"ah!!!"

Qin Wei screamed uncontrollably.

This was the first time she had ever been hit by Qin's father since she was a child. Especially after she was hit, she noticed Qin Wan and Huo Yan standing not far away out of the corner of her eye.

One is Qin Wan, whom she hates to the core for taking everything from her.

One is the man who can keep her alive, the man she must win over.

Qin Wei's mental state collapsed after being slapped by her father in front of these two people.

She screamed, her eyes filled with resentment as she looked at Qin's father.

Taking advantage of her father's inattention, Qin Wei reached out and shoved him hard.

Qin's father staggered several steps after being pushed, and almost fell to the ground on the spot. At the critical moment, Qin's mother reacted and helped him up in time.

When Qin's father angrily wanted to teach his unfilial daughter another lesson, he discovered that Qin Wei had already rushed towards Qin Wan and Huo Yan's location...

"Sister, I beg you, please give Brother Huo back to me. I can't live without him, I beg you."

As she spoke, Qin Wei pretended to kneel down before Qin Wan to see.

Unfortunately, Qin Wan ignored her, while Huo Yan protected Qin Wan and took several steps back to keep her away from her.

Her attempt to kneel froze awkwardly in place...

"Brother Huo, I truly love you. Please give me another chance."

As long as she wasn't embarrassed, it was others who were embarrassed; Qin Wei took this mentality to the extreme.

Seeing that Qin Wan and Huo Yan ignored her and did not stop her from kneeling, Qin Wei stopped kneeling and stood up straight, looking at Huo Yan with deep affection.

"Brother Huo, your sister doesn't love you. She's just marrying you in my place. You won't be happy with her."

...

The surroundings were quiet, and neither Qin Wan nor Huo Yan paid any attention to her.

Qin Wei was seething with hatred, but she had no choice but to suppress it.

"Sister, I beg you, please have mercy. For my sake, and for your own, please let Brother Huo go."

"Sister, do you remember? The doctor said you wouldn't live past twenty-five, but you're already twenty-two. You only have three years left. You can't be so selfish. You're hurting yourself and others!"

"Shut up!"

Huo Yan's cold rebuke rang out.

For the first time, such an obvious emotional fluctuation appeared on the man's usually indifferent face; it was a mixture of coldness and disgust.

"I don't want to see her again." Huo Yan made his rejection of Qin Wei blatantly clear.

"Yes, boss." The assistant responded and stepped forward to drive Qin Wei away.

Unwilling to give up, Qin Wei ignored the system's curses and obstruction in her mind, and pushed away the special assistant in front of her, trying to get closer to Huo Yan and Qin Wan.

"Brother Huo, please let me explain."

“Brother Huo, I didn’t mean any harm. I just don’t want my sister to hurt you, and I don’t want you to suffer because of her in the future.”

Just as Qin Wei was rambling on and on, both systems on site sensed another change in Huo Yan's favorability rating.

[Huo Yan's favorability increased by 5, current favorability is 80.]

Qin Wan's system: "..." This female supporting character is such a great wingman!

Qin Wei's system: "..." Idiot! Hopeless idiot!

Faced with Qin Wei's questioning, Qin Wan lowered her head and looked down, making it impossible to see her expression. However, Huo Yan clearly noticed that she moved her body to the side in a barely perceptible step.

Although the movement was small, he still managed to catch it.

Seeing this, Huo Yan's eyes darkened, and taking advantage of Qin Wan's inattention, he quietly grabbed her small hand.

"Where to?" Huo Yan asked in a deep voice.

“I…” Qin Wan looked up at him.

The moment their eyes met, Huo Yan, with his sharp eyes, caught the look of loneliness and hurt that she hadn't had time to hide in her eyes.

Not only that, the little hand he was holding also subconsciously pulled away.

She wanted to escape from him!

Huo Yan felt a surge of irritation upon realizing this.

He tightened his grip on Qin Wan's hand, took a step forward to get closer to her, and looked down at her.

"You regret it?" Huo Yan asked.

"...No." Qin Wan hesitated for a second before answering.

"You're afraid," Huo Yan said in a low voice.

"……Um."

After a brief silence, Qin Wan admitted it. She no longer avoided his probing gaze, but let him see the fear and unease in her eyes.

"Huo Yan, am I being selfish?" Qin Wan asked uneasily.

Huo Yan didn't speak, but listened quietly.

"Because I like you, I subconsciously ignore my physical problems."

"Knowing I won't live past twenty-five, I still selfishly want to be with you."

"Actually, when Qin Wei questioned me just now, for a moment, the thought that came to my mind was that even if I only had one day left, I still wanted to be with you."

"Huo Yan, I like you, I like you a lot."

"I like you so much that I want to be selfish and possess you completely, without considering the consequences."

"I like it so much... um..."

Qin Wan's unfinished words were cut off.

Her pupils contracted as she looked at the man's handsome face so close to hers.

The touch on her lips was warm and hot, and those cool, dark eyes finally warmed up a little because of her.

[Huo Yan's favorability increased by 10, current favorability is 90.]

Qin Wan's confession was genuine and passionate.

Faced with such deep affection, even though Huo Yan knew in his heart that Qin Wan's feelings for him might be more dependence than love, he still fell for her.

"I allow you to do as you please."

After the kiss ended, Huo Yan pressed his forehead against hers, his dark eyes, which revealed a faint burning heat, fixed on her.

Do whatever you want?

Why is she being so blatantly allowed to cheat on him?

Does he really trust her that much?

"What if, as the doctor said, I really won't live past twenty-five, what will you do then?"

Facing Qin Wan's worried gaze, Huo Yan's cool lips curled slightly. "Don't worry unnecessarily. Do you think I lack women?"

Qin Wan: "..." So annoyed.

She should have realized it sooner; how could this heartless man be the kind of person who would never be deeply in love?

If he had any conscience at all, he wouldn't have been so heartless as to seal her away in the Demon Realm.

"Fine, you said it yourself. Then I have no more worries. Anyway, once I'm dead, with your status as the head of the Huo family, you can find a girl younger and prettier than me," Qin Wan said resignedly.

Upon hearing this, Huo Yan's eyes darkened, and he suddenly lowered his head and bit her lip...

"Hiss..." Qin Wan cried out in pain, gasped for breath, and lightly pounded the man's chest with both hands in resistance.

"Let go, uh, Huo Yan..." Qin Wan refused, her words mumbled.

At first, Huo Yan bit quite hard, but after hearing Qin Wan cry out in pain, a hint of pity flashed in his eyes, and he unconsciously softened his bite, becoming gentler.

Finally, it turned into gentle licking, soothing her small bite wound...

"I'm sorry..." The man's soft apology came from between their lips as they nestled together.

[Author's Note]

[November 27th, that's all for today's update. Goodnight, my little cuties, muah (づ￣3￣)づ╭?～]