At the Huo Mansion.
Under the night sky, the three story villa was like a giant monster hibernating.
The villa was brightly lit. In the large dining room, crystal lights hung from the ceiling, clearly illuminating all the tiny patterns on the plates. The long dining table was filled with exquisite dishes, and the servants were all respectfully sitting in the corner.
Seated in the very middle was Huo Zhen, who was wearing a middle mountain suit. Seated on the right side was Huo Chang Yuan, who was leaning back, with no expression on his face.
At this moment, two figures walked in. One was very young, while the other was slightly older.
The older one was the Huo Family's second wife, Fan Yu Zhen, who had just married into the Huo Family a year and a half ago. The younger one was the young one, Lu Jing Xue, who was the Lu Family's daughter.
Walking to the table, the two of them spontaneously walked toward Huo Zhen's left hand side and Huo Chang Yuan's side.
The servant behind him came forward and asked respectfully, "Master, can we start the meal now?"
"Wait a minute." Huo Zhen raised his hand slightly and looked at his wife.
"I've already called!" Fan Yu Zhen hurriedly replied, "She said that she's not coming back, but is accompanying her former comrades. She's already eaten …"
Huo Zhen heard and nodded, "Alright, let's start the meal then!"
When the head of the family spoke, the sound of chopsticks moving could be heard. Even though the long dining table was filled with dishes, it still seemed empty.
Lu Jing Xue had been paying attention to the man beside him the entire time, so she was currently tilting her head and asking gently, "Chang Yuan, do you not have any appetite? I see that you haven't even touched your chopsticks yet! "
Huo Chang Yuan only gave her a symbolic glance, but did not say anything.
"This prawn is not bad, how about I peel one for you?" Lu Jing Xue smiled and asked again.
"No need." Huo Chang Yuan rejected his with a light voice.
However, Lu Jing Xue's smile was even gentler. She picked up a large prawn and placed it on a plate, putting on a glove as she very seriously peeled off the entire shell, and then used her chopsticks to place it on the small plate in front of him. "It's okay, it's better if you just try it.
Huo Chang Yuan did not touch it, nor did he look at it.
Lu Jing Xue did not feel anything, but upon seeing that, she was unhappy, and frowned and reprimanded: "Chang Yuan! What are you saying? No matter what, Jing Xue is still a guest.
"Aiya, Uncle Huo, stop lecturing Chang Yuan. Even if you want to blame me, I have to blame you!"
"Blame me?" Huo Zhen was surprised, he laughed and asked: "Little girl Jing Xue, tell me, why are you blaming it on me?"
"Of course it's your fault!" Who told you to give Chang Yuan such a good life, and cultivate him so well too! Even if he really showed off, I wouldn't be willing to get angry. Lu Jing Xue's last sentence sounded out, instantly adjusting the slightly stagnant atmosphere to become lively.
Huo Zhen's stern face revealed a smile.
Lu Jing Xue said somewhat embarrassedly, "Aiya, Uncle Huo, Aunt Zhen, don't joke with me!"
"It's fine, there are no outsiders here either!" Fan Yu Zhen smiled as he rescued her.
For a moment, the entire restaurant was filled with laughter, Huo Chang Yuan did not make a sound, as though he did not care about what was happening around him, the liveliness was someone else's, it had nothing to do with him.
"Little girl Jing Xue, are you going to return home this time?" Huo Zhen asked.
"Un, I'm not leaving!" Lu Jing Xue nodded.
"That's good!" Huo Zhen also nodded, he looked at his son and laughed: "Chang Yuan is also thirty this year, and is not young anymore. You guys should hurry up and take care of your schedule, wait for a while for me to discuss with your parents a little …"
Creak —
Suddenly, there was the grating sound of a chair scraping against the ground.
Huo Chang Yuan stood up from his seat, the rice in his bowl almost untouched. "Dad, Aunt Zhen, I'm full."
"Do you have any manners? Who told you to leave!" Huo Zhen went berserk on the spot.
However, Huo Chang Yuan's footsteps were extremely fast, and he had already walked out of the dining hall, so he could only throw his chopsticks heavily.
Lu Jing Xue, who had always had eyes on him, immediately smiled and said, "No worries, no worries. Chang Yuan might be too busy with work, when I went to look for him today, I had not even finished holding a meeting! Uncle Huo, you and Aunt Zhen eat first, I will send him back before accompanying you two! "
As he finished, he stood up and followed with quick steps.
Outside the villa, Huo Chang Yuan had almost walked out of the courtyard, where the black Bentley stopped.
"Chang Yuan!"
Lu Jing Xue quickly chased after him and took his arm from behind.
In the evening, Lu Jing Xue went to the Hauptmann's and gave the order for them to go back to the Huo Residence for dinner. Thus, after the meeting ended, Huo Chang Yuan could only bring her along to sit in the carriage.
Huo Chang Yuan stopped in his tracks, and just like in the evening, he brushed her hand away without leaving a trace.
"Chang Yuan, are you unhappy that I suddenly returned home?" Lu Jing Xue raised her head, her gentle voice carrying a trace of grievance, "When we met at New York's airport, your expression had always been indifferent, and today Uncle Huo asked us to come over for dinner, you were also absent-minded …"
She reached for him again.
Huo Chang Yuan frowned, "sunny."
His cell phone rang, and he immediately picked it up, dodging her touch as well.
"Hello, Aunt?"
Without knowing what was said, Huo Chang Yuan squinted his eyes, then hung up and looked at Lu Jing Xue who was still looking at him with hope in his eyes, "I still have things to do, let's go!"
Then, he sat in the carriage, and the Bentley left.
At the entrance of the courtyard, Lu Jing Xue did not immediately return.
There were no buildings or industrial pollution, the sky in the countryside was very blue, and the afternoon sun was brighter.
Lin Wan Bai wrapped the overcoat around her and kicked the small stones in the direction of the canteen. She had gone to the countryside in the morning, but Grandma was still waiting for her at the entrance like last time.
She didn't lie and told the old man the truth.
As if seeing her serious expression, Granny finally waved her hand and said, "Never mind, children will have their own blessings!"
However, Lin Wan Bai knew that his grandmother was sad. She had not eaten much at lunch time, so she went to the canteen to buy some fresh ingredients.
When she was carrying the basket home, a neighbor with fast footsteps passed her from behind, "Lil 'White, there's an extremely luxurious big car driving towards your house!"
"Huh?" Lin Wan Bai did not understand.
His mind was filled with doubts. As he continued walking forward, he heard the sound of a flute.
"Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Lin Wan Bai turned his head and saw a familiar black coloured BMW driving straight towards him. In front of him, there was a familiar face on the driver seat and the passenger seat, it was actually Qin Si Nian and Huo Rong!
When the car stopped by her side, she was shocked, "... You guys? "
"Get on first!" Huo Rong said directly.
Lin Wan Bai was a little confused, and subconsciously did as he was told. He did not understand why the two of them came to the countryside, but fortunately, Huo Chang Yuan did not come.
However, when she opened the back door with this mindset, she met a pair of deep and unfathomable eyes.