Qin Beiting: ?
He was close to Ye Qichen?
It was clearly Ye Qichen who was trying to get close to him.
But the girl’s tone wasn’t good, so he asked in confusion, “Why? Are you afraid I’ll bully him?”
“You know what you did!” Yu He said coldly.
Qin Beiting looked confused.
He recalled Ye Qichen constantly blocking him from contacting the girl, his brows furrowed. He then looked at Yu He on the other side of the pool.
The steam swirled around her face, obscuring her expression, but he could feel an aura of aloofness radiating from her.
She was like this in the morning, and she was like this now. To be precise, ever since she got the ginseng, she had been deliberately distancing herself from him.
Was it because she knew he was the Lord of Xingque Hall?
No, based on his understanding of the girl, if she knew his identity, she would definitely be angry, but not this silent sulking.
Or was it because of what she had said before, that once his illness was cured, they would have no further connection?
But after so long, couldn’t she understand his feelings for her?
Qin Beiting’s gaze deepened. He got up and walked towards Yu He.
“You’ve been deliberately avoiding me lately.”
Yu He watched him walk towards her step by step. The hot spring was shrouded in mist. His tall figure, the water droplets rolling along the lines of his muscles, were suffocatingly sexy.
For a moment, she understood the perverted preferences of the Lord of Xingque Hall. Such a bewitching figure, she also wanted to possess.
“Did I do something wrong that made you angry?”
Qin Beiting stopped in front of Yu He, finally able to see her expression clearly.
She was as cold and beautiful as a high-mountain flower on a cliff.
He leaned too close. Yu He wanted to avoid him, but Qin Beiting didn’t let her. He leaned forward, propping his arms on the edge of the pool behind her, trapping her between his arms. His devilishly handsome face moved even closer.
He always did this, inadvertently making ambiguous gestures that made her misunderstand.
Was he taking advantage of his sexual orientation being homosexual to do whatever he pleased with her?
Annoying.
“Figure it out yourself!” Yu He said coldly.
Seeing a hint of anger flash across her brows, Qin Beiting thought for a moment and asked, “Is it because I lied to you?”
“Oh?” Yu He sneered and looked up at him.
“Oh?” Qin Beiting noticed the change in her tone.
“So you have something to hide from me.” Yu He said with a smile.
Qin Beiting: “……”
The girl rarely smiled, and when she did, it was a deathly smile.
He suddenly felt that if the girl knew he was the Lord of Xingque Hall, she wouldn’t just be angry; she might even cut off all ties with him.
Therefore, he absolutely could not let her know about this.
“Actually, when you looked for me before, I was in the mountains doing acupuncture, but I lied and said I was working overtime,” Qin Beiting said.
Yu He: “……”
While this sounded touching, she had a feeling it wasn’t the deception he was referring to.
Seeing her silence, Qin Beiting countered, “Speaking of which, don’t you also have many things you’ve hidden from me?”
“Pretending to be a slacker when you’re actually a top student.”
“I wasn’t pretending,” Yu He argued.
From the very beginning, she had proven her abilities during the entrance exams, but no one believed her. Later, she was too lazy to explain. Of course, she also owed the Lu family a favor during that time.
“Shouldn’t you explain how you became a top student in the mountains for the past eleven years?” Qin Beiting said.
Although he had discovered it earlier, the girl was pretending to be a slacker. He had just not exposed her, waiting for her to confess.
However, her recommendation spot had been confirmed for some time, and she still hadn’t mentioned it to him.
Yu He: “…………”
Seeing her avert her gaze, her long lashes drooping, Qin Beiting knew this gesture meant she was either trying to avoid the question or about to lie again.
He cupped her chin with his left hand, forcing her to meet his gaze.
“And while you’re at it, explain how you got the money to buy me those cufflinks, hmm?”
Yu He looked at him for a long time before responding, “…Oh.”
“Oh?” Qin Beiting raised an eyebrow. “That’s it?”
This involved too many things, and Yu He didn’t want to talk about them. She pursed her lips.
Suddenly, she realized the situation had reversed.
She was supposed to be questioning this man, but now he was questioning her.
Qin Beiting looked at her flushed cheeks in the misty steam, her small mouth stubbornly pursed. It inexplicably stirred his desire to conquer, making him want to kiss her and claim her as his own…
At this moment, Yu He also noticed the change in Qin Beiting’s gaze. His eyes were burning, mixed with a hint of lust.
This wasn't right, was it?
Didn’t he like men?
Her gaze fell on his thin lips, and a daring thought entered her mind.
She leaned forward and moved towards his lips.
Qin Beiting was startled. He hadn’t expected the girl to be so proactive. He was overjoyed, but he quickly calmed down.
The girl was still a minor. He was afraid he might lose control and do something he shouldn’t.
With this thought, he loosened his grip on her chin and placed his hand on her shoulder, stopping her.
Yu He looked at the handsome face so close to hers, as if struck by lightning. Her whole body froze.
He actually rejected her!
He really was gay!
“Let go of my sister!” a sudden roar came.
Ye Qichen, who had returned, saw their movements from afar. It looked like Qin Beiting was cornering Yu He!
Damn it!
Fortunately, he had returned in time. That old man Qin Beiting was definitely harboring ill intentions towards his sister!
He quickly stepped forward, jumped into the hot spring, and forcefully separated them, squeezing himself between them.
He glared at Qin Beiting, then turned to see if Yu He had been taken advantage of. He saw her staring blankly, her face looking unwell.
“Sister, are you alright?”
Yu He came back to her senses, “I’m fine.”
“But you don’t look well,” Ye Qichen frowned.
“Maybe I’ve been in the hot spring for too long. I’m going up.”
With that, she turned and got out of the water. She forgot to even put on a robe and went straight back to her room.
Qin Beiting then noticed her pale complexion. Had she misunderstood because he stopped her?
Ye Qichen watched her hurried departure, becoming even more worried. Usually, people’s faces were flushed after a long soak in a hot spring, but Yu He’s face was pale.
“Qin Beiting, please be a decent human being! My sister is still a minor!” he said through gritted teeth.
Qin Beiting felt wronged. He had stopped her precisely because Yu He was a minor, but Yu He clearly seemed to have misunderstood!
…
Back in her room, Yu He splashed cold water on her face in the bathroom to clear her head.
She didn’t know what was wrong with her. She had known Qin Beiting’s sexual orientation for a long time and had already come to terms with it, deciding to treat him as an ordinary friend. Why couldn’t she resist testing him?
Now she had brought this humiliation upon herself.