Chapter 121
“Uncle Huo, I’m not saying I want to break off the engagement out of spite, but because I really mean it. You can’t force matters of the heart.”
"this……"
Commander Huo hesitated, feeling particularly guilty towards his good brother, Wen's father.
The second concubine was also extremely anxious, wishing she could pull her son and Wen Xin into the bridal chamber right now and take over the Wen family's enormous wealth.
However, when Commander Huo glanced at her, the second concubine shrank back and dared not speak.
Huo Jingfeng looked at Wen Xin with a complicated expression. He had previously thought that the fiancée his father had arranged for him was a short, ugly, and feudal woman with bound feet.
I never expected her to be such a beautiful and refined woman!
In her previous life, when Wen Xin first arrived at the Huo family mansion, she was cautious and timid, not daring to raise her head.
Huo Jingfeng made a huge scene again, and didn't even get a clear look at his fiancée's face.
Later, he agreed to marry Wen Xin, saying that he was forced by Marshal Huo, but wasn't it also because he was attracted to her appearance?
Otherwise, how could a frail young girl like her force herself on him?
After the divorce, Huo Jingfeng will regret it, isn't it also because of Wen Xin's beauty and gentleness?
Reality is cruel. If the female lead were even slightly less attractive, the male lead wouldn't be going through a wife-chasing nightmare, but would instead celebrate with firecrackers and immediately find a second spring!
Now, Huo Jingfeng felt a little regretful.
Furthermore, the way Wen Xin looked at him was indifferent, without a trace of shyness or affection, unlike the way a fiancée would look at her fiancé; it was even less than how a stranger would look at her.
Huo Jingfeng is handsome, romantic, and the second young master of the Huo family. Which woman wouldn't be eager to be with him?
He has countless female confidantes, but his current fiancée is not interested in him. How can Huo Jingfeng be content with that?
He just published an annulment notice in the newspaper and vowed that he did not want to marry Wen Xin. If he goes back on his word now, wouldn't he be contradicting himself?
Huo Jingfeng couldn't bring himself to do it.
A cold glint flashed in Huo Jingzhou's eyes as he gripped the gun handle with his five fingers, then slowly released it.
He said calmly to Commander Huo, "Since she is unwilling, why force her? It would only make Uncle Wen uneasy in the afterlife, and besides..."
Huo Jingzhou showed no respect to the second concubine and Huo Jingfeng, his cold voice carrying a hint of contempt, "Huo Jingfeng is not good enough for her."
Commander Huo: "..."
Huo Jingfeng: "..."
Compared to Huo Jingfeng, who was so frustrated he was about to vomit blood but didn't have the guts to resist his cold-blooded older brother Huo Jingzhou, Huo Dashuai gave his eldest son a meaningful look.
Huo Jingzhou looked back at him frankly and openly.
Commander Huo's lips twitched violently, cursing his unfilial sons in his heart; none of them were easy to deal with.
But after Huo Jingfeng made this scene, everyone in Haicheng knew that he didn't want to marry Wen Xin. If their engagement continued, outsiders would look down on her and think that she was desperately trying to marry into the Huo family.
Moreover, the eldest son is right. Although Huo Jingfeng considers himself an advanced educated youth with both talent and good looks, as a father, how could he not know his son's true worth?
The second son is clever, but lacks mental fortitude and is incapable of handling important matters.
Besides, since he dislikes Wen Xin so much, he definitely won't treat her well in the future.
General Huo already felt guilty towards the Wen family, and he couldn't afford to ruin the young lady's future.
He glanced at his eldest son again and sighed, "Fine, since neither of you is interested, let's call off the engagement."
"General!"
"dad……"
General Huo ignored the second concubine and glared fiercely at Huo Jingfeng. "I've already given you what you wanted, what more do you want? Didn't you say you didn't want this marriage, that you wanted to live or die?"
Huo Jingfeng's expression froze, and he couldn't help but look at Wen Xin.
Wen Xin, however, kept her eyes down and didn't even glance at him.
Huo Jingfeng felt even more resentful.
He vaguely felt that things shouldn't be like this; the girl in front of him should be deeply in love with him, and should be willing to risk her life to marry him...
Wen Xin took out a jade pendant and handed it to Commander Huo.
This is the jade pendant he exchanged with Wen's father when they made their marriage agreement.
Commander Huo sighed again and instructed the head steward to return the jade pendant that Wen's father had given him to her.
Wen Xin carefully put away her father's jade pendant and got up to say goodbye.
Now that she has dissolved her engagement with the Huo family, there's no reason for her to stay here.
How could Commander Huo let the young girl leave alone?
"Even without a marriage agreement, you are still my niece. It is perfectly legitimate for you to live in the Huo family mansion. Who would dare to say a word against it?"
“Xiao Xin, you have no relatives or friends in Haicheng, you are all alone. How can Uncle Huo feel at ease? If something happens, Uncle Huo will have no face to see your father even if he has to die to atone for his sins.”
Wen Xin hesitated. She was very grateful for Marshal Huo's kindness, but having just broken off the engagement, she really couldn't stay at the Huo residence, nor did she want to.
Marshal Huo understood the young girl's concerns and frowned. "Second Madam, you and Huo Jingfeng will move to the house in Yuhe District."
This is the main residence of the Huo family, but the Huo family has many residences in Haicheng.
However, Yuhe District is a relatively remote area of Haicheng, and it is inhabited by the less favored branches of the Huo family.
Huo Jingfeng secretly published a notice in the newspaper to break off his engagement with Wen Xin, damaging the young girl's reputation. He also caused a scene at her home and humiliated her, making Huo Jingfeng, an elder, completely lose face in front of his juniors...
All of this made him extremely angry with his second son, and consequently, his second concubine became increasingly disliked by him.
Commander Huo now only wants to send the mother and son away to save them from embarrassing themselves at home.
The second concubine's face turned deathly pale instantly. She crawled over, crying, and begged Marshal Huo to have mercy and not treat her like this.
If Marshal Huo throws her out of the main house, will she be able to come back?
Even if she comes back, will she still have a place in the Huo family?
The second concubine had finally outlived the first wife and managed to get Marshal Huo to give her the power to manage the household. She was living a glamorous life in Haicheng and had no desire to fall back into the dust.
That's worse than killing her!
However, Commander Huo was both amorous and heartless. He pulled his legs away from his second concubine's embrace and ordered his men to drag them away.
Huo Jingfeng was also panicked. He was able to live so freely in Haicheng because of his status as the second young master of Huo. If his father abandoned him, how would he be able to establish himself in Haicheng in the future?
"Dad, I know I was wrong. Dad, please give me another chance!"
Commander Huo sneered, "Now you know you're wrong? I thought you were pretty capable!"
"dad……"
“Uncle Huo,” Wen Xin said softly, “please don’t let my actions cause unrest in the Huo family.”
When Commander Huo looked at Wen Xin, his gaze softened with affection. "Xiao Xin, don't think too much. Uncle is punishing them because they really did behave badly."
Wen Xin said sensibly, "Second Young Master is your own son. It would be heartbreaking for you to have him leave home. I don't want to see you sad, Uncle Huo. I would regret it if I did. That's why I came to Haicheng."
How could Wen Xin allow Marshal Huo to drive away his second concubine and Huo Jingfeng because of her?
After all, they were the woman and son who had been by his side for many years. No matter how angry Huo was, he couldn't abandon them completely because of this. Sooner or later, he would bring them back.
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