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"My new home is in a Scandinavian style, so it's not suitable for hanging ink splash paintings. Mr. Huo can keep it for himself!"
As soon as Jian Yu sent the message, Huo Qizhen's face darkened.
Jian Yu usually calls him Mr. Huo. Perhaps because Jian Yu's voice is cool and gentle, the three words "Mr. Huo" sound particularly pleasant to Huo Qizhen's ears.
After leaving that cold voice, Huo Qizhen felt that those three words were very distant.
It also made him feel extremely unfamiliar.
Huo Qizhen stared intently at the message, feeling extremely frustrated.
What annoyed him even more was that Xu Niannian sent him a video call again.
It was obvious without much thought that they were using Old Madam Huo's name to call him over.
Huo Qizhen picked up another phone and arranged for Uncle Li to go to the hospital to assist the old housekeeper in handling the discharge procedures for Mrs. Huo.
Uncle Li said, "Young Master, the old lady said she would be discharged in two or three days."
Huo Qizhen: "We installed a lumbar support device at home, so I'll go back and try it out!"
Uncle Li wanted to say that the instrument had been installed for several days.
He was simply used to obeying Huo Qizhen's arrangements. "I understand, young master. I'll go to the hospital now to help arrange for the old lady's discharge."
Huo Qizhen said, "After Grandma is discharged from the hospital, please ask outsiders to avoid going there."
outsider?
Uncle Li knew very well who he was referring to.
"Don't worry! I know what to do!"
To keep Mrs. Huo from getting bored, Uncle Li arranged many activities to help her pass the time.
Xu Niannian was completely useless on the sidelines.
She had just picked up a glass of water, intending to take it to Old Mrs. Huo, when a young female doctor immediately took the water from her.
He blew on it gently several times before bringing it to Old Mrs. Huo's lips.
As soon as Xu Niannian uttered a word of concern, another female doctor immediately shifted the topic to the age spots on Old Mrs. Huo's cheeks.
"The old lady takes excellent care of herself. The spots on your face are very small and you can't even see them unless you look closely."
"Yes, and the old lady's hands are also very fair and smooth."
"True beauty lies in the bone structure, not just the skin. The old lady is beautiful in both appearance and bone structure, which is why she is still so beautiful and elegant."
"......"
The two of them, each saying something, made Old Madam Huo beam with joy.
Xu Niannian considered herself to have a sweet tongue, but she was no match for the two of them.
The first time she met Madam Huo, the woman was an old lady. Even though she was better preserved than her peers, she was still full of the marks of time. Her smooth skin was no longer comparable to that of Madam Huo.
Therefore, no matter how much she praised, she never thought of exaggerating.
Unexpectedly, Mrs. Huo was quite taken with this.
From then on, no matter which direction Xu Niannian tried to take, the two of them always managed to smoothly take over the conversation.
Grandma Huo felt completely comfortable after being coaxed, and when the two suggested that Xu Niannian leave, she nodded in agreement without the slightest hesitation.
Afterwards, Mrs. Huo urged Xu Niannian to leave quickly.
"Niannian, didn't you say your company is very busy? Go back and help out! If you're not busy here, you don't need to come over. Don't let me delay your business."
Xu Niannian tried hard to suppress her inner turmoil, "I'm happy to be with Grandma, and I won't neglect my work at the company."
"It seems Miss Xu is very capable, managing her family and career in an excellent manner. I wonder which family is so lucky to marry such a capable and beautiful wife?"
“We don’t need to worry about that. Just because Miss Xu is Mr. Huo Qizhen’s cousin, such a beautiful and well-connected young lady, the men who are pursuing her would have lined up all the way to France. Maybe she already has someone she likes.”
"How could that be? If Miss Xu has someone she likes, why would she still be living in the Huo family? After all, Miss Xu is almost thirty years old, and it seems a bit strange that she is still staying at the Huo family. Anyone who doesn't know the situation would think that Miss Xu has been determined to marry Mr. Huo Qizhen since she was a child, and wants to take advantage of her proximity to him."
“You’re right. I’ve also heard the rumors that Miss Xu used to claim to be Mr. Huo’s girlfriend.”
"I've heard about it too, and I thought the two of them were about to get married."
"I think the rumors are wrong. Mr. Huo and Ms. Xu have no romantic relationship at all. Mr. Huo has never brought Ms. Xu to any public occasions. I guess someone is jealous of Ms. Xu's increased status due to living in the Huo family and is spreading rumors. Ms. Xu's long-term stay in the Huo family is just to make others think that she is a socialite like Ms. Huo Tingzhen."
“I think your analysis makes sense. After all, everyone knows the strength of the Huo family conglomerate. If I had such a distant relative, I would have lived in this distant relative's house since I was a child, just like Miss Xu, and used their family's strength to secure a good future for myself.”
“I’m different. I just want to find a good husband and achieve upward social mobility.”
As she spoke, she grabbed Old Madam Huo's arm and said, "Everyone knows that Old Madam Huo dotes on the younger generation the most. If I were Miss Xu, I would definitely choose the Huo family as my first choice for marriage, and I would do anything to marry into the family."
Xu Que, who had just entered the room, happened to hear the last sentence, which made her expression change instantly.
Rumors are circulating that she would stop at nothing to marry Huo An.
He even drove Huo An's ex-wife to her death.
Huo Qizhen and Huo Tingzhen hated her for many years because of this.
Old Mrs. Huo also disliked the two of them no matter what.
Grandma Huo, “…”
She knew that Xu Niannian had feelings for Huo Qizhen, and guessed that it was a recent idea that Xu Niannian had only had in mind from the beginning. She never imagined that Xu Niannian had this intention from the very beginning.
If Xu Niannian thought this way from the beginning, then she absolutely couldn't have done it without Xu Que's support.
It might have been Xu Que's idea.
Grandma Huo gave Xu Que a disapproving look.
Xu Que felt extremely wronged and couldn't help but glare at Xu Niannian. For more than ten years, she still couldn't win over Huo Qizhen. If she had known that Xu Niannian was so useless, she would have used special methods to help her before Huo Qizhen grew up.
Xu Niannian was already stunned by the two female doctors' back-and-forth banter. She tried to interject, but they didn't give her a chance.
Seeing Xu Que glare at her, she couldn't help but feel her eyes redden slightly. She had clearly been following Xu Que's instructions to get closer to Huo Qizhen little by little.
Huo Qizhen avoids her because of Xu Que, so what can she do to make him not resent her?
She couldn't even curry favor with Huo Tingzhen.
Huo Tingzhen didn't give Xu Que a friendly look.
She had already gone to great lengths to win over Old Mrs. Huo.
Xu Niannian sometimes wonders if Huo Qizhen would accept her if she weren't Xu Que's niece.
But...
If she weren't Xu Que's niece, she wouldn't even be qualified to know Huo Qizhen.
Thinking of this, Xu Niannian became even more jealous of Jian Yu. Why was she able to win Huo Qizhen's favor?
Just because he saved Huo Tingzhen?
She clearly did her best to win Huo Tingzhen's favor!
Why does Kenneth Fok always have such a bad attitude?
Why should we ignore her sincerity just because of her aunt?
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