Young Master Is Being Jealous Again!
Chapter 924: Don’t Look Back on the Path of Reincarnation, Forget Me, the Unfaithful One

Chapter 924: Chapter 924: Don’t Look Back on the Path of Reincarnation, Forget Me, the Unfaithful One

Huo Qi’s hand on his knee twitched slightly, and he solemnly promised Wu Fan across from him with a stubborn look, "I’ll take care of you for the rest of your life, as long as you need me!"

The latter’s eyes turned sour as she turned her head away, avoiding his gaze.

After Huo Qi’s car left, Qin Ruan and Wu Fan didn’t go far; they found a quiet tavern nearby.

The two sat in a quiet booth, drinking one glass after another.

Most of the time it was Wu Fan drinking, with Qin Ruan occasionally clinking glasses, quietly keeping her company.

Suddenly, Wu Fan cursed, "That idiot, Miss Duan has no idea what he has sacrificed from the beginning to end; there’s no one stupider than him in the world!"

Qin Ruan glanced at her, "Do you feel sorry for him?"

Wu Fan retorted angrily, "Pah! I curse him to be lonely and die alone!"

She drained her glass, feeling unsatisfied, and picked up the bottle on the table to swig directly from it.

Seeing her reckless drinking, Qin Ruan advised, "Alright, drink less. It’s bad for your health."

Clutching the bottle, Wu Fan leaned on the table, choking up, "I just can’t accept it; a seven-year relationship has vanished like this. I’ll never be able to spend another seven years liking someone again!"

Qin Ruan said indifferently, "Being able to cut losses in time is not bad."

Wu Fan shook her head in self-mockery, "Actually, I knew that the moment he reached out to Miss Duan, I had lost him."

Qin Ruan not knowing how to comfort someone, could only speak the truth, "You and Huo Qi were never fated to be together. Try to let it go."

She also knew a seven-year relationship couldn’t just be dropped on a whim.

Wu Fan cursed again, "I curse Huo Qi to be inhumane, to never win Miss Duan’s affection, and to end up alone for the rest of his life!"

Seeing her childish face, Qin Ruan laughed, "Okay, I’ll help you curse him too."

She didn’t know if the curse would work, but with Wu Fan drunk, it was best to go along with her.

Wu Fan threw herself into Qin Ruan’s arms, crying and saying, "You’re really great!"

She cried silently and with a sense of grievance, as if she was venting the suppressed pain and the longing of seven years of unrequited love.

After a long while, Qin Ruan’s chest was soaked with her tears, and Wu Fan awkwardly sat up straight.

She rubbed her sore eyes and accepted her fate, "No one dies from lack of anyone else! It’s me who doesn’t want Huo Qi. I don’t want to force a relationship with him. There were already problems with our feelings, and even if we did stay together, we would inevitably grow to despise each other.

I’m a beautiful and rich woman with the means to control the lives of many. Why should I be obsessed with just him? In the future, I will find someone richer, more handsome, and more gentle and considerate than he is! I will make him die of jealousy!"

Qin Ruan looked at Wu Fan seriously, her face red and tipsy, and earnestly said, "I think your peach blossoms are blooming soon."

"Really?" Wu Fan grabbed Qin Ruan’s hand, desperately asking, "Where is he?"

Her excitement made Qin Ruan laugh and cry, "I’m not sure, but seeing how your luck in love is signaled by a moving star of marriage, since you’re now single, your destined true love will appear within a year."

Wu Fan laughed and cried, "I knew it. How could someone as beautiful as me lack men? That bastard Huo Qi promised to give me away at my wedding, to forever be my backer. Let him wait for me! On the day I get married, I’ll make sure his wealth is all mine!"

Qin Ruan nodded in agreement, "I think that’s feasible!"

Wu Fan really liked Qin Ruan for always going along with her.

She picked up two bottles of alcohol from the table and handed one to Qin Ruan, "Starting today, you are my sworn brother, come on! Let’s drink to that!"

As the sound of the bottles clinking echoed, Wu Fan started gulping down from her bottle.

Tightening her brow, Qin Ruan thought to herself how they had gone from drinking to suddenly becoming sworn brothers.

She deliberately took a sip, set down the bottle in her hand, and glanced at her phone—it was getting late. "Wu Fan, we should go."

Wu Fan hoisted up the bottle in her hand, bellowing, "Go? Why go? We haven’t had enough. Today, we drink till we drop, to have a whale of a time!"

This commotion drew the attention of others around them, who cast puzzled and odd looks their way.

Qin Ruan had no choice but to go along with her, continuing to drink with her.

At a seat diagonally opposite them, Huo Zhi and three of his men sat steadily.

They kept an eye on the situation at Qin Ruan’s side, on guard for any sudden changes.

...

When Huo Qi returned home, he encountered Huo Xingde, who had been waiting in the hall for a long time.

The stern face of the latter was somber. Upon hearing the noise at the door, his sharp gaze swept over.

Seeing that it was Huo Qi who had come back, his expression softened, "Aqi is back."

The young man, changing into house slippers, hummed in response, "Uncle, you haven’t gone to bed yet?"

Huo Xingde sighed deeply, "How could I sleep?"

Unaffected by his concern, Huo Qi walked over with weary steps, slumped into the sofa opposite Huo Xingde, his entire body limp as if boneless.

Seeing his exhausted state, Huo Xingde asked in a deep voice, "What exactly happened?"

He didn’t believe that Qin Ruan was in the mood to stroll around Sea City at this time. Earlier, at the Duan Family’s gate, she had merely gotten rid of him.

Huo Qi, supporting his head with one hand, said weakly, "Nothing, it’s all in the past. Later, you can have Brother Chengying call off the engagement with the Duan Family—we won’t have any more dealings with them; the Duan Family won’t last many more years."

Surprisingly, Huo Xingde didn’t argue but nodded seriously, "I’ll take care of it. What about you? Will this incident affect you?"

Huo Qi said, "No, my sister-in-law said that Capital City has already decided to let me come to the capital."

At this news, Huo Xingde finally showed a smile, "That’s good, that’s good. If you do well in Capital City, we won’t have any worries here. The power dynamics in Sea City are complicated; our situation is still somewhat awkward."

Huo Qi felt unbearably light-headed, his entire being seeming to float, his brows tightly furrowed, "Uncle, if there’s nothing else, I’m going upstairs to rest; I’m too tired."

"Go on, rest well. We can talk about anything else tomorrow."

Huo Qi murmured a reply and stood up, heading upstairs.

Behind him, Huo Xingde suddenly said, "Aqi, while I was waiting for you at home earlier, I seemed to recall some of the memories I’d lost at the Duan Family’s place."

Huo Qi turned back, his voice hoarse with surprise, "Uncle, what did you remember?"

Huo Xingde, touching his head and looking particularly intrigued, said, "It’s all very hazy, but I saw a woman. She was wearing an ancient cross-collared ruqun and saluted me, calling me ’Uncle.’ It felt like I was dreaming."

Huo Qi’s Adam’s apple moved slightly, his gaze fixed on Huo Xingde’s face, which indeed bore a resemblance to his uncle from a past life.

He curved up the corners of his pale lips, his face reflecting a mix of bitterness and desolation.

Miss Duan, why do you insist on giving your heart to me?

It’s my fault that you waited in vain in the Netherworld’s Purgatory for centuries.

On the road of reincarnation, don’t look back; leave cleanly and forget this faithless man.

Huo Qi’s steps were shaky as he ascended the stairs, his silhouette staggering, nearly tumbling down the stairs several times.

Luckily, he made it back to his bedroom without incident, and his not so frail body curled up on the bed, like a helpless child lacking a sense of security.