076 An Unconcealable Flutter of the Heart
Xie Yaoyao looked down at the medicine bag in her hand, which had the logo of Mary Hospital on it.
She glanced at the end of the corridor again, but Huo Yanxi was no longer there.
She gave a self-deprecating laugh.
Huo Yanxi's attitude towards her was really contradictory; one moment he was affectionate, and the next he treated her like a virus.
Tsk!
Fortunately, she has no improper thoughts about him now, otherwise she would have been driven crazy by his hot-and-cold attitude.
The small, dark room upstairs.
The room was dark, the curtains were drawn, and only a sliver of light shone through the gap in the curtains.
Huo Yanxi sat against the wall, one hand holding his legs, his chin resting on his knees.
At that moment, he looked as wet and disheveled as a drenched puppy.
The fingertips that Xie Yaoyao had touched continued to feel numb, and that tingling sensation went straight to my heart.
His eyes were wet, and he stared blankly at his fingertips.
After a long while, he involuntarily placed his fingertips on his nose and gently sniffed.
The bath fragrance is warm and pleasant, carrying Xie Yaoyao's unique orchid scent.
His heart skipped a beat.
But these feelings shouldn't exist; they would be a betrayal of Manman, and he couldn't allow it.
However, even though he knew he shouldn't, he still greedily inhaled that faint fragrance.
He deserves to die!
Huo Yanxi slammed his fist on the floor with a muffled thud, and his finger bones immediately bled profusely.
But those delusions in my mind did not disappear; instead, they grew stronger.
He stood up abruptly, and even in the darkness, he could pinpoint the exact location of the recliner.
He sat down, binding his limbs, determined to crush all those frivolous thoughts.
In the darkness.
The painful groans continued, and the moon was high in the sky, a sliver of bright moonlight shining in through the gap in the curtains.
Moonlight fell on the man's pale face, and glistening beads of sweat trickled down his perfect lines.
He stared into the void, his gaze calm and brooding, his somber eyes blending seamlessly with the darkness.
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The next morning.
Xie Yaoyao was awakened by a feeling of suffocation. She opened her eyes abruptly and propped herself up slightly.
A head was resting on her chest, making it a little hard for her to breathe.
After she realized whose little head it was, she was truly heartbroken.
Xie Ziyu rested his head on her chest, clinging to her like an octopus, and slept soundly.
Xie Yaoyao chuckled helplessly, cupped his head, and tried to move him away.
Xie Ziyu opened his eyes groggily, saw Xie Yaoyao, and called out "Mommy" in a clingy voice.
Xie Yaoyao kissed his forehead. "Awake?"
Xie Ziyu rubbed his eyes and sat up. Seeing that he was awake, Doubao jumped up from under the bed, squatted down next to Xie Ziyu, and licked the back of Xie Yaoyao's hand.
Xie Yaoyao couldn't sleep.
She sat up too, and pulled Xie Ziyu onto her lap. "Were you worried about Mommy these past two days?"
Xie Ziyu's voice was muffled, "Uncle said you haven't woken up yet, it must be because you're usually too tired."
Xie Yaoyao didn't expect to sleep for two days straight, but she had indeed been on edge before.
After resting for two days, I'm now fully recovered.
Xie Yaoyao ruffled his hair. "Hmm, Mommy's awake now, I'm not tired anymore."
"Mommy, I want to grow up quickly so that when I can earn money, you won't have to work so hard."
Xie Yaoyao said gently, "Okay, then I'll wait to enjoy this blissful life."
The two played with Doubao on the bed for a while. Xie Yaoyao looked at the rising sun outside the window, picked up her phone and checked the time.
6:30.
There was a missed call on her phone. She opened it and saw that it was from Liang Zhen.
She did not return the call immediately.
Xie Yaoyao placed her phone beside her pillow, then took Xie Ziyu to wash up.
After washing up, the mother and son left their room and went to the kitchen to cook.
Huo Yanxi agreed to let her continue cooking, so she had to hurry up and make money.
After all, once school starts, such an easy and high-paying job will be gone.
Xie Yaoyao was cooking in the kitchen, and Xie Ziyu was helping her.
Huo Zidu came downstairs yawning. He heard the sound of the range hood coming from the kitchen. He walked to the kitchen door and saw Xie Yaoyao busy at the stove. He slowly walked in.
"You've been discharged from the hospital?"
Xie Yaoyao turned around and saw Huo Zidu sitting on a high chair by the island platform.
She said, "You can't even call me 'teacher' anymore?"
Huo Zidu snorted coldly, "If I hadn't tipped off my uncle, you'd be making mud balls in northern Myanmar right now."
He had heard from Chi Wanwan that they were going to be sent to northern Myanmar, where the younger ones would sell their organs and the older ones would be made into mud balls.
Xie Yaoyao could not deny that Huo Zidu had indeed saved her and her son's lives.
She put down the spatula and solemnly thanked Huo Zidu, "Thank you, young master Huo."
Seeing her thank her so earnestly, Huo Zi couldn't help but feel a little flustered.
He's just a kid, and he doesn't have any bad intentions.
His previous attacks on Xie Yaoyao vanished the moment she was willing to sacrifice herself to shield him.
He scratched his head. "You saved me last time too, so we're even."
Xie Yaoyao understood the awkwardness in the hearts of teenagers at this age, so she said, "We're even now, but if you don't concentrate in class, I'll still slap your palm."
Huo Zidu's face turned red. "Hmph, I didn't ask you to go easy on me."
After saying that, she seemed to remember something, pursed her lips, and awkwardly said, "Actually, your lectures are quite interesting."
Xie Yaoyao looked at him, but before she could speak, he snapped, "I'm not praising you, don't get arrogant."
Xie Yaoyao smiled and nodded, "Okay, I'm not arrogant. What would you like to eat? How about I fry you a soft-boiled egg?"
Huo Zidu wrinkled his little nose. "I won't eat a soft-boiled egg that's overcooked."
Xie Yaoyao shook her head. This child was just as awkward as Huo Yanxi was when he was a child.
Just as breakfast was being prepared and set on the table, Huo Yanxi came downstairs.
He was dressed in somber black as he strode into the restaurant and sat down in a chair.
Xie Yaoyao had just brought the peanut porridge over when she glanced at him unintentionally.
How should I put it?
I don't know if it's because he's all in black, but he seems like a completely different person from yesterday.
Today, he has reverted to his cold and aloof CEO Huo, giving people a sense of unapproachability.
Of course, she never intended to climb the social ladder.
Xie Yaoyao placed the porridge in front of him. "I saw some fresh peanuts in the refrigerator, so I crushed them and cooked peanut porridge. It's very fragrant. Try it."
Huo Yanxi nodded slightly, and when he raised his hand, Xie Yaoyao saw that there was a bandage wrapped around the finger bones of his right hand.
There were faint traces of blood seeping out; no wonder she smelled blood earlier.
Startled, Xie Yaoyao forgot their employer-employee relationship and grabbed his wrist, asking in surprise, "How did you hurt your hand?"
"Don't touch me!"
Huo Yanxi pulled his hand back forcefully as if he had been electrocuted.
In that brief moment of tug-of-war, Xie Yaoyao saw that his wrists, beneath his sleeves, were covered in bruises.
If she had been seeing things last time, this time she could definitely see the bruises on his wrist.
What did Huo Yanxi do to leave such severe bruises?
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