"Xia Zhi?" Huo Junyang was taken aback.
“Yes,” Lu Ran told the whole truth. “I overheard my father on the phone once, and he kept mentioning this name and said he wanted to get rid of it. Before I came to Yangcheng, my father gave me some money, and I secretly used this money to bribe the person in the hospital who does DNA testing. He said that the test sample that my father sent was provided by this Xia Zhi.”
However, Huo Junyang opened his eyes wide; his attention was clearly not on the words "Xia Zhi".
He looked at Lu Ran with a mixture of surprise and delight, and laughed heartily.
"I never expected this!"
Lu Ran was stunned. "What did I not expect?"
"I never expected that someone as dull and weak as you would actually bribe someone?"
"I……"
Lu Ran was at a loss for words, her face flushed slightly, and she quickly lowered her eyes.
Huo Junyang leaned his face closer.
The girl's fluttering eyelashes resembled butterfly wings, and her fair face had a few cute little freckles.
He looked at her and couldn't help but smile. In that instant, it was as if all the sunshine in the world was shining on her, creating an extraordinary halo.
“Junyang-ge…” Lu Ran pressed a finger against his chest, applying slight pressure, “You, you’re standing too close…”
"Oh." Huo Junyang snapped out of his daze, his heart skipped a beat, and he quickly sat up straight, coughing twice to cover his embarrassment.
"So, you brought me to Jiangzhou this time to find Xia Zhi?"
“Yes.” Lu Ran nodded. “But we have to be quick. I’m afraid it will arouse my father’s suspicion. Besides, my mother is still in Yangcheng. I’m afraid he might harm her!”
“I understand,” Huo Junyang said earnestly. “You don’t need to worry about your aunt. The Huo family has invested in that hospital, and I will find someone from our own family to take care of her.”
"As for Xia Zhi," he frowned, "besides this name, do you have any other clues? Jiangzhou is so big, we can't be looking for a needle in a haystack, can we?"
“I have it.” Lu Ran said calmly, “After bribing that person at the hospital, I got Xia Zhi’s information…”
Lu Ran opened her phone; all her data was stored on it.
It's not very complete, but at least it has things like home addresses, which makes things much easier.
Huo Junyang smiled gently. It turned out that this little guy was both brave and resourceful!
"Okay, let's go find her tomorrow!"
“Junyang-ge.” Lu Ran suddenly tugged at him, hesitated for a moment, and then voiced her doubts, “Actually, I’m not sure if this Xia Zhi is the real Lu Xiaoyou.”
"What?"
"Because of my father's personality, he would do things without leaving any trace."
As Lu Ran said this, a ripple flashed across her dark eyes.
"But he still keeps Xia Zhi, I don't understand why..."
Huo Junyang frowned slightly.
"But since your father keeps mentioning this person, it proves that she played a significant role. Ranran, no matter what, let's find this person first!"
"Um."
“Also,” Huo Junyang looked into her eyes, “although I really want to tell Uncle Ashan and Aunt Yuqing the truth, I know that now may not be the time. Firstly, because of your mother, and secondly, if we expose it, Lu Ming will not gain anything and may very well resort to a desperate measure to hurt the real Xiaoyouzi.”
"Yes, yes!" Lu Ran was a little excited and suddenly grabbed his arm.
Their ideas coincided.
More importantly, after keeping the truth to herself for so long, she finally spoke it out today, and surprisingly, some people understood her, sympathized with her, and supported her!
Lu Ran smiled gratefully, then realized her hand was on his arm and quickly pulled it back, feeling embarrassed.
"Hey, we've been talking for so long, and you still haven't eaten!"
Before Lu Ran could pull her hand back, Huo Junyang swiftly grabbed it and calmly placed it on his arm.
“Brother Junyang…”
"I know there are a lot of good restaurants in Jiangzhou. Come on, I'll take you out for a big meal!"
Lu Ran was stunned for a moment, then laughed, as if she had gained the whole world.
"Ranran, do you know? My parents met in Jiangzhou back then!" Huo Junyang chattered as he walked out, "The hotel where they went on their date was called the Emperor Hotel, and they ate lobster baked rice..."
*
Huo Junyu returned to the presidential suite. From afternoon to evening, Jiang Mianmian was busy packing her things and didn't say a word to him.
The atmosphere was very tense.
He sensed a distinct sense of alienation emanating from this young woman.
Several times their eyes met, and Jiang Mianmian looked at him with suspicion.
Huo Junyu walked up to her with his head down, wanting to say something but unable to, and could only manage a somewhat natural smile.
Jiang Mianmian was startled by his awkward smile.
What are you doing?
"Oh, it's nothing." Huo Junyu put his hands in his pockets, looked around, and tried to make conversation. "This room is nice!"
Mianmian replied casually, "Of course, it's the presidential suite, how could it be anything less?"
"If I had known they could change our rooms, I should have come to keep you company sooner!"
Jiang Mianmian was taken aback. When she looked up and saw Huo Junyu chuckling and trying his best to please her, her heart softened.
Although she still had doubts and reservations, nothing could compare to his gentle gaze and smile.
Jiang Mianmian pursed her lips, walked up to him, and fastened the two crooked buttons on his polo shirt.
“Mianmian…” Huo Junyu held her small hand, “Otherwise, I’d better go out and find a place to stay.”
"Why?"
A complex emotion flickered in the man's eyes.
If I stay here any longer, I'll be exposed more and more.
With Jiang Mianmian's intelligence, she could easily see it.
And she might have already figured it out.
He had heard about his parents' love story, and his father's hard-earned experience told him that if two people truly love each other, they should never hide anything from each other, and he should never let her find out about this from other people.
Huo Junyu took a deep breath, quickly organizing his thoughts, trying to figure out how to tell her in a way that wouldn't cause her too much emotional fluctuation.
"Hmm... Mianmian, if I want to move somewhere else, will you come with me?"
"What exactly do you mean?" Jiang Mianmian frowned. "Isn't this place nice? Besides, the hotel manager just upgraded us to this large suite."
"Uh, I think the feng shui here is bad." Huo Junyu said in a serious tone, "Look, you ignored me as soon as you got to this room."
Jiang Mianmian was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing.
At this moment, she was also thinking to herself how to ask him in a way that would not seem so deliberate, and still get the truth out of him.
After all, it was all just her suspicion.
If he doesn't have any special status, wouldn't asking him this abruptly hurt his pride?
"Okay." She touched his face and said softly, "Then tell me, where do you want to stay?"
Huo Junyu's heartbeat became irregular, and the words "Yin Family Manor" lingered on his lips.
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