Huo Zhixing smiled. His mother never told him any good news; she always called Jiang Can instead.
In Fu Xiuyu's eyes, her daughter-in-law was the only real family member, while her son was someone she had adopted.
Huo Zhixing knew his mother well; her good news was always the same: their own stock price had risen, their competitors' stock prices had fallen, their business empires had expanded, or all the thorns in their side had been removed…
However, Fu Xiuyu's sudden shout quickly caused Huo Zhixing's mind to go blank for a few seconds:
"I have a boyfriend...and I want you guys to see him!"
"What?!"
Huo Zhixing suddenly leaned closer.
If Jiang Can hadn't reacted quickly, he would have almost crashed headfirst into the phone screen.
"Mom, what did you say? You have a boyfriend? Really?!"
Jiang Can kept giving him meaningful glances, telling him not to be so easily startled.
But how could she possibly understand her son's feelings for his mother...
Huo Zhixing is not a pedantic person. Although his parents' divorce caused him some harm when he was young, he also understood as he grew older that some things cannot be forced, especially marriage and fate.
If two people's fate has run its course, it's not good for either of them to stay together.
Moreover, Fu Xiuyu and Huo Zhanpeng had no emotional foundation to begin with; they were only brought together by family interests. Their personalities were worlds apart, so their separation was only natural.
only……
Huo Zhixing still felt awkward.
"Mom, what kind of person did you find? You're so happy about this!" He said with a stern face, his questioning tone sounding more like a serious old father scolding his disobedient daughter than a son concerned about his mother.
"Mom, you need to keep your eyes wide open and watch carefully. You can only know a person's face, not their heart! What if that man is approaching you with ulterior motives? Don't let him fool you badly!"
"You unfilial son!" Fu Xiuyu retorted, "You just can't stand to see your mother happy, can you?"
"Mom, you're being completely unreasonable!"
"Try saying that again?!"
"Alright, alright..." Jiang Can quickly smoothed things over, first holding Huo Zhixing down, then looking at Fu Xiuyu with a forced smile, "Mom, Zhixing doesn't know how to talk, please don't take it to heart!"
Hearing these soft words, Fu Xiuyu's anger subsided a little, and the sullen look on her face gradually faded.
“We are both so happy that you have found happiness!” Jiang Can said softly. “However… Zhi Xing’s concerns are justified. What kind of person is he?”
"Well, it's a long story!" Fu Xiuyu smiled. "Can Can, Mom will send you the photos in a bit, you can check them out for me! Okay, I'll talk to you now, I need to call your mom right away! That old lady Yin Wenxi, if she finds out, she'll definitely be gossiping and won't be able to sleep... hahaha!"
After saying that, Fu Xiuyu turned off the video.
Jiang Can stared at the black screen in silence for a while, and the man beside her was just as silent.
The oppressive aura emanating from him made people afraid to breathe loudly.
Jiang Can looked at his gloomy face, gently leaned on his shoulder, and touched his collarbone with her small hand, stroking it gently.
"What's wrong?" she asked softly. "Mom just found a boyfriend, why are you so angry?"
"I……"
Huo Zhixing lowered his eyelids, with many words stuck in his throat, unable to be uttered.
"It's not that I don't want Mom to be happy," he said in a deep voice, "it's just..."
"You just suddenly feel a sense of loss?"
"Hmm?" Huo Zhixing was taken aback, then met her bright eyes.
In a daze, he seemed to return to their "wedding night" when they first met. At that time, she looked at him with those beautiful big eyes, and that gentle yet firm strength was like a babbling brook, gradually breaking down his cold and hard defenses.
Huo Zhixing's heart tightened, and he involuntarily hugged her tighter.
“Honey,” she said softly, “I understand your sense of loss… Mom and Dad got divorced, then Dad married Aunt Yun, and now Mom is about to have her own partner, so you feel like you’ve been left out, don’t you?”
Huo Zhixing pursed his lips tightly.
It was indeed difficult to get this tough man to admit his vulnerability, but his behavior proved that she was right.
After a long silence, he finally spoke: "Wife, it's like this..."
Jiang Can touched his face with a touch of affection.
"Even though my parents were still very good to me after their divorce, and both sides of the family treated me very well, I still have a knot in my heart."
"Although Aunt Yun treats me like her own daughter, sometimes when I see her, Zhixin and my father together, I feel like they are the real family of three, and I am just an outsider."
"Now, Mom will have her own home too..."
Huo Zhixing curled his lips and let out a self-deprecating chuckle.
He quickly came to his senses, looked at Jiang Can, and asked worriedly, "Do you think I'm petty?"
Jiang Can nestled nestled in his arms like a little bird; her warmth and sweet scent were a unique and effective remedy that gradually calmed him down.
"Silly boy," her gentle voice whispered in his ear, "this isn't being petty, it's just human nature."
Huo Zhixing's heart tightened.
"Honey, how come you're all alone? You still have me!"
"Your parents have their own lives to live and can't be with you forever... but I will definitely be there for you through your life!"
“Can Can…” Huo Zhixing choked up slightly.
"That's life. Our parents will leave us first, and our children will have their own lives after they grow up. We are all alone."
"But with you on my life's journey, I'm not alone at all!" Jiang Can smiled sweetly, gently poking his heart with her finger. "What about you? Are you the same as me?"
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