Chapter 555: The Realm of Being a Scumbag to the Point of Pure Innocence

"Crown Prince... hmm, I'll call you Qinghe..."

Qin Jian said: "Do you hate Bibi Dong that much? Completely unable to coexist with her?"

He thought for a moment and said: "If you build a good relationship with her, you actually don't necessarily need my help to obtain those things."

"Build a good relationship?"

Xue Qinghe's expression instantly turned icy: "Qin Jian, don't you think this statement is ridiculous?"

"She is my mother, yet now you want me to build a relationship with her; it is truly the greatest irony!"

Her eyes were filled with anger: "She is closer to her disciple than to her own child. I have no idea what I count as in her heart; am I merely a tool?"

Qin Jian sighed: "She just doesn't like the other half of the bloodline you carry."

Xue Qinghe seemed completely unexpected that he would say this, and she couldn't help but knit her brows: "What is wrong with the other half of the bloodline I carry? Isn't it the previous Pope, her teacher?"

As expected, no one had told her the cause and effect behind this; everyone was tight-lipped, and that is how misunderstandings are born.

Qin Jian shook his head and said: "Then think about it, Qian Xunji was her teacher, yet he had a child with her; this... isn't it strange?"

"Strange?"

Xue Qinghe's delicate brows furrowed tightly: "You mean there is a hidden story behind this? Bibi Dong didn't want to... with her teacher..."

"Yes, Qian Xunji forced her..."

Once the words were out, Qin Jian added another sentence: "It wasn't the kind where both were willing, going with the flow, and mutually aware; it was actual, genuine force."

"Ah?!"

This time, Xue Qinghe was truly shocked: "You mean, my fathe... he actually forced his own disciple?"

"Yes..."

Qin Jian said indifferently: "So, do you understand now why she hates that other half of the bloodline you carry?"

Xue Qinghe remained silent for a long time.

"So that was it..."

After a good while, she murmured: "No wonder she was never close to me; it turns out there was such a complicated reason behind it..."

"Mm, in the end, this was all caused by a beast."

Qin Jian glanced at her and said: "So I find it quite a pity; you two should have been the closest of kin, yet you are like strangers, looking at each other with disdain..."

"You want me to reconcile with her?" Xue Qinghe said faintly.

Qin Jian nodded and said: "From my perspective, I naturally don't want you to be enemies."

"Impossible, Qin Jian, don't indulge in wishful thinking. Regardless of the reason, she was the one who took the initiative to alienate me, and I have always been the most innocent one..."

Xue Qinghe's gaze was very indifferent: "Even if there is a reason, I cannot possibly take the initiative to reconcile just because I pity her. She is the one who is wrong; if there is to be a reconciliation, she should be the one to come to me."

Although the words sounded harsh, Qin Jian knew she had already stepped back, because she was already hoping that Bibi Dong would take the initiative to admit her mistake and reconcile with her.

"However, Qin Jian..."

Xue Qinghe suddenly looked at him, her expression somewhat strange: "You find it so hard to accept my gender, yet you can accept her?"

"Hm? What's wrong with accepting her?" Qin Jian was bewildered.

Xue Qinghe paused before saying: "She is not whole, and she has a child; do you not mind?"

Qin Jian blinked, and only then did he understand what she meant.

So she had no idea how she was born at all...

Then, should he tell her the truth?

Forget it, she is already pitiful enough; telling her now that she wasn't born of her mother, but came out of the womb of a woman who might not even be alive anymore...

Wouldn't that just make her die of anger?

"I don't mind at all..."

Qin Jian tucked his hands into his sleeves: "In fact, if her child were a daughter, I would be even happier."

Xue Qinghe: "..."

"You are simply..."

Her expression was indescribably strange: "Qin Jian, do you know that your image in my heart has completely collapsed?"

Qin Jian's expression remained unchanged as he said leisurely: "It's fine, it's better to let you see my true colors sooner, lest you call me a scumbag in the future."

Xue Qinghe didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Your level isn't just a scumbag anymore, it's human scum, alright?"

Qin Jian laughed: "Then do you want to stay away from me?"

It is good to be in a normal pursuit phase; he knew exactly what his status was in the other person's heart, so there was no need to worry too much.

Unlike that previous stint with Bibi Dong, which was truly like crossing a river by feeling for stones; he had no idea what her intentions were, and in the end, it was so painful it made their livers ache...

"You said you wanted to pursue me, and now you're telling me to stay away from you. Are you playing hard to get?"

Xue Qinghe glanced at him with a half-smile: "I heard you have a lot of ex-girlfriends; are these all your tactics?"

"Tactics? What are tactics?"

Qin Jian looked at her with a very confused expression: "I have never understood any tactics; all I have is sincerity and a true heart, and I am the same toward every one of them."

Xue Qinghe: "..."

Has this man reached the realm of being a scumbag to the point of pure innocence...

"Qinghe, this is the inherent flaw of men, do you understand?" Qin Jian said.

"What is that?" Xue Qinghe asked curiously.

Heh... another tactic succeeded... as a man, not understanding the inherent flaw of men? The probability of the woman 【falling for it】 increases by 1%!

Qin Jian smiled calmly: "Men, you see, always have some dirty little thoughts in their hearts, fantasizing about things that are impossible, such as Bibi Dong and you together like this..."

Xue Qinghe was expressionless.

Qin Jian continued: "But thinking is just thinking; most men won't actually do it, especially those who have partners they truly love, because they understand that if they indulge their inherent flaws, they will lose the beauty they currently have, and lose the partner they know and cherish..."

"Actually, it's just because most men don't have that ability, right?" Xue Qinghe suddenly interrupted coldly.

Qin Jian was speechless.

"I see you've already prepared to do it, haven't you? You don't even know if I'm a man or a woman," Xue Qinghe added.

Qin Jian raised an eyebrow: "Then do you intend to accept?"

Xue Qinghe said indifferently: "Get lost."

Qin Jian: "..."

This was the first time he had been cursed with that word, yet he didn't feel insulted at all; he even thought the current Xue Qinghe was particularly cute.

Hmm... he was about to be bent into a curve...

"Speaking of which, what am I supposed to do in the future? Just stay by your side as a background prop?"

Seeing that Qin Jian remained calm and showed no signs of resentment, Xue Qinghe was secretly amazed.

Could it be that this guy relied on this kind of thick skin and lack of shame to chase after so many girls?

"Basically, there's nothing to do. Before any variables appear, I'm just watching how things develop, and then seeing which side jumps out first..."

Xue Qinghe gave a soft laugh: "I am the Crown Prince now, and the momentum is with me. If they want to replace my position, then small moves certainly won't succeed..."

A cold light flashed in his eyes: "I'd like to see what they will do..."

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(End of this chapter)