After asking, "...Uncle, what brings you here?", Lu Sinian looked at Li Qian, the assistant to his mother, Huo Rong (now Mrs. Lu), without waiting for the man's reply, and frowned in disapproval:
"I told you not to bother Mother, you could have just come quietly. Why did you bring not only a lawyer, but also your uncle?"
Lu Sinian could never have imagined that the boy who had fought with him today would now be living openly in the Jiyuan Garden, a place he had never even set foot in, and would become the person his uncle cherished most.
He thought that Li Qian, his assistant, had misunderstood him.
— He didn't let his parents know about the fight, but he did alert his uncle.
Lu Sinian felt that Li Qian's actions of acting first and informing later were giving him a headache.
The Huo family in the north and the Lu family in the south, although related by marriage, would always address each other as "little uncle" when they met during holidays or banquets.
However, everyone knows that this uncle and his mother, Huo Rong, were not born of the same mother. His mother married early and was much older than her uncle. Although his mother, Huo Rong, was not involved in the bloody power struggle in the Huo family and had no deep-seated hatred for her uncle, the superficial peace could be maintained, but the sibling relationship was also very weak.
At least, it's nowhere near the point where Lu Sinian could call his uncle for help if he got into a fight.
Lu Sinian was slightly annoyed by Li Qian's presumption, but he was also quite flattered that Huo Beiyuan had actually come for him.
In the heart of the still young and inexperienced protagonist, his uncle Huo Beiyuan is still very respectable and admirable. Although the other party has a leg ailment and is unable to walk properly and can only sit in a wheelchair, a person's powerful and noble aura does not depend on whether he is standing or sitting.
Even though Lu Sinian is one of the protagonists of this world and will become very powerful in the future, he cannot compare with the charm of a mature man like Huo Beiyuan at present.
The assistant, Li Qian, was completely dumbfounded after being scolded by his young master. He naturally knew the great name of Master Huo of Beicheng. Wasn't the current Mrs. Lu, Huo Rong, in a stable position in the Lu family because of this half-brother, which was unshakable?
However, to say that such a trivial matter as him fighting for his young master would alarm this master...
How could Li Qian dare to do that?
Li Qian's face was full of grievance and trepidation. He quickly clarified, "Young Master, I didn't invite your uncle."
Lu Sinian was taken aback.
--no?
—Then why did his uncle come?
Lu Sinian looked at Huo Beiyuan.
The man sat calmly in his wheelchair, not too cold towards his uncle, who respected him. He answered Lu Sinian's question after Lu asked him, seemingly surprised, why he was there.
His voice was low and deep, and if you listened closely, you could almost hear a hint of laughter in it.
“I heard that my child got into a fight and they need to call his parents. As an elder, I naturally have to come and support him.”
Lu Sinian had a gut feeling that this little kid... wasn't talking about him.
His relationship with this uncle wasn't close enough to be intimate or familiar.
so……
An unbelievable thought popped into my head.
But, if we eliminate all impossibilities, no matter how absurd the final result may be, it is still the truth!
Lu Sinian looked at Qin Ge with a mixture of surprise and astonishment.
Qin Ge and his uncle—
…
The other party didn't even give him a glance.
Because the handsome man in the dark suit parted his thin, luscious lips, his seemingly lazy yet commanding gaze falling on the young man. He beckoned to Qin Ge without any hesitation and spoke:
"Little friend, come here, come to Uncle's side."
Although he had already anticipated it, Lu Sinian still felt a sense of suffocation when he actually saw the scene.
Uncle Qin Ge, what's his relationship with Qin Ge...?
Lu Sinian was in a state of great turmoil.
For the first time, someone as calm and composed as him had acted like this—
Square, inch, big, chaotic.
Qin Ge didn't care what the protagonist was thinking. After Huo Beiyuan gently beckoned to him, the young man put his hands slightly into his pockets, straightened up and leaned against the snow-white wall. His slender and thin body was like a bamboo shoot with new green leaves, exuding a hidden elegance. Then, with unhurried steps, under Lu Sinian's complicated gaze, he walked towards the man.
Although the older man acted like an elder, Qin Ge was actually secretly pleased.
He was pleased to see someone he thought was impossible to be there.
I'm glad I was chosen so firmly.
I'm glad someone said... I'm here to support my kid.
In Qin Ge's entire life, he had never been so firmly chosen and favored.
This feeling...
That's great.
Qin Ge slightly curled the corners of her lips.
He didn't care that the old man beckoned him over, and the way he gestured like he was calling his own pet, so he walked over to Huo Beiyuan's side.
Huo Beiyuan glanced at the bright footprint on the boy's white shirt and thought:
His nephew has really made something of himself.
The man asked, "Did you win or lose the fight?"
They didn't immediately question him about why he got into a fight.
Huo Beiyuan's attitude made Qin Ge feel comfortable, but when the question of whether she had won or lost came up...
“I didn’t lose.” The young man flicked a few stray black hairs from his forehead with his pale fingertips, glanced at Lu Sinian who was still disheveled with slight displeasure, and continued with a cold snort, “But he didn’t win either.”
The boy looked like a beautiful, expensive cat with its fur slightly puffed up and glaring at people, making one's heart itch intensely. Huo Beiyuan's Adam's apple, hidden under his suit and tie, bobbed up and down, and a low, husky laugh escaped from his beautiful, thin lips. "Well, our little one is... quite capable."
It was full of praise.
Even Qin Ge himself couldn't find a trace of teasing or mockery in the old man's words; he simply felt that the older man genuinely believed he was amazing.
The beautiful, expensive cat was soothed by a single sentence, revealing a hint of lazy smugness that it rarely showed. Qin Ge touched his nose and said, "Well, it's just... so-so."
After a pause, the boy added, "If we hadn't been discovered by the patrol, we might have already decided the winner."
Qin Ge was full of confidence that he could definitely beat Lu Sinian.
Ah, this man's damn competitive spirit is impossible to hide!
"..."
Huo Beiyuan looked at the boy with bright eyes who seemed eager to compete with his cheap nephew, raised his hand to his forehead, feeling a headache and a bit amused.
I didn't realize the kid was so competitive.
but.
We have no choice but to spoil them.
Huo Beiyuan continued Qin Ge's words, his deep, star-like eyes fixed on the boy as if he were surrendering his whole heart. He smiled and said in an encouraging tone, "Of course, our little Ge is so amazing."
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