"Ningning, what happened back then? How did you get separated from the people filming?" Huo Zimo asked after all the checks were completed.

Seeing her brothers' serious expressions, Huo Jinning felt a little embarrassed. She bit her lip and hesitated before speaking, "Well... I just... smelled the roast chicken and went there. I don't know how the person filming lost me, but there are many intersections in that area, so I might have gone the wrong way." After saying that, she lowered her head, not daring to look her brothers in the eye.

Hearing his sister's words, Huo Zimo was both angry and helpless. He sighed, "What can I say about you? Do you know how worried we were about you?"

Huo Jinning raised her head, her eyes filled with grievance and self-reproach: "I'm sorry, brother, I know I was wrong. But the roast chicken smelled so good."

The voice just kept getting softer and softer.

"You..." Huo Zimo was exasperated and didn't know what to say for a moment.

At this moment, Huo Nanchu, who had been silent until now, spoke up: "Forget it, this matter is over now. As long as Ningning is alright, that's all that matters."

However, judging from today's situation, it seems to be aimed at Fu Qinian. Ningning suffered an undeserved misfortune, so you should stay away from him in the future.

Upon hearing this, Huo Jinning felt anxious: "Brother, he was injured while saving me. If anyone is at fault, it's the bad guy."

Huo Nanchu frowned: "Of course I know that, but you can't deny that if you hadn't gotten so close to Fu Qinian, those people wouldn't have been targeting you. So, for your future safety, stay away from him."

“But, brother, he is very important.” Huo Jinning couldn’t help but defend Fu Qinian.

What Huo Jinning emphasized was that she knew the plot of the original book and knew that Fu Qinian could help.

Huo Zimo glared at his sister with dissatisfaction: "What's so important about it? So important that you'd risk your own life?"

Huo Jinning retorted softly, "That was because I ran around recklessly, otherwise this wouldn't have happened."

"In any case, let's leave it at that." Huo Nanchu interrupted the siblings' argument. "No matter what, Ningning is safe and sound now, and that's the most important thing. Be more careful in the future and don't make us worry anymore."

Huo Jinning nodded, indicating that she understood.

She secretly resolved to learn from this lesson and never let her family worry again.

"Ningning, eat something, and rest after you've eaten. It's late, we can talk about it tomorrow," Huo Nanchu said gently to her younger sister.

"Okay, sure." Huo Jinning replied obediently, forgetting about Fu Qinian the moment she saw the food.

Huo Nanchu and Huo Zimo exchanged a glance and shook their heads helplessly.

How could they not know the real reason why Huo Jinning and Fu Qinian became friends?

All of this was for the Huo family, which made them feel both gratified and worried.

Huo Zimo suddenly realized that he had been a little too hasty in his attitude towards his sister, and he felt a little regretful.

After all, her younger sister was doing it for the Huo family's sake, reminding herself to be more mindful of her attitude in the future.

After eating her fill, Huo Jinning lay contentedly on the hospital bed and fell asleep instantly.

She seemed completely unaffected by the incident and slept soundly.

Meanwhile, Huo Nanchu and Huo Zimo, seeing that their sister was fast asleep and confirming that she was alright, quietly closed the door and left the hospital.

...

Meanwhile, Fu Qinian was not as calm as Huo Jinning.

Because the same leg was severely injured again, the difficulty of the surgery increased significantly. After a hard-fought five-hour operation, the surgery was finally declared a success.

When Fu Qinian woke up from anesthesia, he ignored his exhaustion and pain and went to Huo Jinning's ward immediately.

Seeing that she was sleeping so peacefully, he finally felt relieved and then had his men take him back to his ward to rest.

The tension of the whole day left Fu Qinian feeling physically and mentally exhausted, and he fell asleep as soon as he returned to his ward.

However, while the two were sound asleep, some parts of the city remained brightly lit.

Law enforcement officers in the interrogation room were conducting intensive interrogations of the four suspects overnight, but ultimately failed to uncover the mastermind behind the crime.

It turns out that these criminals contacted the mastermind and received transfers through foreign accounts, and they also revealed Fu Qinian's fatal weakness—his girlfriend Huo Jinning.

Four people were convicted of serious crimes, including kidnapping and extortion, while those who participated in the patrols received relatively lighter punishments.

The next afternoon, Huo Jinning finally woke up from her sleep, but more accurately, she was awakened by hunger.

When she opened her eyes, she immediately saw two tempting dishes placed in front of her.

One of the gifts was specially prepared by Fu Qinian at his request, while the other was a token of his appreciation from his two older brothers.

"Ah Qi, you're here. How's your leg?" Huo Jinning asked with concern.

"Don't worry, it's nothing serious, you'll be fine in a few days. Are you starving? Your family has prepared some food for you," Fu Qin said softly, opening the lunchbox in his hand.

"No need, let Ningning eat what I prepared." At this moment, Huo Zimo also quickly opened the insulated box in his hand.

"Second brother, I want to eat both..." Huo Jinning looked around and said weakly.

[It's like a crematorium.]

[This is a trick question, haha, but I can eat it.]

I'm actually craving some of the dishes cooked by the Fu family's chef.

[It seems this incident has made my eldest and second brothers very resentful of Fu Qinian!]

[But my eldest and second eldest brothers don't understand that they might become the ones who save our family's life in the future.]

[And he even gave them the cold shoulder.]

"I..." Huo Zimo glared at Fu Qinian. He wanted to say directly that he didn't need Fu Qinian's help and that they could protect Huo Jinning on their own.

But before he could utter a single word, Huo Nanchu placed a hand on his shoulder, and he immediately shut his mouth and stopped talking.

Huo Jinning, whose mind was entirely focused on the food, was completely unaware of what Huo Zimo had just said.

But Fu Qinian saw all of this and realized that the Huo family could also hear Huo Jinning's inner voice.

He used to think that only he could hear it, but now it seems that his two older brothers in the Huo family can hear it as well. He just doesn't know if other members of the Huo family also have this ability.

Thinking of this, Fu Qinian couldn't help but feel a sense of loss and worry: he was disappointed that he was not unique; and worried that if one day the Huo family could not be relied upon, wouldn't Huo Jinning face great danger?