Chapter 36: Struck by Thunder
"Yang Mian, do you know what it means for a man and a woman to live together?"
Huo Yan calmed himself down, a barely perceptible nervousness flashed in his deep eyes. He fixed his gaze on Yang Mian, as if his eyes could see through her soul, and asked earnestly and solemnly.
The corners of Yang Mian's mouth rose slightly, revealing a faint smile, with confidence and calmness flashing in his eyes, and he said softly: "Of course I know! I'm not a three-year-old child." The tone was relaxed and casual, as if this was not something worth making a fuss about.
In their previous lives, the feelings between them were warm and deep, and they had long been close. Those passionate times they spent together were the hottest memories in each other's lives.
Every glance, every touch of fingertips, seems to be engraved in the heart and cannot be erased.
"Do you usually invite men to live with you so casually?" There was a barely perceptible hint of jealousy in Huo Yanshen's voice. When he thought that Yang Mian might have invited others, a nameless anger surged in his heart, and he wished he could pull out all those imaginary enemies.
"How is that possible? I only invited you." Yang Mian's explanation was like a spring breeze that instantly blew away the haze in Huo Yanshen's heart and made him feel better.
For some reason, he had an inexplicable possessiveness towards Yang Mian, even though this was only their third meeting.
This feeling was like the thread of fate, tightly entangling them and making them unable to break free.
"Let's go! I'll take you there." Just as Huo Yanshen was about to take Yang Mian away, a sharp voice broke the silence.
"Oh, is this your girlfriend? You are so young and you are still naughty. You follow others to fall in love early." Mrs. Xing Sujie of the Huo family walked out with a twisted waist. Her eyes were full of disdain and ridicule. Her sarcastic tone seemed as if she wanted to cut the person into pieces.
Huo Yanshen clenched his hands instantly, his knuckles turning white. He suppressed his anger and said word by word, "Xing Sujie, keep your mouth shut."
"Oh, you dare to do it but are afraid of what people say! You are indeed the same as your bitch mother. She gave birth to a bastard like you at the age of 18." Xing Sujie was like a lit powder keg. She did not restrain herself at all, but became more and more aggressive.
What she hated the most was Huo Yanshen's mother. Huo Yanshen's existence reminded her all the time that her husband had a woman and a child before marrying her.
Huo Yanshen was a few months older than her son, and this became a permanent thorn in her heart.
There was a flash of anger in Yang Mian's eyes. This woman actually insulted Huo Yanshen so viciously.
She drew a circle silently, cursing this sarcastic woman.
Xing Sujie seemed to be tripped by something and suddenly fell forward, falling straight into a pile of dog shit and accidentally eating a bite of it.
The miserable look of him vomiting dog shit is as funny as it can be.
When the servants saw this, they covered their mouths and laughed. After all, Xing Sujie often made things difficult for them because she relied on her status as the wife of the Huo family.
"Laugh, laugh, laugh, what are you laughing at? You don't want to work in the Huo family anymore, right?!" Xing Sujie was very angry. Her roar echoed in the garden, scaring the servants who were laughing so much that they immediately stopped smiling.
The salary in the Huo family is still very high. Those who can work in the Huo family have to go through layers of screening, and they don’t want to lose this iron rice bowl.
"Madam, let me help you up." A maid carefully went over and helped Xing Sujie up.
"What are you making so much noise for?" Huo Zhentian was reading a newspaper inside. When he heard the noise, he put down the newspaper and walked over with a frown.
"You gave birth to a good son, but instead of learning good things from you, he learned your romantic ways and wanted to live with a woman at the age of 18. What's wrong with me saying a few words? He got so angry that he pushed me away." Xing Sujie turned the tables, her face full of grievance, as if she was the one who had suffered a great injustice.
Anyway, there is no surveillance here, and these people are all her confidants. If anyone dares to gossip, she will fire them.
"You shit-eating auntie, you fell down by yourself. Why do you blame Huo Yanshen? There is a god above your head. If you lie, you will be struck by lightning." Yang Mian retorted fearlessly, his eyes were firm, like a burning flame.
"Struck by lightning? Are you kidding me?!" Xing Sujie's face was full of disdain, but as soon as she finished speaking, the originally clear sky suddenly became overcast with dark clouds, lightning and thunder.
A bolt of lightning struck her directly, her hair exploded instantly, and her face was turned into charcoal.
"What did I say? Lying will be punished by lightning." Yang Mian laughed at her, his eyes full of satisfaction.
"You you you..." Xing Sujie was so angry that she couldn't speak, and her heart ached.
The noise in the garden was so loud that even Mr. Huo was alarmed.
Mr. Huo walked over slowly with a cane.
"What happened?" Old Master Huo's voice was steady and powerful, carrying the majesty of a superior.
"Dad, you have to make the decision for me! Huo Yanshen wanted to live with a woman of questionable character, and I said a few words to him, and they cursed me to be struck by lightning." Xing Sujie complained first, crying.
Old Master Huo looked at her embarrassed face and not only did he not make a decision for her, he also said sarcastically: "You mean Yan Shen can even control thunder? Why don't you say he can go to the sky? How dare you bring up such a ridiculous thing?"
Old Master Huo is now very dissatisfied with Xing Sujie. He has heard about her hiring someone to kill someone, but he has been keeping it to himself.
The Huo family is not prosperous in this generation. He has only one son and two grandsons. Huo Yanbin is in poor health, and Huo Yanshen is the next heir he wants to train.
This woman Xing Sujie is simply making trouble. She wants the Huo family to be extinct.
"Dad, that's not what I meant."
Xing Sujie is still somewhat wary of Mr. Huo.
Mr. Huo is a big man who supports one of the four major families.
If he stomped his feet, the capital city would shake a little.
Although the Xing family is also one of the four major families, it has begun to decline in recent years.
She is the daughter of the Xing family, but compared with Mr. Huo, she is not good enough.
The old man is the one in charge of this family. "Okay, stop embarrassing yourself here and go back to the house."
"Got it, Dad."
Xing Sujie returned to the house reluctantly.
"Since she's your girlfriend, bring her in! Now that you're here, you can stay here tonight."
Old Master Huo thought that Yang Mian was Huo Yanshen’s ex-girlfriend and came to see him because she knew he was here.
The Huo family is not very prosperous, so he doesn't mind having a grandson and a great-grandson as soon as possible, and it would be best if he could have two at a time.
He was really afraid that the Huo family's bloodline would become increasingly scarce and that the Huo family would fall into the hands of outsiders in the future.
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