Xia Zhi held her breath.

Being stared at by such a man made her feel a chill run through her body.

“I’ve said it before,” Huo Junyu said, his smile vanishing and a ruthless glint in his eyes, “If you dare to lay a finger on my woman, I’ll make you wish you were dead. Does Miss Xia think I’m joking?”

"Young Master Huo... even now, Xia Zhi still tried to deny it, "I didn't intend to harm you or Mianmian, and I don't know how the fact that you were staying in her room got leaked..."

"Heh, it was probably just a dog that barked a couple of times."

"you……"

“Xia Zhi,” Huo Junyu said in a deep voice, “Now that Gu Zihan is disfigured and Han Li has been kicked out, if I just nod my head, this female teacher who misled students will probably become a missing person in Southeast Asia tomorrow… By the way, what do you think are the similarities between the two of them?”

Xia Zhi's lips trembled, and cold sweat broke out on her palms.

What they have in common is that they both bullied Jiang Mianmian!

Huo Junyu laughed, his voice as cold as ice, "And who do you think is next?"

Xia Zhi's face was deathly pale, and she almost collapsed to her knees.

Huo Junyu gave her a cold glance, then went into the elevator and into the courtyard.

He wasn't in a hurry to deal with Xia Zhi, and besides, he didn't need to personally handle someone like that.

In fact, Xia Zhi was just a minor character; what he really wanted to do was use Xia Zhi to uncover the person behind her.

He took out his phone, scrolled through his contacts, and found Gu Feng's name.

I heard that Gu Feng is currently in Southeast Asia.

When Gu Zihan got into trouble, the other members of the Gu family, in order to divide Gu Feng's power, used Gu Zihan as an excuse, saying things like, "As his uncle, it's only right that you go and see your niece," and thus forced him to come to Nanyang.

Gu Feng was fully aware of their tricks, but he was outnumbered and outmatched, so in the end he had no choice but to do as they said and make the trip to Southeast Asia.

Huo Junyu chuckled, sent him the location of a coffee shop, and quickly typed a few words on the screen: "Four o'clock in the afternoon, see you there."

"Oh, young lord, you're here!"

The general manager, accompanied by two lobby managers, came running up to him with beaming smiles.

Huo Junyu frowned and subconsciously looked around. The manager noticed his concern and said with a fawning smile, "Don't worry, young master, Madam is upstairs! She's all packed and is moving into the suite!"

"Hmm." His tense face finally relaxed slightly.

"Young Master, are you satisfied with today's arrangements?"

"satisfy."

"That's wonderful, hahaha..."

"I'll be more satisfied if you don't make a sound."

The manager immediately stopped laughing. Huo Junyu glanced at him, patted his shoulder, and said in a low voice, "Thank you so much for today."

"How could I possibly accept such an honor!" The manager exclaimed, flattered. "As long as the young master is satisfied, that's all that matters!"

"If you meet my wife and she has any questions, do you know what to say?"

The manager rolled his eyes, looking as shrewd as a weasel.

"Young Master, rest assured, whatever questions Madam may have, this is entirely the hotel's responsibility and has nothing to do with you!"

Only then did Huo Junyu reveal a satisfied smile, and then strode off to have a smoke.

*

Jiangzhou, South District Villa.

Lu Ran woke up from her dream with a loud scream, sat up, and her back was covered in cold sweat.

In just two days since arriving here, this was the third time she'd had a nightmare. In the dream, there was always a girl's face; she couldn't see it clearly, but she could hear the girl's ethereal voice: "Give me back my mom and dad!"

"I am Lu Xiaoyou!"

"You liar!"

"Ah—" Lu Ran hugged herself with both hands, her head throbbing with pain.

Her shouts attracted Huo Junyang.

Huo Junyang was holding a bowl of instant noodles, two sausages, and a bottle of cola.

"Here, have something to eat first!"

Lu Ran gradually calmed down.

"Quick, try my cooking!" Huo Junyang smiled like a child.

Lu Ran paused for a moment, then smiled softly in response.

Despite having five or six nannies at home, Huo Junyang still insisted on going into the kitchen himself.

Besides, what kind of cooking skill is it to make a bowl of instant noodles?

Lu Ran understood his intention: as long as she touched these things, she would leave a DNA sample.

Huo Junyang was still not giving up and wanted to test her again.

The girl smiled faintly. Seeing Huo Junyang push the bowl in front of her and stare at her expectantly, she suddenly found the courage from somewhere, bit her lip, and uttered those few words with difficulty:

"Brother Junyang, there's no need to go to such lengths."

"What?" Huo Junyang's heart skipped a beat.

"You just want to know if I'm Lu Xiaoyou, right?" Lu Ran smiled bitterly, looked into his eyes, and slowly said those three words: "I'm not."

Huo Junyang's hand trembled, and the instant noodles almost spilled.

Although I was somewhat prepared, I was still a little surprised to hear the girl admit it herself.

"Let's get to know each other again." She extended her hand. "My name is Lu Ran. Ran, it's the character with the grass radical, Lu..."

She bit her lip. "It's Lu as in Lu Ming."

After a long silence, Huo Junyang murmured, "You really are Lu Ming's daughter."

"really?"

“Yes.” Huo Junyang raised his eyes. “We always felt that you looked like him, so we guessed in that direction, and we were right.”

Lu Ran lowered her head and chuckled softly, "I hope I never think about him."

Huo Junyang took a deep breath, "Why did you all team up to lie to Uncle Ashan and Aunt Yuqing? Do you know how desperate Aunt Yuqing is for her daughter? How can you bear to lie to them?"

Lu Ran remained expressionless, her eyes lowered. She avoided looking at him, as if that would separate them.

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