Adopting/Raising The Male Lead and The Villain

246-250

Chapter 246

Huo Chengming's brain was unable to work.

"Come here." Zhong Yuhuan puzzledly looked at him and urged.

Why was he standing there like wood?

Zhong Yuhuan said helplessly, "Are you not tired? Then you can just stand there."

Huo Chengming suddenly returned to his senses and without thinking, he took two strides, arriving next to Zhong Yuhuan. Then, he sat down next to her.

The faint perfume on Zhong Yuhuan's body immediately made its way into Huo Chengming's nose, seeming to tease a chord in his brain.

Huo Chengming's breathing unconsciously became harsher.

"When did you come here before? When I was at university?" Zhong Yuhuan tilted her head and looked at him. "What's the foreigner outside called?"

Huo Chengming's scattered thoughts immediately dispersed.

"... Mhm, it was a long time ago. And that person isn't important." Huo Chengming chose to say some and hide some truth.

Zhong Yuhuan raised her eyebrows.

But this counts as something good.

At least he didn't completely hide and not reveal anything to her.

"Is there anything else that I don't know? Are you going to tell me or should I ask?" Zhong Yuhuan opened her mouth again.

Huo Chengming's gaze dropped, staring at Zhong Yuhuan's expression.

She was also looking at him with a sincere gaze.

How could Huo Chengming resist that kind of gaze?

Or rather, he couldn't resist ever since she called out "Brother Chengming" to stop him.

"I came here with Mr. Chen the first time to help him negotiate a deal. The next times weren't that... Now, the property is under my name.

"The foreigner is called Cobb. He's Mexican. The people under him are a band of mercenaries. I just happen to hire them so I'm their boss..."

Although Huo Chengming explained everything, his explanation was vague at parts.

For example...

"Short-term? Or are they employed long-term by you?" Zhong Yuhuan asked.

Huo Chengming was silent for a moment. "Long-term."

"No wonder they came so quickly." Zhong Yuhuan nodded.

Huo Chengming carefully looked at Zhong Yuhuan's expression, then said, "I didn't commit any bad things."

Zhong Yuhuan chuckled. "I know you haven't done any bad things."

Huo Chengming quietly breathed a sigh of relief, a slight smile appearing at the corner of his mouth. "Mhm, abiding by the law."

"Humans must have a bottom line." Zhong Yuhuan nodded. Speaking until there, her tone changed. "Of course, if you did something bad, it's not like I can prevent it. No matter what wrong acts you commit in the future, as long as you don't let me know, it can be passed over. But if I were to find out someday..."

Zhong Yuhuan shook her head. "Then there will be no future."

Hearing this, Huo Chengming didn't feel relieved.

No matter what wrong acts you commit in the future...

Wrong acts...

What counts as a wrong act?

Something as severe as murder and arson?

Something as minor as... Does doing everything he can to prevent her from dating Wen Yongchen count?

"Why aren't you talking?" Zhong Yuhuan puzzledly looked at him. "Do you really want to do bad things?"

"Nothing." Huo Chengming's expression returned to normal.

Zhong Yuhuan carefully looked at his face for a while, but couldn't find any clues. She couldn't help but mutter in her heart that he was really introverted...

"That's fine. No more questions." Zhong Yuhuan was too lazy to even shower. She kicked off her shoes and curled her legs onto the bed. "You can go now."

Huo Chengming's tone changed. "... No more questions?"

"Mhm, no more. You didn't hide anything from me and just straightforwardly explained so I also have nothing else I want to ask. Either way, you won't hurt me, right?"

Huo Chengming's heart softened. "Right."

"Mhm, then there's no problem." Zhong Yuhuan laid down.

Huo Chengming's mouth moved but didn't say anything in the end. He stood up and started walking out.

But his heart voiced an unspeakable loss.

Then what was the point of her calling him over? They only spoke a few sentences, just a few sentences...

He wanted to stay.

This thought suddenly appeared in Huo Chengming's brain.

Huo Chengming turned and looked in Zhong Yuhuan's direction. Zhong Yuhuan had already burrowed into the quilt, leaving only her feet out. She had russet-red socks on.

Huo Chengming wanted to go over and cover her more with the quilt.

But this wasn't enough.

Huo Chengming curled his fingers and dropped his sight as his expression slightly changed, a huge wave rising in his heart.

He wanted to stay, to lie by her side, and embrace her in his arms.

Huo Chengming pressed his lips together and walked out with his hands to his side.

He felt ashamed of the dirty thoughts he suddenly had, but those were quickly swept over by more desire. His adrenaline peaked in an instant.

No matter what wrong acts you commit in the future, don't let me know.

Zhong Yuhuan's voice echoed in Huo Chengming's mind again.