117 Huo Yanxi's Secret
Xie Yaoyao walked to the front door and heard Madam Huo's words. She subconsciously looked at Huo Yanxi.
His back was ramrod straight, and his somber figure conveyed a sense of loneliness and sorrow.
She clenched her fist.
Then Huo Yanxi said, "I am who I am today not because of you, Mrs. Huo. You haven't forgotten what the Huo family was like when you came to pick me up, and what the Huo family is like now."
Mrs. Huo opened her mouth, but couldn't say a word for a long time.
Back when the Huo Group was on the verge of collapse, she brought Huo Yanxi back to take the blame for the missing Huo Yanzhou.
During her six months at Xiaojian Mountain, she thought Huo Yanxi would die there, but she never expected that he would have another opportunity.
It was that fortuitous opportunity that led him to leave Xiaojian Mountain, where he went on to dominate the market, turning the tide for the Huo Group and achieving its current glory.
But she refused to acknowledge his excellence.
She said sarcastically, "Without the Huo Group as your foundation, could you have stood so high?"
"Huo Yanxi, do you think you started from scratch?"
Huo Yanxi gave a cold laugh, "It seems you really are getting old. Five years ago, the Huo Group owed hundreds of billions. Do I need to remind you of that again?"
"You've insulted the idea of starting from scratch."
Mrs. Huo was speechless, her face ashen. "So you're blaming me now?"
"Even if the Huo Group owes hundreds of billions, a broken ship still has three thousand nails. Just those connections alone are something you could never get to know in your entire life."
She still insisted that the Huo family was beneficial to him.
Only in this way can Huo Yanxi be controlled and manipulated by her for the rest of his life.
Huo Yanxi didn't want to argue with her about these things. "If you've made enough of a scene, please leave."
Mrs. Huo was furious that he had embarrassed her in front of outsiders.
"Huo Yanxi, don't act like I owe you something in front of me. You can never repay the debt of gratitude I owe you for giving birth to you."
Seeing that things were not going well, Miss Lou Er quickly went over to mediate, "Yanxi, your aunt is only doing this for your own good, don't hurt her feelings."
Huo Yanxi looked at her coldly, "And who do you think you are?"
His coldness made Miss Lou extremely embarrassed, and tears welled up in her eyes. "Yes, I am an outsider and have no right to say anything here."
"Uncle Jian, see the guest out."
Huo Yanxi gave an impatient low shout, and Uncle Jian quickly stepped forward, "Madam, please."
Madam Huo was shocked to be kicked out by this unfilial son.
But if she continued to make trouble, it would be bad for her if the relationship completely broke down. She closed her eyes, suppressed her anger, and walked towards the door.
As she passed Xie Yaoyao, she paused slightly and turned her head to look at Xie Yaoyao.
"Teacher Xie, recognize your own place and don't covet what doesn't belong to you."
After saying that, she didn't give Xie Yaoyao a second glance and stormed off.
As Miss Lou watched Madam Huo leave, she looked at Huo Yanxi and said, "Yanxi, you shouldn't have spoken to your aunt like that. Actually, she... she was just diagnosed with breast cancer."
Huo Yanxi's face remained expressionless. "A scourge lives on for a thousand years. She won't die so easily."
“You…” Miss Lou seemed very angry, her cheeks flushed slightly. “She is none other than your biological mother.”
Huo Yanxi sneered, "Miss Lou hasn't even married into the Huo family yet, and she's already meddling in the Huo family's affairs. Isn't that overstepping her bounds?"
One sentence left Miss Lou speechless.
She didn't want to annoy him, so she said, "I'll go and try to persuade your aunt."
After saying that, she walked gracefully toward the front door, pausing briefly as she passed Xie Yaoyao.
Her gaze swept over Xie Yaoyao with a scrutinizing look, but she didn't sense any threat. She nodded to her and walked away quickly.
Xie Yaoyao's attention was on Huo Yanxi at that moment.
His words were piercing, but in reality, he wasn't having an easy time either.
She crouched down and said to Xie Ziyu, "Yubao, go play with Doubao."
Xie Ziyu is mature beyond his years.
Having witnessed Huo Yanxi and Madam Huo's argument firsthand, he seemed to dislike Old Deng less.
He responded, ran over, picked up Doubao, and went outside to play.
Huo Zidu had just chased after Madam Huo, and now only Xie Yaoyao was left at the gate.
She walked over slowly, and before she could say anything, Huo Yanxi had already strode towards the spiral staircase and gone upstairs in the blink of an eye.
Xie Yaoyao missed her target and stood in the living room, staring blankly.
Uncle Jian walked to her side and said, "Teacher Xie, it's alright. Every time Fifth Master finishes arguing with Madam Huo, he just sits by himself for a while and then he's fine."
Xie Yaoyao: "Has their relationship always been bad?"
She had seen Huo Yanxi and Madam Huo argue at least twice, and there was not a trace of maternal love and filial piety between them.
Uncle Jian sighed, "There are some things I can't tell you. Actually, Fifth Master is suffering a lot."
Xie Yaoyao has been here for almost two months, and she has hardly seen Huo Yanxi smile.
She knew he was suffering inside.
"Isn't Mr. Huo Mrs. Huo's biological son? Why is she so mean to him?"
Uncle Jian hesitated for a moment, then whispered to her, "Madam Huo believes that the death of the eldest master was caused by the fifth master."
Xie Yaoyao looked bewildered. "I remember that person had already disappeared before President Huo returned to the Huo family. How could it be him who caused it?"
"Sometimes prejudice in people's hearts is like a mountain. Even things that are completely unrelated can be blamed on another person. That's just how unreasonable people are."
Xie Yaoyao frowned. "If she really thinks that way, there's nothing anyone can do about it."
"Poor Fifth Master, he was just found and immediately took the blame for the eldest master, almost dying on Xiaojian Mountain."
When Xie Yaoyao heard the name Xiaojian Mountain again, she frowned. "What trouble did President Huo take the blame for that old man?"
Uncle Jian realized he had spoken out of turn and dared not say anything more: "Teacher Xie, I'll go check on Fifth Master."
Xie Yaoyao wasn't about to let him go. She rushed in front of him and blocked his path.
"Uncle Jian, I won't do anything to harm President Huo. Tell me everything you know."
Uncle Jian pursed his lips. "Teacher Xie, it's not that I don't want to tell you, but these are Fifth Master's secrets, and I can't say them."
“I want to know not because I’m curious, but because I’m worried he’ll get hurt.”
"I want to comfort him, but if I don't know anything, I'm afraid I might unintentionally hurt him."
Looking at her sincere expression, Uncle Jian knew that she had no ill intentions towards Huo Yanxi.
He sighed softly, "Alright, I'll tell you, but you must keep it a secret."
Xie Yaoyao breathed a sigh of relief. "Don't worry, I will keep it a secret and won't let a third person know."
Uncle Jian: "Come with me."
Xie Yaoyao hurriedly followed Uncle Jian, who took her to the back garden, found a quiet corner where no one would notice, and whispered something to her.
Upon hearing this, Xie Yaoyao felt a sudden darkness engulf her, as if struck by lightning.
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