"Even more..."

Jiang Chen paused deliberately for a few seconds, but Huo Yan remained expressionless and unmoved.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Chen instantly lost interest and turned his gaze back to Qin Wan.

"Sister Qin, I look forward to our next meeting!"

As he spoke, Jiang Chen jumped off the balcony, but stopped abruptly as he turned around, his meaningful gaze falling on Qin Wan once again.

"Sister Qin, I saw it all just now."

So what if I saw it? What business is it of hers?

Qin Wan raised an eyebrow, and when her gaze met Jiang Chen's, her clear eyes were calm and indifferent, showing no sign of panic or helplessness.

Jiang Chen: "..."

For some reason, he strangely saw a trace of Huo Yan in Qin Wan.

[Host, aren't you panicking?]

"Why should I panic?" Qin Wan retorted confidently.

[...What if Jiang Chen exposes your true colors in front of Huo Yan? Aren't you afraid that Huo Yan's favorability towards you will decrease?]

The system was momentarily at a loss for whether to be relieved or speechless at Qin Wan's "steadiness" and "mysterious self-confidence".

"Let him expose me then. Do you think I'll admit it just because he exposes me? I'm not stupid. Let him produce the evidence if he dares. Otherwise, he's just slandering, framing, and defaming me!"

"Besides, he and Huo Yan are clearly mortal enemies, do you think Huo Yan would believe what he says?"

"Besides, whether he can speak up depends on whether I give him the chance." As she said this, Qin Wan's lips curled up almost imperceptibly.

[...] It's terrifying!

"Get in the car first." Huo Yan opened the car door and looked at Qin Wan.

Watching the car speed away, Jiang Chen lazily leaned onto the balcony and murmured with interest.

"Qin Wan?"

"Sister-in-law, I look forward to our next meeting."

I hope you won't let me down.

At this point, Jiang Chen glanced meaningfully at a room on the third floor of the Qin family's house, a glint of light flashing in his deep black eyes.

Inside the car.

Qin Wan leaned her head against the car window, gazing absently at the rapidly changing scenery outside. The whistling wind swept across her face, making her hair messy and wild, yet it also created an indescribable sense of beauty.

Seeing this, Huo Yan hesitated for a moment, but still took her hand that was on his lap.

Qin Wan's long, curved eyelashes trembled slightly, and her delicate, fair hand, which was suddenly being held, moved uncomfortably...

"I won't be going back," Huo Yan said.

"Hmm..." Qin Wan responded softly.

Seeing her so obedient, Huo Yan's eyes softened unconsciously.

[Huo Yan's favorability increased by 2, current favorability is 28.]

"I'm sorry, I broke my promise today," Huo Yan suddenly apologized.

Upon hearing this, Qin Wan turned to look at him, "It has nothing to do with you, and you didn't do it on purpose. It was an unexpected situation."

"So many things happened today, and you didn't leave even when the car had a flat tire. If it weren't for a real emergency at the company that kept you from leaving, I believe you would have kept your word and come home with me."

As she spoke, seemingly to convince Huo Yan, Qin Wan, who had just felt uncomfortable, took his hand in return.

Qin Wan's hands were small and soft, with a wonderful feel. When you held them, you couldn't help but want to squeeze and play with them.

Huo Yan did indeed do that...

Qin Wan's understanding and obedient nature made Huo Yan feel even more sorry for her.

[Huo Yan's favorability increased by 2, current favorability is 30.]

“That person just now…” Qin Wan asked hesitantly.

"His surname is Huo, and his given name is Huo Chen." Huo Yan did not hide anything and frankly revealed Jiang Chen's identity.

"Huh?" Qin Wan asked in surprise.

"My half-brother," Huo Yan said indifferently.

Upon hearing this, Qin Wan understood.

If she remembered correctly, although Mr. and Mrs. Huo's marriage was a business arrangement, the couple had a very good relationship and never cheated on each other.

Jiang Chen's origins are quite intriguing...

"System, character biography."

"Host, you're cheating!" the system accused.

"Hmm?" Qin Wan raised an eyebrow.

【…Character biographies are being transmitted.】The system’s aggrieved voice rang out.

Jiang Chen, whose real name is Huo Chen, was born to Zhou Rou, one of Huo's father's secretaries. Through their long-term companionship, she developed feelings for Huo's father.

When Huo's father was being plotted against during a social gathering, she disobeyed his orders and instead of taking the perpetrator to the hospital, she forced herself on him.

Afterwards, Mr. Huo dismissed the secretary, gave her a large sum of compensation, and then never contacted her again.

However, no one expected that Zhou Rou would become pregnant with Jiang Chen by that one accident, and secretly give birth to him without telling the Huo family, raising him alone.

Years later, when Zhou Rou appeared at the Huo family with Jiang Chen, who had grown up and become sensible, the Huo family was in an uproar!

The loving relationship between Mr. and Mrs. Huo, which had lasted for many years, was once on the verge of collapse. Fortunately, Mr. Huo was strong-willed and said that he would never acknowledge Jiang Chen, let alone accept Zhou Rou.

But the Huo family will cover all the child support that is due; don't even think about anything more.

Zhou Rou was unwilling to accept this, so she and Jiang Chen caused a scene at the Huo family, but in the end they were kicked out.

In order to sow discord between Huo's parents, Zhou Rou refused the Huo family's arrangement to go abroad and insisted on staying in the country. She took Jiang Chen to live in the capital and tried every means to appear in front of the Huo family from time to time to annoy them.

Zhou Rou was quite unruly, but the Huo family did not let her unreasonable behavior and tantrums go unchecked. They still took action when necessary, but they did not go too far. They simply made it difficult for Zhou Rou to re-enter the Huo family's circle.

In the days when she couldn't see Huo's father or get angry with Huo's mother, Zhou Rou became increasingly extreme, and her son Jiang Chen became the outlet for all her emotions.

This is why Jiang Chen was so biased and targeted Huo Yan.

Jiang Chen absorbed too much of Zhou Rou's negative emotions and resentment, and suffered from Zhou Rou's torment for a long time, so it was impossible for him to be mentally healthy.

Unable to vent his emotions, he could only direct them at his older brother, Huo Yan.

As the son of the same father, Huo Yan lived a very good and happy life.

After learning about Huo Chen, Qin Wan sighed softly, "What a pity about that face."

Under the sunlight, the boy wore a clean white shirt. His face was angular and his features were delicate. His bright, captivating eyes smiled, and his two small tiger teeth were very endearing, making people subconsciously want to get close to him.

Jiang Chen may not be as refined and handsome as Huo Yan, but he has a sunny and likable temperament and a youthful vibe.

Huo Yan looked like a snow lotus, unapproachable on the summit of a snow-capped mountain—beautiful as she was, but so cold that people instinctively dared not get close to her.

While Qin Wan was lost in thought, her assistant, sitting in the passenger seat, suddenly changed his expression drastically...

"Boss, something's happened!"

Huo Yan and Qin Wan both looked up at him at the same time.

The assistant immediately handed the tablet computer to Huo Yan...

With just a glance, Huo Yan's eyes narrowed dangerously, and his usually calm and indifferent expression darkened slightly.