Shen Xinai slapped Huo Siye's shoulder hard, and his face turned cold and frightening.
Shen Xinai didn't expect herself slap to hit Huo Siye, and she turned pale with fear and trembling.
Huo Siye glanced at her with a threatening look, and she immediately withdrew her gaze and smiled smugly.
"Shen Xingkong, why did you hide? It's all because of you that I hit the wrong person!"
Xingkong, "..."
Even Shen's grandfather couldn't stand Shen Xinai's shamelessness anymore. "What are you still doing here? Go back to your room and stop embarrassing yourself."
Shen's grandfather was afraid that Huo Siye would get angry, so he thought for a moment and gave Xingkong a signal with his eyes.
"Fourth Master, don't be angry. Just treat it as if you were bitten by a dog." After receiving the signal from her grandfather, Xingkong silently rolled her eyes and walked back to Huo Siye's side, singing and laughing lightly.
Huo Siye gave her a displeased look. Who was the one who threatened him not to hide with her eyes just now?
Bitten by a dog...
Shen's grandfather was a little annoyed. Could she not say that her sister was worse than a beast?
But what could he do? Even if she said that Shen Xinai was worse than him now, he had to endure it!
As long as Huo Siye didn't pursue it, it was fine.
Dong Ru zhu and Shen's grandmother stared at Xingkong with anger, but they couldn't vent their anger and had to endure it.
"Xingkong, are you satisfied with this punishment?" Shen's grandfather sat down on the sofa, sighed deeply, and asked Xingkong.
Shen Xingkong blinked her eyes and pondered.
Dong Ru zhu didn't know why she suddenly became nervous, her palms were sweating, and she stared at Shen Xingkong without blinking, afraid that she would be dissatisfied.
If it were usual, she could handle whether Shen Xingkong was satisfied or not!
But now that Huo Siye is here, she dare not act rashly.
"Or, if you have any requests, just ask, Grandpa will fulfill them for you."
"What requests will be fulfilled for me?"
"Yes."
"Then I want my mother to take care of me personally until my wound is healed!"
"That's impossible!" Dong Ru zhu refused without even thinking.
"Oh." Shen Xingkong shrugged, looking indifferent, "Then I'll think about it."
"Okay, it's decided. From today on, let your mother take care of you personally until you recover." The old man understood Xingkong's meaning.
She was afraid that Dong Ru zhu and Xinai would harm her again. On the surface, she let Dong Ru zhu take care of her wounds, but in fact, she was protecting herself.
Every move of Dong Ru zhu was being watched. Once Shen Xingkong had another accident, she would be implicated. Even though she was resentful, for the sake of her reputation and to maintain the image of her excellent stepmother, she would do her best to take care of Shen Xingkong's wounds and even prevent Shen Xinai or anyone else from harming her.
"Dad!" How could I take care of Shen Xingkong? She wished Shen Xingkong would die.
"You don't forget that you are Mrs. Shen, her stepmother!"
Dong Ru zhu remained silent. Yes, how could she forget? No matter how much she despised Shen Xingkong, she was still her stepmother.
She had maintained a good image as a stepmother for so many years, and it couldn't be ruined in a moment.
Dong Ru zhu gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, I promise."
"Thank you, Mom," Shen Xingkong said sweetly with a smile.
Seeing her bright smile, Huo Siye's heart was filled with a vague emotion, as if a colorful light had penetrated through him. But he was unaware of it.
Snooker squinted his eyes, his gaze becoming more playful. He found that the Shen Xingkong in front of him was completely different from the one described by Huo Qingyan.
Huo Qingyan had said that Shen Xingkong was very cunning, but the Shen Xingkong in front of him was beyond description. Her scheming was too deep for an eighteen-year-old girl.
Dong Ru zhu's chest heaved with anger, but she could do nothing. She had to endure it for the sake of her beloved daughter.
"There's no need to apologize, and thank you for saving our Xingkong. It's getting late today, so let's invite you to dinner another day," the old man said apologetically to Huo Siye.
Huo Siye nodded lightly and said, "Once bitten, twice shy."
Shen's father understood the warning in his words.
"Miss Shen, take good care of yourself." Huo Siye's voice was cold as he reminded her.
Xingkong nodded happily, "I know! Mom will take good care of me!"
Huo Siye seemed to have thought of something and furrowed his brows slightly, "The doctor said you have malnutrition?"
Xingkong's smile faltered and she looked at Dong Ru zhu with a hint of grievance.
Dong Ru zhu's expression changed immediately and she quickly said, "Maybe it's because she's too nervous about preparing for the college entrance exam, so her appetite isn't very good."
Huo Siye's lips twitched slightly, "Shen Lao, don't let people laugh at us."
"Yes, yes."
Huo Siye suddenly grabbed Xingkong's collar and lifted her up.
Xingkong widened her eyes and looked at him in confusion, "..."
Was he carrying a monkey?
"About forty kilograms, if you don't gain weight to fifty kilograms in a month, don't bother going to school." Huo Siye let her go and said domineeringly.
Xingkong was a little confused. What was going on?
Fifty kilograms?
Fifty kilograms?!
That's one hundred pounds!
Didn't he know that a good woman weighs less than one hundred pounds???
"Yes, yes, of course. The Shen family will definitely take good care of Xingkong. As for..." The old man looked a little worried and turned to Snooker.
"Don't worry, Shen Lao. Snooker has more than just this case on his back." Bai Ning, who was stunned by Xingkong's amazing performance, finally came back to his senses and answered the old man's question.
The old man breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it didn't cause trouble for the Shen family, it was fine.
After seeing off Huo Siye, Dong Ru zhu brought Xingkong back to her room.
She closed the door and looked at Xingkong with a twisted expression. "I underestimated you."
After all the trouble, Xingkong was tired and her wound was throbbing. She lay down on the bed and responded to Dong Ru zhu's sarcasm with a faint smile. "Mom, don't forget, I still have the video."
"How dare you!"
"At this point, do you think I dare or not? As long as I release the video, both you and your precious daughter will be drowned in spit." Since they had torn their faces, there was no need to pretend to have a deep mother-daughter relationship.
"What do you mean?"
"What do I mean? Don't you know, Mom? Who is Shen Xinai's daughter in the end? Others may not know, but you should know best, right?"
"You...you're talking nonsense!"
"Let's just say I'm talking nonsense." It was not the best time to reveal Shen Xinai's identity yet. She had to wait for the best opportunity to kick this mother-daughter pair out.
"Give me the 40 million dollars as soon as possible, or I might accidentally send the video out."
"You won't be able to be proud for long, Xingkong. When your father comes back, you'll have to pay back with interest."
"Proud for a moment is better than being rubbed on the ground without resistance like some people."
"You're so sharp-tongued!"
"I prefer it when you say I'm ruthless." No one was truly kind, so there was no need to pretend.