Chapter 84 Fatal Handle
The living room was filled with cold air, and the remaining plum fragrance before leaving had been completely removed.
Lin Guantang glanced at the time and found that more than half an hour had passed since he left the house.
He was still a little confused about how to answer if Huo Shizhen asked him why he stayed outside for so long.
Although he did not agree to Yuan Zhiyi's deal, he couldn't help feeling guilty since the content of the discussion was whether or not to use Huo Shizhen to gain personal benefits.
But after meeting Huo Shizhen, he was no longer conflicted.
Because when Lin Guantang found him again, he was in the study on the second floor. He had already washed up and even blow-dried his hair, which was hanging loosely on the back of the chair with some water droplets, like messy frost and snow.
This is completely disregarding yourself.
But it is also possible that he guessed that they would talk outside for a long time, so he simply went to wash up first.
Lin Guantang walked into the study, and before he opened his mouth to speak, he caught a glimpse of the broad pectoral muscles revealed from the loose white bathrobe out of the corner of his eye.
Suddenly my mind was stuck and I couldn't say anything.
Every time they met, Huo Shizhen wrapped himself up tightly. Although he looked a little bigger than Lin Guantang, it was still more impactful if the muscles were not exposed directly.
In addition, Lin Guantang had just learned about Huo Shizhen's eating habits not long ago, which made him think seriously. Shouldn't nutritional supplements just maintain the basic needs of the human body? How could he develop such a physique? Is this what is called a natural talent?
Just like when he was in Zone 35, he would run around in the hot sun in the summer, and people would often tell him that he could never get a tan. Maybe it was really because of his different physique.
If you are too absorbed in thinking about a problem, it is easy to lose yourself. When he finally pulled his mind out of it and raised his eyes, he met Huo Shizhen's interested gaze directly.
…
Lin Guantang glanced down again and suddenly his whole body froze as he realized a more serious problem than explaining "why it took half an hour to see the guest off".
That is, he seemed to have been staring at the chest muscles exposed between Huo Shizhen's clothes...
And he was caught directly by the person involved.
Lin Guantang felt a little broken.
I want to explain something, but I feel like the more I explain, the more confusing things will become.
But God is my witness, he is innocent. He was just too absorbed in his thoughts that he forgot to look away. Although it was indeed pleasing to the eyes, he really didn't have any shameful thoughts.
Although I was a little curious about what it would feel like to touch it, it would definitely be very cold... Stop! I couldn't continue thinking about it.
Lin Guantang coughed, looked away, and decided to pretend nothing had happened.
Unfortunately, the tips of his ears were red and his cheeks were flushed, which had already betrayed his panic.
The blinking frequency is far beyond the normal frequency.
In short, in Huo Shizhen's eyes, the cat was full of flaws and he saw it as a cat that had done something bad.
When caught in the act, he still wants to pretend nothing happened, so he looks around innocently, thinking that he can cover it up well. However, he usually treats things directly, so it makes the situation more obvious and reminds people to pay attention to what bad thing he has done.
That's not hard to guess.
Or rather, from the first time they met officially, Huo Shizhen had already discovered that Lin Guantang seemed to have a fondness for his appearance.
For Huo Shizhen, this simple preference for appearance is a rather wonderful feeling.
After all, not many people have paid much attention to his appearance. He is often referred to as having silver hair and red eyes, just to make him easier to identify as a unique appearance feature.
Lin Guantang was very different. He had a genuine preference for her, especially the long silver hair, which seemed to attract his attention in particular.
But it is also possible that he simply has no resistance to white hair.
Just like a cat instinctively finds it difficult to resist the temptation of a cat teaser.
Speaking of this, Huo Shizhen actually did not deceive Lin Guantang. He just got used to having long hair. It did not mean that he liked it very much, nor did it mean that he would accept other people's joy about this silver hair. It would be more like that it would disgust him extremely, and he would not mind taking measures to make the other party have a psychological shadow about this silver hair.
But when the target was Lin Guantang, perhaps it was because his gaze was pure and honest from the heart, without any disguise -
Seeing his eyes involuntarily follow the flowing hair, Huo Shizhen experienced the joy of teasing a cat for the first time.
Not only did he not intend to warn Lin Guantang to stay away from him, he also deliberately seduced him without any burden.
If people knew that one day Huo Shizhen would actually use his sexuality to seduce someone to become obsessed with him, they would probably be scared to death and unable to accept it.
But what does other people's life and death have to do with him?
At this moment, noticing Lin Guantang's attempt to pretend nothing had happened, Huo Shizhen had to remind him again:
"Look if you want to. I don't blame you."
Lin Guantang was choked and subconsciously wanted to refute him that he didn't really want to watch it, but it was because he had been distracted for too long just now, so his rebuttal was not convincing now.
So I decided to find a new topic quickly to get rid of this embarrassing question.
Fortunately, he had come to see Huo Shizhen for something, and now it was just an excuse for him to change the subject:
"What is that fatal flaw Miss Yuan mentioned about you? Even you don't know it."
Huo Shizhen knew when to stop and did not intend to continue to embarrass Lin Guantang, but he was not very interested in spending too much time on the new question he raised.
The things that Yuan had might have been important information to him in the past, but to him now, they were just a pile of waste paper.
He doesn't care who holds those things. If someone wants to use them against him, then it depends on who has a tougher life.
If Lin Guantang really wanted to know what those things were, it was not impossible to satisfy his curiosity.
"Just a few booklets containing medical examination reports and nutritional supplement formulas."
He was telling the truth, but his answer was so casual that anyone else would think he was being perfunctory.
Lin Guantang is no exception.
Listening to Huo Shizhen's obviously nonsense answer, and thinking about his sincere concern for him, Lin Guantang felt like the eunuchs were anxious while the emperor was not, and he wanted to turn around and leave.
Huo Shizhen, the person involved, doesn't care, so why should he worry about him.
But……
Lin Guantang took a deep breath, raised his foot and walked towards Huo Shizhen.
He stood at the door and could only see Huo Shizhen's long silver hair hanging down, but not his expression.
Only by walking to the huge, dark table could one take in Huo Shizhen's full face.
There was nothing good to see, his face was as cold as ever, but perhaps he had just washed it, so his eyebrows and eyes were more distinct and profound.
"Can you please be serious? I'm really worried about you."
Lin Guantang leaned back on the table and looked at him, saying helplessly:
"You don't even believe this answer, do you? Or do you think I have no right to ask about your affairs? Then you can just say it directly, and I won't mention this matter again."
He was a little nervous when he said this, because he seemed to have no right to ask about Huo Shizhen's affairs. If Huo Shizhen asked back, "When did you get the illusion that you were qualified to ask about my affairs?", then he would really end up in a mess.
Fortunately, this worry did not come true.
But it's not much better.
Because Huo Shizhen looked up at him for a while, and suddenly the corners of his mouth curled up into a smile, as if he was laughing at him for being too self-righteous.
Am I someone who likes to meddle in other people's affairs? Is it because I worry too much that I end up being looked down upon?
Lin Guantang suddenly became a little annoyed.
But in fact, Huo Shizhen did not have any sarcastic thoughts, he was just amused by his expression of distress about his own affairs.
It was a joy that came from the heart, for his every move, every frown and smile.
Seeing Lin Guantang's expression change from worry to disbelief, and then to displeasure, he probably misunderstood what he meant.
Before the man was about to get angry and leave, Huo Shizhen spoke in time to save the situation:
"No matter how unbelievable you find it, this is what it says. If you don't believe it, you can tell Yuan Zhiyi when you sign the contract that you want to know exactly what the so-called fatal evidence is, and ask her to give you a copy of the relevant information."
Lin Guantang: ...
If Yuan Zhiyi hadn't been mentioned, Lin Guantang almost forgot what they were talking about for more than half an hour outside.
It seems that Huo Shizhen guessed the content of the conversation——
That's not difficult to guess. It's normal for Yuan Zhiyi to turn to attack his fellow traveler Lin Guantang since he couldn't get the desired result from Huo Shizhen.
If you want to get something, you must always offer something that will tempt people, and this is also the principle of reciprocity.
After carefully looking at Huo Shizhen's expression and seeing that he really didn't mind this, Lin Guantang breathed a sigh of relief.
Then again, he hadn't agreed to Miss Yuan's proposal, so there was nothing to feel guilty about.
So after a moment of silence, Lin Guantang said calmly:
"I didn't agree to her proposal."
Actually, there is nothing wrong with agreeing.
Huo Shizhen had no interest in getting involved in any of the internal struggles of the Yuan family, nor was he in the mood to understand what Old Man Yuan—he should call him grandfather—was thinking when he set up this inheritance rule.
The so-called "you can only get the inheritance rights if you gain his trust" is a condition that you don't need to worry about at all.
Even if the Yuan family announced now that the teenage middle school student Yuan Zhixin would inherit the position of head of the family, he would nod in agreement unconditionally.
He is not a member of the Yuan family and doesn't care about the rise and fall of the Yuan family.
So even if Lin Guantang intended to use his position to find Yuan Zhiyi in exchange for some real benefits, it would not be impossible for him to be satisfied.
but--
Huo Shizhen raised the corner of his mouth and said:
"What a smart choice! Who knows if someone else will offer you a better deal than hers? If she offers you the best compensation, it won't be too late to agree then."
Lin Guantang: ...
Don't make it sound like he's answering this to get a compliment.
It is not for the purpose of waiting for a price.
Lin Guantang felt that Huo Shizhen's ideas were too utilitarian.
He gave Huo Shizhen a look of disapproval, and then asked doubtfully:
"Who else will come to me?"
"There are five children in the Yuan family, and you've only seen three, right?"
Huo Shizhen shrugged and said calmly:
"You've also heard that anyone who wants to inherit the position of Patriarch must first get my support. If they can't find a breakthrough with me, then they'll just have to resort to you, just like Yuan Zhiyi, to persuade them."
What kind of pillow talk is this? We don't even sleep in the same bed together.
Lin Guantang twitched his lips and was not willing to use the adjective to praise him.
And because of this, I remembered that there was one most important thing I forgot to ask——
"Where do I sleep tonight?"
"Any room with a white door will do on the second floor."
Lin Guantang recalled the scene he saw when he went upstairs just now. There were two or three white doors in the rooms on the second floor, and the rest were all pitch black.
Just in case, Lin Guantang specifically asked about the taboos first:
"Does the room with the black door contain some precious items that are completely off-limits?"
He has read quite a bit of literature.
It is recorded in those books that the rooms that are not allowed to enter have unknown secrets, some of which can even turn friends or even lovers into enemies.
Lin Guantang didn't intend to forcibly pry into personal privacy when he knew it was not allowed, but -
He felt it necessary to ask why he couldn't go in.
Who knows if something unexpected will happen that will force him to break into the black house door either by force or unintentionally.
Then we need to consider whether it is "you can't go in even if you are beaten to death" or "it's okay to go in in an emergency."
But it turned out that he was worrying too much.
Huo Shizhen said:
"If you want to sleep on a dusty bed, I have no objection."
The reason for not giving him a choice was simply because he didn't clean.
Lin Guantang said "oh", and after understanding the reason, he did not ask more about the contents of the room. He just casually asked about Huo Shizhen's room:
"Where are you going to sleep then?"
"The black door with the black crossed swords."
Lin Guantang: ...
Do you want to listen to what you are saying.
Lin Guantang stared at him speechlessly for a while before saying in a cold tone:
"I never thought you had a hobby of sleeping on dirty floors."
"I'm doing this for your own good."
Huo Shizhen didn't feel that what he said was inconsistent at all, and he kindly explained:
"If I don't make a distinction, what if you end up in the wrong room? Or do you want to sleep in the same room with me?"
He is not that bad at finding his way.
"Good night. Goodbye."
Lin Guantang felt that there was no way to continue the conversation that day.
He really couldn't tell whether Huo Shizhen's words were a casual joke or had a deeper meaning.
Just ignore it.
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