186 is heartbreaking.
Huo Yanxi watched her fleeing figure and slowly stood up from his chair.
He rubbed his fingertips together, where the dampness of her tears seemed to still linger.
His heart was breaking.
The unforeseen circumstances of that year caused them to be separated for so long, and the fire at the houseboat almost cost him his wife and children.
How can we not avenge this?
Huo Yanxi walked out of the boathouse, where Xie Ziyu was still playing in the sand with his bodyguards in the courtyard.
Aunt Wang and Uncle Jian had tactfully left earlier, but now they've joined in.
They are quite old and didn't go to the beach much when they were young, but now they are having a great time playing with their children.
Seeing Huo Yanxi come out, Aunt Wang stood up and said, "Fifth Master, I'll go tidy up the boathouse."
Before they returned, Huo Yanxi had already ordered someone to clean up the place.
But that's how it is by the sea; sand and dust tend to accumulate inside houses.
Huo Yanxi had just sat down on the chair and his clothes were still covered in sand, but he didn't seem to care and just patted them off.
"Thank you for your help, Aunt Wang."
Aunt Wang responded with a polite "Oh!" and quickly waved her hand before going into the boathouse.
Xie Yaoyao brought water over to wipe the table. When she saw Aunt Wang come in, she asked, "Aunt Wang, why aren't you playing outside? The scenery here is quite nice."
The small fishing village, which was once perceived as gloomy and impoverished, trapped the dreams of many.
Now it has been developed into a tourist attraction, and it is very lively.
Aunt Wang said, "It is indeed very beautiful and lively. Fifth Uncle has made a contribution to his hometown."
He helped his fellow villagers get rich, and Fifth Master himself wasn't a profit-driven capitalist; he was quite humane.
Xie Yaoyao said, "Yes, I really didn't expect that the bustling and prosperous fishing village is now the result of his hard work."
"Teacher Xie, let me do it. You go out and play with the children."
Xie Yaoyao was too embarrassed to let Aunt Wang do it. She said, "It's okay. It's easy to have sandstorms when living by the sea. I'll tidy it up. You must be tired after such a long drive."
"I'm not tired." Aunt Wang insisted on helping her, and Xie Yaoyao had no choice but to find a new rag, and the two of them cleaned up together.
Xie Yaoyao knew the boathouse wasn't big, but there were quite a few people who had come with her today, including bodyguards, so it was impossible for them all to stay in the boathouse.
He asked Aunt Wang, "Aunt Wang, where are you staying tonight? Has Mr. Huo made any arrangements?"
Aunt Wang said with a smile, "Fifth Master made arrangements long ago; he'll be staying right next to you."
Xie Yaoyao smiled and said, "I really shouldn't worry about what he does."
Huo Yanxi has always been reliable.
Aunt Wang said, "Yes, Fifth Master is very thorough in his work. It's admirable that he's the head of a large corporation, and he considers even these small things very carefully."
Xie Yaoyao turned to look outside and saw Huo Yanxi with one hand in his pocket, his back to her, seemingly making a phone call.
Her eyes held a smile.
They started talking about other things with Aunt Wang.
Aunt Wang said, "I only just realized that Teacher Xie, you are the ex-wife that Fifth Master has been thinking about all along."
Aunt Wang heard it from Uncle Jian.
With the villa recently empty, the two had nothing to do, and Uncle Jian would occasionally pick up Xie Ziyu from kindergarten in place of Huo Yanxi.
He knew a lot, including that Huo Yanxi and Xie Yaoyao had known each other since childhood.
No wonder Fifth Master is so infatuated; he's been hurting himself all these years because he can't find Teacher Xie.
Xie Yaoyao was a little embarrassed. "Back then, I was young and thought that if I put him at the top, he would no longer be bullied. I made some wrong choices."
“The things that happened in the past were beyond our control. Now that you’ve reunited, you should cherish each other. Fifth Master is a man you can entrust your life to,” Aunt Wang said.
Xie Yaoyao nodded. "I know, he has always been reliable."
"You two should stay together and have another baby boy for Yubao, or better yet, a daughter, so you can have a son and a daughter and complete the family," Aunt Wang said with a smile.
Hearing this, Xie Yaoyao couldn't help but blush. "Aunt Wang, we're still dating."
They skipped the dating phase when they got married, and now that they finally have the chance, she wants to make the most of it and start dating.
She wanted to make up for everything she had never had before, and also wanted to give Huo Yanxi a sweet romance.
"You young people really know how to have fun, which is great. Being unmarried has its own kind of sweetness," Aunt Wang said with a smile.
Back then, marriages were arranged through matchmaking. If you liked someone, you'd have a wedding banquet and get a marriage certificate. There was no such thing as dating.
Free love is a privilege reserved for a very small number of people. In an ordinary family, people would say you're not proper.
Xie Yaoyao: "Aunt Wang understands me best."
The two chatted animatedly inside the boathouse, and Xie Yaoyao's sadness vanished.
She thought, if the photos are gone, they're gone. She still has Huo Yanxi, Yu Bao, and the boat house.
She also has so many people around her who care about and love her.
Although I feel a little regretful, things that can't be found are like these five years; if they can't be found, then so be it.
There is still plenty of time in the future to create even more beautiful memories.
On the beach, Huo Yanxi walked a little further away and made a phone call to Pei Yan.
Pei Yan just put Liang Zhen on a plane abroad, where he would be left to fend for himself.
As for the 100 million he extorted from Huo Yanxi, Huo Yanxi naturally demanded it back under the pretext of extortion.
He will never let anyone who dares to hurt Manman get away with it.
Pei Yan had just exited the airport when he answered Huo Yanxi's call. "Mr. Huo, Liang Zhen has already boarded the plane. Our people will drop him off in the old neighborhood and then come back."
Huo Yanxi said, "I understand. I have another matter for you to handle."
Pei Yan knew that answering this call wouldn't be good news. He complained, "Boss, tomorrow is the long holiday, I want to take a vacation too."
Huo Yanxi's voice deepened slightly, "If you handle this matter well, I'll pay for the Ferrari you wanted."
Pei Yan immediately perked up. "Yes, boss. If you want me to go east, I will definitely go west. Please give me your orders."
Huo Yanxi: "..."
He instructed Pei Yan to do two things, and Pei Yan nodded vigorously, "I know, I know."
After hanging up the phone, Huo Yanxi stood on the beach for a while, then turned and walked towards the boathouse.
I passed by Xie Ziyu.
Xie Ziyu looked up at him and asked, "Uncle, will you play in the sand with me?"
Huo Yanxi only had eyes for his Manman and wanted to be inseparable from her.
Xie Ziyu was practically a bonus.
But after all, he was his own flesh and blood, and seeing the man looking at him with bright eyes, he couldn't bear to refuse.
He pulled up his trousers and squatted down to look at the houseboat, which he had already partially demolished and was now half collapsed.
He said, "Using sand alone won't work; the sand will scatter when the wind blows. We need to mix the sand together with water."
Xie Ziyu's eyes lit up. "Wow, Uncle, you're amazing! We've been trying to build this up for ages and it still doesn't work."
Huo Yanxi said, "I grew up by the sea and have seen others play with sand. Your mother also loved playing with sand when she was little, and she could spend hours building sandcastles."
Of course, she also plays in the sand when she's unhappy, as if she's slowly processing her bad emotions.
They always make people feel sorry for them.
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