10 PM, Love Cottage.
When Qin Wan and her three companions returned, the new female guest also arrived.
In the living room, the four people sat in a row. Gu Xiangnan, who was usually gentle on the surface but actually strong and domineering, was strangely well-behaved and quiet tonight for some reason.
Looking at the stunningly beautiful woman sitting next to Gu Xiangnan...
Huo Jin suddenly leaned closer to her, "That's Gu Xiangnan's fiancée."
"Han Xin'er".
Before Huo Jin could speak, the person involved spoke first.
"Qin Wan".
"Huo Jin".
"Su Xiaoxiao."
"Yin Yue".
The four of them tacitly announced each other's names one after another.
Han Xin'er nodded slightly to indicate that she understood, and then her gaze fell on Qin Wan.
"Nice to meet you."
This was said to Qin Wan.
Qin Wan glanced at Gu Xiangnan, who was standing quietly and obediently to the side, in response to the strangely friendly message Han Xin'er was sending. A faint, mocking smile flashed across her eyes.
It seems that this Han Xin'er has quite a background.
She couldn't think of any other reason besides self-interest that could make Gu Xiangnan, this cool, arrogant, and domineering CEO, so obedient.
"Welcome," Qin Wan said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Han Xin'er seemed to understand the deeper meaning behind her words. She glanced at Gu Xiangnan beside her with a half-smile and said indifferently, "I will discipline them properly."
Gu Xiangnan's face turned pale: "..."
Qin Wan smiled, "Then I'll trouble you."
After greeting the two new male and female guests, Qin Wan led Huo Jin into the courtyard.
"You found him?" Qin Wan asked Huo Jin.
Huo Jin didn't deny it, but admitted it directly, "Yes, because Gu Xiangnan intentionally concealed it, not many people in the circle know that they are engaged."
"I was lucky enough to attend their engagement party, just a month ago..."
"Good luck?" Qin Wan raised an eyebrow, looking at Huo Jin with a meaningful gaze.
Huo Jin: "...I have some business dealings with the Han family."
"A little?" Qin Wan joked with a smile.
“A little more…” Huo Jin paused for a moment before adding.
Upon hearing this, Qin Wan smiled without saying a word, simply looking at him.
Huo Jin: "..."
"I've been developing my business abroad these past few years, so I took advantage of my spare time to do some small business. I've been quite lucky, and now it's quite successful."
"It just so happens that the Han family recently wanted to expand into overseas markets, so Han Xin'er, as the next heir to the family head, contacted me."
"Because of business dealings, Han Xin'er invited me to her engagement party... I was a VIP."
Under Qin Wan's burning gaze, Huo Jin thought for a moment and decided to tell the truth and no longer hide anything.
"Since you're a VIP, Gu Xiangnan shouldn't be unfamiliar with you," Qin Wan questioned.
At this point, Huo Jin's expression changed slightly.
"Because I'm still working in the entertainment industry, I don't want to expose too much of my private business dealings, so I asked Han Xin'er to help me keep it a secret..."
"Gu Xiangnan thought..." Huo Jin seemed to have thought of something, and his expression turned not good.
"He thought that Han Xin'er and I had that kind of relationship."
Upon hearing this, Qin Wan immediately understood.
No wonder...
Gu Xiangnan always treated her with an air of superiority.
No wonder Gu Xiangnan always acted as if he didn't take the mutual attraction between Huo Jin and her seriously.
It turns out that Gu Xiangnan had already decided in her heart that she and Huo Jin could not be together.
"Gu Xiangnan contacted you?" Qin Wan suddenly asked, thinking of this.
Huo Jin didn't hide anything and nodded in agreement.
“He threatened me, saying that if I continued to harass you, he would tell Han Xin’er about this, and that I shouldn’t be begging him on my knees.”
Upon hearing this, Qin Wan smiled.
"So you told Han Xin'er about this?"
"Mmm." Huo Jin nodded obediently.
"Han Xin'er is a person who prioritizes personal gain."
"She chose to marry Gu Xiangnan because she valued the Han family more than the Gu family. Together with Gu Xiangnan, she could completely suppress the other party and even have the hope of swallowing up the Gu family."
"So even though Gu Xiangnan's reputation for being a playboy is well-known, Han Xin'er still chose him, but all of this was only before their engagement."
"On the day of the engagement banquet, Han Xin'er warned Gu Xiangnan to get rid of the women around him, and not to wait for her to do it herself."
Meeting Qin Wan's ambiguous smile, Huo Jin's heart skipped a beat. An ominous premonition washed over him, and his strong survival instincts compelled him to instinctively offer an explanation...
"Although the Han family needs my help, I'm really not familiar with Han Xin'er, and I have even less of an impression of Gu Xiangnan..."
"If Gu Xiangnan hadn't suddenly found me, I really wouldn't have remembered that he and Han Xin'er were engaged."
"sorry."
"I was wrong."
"I should have remembered sooner and invited Han Xin'er over sooner. I'm the one who made you suffer, watching helplessly as Gu Xiangnan relentlessly harassed you..."
"I was too slow to react; I didn't even realize I had fallen for you..."
"It's me..."
Huo Jin was about to say something more, but Qin Wan couldn't help but chuckle.
"I don't blame you." Qin Wan gently pressed her slender fingertips against his thin lips, stopping him from continuing.
Upon hearing this, Huo Jin breathed a sigh of relief, but the next second, he seemed to realize something, and his body suddenly stiffened...
The warm touch on my lips is still there...
I don't know if Qin Wan forgot or...
"What's wrong?"
Meeting Huo Jin's hesitant gaze, Qin Wan feigned ignorance and asked.
"You..." His lips barely moved before Qin Wan's warm fingertips also twitched.
The faint tingling sensation from their skin touching went straight to the heart... Huo Jin's heart trembled involuntarily.
[Huo Jin's favorability increased by 2, current favorability is 85.]
Qin Wan seemed to realize what was happening and quickly withdrew her hand, her cheeks flushing as if she were blushing shyly.
"I didn't mean to..." Qin Wan explained hastily.
“…Hmm.” Huo Jin responded softly, it was unclear whether she believed him or not.
"I'm sorry..." Qin Wan suddenly apologized for some reason.
"No need," Huo Jin suddenly interrupted her.
Meeting her puzzled gaze, Huo Jin explained, "I don't blame you."
Under Qin Wan's gaze, Huo Jin said uncomfortably, "I don't blame you for whatever you do to me."
Upon hearing this, Qin Wan smiled, her lips curving upwards uncontrollably, higher and higher...
"I……"
Upon seeing Qin Wan's smiling, joyful expression, Huo Jin's handsome face flushed red.
Under Qin Wan's smiling gaze, Huo Jin, as if possessed, reached out and covered her eyes...
But the corners of her mouth were still turned up...
Looking at those rosy lips, Huo Jin's heart trembled uncontrollably.
[Huo Jin's favorability increased by 2, current favorability is 85.]
The next second...
When Huo Jin came to his senses, he realized that his hand was gently touching Qin Wan's warm lips...
The familiar, strange feeling, the palpitation, returned...
[Huo Jin's favorability increased by 2, current favorability is 87.]
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
My heart is pounding...
His hand was frozen, and he dared not move...
But at this moment, Qin Wan was unusually obedient, just standing there, motionless, without offering the slightest resistance...
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