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After Huo Qiang took his seat, Zhao Yilin finally sat down.

Huo Qiang suddenly felt a bit sad. If Bao Yanyun hadn't appeared, if Wu Yali hadn't given her the jade pendant, he definitely wouldn't have forced Huo Yelin to marry Zhao Yueran.

Zhao Yali's eyes were as clear as water. It was easy to see the pure and pure feeling in her heart. She looked just like his savior, Wu Yali.

Huo Qiang gathered up his napkin and said in a dignified and sincere voice, "I've already heard about how you saved Ye Lin. I thank you on behalf of the Huo family." He picked up his glass.

Zhao Yilin also raised her glass and clinked it with his, "Grandpa Huo, you have to be serious. I just did what I have to do."

"Ye Lin saved you and you saved him. You two are friends of life and death."

Zhao Yelin understood the meaning behind his words. She forced herself to say that she and Huo Yelin were good buddies. She smiled, but did not respond, instead continuing to eat the beef on the plate quietly.

Huo Qiang's tone was somewhat helpless, "Eli, your mother had once saved me. Just based on this alone, Yelin and I have the responsibility of taking good care of you for the rest of our lives. But there are a lot of ways to take care of you, and you don't have to go to marriage. "

Zhao Yilin looked at him calmly. "Grandpa, Ye Lin didn't marry me because he wanted to take care of me, but because he really loved me."

Huo Qiang was speechless for a moment, and then his face turned cold, "Young people can easily fall into these emotions and are completely useless. I know him so well that his new girlfriend can form a football team. I don't want you to marry him, and neither does your mother! "

Zhao Yilin looked at him in confusion. "How do you know what my mother is thinking?"

Huo Qiang thought for a moment before taking out the jade pendant from his bosom and handing it to her. "This is the jade pendant I gave Wu Yali. At that time, she wasn't married to your father, and Ye Lin was born, so I promised her that I would take her as my grandson if she had just given birth to a daughter."

Zhao Yilin touched the jade pendant in her hand, but she couldn't recall anything about it.

Huo Qiang said, "But did she never tell you about this jade pendant?"

"Yes, I don't remember."

"That's because after she married your father, she became dispirited and didn't want you to marry into a rich family again. She didn't want you to suffer the same suffering as her."

Zhao Yilin tried hard to recall her mother's face and voice, but unfortunately, she was still young and there weren't many memories in her mind. In her mind, no matter how much she had been wronged by her father, her mother would always smile and talk to her, never looking depressed or resentful.

Huo Qiang saw that she was looking at the jade pendant in her hands without saying anything, so he couldn't eat it anymore. He leaned against the back of the chair and said, "I know that it's hard for you to accept this fact at the moment, so I'm not willing to break it up for you.

Ye Lin is my only grandson. In order to nurture him and let him smoothly inherit his family business, I have spent a lot of effort. Now that the Zhao Family has a 30% share, Ye Lin will not be able to keep his position as chairman if he wasn't paying attention. Therefore, the Huo and Zhao Families have to get married! "

Huo Qiang's last sentence was so decisive that it could not be refuted. Zhao Yilin didn't even want to refute him, she was only interested in the jade pendant in her hands. "Grandpa Huo, did you hear my mother say she didn't want me to marry into the Wealthy Class?"

Huo Qiang was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect her to ask this, "Oh, that's not true. Bao Yanyun told me. At that time, she already had the jade pendant and your mother passed away."

Zhao Yilin thought about it and said, "Grandpa, can you give this to me? This is something my mother left behind."

Huo Qiang said, "Of course you can. Just keep it."

Zhao Yelin looked at the jade pendant in her hand. It was carved into the shape of a wave and felt warm to the touch. If Huo Yelin were to wear the red thread, it would look really good.

The corner of her mouth lifted up unconsciously. When Huo Qiang saw that she didn't have any worries nor worries, he smiled instead. He didn't know whether to be angry or to like her calm and playful personality.

After dinner, Huo Qiang chatted with her about the past, including how her mother had risked her life to save him from the desert.

Zhao Yilin listened attentively and said, "So she was so adventurous when she was young."

"Yeah, she said she was going to explore the Arctic before she got married, but she got locked up after she got married."

Zhao Yilin stopped talking.

Butler Wen rushed over and said, "Master, the young master is back."

Hearing this, a happy smile appeared on Zhao Yilin's face.

Huo Qiang sighed helplessly as he saw her reaction. It was obvious that she didn't take his words seriously.

Huo Yelin smiled as he entered. When he saw Huo Qiang, the smile on his face instantly faded as he lowered his head and called out for his grandfather.

Huo Ye glanced at him. "You still know that I'm a grandpa?"

Huo Yelin lowered his eyes and did not speak.

Zhao Yilin saw him being so respectful and honest. She felt he was a bit adorable, even carrying a lunchbox in his hand. He must have brought her something delicious to eat.

"You're big now. I hope you can stop making me waste time and settle the Zhao Family's matter as soon as possible. Otherwise, I won't forgive you!"

After Huo Qiang finished his sentence, he gave Zhao Yilin a warning look before leaving with a belly full of anger.

Huo Yelin was still standing in the hallway, while Zhao Yilin was still standing in front of the sofa. Both of them stared at the door in silence for a long time.

"When did grandpa come?"

"Before dinner."

Huo Yelin walked into the living room and looked at the dining hall beside him. Two maids were clearing the table, "Did you eat together?"

"Well, have you had dinner?"

"Yes, but I'm not full yet, so I brought some barbecue for you."

"Great!" Zhao Yilin smiled and rushed over to open the lunchbox. She was drooling while smelling the aroma of the barbecue.

A smile appeared on Huo Yelin's face. "Didn't you already eat it?"

"I'm not full either. I'm too busy using my brain."

Huo Yelin sat beside her, watching her eat. "What did grandpa tell you?"

Zhao Yilin took a bite of the skewer and asked, "Can't you guess?"

"I can guess, but I want to hear you say it again."

Zhao Yilin repeated what he said to Huo Qiang over and over again while they were eating the barbecue.

Huo Yelin stared at her and asked, "What do you think? Will you promise him? " Although it was a question, it sounded like a threat.

Zhao Yilin laughed, "Actually, this has nothing to do with me. I love you, and I'm willing to follow you." But you're the one who's going to propose to me, and I can't do anything but wait or give up waiting. "

She put down the meat skewers in her hands and asked seriously, "Actually, I should ask you, Ye Lin, are you willing to be with me at all costs?"

When Huo Yelin saw how her mouth was covered in oil and her two claws were filled with oil and dregs, his eyes were very serious. The corners of his mouth could not help but rise as he said, "Next time, wait until you've washed your mouth and claws clean before proposing to me."

Zhao Yelin's mouth twitched as she continued to eat the meat skewers. Huo Yelin was sitting beside her. Although the two of them did not say anything, they ate happily.

That night, after Huo Yelin had finished his shower, he sat on the stall while Zhao Yelin sat on the bed and blew his hair with a hairdryer.

Huo Yelin was watching the international news on television when he suddenly felt a chill on his neck. Lowering his head, he saw a white jade pendant. "What's this?"

Zhao Yilin tied the rope and said, "This is my mother's memento, and it can be considered as her admitting to you as her future son-in-law. If your collarbone is good, wearing this will make you look even more handsome. "

Huo Yelin picked up the jade pendant and looked at it. "Why does this jade pendant look so familiar?"

Zhao Yilin said, "Don't move, Grandpa Huo must have shown it to you. This is the jade that he gave to my mother."

Huo Yelin looked at the jade pendant as his brows slowly furrowed, as if he had thought of something important.

Zhao Yilin asked, "What's wrong?" "His face is so ugly."

Huo Yelin thought for a moment and said, "It's nothing. I just recalled something from the past. Oh right, how was your rest today?"

"Very good, it's very comfortable living here."

"That's great." Huo Yelin stood up and pressed her down.

As the movie's promotional period began, Zhao Yilin and his crew traveled to all the major cities. Huo Yelin was busy with some company matters, so he only attended two of the films and the final premiere.

Over the course of the month's promotional period, many reporters and even fans had brought up the issue of her relationship with Huo Yelin countless times. Although most of the comments were inclined towards her taking advantage of Huo Yelin's status, a small portion of them had said that she and Huo Yelin were truly in love, only that they had met at the wrong time and in the wrong way.

At the press conference that was held after the premiere, although Wu Tai had told the reporters in advance not to ask too acute of a question, there were still people who brushed past him and asked obliquely and insinuatingly.

Huo Yelin and Zhao Yelin avoided answering at first, but in the end, a reporter asked, "I wonder if Miss Zhao Yi Lin chose Mr. Huo Yelin to stay with her to take revenge on her stepmother and sister?"

Zhao Yilin's body trembled, and her tears nearly spilled out. The countless cameras and cameras below the stage made her heart ache so much that she wanted to run away.

At this moment, a soft voice entered his ears, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Under the countless flashing lights, Huo Yelin held her hand.

Zhao Yilin looked at him with tears in her eyes, and both of them held each other's hands tightly.

The flash beams shot towards them even more crazily. The reporters all stood up in shock, "Mr. Huo, are you admitting to your relationship?"

"Can Mr. Huo repeat what he just said?"

The rest of the filming crew remained silent while smiling. Zhao Yelin looked at Huo Yelin's face, tears streaming down her face. "I'm sorry, but I'm not strong enough …"

Huo Yelin reached out to pull her into his embrace, coldly looking at the reporters below the stage. "We've always been in this relationship, and it's because we're greedy that we think too much into it. I'll represent Yi Lin and the people from Black Stream TV, and I'll pursue the matter to the end. If necessary, I'll pursue the legal responsibility of the people who maliciously created the rumors."

A reporter shouted, "Then what is your relationship with Miss Zhao Yueran?"

"It has nothing to do with you." Huo Yelin answered firmly, "The marriage contract between the Huo and Zhao Families has already been dissolved. There will be a press conference on this matter another day. If you have any questions, you can ask them at that time."

After Huo Yelin finished speaking, he carried Zhao Yelin in his arms and left under the escort of the guards.