Chapter 389 So, she already knew.

"Okay, tell me quickly, what big secret is it?" Huo Shenyuan curled his lips and brought his ear close to her mouth.

"I know who you are?" Qingning smiled. "You are... Huo Shenyuan, you are my man."

Huo Shenyuan was taken aback for a moment, but since she was talking nonsense in her drunken state, he didn't take it seriously.

"Tell me, do you like Huo Xin or Huo Shenyuan?" He lowered his head and kissed her.

He wants to pamper her now, and even if he were Huo Xin, he would still fall in love with her.

Qingning opened her eyes wide and looked at him seriously. "I like you. No matter who you become, I will still like you."

"I want to...sleep with you." She reached out to pull at his coat. "Energy...big burst, storing up so much energy..."

"I can..." she said, and then fell asleep.

Huo Shenyuan covered her with the blanket and then kissed her forehead.

The phone rang, and he went outside to answer it.

When I went back into the room, the bed was empty, and even the blankets were gone.

Hold!

Let's hope it doesn't end up at the bottom of the sea again.

He couldn't get anyone to help him.

He was startled and quickly ran outside.

Finally, he found her in the two-meter-long bathtub of the presidential suite; she was lying at the bottom, soaking in the cool water.

She gets hot after drinking alcohol and likes cool places.

Huo Shenyuan quickly reached out and scooped her up, peeling off her wet clothes. Looking at her snow-white skin, his Adam's apple bobbed.

He gently stroked her lower abdomen, where their child had once lived.

It's a pity it's gone, not even a scar remains.

They will have children.

Without a second thought, he quickly helped her change into a clean bathrobe.

Finally, I even helped her put on a sanitary pad; it was absolutely awful...

Huo Shenyuan quickly changed, rushed into the bathroom, and lay down in the cold water.

...

The capital city.

As soon as the plane landed, heavy snow began to fall outside the window.

By the time Bai Yu's car returned to the Bai family manor, the night was already so dark it was impossible to see any darkness.

Sheng Weiwei wrapped her coat tighter around herself; she was almost numb with cold.

The two babies were wrapped up tightly, with only their rosy little faces showing, and they were sleeping soundly.

As soon as the car came to a stop, the butler jogged inside to report.

"The eldest young master and young mistress are back! And the two young ladies have arrived as well!"

Zhuang Linyue was the first to come out to greet her. She quickly stepped forward, reached out and took Sheng Weiwei's arm, her voice filled with undisguised joy.

"Weiwei, are you freezing? Are you hungry? Come in, the food is ready."

"It's alright." Sheng Weiwei was enveloped by this sudden enthusiasm, and her body tensed up subconsciously, feeling a little at a loss.

The restaurant was well-heated.

When the two patriarchs, Zhuang Ru and He Baixun, saw them enter, their eyes lit up instantly.

The two of them got up almost at the same time and carefully took the two babies from their arms, treating them with utmost care.

Zhuang Ruyu held one of them, grinning from ear to ear.

"You brat, you almost made my two precious great-granddaughters wander outside!"

He looked down at the child, his face full of love.

"Oh my, look at this little face, he's so handsome, he's just like Xixi when she was little."

"Big eyes, snow-white skin, and that little mouth, tsk tsk."

"Weiwei, call him Grandpa." Bai Yu gently nudged her with his elbow.

"Grandpa," Sheng Weiwei said softly, composing herself.

The master of traditional Chinese painting before her was someone she had only dared to look up to in the news and at art exhibitions, but now he was her maternal grandfather. It felt strange and unreal.

"Hey, good girl." Zhuang Ruyu smiled kindly, his gaze fixed on her face, growing more and more satisfied with what he saw.

This child is really beautiful; she and Ayu look very well-matched.

He gave the butler a look.

The butler immediately understood and handed over the two documents.

"This is a gift from Grandpa to the two little darlings," Zhuang Ruyu said earnestly. "It's a ten percent share of several bookstores and art galleries under my name, just like Xiao Yuyu's. Grandpa is absolutely fair."

Bai Yu thanked the children on their behalf, "Thank you, Grandpa."

Sheng Weiwei's mind went blank for a moment, and she quickly followed up with, "Thank you, Grandpa."

That's an incredibly extravagant gesture.

"I heard from A-Yu that you studied painting in college?" Zhuang Ruyu changed the subject.

"Would you be interested in making a copy of this painting?"

As soon as he finished speaking, two servants carried up a huge painting, which depicted an exquisitely beautiful classical lady.

Sheng Weiwei rushed over, her eyes widening instantly.

"The handling of light and shadow, the strength of the brushstrokes, and the fluidity of the lines...it's amazing, absolutely amazing!"

She felt her professional passion burning brightly.

"This is the work of my third apprentice, Zhuang Zixian. His specialty is bone-reading painting."

Zhuang Ruyu was very pleased to see her glowing.

"If you want to further your studies in portraiture, you can learn from him."

Zhuang Zixian!

That's the legendary artist who became famous last year at the teacher appreciation banquet for painting Niannian's portrait!

Now I actually have the opportunity to learn from him?

She'd be more than willing!

“I do! Grandpa, I really want to learn from him! Can I visit him tomorrow?” She was so excited that she couldn’t speak coherently.

Bai Yu looked at her pathetic appearance, a helpless yet doting smile playing on his lips.

This girl is so easily satisfied.

"Alright, alright, let's eat first." Zhuang Linyue smiled and invited everyone to take their seats.

After finishing the meal, I spent some time with the elders and playing with the children.

After the butler saw Zhuang Ruyu off, Bai Yu then took Sheng Weiwei upstairs.

Walking down the thickly carpeted corridor, Sheng Weiwei suddenly remembered something.

"Bai Yu, when I first came here, you put me in that remote and far-off room and even brought a cat to scare me. Were you doing that on purpose?"

Bai Yu paused, turning his head to look at her.

The man was tall and imposing, his black sweater accentuating his broad shoulders and narrow waist. The light from the wall lamp fell on his sharply defined face, making him breathtakingly handsome.

"If my wife and children don't stay in my room, where else can they stay?"

They were self-righteous and showed no remorse.

"I was so scared that night!" Sheng Weiwei punched him playfully. "As punishment, you'll sleep in that room tonight."

"No." He refused without even thinking, and pulled her closer to him. "It's going to snow heavily outside. I'm afraid you'll be cold at night, so I'll warm your bed."

He leaned down, his warm breath brushing against her ear, his voice low and husky.

"However... you can punish me in a different way."

"For example, how about going to the Ice Castle? Try experiencing the contrast of ice and fire." A deep vortex appeared in his eyes, enticing her.

"We'll make up for the projects we didn't get to do in Maduri tonight. I guarantee it'll be exciting."

"No way!" Sheng Weiwei refused without even thinking. "It's freezing outside. You can go outside if you want. I'm just staying in my room."

“Then let’s do it in the room…” Bai Yu deliberately dragged out the last word before she could refute him.

"Do."

Before he finished speaking, he pushed open the bedroom door and showered the room with kisses.

Sheng Weiwei's mind went blank as he pinned her to the bed.

...

The next day, Huo Shenyuan was still working overtime in his office, reviewing next year's projects.

Xia Dong knocked on the door and came in.

"Mr. Huo, the receptionist downstairs just said that the people from the Ferris wheel operating company in the city center want to borrow a section of surveillance footage from outside our building."

"They said their equipment malfunctioned again on the night of the 15th and stopped for a few minutes."

"This camera in our building has the best view. They want to borrow it to check what happened at the time."

Huo Shenyuan paused, his hand holding the pen still.

On the evening of the 15th?

He remembered being at the riverside restaurant with Qingning, and then he took her to the Ferris wheel...

Huo Shenyuan's expression remained unchanged, and he did not even raise his head.

"Hmm, no, let them investigate themselves."

"yes."

Xia Dong responded without giving it much thought and turned to leave.

The office door closed.

Huo Shenyuan could no longer focus on any of the numbers in the project proposal.

He inexplicably opened the internal monitoring system and entered the access password.

Huo Shenyuan retrieved the surveillance footage from the high-definition camera that faces the Ferris wheel in the group's building on the night of the 15th.

Fast forward, location.

The image clearly shows the Ferris wheel's operation that night.

Then, he saw—

Just as their carriage slowly rose to the highest point, it suddenly stopped.

Qingning tiptoed, tilted her head back, and kissed his lips directly... The whole world stopped, only she moved, dazzlingly bright.

The kiss lasted a full five minutes.

Five minutes later, everything returned to normal.

Huo Shenyuan stared intently at the screen, replaying the five-minute still frame over and over again, deeply shocked.

She once said that if two people in love kiss at the highest point of a Ferris wheel, they can stay together forever.

So... she already knew.

I know he is Huo Shenyuan.

So, all those unusually clingy behaviors and those bold flirtations... now have an explanation.

This girl isn't looking for a substitute at all.

Instead, it was... teasing him.

His handsome face was covered with a layer of frost.

The phone rang suddenly, and when it was answered, Qingning's voice came through.

"Mr. Huo, there are fireworks to watch at the Ferris Wheel Plaza at night, and a food street too. It's super lively. Will you come with me?"

He paused for a few seconds, then replied, "I have something to do tonight, you go by yourself."

"But I want to go with you. Or... come find me when you're done with your work."

"Please? I want a kiss, I want a hug, I miss you."

She spoke softly and coquettishly.

"Li Qingning, I'm busy." He suddenly shouted.

The person on the other end didn't dare say anything more, just said "oh" and hung up.

Qingning's mood plummeted; she didn't know why he had suddenly lost his temper.

That evening, Tang Xiaoya came to find her, so she had no choice but to go to the Ferris wheel plaza with Tang Xiaoya. The place was packed with people.

She looked up at the top floor of the Huo Group building, where the lights were still on in his office.

She thought he was probably still working overtime and hadn't eaten yet.

She packed some local snacks and milk tea and headed to the Huo family's.

He swiped his card, went straight to the private elevator, and on the top floor, without knocking, barged into his office.

I wanted to give him a surprise.

"I brought you a very delicious dinner, come and have a taste."

"Actually, standing on this floor-to-ceiling window is the best spot to watch the fireworks. If we could go up to the roof, that would be even better."

"How about I take you to the rooftop later? That way, the view will be even more breathtaking."

She placed the snacks she was holding on the coffee table, then started chattering away.

"Get out, don't interfere with my work," Huo Shenyuan said coldly.

He still couldn't accept that she had seen through his facade, and he didn't dare admit that he was Huo Shenyuan.

Qingning looked up at him; he was acting very strangely today.

What exactly happened?

She walked to his side and reached out to hug him, but he pushed her away.

"go out!"

He had a stern face and shouted a sentence in a stern voice.

Qingning's heart skipped a beat, and she asked softly, "Did...something happen?"

“I just don’t want to see you.” He looked at her coldly.

"Did I...do something wrong that made you angry?" She looked at him cautiously.

"Li Qingning, can't you understand human language?" He was completely enraged.

“Shen Yuan…”

Her call only added fuel to the fire.

"Get out!"

His rationality completely snapped.

With a forceful swipe, all the folders on the table were swept onto the floor.

Qingning was terrified and disappeared in a second.

The next second, she appeared on the seabed, radiating a gentle blue light, like a piece of ancient ice. Various fish and creatures approached the light source and swam around her.

She hugged her knees, buried her head low, and her body trembled; she was crying…

In the middle of the night, Huo Shenyuan received a call from Xia Dong, saying that Qingning had not returned to the apartment.

Then he was not at the Sheng family's place either; it seems he disappeared.

Huo Shenyuan was startled and quickly dialed her number, but the message said the number was out of service...

At this moment, he truly panicked.