Patriarch Yun did not really bear to lambaste Huo Xunzhou.
After criticizing Huo Xunzhou a little, he muttered, "I'm so tired and sleepy."
Then, he got up and went back to his room to sleep, leaving only Lin Shanchu and Huo Xunzhou in the room.
She got up to close the door, but Huo Xunzhou pulled her into his arms the moment she turned around.
Huo Xunzhou hugged her tightly with a satisfied sigh coming from above her.
Lin Shanchu hugged him in return without a word.
The two of them embraced each other quietly for a while before Huo Xunzhou lowered his voice and said, "You didn't have to speak up for me in front of Grandfather."
"No." Lin Shanchu shook her head in his arms and said in a muffled voice, "You were accused in the first place."
"But I've been really annoying recently," Huo Xunzhou replied emotionlessly in a deep voice.
"I don't hate you. You're still my favorite, my favorite Huo Xunzhou."
