Fu Qi was humbly deferring, yet Huo Jingshenâs tone remained stern.
âFu Qi, you are already twenty-two years old, there are some things, I believe I do not need to repeat them. You are Ziyangâs aunt, for his sake, you should know what to say and what not to say.â
Fu Qi could only continue to nod, âOkay, Iâve got it.â
âA servant will take you to the villa next door later.â
The villa next door?
Fu Qi quickly asked, âWhy?â
âItâs not convenient staying here.â
âBut Iâm scared, I dare not live there alone.â
Huo Jingshen said, âThere will be servants there, and Ziyang can also live with you.â
âBrother Jingshen.â Fu Qi pouted her small mouth, looking at him pitifully, âCanât I live with you and my sister-in-law? The New Year is in half a month, do you want Ziyang and I to be aloneâ¦â
Huo Jingshen lifted his eyelids.
Fu Qiâs remaining words got stuck in her throat.
**
After returning to the living room, Huo Jingshen ordered the servants to handle the matters before he picked up the car keys and left.
When he got in the car, he redialed Su Wanwanâs mobile number.
âSorry, but the number you dialed has been turned off.â
Switched off?
Huo Jingshenâs eyebrows furrowed.
It was already eight or nine oâclock in the evening.
Where did this girl go?
After thinking for a bit, he dialed Mo Weiyiâs number.
âMr. Huo?â
âIs Wanwan with you?â
âNo, Iâm in the countryside south of the city.â
In the countryside?
Huo Jingshen raised an eyebrow, âDidnât she contact you today?â
âShe called me in the afternoon, and said she was going to pick you up at the airport. You guys had a fight?â
Huo Jingshen didnât want to elaborate, âIf she contacts you again, tell her to call me immediately.ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âOkay.â
Hanging up the phone, Huo Jingshen was considering whether or not to call a few female classmates he had dined with last time, when his phone suddenly rang.
Ye Qitian?
Huo Jingshen instantly picked up, and got straight to the point âWanwan is with you.â
âDamn, you truly are Mr. Huo, youâre right. Junior sister is with me, but she doesnât want me to tell you!â Ye Qitian was laughing maliciously on the other end of the line.
Huo Jingshen narrowed his eyes, slightly impatient, âAddress.â
âI am Wanwanâs backup man. If you dare to bully her, I will be the first to support her. And, weâre both martial arts training alumni, weâve both practiced Tae Kwon Do, Sanda, and boxing, be careful Iâll beat you black and blue!â
Finally, Ye Qitian concluded, âOkay, nothing else, I just wanted to call and chew you out, I will personally send junior sister home after we finish drinking, bye.â
âDonât let me say it a second time.â Huo Jingshenâs tone was cold and low, âAddress.â
ââ¦â
There was no sound on the other side of the phone, just as Huo Jingshen was about to speak again, the phone call was abruptly disconnected.
**
Clubhouse.
Ye Qitian hung up the phone, with a cigarette hanging from his mouth, grinning like a cat whoâd gotten the cream.
So youâre a mature and steady old man, huh?
Let me see you fret!
Picturing the usually calm man hopping mad, he suddenly felt very satisfied.
Snuffing out the cigarette, Ye Qitian exited the bathroom, and before he could return to the booth, his phone rang again.
He originally thought it was Huo Jingshen calling back, but it turned out to be Mingzhu.
In this world, Ye Qitian used to be afraid of only two women.
One was his mother, Ming Zhen, and the other was his junior sister, Su Wanwan.
Ever since he came to Nancheng, there began to be a third woman whom he feared, and that was his aunt, Mingzhu.
He immediately answered, âAuntie, why are you calling me so lateâ¦
A wave of roaring entered his eardrums: âYou little brat, where are you drinking with Wanwan? Give me your location immediately! If you dare to goof around, tomorrow I will call your parents, and youâll never be able to return to Nancheng, do you hear me! Hurry up and tell me your location!â
Ye Qitian made a bitter face, âAuntie, youâ¦â
Enough with your nonsense!â
âJiuli Clubhouse.â He barely got the words out before the call disconnected.
It was done for, that old man was too cunning! He must have called Mingzhu directly!
Ye Qitian felt a cold chill run down his back, and he quickly jogged back to the booth.
Pushing open the door, he was hit with the smell of alcohol, Su Wanwan was sitting on the couch, drinking from a bottle of beer.
Seeing the alcohol bottles scattered haphazardly on the coffee table, Ye Qitian grew even more bitter, exclaiming, âJunior sister, why are you still drinking? Stop already!â
The old man was going to be here soon!
But who knew, just as he reached out, Su Wanwan threw the beer bottle away.
A âclangâ sounded as it hit the table, then fell to the carpet.
Then she picked up a new bottle, which was quickly snatched away by Ye Qitian.
âYou canât drink any more!â
His movements swift, he quickly collected all the bottles.
It wasnât that he was afraid of Huo Jingshen, but Mingzhu.
This aunt was just like a tigress, he wondered how his uncle could put up with her all these years?
Su Wanwan glared at him, âWhat are you doing? I havenât had enough!â
âYou canât drink anymore because Iâm out of money.â Ye Qitian had barely finished speaking when the door to the booth opened, and a waiter walked in with a tray, on top of it were two cocktails.
âYou just said you didnât have money!â Su Wanwan glared at him even more sternly, âStingy!â
Ye Qitian was stumped: ââ¦â
His head throbbed.
Did he order a cocktail just now?
He had completely forgotten!
The waiter set down the drinks, âBlue Succubus, please enjoy.â
Su Wanwan directly picked up one of the glasses.
Watching her finish the drink, the waiter finally turned to leave.
Once outside, round a bend in the corridor, there stood a woman in a low-cut dress in a corner.