Transaction #024: The Huo family's scandals are not limited to one.
Looking at the cunning Gu Mingxia in front of him, Xiao Yan felt neither surprise nor displeasure, but rather a sense of relief.
This is the Gu Mingxia he knows, and only this kind of Gu Mingxia is worthy to stand by his side and laugh with him about life.
Xiao Yan put the water glass down, then picked up a clean towel and carefully wiped Gu Mingxia's hands. Gu Mingxia looked at Xiao Yan, who was looking down at her with a smile on her face.
"By the way, how did you find me?"
"I couldn't get through to you on the phone, so I called Liu Yan's cell phone. That's how I found you."
Xiao Yan spoke casually, and Gu Mingxia didn't press him about how he knew Liu Yan's phone number. She knew in her heart that for Xiao Yan, finding someone's number was an extremely easy thing.
"The Huo family is actually quite difficult to deal with! Huo Jialingling, that woman, is not simple!"
Gu Mingxia leaned against the headboard. Xiao Yan smiled at her and immediately raised the bed a little so that she could sleep more comfortably.
"Thanks!"
While idly counting on her fingers, Gu Mingxia wore an innocent and harmless smile, but those who knew her knew that this was a prelude to her scheming against someone.
"Huo Jialingling, a woman who is like a housewife, was able to support the Huo family business after her husband's death. She must have her own methods! There must be a powerful backer behind this woman!"
Gu Mingxia didn't know much about Huo Jialingling either; the little she knew was from what Bai Zixuan had told her before.
Xiao Yan shrugged indifferently, a wicked and ruthless smile playing on his lips.
"No matter how complicated she is, if she messes with you, I will never let her get away with it!"
Gu Mingxia was taken aback. She didn't know how much sincerity was in Xiao Yan's words, but it was certainly heartwarming to have someone who truly cared about you during a time of crisis.
Gu Mingxia's heart stirred, and she unconsciously spoke softly.
"Xiao Yan..."
"Xiaxia, are you alright?!"
Liu Yan burst into the room, interrupting Gu Mingxia before she could say anything. Seeing Gu Mingxia leaning against the headboard with a smile on her face, Liu Yan threw herself onto her hospital bed.
"Xiaxia, I'm so glad you're alright! Do you know how scared I was when I saw you covered in blood and wounds!"
Gu Mingxia smiled and reached out to pinch Liu Yan's fair and tender face.
"I'm fine now! But if you don't get up soon, I'm sure you'll crush me and cause internal injuries!"
Seeing Gu Mingxia's relaxed and cheerful smile, Xiao Yan sat down to the side without saying anything, quietly watching the two sisters play around.
"Did I press too hard and hurt you? But I'm so light, I definitely won't hurt you!"
Liu Yan looked at Gu Mingxia with a smile, but when she noticed the red and swollen finger marks on her face, her eyes suddenly turned red, and she touched her face with trembling hands.
"It must have hurt a lot, right? Xiaxia, it's all my fault! I shouldn't have stayed with you in the bathroom just because I didn't want to face Zhang Yunyi. If I had gone with you, maybe you wouldn't be in this situation!"
Seeing Liu Yan's red and swollen eyes made Gu Mingxia feel very sad. She reached out and held Liu Yan's hand, looking at her earnestly.
"Don't say that, darling. The Huo brothers are heartless! If you go, we might be the ones who suffer. When they kidnapped me to my room, I was so glad you didn't come to the hotel with me!"
Liu Yan nodded. The usually carefree girl couldn't help but shed tears. Having such a friend in her life, Liu Yan felt that she had no regrets in this life!
"What an idiot!"
Gu Mingxia reached out and wiped away Liu Yan's tears, looking at her tenderly. Liu Yan smiled shyly and turned to look at Xiao Yan sitting on the sofa by the wall.
"Xiao Yan, it's been a long time!"
"Yes, it's been a long time!"
Xiao Yan put down the magazine in his hand, nodded to Liu Yan as a greeting, and then picked up the magazine again to continue reading.
Liu Yan had always known Xiao Yan's coolness, so she didn't pay any attention. She sat on the edge of the bed with Gu Mingxia, their heads close together, whispering to each other. Liu Yan's laughter could be heard from time to time. Xiao Yan looked at the magazine, and the corners of his lips unconsciously turned up.
Little Swallow... that's the nickname Gu Mingxia gave him, and only she calls him that! She... still remembers to call him that, does that mean she still has feelings for him?
The Huo family mansion was brightly lit.
Huo Jialingling threw her purse on the floor as soon as she entered the room and sat down on the sofa angrily.
Cao Yue has become quite bold now, daring to disregard her completely. Doesn't he realize that back when Director Huo was alive, his Cao family owed their current glory to someone else?
Now that we've crossed the river, you're going to tear down the bridge! Fine! I refuse to believe that besides your Cao family, I can't find anyone else to save my son!
With that thought in mind, Huo Jialing dialed a number, and when the call connected, Bai Zixuan's voice came through.
"Oh, you missed me so soon?"
"Stop being so sentimental! Jackie Chan and Jackie Chan Tiger have been arrested by the police!"
"What happened?"
It would have been better if she hadn't mentioned it, because mentioning it made Huo Jialingling angry. She snorted heavily and spoke irritably.
"It's all because of your good wife! I just went to the police station, and they said your wife is going to sue those two brothers for imprisonment and rape!"
"What have Cheng Hu and his brother done? Gu Mingxia accused them of rape. Is she crazy? Aren't they afraid of ruining her reputation if this gets out?"
Bai Zixuan's voice was filled with disdain and contempt. If a woman who cannot have children were to be involved in a rape scandal, Gu Mingxia could forget about ever getting married again!
Even if she knew Xiao Yan, so what? What man in this world wouldn't care if his woman couldn't have children or was raped?
"Cao Yue won't let me see the two brothers. By the way, could you call Attorney Lin for me and ask him to have dinner with me tomorrow?"
"Alright, that's all for now, Xiaorou should be waking up soon!"
"good!"
After hanging up the phone, Huo Jialing leaned back on the sofa, feeling utterly exhausted. This family just couldn't function without a man!
In the hospital, Liu Yan was so tired that she fell asleep on the bed in the outer room. Gu Mingxia looked at Xiao Yan, who was still reading a magazine, and after thinking for a moment, she spoke up.
"Xiao Yan, go and get some sleep on that bed over there! You must be tired after a whole night of this."
"Okay, you should go to sleep too. You need to rest well so your body can recover quickly!"
Xiao Yan closed the magazine and arranged the hospital bed in a comfortable position for Gu Mingxia. He then lay down on the bed opposite her, fully clothed.
The room was dark with the lights off, and the only sound in the air was the breathing of the two people. After a long while, Gu Mingxia spoke softly.
"Xiao Yan, thank you for saving me today!"
There was no sound in the darkness. Just when Gu Mingxia thought Xiao Yan was asleep, a magnetic and sexy voice reached her ears.
"I promised that as long as I'm here, I will never let anything hurt you! That promise still stands!"
A sudden rush of sound hit Gu Mingxia's mind as a flood of memories, things she had been trying to forget, came rushing back to her.
Xiao Yan… he was the lover etched in her heart! Even though she had told herself to forget him all these years, and that she should forget him, she still couldn't forget him!
Over the years, she has not mentioned Xiao Yan, nor has anyone talked about the past in front of her. She thought that not mentioning, not thinking about, and not asking meant forgetting, but little did she know that those memories were already deeply ingrained in her bones, and she could not forget them just by wanting to!
But even if she doesn't want to forget, what about Xiao Yan? Doesn't he feel any resentment towards what he did?
Even if there were no lingering resentment, hadn't he had other women in his heart during these seven years? Love, in the face of time, is just a ridiculous joke!
She's been through a failed marriage and doesn't want to make the same mistake again! Gu Mingxia, you can't be easily moved, even if the person trying to move you is Xiao Yan!
Gu Mingxia bit her lip, unsure of what to say for a long time. Finally, she spoke.
"Xiao Yan, some things should be forgotten! People always have to look forward!"
If I had known you weren't dead, maybe I wouldn't have gotten married so soon! If you could have told me you were still alive, I would have waited for you until you came back.
But we missed it, we missed the best seven years of our lives together!
Seven years may not seem like a long time, but it is in these seven years that everything has changed for us!
Xiao Yan smiled bitterly. In her heart... she had long since forgotten herself! Now, who was the one she truly cared about?
Bai Zixuan? Xiao Yan's heart ached, but he couldn't say it. He was a man, and as a man, some pain could only be swallowed with tears and blood, like the seven years he lost Gu Mingxia!
"Xiaxia, you must remember, no matter when, the promise I, Xiao Yan, make to you will stand!"
From the darkness came the sound of Xiao Yan turning over. Gu Mingxia felt a stinging sensation in her eyes. She closed her eyes, and the sour feeling rushed to her nose, almost bringing tears to her eyes.
"Xiao Yan, why are you doing this to yourself?"
"As long as it's for you, any hardship is sweet!"
Since you care about me so much, why didn't you come back sooner? You made me search for you for three years in such agony. Do you know what kind of life I went through during those three years?
Gu Mingxia didn't say these words aloud, but kept shouting in her heart, what's the point of saying some things?
She had loved Xiao Yan, and no matter what she had done for him, Gu Mingxia would never regret it! With a silent sigh, Gu Mingxia hugged the blanket.
Go to sleep early!
Xiao Yan lay on the bed and only turned over to lie flat after hearing no more noise behind him. However, when he thought about what Gu Mingxia had said about Huo Jialingling's difficult life, he became a little worried about Gu Mingxia's safety.
"Xiaxia, that woman from the Huo family is no good, you have to be careful!"
Gu Mingxia was trying to fall asleep with her eyes half-closed, but Xiao Yan's interruption made her lose all sleepiness, and she let out a long sigh of relief.
"The Huo family isn't as innocent as they seem, and while I was in the room, I overheard the two brothers discussing something that's very important to my divorce from Bai Zixuan. So, I'm planning to use the rape allegation to make a deal with the Huo family!"
Xiao Yan's breathing became heavy. Gu Mingxia knew he was angry. After hesitating for a long time, she finally spoke softly and slowly.
"Actually... those two brothers didn't get anything out of me! I... didn't let them succeed!"
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