174 The Best You in the World

Huo Yanxi was also startled. He frowned and looked at Madam Chi, "You haven't left yet?"

Madam Chi stared intently at the woman in his arms. The lights in the building shone on her face, and she looked somewhat like Madam Chi in her youth.

Madam Chi's heart pounded wildly. "Child, is that you?"

Xie Yaoyao frowned.

She knew that Madam Chi was looking for her biological child, but she never imagined that she would be her biological child.

She said, "Madam, I'm sorry, my parents died at sea."

Hearing this, Madam Chi felt a sudden pang of pain in her heart. "You've never met your parents, have you?"

Huo Yanxi said unhappily, "Madam Chi, I've said it before, unless you send Chi Wanwan abroad and never allow her to return to Hong Kong, I will not tell you the whereabouts of your biological daughter."

Madam Chi, however, was no longer listening to him.

She stared intently at Xie Yaoyao. "Child, answer me, did you grow up with your maternal grandmother?"

Xie Yaoyao glanced at Huo Yanxi and noticed that his face was very gloomy.

She vaguely sensed that Huo Yanxi was hiding something from her, which might be related to this Madam Chi.

She patted the fleshy part of Huo Yanxi's arm and said, "Huo Yanxi, put me down first."

Huo Yanxi's eyes darkened, but he still put her down in the end.

Xie Yaoyao looked at Madam Chi and said, "I did indeed grow up with my maternal grandmother."

“Your maternal grandmother said her surname was Chi, and your surname is Chi too, right?” Madam Chi’s eyes were red, and it seemed that as soon as she nodded, her tears would flow.

Xie Yaoyao felt more and more that things were not simple. "Yes, my original surname was Chi."

Madam Chi suddenly rushed over, hugged her tightly, and said, "That's it, you are my long-lost biological daughter."

Xie Yaoyao's hands froze in mid-air, helpless. She looked at Huo Yanxi, "Huo Yanxi?"

Now that things had come to this, Huo Yanxi could no longer hide it from her.

He said, "Mrs. Chi is indeed your biological mother, Manman, but you can choose not to acknowledge her."

Madam Chi nearly fainted from anger at those words.

"Mr. Huo, you've been keeping this from me all along, preventing me from recognizing my biological daughter. Now that I've finally found her, are you going to sabotage it?"

Huo Yanxi reached out and pulled Xie Yaoyao into his arms, looking coldly at Madam Chi.

“I’ve said it before, don’t even think about acknowledging Chi Wanwan if you don’t handle her properly.”

Madam Chi took a step forward, but was stopped by Old Lin.

Xie Yaoyao's ears were ringing. She looked at Madam Chi, who was looking at her eagerly, and then at Huo Yanxi, who was as cold as frost.

She instinctively reached out and hugged his waist.

He said to Madam Chi, "I'm sorry, I can't acknowledge you yet."

Huo Yanxi originally used indifference to mask his panic.

He was afraid Xie Yaoyao would blame him for not telling her the truth, and that she wouldn't forgive him.

But upon hearing her words, he breathed a slight sigh of relief.

He dismissed Madam Chi, saying, "Madam Chi, please leave. Come back to see Manman when you have fulfilled the conditions I set."

After saying that, he ignored Madam Chi and helped Xie Yaoyao into the car.

After the car door closed, Mrs. Chi was still unwilling to give up and pounded on the car window.

Old Lin got into the car, started it, and drove off. Madam Chi chased after him in a flustered manner, but could only watch helplessly as the car sped away.

She stood by the roadside, lost in thought.

It took her a while to come to her senses and realize that her face was covered in tears. She raised her hand to wipe it and found that her palm was full of tears.

The realization that her biological daughter refused to acknowledge her was heartbreaking.

Inside the car.

Xie Yaoyao was a little silent. The streetlights outside the window shone in, and her face was reflected in the colorful light.

Huo Yanxi reached out and squeezed her hand. "Manman, is there anything you want to ask me?"

Xie Yaoyao had so many questions for him, but she needed to organize her thoughts.

During those few minutes of her silence, Huo Yanxi was like an ant on a hot pan, suffering terribly.

"Manman".

Xie Yaoyao sighed silently, unwilling to torment him.

She turned slightly to face Huo Yanxi, "Am I really Madam Chi's biological daughter?"

"Um."

Xie Yaoyao asked again, "When did you find out?"

"I've known for some time now," Huo Yanxi replied to every question.

Xie Yaoyao nodded. "Then why didn't you tell me about this?"

"I don't want to upset you, so I'll tell you after I've dealt with it," Huo Yanxi said.

Xie Yaoyao knew that his intentions were definitely for her own good.

"So that's why Chi Wanwan cared so much about my existence. It turns out she already knew I was an imposter, and I was the real one."

Huo Yanxi nodded. "Mm."

Xie Yaoyao looked at him seriously, "If Madam Chi hadn't come to test me today, when did you plan to tell me?"

“I will let you know once they meet the conditions I set,” Huo Yanxi said.

Xie Yaoyao was deeply moved. She leaned over and hugged him, "Huo Yanxi, how can you be so good to me?"

He may seem cold and indifferent, but he is always considerate of her needs; she knows his feelings for her perfectly well.

Huo Yanxi was taken aback, and looked down at her, "You don't blame me for keeping it from you?"

"Yes, you're doing this for my own good. How heartless of me would I be to blame your good intentions?"

For Xie Yaoyao, Huo Yanxi was her whole world.

She used to only see him in newspapers, magazines, and on television, but now she can reach out and hug him.

She had finally found him, and she couldn't bear to blame him even a little bit.

Huo Yanxi's numb heart finally felt a slow flow of blood, and he pulled her into his arms.

"Manman, how come you're so understanding?"

Xie Yaoyao chuckled softly, "Because I met the best person in the world, you."

Besides Yu Bao, he was the person she loved and trusted most in this world.

Huo Yanxi gently rubbed his nose against hers, saying, "You are the best person in the whole world."

Xie Yaoyao couldn't help but laugh, "Are we just like Wang Po selling melons, praising our own wares?"

Huo Yanxi whispered into her ear, "Baby, I love you."

Xie Yaoyao was taken aback, then hugged him even tighter, "I love you too, baby."

Huo Yanxi's ears turned red instantly. How embarrassing it was for a grown man like him to be called "baby."

He put his arm around her waist and pulled her onto his lap. "Call me husband."

Xie Yaoyao glanced at him and sweetly called out, "Husband."

Huo Yanxi was thrilled by her call, and looked at her with such fierce eyes that he seemed to want to devour her.

His voice grew even lower and gentler, "Say it again."

"husband."

"Say it again."

"Husband, husband, husband, husband..."

Old Lin, who was driving in the front seat, couldn't help but blush when he heard the two whispering sweet nothings in the back.

I never expected that the usually cold and ruthless CEO Huo would be so clingy after falling in love.

Huo Yanxi took Xie Yaoyao out for dinner and then took her back to school before her evening self-study session.

Xie Yaoyao stood by the roadside, watching the black Rolls-Royce drive away, when suddenly someone patted her on the shoulder.

She turned around and saw Monica standing behind her, having been there for who knows how long.

So, did she just see her kiss Huo Yanxi goodbye in the car?