Chapter 27 It's broken, so be it...
Xu Feixuan's words left everyone present in disbelief.
Jiang Shiyuan, in particular, initially thought she had misunderstood the meaning when those words were spoken.
"What, didn't you understand?"
Xu Feixuan stopped and turned around to look at everyone. She then glanced at the furnishings of Lingdang Xiaozhu. "This new house was already finished a long time ago. It seems that the elders don't need to be involved."
Before anyone could answer, she adjusted her silk shawl and walked away gracefully.
Without Xu Feixuan, Huo Lianyu lost the confidence to continue confronting Huo Lan and could only transfer his anger to Jiang Shiyuan.
"What a vixen! I don't know what's so good about her that makes a man so obsessed with her for so long. She's just all looks!"
Seeing that Huo Lan remained calm and silent, Huo Lianyu became even bolder.
"Xiao Lan, haven't you raised her for so many years enough? Do you want to marry her and give the entire Huo family to her?"
Huo Lan chuckled, but tightened his grip on Jiang Shiyuan's hand.
"How did you know I was going to give the Huo family to her?"
Jiang Shiyuan stared blankly at Huo Lan, not understanding why he said that.
Upon hearing this, Huo Lianyu was so angry that he could hardly stand. He had to rely on his two children behind him to support him and keep his balance.
Huo Qi, who had been hiding silently behind Huo Lianyu, couldn't help but curse a few times.
"The Huo family should never have been handed over to someone like you! A woman can make you so infatuated that you forget who you are. You are a descendant of the Huo family, how can you face your elders and ancestors!"
Huo Lianyu was clutching his chest, pretending to have a heartache, when he saw his son say such strong words. He immediately felt hopeful and quickly echoed his words.
Huo Rou, who had already been threatened with having her account suspended, remained silent and kept giving her father and brother meaningful glances.
"Let's get out of here! Don't stay any longer!"
Huo Rou tugged at Huo Qi's clothes, trying to stop the two of them from going against Huo Lan, but for some reason Huo Qi seemed to have taken the wrong medicine. He had been keeping quiet and not wanting to cause trouble, but now he was stabbing straight at Huo Lan's heart.
"Huo Lan, what did your grandfather say to you before he passed away? He asked you to revitalize the Huo family and protect the family business that has been passed down for nearly a thousand years. But what have you done?"
“I knew from the moment Jiang Shiyuan entered Huo Garden that she was only after money, and in the end she made a huge mess of the Huo family!”
Huo Qi became increasingly agitated as he spoke, completely oblivious to Huo Lan's dark and murderous expression. He only stopped talking when Huo Rou desperately pulled him back.
Have you said enough?
Huo Qi felt a chill run down his spine from Huo Lan's icy gaze. Just when he thought Huo Lan would get angry and strip him of his current power in the Huo family, he saw him switch to a gentle look and turn to look at Jiang Shiyuan.
"Shi Yuan, is that what he said?"
Jiang Shiyuan paused for a moment, then smiled and shook her head, "How could that be? Of course I came to Huo Garden because I like you."
Huo Lan was very satisfied with Jiang Shiyuan's reply. His tender gaze shifted to Huo Qi again, but then turned cold.
"Did you hear that? Shi Yuan didn't say that."
Before Huo Qi could say anything more unpleasant, Huo Lan summoned Shi Teng to prepare to see the guest out.
"It's the ninth day of the sixth lunar month. You've probably already heard about it through the media. Don't forget to come to our wedding then."
The three of them left Bell Pavilion in a fit of anger, and Jiang Shiyuan spoke first in order to calm Huo Lan down.
"Did I do a pretty good job just now?"
Huo Lan looked at Jiang Shiyuan with an almost infatuated gaze, "She's not bad, but how much of it is genuine?"
His fingertips caressed Jiang Shiyuan's smiling face, and the hazy mist in his eyes dissipated, leaving him completely clear-headed.
Ever since Jiang Shiyuan ran away and said she wanted to leave again, he stopped believing a single word she uttered.
Jiang Shiyuan understands Huo Lan and knows that he has always been soft-hearted and can't stand her coquettishness.
He may be ruthless and intolerant of any wrongdoing in front of others, but with her, a single tear from her or even just a slight show of weakness can instantly break him down.
So after he took her back to her school, she gradually realized that resisting him was useless and would only make Huo Lan more controlling and make it difficult for her to move an inch.
Only by yielding and being obedient can she lower his guard, and perhaps then she can find an opening to save herself.
But what she didn't know was that Huo Lan understood her better than she imagined.
More than a decade of surveillance made Huo Lan clearly understand what kind of personality she had. She could be sweet, obedient, and sexy, but what she could never change was her inherently indifferent nature.
They don't care about anything, and nothing concerns them.
He used her family and friends, and threatened her with the dream world, to force her to stay. It wasn't because she had any affection for them, but because she needed this affection to fill the void in her heart.
Love was never a necessity for her, but rather an added bonus.
It was precisely because Huo Lan knew this that he dared not let her go.
Perhaps friendship and family still hold a place in her heart, but love has always been something she can do without.
This is absolutely terrifying.
So when Huo Lan put Jiang Shiyuan back on the bed, he pleaded with her in an almost humble voice.
Could you give him a child?
Jiang Shiyuan shook her head firmly, still using the same excuse to get him to compromise.
"Didn't I tell you, getting pregnant before marriage is bad..."
"Then how can you guarantee that what you just said is true?"
Huo Lan leaned over and pinned her down, gently biting the soft flesh of Jiang Shiyuan's neck.
His fingers had already unbuttoned her clothes, revealing her fair and delicate collarbone, the lines below faintly visible, making one's heart flutter.
"Tell me, how can you guarantee that?"
Jiang Shiyuan only endured the enthusiasm for a few seconds before turning the tables and taking the initiative.
Her blouse was half-undone, revealing a contrasting fullness beneath her slender shoulders and neck.
The sound of the belt being unbuckled sent chills down Huo Lan's spine, and the wet sensation that followed made his pupils almost dilate.
"No... Shi Yuan..."
But the feeling of almost ascending to heaven surged over him like a wave, almost making him lose his mind.
Just as Jiang Shiyuan was about to rest and prepare to continue, Huo Lan regained his last shred of rationality, grabbed her, and pressed her down firmly beneath him.
"Baby, you don't need to try to please me like this..."
Huo Lan wiped away the water droplets from Jiang Shiyuan's lips, and the next second Jiang Shiyuan was lost in thought.
The feeling was unlike anything she had ever experienced before, and she gripped his hair tightly, her whole body going numb so much that her toes curled up.
Finally, he brought something with him to kiss her, as if he had been completely aroused by her, to the point that Jiang Shiyuan began to regret her initiative.
Because the impact was so severe that my whole body felt like it was about to fall apart.
Clothes were scattered everywhere, and after he wasn't satisfied in the bedroom, he carried her into the study.
When Jiang Shiyuan's delicate, fair back first touched the cool desk, it created a stark contrast with the intense heat, making her want to hide in Huo Lan's arms.
When she changed to another position, she realized something was wrong, but Huo Lan was still engrossed in it and didn't stop.
Only when he was completely exhausted did he pull her back into his arms and brush away her sweat-dampened hair.
Jiang Shiyuan regained some strength and slapped Huo Lan across the face.
The blow left Huo Lan stunned, and Jiang Shiyuan was also taken aback.
She didn't know why she couldn't control her temper and slapped him.
But she didn't try to coax him anymore, because this was no small matter for her, to the point that her questioning voice trembled slightly.
"Didn't you already notice it was broken? Why didn't you stop?"
Despite the burning pain on his cheek, Huo Lan silently lifted Jiang Shiyuan up from the table and took her to the bathroom to clean up the mess on her body.
Jiang Shiyuan struggled to get off him, but he held her tightly, leaving her no room to resist.
Why aren't you saying anything? Are you doing this on purpose?
After placing Jiang Shiyuan in the bathtub, Huo Lan silently turned on the water, still avoiding Jiang Shiyuan's questions. However, when he was wiping her body with a bath towel, he saw that her eyes were red and swollen again.
Huo Lan chuckled and pinched her waist. "Sweetie, it was just a moment of passion. It's over now, you won't get pregnant."
Jiang Shiyuan slapped away his hand that was wiping her face, and asked him almost in a sob, "How can you be so sure?"
Huo Lan lifted her out of the bathtub, dried her body, and then began to blow-dry her hair.
Jiang Shiyuan's body was still a little sore from the intense activity. The warm air from the hairdryer and Huo Lan's gentle hands running through her hair made her even more drowsy. She could only sit there obediently and let Huo Lan take care of her.
After Huo Lan carried her into the soft bed, she regained some strength and immediately sat up, demanding, "I want to take birth control pills!"
Huo Lan pulled the covers up and hugged her tightly, sighing, "Lingdang Xiaozhu doesn't have such a thing; it's not good for your health."
Then, as if remembering something else, she continued, "Besides, similar situations have happened before, and no one got pregnant, right?"
These words were like a bucket of cold water, instantly sobering Jiang Shiyuan up and making her even more panicked.
"I don't care, I want to take birth control pills."
After saying that, she lifted the quilt to put on her clothes and made a move to walk out of the Bell Pavilion.
Huo Lan didn't stop her, but his eyes were terrifyingly cold.
"Are you that scared, even though we're getting married soon?"
Jiang Shiyuan's tone softened a bit at this point, "It's not a good time for us to have children now, how about we wait a little longer?"
Do you really like me?
Suddenly, Huo Lan asked this question, and Jiang Shiyuan answered almost without hesitation, "Of course."
Huo Lan's eyes didn't show much joy, only annoyance at Jiang Shiyuan's inconsistent words and actions.
"Why is now not a good time to have children? Isn't now the best time? We're both at the right age, and the Huo family has settled down. What else do you have to worry about?"
Jiang Shiyuan was speechless for a moment, and could only bite the bullet and say, "I am not ready to be a mother. I am not good at this role."
"What are you afraid of? I can hire the best maternal and infant care team to teach you how to take care of you. You don't need to be afraid of anything or worry about anything. Just stay in Huo Garden with peace of mind."
Yes, she wasn't afraid of having children; what she was afraid of was staying at Huo Garden.
"If you're afraid of pain, we can have an epidural. I'll find you the most experienced and top-notch doctors, both domestic and international, to take care of you throughout the entire process. You don't need to worry about anything; you just need to stay by my side."
Jiang Shiyuan nodded hurriedly. She was in no mood to discuss with Huo Lan how to have or raise children. She just wanted to get the birth control pills as soon as possible and take them.
"If Lingdang Xiaozhu doesn't have it, I'll go to Bihua Garden where Dr. Qiu works; he'll definitely have it there."
Jiang Shiyuan had already put on her dress and was about to put on her blouse when Huo Lan grabbed her arm.
He still compromised for her sake, saying, "I'll have Shi Teng deliver it, so don't bother..."
Not long after, Jiang Shiyuan sat in the living room drinking hot water, while Huo Lan stood outside the French windows looking at the night view. The two had not spoken for a long time.
When Shi Teng arrived to deliver the medicine, he clearly sensed that something was off, but he didn't say much. He simply explained how to use the pills and then quickly left.
"Is the water cold? Let me get you another cup."
Before Jiang Shiyuan could answer, Huo Lan poured her another glass of warm water and watched her swallow the pills with almost no emotion.
"My biggest regret now is that I know you too well, so I can't immerse myself in the false tenderness you give me."
Jiang Shiyuan felt much more at ease after taking the medicine. When she heard Huo Lan's words, she looked up and saw his injured expression, concealing the guilt in her eyes.
"Don't talk nonsense, okay? How did I lie? Were your feelings just now fake?"
Huo Lan rubbed Jiang Shiyuan's earlobe and chuckled softly, "No."
He then leaned close to her ear and gently breathed hot air into her ear, saying, "I feel so good."
Seeing Jiang Shiyuan's cheeks gradually warm up, Huo Lan moved away and then threw the remaining pills into the trash can.
"I'll be more careful in the future and won't let you eat this kind of thing again."
"You are now free. From this day forward, you may freely enter and leave Huo Garden."
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