Young Master Is Being Jealous Again!
Chapter 300 Third Master: Seeing You, I Might Have Fallen Head Over Heels

Chapter 300: Chapter 300 Third Master: Seeing You, I Might Have Fallen Head Over Heels

Although Madam Huo, the old master’s wife, had passed away long ago, she had entered the Huo family at a young age.

It could be said that she grew up in the Huo family and was selected as the old master’s wife by the family.

When she was young, she followed Mr. Huo through thick and thin, even giving birth to Huo Hongxing despite her poor health.

Huo Yirong’s father was born to the old Madam’s maid.

The old Madam, weak as she was, personally sent her maid, who was also Huo Yirong’s grandmother, to the old Master’s side.

At that time, the old master was in the prime of his life, and he accepted the presence of the maid.

However, there was never a formal marriage ceremony between them.

The old master’s only wife in his life was the old Madam.

Only after the death of Huo Yirong’s grandmother did the old master, in recognition of her many years of companionship, record her in the family tree.

Despite the Huo family’s seemingly disregard for status, the deeply ingrained traditions that had lasted for hundreds of years could not be eradicated.

Huo Yunjiao, as the only legitimate heir of the Huo family, was destined to rule the family, even though his health was poor.

Huo Junxin and Huo Yirong, as brothers, were taught by the Huo family not to have any barriers between them.

They genuinely cared for and admired Huo Yunjiao, and were willing to serve him.

Huo Yunjiao’s health had been poor since childhood, and even Huo Yirong, who was of the same age, took extra care of him.

Perhaps as they got older, Huo Yirong may have developed some resistance to this arrangement.

However, after learning some things, he and his eldest brother wholeheartedly accepted Huo Yunjiao as the heir to the Huo family.

The third young master held a different significance to the Huo family.

The third young master, Huo, was oblivious to the contemplation on his cousin’s face, his heart and eyes filled with Qin Ruan.

Looking at Qin Ruan’s scrunched-up face, the third master restrained his urge to pinch it.

He said to Qin Ruan, "If you don’t want to go, you don’t have to. I won’t force you."

The third master’s voice was gentle as water, and the indulgence and pampering in his words were intoxicating.

Huo Yirong’s ears twitched a little at the sound of the video, and his eyes twitched when looking at the affable side of his youngest brother.

This youngest brother of his, who always appeared polite and gentlemanly to everyone, was actually cold to the bone, known only to those who truly knew him.

Only the recent appearance of Qin Ruan had exposed his soft side.

Even now, Huo Yirong couldn’t figure out whether the change in his youngest brother was due to Qin Ruan, or the child in her belly.

Qin Ruan wasn’t particularly resistant to attending the wedding, but was contemplating what Huo Yirong had said before.

The Xiao family had invited the third master to the wedding. Did Huo Yirong speculate that they were going to harm him?

Qin Ruan lifted her gaze to meet the indulgence in the third master’s eyes, and asked, "Did the Xiao family come today specifically to invite you to the wedding?"

"Yes," the third master nodded.

Qin Ruan asked, "Will they harm you?"

A glint of light flashed in the third master’s eyes as he played with Qin Ruan’s hand, his tone casual. "No, it’s all just speculation."

Qin Ruan frowned, "When is it?"

"On the second day of next month."

"Then I’ll go too, but being by your side might attract too much attention. I’ll go with Xiaoxuan."

The third master’s face softened, his lips curving upwards into a gentle smile. "Worried about me?"

He could see clearly what the little girl was thinking.

Qin Ruan did not argue. "A little bit."

Moreover, she had a question in her heart.

The Su family, the Imperial Court Hotel, were they involved in the day she and the third master first met?

Was her acquaintance with Huo Yunjiao the result of someone’s scheme?

"Don’t worry about me." The third master’s voice was as rich as wine as he poked Qin Ruan’s cheek with his forefinger. "It’s also good for you to get to know more people. You know the Lu brothers, too. If anyone bullies you, tell me."

"Alright."

Qin Ruan stepped back to avoid the third master’s mischievous hand.

"Your little face is quite soft."

The third master squinted his eyes, a satisfied smile on his face.

He had wanted to touch Qin Ruan’s face for a long time. It felt quite satisfying.

Huo Yirong couldn’t stand to watch the two of them being grossly affectionate any longer and was the first to disconnect the video this time.

Qin Ruan glanced at the disconnected video link, she could not keep secrets.

"Was Brother Rong saying earlier that you were plotted against by the Su family at the Imperial Court Hotel that night, the night we first met?"

The third master did not expect Qin Ruan to ask this.

He leaned back on the sofa, looking relaxed and casual.

"Yes."

"Did something happen that I don’t know about?"

Qin Ruan had always thought that she was drugged by Han Kexin and had inadvertently toppled the third master.

It had never occurred to her that there was more to it.

Huo Yunjiao’s gaze darkened as he told her about the Su family’s plot against him and how Qin Ruan had unexpectedly appeared in his room.

After a long while, Qin Ruan sighed, "So who really saved who?"

Han Kexin plotted against her, intending to ruin her reputation with Rong Jing.

The video of Rong Jing at the hotel that night was leaked, and his explosive demeanour at the scene was clearly abnormal.

If Qin Ruan, who had taken the drug that night, had faced an abnormal Rong Jing, she might not have been able to escape.

On the other hand, the third master was plotted against by the Su family, who somehow knew about his health condition, found a woman born on a Yin year, Yin month, Yin day, Yin hour, and Yin minute, and tried to ruin him.

Getting ruined would have been a small matter; the Su family was actually trying to murder the third master.

Once he had a relationship with a woman born in a Yin year, Yin month, Yin day, Yin hour, and Yin minute, the third master’s life would have been over.

The third master’s lips curved upwards slightly, "No one saved anyone; it was fate. If it wasn’t you that night, it wouldn’t have been anyone else."

"Huh?" Qin Ruan looked up, her expression a bit unnatural.

The third master stood up, touched Qin Ruan’s hand, and said, "I might have been out of my mind when I saw you that day."

Qin Ruan swatted his hand away, "Your words are too suggestive."

The third master lowered his gaze to the reddened back of his hand and spoke truthfully, "I wasn’t drunk that day, I saw you when you got sick."

"..."

This was even worse than saying nothing.

So, she became the trigger for the third master’s illness?

Similarly, Qin Ruan had to face this issue, she nervously asked, "Really? Has this happened again?"

If it had, she couldn’t stay by this man’s side.

"No, only that day at the hotel."

The third master also found it strange. Except for the first meeting, he never felt the same weak, heart-stopping, blurred vision that he had experienced the first time during subsequent encounters with Qin Ruan.

Upon hearing this, Qin Ruan breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a little stuffy inside.

Does this mean that when she met the third master at the hotel, he was sick, and she actually did something to him?

The more she thought about it, the more likely it seemed. Qin Ruan fled in panic.

The third master watched her flustered retreating figure, a faint smile in his eyes.

...

Time flew by quickly.

In the blink of an eye, a week passed and Shengshi Academy was on holiday.

On this day, Qin Ruan and Ling Xiaoxuan packed their not so abundant luggage in the dormitory.

The two of them dragged their luggage, locked the dormitory door, and took the elevator downstairs.