Young Master Is Being Jealous Again!
Chapter 681: Master Huo is Jealous, Wants to Nip the Love Rival in the Bud

Chapter 681: Chapter 681: Master Huo is Jealous, Wants to Nip the Love Rival in the Bud

As Qin Ruan returned Lan An’s stare with a similar probing and vigilant gaze, a spark flickered briefly in his arrogant eyes.

Lan An slowly lowered his head, hiding the deep and restless emotions in his eyes.

What scared him most was when the atmosphere suddenly went quiet.

This was a silent battle, and Lan An was the first to back down and end it.

Lingfeng suddenly stood up, she walked over to Lan An and murmured, "I want to return to the mountain."

Lan An looked up, the bleak expression on his face melting away like snow.

His eyes softened and said gently, "Once we find the Huangjue Tree, we can return to Qi Mountain?"

Lingfeng had only first entered the mortal world hundreds of years ago, she had rarely ventured out since then.

When she left Qi Mountain this time, Lan An had been worried about her being alone on the mountain and firmly insisted on her traveling with him.

"Okay," Lingfeng agreed.

She still stood beside Lan An in silence.

Qin Ruan sat across from them, studying them. She suddenly asked, "Are you two together?"

"No," Lingfeng answered in a light tone.

Lan An gave a subtle smile and shook his head to Qin Ruan.

The two were well-coordinated but there was no romantic ambiguity between them.

Lan An took Lingfeng’s hand, stood up, and said to Qin Ruan, "We should be going. We’ll keep you updated if there are any new developments."

Qin Ruan half-jokingly said, "I hope when you decide to visit me, you choose a less dramatic entrance. My husband lives here and he’s in poor health. I don’t want you to alarm him."

There was a sudden shift in Lan An’s gaze, turning it deep and unreadable.

His voice became slightly hoarse, "Does he, treat you well?"

This question was oddly abrupt, and Qin Ruan tilted her head slightly in confusion, "Hmm?"

She didn’t understand what Lan An meant.

Lan An asked again, "Are you satisfied with your current life? Are you at peace?"

Do you cherish this life, free from pain and heavy burdens?

"Of course, I love my current life." Qin Ruan squinted with a smile, "Lan An, you’re acting weird, as if you’re really interested in me."

Lan An twitched the corner of his mouth, trying to give a small smile, but it looked forced.

His expression was unnatural. He avoided Qin Ruan’s probing gaze and murmured, "There is something familiar about you."

"Really?" Qin Ruan shrugged, "I heard something similar from someone else yesterday."

She was reminded of what Hu Yixian said, that they would meet someone from their past soon.

"Miss Qin, goodbye."

Lan An did not press for more answers; he turned around with Lingfeng in tow and left, as if evading the topic.

His steps were hurried, as if he was running away.

When the three left the guest room, they happened to run into Master Huo, who was looking for Qin Ruan.

Dressed in a suit, he stood tall, composed and elegant.

Master Huo, with a subtle smile playing on his lips and a clear-eyed gaze, presented a flawless face, scholarly and refined.

Yet he had a cold and aloof look in his eyes. He radiated a solemn sense of authority and seemed unperturbed by the world.

Seeing Lan An and Lingfeng approaching, Master Huo’s eyes flickered and shifted focus to Qin Ruan standing behind them.

Qin Ruan blinked and asked, "Are you heading out?"

Master Huo rarely dressed up in a suit at home. His outfit suggested he was going out.

"Yes." Huo Yunjiao answered quietly, his eyes never leaving Qin Ruan.

Sensing the hostile gaze, his eyes landed on Lan An.

Despite his enchanting appearance and cold demeanor, this man seemed rather displeased with him.

There was a strange glimmer in his dark green eyes.

Master Huo, ever-mannered, addressed them warmly, "Who might these two be?"

"Just some friends who are helping me out with something. They were just leaving."

Qin Ruan walked up to him, entwining her arms with his.

Beneath the surface, she was suppressing waves of irritation and anger.

Despite his poor health, he was thinking of going out. He must think of himself as invincible.

Lan An stood hesitantly for a moment before asking Qin Ruan, "Is he your husband?"

Such a straight-forward question...

Qin Ruan answered affirmatively, "Yes."

Without any hesitation or embarrassment.

Master Huo would forever be her husband, in this life and the next.

In ancient times, ’husband’ was what a wife called her husband, and sometimes a husband referred to his wife in the same way.

Another interpretation is that ’husband’ means a good or kind person.

As husband and wife, Master Huo was her ’good man’.

Apart from being her husband, Master Huo had shown kindness to her in their past lives; he was her ’good person’.

Upon hearing Qin Ruan’s response, Lan An walked up to Master Huo, "Nice to meet you."

His voice was as cold as ice, and his eyes held a noticeable hostility.

When Lan An looked at Master Huo, it was as if a God was gazing down on an ant.

Master Huo raised an eyebrow at this. The feeling of being scorned was strange to him and stirred up an interesting emotion in him.

His features were incredibly handsome. As he smiled, the charm was undeniable.

Unfortunately, the smile did not reach his eyes, which remained deep and dangerous.

"Nice to meet you too."

With a curvaceous smile on his lips, Master Huo’s voice was nonchalant and casual.

Lan An shot an icy glare at Master Huo before pursing his lips displeasedly.

With a cold face, he retorted, "Miss Qin is my benefactor."

Master Huo, a cold light playing in his eyes, retained a winning smile. His temperament was calm and relaxed.

With Qin Ruan in his arm, their intimacy was apparent; it served to mark his territory.

Master Huo derisively sneered at Lan An, "She is my wife, the mother of my child."

His voice, melodic and pleasant, was like the trickling of a stream.

Maintaining his elegance and composure, he spoke casually.

Lan An quickly picked up the inherent arrogance and uncanny sense of nobility from Master Huo. His relaxed and laid-back demeanor was tinged with an air of laziness.

The other party’s mouth lifted up, clearly showing a smile, but the chill in their eyes gave one a shiver down their spine.

Lan An lowered his eyes, looking at the tightly clasped hands of Qin Ruan and Mister Huo.

She showed no resistance to a man’s intimacy, the dependence in her eyes was very obvious.

Lan An pursed his lips, the anger faded from his eyes.

He raised his eyes to meet theirs, sincerely wishing, "May you be together for a century and always be of one mind."

No one could refuse such sincerity.

"Thank you, we will."

As soon as Mister Huo spoke these words, he seemed somewhat uncertain.

Be together for a century?

That seemed a bit difficult.

Lan An seemed to have trouble breathing, again bidding farewell to Qin Ruan, he pulled Lingfeng and headed out.

Qin Ruan stood in the doorway, looking at Lan An and Lingfeng’s retreating figures, and did not take her eyes off them for a long time.

The subtle feeling in her heart gave her a deep impression of Lan An.

The kindness this person showed towards her, and his familiar mannerism, were like a forgotten acquaintance.

Qin Ruan once again searched her memory, indeed, she did not find any memory images related to Lan An.

The final understanding did not change, she really did not know him.

"People have gone, stop looking."

Mister Huo reached out and covered Qin Ruan’s eyes.

He pulled her into the room and the door closed behind him.

The hand covering Qin Ruan’s eyes remained there.

Qin Ruan blinked slightly, her dense eyelashes swept across his palm, just like a cat’s paw scratching on Mister Huo’s heart.

He pushed Qin Ruan against the carved wall behind her, leaned close to her ear and whispered with a hint of jealousy, "Ruanruan, where did you attract such a big flower boy from?"

He knew Mister Huo was speaking about Lan An.

Qin Ruan’s lips curved, she was a little amused: "No, Lan An has someone he likes, the girl who was with him."

Her blocked eyes blinked, her eyelashes were like a small brush, stirring in Mister Huo’s palm.

"Really?" asked Huo Yunjiao nonchalantly.

He hadn’t paid any attention to what that woman looked like.

Lan An’s hostility towards him was too obvious. His delicate features somewhat feminine; this kind of man’s attitude towards Qin Ruan made it hard for him not to notice.

Mister Huo bent down towards Qin Ruan’s ear and blew a gentle breath, he parted his lips, taking in her earlobe.

He murmured, "But the way he looks at you, I really don’t like it."

His voice was languid, speaking with something in his mouth it sounded vague yet full of allure.

Qin Ruan felt weak, leaning against the wall behind her, her hands were wrapped around the neck of the lowered head of Mister Huo.

She pleaded softly, "Mister Huo, stop teasing me."

She knew it, he was doing this on purpose.

There was no ambiguity between Lan An and her, and she did not believe that Mister Huo could not see that.

Huo Yunjiao removed the hand that was covering Qin Ruan’s eyes.

His eyes slightly lifted, full of tenderness and pampering.

This gentleness made one passionate, lost, irresistible.

Qin Ruan slowly lowered her head, a blush appearing on her face.

Huo Yunjiao stared at her delicately reddened face, opening his lips, "I’ll let you go this time, but if another romantic prospect knocks on the door, I’ll personally nip it in the bud."

Qin Ruan smirked, snorting, "These are all baseless."

"What?" Mister Huo’s voice deliberately deepened, even when pretending to be angry, it still sounded sexy.

Qin Ruan immediately backed off: "Nothing!"

She had to back off.

Mister Huo’s long legs were propped up between her knees.

As long as he made even the slightest movement, she would be the one to suffer.

This was obviously a threat.

A blatant threat!

Qin Ruan breathed out, her baby-fat face puffed up angrily.

Huo Yunjiao was amused by her dare-to-be-angry-but-dare-not-speak manner and he gave a pleased low chuckle.

He pinched the earlobe he had just tasted, the corners of his lips curving up in restraint, "Wait for me patiently at home while I step out."

After speaking and without delay, he leaned forward and dropped a kiss between Qin Ruan’s eyebrows.

"Okay."

After Qin Ruan responded, she suddenly raised her head.

"No way!"

Regardless of Mister Huo’s subtle threat and the fact that he had previously played tricks on her, she leaned forward.

Shaking off the secret inappropriate sensation, she grabbed Mister Huo’s tie and pulled him towards her.

"Mister Huo, what are these tactics and routines you are playing with me?" Qin Ruan asked with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile, her annoyance clearly visible, "You’re not leaving this door today."

Huo Yunjiao knew she had thought it through, he sighed in his heart but didn’t show it on his face.

His voice was still warm, "Ruanruan, something happened to the company, I need to handle it."

"That’s not going to work either!"

Qin Ruan’s grip was very strong, firmly holding onto Mister Huo’s tie.

Huo Yunjiao’s eyes showed hints of fatigue, his tone was gentle, comforting Qin Ruan, "Girl, the company has run into trouble, I must go out for a bit, you be good, I’ll be back soon."

The tiredness in his eyes was difficult to hide, and Qin Ruan felt sorry for him when she saw it.

The hand pulling on his tie loosened a bit, her voice filled with emotional complaints, "What’s so important that you need to do it yourself? Can’t you leave it to Rong ge?"

Huo Yunjiao’s long leg slowly slipped away from between Qin Ruan’s knees.

To avoid causing her pain or discomfort, he picked up Qin Ruan and carried her to the living room.

It was only then that Qin Ruan responded.

Even though Mister Huo’s leg had left, the previous sensation was still clear, leaving an unusual discomfort.

Qin Ruan was gently placed on the sofa, her legs pressed tightly together.

She forcefully hid that unnatural feeling.

Huo Yunjiao bent over to look at her, his expression serious, "Ruanruan, this incident is very important. The Huo family’s research base in Fuluo Country has been bombed, resulting in losses of several hundred million dollars, and an important piece of research has been lost."