049 Pouting as she kissed him

Xie Yaoyao was startled and took a few steps back. Just as she was about to crash into the platform, her arm tightened and she was pulled back forcefully.

She lost her balance and fell into his arms, where he steadily supported her by the waist.

If this were in an idol drama, wouldn't it be considered a classic scene?

But when applied to Xie Yaoyao, it only becomes funny.

Her waist was so thick that Huo Yanxi's large, bony hands couldn't completely cover it.

She quickly pulled away from Huo Yanxi's embrace and thanked him with great embarrassment.

"Mr. Huo, thank you so much. Otherwise, my back would have suffered a second injury."

Seeing that she avoided him like the plague, Huo Yanxi's eyes darkened. "Be careful."

Just as Xie Yaoyao was about to thank him again, she heard him say, "Don't damage the island."

Xie Yaoyao: "..."

Is this person going to die if they don't have a sharp tongue?

Xie Yaoyao chuckled awkwardly, "Yes, it's much more valuable than me. I can't afford to pay for it if I break it."

After saying that, she lowered her head and continued stirring the minced meat, adding a spoonful of salt, and then another spoonful of salt.

Huo Yanxi barely slept all night.

His lips, which had been kissed, remained burning hot, and he even suspected that Xie Yaoyao had poisoned him.

He stayed up until dawn, and after only a few minutes of dozing off, Xie Yaoyao's face appeared in his dream again.

She pouted and kissed him, which startled him awake. When he sat up, he noticed something was wrong with his body.

He pulled back the covers and saw that the sky was about to fall.

Why?

He clearly only has Manman in his heart, so why does he dream of Xie Yaoyao like this?

After taking a shower, Huo Yanxi came out feeling very resentful. As he floated downstairs, he heard noises coming from the kitchen.

So early, Xie Yaoyao was the only person in the kitchen.

The food she cooked suited his taste quite well.

Strangely enough, ever since Xie Yaoyao moved into No. 22 Taiping Mountain, he has stopped having anorexia and insomnia.

He originally planned to go straight to the company to avoid seeing it and getting annoyed, but his feet seemed to have a mind of their own and walked towards the kitchen.

Xie Yaoyao injured her back while saving Huo Zidu yesterday, but she hasn't been slacking off today.

He stood at the kitchen door watching her cook, but the image of Chi Xiaoman always kept appearing in his mind's eye.

The two people clearly have nothing in common.

Huo Yanxi pursed his thin lips, his expression somewhat awkward, "That's not what I meant."

Xie Yaoyao smelled the aroma of the porridge, opened the pot lid, and stirred in the seasoned minced meat.

She stirred the minced meat, put the lid on the pot, and simmered it for another ten minutes. A pot of fragrant meat porridge was ready.

She sensed that Huo Yanxi hadn't left, so she turned around and glanced at him. His eyes were gloomy, and he was staring blankly into the void.

"Mr. Huo, Young Master Huo has been doing very well lately, with significant improvements in his Chinese and math scores. Could I request a day off? I'd like to take Yu Bao to Disneyland."

During this time, Xie Ziyu stayed in the villa with her. Apart from Huo Zidu, he had no other friends.

He told her more than once that he missed Wangzai and his childhood playmates in the old tenement building.

Xie Yaoyao didn't want to keep him occupied, but besides attending classes every day, she also had to cook for Huo Yanxi, so she simply didn't have time to go out and play with him.

"Um, when are you planning to go?"

Xie Yaoyao: "Tomorrow, I want to take him out to play first thing in the morning, and then come back after watching the fireworks in the evening."

Huo Yanxi frowned, clearly displeased, but still said, "Fine."

Xie Yaoyao was extremely grateful. "Thank you, Mr. Huo. The porridge is ready. I've pickled some cucumbers. You can go outside and sit down to wait. The kitchen smells of cooking oil."

Huo Yanxi stared at her back for a while, then turned and walked out.

The next day.

Xie Yaoyao got up very early. Aunt Wang knew they were going out to play today, so she got up early to prepare breakfast.

She also prepared lunch boxes for them so they could have a picnic when they got tired of playing.

Xie Yaoyao was deeply moved and put her arm around Aunt Wang's shoulder, her eyes crinkling with laughter.

"Aunt Wang, if you were my real mother, I would be so happy I would die."

Aunt Wang, unaware of Xie Yaoyao's situation, joked, "If your own mother heard you say something like that, she would definitely be jealous."

“I don’t have a mother,” Xie Yaoyao said softly.

Aunt Wang thought she was just saying it out of anger, and laughed, saying, "You don't have a mother? Did you spring out of a rock?"

“I’ve lived with my maternal grandmother since I was little, I don’t have a mother.” Xie Yaoyao said this not to gain sympathy.

She was just telling the truth, and she wasn't particularly disappointed.

Her maternal grandmother never talked to her about her mother, let alone about who her father was.

Even after she grew up, she still rummaged through the houseboat, trying to find any photos or things related to her parents.

She found nothing.

Later, when her grandmother passed away, she asked the neighbors about her parents when they came to see her off.

The neighbors said that the grandmother had no children and never married. When she was found, the baby was still an infant.

She was thrown into the sea and was on the verge of death.

Fortunately, her grandmother took her in and cared for her diligently, and she survived.

Xie Yaoyao then learned that she was a child abandoned by her parents.

For so many years, she never thought of looking for her biological parents.

No need!

Since they chose not to accept her back then, she won't go looking for them.

Huo Yanxi and Huo Zidu came downstairs and happened to hear Xie Yaoyao's words.

He frowned slightly, slowly walked down the spiral staircase, and came to Xie Yaoyao.

He stared intently at her. "You also grew up with your maternal grandmother?"

Xie Yaoyao was surprised that Huo Yanxi got up so early. Her heart skipped a beat, and she lowered her head guiltily.

"Oh? Does Mr. Huo know any other orphans?"

Instead of answering, she asked a question, avoiding Huo Yanxi's question to prevent him from asking further.

She was careless.

I shouldn't casually mention my background, lest he become suspicious.

Huo Yanxi, however, was not led astray by her. He stared at her intently, saying, "Teacher Xie seems to be hiding many secrets."

Xie Yaoyao smiled awkwardly, "No, but isn't President Huo supposed to be off today? Why are you up so early?"

Moreover, he wasn't wearing a shirt and dress pants, but rather a charcoal gray polo-neck short-sleeved T-shirt and white casual pants, looking very relaxed.

It doesn't feel like going to work, it feels like going on vacation.

Huo Yanxi's two questions were ignored by Xie Yaoyao, leaving him feeling restless and frustrated.

He didn't answer Xie Yaoyao, but Huo Zidu was quite happy, "Uncle is going to take me to Disneyland too."

A question mark slowly appeared above Xie Yaoyao's forehead.

?

Everyone in the villa knew that Huo Yanxi disliked Huo Zidu.

But he actually wants to take Huo Zidu to Disneyland?

"It's fine," Xie Yaoyao said awkwardly.

Huo Zidu looked delighted. "Xie Ziyu, I want to go to Disneyland too!"

Xie Ziyu had been showing off to him all day yesterday, even though he wasn't particularly interested in places like Disneyland.

But seeing how happy Xie Ziyu was, he also wanted to join in the fun.

Even if he's not interested, he can't let a little kid look down on him for not having been to Disneyland.

Xie Ziyu ignored him. "Mommy, let's go."

Xie Yaoyao couldn't wait to separate from Huo Yanxi and the others, so she quickly picked up her lunchbox and prepared to leave.

Unexpectedly, Huo Yanxi stopped her, saying, "We're going too, let's go together."