"Aren't they trying to use Third Brother's photo to enter the competition? Then let's just grant their wish..." Huo Nanchu didn't finish his sentence.

But Huo Chengyu interrupted him anxiously: "No! Absolutely not! These are works I painstakingly produced, how can I easily hand them over to others? I strongly object!"

Huo Chengyu stood up with great emotion, his attitude unusually firm, as if no one could touch a hair on his precious photos.

"Shut up and sit down. When are you going to change your temper? Don't interrupt, let your older brother finish speaking!" Zhao Qiuying couldn't help but scold him.

"Okay, okay, I know." Although Huo Chengyu was unwilling, he still sat back down in his original seat in a huff.

"In my opinion, this photography competition has already begun. Tomorrow, we might as well have our third brother submit his photos first, but remember not to tell Xiao Zhang." Huo Nanchu continued the previous topic after everyone had quieted down.

"Just pretend we know nothing about this, as if you just got home and he asks you to do whatever he asks, and you just do it? Just like every time you've taken a photo before."

“Then, you give me those photos, and I will arrange for a lawyer to apply for copyright for them, so that everything will be foolproof,” Huo Nanchu said.

"Okay, no problem, let's do as the boss says."

"Third brother, you immediately start organizing your photos, submit the ones you're going to use for the article, and then send all the photos to your eldest brother when you're done." Huo Shan finally made the decision.

The tense atmosphere gradually eased.

"Dad, why are you suddenly investigating my assistant?" Huo Chengyu asked with a smile.

"You should be grateful to Ningning. If it weren't for her, you would have been disgraced and ruined for plagiarizing other people's work in the competition."

"My sister? She..."

"When you returned home today, did you hear Ningning's inner voice?"

"Was I not hallucinating at the time? Was that actually my sister's thought?"

"Looks like my sister and I are really on the same wavelength, hehe." Huo Chengyu chuckled foolishly.

"No wonder your sister said that you might have been switched at birth. You should take the time to get a paternity test done. How can someone be so stupid?" Zhao Qiuying complained.

"Mom, what are you saying? How could I be stupid?" Huo Chengyu muttered softly, not daring to argue loudly with Zhao Qiuying.

"Alright, we can all hear your sister's thoughts, and your sister can foresee the future, otherwise we would all become cannon fodder. Don't let your sister know about this, or else..." Huo Shan threatened.

"Why can't my sister know about this?" Huo Chengyu asked, looking puzzled.

"If others could see through your thoughts and feelings, would you still ponder them?" Huo Nanchu asked rhetorically.

“That’s absolutely unacceptable. That would mean having no privacy whatsoever, like being naked with nowhere to hide.” Huo Chengyu shook his head repeatedly, indicating that he could not accept it.

“Once everything in our family is resolved satisfactorily, we will naturally tell your sister. There are still some things that are uncertain right now, and we don’t know if it will be detrimental to your sister if she finds out about these things,” Huo Shan said with a solemn expression.

"Only if the Huo family is safe and sound can your sister be protected." Whenever Huo Shan recalled the tragic events his family had suffered, he felt fear and lingering dread.

Therefore, one must be extremely cautious in all actions; the slightest mistake could lead to utter ruin.

"Dad, you're exaggerating. Even if I'm being slandered this time, it won't have much impact on the Huo family, so how could it cause the Huo family to fall into trouble?" Huo Chengyu really couldn't agree with his father's point of view, feeling that his worry was excessive and just needless anxiety.

"You died of depression because of this incident. Your second brother was used and framed by a female celebrity, and finally jumped to his death."

"Your older brother was tricked into going abroad by his best friend and murdered."

"Your mother and I, both of us, were old and had to outlive our child, and in the end, we both passed away."

Huo Shan did not say that he actually committed suicide after Zhao Qiuying was humiliated and committed suicide as well.

"This...this..."

"Someone is targeting the Huo family?" At this moment, Huo Chengyu finally came to his senses.

He had no doubts what his father, Huo Shan, had said, after all, he trusted his sister, whom he had only met once.

Moreover, this incident involving Xiao Zhang has made him realize that he can no longer harbor any illusions.

"Well, I'll leave this matter to your older brother and me. You must be extra careful out there and pay attention to your safety. I've specially arranged two bodyguards for you; remember to take them with you when you go out in the future," Huo Shan earnestly instructed.

“Okay, Dad, thank you.” Huo Chengyu nodded obediently.

"Alright, it's getting late, everyone should go back and rest," Huo Shan said.

"Also, third brother, you absolutely mustn't say anything careless in front of Ningning!" Zhao Qiuying was still a little worried and couldn't help but nag again.

"Yes, I understand, Mom. I know the stakes involved," Huo Chengyu quickly replied, reassuring his mother.

However, Huo Jinning was completely unaware of everything the four of them were talking about.

At this moment, she is immersed in a sweet dream, playing chess with the Duke of Zhou (a figure in Chinese mythology associated with dreams).