Chapter 43 Fu Ci He is Innocent
Huo Jingchen, the current head of the Huo family in Nancheng, is the nephew of Lu Shiyan's mother Huo Yanxin. He is about ten years older than Lu Shiyan. Huo Yanxin's elder brother and sister-in-law were both killed in a car accident, leaving behind Huo Jingchen who was only five years old.
At the same time, the entire Huo family's business empire suffered a heavy blow. The already frail parents soon passed away after a series of blows. Huo Yanxin, who had just returned from studying abroad, single-handedly supported the Huo family, which was on the verge of bankruptcy, while doing her best to take care of her young nephew.
So Huo Jingchen was raised by Huo Yanxin. He has deep feelings for Huo Yanxin and has long treated his aunt as his own mother in his heart.
When he had just taken over the Huo Group, he was overwhelmed. When he learned the bad news about Huo Yanxin, he made a scene in the Lu family's mourning hall. Since then, the Lu and Huo families have completely broken up. Apart from contacting Lu Shiyan, Huo Jingchen has rarely set foot in North City in recent years.
Shen Hanxiao immediately stepped out from the crowd, subconsciously glanced at Lu Shiyan at the second-floor railing, and then happily stepped forward to greet him, "Brother Huo, you're here!"
It was obvious that he had known that the person coming from the Huo family was Huo Jingchen.
After Huo Jingchen handed the prepared gift to the housekeeper, a rare smile appeared on his frosty face, "Where is Grandpa Shen?"
"I'll go visit him first."
Shen Hanxiao immediately raised his hand to signal the elders who were sitting in the side hall and chatting happily, "My grandfather is over there, I'll take Brother Huo there."
Zhou Mu glanced at Lu Shiyan, who looked thoughtful, and said softly, "Ayan, Brother Huo is here, let's go downstairs."
Lu Shiyan nodded, "Okay."
As they arrived downstairs, Huo Jingchen just came out after paying his respects to Mr. Shen. Lu Shiyan called out, "Cousin."
Huo Jingchen looked at his cousin who was already able to independently support the Ruo Dalu family, with a trace of disappointment in his eyes. "Ayan, come out with me for a moment. I have something to tell you."
"good."
Zhou Mu took the wine glass from Lu Shiyan's hand and watched the two cousins walk out of the banquet hall one after the other. He caught a glimpse of Shen Hanxiao's smiling face from the corner of his eye and asked in surprise, "Hanxiao, did you invite Brother Huo here specially?"
Shen Hanxiao's eyes flickered, and he pursed his lips slightly. "The Huo and Chen families were originally related, but their relationship became distant after the Huo family elders passed away. So isn't it normal for Brother Huo to come and celebrate my grandfather's birthday?"
Zhou Mu's eyes turned cold behind his gold-rimmed glasses. "Han Xiao, what exactly do you and Yi An want to do?"
Chen Hanxiao's thin lips curled up slightly, a hint of helplessness on his face, "Sure enough, nothing can be hidden from your doctor Zhou's discerning eyes."
Although he admitted that he had hidden something from him and Lu Shiyan, Shen Hanxiao did not reveal everything. He just had a meaningful smile on his face and said, "But it's nothing, just having some fun."
"Just a lesson for someone who overestimates his abilities."
On a moonlit night with few stars, the garden shrouded in darkness is fresh and pleasant. Various sparkling lights are hung on the swaying trees, making the garden warm and peaceful.
But the night in late autumn is always chilly, just like the atmosphere between Lu Shiyan and Huo Jingchen at this moment.
"Cousin, why did you come to North City?" Lu Shiyan spoke first to break the strange deadlock.
Huo Jingchen turned around abruptly, his face chilled to the bone, his disappointment and anger no longer concealed. "What? You don't welcome me to North City?"
"You're afraid that I'll know that you've been extra nice to that little idiot lately, as if he were your own brother, right?"
Lu Shiyan's eyes sank slightly. As expected, he guessed correctly. Huo Jingchen came to North City specifically for the matter between him and Fu Ci.
He knew that Huo Jingchen had deep feelings for his mother, otherwise he would not have been so determined to break with the Lu family. If it were in the past, he would definitely stand on his side, continue to hate the little fool Fu Ci, follow the plot and humiliate him in every way to complete his mission of being a vicious cannon fodder.
In the end, all those who had bullied Fu Ci received the revenge and punishment they deserved.
But now he has awakened. No matter for their sake or Fu Ci's, he doesn't want to continue to be vicious to Fu Ci. He doesn't want to force a well-behaved and sensible little fool into a mentally twisted, crazy pervert.
Because whenever he thought about Fu Ci becoming the sinister, violent, and irrational person in his nightmare, his heart ached.
Fu Ci is innocent and does not deserve such a crime.
Lu Shiyan frowned and advised: "Cousin, Ah Ci is just a little fool with low IQ. He is completely unaware of the grudges of the previous generation."
Huo Jingchen's deep eyes fell on Lu Shiyan, as if they could see through people's hearts, "Ayan, you really disappoint me."
"Lu Yanzhou was fickle and betrayed your mother. He's your biological father, so I can't go into details, but that little idiot is the son of the mistress who caused your mother to die of depression."
"Now you are actually making excuses for that little fool and being so nice to him. Are you doing this to your mother?"
A trace of imperceptible determination flashed across Lu Shiyan's bottomless eyes. "Cousin, Ah Ci is innocent. I've made things difficult for him for so many years. There's no need to hold on to the things of the previous generation."
Huo Jingchen clenched his hands at his sides into fists, veins bulging, and sternly said, "I underestimated that little fool. I don't know what kind of magic potion I gave you to make you defend him like this?"
Lu Shiyan avoided Huo Jingchen's cold and sharp gaze and replied in a low voice, "I just don't want to embarrass a little fool with a low IQ."
"Okay, Lu Shiyan, you are a man of high moral character. If you don't want to embarrass a little fool, then I'll do it." Huo Jingchen's eyes darkened, and he gritted his teeth and said, "You'd better not interfere tonight, otherwise I will not only disown you as my father, but also you as my cousin."
Lu Shiyan's dark eyes instantly churned with turbulent waves. He hurriedly grabbed Huo Jingchen's arm and asked, "Cousin, what are you going to do?"
Huo Jingchen shook off his hand, straightened his wrinkled sleeves, and sneered, "What are you doing?"
"Of course I'll do something you can't bear to do. You know I'm a ruthless person who will never let go of anything. Now that I'm in North City, how can I let him have it easy?"
"I heard that he has been harassing you shamelessly?"
"No wonder you're so soft-hearted. Tonight I'll make him completely stop thinking about this."
Lu Shiyan knew that Huo Jingchen was a man of his words, and his methods were definitely not something a little fool like Fu Ci could resist. He immediately took out his cell phone and was about to call Fu Ci, but Huo Jingchen snatched it away and threw it to the ground.
Huo Jingchen curled his lips coldly, "You're so reluctant to let him go that you even tip him off?"
"I tell you, it's too late."
"Cousin, don't do anything to hurt Aci. Aci is..." Before Lu Shiyan could finish his words, he suddenly felt a pain in the back of his neck, and then his body went limp.
Huo Jingchen immediately supported the unconscious man and said softly, "Ayan, you are drunk. I will take you to the VIP room on the second floor to have a good rest."
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