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Hearing Zhao Yilin's words, Fang Xinying felt relieved. "Should I move or not?"

Zhao Yilin leaned back in her chair and crossed her legs. "Of course not!"

"Hmm? "Then what did you mean by those words just now?"

"What I mean is, you should reject him first, and fish for his appetite like Jiang Taisong would do. Only when he's tired of living and wants to die, will you agree."

Fang Xinying frowned again, "I'm not very good at scheming. Plus, if we drag it out, won't Lin Xiao feel very uncomfortable?"

Zhao Yilin pointed at her and said, "Look at you, are you soft-hearted? "A man is really despicable from the bottom of his heart. The more precious something is, the more you must torture it to make it so that it fully understands your importance."

Fang Xinying looked troubled, "How many times do I have to reject him?"

"Three times is good, but nothing more than three."

"Oh …" I have already refused him twice. In that case, after refusing him once more, if he mentions it again, I will nod my head in agreement. "

"Yes." Zhao Yilin nodded in satisfaction. "You can raise your head from his parents' side just like that. After all, it wasn't you who asked for it. It was Lin Xiao who repeatedly invited you over and over."

Fang Xinying was suddenly enlightened, "You are indeed an experienced man. Your thoughts are absolute."

Zhao Yelin was laughing proudly, while Huo Yelin was also laughing like a spring breeze. He never expected that the situation would not develop as they had imagined a week later.

Just as Huo Yelin left the meeting, Dou Dou quickly stepped forward and handed him an invitation.

On the cover was written: I wish Mr. Lin Xiao and Miss Shao Qian a happy marriage. The invitation also has a photo of Lin Xiao and an unknown woman's engagement ceremony printed on it.

Huo Yelin looked at the contents of the invitation card in shock and said with a deep voice, "Have you investigated it?"

Bean whispered, "Well, it's true. The Lin Clan servants said that Lin Feng had arranged this marriage for him in a fit of anger after hearing the news that Lin Xiao and Fang Xinying were going to live together. Of course, Lin Xiao and Shao Qian knew each other before, and both of them were playmates when they were young. "

"Nonsense!" Huo Yelin passed the invitation card to Dou Dou, "He and I grew up together. How come I didn't know that he had such a playmate!"

He strode back to his office and picked up his cell phone, hesitating.

If it was a problem between him and Yi Lin, things would have been fine. However, it was related to Fang Xinying. Judging from her temper, she would have gone crazy and would have buried her head in the blanket and cried.

He thought for a while and waved at Dou Dou, "Call Manager Yuan over. I have to go home early today."

"Yes."

Zhao Yilin didn't know what was going on. She was humming a song while learning to make dessert from her master in the kitchen.

She rested her hands on her knees and watched the cake slowly turn in the oven. She smiled and said, "I'll leave this for Ye Lin to eat and see how he reacts. If the taste is good, we can make another one for Yingying. "

The dessert chef was a sweet looking middle-aged woman with a round face and a gentle smile.

"You have the talent to make dessert. You will definitely be very tasty, don't worry."

"Really?"

Looking at the tools used to make dessert on the counter, Zhao Yilin became more and more fond of them. She thought to herself, "If we leave the entertainment circle in the future, it would be great for us to open a dessert shop."

Before the cake was ready, Zhao Yilin heard a sound coming from the hallway. Someone must be coming.

She hastily wiped her hands with a handkerchief and quickly walked to the entrance. When she saw the person, she was stunned and asked, "Why are you back so early? Didn't you say you would be back soon?"

Huo Yelin did not say anything as he smiled and hugged her.

Zhao Yilin was confused by his sudden gentleness. She looked at him warily.

Huo Yelin handed his bag and coat to the servant, then walked towards the living room with her arm around his shoulder. "What's that smell?"

"I'll learn how to make cakes from Master Tian," Zhao said. "I'll be fine later. Please try it for me."

"Alright, of course I'll try it. The cake you made must be very delicious."

Zhao Yilin saw that he was being so gentle today. His smile was obviously gentle, but there was a hint of bitterness in it. She quickly stopped and asked, "Are you hiding something from me?"

Huo Yelin's smile froze on his face. Sure enough, pretending to be gentle was too much of an effort for him. He threw away his mask and said seriously, "After you finish listening to what I'm going to tell you, promise me that you won't be too agitated or impulsive. We'll think of a solution together."

Zhao Yilin's eyes were filled with sadness, "It's only been a few days since I've calmed down. I'm here again."

Huo Yelin carried her back to her room and told her what had happened.

Zhao Yelin was sitting on Huo Yelin's lap as she hugged her pillow. Her eyes were red, and her voice was hoarse. "No wonder she didn't contact me recently. So this happened to her."

Huo Yelin gently stroked her long hair, not knowing how to comfort her. He could only say, "It's just an engagement, don't be too anxious. Lin Xiao didn't contact me either. Either he was locked up at home by his father, or he already found a way to resolve it."

Zhao Yilin replied, "It must be the former. Yingying's personality is the one I understand the most, she never reports back. If there really is a way to resolve this matter, she will definitely call me and let me know. Since she didn't fight, it means that she has given up. "

"What's there to give up? When the problem is resolved, they can still be together. "

Zhao Yilin pursed her lips, tears welled up in her eyes again, "You don't know what a strong girl Yingying is, she's so conceited that she can knock rocks on the floor. Her parents had divorced when she was young and her mother had raised her. Although her stepfather had helped her study, he had refused to give her the tuition if he thought it was too expensive. Thus, she worked while saving money for her tuition. The other students were all busy dating in university, but she was always busy with her tuition fees. I still remember her smiling at me and saying that Lin Xiao was the man she loved the most in her life. "

Huo Yelin held her hand and looked out of the window, his eyes filled with pain.

Zhao Yilin turned around to look at him, "Say, for a girl like Yingying who has such strong self-esteem, would she grovel over love and beg Lin Xiao's parents?"

That night, they chatted until it was late and Zhao Yilin finally passed out due to exhaustion.

However, Huo Yelin could not fall asleep. He got up from his bed and walked to the balcony to smoke.

A stone lamp stood at intervals on either side of the path in the garden below. The path that was illuminated reflected the appearance of the flowers.

Huo Yelin puffed out a smoke ring. The white smoke quickly dissipated into the darkness, and the wind carried away the smell.

After a long while, he heard soft footsteps coming from behind the French window. He turned around and saw Zhao Yilin timidly staring at him from the crack in the window.

She placed one hand on the window, wanting to pull it open and go out. However, she did not dare to do so, because the cigarette in Huo Yelin's hand was flickering and smoke was curling up.

Huo Yelin did not say anything. He did not extinguish his cigarette either.

Zhao Yilin saw him standing there in the dark, but his eyes were full of energy.

The two of them were quiet for a while. The night wind rustled through the flowers.

Zhao Yilin bit her lips and exerted some force.

The roller gave off a smooth and pleasant sound. The window slowly opened and the wind blew against his face, carrying with it the fragrance of tobacco.

She shivered as she looked into Huo Yelin's eyes and slowly approached him.

Within a few meters, Zhao Yilin felt as if she was walking through a dangerous swamp. She did not want to disappoint herself, nor did she want to disappoint Huo Yelin. After all, they had gone through so many trials and hardships and almost lost their lives. Why was it that they couldn't even get through this small obstacle?

Seeing that she was getting closer and closer to him, Huo Yelin unconsciously rubbed his left and right index fingers together. He slowly put the cigarette in his mouth, as if he didn't want to alarm the small animal in front of him, and lightly took a drag.

The flame on the cigarette grew larger.

Zhao Yilin covered her mouth with one hand as she took a deep breath, hinting to herself that she was alright. That was the light of her cigarette, not the fire from the night before. After Ye Lin finishes smoking, he will extinguish the cigarette very well. Nothing will happen to him at all.

She reached out a hand to him, as if to grab hold of the spiderweb that hung in the darkness.

Huo Yelin also stretched out his hand and held it tightly with hers. Suddenly, he pulled her into his embrace and hugged her tightly.

Zhao Yilan buried her face in his chest. She was so happy that she wanted to cry. "Ye Lin, I did it. I really did it."

The cigarette in Huo Yelin's hand had just finished burning. The ashes were blown away by the wind and the flames were extinguished.

He bent his head and kissed the top of her head, his voice deep and hoarse. "Well, you're the bravest."

Zhao Yilin smiled, tears still in his eyes. "Ye Lin, take another cigarette. I'm sure I can hold it in."

Huo Yelin raised his eyebrows and looked at her, "I've already drawn three."

"Oh …" Then another day. "That's right, although I can smell the smoke now, it doesn't mean that you can smoke. You should stop smoking after all, it's for the sake of your health."

Huo Yelin: "..."

"Ye Lin."

"Hmm?"

"Yingying and Lin Xiao will be together, right?"

"Yes."

"But what do we do?"

"Understood, encouraged."

Zhao Yilin looked up at him. "That's all we can do?"

"Yes, matters of the heart still rely on themselves."

"That being said, we have to do what we can. For example, they have a very strong parental class concept, so it breaks their innate sense. "

Huo Yelin looked at her with interest. "How do we break it?"

"If they feel that marriage is beneficial for the family, we'll break their fantasies. If they feel that Fang Xinying is born into a poor family with a poor background, and that her character isn't as good as a lady's, then we'll prove that Yingying isn't inferior to them. In fact, in some aspects, she might even be better than them."

With a smile on his face, Huo Yelin said, "You think too little of the Lin Clan."

Zhao Yilin was unconvinced, "Lin Xiao's father is even stronger than Grandpa Huo?"

Huo Yelin said, "In terms of business, he might not be able to compare to Grandfather, but in terms of scheming, he is definitely on par with him. This person loves money and status; he has already reached the point of going insane. "In order to raise money overseas, he had wanted to divorce Lin Xiao's mother and marry a young girl from a family business abroad. Fortunately, that young girl didn't fancy him, so he let this matter go."

When Zhao Yilin heard this, the enthusiasm that she had mustered for him dissipated in an instant. Although Grandpa Huo was powerful, he was a person who valued friendship and friendship. Huo Yelin was his weakness, and also the only one.

After listening to Huo Yelin's words, the Daughter felt that Lin Xiao's father was like an iron bucket, with no way to break through.

Huo Yelin saw that she was frowning a bit more, and the black Qing in his eyes became a bit heavier. He couldn't help but hug her a bit tighter and said, "Do you know how to find a person's weakness?"

Zhao Yilin shook her head.

Huo Yelin said, "Whatever he loves, he'll take away."