Central City.
Huo Junyang had been waiting at the Lu family's door for quite some time and was about to lose his patience when he suddenly saw that petite figure in light color.
He immediately perked up, quickly got out of the car, and strode to block the girl's path.
The girl was caught off guard and was clearly startled.
Huo Junyang was taken aback; her startled expression was rather adorable. Her fair, small face framed a pair of beautiful, clear eyes, and her shoulder-length short hair accentuated her pure and clever appearance.
She's not strikingly beautiful, but she's pleasing to the eye.
His lips were slightly pale.
They look a bit malnourished.
Huo Junyang, in a fit of social arrogance, waved casually as he came up, then put his hands on his hips, tossed his hair, and gave a wicked smile: "Hi, Little Yuzu!"
Little Yuzu stared blankly at him, instinctively crossing her arms over her chest, wary of him.
"What, don't you recognize me?" Huo Junyang took a step closer. "It's me, Brother Junyang! Hey, last time my brother and I came to your house together, you only remember him, not me?"
Lu Xiaoyou remained silent.
"And these past few days, I've been coming to your house almost every day! You should be familiar with me, right? But every time I come, you seem to be hiding in your room..."
Lu Xiaoyou looked him up and down, her expression relaxing somewhat, but she still didn't lower the two hands in front of her.
"I said..." Huo Junyang's voice softened, "You can't be too biased! When you were little, I took you out to play more often than my brother!"
Lu Xiaoyou took two steps back, her big eyes still full of vigilance.
Huo Junyang frowned. Before coming here today, he had made up his mind to bravely sacrifice his... lustful nature in order to complete the task assigned by his brother.
Since Huo Junyu is unwilling to have a fake relationship with Xiaoyouzi, then let him take the lead!
I'd be happy to get even a single hair from that girl.
But after all that time, the little girl was still wary of him and looked at him like he was crazy!
Huo Junyang was puzzled. Logically speaking, he was not bad-looking. People had said he looked like his maternal grandfather since he was a child. You know, his maternal grandfather only turned into a pufferfish when he got old. He was a recognized handsome man in Southeast Asia when he was young!
Besides, when he was in college, the girls who pursued him could easily stretch from New York to Paris, or even to Los Angeles.
Why is it that this appearance doesn't work for Xiaoyouzi today?
Huo Junyang refused to believe it!
He raised an eyebrow, deciding to try a different style.
He was alluring and aloof just now, but now he's a campus heartthrob... There's bound to be one that suits this girl!
"Little Yuzu, where do you want to go?" he asked her gently, smiling. "I drove here, or I can take you there?"
"Um...no need."
Lu Xiaoyou refused decisively and dodged to the side.
Huo Junyang, unwilling to give up, also stepped aside to intercept, saying, "Little Youzi, it's not safe for you to be alone. It's better if I come with you."
"Really, you don't need to!"
"Hey, I was saying..."
Before Huo Junyang could finish speaking, several burly men walked out of the gate and shielded Xiaoyouzi behind them.
He stood there, stunned.
Those people looked unfamiliar, but they all seemed like people you didn't want to mess with. They were bald and had tattoos on their arms.
One of the men, who seemed to be the leader, stepped forward and nodded slightly to him with a cold respect.
"Second Young Master."
Huo Junyang was taken aback. "You recognize me?"
"You are the second young master of the Huo family. Who in Yangcheng doesn't recognize you?"
"Then you..."
"We are under orders to protect Miss. Please step back, Second Young Master!"
Huo Junyang's heart began to pound.
He had been coming and going from the Lu family home since he was a child, just like he was coming and going from his own home. How could he not recognize any of the Lu family's bodyguards? But he had never seen these people before. Who ordered them to protect Lu Xiaoyou?
But is this truly "protection," or is there something else at play...?
"Heh, step back?" Huo Junyang sneered. "Since you know who I am, you still dare to speak to me like that?"
"I took Xiaoyouzi out to play today specifically. I've already told Uncle Ashan and Aunt Yuqing! Xiaoyouzi just returned to Yangcheng and isn't familiar with everything yet, so as her older brother, of course I have to take her out more!"
As he spoke, he stepped forward and tried to take Lu Xiaoyou's hand, but the bodyguard suddenly grabbed his wrist!
Caught off guard, Huo Junyang winced in pain and was about to test his skills against the big guy when he saw a slender, fair hand slap the big guy's shoulder hard!
"stop!"
Huo Junyang was taken aback.
Although Little Yuzu is born delicate, she can be quite fierce when she fights.
The big man didn't dare to be disrespectful to her, so he immediately released Huo Junyang and stood aside with his hands hanging down at his sides.
Before Huo Junyang could react, the Lu family driver drove up, and Xiaoyouzi instantly transformed into a little rabbit, quickly scrambling into the car.
Several bodyguards quickly followed and got into the car behind.
The car slowly started moving, leaving the private road in front of the villa.
Huo Junyang stood there blankly. Just as the car was about to disappear from sight, he saw the car in front of him stop for a moment, the window seemed to roll down, but it quickly drove away again.
He sighed. The girl was like a doll in a glass doll, visible but untouchable.
...
Ten o'clock at night is Huo Junyang and Huo Junyu's regular phone call time.
However, Huo Junyu spent the whole night in the small supermarket taking inventory, and by the time he finished everything, it was almost midnight.
He pulled down the roller shutter and prepared to walk back, only to find that he had more than twenty missed calls from Huo Junyang on his phone.
He dialed back, and his younger brother's lazy voice came from the other end: "Big brother, can't you be kind enough to do this in the middle of the night? I just fell asleep!"
"Weren't you the one who was in a hurry to find me?"
"I..." Huo Junyang yawned, too lazy to explain to him, and quickly reported on the situation of the past few days, "Brother, I have used all my charm, but I still can't get close to Xiaoyouzi!"
Huo Junyu's eyes darkened.
Huo Junyang continued, "The Lu family has several bodyguards I don't recognize, who claim to be protecting Xiaoyouzi, and they won't let me get close at all. Xiaoyouzi herself is also very vigilant, and I can't touch her... Several times when I went to the Lu family, I couldn't even get into her room. I wanted to take the cup she had used, but... but her nanny seemed to have eyes in the back of her head, and she took the cup away before I could even take it!"
"Brother," Huo Junyang grinned mischievously, "Hehe... I think it'll probably have to be you, her fiancé, to step in personally!"
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