Chapter 130: Resist? Or surrender?
Huo Tingxiao had no choice but to put down what he was doing and follow Xiao Sun back to the office to answer the phone.
"Hello, Huo Tingxiao."
I only heard a familiar low voice coming from the other end of the phone after a long time.
"Ting Xiao, it's Dad."
Huo Tingxiao frowned slightly, and a small bump appeared between his eyebrows.
His father seldom calls him.
It was to avoid suspicion before, and it is even more to avoid suspicion now.
"Dad, what's the important matter so late at night?"
Huo Jianyuan said in a deep voice, "What do you think about the Tang family's affairs?"
Huo Tingxiao's eyes were fixed on the solid wood tabletop. The whole office was so quiet that it seemed that only his heavy breathing could be heard.
"Dad, did the Tang family find you?"
The only person who could have asked his father to make the phone call in person was the old man from the Tang family.
There was a long silence on the other end of the phone. "Mr. Tang called me out of the blue and asked me why I was transferred back. He said he would come to see me when he has time to catch up."
"After I hung up the phone, I asked Xiao Zhong to check. I just found out what happened to you."
There was silence in the telephone barrel.
Huo Tingxiao tapped his knuckles lightly on the table.
People like them never do anything without a reason.
Every word and every action carries its own intention.
Huo Tingxiao realized what the other party meant.
The voice was a little cold.
"Dad, Qingran is not suitable to participate in the affairs of the Tang family. The risk is too great."
Huo Jianyuan responded, his tone still as calm as ever.
He was not angry at his son's cold voice, but instead hummed.
Then he spoke calmly.
"Ting Xiao, Mr. Tang's son-in-law is in the Ministry of Health. Xiao Shen's path cannot be avoided."
Huo Tingxiao tightened his grip on the phone, and his wrist bones became swollen and white from the exertion.
"You can help her reject this matter, and our Huo family can protect her, but the path of being a doctor will be difficult."
"Grandpa Tang is upright, but his two sons are a bit reckless. If they really do something wrong, I don't think the old man will stand idly by. Xiao Shen still has his parents and family. If he really goes crazy, I may not be able to help him."
Huo Jianyuan's words were rough but true.
The Huo family's roots had been completely dug out.
This time going back is like a small boat drifting on the sea.
It looks glamorous, but there are risks behind it.
The other party is now using Huo Jianyuan as a bridge simply because the Tang family has no one with real power and they are giving face to the Huo family.
But if they really take action, the Huo family may not be able to gain any benefits.
"Think about it carefully."
Huo Tingxiao hung up the phone and suppressed his anger.
He turned around, picked up the cigarette on the table, put one in his mouth, and the red light from the match was gleaming.
The tobacco continues to burn, creating layers of white smoke.
Until the cigarette burned out, Huo Tingxiao patted the smoke off his body.
When I got home, Shen Qingran had already taken a shower and was wiping her hair with a towel.
Huo Tingxiao walked over, took the towel and helped her dry her hair.
The black hair passed through the bony fingers, adding a touch of tenderness.
Shen Qingran smelled the cigarette smoke on him and patted him in disgust.
“Smoking is harmful to your health.”
Huo Tingxiao hummed, "Smoke less in the future."
Shen Qingran felt the aura emanating from him.
I don’t know what call you received. Why are you so worried?
Huo Tingxiao moved slowly and gently, as if he was afraid of hurting her.
The two of them were quiet and warm, and beneath the calmness it seemed as if unknown emotions were surging.
After drying her hair, he bent down slightly and placed Violet's vanishing cream on her palm from the table behind her.
Shen Qingran looked at his strange behavior.
Looking up at his well-defined jaw.
"Do you have something to tell me?"
Huo Tingxiao's hand paused slightly.
He lowered his head, his superior face was calm, yet seemed to hide countless emotions.
Shen Qingran held the box of vanishing cream, her chest rising and falling slightly.
Huo Tingxiao opened the lid of her tin box with a snowflake pattern printed on it, looked at the lavender paste inside, and smelled a faint fragrance.
The same as on her.
Shen Qingran looked at his distinct facial features under the light, feeling both cold and warm.
Huo Tingxiao folded the towel in his hand.
His tone was even, "Qingran, we should go to Tang Dairong tomorrow."
Shen Qingran paused while wiping his face.
"Is the phone call I just received related to this?"
Huo Tingxiao hummed lightly.
"It was the old man of the Tang family who called personally."
Shen Qingran put away the tin box in his hand.
Although I felt bitter in my heart, I still maintained my composure.
"Okay, I'll go there tomorrow morning."
"I'll go in and sleep first."
Huo Tingxiao looked at her back, with a hint of forbearance in his deep eyes.
The veins on the hand holding the towel were bulging, and the knuckles were a dangerous shade of blue and white.
He can ignore himself, but what about her future?
He could see her love for medicine.
Because he didn't want to see this incident ruin her.
Don't guard against gentlemen, guard against villains.
As for tomorrow, Huo Tingxiao thought of something and turned to walk outside.
Shen Qingran listened to the sound of a car starting outside the yard and lifted a corner of the curtain.
He sat on the edge of the bed, feeling powerless, fingering the peony flowers on the bed sheet out of boredom.
There was a daze in his eyes.
Thinking of Tang Dairong scolding me like a mad dog today.
She will have to submit to the other party tomorrow.
It makes me feel depressed just thinking about it. I feel depressed and helpless.
But if he acts willfully, wouldn't Huo Tingxiao be in trouble?
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