Young Master Is Being Jealous Again!
Chapter 298: Third Master: Madam, you’re as beautiful as a flower, just like a lotus flower rising from the water.

Chapter 298: Chapter 298: Third Master: Madam, you’re as beautiful as a flower, just like a lotus flower rising from the water.

Hearing a note of concern in Qin Ruan’s tone, Huo Yunjiao’s sensuous lips curved up slightly.

He lifted his hand, grasping Qin Ruan’s, which was between his brows, his voice carried a hint of amusement, "Understood."

Qin Ruan kept pace with him, and they headed towards the dining room together.

She suddenly spoke up, "It’s unattractive when you frown."

Huo Yunjiao pulled her hand, glanced at her with a tilt of his head, and said, "I didn’t realize that Ruanruan was a face-lover?"

His words were laden with teasing.

Qin Ruan countered, "You know about face-lovers?"

Instead of addressing him as Third Master, she addressed him as ’you.’ This made Huo Yunjiao chuckle.

He didn’t expect Qin Ruan to be so resentful.

...

After finishing her late breakfast and having a bowl of medicinal soup, Qin Ruan patiently awaited the Huo family’s hairstylist and had her hair trimmed.

Since one side of her hair had been severely chopped off, she had the other side trimmed as well.

The hairstylist completed the task, and asked from the side, "Madam, is this okay?"

Qin Ruan looked up to see her reflection in the mirror.

Her hair used to be unstyled, but after the hairstylist’s efforts, both sides were perfectly proportioned, and her new hairstyle made her look even younger.

Seeing this, Qin Ruan couldn’t help but put her hand on her forehead.

Standing beside the Third Master, there was already an age difference between the two of them. Now, with this seemingly immature hairstyle, the gap seemed to widen again.

Seeing her furrowed brows, the hairstylist looked a little flustered, "Madam, is there any part you would like to change?"

In fact, the hairstylist had not drastically altered Qin Ruan’s hairstyle. He had simply trimmed her hair and styled it naturally.

"No, it’s great."

What could Qin Ruan say? Could she falsely claim that the hairstyle wasn’t good and blame him for making her look younger?

The hairstylist breathed a sigh of relief and handed his tools to the assistant by his side.

Qin Ruan stood up, thanked the hair stylist, "Thank you."

The hairstylist was sincerely flustered, "Don’t mention it."

As Qin Ruan was about to go back to her room and wash her hair, Huo Zhi, standing in the corner, caught her eye. She asked, "Where’s the Third Master?"

Huo Zhi replied respectfully, "The Master is entertaining guests downstairs."

Qin Ruan: "Who’s here?"

"People from the Xiao family."

The Xiao Family? Qin Ruan frowned, "The Aristocratic Family?"

"Yes."

The Nangong family and the Xiao family were connected by marriage, which she had learned from the Tang family.

Josh, as Huo family’s grandson-in-law, had beaten up someone from the Xiao family and had even broken their leg.

Given how angry the Third Master had been before, the person whose leg was broken didn’t seem to be a nobody.

The situation here was really messy.

Qin Ruan left the parlour and started walking toward the bedroom on the second floor.

Since the Third Master had guests, it wasn’t appropriate for her to go downstairs.

However, she was a little curious about how the Third Master would handle this mess for Josh.

The Xiao family was still one of the six influential families. When someone from their family had their leg broken, it was uncertain how they could be pacified.

Qin Ruan entered the bathroom and began to remove her clothes.

The hairstylist was very attentive to detail. No hair particles were left on her body, but she psychologically felt there were some invisible hair residues.

It was twenty minutes later when Qin Ruan stepped out of the bathroom.

She thought the Third Master was entertaining guests downstairs, so there would be no one in the room. She only wore a light-coloured bath towel and walked out of the bathroom with her half-dried hair.

Turns out, she was being too careless.

Sitting on the bedroom couch, the Third Master was having a video call with Huo Yirong from HEA Group.

"Little brother, I disagree with this. The Xiao family was well-prepared. I even suspect that Xiao Yujie’s leg being broken by Josh’s men was a deliberate setup, just to drag you into this mess..."

The two of them were having a serious conversation on the screen, with Huo Yirong attempting to dissuade Huo Yunjiao from getting involved with the Xiao’s matters.

However, the Third Master was staring fixedly at Qin Ruan, who had just walked out of the bathroom.

The saying "Plainness yields the fairest flower" rang true for Qin Ruan. A natural beauty that didn’t require makeup.

The young girl’s hair was still half-wet, with droplets trickling down onto her shoulders.

The transparent droplets slid down her skin and dampened the light-coloured bath towel.

The dry bath towel was instantly moistened by the droplets, leaving visible, wet spots.

Qin Ruan’s mouth fell open slightly, gazing in astonishment at the elegantly seated, extremely imposing Third Master sitting in front of her.

Wasn’t he supposed to be entertaining guests downstairs? How did he suddenly appear in the bedroom?

Moreover, she didn’t hear anything at all.

"Little brother, are you listening?"

Huo Yirong’s voice rang out from the computer, having received no response for a while. He saw Huo Yunjiao’s eyes focusing straight ahead, as if he was completely ignoring him.

Snapped back to attention by Huo Yirong’s voice, the Third Master quickly shut his laptop.

Even though he knew that the webcam was not pointing at Qin Ruan, he still felt as though someone important to him was being spied on.

Qin Ruan slowly closed her mouth, and her motion of drying her hair stopped.

Looking straight into the Third Master’s deep gaze, she softly explained, "I heard someone say you were downstairs entertaining guests, so I thought no one would be in the room. I’m sorry!"

She finished speaking, then quickly hesitated toward the adjoining room.

"Be careful when you run!"

Seeing her hurried figure, the Third Master quickly stood up and tried to stop her.

However, Qin Ruan didn’t listen.

Fortunately, although her pace was fast, she was steady and safely reached the adjacent room.

The door to the adjacent room closed behind her. Meanwhile, Huo Yunjiao walked towards it, his steps steady and elegant.

He knocked on the door and spoke in a slightly lowered voice, "Next time, don’t rush like this. If you tumble over, you’ll get hurt. We are already spouses, so you should get used to this, even if you feel shy."

Shyness? Was she shy? She was startled!

"You suddenly appeared in the room and scared me!"

Inside the room, Qin Ruan was selecting clothes from the wardrobe, accusing the man outside without turning her head.

Seeing the Third Master unexpectedly appearing in the bedroom indeed startled her but wasn’t enough to make her flee.

It was only when she heard Huo Yirong’s voice coming from the computer that she started to feel truly uneasy.

Fearing the other man might see her in a state of undress.

Once inside the room, her frozen mind began to work again.

It was clear that the Third Master was video calling Huo Yirong. The camera couldn’t possibly have been pointing toward her.

Upon hearing another man’s voice, Qin Ruan’s brain didn’t have time to process the situation. Her primary instinct was to run.

This was her sharp intuition from her time in the West City, which had saved her many times.

Huo Yunjiao didn’t realize the recent incident had stirred up Qin Ruan’s past memories.

Standing outside, he couldn’t help but chuckle hearing her accusation.

Inwardly, he conceded that it was indeed his fault.

He sighed softly, "Alright, it was my fault."

Qin Ruan quickly changed into her clothes inside the room, not even bothering to dry her hair.

She walked to the door and opened it.

Looking up, she met the doting gaze of the man standing at the doorway, his eyes filled with amusement.

Qin Ruan frowned, "Why are you so agreeable? It makes me feel like I’m unreasonable."

Seeing her frowning face, the Third Master lightly touched her nose, cooing, "Because you’re still young, I should spoil you a little."