Chapter 36 Ingratitude
"My mother isn't as materialistic as you make her out to be!"
"Have you forgotten how much she loved you since you were little, and how good she has been to you all these years?"
Huo Qibang stood with his arms crossed, looking at Huo Siya in disbelief, not understanding why his obedient and sensible younger sister had become like this.
Now, Huo Siya finally understood that Huo Qibang would never speak up for her.
"Good, very good!"
"Since none of you are willing to attend, then I have no mother or older brother anymore. From now on, I have nothing to do with you anymore!"
After Huo Siya finished speaking, she pushed Huo Qibang and then ran outside.
Watching Huo Siya's retreating figure, Lin Meiling grew anxious: "Abang, will my sister do something foolish?"
"I'm going to find my mother."
Almost habitually, Huo Qibang would look for Fang Lanxin after something happened.
He drove to the villa on the hillside, only to find Fang Lanxin hiding in the wine cellar, drinking heavily.
Huo Qibang stood at the door watching Fang Lanxin chug strong liquor down her throat, feeling extremely uncomfortable. He hurriedly stepped forward and snatched the bottle away!
"Mom, why did you drink so much?"
Huo Qibang squatted down and frowned as he looked at Fang Lanxin.
He always felt that his mother had changed, but he didn't know exactly how.
"Mother, my sister insists on marrying that scoundrel, aren't you going to do anything about it?"
"The Chen family is a den of dragons and tigers!"
Huo Qibang looked at Fang Lanxin pitifully, extremely anxious.
Upon hearing this, Fang Lanxin waved her hand impatiently and said indifferently, "It's alright, the Chen family won't really kill her. She'll come back after she's suffered a loss. The Huo family is her support, her home."
“We can help her see the traps ahead, but we can’t walk this path for her, don’t you think?” Fang Lanxin frowned and looked at Huo Qibang: “Put aside your desire to help others and respect their fate.”
Upon hearing this, Huo Qibang was instantly dumbfounded, staring at Fang Lanxin in disbelief.
"Mom, but aren't you the one who loves my sister the most?"
No, I don't remember.
Fang Lanxin waved her hand, then lay down on the sofa and fell into a deep sleep.
She had just lain down when Ling Ye came in from outside, and with practiced ease, he stepped forward and picked her up in his arms.
This action instantly enraged Kenneth Fok.
"How dare you! Stop right there! Who gave you permission to touch my mother?" Huo Qibang gritted his teeth and frowned at Ling Ye.
Ling Ye remained expressionless: "I always take Madam home like this after she finishes drinking. Where was Young Master Bang back then?"
This one sentence completely stunned Huo Qibang, leaving him utterly dumbfounded.
He looked at Ling Ye in disbelief: "How dare you speak to me like that?"
"What's there to be afraid of?" Ling Ye snorted lightly, then, without even glancing at Huo Qibang, picked up Fang Lanxin and turned to walk outside.
Huo Qibang quickly chased after him, but did not follow him upstairs. Instead, he called Hu Zi over.
"Uncle Hu, has my mother been drinking heavily lately?" Huo Qibang frowned, looking at his beard with worry in his eyes.
Hu Zi knew that this matter could not be kept secret, and he was also very worried. He said, "Indeed, he often drinks heavily and is always dizzy from drinking."
Huo Qibang was a little puzzled. His mother had never drunk too much before. Even when she was socializing, she would drink until she was halfway through, just to stay sober.
He simply couldn't understand why someone who constantly forced himself to stay awake would suddenly fall in love with the feeling of living a life of debauchery.
Seeing Huo Qibang's appearance, Hu Zi sighed helplessly and then said cautiously, "Young Master Bang, I know you've been very busy with the factory's renovation lately, but you should still take some time to take good care of your wife."
The first thing Fok Kai-pong did after leaving the villa on the Mid-Levels was to find Dr. Wong, the family doctor.
"Dr. Huang, has my mother's medical check-up report from last quarter come out yet? How is it?" Huo Qibang looked at Dr. Huang with a worried expression.
Dr. Huang immediately stood up and took out Fang Lanxin's medical examination report: "Madam is in excellent health, Young Master Bang, please rest assured."
Hearing this, Huo Qibang was still worried. He took the test report and looked at it carefully. Then he felt relieved. As long as there was no physical problem, then there was no problem.
As for the rest, Huo Qibang was completely baffled and had no idea what was wrong with his mother.
Mei-ling also came over and patted Fok Kai-pong on the shoulder: "I plan to take Tian-le over to keep my mother company. If she sees the child, she might soften and come back."
"Yes, you take the child and spend more time with your mother." Huo Qibang immediately nodded in agreement, put his arm around Meiling's shoulder, and smiled gently: "Meiling, you need to pay more attention to things at home!"
After Fang Lanxin woke up, she began to arrange for Lu Chen to terminate his contract. It would be easy to do if it were any other company, but unfortunately, Lu Chen was Huo Zhenhong's artist.
As soon as this matter began, Huo Zhenhong came to Fang Lanxin's door, looking at her with a displeased expression: "Sister-in-law, what do you mean? Isn't it enough that you stole the second wife's freight business? Do you also want to interfere with my entertainment company?"
"Huo Zhenhong, watch your words." Fang Lanxin calmly put down her coffee cup and looked coldly at Huo Zhenhong: "I bought the second wife's freight business, not robbed it. As for entertainment companies, there are plenty of them all over Hong Kong. What? You're the only one who can do it?"
Huo Zhenhong really couldn't understand how Fang Lanxin, who used to be so concerned about her reputation, could have changed so much and become so shameless.
He gritted his teeth and stepped forward, staring at Fang Lanxin: "If you want to work in the entertainment industry, why do you have to hire artists from my company?"
"I think he's good-looking," Fang Lanxin said honestly.
But in Huo Zhenhong's mind, her honest words were a provocation!
Huo Zhenhong stepped forward, arms crossed, and looked coldly at Fang Lanxin.
“My brother has been gone for many years. It must have been hard for you, sister-in-law. If you feel lonely, it’s only natural to find some actors to pass the time. But if you fall in love with them, it will be a disaster.”
These words sound reasonable, but in fact, Huo Zhenhong was simply slandering Fang Lanxin and Lu Chen for having an impure relationship.
Fang Lanxin naturally understood his unspoken meaning, but she simply picked up the checkbook next to her and handed it to him: "Name your price, I want this pretty boy."
Is this...so blatant?
Huo Zhenhong thought Fang Lanxin would be furious, but to his surprise, she actually admitted it.
She didn't even refute it?
"Fang Lanxin! You have no shame!"
Huo Zhenhong gritted his teeth, his expression completely changing, as if he had caught Fang Lanxin doing something wrong.
Fang Lanxin chuckled lightly: "Didn't you say those things? Are your understanding and respect just empty words?"
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