At this moment, little Ji Tiantian walked up to Huo Yunqi, tugged at his trouser leg with her little hand, and said with a grin, "Uncle Huo, aren't my daddy and mommy a perfect match?"
Huo Yunqi suppressed the surging emotions in his heart and turned around with a normal expression.
He didn't answer the little girl's question, but instead raised his hand to pat her head and asked in return, "So, Sweetie, do you think Uncle Huo and your mommy are a good match?"
Ji Tiantian shook her head, looking very serious. "Uncle Huo and Mommy are siblings, and siblings can't get married!"
Huo Yunqi was silent for a moment, then a bitter smile appeared on his lips.
Even the little girl thinks so, so Fuling probably thinks so too?
If they hadn't addressed each other as brother and sister from the beginning, would the outcome have been very different?
Suddenly, the door opened, and Ji Fuling, who had parted ways with Ye Nanqing, returned to the house.
The blush on her cheeks hadn't faded, and her luscious lips were red from the kiss; it was clear what had just happened.
Seeing Huo Yunqi and the little girl standing in front of the French windows, she walked over with a light laugh, "Sweetie, what are you and Uncle Huo doing here?"
Huo Yunqi's gaze swept over her slightly flushed cheeks and lips imperceptibly, his eyes gradually darkening.
The person who should have kissed her was him, so why was it another man?
Five years of getting to know each other couldn't compare to just a few months of acquaintance?
Ji Tiantian ran to her mother, hugged her leg, and giggled, "Uncle Huo and I are..."
"We're looking at the moon; the moonlight is beautiful tonight."
Huo Yunqi suddenly interrupted Ji Tiantian.
Ji Tiantian tilted her head and looked at him with a bit of a puzzled expression.
They weren't looking at the moon at all.
They're clearly kissing each other, Daddy and Mommy!
Why did Uncle Huo lie?
Never mind, Uncle Huo probably looked at the moon too.
Thinking of this, Ji Tiantian grabbed Ji Fuling's hand and shook it, "Mommy, hurry up and give me a bath, I just ate ice cream and got it on my clothes, it's sticky and I don't like it."
"Okay, okay, Mommy knows, I'll take you there right away."
Ji Fuling rubbed the little girl's soft cheeks before looking at Huo Yunqi. "Big brother, I'll take Tiantian upstairs to take a bath first. You must be tired after sitting on the plane for so long. Get some rest."
After saying that, she led the little girl upstairs.
Huo Yunqi stood there until the two figures, one tall and one short, entered the room, then sadly withdrew his gaze.
Zuo Yiming stepped forward, bowed his head and said, "Young Master Huo, I'm sorry, it's all my fault for not keeping a good eye on Miss San."
Huo Yunqi closed his eyes briefly, his voice deep and muffled, "It's none of your business, you can't stop it."
It's his fault for being too confident and not getting to her side sooner, plus his inability to let go of ZK, which led to this situation...
After a moment of silence, Zuo Yiming spoke again, "Young Master Huo, it's getting late. Aunt Ding has prepared a guest room for you. Why don't you go back to your room and rest?"
"Um."
Huo Yunqi responded and walked towards the guest room, his tall figure revealing a hint of loneliness.
...
The next morning.
After washing up and changing her clothes, Ji Fuling went downstairs to have breakfast.
As soon as he entered the hall, Huo Yunqi, who was sitting on the sofa, called him over.
"Fuling, I came suddenly last night and it was a bit late, so I haven't had a proper chat with you yet. Now I'd like to talk to you."
Ji Fuling sat down next to him. Seeing his somewhat serious expression, she couldn't help but ask with some suspicion, "What does Big Brother want to talk to me about?"
Huo Yunqi didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point: "Ye Nanqing is not suitable for you. Even if he is the father of your child, he has been absent for five years. He was not there when you needed him the most, leaving you to bear everything alone. What right does someone like him have to be with you?"
Ji Fuling was taken aback, never expecting Huo Yunqi to say such things.
After thinking for a moment, she replied seriously, "Big brother, Nan Qing can't be blamed for what happened back then. He was also a victim, and he had no idea about the existence of the three children. If he had known, I believe he would have come looking for us."
"The most important thing is that we like each other now, and that's enough, isn't it?"
They like each other...
Those four simple words shattered Huo Yunqi's heart like glass, leaving behind countless cracks and a deep, persistent pain.
Ji Fuling sensed a hint of hurt in his gaze as he looked at her, and a wave of suspicion washed over her.
To break the awkward silence, she initiated a conversation, "Big brother, how has Master been feeling lately?"
"He's doing fine."
After a pause, Huo Yunqi continued, "However, he has a wish, and I wonder if you would be willing to help him fulfill it?"
Ji Fuling looked curious. "What wish?"
Huo Yunqi stared at her intently, and tentatively said, "My dad... wants you to be his daughter-in-law."
Upon hearing this, Ji Fuling was taken aback, and then belatedly realized something.
She stopped herself from thinking any further and forced a smile, saying, "Big brother, please don't joke with me. How could Master say such a thing? We're siblings."
"But we are not related by blood at all."
When he said this, Huo Yunqi's tone was somewhat stubborn.
Ji Fuling didn't want him to say anything more blunt, so she pursed her lips and said, "Big brother, I've always regarded you and Sister Fanxi as my own brothers and sisters. Regardless of whether we are related by blood, you will always be my best brothers and sisters in my heart."
Then, she got up from the sofa and abruptly changed the subject, "I'll go upstairs to see if Tian Tian is up yet. She has to go to school today, so she won't be late."
After saying that, before Huo Yunqi could say anything more, Ji Fuling turned and went upstairs.
Watching her walk away, Huo Yunqi's lips curled into a bitter smile, his whole being overwhelmed by disappointment and sadness.
He was rejected, rejected so decisively, so thoroughly…
"Ring ring ring—"
An untimely cell phone ringtone sounded.
Huo Yunqi took out his phone with a sullen face. He wanted to hang up immediately, but when he saw that it was his younger sister calling, he patiently answered the call.
"Brother, how's it going? Did you confess to Lingling?"
On the other end of the phone, Hovansi couldn't wait to ask more questions.
She was genuinely worried about her brother and had been urging him to be on high alert and take action to win Lingling back, but he was only concerned with ZK's affairs and had no sense of crisis whatsoever.
If he hadn't learned that Lingling was getting married, he probably wouldn't have been able to let ZK go to Yuncheng!
Huo Yunqi looked up at the building, his bitterness deepening, and his voice low and hoarse, "She said she has always regarded me as her own brother, and that I will always be her best brother."
But he never saw her as just a younger sister, nor did he ever want to be just her older brother...
Huo Fanxi frowned upon hearing this. "So, you've already confessed to Lingling, but she rejected you?"
"No, I was just testing the waters, but she did reject me. I could tell she really likes Ye Nanqing."
After a few seconds of silence, Huo Yunqi spoke again, "No, it's not liking, it should be love..."
Even through the phone, Huo Fanxi could sense her brother's worry.
She asked cautiously, "So you're just giving up like that?"
"What can I do if I don't give up? Should I force her to come back to me? Forced relationships are never happy, and I don't want her to hate me."
Huo Yunqi sighed softly and finally said, "As long as she's happy."
Hovanxi fell silent upon hearing this.
Although she hoped Lingling could be with her brother, she wanted Lingling to be happy even more...
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