Chapter 1767: Qin Shen Is Huo Xun (Part 3)

Chapter 1767: Chapter 1767: Qin Shen Is Huo Xun (Part 3)

Qin Shi felt startled for a moment, then his face showed a dismissive smile.

"So, how do you plan to deal with us? Drive us out of London, or secretly get rid of us?" Qin Shi scoffed and shook his head, "It seems now, you don’t have the power to just do whatever you want with us, right? I know old man Murphy isn’t a protective charm, but we’re not ones to be easily slaughtered now."

Yue Siqing didn’t offer much explanation, "I’ll talk to him."

Qin Shi could only watch him go in, clenching his fist tightly.

He couldn’t remember when he first met Yue Siqing, it was too long ago.

Back then, he wasn’t called Yue Siqing, his surname was Huo, Huo Siqing.

Huo Xun wasn’t called Huo Xun either, he was called Huo Sichen.

Their names clearly suggested they were brothers, but in reality, Huo Siqing was just Huo Sichen’s half-brother.

This taciturn boy had a pretty ordinary relationship with them since childhood.

Whenever Mrs. Huo asked this brother, who was a few years older, to take the younger siblings out to play, Huo Sichen was always unhappy.

Compared to this cold elder brother, he preferred causing trouble with Qin Shi.

Boys who had just reached school age were always mischievous and active, and he and Huo Sichen were no exception.

He wasn’t as daring as Huo Sichen; he would always follow him, doing whatever he suggested, thinking this brother had many ideas and was brave, wishing he, Qin Shi, could be so carefree someday.

Yet, daring as they were and full of ideas, they still got into plenty of trouble.

Mrs. Huo pampered them greatly, but Mr. Huo was a very strict person.

At that time, he didn’t know Huo Siqing wasn’t his biological brother, he mustered courage to find him, feeling he should protect them like a proper brother.

Initially, Huo Siqing did exactly that, cleaning up lots of messes for them, until one day, Mr. Huo found out, harshly reprimanding Huo Sichen and even lashing him with bamboo sticks.

Huo Sichen was extremely angry, only then knowing he’d sought Huo Siqing for help.

Qin Shi also learned from Huo Sichen at that time that their unpredictable big brother wasn’t his biological brother and their relationship wasn’t good.

From the perspective of Huo Sichen, who was not yet ten years old, it seemed Huo Siqing had intentionally let them lower their guard, letting Mr. Huo catch them and uncover everything.

The brother that Huo Sichen spoke of was a man with ill intentions.

He wasn’t Mr. Huo’s biological son, yet he always wanted to replace him.

Seeing his mother favor him, he pretended to be more mature in order to win their father’s affection.

Because their father thought this made him poised and always made him take this brother as a role model.

This distinction made him more dissatisfied.

The more Mr. Huo made him learn from Huo Siqing, the more he disliked that person.

In fact, thinking back now, Qin Shi didn’t really believe Yue Siqing was a tattling schemer; it was merely a childhood shadow of Huo Xun.

Because he always had a brother more excellent than himself, he was compared unfavorably, so he childishly blamed everything on Yue Siqing.

Qin Shi always felt that Yue Siqing should have envied Huo Xun.

He didn’t interact much with Yue Siqing, but several times when he inadvertently ran into him, he could see a bit of complex longing in his eyes, which never easily showed emotion, towards Mrs. Huo and Huo Xun.

At that time, he felt a little sorry for him; if it weren’t for that big fire, perhaps he wouldn’t have wanted to be enemies with Yue Siqing.

Only in the end did he finally understand that accumulated jealousy over time is truly terrifying.