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Huo Jincheng ignored her, finished the food on Jian Yunong's plate, and took Little Fatty to go archery.
Jian Yunong had no choice but to follow because Little Fatty kept looking at her with pleading eyes. Few people could resist that kind of gaze.
Adding to that, Huo Jincheng said to her in a mocking tone, "What's wrong? Afraid to come with me? Scared you might do something to me?"
Jian Yunong: "..."
She couldn't exactly say she was afraid of what he might do to her!
That would make her seem very unassertive!
When they arrived at the dojo, there weren't many people in the hall.
Jian Yunong lazily sat on a recliner in the back, watching Huo Jincheng teach Little Fatty how to shoot arrows. Although the little guy was chubby, he didn't have much strength.
Huo Jincheng was teaching with great patience.
This surprised Jian Yunong.
Over the past five years, Huo Jincheng's temper seemed to have improved a bit.
Or perhaps his bad temper had only been displayed in front of her.
In any case, in Little Fatty's eyes, Huo Jincheng was a perfect brother-in-law.
The term "brother-in-law" was really awkward.
Jian Yunong thought about the marriage certificate; it was possible that Huo Jincheng wasn't lying, and they really might not have divorced in these five years.
Why hadn't he agreed?
Shouldn't she be able to resist Huo's strong pressure? Just like how he did with Bai Ru back then!
Dating might be a personal matter, but marriage is not.
Jian Yunong didn't want Huo Jincheng to face such a choice; in other words, she didn't want to see herself abandoned. It was better to take control and be the master of her own fate.
Lacking a sense of security, or perhaps being selfish, she would rather choose to break up with Huo Jincheng.
While she was lost in thought, her phone rang.
Jian Yunong glanced at Huo Jincheng and Little Fatty. The little guy had shot an arrow that veered off and hit the target next door; his accuracy was truly remarkable.
She got up and quietly walked aside.
Almost as soon as Jian Yunong opened the door to go out, the smile on Huo Jincheng's face disappeared.
"Brother-in-law..."
Little Fatty exclaimed excitedly, "Look, I finally hit it!"
"Yeah..."
Huo Jincheng patted Little Fatty's head. "Hitting the target next door is also pretty good. In the future, we need to learn to... hit the one in front of you..."
Jian Yunong's call took a bit longer than expected.
When she returned, Huo Jincheng and Little Fatty were no longer in the room.
Jian Yunong searched around and asked the waiter, only to find out that Huo Jincheng had taken the child and left.
“……”
She left without telling her?
Jian Yunong didn't dare to inform her aunt that the child had been taken away by Huo Jincheng. She tried dialing Huo Jincheng's old phone number.
When she heard Huo Jincheng's voice, Jian Yunong was momentarily stunned; her memory was quite good... Five years had passed, and she still remembered Huo Jincheng's phone number.
"Where did you take him?"
"Took him out for a late-night snack."
"Eating too much will get Uncle-in-law mad, you know?"
But that wasn't the main point.
"This is my brother! I brought him out! Why did you take him without my permission? What right do you have to do that?"
Jian Yunong couldn't help but feel angry.
"Are you blaming me? You know you brought your cousin out to play. What were you doing? You disappeared, and now you're blaming someone else? If you don't take him out to play, I will. What's the problem?"
"I was making a very important phone call!"
"Really? How important?" Huo Jincheng sneered. "Your Benefactor? Your Adulterer called you, and you were all smiles?"
Jian Yunong realized, "So you deliberately took Little Fatty away, didn't you?"
He saw her making a phone call and left without telling her a word.
"Jian Yunong, you always say that you hate cheating the most and that your bottom line is being a third party. Yet you have become the very person you despise."
"I did not cheat!" Jian Yunong retorted directly.
There was silence for three seconds on the other end.
"Then who were you on the phone with?"
"..." Jian Yunong forcibly changed the subject, "I'm discussing your irresponsible behavior. Where are you now? I need to take the child back. My aunt has already called to urge me."
"Your aunt?"
Huo Jincheng turned around and looked at Mist Shenshen, who was sitting not far away talking to Little Fatty. A smirk appeared on his lips, "Alright. You come here to pick him up. I happen to have something to do later."
Huo Jincheng mentioned the name of a hotel.
Jian Yunong was taken aback, "How could it be here?"
"Did you think I would be as indiscriminate as you and eat out?"
"Speak properly! Don't resort to personal attacks!"
Jian Yunong was fuming; talking to Huo Jincheng made her want to argue with him every minute.
"This is my hotel. I won't take the child out to eat randomly!"
Bang!
Huo Jincheng hung up the phone.
"Bastard!" Jian Yunong cursed as he took a taxi over.
Following the given address, Jian Yunong knocked on the door of the Earl's room in the hotel. It was said that this room had the best view in all of Nancheng.
Huo Jincheng opened the door.
Seeing him in a bathrobe, Jian Yunong had no intention of going inside.
"Where's Little Fatty? Bring her out; I'm taking her home. My aunt is already urging me."
A glimmer of interest flashed in Huo Jincheng's eyes. "She's urging you? She finally has some alone time with Ji Shaoli, and she's actually urging you?"
Jian Yunong took out his phone. "Don't you believe me? Mothers worry about their children. If they're not in sight for a few hours, they can't help but think about them."
"You seem to understand how mothers think quite well."
"…"
Jian Yunong pursed his lips slightly. "It's a woman's nature."
"Is it?" Huo Jincheng smiled, making one feel uneasy.
Jian Yunong straightened his face and raised his voice, "Little Fatty!"
Huo Jincheng directly pulled him in, causing Jian Yunong to fall into his arms. Bang! The door closed behind them, the whole motion seamless.
Jian Yunong's heart raced.
"Where's Little Fatty? Where did you take her?" Realizing he had been tricked, Jian Yunong couldn't help but worry about the child's safety.
That is the favorite of Uncle-in-law. If anything happens, she will definitely be skinned alive!
"Shen Shen and Ji Shaoli took the kids to Disneyland for the night show."
"…"
"Do you need to call your aunt to confirm?"
"Of course!"
However, Jian Yunong, who quickly got confirmation, felt that calling her aunt was simply slapping herself in the face.
The liar was not Huo Jincheng.
"Is there anything else you want to say?"
Huo Jincheng looked at her with burning eyes.
"I should go."
Jian Yunong wanted to run.
Huo Jincheng leaned against the door, "We haven't seen each other for five years. Shouldn't we catch up properly?"
"There’s nothing to catch up on."
Jian Yunong's back was stiff as she futilely pulled on the doorknob.
A warmth spread across her neck as Huo Jincheng's lips softly landed on it, sending a wave of tingling electricity through her.
Jian Yunong swallowed hard and couldn't help but look away.
However, Huo Jincheng's hands were pressed against her sides, and she couldn't escape.
"You must have seen it today, that kind of clown Ye Mei... If I really wanted to be with her, I could have started five years ago."
Huo Jincheng's voice was deep and pleasant, lingering in her ear. "Nong Nong... I've been waiting for you."
It was impossible to say that she wasn't moved.
That indescribable emotion surged up.
Jian Yunong lowered her eyes. "Huo Jincheng... I've already signed the divorce agreement..."
"If I haven't signed, then that contract doesn't count!"
It seemed to make sense.
"Then I've already fallen in love with someone else... What do you want this marriage for?"
This wasn't the proud Third Young Master Huo.
Jian Yunong was turned around by Huo Jincheng. His hand landed on her jaw, applying slight pressure to force Jian Yunong to meet his gaze. "Look at me and say what you just said again."
Jian Yunong found herself unable to speak.
She forced a smile, but her eyes involuntarily became erratic. "Huo Jincheng, I think Ye Mei is great for you. She's so considerate towards you, she's your mother's ideal daughter-in-law, and she can help you in your career. Why haven't you been with her?"
Huo Jincheng gazed at Jian Yunong, his eyes resembling a lake. "Ye Mei is indeed very considerate of me. A high-achieving student who hides her academic background to come work as my little secretary, and as the youngest daughter of the Ye Family, she has no spoiled bad habits at all. She creates a lot of benefits for me."
Jian Yunong's expression grew increasingly grim.
Still claiming to have no interest in Ye Mei?
When it came to discussing Ye Mei's merits, it was as if she couldn't stop.
"But no matter how good she is, she is not you."
Huo Jincheng's palm rested on Jian Yunong's cheek, the warmth pressing against her, "You are already in my heart."
"Am I really that special? You liked Bai Ru so much before, and in the end, wasn't I the one who replaced her?"
"I didn't marry Bai Ru." Huo Jincheng's lips descended upon hers, kissing her softly, "Feelings cannot be measured by the length of time."
Jian Yunong was clearly tempted by him.
Like snow meeting fire, she flowed like water.
The kiss ended.
Jian Yunong rejected Huo Jincheng's further advances.
"Thank you."
Jian Yunong still maintained her rationality, "Your words make me feel like I didn't love the wrong person. But..."
The smile on Huo Jincheng's lips froze.
"But" was a word that was far from pleasant.
"Love is easy, but living together is hard." Jian Yunong avoided his increasingly hostile gaze and said, "I am not suitable to be the Daughter-in-law of the Huo Family. I cannot be a qualified wealthy family's wife."
"Be direct."
Huo Jincheng was impatient.
Jian Yunong initially wanted to be tactful, but she figured that being subtle might not work with him.
"I don't want to live with your mom!"
Finally, she said it.
"I hate your mom. Huo Jincheng, that's your mother. I've reached the point where I don't even want to see her. I don't want to compromise myself, and seeing me would only make her uncomfortable. You say you’re stuck in the middle; how can that not be exhausting? Marrying you would be great, but I don't want to be a daughter-in-law of the Huo Family. I also don’t want you to be unhappy. So let's break up. Look, we are not together, and we are both living well."
"I'm not living well!"
Huo Jincheng held Jian Yunong tightly and whispered, "You've made me accustomed to you; how could I possibly get used to someone else? Jian Yunong, you've infected me with your strange habits! You need to take responsibility for me!"
"What strange habits? I have so many strange habits; you need to be specific!"
"Just the thought of anything different makes me feel sick."
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