I was suddenly shocked and subconsciously looked carefully at the middle-aged man in front of me.
It turned out that he was Yan Meng's father - Yan Lirong.
But these father and son are nothing alike. Yan Lirong seems to have a very cold personality and a serious expression. Even when he greets Mingsi, he doesn't sound like an old acquaintance, but rather cold.
Huo Hui beside him refused to say a word, and there was even a hint of panic in her eyes.
This made me feel suspicious.
Before I could think about it, Yan Lirong turned his head to look at Huo Hui and ordered in a cold voice: "You deceived Lan Shan last time, why don't you apologize to her now!"
I was stunned for a moment and remembered the surveillance video in Yan Meng's office. It seemed that the video had already fallen into Yan Lirong's hands.
I was in that video, and I guess Huo Hui has confessed everything, so Yan Lirong asked her to apologize to me so harshly.
Although I am dissatisfied with Huo Hui's behavior, she is my elder after all. It would be embarrassing for her if an elder apologized to a younger person.
I took the initiative to help Huo Hui out and said, "It's okay, it's just a small matter, no need to apologize."
Huo Hui glanced at Yan Lirong cautiously, and seeing that Yan Lirong had a sullen face and didn't say anything, Huo Hui still bowed her head and admitted her mistake in front of me.
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have taken advantage of your kindness and caused Yan Meng to misunderstand you. I apologize."
Looking at Huo Hui's timid look, I couldn't help but think of Yan Meng's words.
Yan Lirong is very strong, and Huo Hui is probably afraid of him.
Huo Hui took a glass of wine from the waiter and said, "I'm going to apologize to you. This glass of wine is just a token of my sincerity."
Huo Hui raised her glass and drank it all. I suddenly felt a little sympathetic towards her and stared at her in silence.
When she raised her hand, I vaguely saw purple scars on her arm through her sleeve.
My heart trembled. There were bruises on my wrists, which didn't look like they were caused by a bump.
I narrowed my eyes and looked at Huo Hui.
When she looked at Yan Lirong, her eyes were evasive and fearful, which made an idea flash through my mind.
Could her injuries have been caused by domestic violence from Yan Lirong?
No wonder she was so afraid of him.
Although I hate men who commit domestic violence, this is their family matter after all, and Huo Hui did not ask me for help.
I simply suppressed my sympathy and didn't say anything more.
After apologizing, Yan Lirong exchanged a few words with Mingsi, then left with Huo Hui.
Mingsi and I looked at their backs. There was disgust in Mingsi's eyes. He snorted coldly, sat down, picked up a tissue and wiped the palm of his hand that had just shaken hands with Yan Lirong.
Mingsi complained with an unhappy expression, "If it weren't for my dignity, I wouldn't bother with Yan Lirong. He was already living a promiscuous life when Lou Xiaoyun was alive. He ignored Yan Meng when she was suffering while studying away from home. Now he's married a concubine who could be his daughter, and they even have a son. He's a complete piece of shit!"
There was contempt in Mingsi's words; she truly hated Yan Lirong.
But I was thinking about something else.
"Mom, don't you think it's too much of a coincidence that Yan Lirong came to Beijing and showed up at the resort? It's like he knew we were coming and arranged it in advance."
Ming Si didn't think so. "I've already posted about the resort on WeChat Moments. Many wealthy businessmen's wives are planning to come. Maybe Yan Lirong just happened to be on a business trip in Beijing and brought Huo Hui to take a look. It's no big deal."
Mingsi’s explanation did not reassure me.
Recalling Yan Meng's description of Yan Lirong, I vaguely felt that Yan Lirong must have some other purpose for coming to the capital.
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