Huo Siye did not answer her, but his expression had already given his consent.
A sudden flame ignited in her heart. "Are you planning to be a good Samaritan?"
Huo Siye didn't quite understand what she meant, his brow furrowed in confusion as he looked at her.
"You saw her applauding for Qi Heng out of love, so you shouldn't be so generous, right?"
Huo Siye finally understood and relaxed his brow. "No, I'm not."
"Then why did you come?" Xingkong was confused. He didn't seem like someone who had nothing better to do.
Huo Siye stood at the door, the orange-yellow light falling on his half-turned body, his features indistinct, making it hard to read his emotions.
The air suddenly fell silent.
No one spoke for a moment.
Xingkong looked at him, and a complex tangle of thoughts suddenly rushed through her mind, turning over and over in a mess, never revealing their true form, and finally came to a sudden stop with the sound of the door closing.
So...what was he here for today?
As Xingkong had suspected, Dong Siyu had gone to great lengths to convince Huo Siye to come to the Shen family for dinner tonight, in order to continue persuading him about the marriage between him and Shen Xinai.
The Second Branch was gaining momentum, and if they didn't take action soon, they might not even get a piece of the pie in the end.
But after Huo Siye left Xingkong's room, he left directly without giving Dong Siyu the chance to talk to him.
Although Dong Siyu was very angry, she didn't dare say anything.
Although she had been reluctant to admit it for many years, the fact was that among all the children, Huo Lao valued Huo Siye the most, and loved him the most...he was also his favorite.
"So, she had to form an inseparable strategic cooperation with him to fight against the second branch…"
…
"Mom."
On the way back, Huo Mingzhu leaned against Dong Siyu's arms, looking very hurt.
"What's wrong?"
"Mom…" Huo Mingzhu felt more and more aggrieved as she thought about it. She told Dong Siyu what Shen Xingkong had said to her.
After listening, Dong Siyu fell into a few seconds of contemplation.
"Mom, is what Shen Xingkong said true? Did Xinai always use me as a pawn? If that's the case, she's so annoying. Mom, you don't know, I even splashed Shen Xingkong with cold water today."
"Hmm?"
"Because Xinai told me that it was Shen Xingkong who deliberately made her look bad at the freshman banquet. It was Shen Xingkong who wanted to seduce Fourth Brother but ended up harming her, so I…"
Dong Siyu frowned, "Is that what she told you?"
"Yes, Mom. I thought about it carefully, and what Shen Xingkong said seems to be right… Xinai did incite me to do some bad things many times."
Dong Siyu was angry. Shen Xinai knew better than anyone else what had happened at the freshman banquet. Why did she say this to Mingzhu? What was her intention?
Wasn't it just to use Mingzhu to vent her anger?
"Stay away from her in the future." Dong Siyu patted Huo Mingzhu's hand and reminded her in a soft voice.
"I know, Mom." Huo Mingzhu sighed, bit her lip, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Should I apologize to Shen Xingkong? After all, I splashed her with cold water, and it was my fault."
"Mingzhu, don't worry about this matter. Mom will handle it for you. You just need to prepare for the start of school. You will be a college student soon," Dong Siyu said with a loving smile.
"Thank you, Mom!" replied Huo Mingzhu gratefully.
Dong Siyu loved Huo Mingzhu dearly and would not allow anyone to mistreat her, not even her own niece, Shen Xinai.
But it seemed that Shen Xinai was not the best candidate for the engagement, especially after Dong Siyu witnessed Shen Xingkong's shrewdness and cunning. She began to think of Shen Xinai as a useless waste.
The engagement fell through, and although Dong Siyu was anxious, she knew that she couldn't be too hasty. But Shen Xinai couldn't accept it. She believed that it was Shen Xingkong who had caused the engagement to fail, and she hated her even more.
For the past few days, she had been locked in her room, not doing anything but thinking about how to kill Shen Xingkong. She realized that the key to this matter was Qi Heng. He was the one involved, and if he spoke up, he could expose Shen Xingkong's true face to Huo Siye.
Yes, it was Qi Heng.
But she heard that Qi Heng had gone abroad recently to avoid trouble. How could she contact him?
"Huo Mingzhu...yes, if Huo Mingzhu contacts him, he will definitely come back!" Shen Xinai thought, and immediately called Huo Mingzhu.
But after several attempts, Huo Mingzhu still didn't answer the phone.
"What's wrong with Huo Mingzhu? Why isn't she answering the phone?"
She tried a few more times, but still no answer.
Getting impatient, she muttered, "What a useless person, doesn't even know how to answer the phone. If it weren't for you being the young miss of the Huo family, I wouldn't bother with you. Useless!"
With a snap, she hung up the phone on the table.
At the Huo family mansion, Huo Qingyan had just returned from outside. As soon as she entered the living room, she heard the cheerful ringing of a cellphone that wouldn't stop.
She smirked and walked over to Huo Mingzhu. She quickly put on a smile, "Mingzhu, why aren't you answering the phone?"
Huo Mingzhu gave her an annoyed look, "It's none of your business."
She didn't like Huo Qingyan, who was just a freeloader at the Huo family.
Huo Qingyan acted as if she didn't care, and took hold of her arm, still maintaining a gentle smile, "What's wrong? Who made our Mingzhu unhappy?" "Can you stop acting like we're close?" Huo Mingzhu pulled her arm out of Huo Qingyan's hand, looking disgusted.
"Mingzhu..."
"Please call me Miss Six."
Huo Qingyan's smile stiffened a bit, and she flicked her hair, "I heard you went to the Shen family today. Did Shen Xingkong bully you?"
"Is there something between you two... wait a minute! I remember you and Shen Xingkong aren't good friends, right? You two have always been like cats and dogs. When she had an accident, you didn't even go see her, did you?" Huo Mingzhu suddenly sneered, "Your best friend relationship is fake, isn't it? Don't tell me you didn't have time. If I remember correctly, you went to Paris for a fashion show a few days ago!"
Huo Qingyan remained silent, her fingers tightly clenched as she tried to calm herself down.
For the ten thousandth time, she reminded herself to stay calm.
Great tasks are entrusted to those who are worthy, and they must first be tested and trained.
What was a little humiliation today? One day, she would marry Huo Siye and become the mistress of the Huo family. At that time, she would make sure that everyone who had ever bullied or looked down on her would be punished, without exception!
"Huo Qingyan, are you enjoying the misfortune of others? Shen Xingkong may not be as good as you, but at least she grew up in the Shen family. Unlike you, I don't know what kind of drug you gave to Aunt Jing to make her adopt you!"
Aunt Jing, mentioned by Huo Mingzhu, was the original wife of Huo's grandfather, Li Lianjing.
She was also the one who adopted Huo Qingyan.
"Mingzhu, how can you say such hurtful things? Do you know how much it hurts?" Huo Qingyan's eyes welled up with tears, as if she was deeply hurt.
Huo Mingzhu rolled her eyes. "Don't pretend in front of me. If you have the time, you should be more concerned about your good friend. I heard she was seriously injured!"