001 Reunion
Five years after her divorce, Xie Yaoyao saw Huo Yanxi again at a teacher appreciation banquet at St. Paul's Co-educational School in Hong Kong.
At that time, he was handsome and dignified, still as charming as ever.
But she... was as round as a ball.
Huo Yanxi was led past her by school leaders, but he did not recognize her.
The unexpected reunion left Xie Yaoyao stunned, the wine glass in her hand clattering to the ground.
The once noisy private room fell silent instantly, making the sound of the wine glass shattering all the more distinct.
Huo Yanxi suddenly turned his head to look at him.
Xie Yaoyao's face drained of color. She instinctively tried to dodge, but she was frozen in place and unable to move.
The man's gaze did not linger on her; he simply swept it over her as if he did not recognize her.
Too.
Xie Yaoyao gave a self-deprecating smile.
Now, as the head of a top conglomerate family in Hong Kong, Huo Yanxi is arrogant and disdainful.
No matter how many daughters of noble families he was, he couldn't catch their eye.
Besides, she's out of shape now. She's 168cm tall and weighs 200kg, with broad shoulders and a thick waist. Sometimes she even looks in the mirror and is momentarily confused. It's no wonder he wouldn't recognize her.
Seeing that she was staring intently at Huo Yanxi, Teacher Chen pulled her aside, her tone full of disdain.
"What's wrong with you? Are you so obsessed with handsome guys? You should look in the mirror. It's a desecration to even glance at someone like you."
Huo Yanxi is the current head of the Huo family in Hong Kong. He is surrounded by socialites and heiresses.
But who would have known that before he was taken back to the Huo family, he was just a stubborn and gloomy boy in a small fishing village.
Xie Yaoyao's numb heart slowly returned blood, stimulating her hands and feet to feel numb. She forcefully pulled her hand back.
“What am I like? I’m perfectly fine as I am. You think it’s sacrilege for me to even glance at him? I think he’s not worthy of my attention.”
"Keep pretending. If I hadn't pulled you back just now, your eyes would have been glued to him."
Teacher Chen kindly helped her face reality, realizing that ordinary people like them could never reach the heights of someone as unattainable as Huo Yanxi.
"I just didn't expect..."
Five years have passed.
She never expected that they would meet again in such a setting.
Xie Yaoyao's gaze involuntarily drifted to the handsome man surrounded by the crowd.
All the lights in the room seemed to converge on him.
The impeccably tailored black suit gleamed with a subtle, flowing sheen under the light, and a platinum cufflink rested against the wrist, its cold light sharp as a blade.
Broad shoulders and a narrow waist, as strong and upright as an ancient pine tree.
He was born with an unforgettable good-looking face, with high brow bones and a nose like a peak, which made his deep eyes even more captivating.
Xie Yaoyao's feelings were complicated.
Huo Yanxi is a rather stubborn and vengeful person. Their divorce back then was not amicable, as it was entirely her unilateral decision not to want him.
When the Huo family forcibly took him into the car, his eyes were bloodshot, but there were no tears.
He stared at her intently, his eyes sharp as knives, as if he wanted to tear her flesh apart. "You've severed all ties, haven't you? Chi Xiaoman, I never want to see you again in my life!"
The words still ring in my ears.
Xie Yaoyao was in a bad mood and was about to leave when someone grabbed her.
Her blood ran cold, thinking Huo Yanxi had recognized her. But when she turned around, she was met with Principal Yang's shiny forehead.
"Teacher Xie, come quickly, come with me to offer a toast to President Huo."
Xie Yaoyao's heart, which had just calmed down, jumped again. "Principal Yang, I'm allergic to alcohol. Please find another teacher."
If she appeared before Huo Yanxi like this, it would be fine if he didn't recognize her; if he did, who knows how he would ridicule her.
After all, the leap from ex-wife Zhao Feiyan to Yang Yuhuan is something most people can't accept.
Principal Yang's thin, bony hand gripped her fleshy wrist tightly. "Nonsense! Didn't you drink that bottle of red wine just now?"
Xie Yaoyao was speechless.
Seeing that she had nothing to say, Principal Yang lowered his voice and said, "You know that the children's dormitory building is leaking, right? Whether we have the money to build a new dormitory building this year depends on whether we can make President Huo happy tonight."
"Do you really think he could stomach drinking with a face like mine?"
Xie Yaoyao wasn't trying to belittle herself, but now she uses up powder three times faster than before.
He was sure Huo Yanxi wouldn't vomit at the sight of her.
Principal Yang, whose eyesight is failing, said, "He is a bit fat, but he is safe. You won't have any improper thoughts about him."
"Aren't you afraid that he might have improper thoughts about me?"
"I think he's not blind."
Xie Yaoyao: "...Fine, fine, you're trying to humiliate me, aren't you, Lao Yang? Let me tell you, I won't do it."
Principal Yang was determined to keep Huo Yanxi, this money-making machine.
Seeing Xie Yaoyao's anger, he came up with another plan, "Aren't you short of money? Mr. Huo's nephew is taking the DSE next year, and he asked me to help him find a tutor. It's three thousand yuan per lesson. Are you interested?"
Xie Yaoyao: "..."
Okay, it's not that she lacks backbone, it's that they gave her too much!
Besides, she might as well take advantage of her ex-husband's wealth. He's so rich now, it's not unreasonable for her to take a few hundred million from him, right?
When she came to her senses, Xie Yaoyao had already been pulled in front of Huo Yanxi by Principal Yang.
But when Huo Yanxi looked at her, she still chickened out.
You don't know me, you don't know me...
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the man scrutinizing her, his deep gaze devoid of any warmth, as if he were examining a product.
Five years had passed, and his imposing aura was even more formidable than ever.
Principal Yang introduced from the side, "Mr. Huo, this is Teacher Xie whom I mentioned to you. Don't let her young age fool you, she has a knack for educating rebellious students, and she perfectly meets your requirements for a tutor."
Huo Yanxi glanced at the woman in front of him.
The most obvious feeling is that I'm fat.
Her arms were rounded like lotus roots, her full breasts filled out the folds of her black shirt dress, and her double chin trembled slightly as she walked.
His skin was very fair, like the milk he drank when he was a child.
As he got closer, he seemed to smell a faint scent of soap emanating from her.
It has a very clean smell.
Xie Yaoyao forced a smile and handed over the wine glass: "Mr. Huo, hello, I am Xie Yaoyao."
Although she is chubby, she has delicate features, dimples when she smiles, and her eyes and eyebrows are curved, making her very cute.
Huo Yanxi looked at her quietly, a sense of familiarity rising in his heart.
"Teacher Xie, you look a lot like an old friend of mine."
Xie Yaoyao's hand holding the wine glass trembled. Oh no, he didn't recognize her so easily, did he?
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