Huo Zhixing paused, turned to look at her, his gaze deep and cold.
Yao Manning dared not speak again and quietly drank her pre-meal soup.
No one else dared to discuss it anymore.
Wherever Huo Zhixing was, an invisible low pressure enveloped the area, making it hard to breathe even in a spacious and bright living room.
“Grandpa,” Huo Zhixing suddenly spoke, a half-smile on his face, “is today our family dinner?”
Huo Wenyuan was taken aback, then nodded.
"Since it's a family dinner, is it appropriate to invite outsiders?"
These words were clearly directed at Yao Manning.
Huo Wenyuan's expression darkened slightly, and he said in a low voice, "What kind of outsider is Miss Yao? Since this is a family banquet, Miss Yao should naturally come."
"Yes, yes!" Huo Zhanhe echoed with a smile, "Given our relationship with the Yao family, how can Manning be considered an outsider? No, no, no!"
"Really?" Huo Zhixing looked at him again. "He's not an outsider to Second Uncle?"
Huo Zhanhe's heart skipped a beat, wondering what kind of trap this brat was setting for him this time.
"Miss Yao is not an outsider to Second Uncle. Could it be that Second Uncle has already considered Miss Yao as a potential daughter-in-law?"
"What, what did you say?" Huo Zhanhe almost couldn't catch his breath.
Yao Manning's expression also changed, and she put down her chopsticks to quietly look at Huo Zhixing.
Huo Zhixing calmly ate the food in front of him, then suddenly looked up, his sharp and deep gaze sweeping around, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly.
"Today is a family banquet of the Huo family, and everyone present has the surname Huo, so I really don't understand why Miss Yao is here?"
"Was the guest list for the family dinner arranged by my second uncle?"
"Ha, could Second Uncle's eyesight have deteriorated to such an extent that he can't even tell Huo and Yao apart? Or... has Second Uncle received too many favors from the Yao family and already considers himself a member of the Yao family?"
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