Chapter 1116
In the silence, Kovishik felt a familiar sense of oppression.
Boheng had taken off his coat as soon as he entered. Now, he casually hung it on the standing rack in the corner and poured himself a glass of water... He looked so natural and at ease, as though he were the master of the house.
From the corner of his eye, Kovishik kept scrutinizing Boheng—he was tall, strong, with skin marked by sun exposure... When they had met at the farm last time, Boheng had clearly seemed very low-key, but today, everything was different.
To Kovishik, it was a striking sort of animalism. Put together, these traits probably formed some kind of mating strategy. But Hesta could never be attracted to such qualities...
Wait, was that really impossible?
Kovishik felt sweat beginning to trickle down his back.
He did not know whether it was fate or something else, but all his life, he seemed to have been forced to contend with people like "Boheng," and he had never won. The child his father had admired most during his lifetime—the elder brother who had often wrestled alongside him—had been exactly that type.
They were powerful, sturdy, arrogant, and brimming with strength...
Come to think of it, perhaps his father had liked children like that because he himself had been that sort of person. He preferred heirs who reflected the image of his younger self.
The thought suddenly sent a chill through Kovishik.
"Are you both Jane's friends?" Boheng took two cups from the cabinet. "Would you like some water?"
"Thank you," Mei Sinan replied.
"And you?" Boheng gave Kovishik another look. "Kovishik... right?"
"No." Kovishik answered coldly.
Boheng's lips sank slightly as he made a subtle face. Mei Sinan caught the expression, and the two of them smiled