Honest Beta gets scammed

He Xiangchen thoroughly enjoyed having Li Qing firmly under his control, watching him struggle helplessly and cry in despair.

It's kind of weird, but Li Qing's fear was the best stimulant for He Xiangchen.

But this doesn't mean that He Xiangchen really wants Li Qing to be afraid of him.

After a brief standoff, He Xiangchen finally released his grip on Li Qing.

As soon as the restraints disappeared, Li Qing immediately took several steps back until his back hit the wall before stopping, creating a safe distance between himself and He Xiangchen, looking at him with fear and vigilance.

He calmed down a little.

The brief exchange just now made Li Qing realize the physical gap between himself and He Xiangchen.

Now that He Xiangchen has gained entry into his inner circle, he no longer intends to confront He Xiangchen head-on.

He was willing to listen to He Xiangchen's words for a while, but he was determined not to believe a single word of what He Xiangchen said next!

Keep He Xiangchen calm first. Once he lowers his guard, find a way to get him out, or run away yourself!

Seeing that although Li Qing was wary, he had finally stopped demanding that he leave and had adopted a willing-to-listen attitude, He Xiangchen relaxed a lot. He was really afraid that Li Qing would be unyielding, and in that case, he really couldn't think of any good way to force him.

He Xiangchen took a deep breath, sorted out his thoughts, and prepared to tell Li Qing everything from beginning to end.

Just as he opened his mouth, a voice broke the heavy atmosphere between the two.

"Coo, coo—"

He Xiangchen and Li Qing were both taken aback.

He Xiangchen suddenly remembered something, his gaze drifting to the pile of takeout packaging bags by the door, realizing that he had just eaten Li Qing's takeout.

A hint of embarrassment flashed across his face, and he gave a dry laugh.

"...Are you hungry? Let me take you to eat first."

Li Qing's face flushed bright red!

Half of me was hungry, and the other half was angry.

He was already starving, and now that He Xiangchen had mentioned it, the emptiness in his stomach and the anger of having his food taken away instantly reached their peak. Without thinking, he wanted to refuse this handout.

"I won't eat it!"

"It's nearby, not far," He Xiangchen added immediately.

Li Qing's lips moved as if he wanted to say "get lost," but his stomach growled again, betraying him. He hadn't eaten or drunk anything all day and was indeed dizzy with hunger.

Ultimately, driven by physiological needs, Li Qing followed He Xiangchen.

……

In the shopping mall near the apartment.

He Xiangchen found a restaurant that Li Qing had mentioned wanting to eat at before and directly asked for a private room.

Li Qing took the menu and ordered a large number of dishes without any hesitation. Then he sat in the seat furthest away from He Xiangchen, his eyes extremely vigilant.

He Xiangchen felt a little uncomfortable seeing Li Qing's attitude of avoiding him like the plague, but he didn't dare to force him to sit next to him. It was already quite difficult for Li Qing to agree to have a meal with him in the same room.

The dishes were served quickly.

Having eaten and drunk his fill in front of Li Qing's house, He Xiangchen naturally had little appetite, so he signaled the waiter to put all the dishes over to Li Qing.

After closing the door, two bodyguards in black suits appeared at the door of the private room, out of Li Qing's sight. They stood guard with expressionless faces, ensuring that not a single word of the conversation inside would be leaked.

Only the sound of Li Qing starting to eat remained in the private room.

He Xiangchen watched him eat quietly. After he had eaten half a bowl of rice and his stomach was full, and his emotions seemed to have calmed down a bit, he finally spoke.

"...There are indeed no illegitimate children in my family."

He thought about it for a long time and decided to start with this most absurd and easiest-to-explain lie.

Li Qing didn't look up at He Xiangchen, but she did slow down her eating.

He Xiangchen continued, "My parents did have a business marriage, but they have a very good relationship. He Xiangyuan is my younger brother, not an illegitimate child. As for Yu Chi'an... he is my uncle's son, that is, my cousin."

These few words made Li Qing grit his teeth, but he still didn't say a word, continuing to rummage through his rice with his chopsticks.

The huge misunderstanding was thus resolved.

He Xiangyuan and Yu Chi'an were exonerated, but Li Qing only felt absurd and angry. He couldn't understand why He Xiangchen would lie to deceive him like this.

Noticing that Li Qing was angry, He Xiangchen quickly tried to explain.

"The reason I said that at the time was..."

At this point, he became somewhat embarrassed to speak, hesitated for a moment, and finally confessed.

"...I just felt that if I said that, you would feel sorry for me."

Li Qing: "..."

Li Qing finally looked up and looked at He Xiangchen for the first time, his eyes filled with a strange expression, but mostly disbelief.

"Really, I'm not lying to you!"

"Li Qing, actually... actually, I liked you a lot when you were at Shengxin, but you always avoided me back then, which made me a little angry, but I was too embarrassed to take the initiative to find you. The day I got into trouble, you took the initiative to help me, and I just acted impulsively. Before I knew it, those words had already come out."

rhetoric!

Li Qing glared at He Xiangchen.

What do you mean, "You liked me a long time ago"? Bullshit!

Back in Shengxin, why did he avoid He Xiangchen? Didn't He Xiangchen have any idea? Now, thinking about what happened in the private room back then, Li Qing was furious.

"I only avoided you because you acted like a thug in the private room! You're only retaliating against me because you think I was ungrateful!"

Good heavens, how clever! How could that be?!

He Xiangchen gasped.

He tried to embellish his testimony when explaining to Li Qing, but Li Qing saw through his intentions in a second. However, he had to appeal on this point!

He Xiangchen gritted his teeth and decided to stop pretending.

"Hiss... Yes! That's right! I admit it!"

"I admit, I did have that thought at the time! But! I only did such a stupid thing because I like you! In those kinds of things, I, He Xiangchen, always believe in mutual consent! Am I supposed to target everyone who rejects me? Am I supposed to date them? I'm not crazy!"

"I wasn't being a pervert... Okay, I was a pervert!"

"But in a place like Shengxin, those kinds of things are all unspoken rules! You should know that too! And I haven't even done anything to you yet! No one else would have reacted that way!"

He Xiangchen became more and more agitated as he spoke, and he couldn't believe that these things could be grounds for sentencing him to death!

"Li Qing! Ask yourself honestly! After you rejected me, what did I do to you? You went to work, did whatever you wanted! To put it bluntly, even if I really wanted revenge, I have plenty of ways to make you suffer! I wouldn't even need to lift a finger; plenty of people would try to curry favor with me and take care of you! And what happened? I chose to date you!"

"Damn it, I only started dating you because I like you!"