteous! After this incident, he would definitely guess her identity and might even target her.
She had clearly expressed to Beauty Yu previously that if Qin Hao wanted to become enemies with her after knowing her identity, she would just abandon him. Anyway, if she really had to go against him, she might be able to escape from Qin Hao's hands safely.
However, at this moment, she felt very weird.
She actually didn't dare to face him.
It wasn't that she was afraid, but she couldn't pinpoint the reason either. Anyway, she just felt weird. She seemed nervous and then not really.
Could it be that she couldn't bear to part with Qin Hao, her fiancé?
She exhaled lightly. "Brother, sit down."
Huo Xuan looked at Huo Siyu and then at Qin Hao. He only sat down after confirming that Qin Hao wouldn't harm Huo Siyu.
However, he was still vigilant. He looked like he would attack as soon as Qin Hao made a move.
Actually, Huo Xuan wasn't calm either, even though he had long known their identities.
Seeing them make a move with his own eyes still gave him a huge shock, especially when the weak Huo Siyu and Yan Jinyu didn't even blink when they killed someone. Their technique was also fast, ruthless, and accurate. He couldn't calm down for a long time.
With such skilled killing methods, even if he wanted to deceive himself and tell himself that their past was not so bad, he could not do it.
Such skilled killing methods could not be achieved overnight.
They had killed many people.
And their skills definitely didn't come from nothing.
How much hardship did she have to suffer to have such skills? How much did she have to experience to kill without even blinking and making sure that the blood couldn't touch her clothes?
Just thinking about this made him unable to calm down. Furthermore, he saw that when the four of them attacked, Yan Jinyu was obviously the one who was in charge. The other three seemed to be listening to her.
He was even more shocked.
Why were they listening to Yan Jinyu?
Could it be that she was young, so they doted on her?
She was young and likable, so it was understandable that they doted on her a little. However, that was during normal times. It was not as simple as doting when they listened to her on such big matters.
Moreover, he saw that Min Rufeng's weapon was a silver needle and Xi Fengling's weapon was a dagger. Their identities could already be confirmed.
Rainy seemed to be holding something that looked like a small knife. He had carefully observed it at that time and it seemed to be a lancet.
Although it was only one and not the signature three lancets of the fourth killer, "Liang".
Besides, since they had already confirmed Xi Fengling and Min Rufeng's identities, the number one killer couldn't be Rainy. Since it wasn't the three of them, it could only be Yan Jinyu.
He could not calm down after coming to this conclusion.
Yan Jinyu was the number one killer, "Chi". Didn't that mean that she became famous in that battle when she was 10 years old?
10 years old…
Under her lead, the four of them even destroyed Ghost Slaughter Island together.
How could there be such a girl?
In fact, she was only 18 years old.
If such a dazzling person hadn't been labeled as Yin Jiujin long ago, who knows how many people she would have attracted.
"You sit too," Huo Siyu said to Qin Hao.
Qin Hao looked at her deeply before sitting down beside her.
He was about to hold her hand, but Huo Siyu dodged him.
Qin Hao clenched his fists and retracted his hand. An unknown emotion quickly flashed past his narrowed eyes.
He didn't say anything, but she was already a little wary of him.
Their relationship had clearly become even closer than before because of his efforts in recent days.
Looking at Qin Hao, Huo Siyu said calmly, "If you have anything to ask, just ask."
"I don't have anything to ask." Qin Hao looked up at her and reached out again. This time, she didn't dodge. He didn't give her a chance to dodge either and held her hand in his.
He didn't want to ask because he had already guessed it.
Stay away from her? Or stand against her?
What a joke. She was the one who came to provoke him. Not to mention that she had already retired, even if she was still her former identity, he would never let her go either.
Seeing this, Huo Xuan looked at Qin Hao deeply and stood up to leave.
He was giving them some space.
Although he was very uncomfortable handing his sister to Qin Hao like this, he knew very well that he should give them some privacy at this time.
And he needed to find a quiet place to calm down.
"You don't have anything to ask?" Huo Siyu was surprised that Qin Hao would say such a thing. She didn't even notice Huo Xuan getting up and leaving.
"How can you not have anything to ask? With your knowledge, you should have already guessed my identity. How can you not have anything to ask? You're upright and righteous. You should be at odds with people like me, right?"
"To put it simply, your identity and mine are natural enemies…"
"Rainy," Qin Hao interrupted her. "Ever since I carried you out of the Huo Family's banquet a year ago, you'll be mine for the rest of your life."
"…" Huo Siyu. Why did he suddenly say this? Her face burned uncontrollably.
"I'm talking about serious matters with you! Don't change the topic!"
"I'm talking about serious matters."
Qin Hao saw the unnatural look on her face. He picked up her hand and kissed the back of it.
Huo Siyu was so shocked that she retracted her hand instinctively, but Qin Hao held it tightly.
Huo Siyu blushed.
"Rainy, you're right. I've indeed guessed your identity. So what? Our engagement was set very early. Because I'm engaged to you, even if your whereabouts are unknown all these years, I've never allowed any woman to appear by my side unless our engagement is made invalid."
"Since you're back and our engagement hasn't been canceled, you're naturally still my fiancée and my future wife."
"It's undeniable that if you still have your original identity, I might really hesitate. After all, my identity is different from ordinary people. But since you've retired, you're only the Huo Family's Huo Siyu, my fiancée."
He had said this after careful consideration. If he said that he didn't care about her identity at all, with his little fiancée's guard against people, she definitely wouldn't believe him.
"I also know that you were forced back then and not willing. If I'm still conflicted about your identity, I'll be no different from a jerk?"
As he spoke, he blushed. "After all, we're already so intimate."
"W-What are you talking about! Speak properly! Those who don't know might think that we did something! W-What's so special about a kiss?" Huo Siyu was a little incoherent.
Qin Hao frowned. "Nothing special?"
He stared at her and looked at her with a hurt gaze. "In your opinion, that is normal and you do that with anyone?"
The hurt in his eyes shocked Huo Siyu. She blurted out without thinking, "Of course not!" After saying that, she realized what she had said and her face turned even redder.
She felt very uncomfortable, especially since Qin Hao was still staring at her. There was something more in his gaze than usual, making her feel even more uncomfortable. "Since, since you don't want to ask and don't care, then let's leave it at that. I-I'll go over there to greet an acquaintance."
She only realized that Qin Hao was holding her hand when she stood up. With a pull, she fell towards him.
She fell into his arms.
Huo Siyu felt that this scene was a little familiar.
She then remembered that it was similar to the night that Qin Hao was drunk and she sent him to the apartment. At that time, she was also pulled into his arms.
She wanted to struggle, but Qin Hao held her tightly.
"Q-Qin Hao, let go of me first. Someone will see us."
"So what if they see us? You're my fiancée. Who would care when I'm hugging my fiancée?"
He hugged her and lowered his eyes to look at her. "Rainy, I don't care what your identity was in the past. I only know that you're my fiancée. Let's still be like before, okay?"
She did not know if it was an illusion, but Huo Siyu felt that Qin Hao did not look so honest and down-to-earth.
His eyes were so abstruse that they seemed to want to suck her in.
She was distracted for a moment.
She suddenly came back to her senses when she heard Qin Hao say, "I think you still have enemies. If I don't care about you now, what kind of man am I?"
"We'll still be like before. I'll take care of you and get married after you graduate from university. Isn't that good?"
"I'll protect you."
I'll protect you…
These words touched Huo Siyu deeply.
For people like them who made a living with their lives, there was a time when they desperately wanted to hear the words "I'll protect you".
Seeing that her expression had softened, Qin Hao quickly struck while the iron was hot. "Besides, with me around, you and your companions will have an additional helping hand when facing the enemy. Isn't that good?"
This had hit Huo Siyu's soft spot.
"Y-you really don't mind?"
Qin Hao should be happy that she was like this, but in reality, Qin Hao's eyes darkened.
Indeed, those people were very important to her.
That would not do.
Sooner or later, he would become the most important person in her heart.
"I don't mind."
"However, I was indeed shocked today. I didn't expect my fiancée to have such good skills and such an identity."
"So?"
Qin Hao placed a hand on her face. "So, Rainy, you have to comfort me. I haven't recovered yet."
He said again, "We're already so intimate, but you're still hiding such a big thing from me. Have you never treated me as your fiancé?"
This…
Huo Siyu forced a smile.
She really didn't treat him as her fiancé.
However, this was obviously something she could not say.
After calming down, Huo Siyu said extremely sincerely, "No, don't think too much. How can I not treat you as my fiancé? If I don't treat you as my fiancé, how can I live with you? And even kiss and hug you? I'm not a casual girl. I'm afraid that you won't be able to accept it after knowing. I'm worried that you'll cancel the engagement because of this. I care about you very much."
Little liar.
"Really?"
"Really!"
"Since you care so much about me, I'm quite frightened now. Comfort me." As he spoke, he moved his thumb of the hand that he placed on her face and it landed on her lips.
Huo Siyu's eyes widened in shock.
However, she saw that he was staring at her. The light in his eyes was getting dimmer, as if he had suffered a huge blow.
Huo Siyu couldn't bear to see him like this. "No, that's not good. There are so many people here."
However, after Qin Hao heard her words, his eyes lit up and became lively again.
He was already good-looking. With his glowing eyes, his usual old-fashioned and honest look was replaced with… cuteness.
This contrast…
She cursed inwardly. Who could withstand that?
Who could bear to bring him down again?
As soon as she looked up, her lips touched his lips.
However, she did not see that Qin Hao's gaze was no longer what she called adorable.
It was clearly obscure and cunning.
He ignored the occasional gazes that were looking over and hugged her to deepen the kiss.
***
Yan Jinyu and Yin Jiujin left the banquet hall. As they walked on the small path in the courtyard, Yan Jinyu suddenly stopped in her tracks. She pushed Yin Jiujin onto a tree by the road and kissed him.
That's right. Yan Jinyu was the one who pushed him, which matched Yin Jiujin's words.
She couldn't wait.