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Chu Ai took the tissue that Huo Jinge handed over to wipe her mouth clean, a hint of panic flickering in her reddened eyes.
"How many months is this child?" Sister Zhang asked curiously.
Jian Yunong glanced at Sister Zhang, puzzled as to why she would be interested in such matters.
Could it be that Chu Ai used to visit the Huo Family Old Residence often?
No, that couldn't be right. Huo's mother disliked people from the entertainment industry; this should be Chu Ai's first visit to the Huo Family Old Residence.
A troubled expression appeared on Chu Ai's face. "I just ate something bad."
"Why is everyone just standing around?" Huo Jincheng's voice suddenly rang out.
Having just woken up, he was dressed in loungewear, his hair falling flat, lacking the sharpness he usually exuded and instead appearing gentler.
Jian Yunong walked over. "You're up?"
Sister Zhang quickly tidied up the dining table. "What does Third Young Master want to eat?"
"I'll eat whatever Jian Yunong is having." The little foodie preferred delicious food, and Huo Jincheng couldn't be bothered to think for himself.
Upon seeing Huo Jincheng, Chu Ai's previously dazed expression began to brighten.
"Senior, do you want me to call a doctor to take a look at you?" Huo Jinge asked innocently, unable to suppress her concern.
"I'm fine."
Chu Ai waved her hand, insisting on returning to the dining table and sitting across from Huo Jincheng.
Huo Jincheng's long fingers held the chopsticks, not casting a glance in her direction at all. He picked up a crab roe bun for Jian Yunong, telling her it was delicious.
Just waking up, his voice was low and hoarse, carrying a unique magnetism that irresistibly attracted Chu Ai.
Sister Zhang brought up the steamed dumplings and happened to see Chu Ai staring blankly at Huo Jincheng.
Suddenly, Sister Zhang recalled that she seemed to have seen this girl somewhere before.
Wasn't this the girl who had hurriedly run out of Third Young Master's new house last time? Early in the morning, wearing Huo Jincheng's shirt, revealing her long legs.
When was that?
Sister Zhang nearly dropped the steamer in her hands.
"Be careful!"
Jian Yunong exclaimed, seeing the dumplings almost fall onto the table; she raised her hand to support them.
What she didn't expect was that the steamer was particularly hot.
Because she reached out to help, Sister Zhang managed to steady it.
Huo Jincheng noticed Jian Yunong's face looked off and immediately grabbed her hand. "Did you burn yourself?"
Before Jian Yunong could respond, he had already placed her reddened fingers in his mouth.
Jian Yunong was startled by his bold action and instantly blushed.
Sister Zhang hurriedly brought over burn ointment, and Huo Jincheng personally applied it to Jian Yunong, being meticulous and considerate.
Jian Yunong raised her burned middle finger and said, "It's actually not that bad!"
She had applied medicine on her hand, but how was she going to hold chopsticks to eat?
Huo Jincheng picked up a steamed dumpling and brought it to her mouth, saying, "Here, let me feed you first."
Jian Yunong instinctively opened her mouth and took a bite, savoring the delicious flavor.
In an instant, she beamed with joy, forgetting the pain from the burn.
Sister Zhang apologized, "I'm so sorry, Third Young Mistress."
"It's fine," Jian Yunong didn't take it to heart at all.
Huo Jincheng shook his head in disbelief, "Do you have any brains? How could you just reach out to grab it?"
"That won't do! If the dumpling falls out, it would be such a waste! I'd feel heartbroken!"
"……" Huo Jincheng pursed his lips, "Don't you think about others? Don't you realize that I would feel heartbroken seeing you hurt?"
Huo Jinge shouted from across the table, "Oh my! You can skip breakfast! Someone's feeding dog food here early in the morning! I can't eat anymore!"
Huo Jincheng shot her a glance, his gaze landing on Chu Ai.
Huo Jinge immediately introduced, "This is my senior, Chu Ai."
Huo Jincheng had no reaction; his eyes looked at her as if she were a stranger.
He didn't remember her...
Chu Ai thought to herself, no wonder.
He was actually so nice to Jian Yunong, completely different from what Chu Ai had imagined; these two people were not as distant as she thought. After all, Jian Yunong was really not that pretty. Chu Ai felt that Jian Yu was not even one-tenth as beautiful as Bai Ru.
Originally, after Chu Ai learned that the Huo Family had high standards and did not allow female celebrities to enter, her feelings for Huo Jincheng had calmed down significantly.
But now, seeing Bai Ru successfully marry into the Huo Family, Chu Ai began to feel restless again.
Especially after connecting with Huo Jinge.
Chu Ai gazed affectionately at Huo Jincheng, but he never looked at her even once. It seemed that in his world, there was only Jian Yunong.
……
In the garden, after finishing a call from the company, Huo Jincheng unexpectedly turned around and bumped into Chu Ai.
“Mr. Huo!” Chu Ai greeted him shyly.
Huo Jincheng nodded indifferently.
“Don’t you remember me?” Chu Ai mustered her courage to speak, “Earlier… I took you home. You were drunk. Your shirt is still at my house; I washed it and have been thinking of finding an opportunity to return it to you.”
Huo Jincheng frowned upon hearing this, completely having no recollection of this woman or the incident she mentioned.
Chu Ai continued, “It was at your house! Don’t you remember?”
Huo Jincheng nodded, “I don’t remember.”
Chu Ai: “……”
Huo Jincheng directly bypassed her, not wanting to waste any more time on her.
Sister Zhang, who had been paying attention to Chu Ai, couldn't help but start to overthink when she saw the two of them meeting in the back garden.
Sister Zhang went to tell Grandma Huo about this matter.
"Are you sure?" Grandma Huo felt that Huo Jincheng wouldn't do something like that.
"The young master drank too much, and it seems the young mistress is not at home. That girl is wearing the young master's shirt. Early in the morning, when she saw me, her expression was strange. What if... what if she is with the young master?"
Grandma Huo frowned, recalling how Huo Jincheng's relationship with Jian Yunong also started because of drunkenness. She didn't dare to speak too definitively.
However, Huo Jinge's mother accidentally overheard their whispers.
The people from the Second Branch were certainly delighted by the gossip about the first branch; the more, the better.
The eldest son of the first branch married a woman from the entertainment industry, someone Huo Jincheng's mother had previously looked down upon. Haha, this must be quite a slap in the face!
Just by looking at Sister-in-law's expression, one could tell how unhappy she was inside.
It was likely that Huo Liangchen did it on purpose!
That night, Huo Jinge's mother specifically invited Chu Ai to stay for dinner.
Chu Ai was pleasantly surprised and happily agreed to stay.
With Huo Jincheng absent due to business matters, only Jian Yunong remained at the old residence for dinner.
Huo Jinge's mother smiled and said, "Eat more, Chu Ai."
"Thank you, Aunt."
"You have quite the appetite; it's enviable. Back when I had such an appetite, I was still pregnant with Jing Ge. Now I'm getting old! Can't deny it!"
Grandma Huo glanced at Chu Ai.
Chu Ai's expression momentarily became unnatural.
After dinner, Grandma Huo felt increasingly uneasy and instructed someone to call Huo Jincheng to clarify the matter directly.
Sister Zhang reassured Grandma Huo, "It might not be true after all."
Huo Jinge's Mother came out, seemingly casual, "Don't you think Chu Ai resembles the old Daughter-in-law a bit?"
Grandma Huo's heart skipped a beat.
Once Huo Jinge's Mother left, Grandma Huo felt restless. "That child Huo Jincheng wouldn't really be reckless after drinking, would he?"
At that moment, Huo Jincheng's Mother's voice rang out, "Mom, what are you talking about?"
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