Chapter 31 How is it different?
After finally dealing with the media, Kenneth Fok subconsciously started circling around looking for Fang Lanxin.
Where is Mom?
"Uncle Fu, where's Mom?"
Huo Qibang was extremely anxious, but after searching around several times, he still couldn't find the person he was looking for.
"Young Master, please don't worry, Madam has already returned." Huo Fu sighed helplessly and comforted Huo Qibang.
Upon hearing this, Huo Qibang's expression clearly darkened further, and he stared at Huo Fu in disbelief.
"Why? Why did Mother just leave like that? ...Is she really not going to take care of me anymore?"
Seeing Huo Qibang's heartbroken state, Huo Fu was both amused and exasperated. He then said, "Madam left after finishing her business. How could she really abandon the young master?"
"But..." Huo Qibang didn't know why, but he felt like something was not quite right.
He frowned but couldn't worry about anything else; he could only deal with things here first.
Hillside villa.
As soon as Fang Lanxin entered the room, she saw the man kneeling in the center of the floor.
"Sister-in-law, spare me!"
Upon seeing Fang Lanxin, Huo Zhenxiong immediately burst into tears and pleaded desperately.
"I'll spare you, I want to spare you, but then tell me, who can spare me, spare my son?"
Fang Lanxin walked over slowly and gracefully, then sat down opposite him, looking at him coldly.
Huo Zhenxiong knew Fang Lanxin very well, so he knew that Fang Lanxin was actually quite calm when she was truly angry.
"Sister-in-law, I really made a mistake for a moment. We're all family. My second wife will compensate for this loss. Isn't that enough?"
"Family? When you framed Abang, why didn't you say we were family? When you shook the foundation of my Huo family, why did you forget that you also have the surname Huo!"
Fang Lanxin slammed the teacup down.
"Huo Zhenxiong, I can tolerate your selfishness and allow you to seek some benefits, but today, you have shaken the foundation of the Huo family and ruined its reputation!"
"You deserve to die."
Fang Lanxin's eyes were sharp, just like Huo's eldest brother back then.
For a moment, Huo Zhenxiong even wondered if his older brother had seen what he had done and was angry enough to come back and scold him.
Huo Zhenxiong was filled with panic and hurriedly stepped back, shaking his head: "No, no, I didn't, I didn't, sister-in-law, I was wrong, I really know I was wrong, please, please give me another chance, I promise I will never do it again, I dare not!"
Before she could finish speaking, the police officers arrived. They greeted Fang Lanxin politely, then pulled Huo Zhenxiong up from the ground and carried him outside.
At this moment, Huo Zhenxiong suddenly saw Guan Yu standing not far away and his expression immediately changed.
"It's you, Fang Lanxin! You've teamed up to steal my second wife's freight business, haven't you!"
"Fang Lanxin, you have disobeyed the family rules, you deserve to die, you are not worthy to be the head of the Huo family!"
Huo Zhenxiong seemed to have caught something serious, and he started cursing loudly at Fang Lanxin.
However, Fang Lanxin was no longer hurt by such nonsense. She didn't even show any expression, just coldly snorted, and nodded in satisfaction after watching him being dragged out.
Then, Fang Lanxin got up, walked to Guan Yu's side, blinked at him, and said, "Second Master, what should we do? It seems like our secret has been exposed!"
"You're not going to be arrested and punished by the family soon, are you?" Fang Lanxin was genuinely worried about him this time.
After all, the Guan family is a very traditional family. Even though Guan Yu is over forty years old, he has nowhere to escape if the family rules are applied.
"If I were to be punished by family law, would you feel sorry for me?" Guan Yu reached out and gently touched Fang Lanxin's face: "If you could... let me marry you, I would be willing to be beaten to death."
Guan Yu did not say what followed.
He knew that the Huo family and the Guan family were longtime enemies, so their grudges could not be resolved so easily.
Fang Lanxin poked Guan Yu's chest: "My surname is Fang."
One sentence left the well-informed Second Master speechless.
He looked at Fang Lanxin in disbelief: "What did you say?"
“I said that the Huo family and the Guan family are indeed enemies for generations, but the Huo family and the Fang family have no grudges against each other.”
Fang Lanxin smiled slightly.
She only married into the Huo family; she didn't truly become a member of the Huo family. Besides, her husband has been gone for twenty years now, so it's only right that she wants to have her own life.
"Lanxin, are you willing...?"
"I'd like to, but not now."
Fang Lanxin naturally knew what he was going to say.
But now is not the time to talk about this, so she will not continue this topic at this moment.
"Thank you for today, Second Master. You should go back quickly and explain things to the ancestors properly. Don't look back. If you really get punished by the family rules, I won't feel sorry for you."
Fang Lanxin chuckled softly, tiptoed, and planted a kiss on his lips before turning and returning to her room.
Watching Fang Lanxin's retreating figure, Guan Yu's heart pounded, and his ears turned red involuntarily. Then, he obediently turned around and walked outside.
Huo Qibang had been entertaining guests until evening, and when he was finally able to leave, he didn't go home but instead went to the villa on the hillside.
"Mother!"
Huo Qibang had drunk far too much; he was swaying as he entered, loosening his tie, and staggered over to Fang Lanxin.
"Mom, thank you so much for today."
“Mom, without you, I feel like I can’t do anything right.”
Huo Qibang looked like a wronged child, and he slumped to the ground, grabbed Fang Lanxin's hand, and started to whine.
Fang Lanxin had never seen him like this since he came of age. In her previous life, Fang Lanxin dreamed of returning to that time, but in this life, she felt nothing when she saw him acting coquettishly.
"You did a great job."
Fang Lanxin silently withdrew her hand.
"Even without me, you've done a great job."
Fang Lanxin patted his head and offered a word of encouragement.
But that's not what Kenneth Fok wanted at all!
His eyes were red as he looked at Fang Lanxin and said, "Mom, you're angry, angry at me, aren't you? But why? Mom, can you tell me what I did wrong?"
"No."
Fang Lanxin remained indifferent, and seeing his sadness, she only felt irony.
"You're all grown up now, it's time for you to live your own life."
In her previous life, Fang Lanxin couldn't let go, which led to her untimely death. In this life, she only wants to live her own life, stay away from her children, respect the fate of others, and preserve her own life.
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