Chapter 99 Ten years ago, he and she
Xu Xingluo was stunned when he heard his words.
He said, pick up your wife from get off work?
It was hard to imagine such words coming from Huo Xingzhou's mouth. He had always been aloof and reserved. In the past, even she had to struggle to get close to him, but now he was affectionately calling that village girl "wife"!
"Brother Xingzhou!"
Seeing him ruthlessly press the elevator button, Xu Xingluo hurriedly chased after him and hugged him tightly from behind.
Huo Xingzhou shouted unhappily, "Let go!"
Xu Xingluo shook her head and pressed closer. Tears welled in her eyes, and the teardrop mole at the corner of her eye was endearing.
Huo Xingzhou impatiently pried her fingers apart and pushed them aside.
Xu Xingluo cried out in shock, her legs giving way as she fell to the ground. She collapsed to the ground, her face turning pale. She clutched her chest and gasped, "Brother Xingzhou, I'm...I'm sorry."
She's back to her old ways again!
Huo Xingzhou's face darkened and he squatted down to search her bag for the asthma inhaler.
Xu Xingluo weakly grasped his wrist, tears streaming down her cheeks, "I didn't... I didn't bring it. If you don't forgive me, I won't even have the courage to... live anymore."
Huo Xingzhou's handsome face was icy cold. "Are you threatening me with death?"
He pulled out his phone and called Chen Xun, asking him to buy a bottle of asthma inhaler from a nearby pharmacy. Soon, Chen Xun, sweating profusely, arrived with the inhaler. Huo Xingzhou gave it directly to Xu Xingluo, and she recovered quickly.
She clutched Huo Xingzhou's sleeves tightly with both hands, and said with a pale face, "Brother Xingzhou, I just want you to forgive me. Do you still remember that year..."
"I'll let Chen Xun take you back."
Huo Xingzhou interrupted her in a gloomy tone.
Xu Xingluo's tears fell like strings of pearls. "What will it take for you to forgive me? Your instincts won't lie. When you saw me having an attack, your first reaction was to find an asthma inhaler."
"Brother Xingzhou, you know the root of my asthma is because of you ten years ago... Can you please, for the sake of that incident ten years ago, stop deliberately getting angry at me?"
She raised her slender swan neck and looked at him eagerly.
"I'm afraid that if you die here, someone will cause trouble! Chen Xun, send her away!" Huo Xingzhou was unmoved and shouted again.
Chen Xun quickly walked up to Xu Xingluo and said, "Miss Xu, let me take you home first."
Xu Xingluo wiped her tears and said in a sobbing voice, "Okay, I'll wait for you to calm down."
She left reluctantly, with a dark glint in her eyes.
Now that she's back, she won't give up easily. Besides, she still has countless tricks up her sleeve.
Huo Xingzhou stood there and closed his eyes slightly.
All that flashed through my mind were bloody images of car accidents, vehicles colliding, and loud roars.
He was instantly covered in blood and unconscious. When he woke up again, he had fallen to the bottom of the valley, vulnerable to being trampled upon by everyone.
And that night ten years ago when I was near death...
He slowly opened his eyes and returned to the office in a restless mood. The huge floor-to-ceiling windows gave him a panoramic view of the entire Haicheng.
Finally, he called Zhou Yu and said, "Show me the previous cooperation project with the Zhong family in the imperial capital."
Zhou Yu quickly passed the information to him and said, "The Zhong family is in serious internal strife. This is a good opportunity to fish in troubled waters."
"Um."
Huo Xingzhou responded indifferently.
He knew that the Zhong family's internal strife was due to the return of a very capable and resourceful illegitimate child. With the imperial capital flourishing, the Tianyuan Group needed to find a shortcut to expand its business territory.
Zhou Yu finished talking about business with him and asked tentatively, "Now that Xu Xingluo is back, what are your plans? I heard that the Xu family forced her to go abroad. She didn't abandon you on purpose..."
At the scene of the accident, Huo Xingzhou and Xu Xingluo were in the same car. Huo Xingzhou was seriously injured, while Xu Xingluo was unharmed. The doctor declared Huo Xingzhou beyond saving, and the Xu family sent Xu Xingluo abroad.
It seems that he is indeed ruthless and cold-blooded.
"abandon?"
Huo Xingzhou sneered, seeming to be very disdainful.
Zhou Yu slapped himself in the face and explained, "I used the wrong words. But Huo Er, you grow attached to a dog after so many years, let alone a person? At the beginning, we all thought you would be with Xu Xingluo."
Whether in terms of family background, character or emotional foundation, Xu Xingluo and Huo Xingzhou are a match made in heaven.
Besides, families like theirs will eventually get married, so why not find a childhood sweetheart who they are in love with?
Besides Xu Xingluo, who else would Huo Xingzhou choose?
"You are blind."
Huo Xingzhou commented coldly.
Zhou Yu said helplessly: "Okay, I hope you are not angry. Don't let Qiao Xi down, she is a good girl."
When mentioning Qiao Xi, Huo Xingzhou's slender fingers unconsciously turned the pen.
His restless and dirty heart seemed to be cleansed by this name, becoming calm and warm.
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Eight o'clock in the evening.
Huo Sijiao sent Qiao Xi back to the villa after work and said earnestly, "Sister-in-law, you have to let your brother pick you up and drop you off at get off work every day to assert your sovereignty! Otherwise, the little goblins outside will have time to pester him."
Qiao Xi nodded obediently.
"Jiaojiao, thank you for sending me back. It's getting late, you should go home quickly."
"Okay."
"Drive carefully and call me when you arrive." Qiao Xi reminded again.
Huo Sijiao drove away in a hurry. When Qiao Xi saw her leave, the smile on her face faded. Today, Mr. Huo promised to pick her up from work in the morning, but changed his mind in the evening, saying that he was too busy to come.
She glanced at the garage and saw that the car Huo Xingzhou was riding in was not there.
He hasn't come back yet.
Qiao Xi entered the villa and Aunt Qian went out to dance square dance. Everything was quiet.
She returned to the second floor of the villa with a heavy heart and closed the door.
She touched her cheek with her cold hand, the words "post-traumatic stress disorder from a car accident" circulating in her mind, nagging at her. She washed herself mechanically and lay down on the soft bed, but she felt no sleep at all.
It turned out that Xu Xingluo and Huo Xingzhou were both in the car in the accident.
In the early hours of the morning, she heard the sound of a car engine being shut down. Then, footsteps became increasingly noticeable at her door, and she could hear deliberately subdued voices outside.
"Is she asleep?" A deep and pleasant male voice asked.
"The young lady must be tired from work and went to bed early." Aunt Qian replied.
"Well, go and rest. I'll check on her."
As the man finished speaking, Qiao Xi quickly closed her eyes and took a steadying breath. She could feel the door gently open, and a ray of light leaked in through the gap.
A tall and slender shadow slowly fell in front of her, and warm fingers stroked her cheek.
Gentle and affectionate.
When the man came closer, a faint sweet fragrance that did not belong to him wafted over.
Qiao Xi's breath was choked, as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.
That was the scent of Xu Xingluo's perfume, which she had just smelled during the day.
The memory is particularly vivid.
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