kvmb Chapter 220 Kneeling and Coaxing
Chapter 220 Kneeling and Coaxing
Huo Sili clearly didn't want to listen, but Old Mrs. Huo, Qiu Huilan, was obviously not finished speaking.
"You brat, do you know what this is called?" Qiu Huilan walked briskly and quickly arrived in front of Huo Sili.
She wasn't as tall as her grandson, but her presence was as imposing as two Horst Holmeses.
As Qiu Huilan spoke, she even slapped Huo Sili on the shoulder.
"Oh, this is called retribution! You got so bold, daring to keep eavesdropping on my phone!"
"Thanks to our ancestors' protection, otherwise you would be in trouble today, tsk."
Horstley: "...Thank you, ancestor."
Qiu Huilan: "?"
Horst entered the house quietly.
Qiu Huilan raised an eyebrow and looked at Sister Wu.
Sister Wu was also a little surprised, but after thinking about it, she understood and exchanged a glance with the old lady—
It's probably because the second young mistress hasn't forgiven the second young master.
Qiu Huilan understood the look in his eyes and chuckled inwardly.
That's his fault!
……
Huo Sili returned to the old mansion, Plum Garden, and for three years, he came back almost every day except when he was away on business.
I personally cleaned the display stand, wiping away the dust and cleaning the ornaments.
I bought special cleaning tools for the wooden bird carving, but it wasn't dirty at all; it was perfectly clean.
But each time, it takes a lot of time to carefully maintain it.
After the old lady learned about this, she secretly commented: Serves him right!
But the old lady didn't know that in the past three years, in addition to personally cleaning the Plum Garden, Huo Sili also took out all the things that Jiang Qin had given him and things related to Jiang Qin to examine carefully and cherish them.
Among them was the tie that Jiang Qin gave him as a birthday gift in the second year of their secret marriage.
While observing, he recalled that he had once worn this tie when he went shopping with Li Xueqian.
That day, by sheer coincidence, she was there too, along with that man named Xie You'an.
They met again, and when he saw her standing with Xie You'an, he felt a pang of sadness and bitterness in his heart.
It's funny to think about it now. He was the one who went too far, so why did he act like he was crazy back then and keep blaming her?
Whenever he thinks about this, Hollis feels he deserves it.
She used to like him so much. If he hadn't made a mistake, they would definitely be very happy now.
Huo Sili opened the drawer and took out a pair of light gold metal-framed glasses from the glasses case. They were a gift she gave him during the year they were deeply in love, and they were not prescription glasses.
At the time, she was watching a video that Su Lejia had forwarded to her. The man in the video was wearing thin-rimmed metal glasses and looked ascetic and refined.
He inadvertently witnessed this; people in love are bound to feel jealous.
So she took the initiative to kiss him, coax him, and said she would buy him one too.
He became even more jealous, but she said things that were too sweet, saying that he had been looking at the computer a lot during that time, which was bad for his eyes, and that blue light protection could protect his eyes.
That night, he still didn't let her off the hook, teasing her until she cried, and then kneeling down to comfort her.
When he thought about that, Horstley really didn't understand.
Given her personality, how could she possibly use emotions as a bargaining chip?
It was clearly his own lack of courage to ask. If he had just asked, he would have gotten the truth, realized that he had misunderstood her, and then he wouldn't have continued down the wrong path.
But he didn't. In reality, not only did he not, he hurt her again and again.
She's so sensitive; she must have been in so much pain back then.
Whenever he thinks of this, Horstley would silently shed tears; he could not forgive himself.
Finally, Horstley remembered the red string again.
She used to wear it on her wrist; it was a red string that her grandmother had gotten for her from a Taoist temple. Later, the red string broke, and she was very sad.
He accompanied her to a Taoist temple to pray for a new life of peace, health, and happiness.
Now, her wish has mostly come true, and he can sense that she is living a very happy life now.
However, he no longer had a place in her life.
A cotton cloth was gently wiped across the photo frame; it was a family portrait taken three years ago at a photography company.
Huo Chishen was completely cropped out of the photo, and Huo Sili gently stroked Jiang Qin's face, which he was holding in the waist of, through the glass.
After looking at him for a while, Horstley finally lay down.
He hadn't slept all night, and drowsiness, like a ferocious beast, quickly devoured him.
Just an hour later, he woke up from a nightmare, his heart pounding. He drew back the curtains and saw snow falling heavily outside.
"Mr. Huo?"
Where are they now?
He Xu, whose temples were throbbing from dealing with the car accident, asked, "Are you talking about your wife? I... I'll check."
Horstley: "Hmm."
A few minutes later, the detailed address of Su Lejia and Zhou Junxuan's new house was sent over.
Huo Sili was about to get out of bed when He Xu hesitated for a moment, but still advised him before hanging up.
“Mr. Huo, I think you should wait a bit longer. The guys I sent out said that Madam went there today to celebrate Miss Su and Mr. Zhou’s new housewarming party. It might not be appropriate to disturb them at this time.”
Huo Sili pursed his thin lips slightly. He Xu didn't hear a sound and was a little uneasy.
After thinking for a moment, he added, "Of course, if you don't like hearing this, you can also pretend I'm just talking nonsense."
Before he could finish speaking, Horst interrupted him: "I know."
Beep, the call has ended.
He Xu stood bewildered in the cold wind. What did this mean? Had the 31-year-old CEO Huo learned to back down?
Meanwhile, in Su Lejia and Zhou Junxuan's new house, Tian Tian woke up in bed with a slightly dazed expression, as if she was still half asleep.
"Is the baby awake?" Jiang Qin was sitting on a stool in the room. Su Lejia was planning to try on wedding dresses these past two days, and Jiang Qin was flipping through a catalog to help Su Lejia choose a style.
Seeing that Tian Tian had opened her eyes, Jiang Qin put the booklet away and naturally went to look at her daughter.
As she approached, Tian Tian turned around and naturally threw herself into Jiang Qin's arms. Jiang Qin naturally hugged her daughter back and picked Tian Tian up. Suddenly, she heard Tian Tian call her in a clear voice.
"Mommy."
Jiang Qin's voice was extremely gentle: "Yes, Mommy's here."
Sweetie: "Mommy, I... I had a dream, I dreamt about a weird uncle..."
Jiang Qin frowned slightly, but her voice remained gentle as she continued the conversation: "Hmm, what's wrong with dreaming about a strange uncle?"
After not hearing Tian Tian speak for several seconds, Jiang Qin looked down at her daughter, somewhat worried.
Suddenly, Tian Tian sat up straight in her arms and said seriously, "Mommy, there's something I want to discuss with you."
discuss……
That feeling of being both amused and exasperated resurfaced in Jiang Qin's mind.
She asked gently and patiently, "What do you want to discuss?"
Sweetie hugged Jiang Qin's neck and kissed her cheek. "Mommy, weird uncle, can you be Sweetie's daddy?"
Jiang Qin's expression changed slightly.
But only for a moment, and she regained her gentleness: "Why do you say that, Sweetie?"
In Jiang Qin's memory, her daughter was not a nonsensical child; there was always a reason behind everything she said.
However, Jiang Qin really didn't expect that the reason for Tian Tian's sweetness was these—
"Because, because in my dream, the weird uncle was very nice to Mommy, and he was so handsome, a perfect match for Mommy! Also, the weird uncle was very nice to Sweetie too!"
The weird uncle is also very nice to Sweetie.
Looking at her daughter's adorable little face, Jiang Qin felt a long-lost mix of emotions.
She wanted to say, "Silly child, they almost..."
But in the end, they didn't say it.
Instead, she said, "That was a dream, but it's true that everyone loves our Sweetie and no one dislikes her."
Sweetie blinked her big eyes, clearly happy with Jiang Qin's words, and smiled at her mother, making a kiss!
"Everyone loves Mommy too..."
Jiang Qin: "..."
"Okay, Sweetie's awake. Mommy will wash Sweetie up, tie her hair, and get her ready. We're going to have lunch now."
The topic was successfully steered away. Looking at her mother, Tian Tian could clearly sense that her mother didn't seem to like that strange uncle.
In that case, that weird uncle definitely can't be a father.
They're just kids after all; their ideas are wildly imaginative, and they come and go quickly.
Sweetie stopped worrying and obediently let her mommy carry her to the bathroom to wash up and get her hair done.
Meanwhile, at the Huo family's old residence, Huo Sili, who had gone back to sleep after He Xu's words, woke up again and even sneezed twice.
"..."
She sat up, reopened her phone, and stared at the address of Su Lejia and Zhou Junxuan's new house that He Xu had sent her, her gaze lingering on it for a long time.
A moment later, the man got out of bed, pulled up his coat, put it on, grabbed his phone, and strode out.