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Jian Yunong sat down and looked at Huo Jincheng with her eyes, asking what had happened.
"Okay, Grandma, I know what I'm doing."
Huo Jincheng hung up the phone without mentioning the content of the call and instead took her to the dining table.
Nothing was more important than eating.
"Eat more," Huo Jincheng said as he served her food, speaking gently and not bringing up the earlier phone call. "You don't need to think about anything. Just leave it to me."
A warm feeling of gratitude spread in Jian Yunong's heart, but she couldn't help but say, "You shouldn't bear everything alone; I don't want you to be too burdened."
Her conflict with Huo Jincheng's mother was irreconcilable.
As a middleman, Huo Jincheng must have faced a lot of trouble.
Huo Jincheng smiled, "It is indeed tough. So you should kiss me more tonight; I'm quite curious about that position..."
"Just eat."
Such an unserious person, Jian Yunong huffed, but the tension in her lips soon relaxed into a smile.
Huo Jincheng glanced at her. "Daughter-in-law, I'm being serious."
Jian Yunong: "..."
She lowered her head to eat, ignoring him.
Seeing the daughter-in-law silent, Huo Jincheng also tactfully refrained from bringing it up again, his dark eyes sparkling with amusement like stars.
She said she was willing to help him; that one sentence was enough. She was no longer like before, always thinking about escaping at the slightest provocation.
Being apart for a while had its benefits.
At least, both of them were thinking things through.
The conclusion was that they both wanted to continue and did not wish to end this relationship.
At ten o'clock at night.
The doorbell rang. Huo Jincheng opened the door and was hit by the smell of alcohol from Xu Yizhi, causing him to take a step back.
"How much have you drunk? Drink, drink, drink, and you'll drink yourself to death sooner or later."
Huo Jincheng couldn't help but cover his nose and raised his foot to kick Xu Yizhi out. However, despite being drunk, Xu Yizhi was surprisingly nimble; he dodged Huo Jincheng's kick and scurried onto the living room sofa like a wild chicken.
"Get up." Huo Jincheng had no intention of taking him in. Moreover, since Xu Yizhi had been drinking, Huo Jincheng's mild obsessive-compulsive tendencies kicked in. He would rather take Xu Yizhi to the hospital.
Xu Yizhi pretended to be dead, covering his eyes with the back of his hand, making it hard to see his expression. "Huo Jincheng, I have a question... a question I've never been able to figure out..."
Huo Jincheng replied casually, "Once you finish this question, you can leave."
"How did you manage to let go of Bai Ru?"
Huo Jincheng was taken aback for a moment, then frowned, his tone flat. "I don't remember."
"I don't remember... I don't remember... How long has it been? You don't remember." Xu Yizhi murmured repeatedly, "I don't believe it... I don't believe..."
"Are you crazy?" Huo Jincheng kicked him with his foot. Xu Yizhi suddenly sat up from the sofa. "Is it because you got married that you've forgotten Bai Ru so quickly?"
Huo Jincheng was impatient. "Yes, yes, yes, just get lost. It's your breakup, go find her."
Jian Yunong had finally returned home, and Huo Jincheng certainly valued the time they could spend together, wanting to go upstairs to sleep with his daughter-in-law.
Xu Yizhi was a bit more sober now. "If I go find Bai Ru, she won't let me see her. Who told me to be friends with you..."
Huo Jincheng stared at him, somewhat unable to believe his ears. "What are you saying?"
Xu Yizhi's gaze suddenly fixed. "Sister-in-law is home."
At the stairway, Jian Yunong stood there, realizing it was too late to hide, so she had to greet them openly. "Hmm."
Xu Yizhi seemed to have suddenly sobered up. "Then I won't disturb you. I thought sister-in-law wasn't home, and Huo Jincheng was feeling lonely."
He awkwardly laughed a couple of times, his steps unsteady.
"I'll see you out," Huo Jincheng said in a low voice.
Xu Yizhi slightly closed his eyes; Huo Jincheng was digging for details.
Regret surged up; how did he let that slip earlier?
Standing at the door, the villa's lights emitted a gentle orange glow, with lush flowers and trees around, and a faint breeze blowing in.
Xu Yizhi lifted his foot to walk towards the car. After just two steps, he was called back by Huo Jincheng. "I'll have my assistant take you home."
Xu Yizhi wiped his face. "Don't be so troublesome. This really isn't like you."
"The person who just said they can't forget doesn't seem like you either." Huo Jincheng's voice floated over from a distance, and Xu Yizhi's temples began to throb again.
"When did it start?" Huo Jincheng stood still, not looking at Xu Yizhi.
"It's all in the past." Xu Yizhi shivered; alcohol truly wasn't a good thing. It couldn't help him forget his troubles, couldn't solve problems, and made him say the wrong things and do the wrong things.
"In the past? I don't think you've moved on." There was a hint of sarcasm in Huo Jincheng's voice. "Xu Yizhi, what are you playing at with this loyalty?"
It was well known that Xu Yizhi was a playboy, frequenting nightclubs and living it up every night. Yet he had quietly fallen in love with someone, drinking excessively for that person, even though that person was now married and about to have a baby soon.
"Loyalty? Is this what you call loyalty? Huo San Shao, Chinese really is your weak point; you're better off dealing with numbers."
Xu Yizhi opened the car door and got in. Huo Jincheng was a bit angry. "Want to drive drunk? If you're feeling reckless, find a deserted place to deal with it yourself. Don't drive around drunk and harm innocent people."
Xu Yizhi shot him a glance. They had been brothers for over ten years and knew each other's character well. Huo Jincheng was the kind of person who cared but never spoke nicely.
Xu Yizhi grinned at Huo Jincheng. "I used to be one of the Second Ring Thirteen Wolves; I can handle speeding without any problem. Besides, the night is nice tonight; I want to take my time driving back."
Just then, Huo Jincheng's assistant arrived in a car, thinking something had happened in the middle of the night.
Huo Jincheng instructed him to follow Xu Yizhi's car to ensure he got home safely.
Xu Yizhi indeed drove slowly, but unexpectedly, even at this slow speed, he ended up in an accident.
Bang!
Xu Yizhi slapped the steering wheel and cursed, "Huo Jincheng, you jinx!"
Faster than his reaction was the car following behind. Huo Jincheng's Secretary got out of the car and looked at the front of Xu Yizhi's vehicle, only to find it was a woman, and she was covered in blood.
Huo Jincheng's Assistant hurriedly helped the woman up.
Xu Yizhi, with a cold expression, got out of the car and lit a cigarette. This method of staging an accident was really low-level. At his speed, he couldn't even run over a dog, let alone this woman who had thrown herself at him.
"I'm not in a good mood tonight."
Before Xu Yizhi could finish his sentence, he was interrupted.
"There!"
Several big men ran over, their chaotic footsteps breaking the tranquility of the street.
"Help!"
The bloodied woman, like a cat stepped on its tail, was so frightened that she hid under the car, looking just like a professional scammer.
"Xu Shao, let's leave this to the police," Huo Jincheng's Assistant said, not wanting to get into trouble.
Xu Yizhi smiled and leisurely rolled up his sleeves. "Calling the police is so boring; I want to do something good."
His fists cracked ominously as he wore a bloodthirsty smile, looking anything but ready to do a good deed.
Huo Jincheng had just finished showering when he received a call from his assistant. Xu Yizhi had really gone too far, getting into a fight that required the police to intervene, which showed just how much anger Xu Yizhi was holding inside.
"Let him stay there, serves him right!" Huo Jincheng slammed the phone down, staring blankly at the intricate patterns on the ground. Xu Yizhi was truly patient; he had managed to deceive him. Why did he hide his feelings for Bai Ru? It was simply because Huo Jincheng had been pursuing Bai Ru all along.
Huo Jincheng felt a bit uncomfortable, not because he thought Xu Yizhi wasn't being a good brother, but because he was actually too much of a brother.
Let Xu Yizhi stay there; perhaps once he sobered up, he would return to normal.
"Are you really not planning to go see him?" Jian Yunong's voice came from behind. "You should go check on him. After all, you’re both men who can’t win over Bai Ru; you’re in the same boat."
Huo Jincheng turned to look at her. The woman in her pajamas had her hair softly draped over her shoulders, looking very gentle, yet her tone was quite unappealing.
He walked over, snatched the book Jian Yunong was reading, and pushed her down into the blankets, kissing her wildly.
"Why do I hear jealousy in your voice?" Huo Jincheng mumbled between her lips.
Jian Yunong squirmed but couldn't break free. "Jealous? I’m just your backup plan, seamlessly stepping in as the best substitute for you to forget Bai Ru."
Huo Jincheng paused his movements. "What you said is indeed true; a substitute is much easier than deleting files."
Jian Yunong had a half-smile on her face. "No wonder."
Huo Jincheng raised an eyebrow. "Don’t leave your words half-finished."
He continued to knead her playfully, and little Daughter-in-law bloomed like a flower.
Xu Yizhi originally planned to go over there, but now he doesn't want to anymore. Anyway, Xu Yizhi will just stay in the police station for a night; nothing will happen, and he won't die.
Jian Yunong stared straight into his eyes, "No wonder I haven't been able to overcome my psychological barriers for so many years. After marrying you, this issue has improved a lot. If I had known that substitute documents were so much more important than deleting documents, I should have gone out for a one-night stand when I was abroad; maybe this problem would have been resolved much earlier."
Huo Jincheng pinched her waist and charged forward without any warning.
Jian Yunong winced in pain, biting her lip, her eyes glistening with tears that were on the verge of falling.
Seeing her pitiful appearance, Huo Jincheng finally softened and stopped, gently kissing her brows and eyes. "Whether I have Bai Ru or not, you will still be cut off."
Without you, I wouldn't have been able to move on from the shadows this relationship brought me so quickly.
He didn't say the latter part; he wasn't fond of discussing such things, especially now when he was still feeling hurt.
"But if it weren't for you and your sister, Yi Nansheng and I probably wouldn't have ended." Jian Yunong was not so easily appeased. Since this man liked to speak the truth, she would tell him the truth as well and see if he found it pleasing.
"You are mine."
Huo Jincheng turned over, letting her sit on him, looking closely at every expression on Jian Yunong's face. "Before you met Yi Nansheng, we were already engaged. So, you are destined to be mine."
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