Chapter 127

Wen Xin was internally torturing the male lead in every bloody way, but her pretty face remained obedient and innocent as Huo Jingzhou picked out a cheongsam for her.

He remembered that during her mourning period, she chose simple and elegant colors.

His eye for style is excellent; every piece suits Wen Xin perfectly.

Who would have thought that the ruthless and cold-blooded Marshal Huo would be so gentle as to help a woman choose a cheongsam?

At least, there was absolutely no memory of it in Ji Xiaoyu's mind.

Her older cousin is so cold-blooded that he would send even his own aunt to jail without hesitation. How could he possibly have normal human emotions? How could he understand the meaning of gentleness?

Ji Xiaoyu felt both resentment and fear towards Huo Jingzhou, who had caused her parents and family to be imprisoned.

Normally, she would avoid appearing in front of him if possible. She never expected that she would run into Huo Jingzhou today when she was just accompanying her best friend and her daughter, who had just returned from abroad, to buy clothes.

Moreover, she actually saw Huo Jingzhou, that cold-blooded monster, helping a girl choose a cheongsam?

Isn't he only good at killing people?

However, although Ji Xiaoyu was so shocked that she questioned her existence, she did not intend to run into Huo Jingzhou head-on, lest she be in trouble.

However, just as she was about to pull her best friend and her mother away, she heard her best friend's mother exclaim in surprise, "Wen Xin?"

Wen Xin is trying on a pine green cheongsam. Green is a very selective color; if you don't wear it well, it can be a disaster.

But Wen Xin has fair skin and a beautiful appearance. The green color looks fresh, elegant, lively and sweet on her.

She held a round fan in her slender hand, her almond-shaped eyes bright, and her smile charming.

Suddenly hearing someone call her, Wen Xin turned her head and saw several familiar yet unfamiliar faces... Familiar because of her past life, unfamiliar because it was the first time she had seen them in this life.

The smile on her face faded, and her gaze became distant and unfamiliar.

Huo Jingzhou's gaze followed her, which startled Ji Xiaoyu so much that she almost squatted down and covered her head, stammering, "Big...Big Cousin."

Wen Xin gave Huo Jingzhou a questioning look.

Huo Shaoshuai replied simply, "I don't know him."

Ji Xiaoyu: "..."

Damn it, what a cold-blooded monster!

But she swallowed hard. "Big cousin, I'm Ji Xiaoyu."

Huo Jingzhou narrowed his dark eyes slightly, "Ji Pingwu and Huo Zhen's daughter?"

Ji Xiaoyu nodded vigorously, "Yes, yes!"

Huo Jingzhou told the little girl beside him, "She is my father's youngest sister's daughter."

Wen Xin blinked, but didn't ask Huo Jingzhou why he called her aunt by her full name.

Yes, her young marshal brother always has a reason for everything he does.

She always believed him!

Huo Jingzhou understood the girl's thoughts, and a smile appeared in his eyes. However, when he looked at his cousin Ji Xiaoyu, he was cold and indifferent, almost like a stranger.

Ji Xiaoyu thought to herself: This is normal, okay! When will this cold-blooded living devil show her kindness and care? That's when she'll be scared to death.

Huo Jingzhou asked her casually, "Is there something you need?"

Ji Xiaoyu hurriedly waved her hand, "It's okay, it's okay, cousin and cousin-in-law, you two go ahead with your work."

Wen Xin: "..." Sister-in-law? ???

Huo Jingzhou finally gave Ji Xiaoyu, his cousin by marriage, a proper look, and thought she was much smarter than her mother.

Ji Xiaoyu secretly wiped away her tears. Was it easy for her?

Seeing the girl beside him blushing and trying to explain, Huo Jingzhou interrupted her and said gently, "Are you hungry? Let's go have lunch first?"

This misunderstanding is bound to continue!

Wen Xin said "Ah," and then nodded obediently, "Okay."

However, before they could leave, the woman in the light blue cheongsam who had called out first spoke up again, seemingly shocked, "Xiao Xin, you're with Young Marshal Huo? Didn't you just break off your engagement with Second Young Master Huo?"

After these words were spoken, the cheongsam shop fell into a deathly silence.

Huo Jingzhou's cold gaze swept over them.

The woman in the cheongsam trembled and quickly covered her mouth, as if she were panicked and uneasy because she had said something wrong.

Wen Xin pursed her lips, looked at her, and asked distantly, "Who are you?"

She was polite, but anyone could tell that she didn't recognize the woman in the cheongsam.

Whether Wen Xin is with Huo Jingzhou or not, it has nothing to do with her, right?

The other person, however, started rambling on and on as if they knew me well... People who lack boundaries are always annoying.

The woman in the cheongsam twitched her lips, a flash of resentment crossing her eyes. That little bitch!

She forced a smile. "It's understandable that Xiaoxin doesn't recognize me. I left Biancheng before you were even born."

"Your father must have mentioned me to you. My name is Wen Yun. I am your father's sister and your aunt."

Wen Xin was stunned for a long time, as if she had just dug this person out of her memory.

She blinked and murmured to herself, "Aunt? Ah, so you're the half-sister my father mentioned, the one who eloped with another man after her arranged marriage, causing the Wen family to lose face, and who was removed from the family register and expelled from the family by my grandfather!"

Wen Yun: "..."

Everyone: "..."

Wow, what an amazing, long-ago scandal!

I thought it would be a touching story of long-lost family reunions, but...

Runaway bride, elopement, embarrassment, being kicked out of the house!

Tsk tsk, a son born out of wedlock who can't even be listed in the family genealogy, what's he doing here trying to claim kinship?

That's really embarrassing!

Wen Yun's face turned pale and then red. She had never lost face like this since she went abroad.

Wen Xin!

You shameless little bitch!

How dare you talk like that?

The young woman in the Western-style dress next to Wen Yun glared angrily at Wen Xin, "How can you talk to your elders like that? Is this the kind of upbringing your Wen family has? How can you blame my mother for running away back then?"

"If my mother hadn't escaped, she would have been married off to some rotten man by your Wen family, a feudal and exploitative family, ruining her life!"

Wen Xin frowned slightly, "And you are?"

The young woman in the dress tilted her chin up and looked at her with disdain, as if she were looking at some feudal dregs. "Tao Ran, you can also call me Jennifer."

Wen Xin: "..."

Is the male lead's "white moonlight" (ideal love interest) mentally ill?

But Jennifer?

For some reason, Wen Xin remembered a scene where someone else had the same English name and was called "cheap slut" by someone else!

Um, read it faster, it really does sound like a cheap slut.

Tao Ran asked, displeased, "What are you laughing at?"

Wen Xin covered her mouth, "Sorry, I thought you were some kind of princess from a foreign country?"

"Also, don't talk nonsense if you don't know. The Wen family betrothed your mother to a scholarly family in Biancheng. Who doesn't know that Uncle Lin is a person of good character and outstanding ability? He has now been entrusted with an important task by the young marshal and serves as the administrative head of Biancheng."

"Moreover, he married the daughter of a scholar ten years ago and has remained devoted to his wife ever since. They have two sons and a daughter, and their family is very happy and fulfilling."

"How could such a good man ruin your mother's life? It was clearly her own fault for breaking off the engagement."