"What are you pretending for? Shameless." Shen Xinai's face turned pale with anger. She didn't even care about the embarrassment and instinctively wanted to pull Xingkong out of Huo Siye's arms.
But as soon as her hand reached out, it was stopped by the cold light from Huo Siye's eyes. He held Xingkong horizontally and asked, "Where is her room?"
"What?"
"Don't make me repeat it." Huo Siye's patience was wearing thin.
Shen Xinai twisted her fingers and reluctantly said, "The room at the far end of the third floor."
Huo Siye held Xingkong expressionlessly and walked towards the stairs. After a few steps, he stopped and his tall and straight figure was shrouded in a gloomy atmosphere. His eyebrows and eyes were cold, and his low voice was tinged with displeasure. "If I remember correctly..."
Shen Xinai's heart sank and her palms were sweaty with nervousness.
"Miss Shen is still under house arrest."
Shen Xinai "...", she was overwhelmed with shame and anger.
"It's because of today... Auntie... I..." She opened her mouth to explain, but her mouth didn't cooperate and she couldn't say a complete sentence for a long time.
Huo Siye didn't even look back and carried Xingkong upstairs.
To make matters worse, Xingkong stuck her head out of Huo Siye's arms and stuck her tongue out at Shen Xinai, making a face.
It was a bit childish, but enough to make Shen Xinai explode with anger.
"Huh." Dong Siyu chuckled lightly. "Alright, what are you still standing there for? Hurry back and put yourself in confinement."
"Auntie!"
"Is it not embarrassing enough?" Dong Siyu suppressed her smile and looked at Shen Xinai with a slightly cold gaze.
Shen Xinai immediately fell silent, her eyes red with grievances.
"It's not Xinai's fault, it's all because of Shen Xing..."
"The saying a loving mother spoils the child is indeed true." Dong Siyu interrupted Dong Ru zhu's words.
Although Dong Ru zhu was her older sister, she had no status in front of Dong Siyu.
She dared not argue with her and could only follow her lead, "I will be careful."
"Auntie, why are you also favoring her? You clearly saw that she was too much, she even made Brother Siye carry her."
"That's her skill." Dong Siyu put the coffee cup heavily on the coffee table, her voice and expression somewhat proud. "Being able to charm a man is a woman's greatest skill."
Shen Xinai bit her lip and couldn't say anything.
Shen Xingkong...
Why don't you just die!
"Remember one thing, if you want something that doesn't belong to you, you must have enough ability. Otherwise, don't blame others for treating you like a pawn."
Pawn...
These two words were like a wake-up call for Shen Xinai.
She absolutely cannot become Shen Xingkong's pawn.
Otherwise, what future does she have?
"I understand, Auntie. I will definitely listen to you and get engaged to Brother Siye!"
She must catch Huo Siye.
Only by catching Huo Siye would Dong Siyu be willing to "invest" in her!
A person can only survive and live well if they have value to be exploited.
"Go and get the Mingzhu back!" Shen Xinai nodded lightly in response to Dong Siyu, then said, "Yes, Auntie, I will definitely find Mingzhu."
Shen Xinai knew from a young age that she was different from Huo Mingzhu. The things that Huo Mingzhu looked down upon were the things that she had to work hard to obtain.
Upstairs, Huo Siye put Xingkong on the bed and was about to get up when his tie was suddenly grabbed. He paused and his black eyes fell on the fair face of Xingkong, meeting her clear and bright eyes. His breath hitched.
"Let go," he said, forceful but without anger.
Xingkong not only did not let go, but instead held on tighter. His head was forced down, his breath mingling with hers as it brushed against her cheek.
"Thank you, brother!" Xingkong blinked her bright eyes.
Brother?
This title...
Had an indescribable sense of forbidden desire.
"Shen Xinai calls you Siye gege, Huo Mingzhu calls you Fourth Brother, and I want to call you the same," Xingkong tugged at his tie and muttered softly.
Huo Siye listened and chuckled lightly, his eyes filled with an indulgence that even he was unaware of.
"Let go first."
"No, unless you promise me a condition."
"You want to negotiate with me?"
"I know that no one can negotiate with you."
Huo Siye raised an eyebrow, as if to say: Good to know.
But Xingkong was not an ordinary little girl, her skin was thicker than a city wall.
She smiled brightly, "But I'm your adopted daughter, I'm not like those vulgar women outside."
Huo Siye was not surprised that she would say such shameless words.
"Brother, okay?" She tugged at his tie, blinked her eyes, and coquettishly spoke.
Huo Siye's eyes darkened, and his Adam's apple rolled unnaturally, as if he was trying to restrain something. He nodded and reluctantly spit out a word, "Okay."
Seeing that he agreed, Xingkong was overjoyed, "In the future, don't let Shen Xinai call you Brother Siye! She's not Huo Mingzhu, what's with calling everyone brother?"
Huo Mingzhu was his biological sister, so it was different.
In this world, it's not uncommon for a younger sister to call her brother.
But Shen Xinai can't!
She's trash and unworthy.
Huo Siye looked at her without nodding or shaking his head.
Although Xingkong was nervous inside, she didn't show any fear on her face, "I don't care, I don't care, I'm your adopted daughter, so you have to promise me."
Adopted daughter.
These three words flashed through his mind, hot as magma.
Facing the unreasonable little girl, Huo Siye was helpless and amused, "Has anyone ever told you that you're very bold?"
"If I'm not bold, how can I be your adopted daughter?"
Huo Siye, "...I don't seem to have agreed."
"But you didn't object either."
Huo Siye, "..."
"Brother, will you promise me?" Xingkong continued to act coquettishly.
She thought, if in her previous life, she wasn't so foolish and didn't hate him so much, how good would it be? Maybe all the tragedies that followed wouldn't have happened. It was all caused by Shen Xin'ai! Although she was eventually killed by Huo Qingyan, her tragedy began with Shen Xinai's framing. The source of the tragedy was the greedy Dong Ru zhu mother and daughter! In this life, she must do well. Her almond-shaped eyes curved with a hint of charm, revealing a few traces of a woman's coquettishness when she acted spoiled. The words "older brother" were more hot on the tip of her tongue than "child bride". Huo Siye calmly took the tie from her hand and stepped back two steps without a word. His jawline was uncontrollably tight. He turned his back to her and took a deep breath. Although she was just a skinny little girl, she seemed like a wild and crazy fairy. He took another breath. He closed his eyes slightly and after a few breaths, he could slightly calm down the restlessness that spread throughout his body. But in the next second...